Doctors for Asthma

Η Δρ. Σοφιάννα (Σοφία Αντιόπη) Γεννηματά είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος - Εντατικολόγος, απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με βαθμό "Λίαν Καλώς". Ολοκλήρωσε τη διδακτορική της διατριβή στο Εργαστήριο Λειτουργικού Ελέγχου της Α’ Πανεπιστημιακής Πνευμονολογικής Κλινικής του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία" με βαθμό "Άριστα".

Ειδικεύθηκε στην Πνευμονολογία στην Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Πνευμονολογική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου "Σωτηρία", ενώ στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσής της εργάστηκε για ένα έτος στην Παθολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Ευαγγελισμός" και εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας της ίδιας κλινικής. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στη διενέργεια βρογχοσκοπήσεων και στον λειτουργικό έλεγχο της αναπνοής.

Το 2013 απέκτησε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας Πνευμονολόγου - Φυματιολόγου και εργάστηκε ως Επιμελήτρια στην κλινική, ενώ παράλληλα συμμετείχε ως πανεπιστημιακή υπότροφος σε ερευνητικά πρωτόκολλα και κλινικές μελέτες.

Το 2018 ολοκλήρωσε την εξειδίκευση στην Εντατικολογία στην Πανεπιστημιακή Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του Γενικού και Ογκολογικού Νοσοκομείου Κηφισιάς "Οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι".

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επιμελήτρια στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών στο Μαρούσι, με εμπειρία στη διαχείριση βαρέως πασχόντων ασθενών και σύνθετων παθολογικών και χειρουργικών περιστατικών, όπως αναπνευστική ανεπάρκεια, λοιμώξεις, σηπτική καταπληξία και καρδιαγγειακά επεισόδια. Παράλληλα συμμετέχει στην ομάδα αντιμετώπισης ανακοπής του νοσοκομείου.

Έχει συμμετάσχει στη διδασκαλία της Φυσιολογίας του Αναπνευστικού στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε φοιτητές Ιατρικής, Νοσηλευτικής και Φαρμακευτικής, καθώς και σε μεταπτυχιακά κλινικά φροντιστήρια στον λειτουργικό έλεγχο της αναπνοής (σπιρομέτρηση, στατικοί όγκοι, διαχυτική ικανότητα).

Έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και συμμετοχές με ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια.

Η ιατρική προσέγγιση βασίζεται στην εξατομικευμένη αξιολόγηση του ασθενούς, στη σύγχρονη επιστημονική γνώση και στην πλήρη ενημέρωση του ασθενούς για τη διάγνωση και τις θεραπευτικές επιλογές.

Η Καναβάρου Ιωάννα MD, MSc είναι Αλλεργιολόγος Παίδων και Ενηλίκων - Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Επιμελήτρια του Αλλεργιολογικού τμήματος του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι. Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Ιατρικής από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και είναι απόφοιτη της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (Σ.Σ.Α.Σ.). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Αλλεργιολογία στη Μονάδα Αλλεργιολoγίας “Δημήτριος Καλογερομήτρος” της Β’ Κλινικής Αφροδίσιων και Δερματικών Νόσων του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου “ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ”. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) στη Βιοστατιστική της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών και του τμήματος Μαθηματικών του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι διπλωματούχος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Αλλεργιολογίας και Κλινικής Ανοσολογίας (EAACI), το οποίο απέκτησε λαμβάνοντας μέρος σε Ευρωπαϊκές εξετάσεις Γνώσεων στην Αλλεργιολογία και Κλινική Ανοσολογία (Certificate of Excellence in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, E.A.A.C.I/UEMS). Επίσης, έχει λάβει το 1ο Βραβείο προφορικής ανακοίνωσης με τίτλο «Αντιδράσεις υπερευαισθησίας σε παράγωγα πλατίνας» στο 13ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Αλλεργιολογίας και Κλινικής Ανοσολογίας και το 1ο βραβείο επιστημονικής εργασίας στην ελεύθερη ανακοίνωση με τίτλο «Προγνωστικοί δείκτες υποτροπής ασθενών με χρόνια αυθόρμητη κνίδωση που είχαν πλήρη ανταπόκριση στην Ομαλιζουμάμπη, μετά τη διακοπή αυτής» στο 3ο State of the Art: Το Αλλεργικό Παιδί και οι Εξελίξεις. Στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο, σε ένα περιβάλλον φιλικό και άνετο, με τις πλέον σύγχρονες μεθόδους και εξοπλισμό, παρέχει διερεύνηση, πρόληψη, διάγνωση και θεραπεία των αλλεργικών νοσημάτων τόσο στα παιδιά όσο και στους ενήλικες, προσεγγίζοντας τον κάθε ασθενή ανάλογα με τις προσωπικές του ανάγκες. Η ιατρός διαθέτει εμπειρία σε αλλεργική ρινίτιδα, αλλεργικό άσθμα, ατοπική δερματίτιδα, κνίδωση, αγγειοοίδημα, αλλεργία σε τροφές, αλλεργία σε φάρμακα, αλλεργία σε μέλισσα και σφήκα. Στο ιατρείο πραγματοποιούνται αλλεργικά τεστ, σπιρομέτρηση, ανοσοθεραπεία (αλλεργικά εμβόλια - θεραπεία απευαισθητοποίησης), μονοκλωνικά αντισώματα, βιολογικοί παράγοντες.

