Dermatologists- Venereologists for Acne in Athens

Dr Med Papakostas Dimitrios is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the Dermatology Clinic of Charité University in Berlin, where he completed his doctoral dissertation, and subsequently worked as a Registrar at the University Clinic of the Bonn Hospital. He collaborated with the University Dermatology Clinic of the Athens Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases "Andreas Syngros" as a Scientific Associate of the Nevi and Melanoma Unit and Academic Fellow of the 1st University Clinic. He manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of Venereology, Classical, Aesthetic, and Surgical Dermatology, for both children and adults, with specialization in the fields of Dermatologic Oncology - Nevus Mapping, Autoimmune Skin Diseases, as well as Hair Disorders. Finally, Dr. Papakostas has participated in numerous scientific presentations and lectures at conferences, both nationally and internationally, and is a member of several scientific societies and associations.

Aleksopoulou Konstantina is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She holds a degree from the Medical School and specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at Andreas Syggros Hospital, where, after obtaining her specialty, she remained and further specialized in the nail center, hidradenitis suppurativa, as well as psoriasis. Additionally, she has extensive experience and expertise in aesthetic medicine. In fact, she has worked for many years in a plastic surgery clinic. Furthermore, she has attended numerous medical conferences and possesses significant research experience.

Siorokos Xristos is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and operates a private clinic in Athens. He graduated from the Medical School of Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany in 2004. He initially specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery at the University Clinic of Witten/Herdecke and subsequently at the Johanna Etienne Hospital in Neuss, Germany, until 2008. He then specialized in Dermatology-Venereology at the Dermatology Clinic of Dortmund and Oberhausen, where he also worked for five years as a Senior Registrar at the Dermatology and Oncology Center of the St. Elisabeth Clinic. Concurrently, he received a subspecialization in Allergology according to the German medical training protocol. During his training, he gained extensive experience in the diagnosis and dermatologic surgical management of skin tumors. Additionally, he served as head of the Laser and Aesthetic Dermatology department, practicing all modern treatment methods. Complementarily, he provided teaching to medical students at the Medical School of Witten-Herdecke University in the fields of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and Aesthetic Dermatology.

He participates in Greek and international conferences to ensure continuous updating and education in all areas of modern Dermatology and regularly attends postgraduate seminars of the German Dermatological Academy in the fields of Clinical Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

Finally, the physician manages cases encompassing the full spectrum of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology for children and adults, with a specialization in scar treatment as well as Dermatologic Oncology and Dermatologic Surgery.

Central Derma is a specialized dermatology clinic located in the Koukaki area, just outside the Acropolis metro station. It was established by the Dermatologists and Venereologists Myrto Patsa and Ioannis Marnelakis. It is a high-aesthetic space equipped with state-of-the-art technology, providing high-quality services in clinical Dermatology for both Children and Adults, Aesthetic Dermatology, Interventional Dermatology, and Laser treatments.

Mpageorgou Foteini MD is a Dermatologist - Venereologist for adults and children with a private practice in Athens (Hilton area), and at the same time serves as a Scientific Collaborator in the Peeling department at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases. She is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. She specialized in Dermatology at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital and has received further training in skin cancer in the USA (with a scholarship), in Aesthetic Dermatology and genital organ reconstruction in France, and in Skin Allergies at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases and at the Allergy School of the European Academy of Allergy. She has a strong scientific activity, participating in conferences in Greece and abroad as a speaker, as well as training in new techniques.

Iatrokosmos is a comprehensive primary healthcare unit located in the Ampelokipoi area. It consists of the Iatrokosmos Dermatology Department, staffed by highly trained scientific personnel and equipped with state-of-the-art medical devices. The center's purpose is to provide the solution each patient desires, namely diagnosis and treatment, in an affordable, reliable manner, and with only the necessary examinations. Its goal is to meet the healthcare needs of every family, insured or uninsured, of any age with comprehensive solutions. Their philosophy includes three fundamental principles: friendly service, high-quality examinations, and affordable prices. Finally, always prioritizing patient safety, they assume responsibility for the patient's health from start to finish, i.e., from diagnosis to treatment.

Η Ζωγράφου Αγγελική MD, MSc, PhD είναι Δερματολόγος - Αφροδισιολόγος Ενηλίκων & Παίδων και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο κέντρο, στην Πλατεία Μαβίλη, αλλά και στην Γλυφάδα. Σπούδασε Ιατρική στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, από όπου αποφοίτησε με Άριστα και δύο υποτροφίες. Η αγάπη και το πάθος της για την Πλαστική Χειρουργική την οδήγησαν σε περαιτέρω σπουδές, αποκτώντας Μεταπτυχιακό Τίτλο (Master) στην Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική και Ρομποτική Χειρουργική, από όπου αποφοίτησε με διάκριση και Άριστα, καθώς και Διδακτορικό τίτλο στην Πλαστική Χειρουργική, επίσης με διάκριση και Άριστα.

