Cardiologists with experience in Atrial Fibrilaltion

Drivas Kyriakos is a Specialist Cardiologist - Arrhythmologist, Consultant at the Cardiology Clinic of Iatriko Athinon (Palaio Faliro Clinic) and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and also holds a degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. He possesses the European Board of Cardiology Diploma (EEGC) and is certified in Advanced Life Support (ALS) by the Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. He specialized in Cardiology at the Korgialeneio-Benakeio E.E.S. and received further training at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital Evaggelismos, focusing particularly on pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, arrhythmia ablation, and the monitoring of implantable devices. His practice offers specialized diagnostic and therapeutic services for cardiac arrhythmias, with an emphasis on modern, personalized patient care.

Velissariou Georgios is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Acharnes. He specialized in cardiology at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and has attended numerous seminars aimed at continuous professional development in his field. To date, he is a Scientific Collaborator of the HYGEIA group and a member of the Athens Medical Association. In 2024, after six months of training at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, he obtained a license to perform stress echocardiography (stress echo).

Ο Λιακατσίδας Κωνσταντίνος είναι Καρδιολόγος - Αρρυθμιολόγος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Χαλάνδρι, από το Μάρτιο 2023. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (2006). Έχει ειδικευθεί στην Εσωτερική Παθολογία (2014) και στην Καρδιολογία (2015) στη Σουηδία, ενώ από το 2014 έχει ασχοληθεί εκτενώς και εξειδικευθεί στην κλινική αρρυθμιολογία και διαχείριση εμφυτεύσιμων καρδιακών συσκευών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Γκέτεμποργκ στη Σουηδία. Στο πλαίσιο της καρδιολογικής ειδίκευσης, ασχολήθηκε επί πολλών ετών με επείγουσα καρδιολογία, διερεύνηση και αντιμετώπιση κοινών καρδιολογικών νοσημάτων όπως στεφανιαία νόσο, καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια, μυοκαρδιοπάθειες, βαλβιδοπάθειες, κολπική μαρμαρυγή, κα, αλλά και πιο σπάνιες παθήσεις όπως συγγενείς καρδιοπάθειες και κληρονομικές αρρυθμιογενείς παθήσεις (ARVC, Brugada, LQTS, CPVT). Μετά από περισσότερα από 8 χρόνια κλινικής απασχόλησης με το αντικείμενο της εξειδίκευσής του, σε ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα καρδιολογικά κέντρα της Σκανδιναβίας και πληθώρα διεθνών σεμιναρίων και εκπαιδευτικών sessions, κατέχει άρτια γνώση και μεγάλη εμπειρία στην εμφύτευση και παρακολούθηση όλων των μοντέρνων συστημάτων βηματοδότησης και απινίδωσης, με >1100 εμφυτεύσεις και >2500 παρακολουθήσεις ασθενών με καρδιακές συσκευές. Συνεργάζεται με όλες τις μεγάλες εταιρείες βηματοδοτών/απινιδωτών, όπως Medtronic, Abbott, Boston scientific και Biotronik, ενώ είναι πιστοποιημένος και στην εμφύτευση βηματοδότη χωρίς ηλεκτρόδιο - Medtronic Micra (>15 εμφυτεύσεων), His-bundle pacing (>30 εμφυτεύσεων) καθώς και υποδόριου απινιδωτή - S-ICD Emblem Boston Scientific (>10 εμφυτεύσεις). Μετά τη μετοικεσία του στην Ελλάδα, το Σεπτέμβριο του 2022, έχει γίνει συνεργάτης της Δ' Καρδιολογικής Κλινικής Επεμβατικής καρδιολογίας του Metropolitan General, καθώς και επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος του βηματοδοτικού τμήματος του ΙΑΣΩ Θεσσαλίας και της Κεντρικής Κλινικής Αθηνών. Από το Σεπτέμβριο του 2023 συνεργάζεται και με την Α' Καρδιολογική του ΙΑΣΩ Γενική Κλινική (Μαρούσι). Στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο αντιμετωπίζονται συνήθη καρδιολογικά νοσήματα και διενεργούνται οι περισσότερες εξετάσεις γενικής καρδιολογικής φύσεως, όπως ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφημα, triplex, Holter ρυθμού (εώς 7 ημέρες) και πίεσης (24 ωρών). Στα πλαίσια της εξειδίκευσής του διερευνούνται και αντιμετωπίζονται επίσης διαφόρων τύπων αρρυθμιολογικές παθήσεις και διενεργούνται πιο ειδικές πράξεις όπως έλεγχος και προγραμματισμός βηματοδοτών, loop recorders και απινιδωτών. Λοιποί έλεγχοι, όπως τεστ κοπώσεως, stress echo, σπινθηρογράφημα μυοκαρδίου, μαγνητική καρδιάς, κ.α. που απαιτούν ειδικό τεχνικό και ελεγχόμενο περιβάλλον και συνήθως χρησιμεύουν στη διερεύνηση αρρυθμιολογικών παθήσεων διενεργούνται στις προαναφερθείσες συνεργαζόμενες κλινικές, ή κατ' επιλογή του ασθενούς.