Iatrokosmos is a comprehensive primary healthcare unit located in the Ambelokipi area. The Iatrokosmos Pneumonology Department has excellent scientific staff, advanced machinery, and state-of-the-art equipment in order to provide high-level services to the patients who trust us. The goal of the specialized physicians is the most accurate approach, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with respiratory infections or respiratory diseases, with asthma being the most prominent. In the pneumonology clinic, there is the capability for thorough examination of asthmatic patients with specialized tests such as preoperative pneumonological assessment and pulmonary function testing (spirometry). Finally, it provides the possibility of conducting specialized tests for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and the pulmonologists are always available to patients to recommend the best possible way to quit smoking and improve the quality of life for you and your loved ones.

Spyropoulos Konstantinos is a Professor of Pulmonology (Emeritus Professor at the Medical School of the University of Patras), Affiliated Physician at Hygeia Hospital and the General Clinic OLYMPION Treatmen Center in Patras. He is a Certified Physician by the Ministry of Health in the field of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Study. He maintains a private practice in the center of Patras. He graduated from the Medical School and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with distinction "Excellent". He has served as Visiting Assistant Professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine in the USA and Fellow at the Brompton and London Chest Hospital in London. From 1990 to 2019, he was an Associate Professor of Pathology - Pulmonology at the Medical School of the University of Patras. He served as Professor at the Medical School of the University of Cyprus and is an Honorary Doctor of the University of Nicosia. He is the author of 14 medical books, which have been used as textbooks in various Medical Schools. He has published 120 full articles in reputable international journals and 33 in Greek medical journals. Additionally, he has been honored with awards and commendations for his scientific work. He has 80 presentations at international medical conferences and has been an invited speaker at 40. Finally, he serves as a reviewer for numerous international medical journals.

Kalompatsou Aleksandra is an Allergist who maintains private practices, based in Kallithea with branches in Melissia Attica and Arta (as a visiting physician). She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Allergy at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou," as well as at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." She has many years of clinical experience and has served as Head of the Pediatric Allergy Department at Metropolitan Hospital.

Stratis Andreas is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Vari. He holds a medical degree from Plovdiv University in Bulgaria and specialized in Pulmonology at the Intensive Care Unit and the State Pathology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." He has specialized in Sleep Studies, serves as the Director of the Intensive Care Unit at the General Clinic of Western Attica "Vougiouklakeio," and has formerly been the Director of the Intensive Care Unit and the High Dependency Unit at the Iasis Therapeutic Center and the "Timios Stavros" Clinic. Additionally, he has worked as a specialized Intensivist in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and as an Assistant Pulmonologist at the General Hospital of Mytilene. Lastly, the doctor has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences as part of his continuous professional development.

Dr. Zagkla Styliani Elina, MD, PhDc, is a Pediatric Pulmonologist - Pediatrician who maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. Dr. Zagkla is a physician specialized in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, with further specialization in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She has extensive clinical experience in Germany, in an academic setting, at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, with particular focus on respiratory and allergic diseases in children and adolescents.

She possesses specialized experience in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis and ciliary dyskinesia, having worked at a specialized center, as well as active participation in research protocols and clinical studies. Concurrently, she has teaching experience as a lecturer for undergraduate medical students, emphasizing Pediatric Pulmonology, Cystic Fibrosis, and Pediatric Allergology.

