Gastroenterologists for Removal of intestinal polyps

Stoupar Mprana is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She is also a Scientific Collaborator of the Gastroenterology Department at Metropolitan General in Cholargos and at the "Olympion" Clinic, General Clinic of Patras. She graduated with honors from the Medical School of the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and completed her practical training in the Nephrology Department of the University Hospital of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the Surgical Department of the University Hospital of Bari, Italy. She obtained her specialty in the Gastroenterology Department of the General University Hospital of Patras. During her career, she served as a physician for EKAV (National Emergency Center) and for five years in the emergency department of the National Emergency Help Center of Serbia, including during the bombing period. Due to this prior experience, she has acquired significant expertise in the proper and rapid management of cases across the full spectrum of Internal Medicine, which makes her particularly appreciated by her patients. Finally, she is a member of the Medical Association of Patras and the Medical Association of Athens and regularly attends conferences and seminars aimed at continuous education and training in her field.

Eugenidi Aikaterini is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and specialized in Gastroenterology. She is a scientific associate at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio" and has served as an associate physician at the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Oncology Clinic of the Piraeus Anti-Cancer Hospital "Metaxa" and in the Gastroenterology Clinic of the 1st IKA Hospital. Additionally, she served as a scientific associate at the 2nd Oncology Clinic of the "Hygeia" Therapeutic Center. She attends numerous scientific seminars and participates with presentations and announcements at scientific conferences and workshops both in Greece and abroad. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver, the European Association for the Study of the Liver, and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Η Σοφία Κατσίλα, MD, MSc, PhDc είναι Γαστρεντερολόγος, Επιμελήτρια στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Ιπποκράτειο» και Υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ). Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία από το ΕΚΠΑ. Πραγματοποίησε μέρος της ειδικότητάς της στο ΓΝΑ «Ευαγγελισμός» και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Γαστρεντερολογίας στο ΓΝΑ «Ιπποκράτειο».

Παράλληλα, είναι επιστημονική συνεργάτιδα της Α΄ Προπαιδευτικής Χειρουργικής Κλινικής του ΕΚΠΑ, με αντικείμενο τη φυσιολογία και την κινητικότητα του οισοφάγου. Το ιδιαίτερο κλινικό και ερευνητικό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στη γαστροοισοφαγική παλινδρόμηση, τη διάγνωση και θεραπεία του οισοφάγου Barrett, τη διερεύνηση της δυσφαγίας, καθώς και τη διάγνωση και ενδοσκοπική αντιμετώπιση των κινητικών διαταραχών του οισοφάγου. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στη μανομετρία οισοφάγου υψηλής ανάλυσης και την 24ωρη pHμετρία–εμπεδησιομετρία, καθώς και σε νεότερες τεχνικές, όπως το EndoFLIP και το EsoFLIP.

Επιπλέον,διαθέτει μακρόχρονη εμπειρία στη διαγνωστική και θεραπευτική ενδοσκόπηση του πεπτικού, καθώς και στην παρακολούθηση ασθενών με ιδιοπαθή φλεγμονώδη νοσήματα του εντέρου (Ν.Crohn, Ελκώδης Κολίτιδα).

Dimitrios Tsounis MD, MSc, FEBGH is a Gastroenterologist with private practices in Neo Psychiko and Acharnes. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds postgraduate diplomas in EUS and ERCP from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. Additionally, he holds the European Diploma in Hepatology-Gastroenterology (FEBGH), which has led to his specialization in polyp removal. He has extensive professional experience and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Gastroenterology Clinic at the 251 Air Force General Hospital, where he engages in various gastroenterological procedures. Specifically, in his practice, each patient has the opportunity to be informed about more specialized interventional endoscopic methods such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Moreover, he provides, both in his practice and in the clinics he collaborates with, a range of basic gastroenterological examinations including colonoscopy, gastroscopy, rectoscopy, urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori, and hepatology screening. Finally, in his ongoing professional development, he participates in numerous Gastroenterology conferences held both in Greece and abroad.

Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist with experience in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, esophageal motility studies (achalasia), idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis)

Kouloumpis Xaris is a Gastroenterologist and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has worked at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." He possesses significant and extensive experience and specializes in hepatology, endoscopic gastroenterology, and digestive oncology. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the needs of each patient.

Ο Καλαφάτης Ευάγγελος είναι Επεμβατικός Γαστρεντερολόγος - Ηπατολόγος MD, FEBGH και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι απόφοιτος ιατρικής σχολής Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστήμιου Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ) και Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ)/έτος αποφοίτησης 1984. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην γενική παθολογία επί διετία στο 401 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών (1987-1989) και στην Γαστρεντερολογία επί 4ετία στο Τζάνειο Γενικό νοσοκομείο Πειραιά (1989-1993). Απόκτηση τίτλου ειδικότητας Γαστρεντερολογίας 1993. Μετεκπαίδευση στο Saint George's hospital (London) στην επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση πεπτικού (1995-1996). Γνωστικά αντικείμενα ενδιαφέροντος (διαγνωστική και επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση ανωτέρου και κατωτέρου πεπτικού, νοσήματα ήπατος-χοληφόρων -παγκρέατος, ιδιοπαθή φλεγμονώδη νοσήματα του εντέρου/ελκώδης κολίτιδα-νόσος Crohn). Αποτελεί τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Γαστρεντερολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕΓΕ),τακτικό μέλος της Επαγγελματικής Εταιρείας Γαστρεντερολόγων Ελλάδας(ΕΠΕΓΕ) και κάτοχος του Ευρωπαικού διπλώματος Γαστρεντερολογίας και Ηπατολογίας (European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology/EBGH).