Gkeka Marina is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She initially specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanogleio - Amalia Fleming" and subsequently in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio." She has served as a Cardiologist in the Infarction Unit of the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio," as well as a consulting Cardiologist at the private hospital MITERA. Additionally, she has held the position of Registrar B' - Cardiologist at the General Hospital of Thira. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each patient.

Nikolaos Lionakis is a Specialist Cardiologist with a subspecialty in Interventional Cardiology and maintains a private practice in the center of Athens (13 Papadiamantopoulou Street, Megaron Mousikis area). He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After his specialization in Cardiology, he received further training in Interventional Cardiology, specifically in the interventional treatment of Coronary Artery Disease, obtaining the official subspecialty certification from the Ministry of Health. For the past 15 years, he has continuously worked as a Registrar in the National Health System, and since 2021, he has served as a Senior Registrar at the Cardiology Clinic and the Hemodynamic Laboratory of the Army Fund Hospital (N.I.M.T.S.). In his private practice, he manages cases covering the entire spectrum of cardiology aimed at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Katrapas Panagiotis is a Specialist Cardiologist who maintains private practices in Neos Kosmos and Glyfada, while also providing his medical services in the broader Attica region. He is a medical graduate and completed his specialization at the General Hospital Asklipieio of Voula. For several years, he worked at the same hospital as a Cardiologist in the Heart Failure Clinic and the Hypertension Clinic, while concurrently serving as a co-investigator in the clinical studies department of the hospital’s cardiology clinic. He possesses experience and specializes in echocardiography, clinical cardiology, as well as pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Papavasileiou Lida Pieretta is a Cardiologist and maintains her private practice in Kifisia. She holds a Medical degree from the University of Rome TOR VERGATA, where she also completed her Doctoral Thesis. Dr. Papavasileiou has worked at TOR VERGATA Hospital and the Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu in Rome, as well as at Hygeia Hospital. In her private practice, she manages a wide range of cases covering the entire spectrum of her specialty, utilizing her scientific expertise and experience, always focusing on the best possible care to meet the individual needs of each patient.

Katranas Sotirios is a Specialist Cardiologist and Doctor of Cardiology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He serves as a Scientific Collaborator in Cardiomyopathies (1st Cardiology Clinic) and Cardiopathies in patients with Neuromuscular Diseases (2nd Pediatric Clinic - MDA Hellas) at the AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki. He is a Consultant Cardiologist in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom and a former Scientific Collaborator at the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic of Papageorgiou Hospital. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specialized in Cardiology at the AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, in Cardiomyopathies at London hospitals Saint Bartholomew's and Royal Brompton, and in Cardiopathies related to Neuromuscular Diseases at the Neuromuscular Complex Care Centre of the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. Additionally, he is an expert in Advanced Ultrasound Techniques (transesophageal echocardiography and stress echo - specialization at the London hospitals Saint Bartholomew's, Royal Brompton, and North Middlesex) and holds a license from the Ministry of Health. Finally, he specializes in Lipidology and Arterial Hypertension and manages the full spectrum of cardiac diseases.