Στη συνέχεια, ολοκλήρωσε εξαετή εξειδίκευση στην Αγγλία, στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης, με περαιτέρω εκπαίδευση στη Δερματολογία, τη Δερματοχειρουργική και τη Mohs Χειρουργική - μια εξειδικευμένη μέθοδο για την αφαίρεση δερματικών καρκίνων. Έπειτα, μετέβη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής, όπου για έναν χρόνο εξειδικεύτηκε στις σύγχρονες τεχνικές Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών FUE, σε μία από τις κορυφαίες κλινικές του είδους.

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της εκπαίδευσής της, επέστρεψε στο Λονδίνο, όπου εργάστηκε για δύο χρόνια ως Διευθύντρια σε ιδιωτικές Κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής στη διάσημη Harley Street. Ακολούθως, εργάστηκε για δύο ακόμη χρόνια στην Ελβετία, στη Ζυρίχη, επίσης ως Διευθύντρια σε κορυφαίες ιδιωτικές κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής. Η πολυετής διεθνής της εμπειρία, οι πολλαπλές εξειδικεύσεις της και η επαφή της με ασθενείς από όλο τον κόσμο αποτέλεσαν το έναυσμα για τη δημιουργία, το 2018, των Κλινικών Derm & Plastic Surgery Clinic, πρότυπων Κλινικών Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Αισθητικής Δερματολογίας. Από τότε μέχρι σήμερα, συνεχίζει αδιάκοπα να επιδιώκει την αριστεία, να ενημερώνεται για τις διεθνείς εξελίξεις, να αναζητά την καινοτομία και να διασφαλίζει την απόλυτη ασφάλεια κάθε ιατρικής πράξης μέχρι και την τελευταία λεπτομέρεια. Παράλληλα, η ιατρός είναι Διευθύντρια του Τμήματος Mohs Χειρουργικής του Νοσοκομείου ΥΓΕΙΑ, αποτελώντας τη μοναδική πιστοποιημένη Mohs Χειρουργό στην Ελλάδα.

Είναι επίσης Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, όπου εκπαιδεύει φοιτητές Ιατρικής και ειδικευόμενους ιατρούς. Με πάνω από 15 χρόνια διεθνούς ιατρικής εμπειρίας σε όλο το φάσμα της Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής - Επανορθωτικής και Αισθητικής - της Mohs Χειρουργικής, της Δερματοχειρουργικής και της Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών, έχει πραγματοποιήσει περισσότερες από 5.000 επεμβάσεις ως Πρώτος Χειρουργός σε Ελλάδα, Αγγλία, Ελβετία και Αμερική.

Kourakou Maria-Sofia is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains private clinics in Athens and Kos. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at the University Clinic of the Hospital for Dermatological and Venereal Diseases "Andreas Syggros." In her private clinics, she manages cases of both clinical dermatology (adult and pediatric dermatoses, acne, vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia, hair loss, venereal diseases) and aesthetic treatments for body and face (body firming, lipolysis, mesotherapy for the body, cellulite, sclerotherapy of telangiectasias, lifting with PDO threads, botulinum toxin injections, hyaluronic acid implants - fillers). Additionally, laser hair removal treatments with Alexandrite laser and laser applications for scars, tattoo removal, telangiectasias, stretch marks, striae, and hemangiomas are also performed. Finally, as part of her continuous education, she participates in the most important European and global conferences on anti-aging and aesthetic medicine.

Matoula Theoni is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with a private practice in Kolonaki. She graduated from the Medical Department of the Military School of Corps Officers in Thessaloniki, where she was admitted first based on national entrance examinations, and completed her postgraduate studies in "International Medicine and Health Crisis Management" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized at the B’ Pathology Clinic of the 251st Air Force General Hospital, as well as at the most specialized center for Dermatological and Venereological Diseases, the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital. Additionally, she received further training at the Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Diseases and at the Pediatric Dermatology Department of the Charite University Hospital in Berlin, Germany. As part of a scholarship from the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society, she completed further training at the largest dermato-oncology center in Europe, the University Hospital of Essen in Germany, focusing on skin cancer and its prevention. Today, alongside her private practice, she serves as an Attending Physician at the Dermatology Clinic of the 251st Air Force General Hospital. Finally, she has an extensive body of authored and educational work, has participated in clinical research studies, and has been a speaker at numerous conferences both in Greece and internationally.