Karatzas Pantelis is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipoi area. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Medical degree from the same university. He received advanced training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and specialized in Gastroenterology at "Evangelismos" Hospital and in General Pathology at the General Hospital of Chalkida. He is a university fellow at the University Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and has served as a scientific collaborator at the University Hepatogastroenterology-Endoscopy Unit of the University General Hospital “Attikon.” Furthermore, he is a member of numerous scientific societies, has attended numerous Greek and international conferences, participated in many specialized seminars, and has publications and written presentations both in Greece and abroad.

Ο Μιχαήλ Παπαδομιχελάκης MD, είναι Γαστρεντερολόγος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ). Έλαβε την ειδικότητα της Γαστρεντερολογίας το 2015 μετά από διετή εκπαίδευση στην γενική Παθολογία στην Β΄ Παθολογική Κλινική του 401 Γενικού Στρατιωτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και 4ετή εκπαίδευση στη Γαστρεντερολογία στην Πανεπιστημιακή Γαστρεντερολογική Κλινική του Λαϊκού Νοσοκομείου και του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών. Εργάστηκε ως Eπιμελητής (Oberarzt) επί 3ετία (2019-2022) στη γαστρεντερολογική κλινική στο Bad Hersfeld της Γερμανίας (Klinikum Bad Hersfeld) όπου και μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση (ERCP, ενδοσκοπικό υπερηχογράφημα, αφαίρεση μεγάλων πολυπόδων, τοποθέτηση stent). Από το 2022 είναι Eπιμελητής στη Γαστρεντερολογική Κλινική του 401 ΓΣΝΑ και επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος του Γαστρεντερολογικού τμήματος στην Αιμοδιάγνωση MED Κηφισιάς. Στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο, παρέχει υπηρεσίες για ένα μεγάλο φάσμα παθήσεων του πεπτικού συστήματος, του ήπατος, των ιδιοπαθών φλεγμονωδών νοσημάτων του εντέρου (ελκώδης κολίτιδα, νόσος του Crohn ) ενώ παράλληλα διενεργεί και ενδοσκοπικές πράξεις (γαστροσκόπηση, κολονοσκόπηση, λήψη βιοψιών, αφαίρεση πολυπόδων).Τέλος, έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα συνεδρίων σε Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό και είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Γαστρεντερολογικής Εταιρείας, του Ελληνικού Ιδρύματος Γαστρεντερολογίας και Διατροφής και της Ελληνικής Ομάδας Μελέτης Ιδιοπαθών Φλεγμονωδών Νοσημάτων του Εντέρου.

Kostas Athanasios MD, PhD is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice located in Kato Toumpa, Thessaloniki. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the same Medical School. He initially specialized at the General Hospital of Mytilene "Vostaneio" and completed his Gastroenterology specialty training at the University Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Additionally, he has served as a Scientific Collaborator in the Endoscopy Department of the 1st Propaedeutic Clinic of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA. Dr. Athanasios has participated in numerous conferences, symposia, and workshops throughout Greece, focusing primarily on Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Oncology. He also has numerous presentations at Greek and international conferences, as well as publications in foreign-language journals.

Matina - Lydia Xatzinikolaou MD, PhD is a Gastroenterologist who sees patients in Cholargos at Metropolitan General Hospital. She graduated from the Athens College and subsequently studied Medicine at Nottingham University in England. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed further training in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London, after completing her specialty in Gastroenterology at the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." She works as a Consultant in the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital and is a Scientific Associate of the Gastroenterology Unit at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria," with her primary specialization in inflammatory bowel diseases. She actively participates in Greek and international conferences and has authored scientific publications. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society, the Hellenic Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.

Floudaras Ioannis is a specialist Gastroenterologist – Hepatologist - Interventional Endoscopist with many years of experience in the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, maintaining a private practice in Evosmos. He serves as a Consultant at Euromedica Kyaneos Stavros, Bioclinic, and Agios Loukas Clinic. His mission is to provide high-quality medical care to his patients, combining scientific knowledge with a patient-centered approach. The clinic offers a wide range of specialized Gastroenterology and Hepatology services. The objective is to deliver high-quality medical care with an emphasis on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Gastrointestinal and Liver diseases. Utilizing the most advanced methods and technologies, the best possible care for patients is ensured. He is committed to continuous education and staying informed about new developments in the field, thereby offering the most up-to-date and effective therapeutic options.

Rizos Euripidis is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios, Attica. Concurrently, he serves as a consultant in the Gastroenterology Department of "Lefkos Stavros" hospital. He is a graduate and a doctoral candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He obtained his specialty title at the Hepatogastroenterology Unit of the University Hospital "Attikon," where he was trained in the full spectrum of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and particularly Interventional Endoscopy, having performed a substantial number of diagnostic and interventional endoscopies. He specialized at the Neurogastroenterology Department of Queen Mary Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom, focusing on gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and other functional digestive disorders. He actively participates in Greek and international conferences with lectures and presentations, as well as publications in international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Athens and Piraeus and the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Papafragkakis Xarilaos is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist - Interventional Endoscopist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He has been fully trained in the USA. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Gastroenterology at the Brooklyn Hospital Center of Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine in New York. He specialized in Interventional Endoscopy at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital of the University of Texas and in Hepatology at the University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Additionally, he holds a specialty in Internal Medicine from the University of Illinois in Chicago and possesses certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Papafragkakis is the author of numerous publications in scientific journals and has extensive academic teaching experience. He is a scientific collaborator and performs endoscopies at the Euroclinic Athens Hospital in Ampelokipoi.