Ο ΤΣΑΚΙΡΗΣ ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ MD είναι Κλινικός Καρδιολόγος στην Πυλαία, με πολυετή διεθνή εμπειρία στην Ιταλία, Γερμανία και την Ελβετία, εξειδικευμένος στις Συγγενείς Καρδιοπάθειες Ενηλίκων (ACHD), στη Γενετική Συμβουλευτική Μυοκαρδιοπαθειών και Αορτοπαθειών, στην Υπερηχοκαρδιογραφία και στην Αρτηριακή Υπέρταση.

Απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου του Τορίνου Ιταλίας, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Καρδιολογίας και υπηρέτησε σε κορυφαία ευρωπαϊκά κέντρα:

Herzzentrum Lahr/Baden (Γερμανία): Ένα από τα πλέον καταξιωμένα καρδιολογικά και καρδιοχειρουργικά κέντρα της Γερμανίας. Εκεί υπηρέτησε ως Εκπαιδευτής Υπερηχοκαρδιογραφίας (DEGUM II) και Υπερτασιολόγος, αποκτώντας εκτενή εμπειρία στις μυοκαρδιοπαθειες, στην καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια, ηλεκτροφυσιολογικές επεμβάσεις, βαλβιδοπάθειες, μηχανικα συστηματα καρδιοαναπνευστικής υποστήριξης (ECMO, LVAD, Impella, Ecmella).

Universitätsklinikum Münster – Kardiologie III (Γερμανία): Πανεπιστημιακό Κέντρο Συγγενών Καρδιοπαθειών και Βαλβιδοπαθειών υπό τη διεύθυνση του Καθ. Helmut Baumgartner, διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένο στην ACHD και στις αορτοπαθείες. Εκεί εξειδικεύτηκε στη Γενετική Συμβουλευτική Μυοκαρδιοπαθειών και Αορτοπαθειών, καθώς και στην απεικόνιση ACHD με 3D/4D και διοισοφάγειο υπερηχογράφημα.

Spital Muri (Ελβετία): Εξειδίκευση στην Καρδιο-Ογκολογία και στον καρδιολογικό έλεγχο βαριατρικών ασθενών, στο πλαίσιο πολυεπιστημονικών προγραμμάτων καρδιομεταβολικής πρόληψης.

Είναι πιστοποιημένος Υπερτασιολόγος από τη Γερμανική Εταιρεία Υπέρτασης (DHL), εκπαιδευτής υπερήχων DEGUM II, πιστοποιημένος στην ACHD από τη Γερμανική Καρδιολογική Εταιρεία (DGK), πιστοποιημένος στη Γενετική Συμβουλευτική από τη Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ανθρώπινης Γενετικής (DGfH), και μέλος των DEGUM και DEGIM.Υποψήφιος για τον τίτλο Heart Failure Specialist (DGK).

Ομιλεί τέσσερις γλώσσες (Ελληνικά, Γερμανικά, Ιταλικά, Αγγλικά), γεγονός που ενισχύει την επικοινωνία με διεθνείς ασθενείς και συνεργασίες.

Στο Καρδιολογικό Ιατρείο Πυλαίας, αξιοποιεί την ευρωπαϊκή του εμπειρία και τη σύγχρονη τεχνογνωσία για να προσφέρει προληπτική, διαγνωστική και θεραπευτική φροντίδα υψηλής ακρίβειας, με σεβασμό και προσωπική προσέγγιση.

Υπηρεσίες:* Υπερηχοκαρδιογράφημα καρδιάς (Triplex, Διοισοφάγειο, Stress-Echo)* Ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφημα (ΗΚΓ)* Holter ρυθμού & αρτηριακής πίεσης* Καρδιολογικός προληπτικός & προεγχειρητικός έλεγχος*Παρακολούθηση ACHD, Μυοκαρδιοπαθειών & Αορτοπαθειών* Καρδιολογική εκτίμηση σε Ογκολογικούς & Βαριατρικούς ασθενείς και Check-up για οικογένειες, επαγγελματίες & επιχειρήσεις

Είναι μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας (ESC), της European Heart Failure Association, της Γερμανικης Εταιρειας Υπερηχογραφιας (DEGUM), της Γερμανικης Εταιριας Ειδικης Παθολογιας (DEGIM) και της Γερμανικης Καρδιολογικης Εταιριας (DGK).