Her goal is to provide modern, evidence-based, and individualized medical care, emphasizing effective communication with the child and family, detailed information, and the establishment of a trusting relationship.

Dr. Archontoula Antonoglou is a Pulmonologist and Phthisiologist specializing in respiratory diseases. She practices at "YGEIA" Hospital and is a PhD Candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where her research focuses on Long COVID syndrome.

Her expertise includes managing chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD, honed during her tenure at the Pulmonary Clinic of "Evangelismos" General Hospital, where she completed her specialization.

She holds certification in smoking cessation therapy and has applied this expertise in clinical practice, including her role overseeing smoking cessation services for the Athens Municipal Health Clinics, where she delivered evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment.

Additionally, she is a certified ALS (Advanced Life Support) instructor, training medical professionals in emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Her approach combines clinical excellence with personalized, patient-centered care.

Vasileios Mixailidis is a Pulmonologist-Tuberculosis Specialist, head of the Pulmonology Department and the Sleep Laboratory at the "Agios Loukas" clinic in Panorama, Thessaloniki, and maintains a practice both in Panorama and within the clinic. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a PhD from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He holds the European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine, obtained through pan-European examinations. He has received certification from the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) in sleep disorders specialization (Expert Somnologist) as well as the Greek certification in Sleep Medicine following examinations, conducting polysomnographic sleep studies (PSG) for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with respiratory sleep disorders. He has specialized in mechanical ventilation, which includes invasive and non-invasive respiratory support (portable ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP), monitoring patients with tracheostomy and ventilators, the weaning process from mechanical respiratory support and tracheostomy removal, and the monitoring of patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV). The physician possesses the necessary experience and knowledge to manage any type of pulmonary problem and pathology, with the capability to handle cases both in the outpatient setting and at the level of hospitalization and hospital monitoring.

Solidaki Sofia is a pediatric and adult allergist. She was admitted through the nationwide entrance examinations to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University General Hospital "Attikon", in the Allergology Unit "Dimitrios Kalogeromitros" of the 2nd Clinic of Dermatology & Venereology. During her training, she specialized in pediatric allergology at the Allergology Unit of the General Children's Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and in respiratory function testing for the accurate diagnosis and management of asthma at the 2nd University Pulmonology Clinic of the University of Athens. She maintains a private practice in Kolonaki and Sitia, while also serving as the scientific head of the allergology department at Metropolitan General Hospital. She has participated as a speaker at conferences in Greece and abroad. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), having graduated with honors in the European specialty examinations. 

Vlaxou Athina is a Pulmonologist - Sleep Specialist and maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and obtained her specialty in Pulmonology and Tuberculosis at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". Additionally, she completed a postgraduate diploma in "Sleep-related Breathing Disorders: Laboratory and Clinical Sleep Medicine" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earning a specialization degree in Sleep Medicine. She is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece, the Hellenic Sleep Society, and the ERS (European Respiratory Society).

Pasioti K Maria is an Allergist and maintains her private practice at Pedion tou Areos. She holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, is a PhD holder, and served as an Academic Fellow at the 2nd University Pediatric Clinic of the “P & A Kyriakou” Children's Hospital in the Allergy Unit. She has also worked as a Scientific Collaborator at the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Center in the 2nd Pediatric Clinic (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).

Dr. Giannakis Georgios is an Allergist specializing in adults and children, maintaining a private practice within the Central Medical Park Multiclinic in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timișoara (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie, Timisoara) in Romania, and his degree has been recognized by the Inter-State Center for the Evaluation of Foreign Titles (DIKATSA). He has received training in Pathology and Allergy – Clinical Immunology at hospitals in Greece, such as the General Hospital of Agrinio, the General Hospital of Arta, and the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko.” Furthermore, he has served as a rural doctor in primary healthcare facilities, gaining substantial experience in comprehensive patient management. Throughout his professional career, he has collaborated as an allergist with a private multiclinic, providing specialized services in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases in adults and children. He offers comprehensive and individualized care with an emphasis on up-to-date medical knowledge and a trust-based relationship with his patients.