Andreadakis Zaxarias is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with private practices located at Mavili Square and Vyronas. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officers School. He specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at the University Clinic of the Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases of Athens "Andreas Syngros" and trained in Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Dermatologic Lasers, and Dermatologic Surgery in the USA, Europe, and Greece. He has served as Head of the Dermatology Department of the Hellenic Police. The physician is active across the full spectrum of Clinical, Aesthetic - Interventional Dermatology, and Dermatologic Surgery.

Malatou - Politi Elena is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with a private practice in Pangrati. She graduated with honors from the Medical School of "La Sapienza" University of Rome. She has received further training in Bullous Disease in Dermatology in the United Kingdom and in Advanced Dermatology, Skin Cancer, and Laser Surgery at University Hospital Denver, Colorado, United States of America. She completed her specialization at the Athens Dermatology & Venereology Hospital "Andreas Syggros" and has also worked at the General Hospital of Agrinio. Additionally, she has served as a reviewing physician for the Prefecture of Athens and the Public Servants' Health Care Organization. She has attended numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Dermatological Society, the Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery, and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

The Standard Medical Diagnostic Laboratories Medicity are among the oldest and most recognized laboratories in the field of private providers of Primary Health Care (PHC) services. They are an evolution of the Psychiko Polyclinic, which was established in 1982 by the Fousas family with the primary focus on providing top-level care for every medical case, with personalized attention and specialization. In 2015, the Psychiko Polyclinics were renamed Medicity following a complete renovation and upgrade of both the building infrastructure and the medical-technological equipment, featuring state-of-the-art medical devices and analyzers (GE HealthCare, Roche, Biomerieux, Olympus, Thermo Scientific, Siemens). The specialized and reliable logistical infrastructure, with the capability for bidirectional communication of all automated analyzers with the LIS, combined with the verification and approval of results exclusively by medical personnel, highly trained and experienced with many years of service in the largest hospitals in Attica, contributes to the reliability of the results. Simultaneously, the ability to provide immediate results, the internal and external quality controls conducted at regular intervals, as well as the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Certification, create a model and organized environment for all those who require our services.

Therianou Anastasia is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. Simultaneously, she is the Director of Dermatology at the world-renowned Imperial College NHS Trust in London and a Lecturer responsible for the medical students' Dermatology curriculum. She holds a PhD in Psoriasis, a collaboration between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Tufts University in Boston, USA. She has trained and worked in leading university centers in central London, as well as in Italy, Greece, and the United States of America. She has conducted significant research in the field of Dermatology, which has been published in high-impact scientific journals. She participates in international conferences and is responsible for the fifth-year medical students' curriculum at Imperial College, one of the top ten universities in the world.

Mousatou Vasiliki is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Psychiko. She is a graduate and holds a PhD with distinction ("excellent") for her doctoral thesis from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After completing her studies, she first specialized in Pathology and subsequently in Dermatology. Specifically, she completed her Dermatology specialization at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin. She possesses valuable professional experience and currently, alongside her private practice, serves as a Permanent Associate at the Euroclinic Paediatrics at Euroclinic Athens. Beyond her experience in the field of Dermatology, she also holds academic expertise, actively participating in the presentation of papers at scientific conferences as well as their publication in both Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, it is noteworthy that her particular fields of interest and scientific engagement include Aesthetic - Interventional Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology.

Gkintzou Xristina is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, receiving two scholarships for outstanding performance over two consecutive years, and completed a three-year dermatology specialty training at the Athens Dermatology and Venereology Hospital "Andreas Syngros." She has received further training in Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, as well as Dermatologic Surgery at the University of Colorado in Denver, USA. Her practice offers a range of aesthetic procedures including anti-aging treatment for expression wrinkles, autologous mesotherapy, non-invasive mesotherapy with Dermapen, medical acne cleansing, diamond dermabrasion, chemical peels, treatment of melasma, facial and body tightening, cryolipolysis, laser hair removal, laser treatment for senile or solar lentigines, and laser skin regeneration among others. Additionally, other medical services provided at the clinic include acne treatment, medical cleansings, alopecia management, laser removal of warts and papillomas, cryotherapy, diathermy, dermatologic surgery, etc. Finally, Dr. Gkintzou is a member of several professional organizations, including the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology, the Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery, as well as the European and American Academies of Dermatology and Venereology.