Sifnaios Emmanouil MD, MSc, PhD is an Allergist - Military Physician (retired) maintaining private clinics in Kalamata and Pefki, and he is the head of the specialized Allergy and Nutritional Immunology Mother-Child Clinic at the General Clinic City Hospital (HHG) in Kalamata. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Biostatistics from the same university. He graduated from the Medical Department of the School of Health Sciences at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officers School of Corps (SSAS). Beyond the required training and service period for the Allergy specialty, he underwent further training in the Emergency Department of the Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington State, USA, served as a Scientific Collaborator (Fellow) in the Allergy Department of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and was a visiting physician (Observer) in the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College and Royal Brompton’s Hospital in London. As a specialist Allergist, he initially served as Consultant in the Allergy Department of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and subsequently at the 411 General Military Hospital of Tripoli. He completed over four years of further training as a Consultant (Specialist) in the Allergy Department of Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden. In his private clinics, patients of all ages, including children, adults, and pregnant women, are diagnosed and monitored for the full spectrum of respiratory, dermatological, and systemic allergic conditions.

Glynos Konstantinos is Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis specialist in the private sector running his pulmonological office since 2015 in Nea Smyrne. He works as a medical advisor/manager and currently as Real-World Evidence (RWE) lead in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Since 2015, he has been working as medical advisor in the Respi department, for the Ellipta products (Relvar, Incruse, Anoro) and Nucala. Also he has been challenged in managing and couching MSL. His work has been recognized in GSK for the high accountability and teamwork in designing and executing customer centric solutions to overcome challenges and create new opportunities, especially in the era of Evidence Generation, conducting ISSs in Greece and designed, initiated and reviewed a GSK sponsored study titled “RElight” in collaboration with Greek the Hellenic Thoracic Society and also designed and initiated a European collaboration in evidence generation for patients with nasal polyps and asthma (“RESPONSE” and “MEPOLYP”). Previously, he has been working as a clinical consultant in the Intensive Care Unit of "Evangelismos" hospital, and as a post doc-research associate at the University Hospital of Ghent-Belgium and in the laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology of the University of Patras Pharmaceutical Division. His research work, focused on pathophysiology/molecular biology in obstructive airways disease (asthma and COPD), lung injury and sepsis, published in international peer-reviewed journals and awarded by the Greek and European Respiratory Society.

Nikolaidis Kyriakos is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Markopoulo. He holds a degree in medicine from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and completed his specialty training in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens. Additionally, he received further training at the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and in the Thoracic CT Department of the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens, with a focus on bronchiectasis. Throughout his career, he has worked as an attending physician in various internal medicine departments, including Ionio Therapeutirion, Mesogeios Clinic, the Internal Medicine Department of the White Cross Athens, and worked for six years at the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens. Finally, he has attended and participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and lectures both in Greece and abroad.

Trampari Xrysoula is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist with a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and daily engagement with complex and innovative medical procedures. She has served as a Scientific Collaborator in public and private health institutions, Occupational Physician in multinational companies, medium-sized enterprises, and organizations, as well as, for several years, as an auditing Physician for the merchants' fund, OAEE, and EOPYY, and as President of the Primary Health Care Committee of OAEE. Additionally, she has been the designated Physician for children's camps and a volunteer Physician at the Municipal Clinics of the Municipality of Athens. Alongside her daily clinical medical practice, she participates in numerous research programs; her work has been published in international scientific journals and presented at pan-European conferences. She is a member of the authorship team of the scientific book "Lung Neoplasms" and continuously participates in medical research protocols. She held a teaching position in the Department of Nursing and Aesthetics at the Technical Educational Institutes of Athens and Piraeus and was a lecturer at the Nursing School of the General State Hospital of Nikaia. She remains constantly updated on the latest developments in her field by attending major conferences and numerous postgraduate seminars, while contributing articles to medical columns in the press and medical websites. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the European Respiratory Society, and the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece.

Marinos Stamatios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist with a private practice in Glyfada (within the BIOCARE diagnostic center). He is a graduate of the Medical School and has completed postgraduate studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Thoracic Oncology. After graduation and the completion of his mandatory rural service, he specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio." Subsequently, he obtained the medical specialty title in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis from the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio," acquiring extensive clinical experience in pulmonary diseases and tuberculosis. During his professional career, he served as a Registrar at the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio," the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriasio," and the General Hospital of Argolida. Additionally, he maintained private practices in Zurich, Switzerland, and in Kallithea, and continues to collaborate with public and private healthcare sectors. The doctor is a member of the Medical Association of Athens (ISA) and the Medical Association of Zurich and is committed to informing his patients through the articles he publishes. In his practice, in a friendly and warm environment, fully equipped, he offers a wide range of medical services in the field of Pulmonology and Tuberculology.