Kristi Magnisali is a specialist Cardiologist, graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with extensive and high-level scientific training in Internal Pathology and Cardiology. Her specialization was completed at leading tertiary care hospitals in Germany, including the University Hospital of Cologne (Uniklinik Köln) and the University Hospital of Düsseldorf (Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf), where she was trained in all modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods of Cardiology, with particular emphasis on Interventional Cardiology, Intensive Care, and Arrhythmology.

After completing her specialty, she served as a Specialist Cardiologist at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, undertaking increased clinical and scientific responsibilities, including leadership of the Arrhythmia Clinic and supervision of the Echocardiography Laboratory. As part of her ongoing scientific development, she further specialized in the latest ultrasound techniques, such as dynamic echocardiography (stress echocardiography) with pharmacological stress and transesophageal echocardiography, significantly enhancing diagnostic accuracy in the investigation of complex cardiological diseases.

Possessing significant clinical and scientific work, she currently serves as an Attending Cardiologist at Metropolitan Hospital, integrated within the Clinic of Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Pacemaker Therapy, while simultaneously acting as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Clinic of the Children's Hospital “Aghia Sophia Kyriakou,” where she is active in the specialized field of Pediatric Cardiology, focusing on the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of congenital and acquired pediatric heart diseases.

Papamentzelopoulos Spyridon is a Cardiologist and operates a private practice in Piraeus. He was admitted to the Military Officers School of Corps and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He initially specialized in Pathology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens for two years, including nine months in the Intensive Care Unit, and subsequently specialized in Cardiology for four years at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. There, he participated in the management of numerous and complex cardiological cases, while also performing hundreds of diagnostic (stress tests, echocardiograms, Holter monitoring, and others) and interventional procedures (coronary angiographies, angioplasties, cardiac catheterizations, intravenous pacing). Additionally, he has participated in international studies of new transcatheter techniques for treating cardiac valve diseases (TAVI), as well as in the monitoring of patients with heart failure (using left ventricular assist devices [LVAD]) and heart transplantation. At his private practice, he provides specialized solutions tailored to the needs of his patients.

Dr Ouzounidis Ioannis is a Cardiologist and maintains a private clinic in Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Kyban State University. The doctor is a Scientific Associate of the General Clinic of Thessaloniki and the "Cyan Cross" Clinic of Thessaloniki, where he also serves as the Scientific Head of the Ultrasound Department. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, personalized to the needs of each patient.

Fountas Epameinondas is a Specialist Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi equipped with all modern cardiological devices in a pleasant and warm environment for the patient. In recent years, he has been working as a Consultant in the Cardiology Department of the Euroclinic of Athens. He began his specialization in 2016 at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, where he gained experience in complex and rare cardiological diseases, enabling him to manage any cardiological issue, no matter how complicated it may appear. He has obtained a special certification in transthoracic echocardiography from the European Society of Cardiology and certification in stress echocardiography.

Parparas Konstantinos is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in clinics in Germany. He has substantial experience, having worked as a Cardiologist Consultant in major German clinics. He specializes in interventional cardiology and has been performing angioplasties in coronary arteries since 2014 to the present (performing several thousand angioplasties, including many of high complexity, e.g., in left main coronary artery stenosis, Rotablation procedures), and since 2020, he has also been involved in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Cardiologist Tzanogiorgis Ioannis practices in Petralona and Peristeri. He graduated from the Medical School of Iuliu Hatieganu University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He completed his Cardiology specialty at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," where he actively participated in the clinical and educational activities of the department. After obtaining his specialty, he remained as a scientific collaborator at the Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Diseases Laboratory of the Cardiology Clinic at Tzaneio. He took on the organization and operation of the Cardiology Clinic of the NGO Praksis. He served as Consultant at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. He collaborated with the Hemodialysis Unit "Frondis," conducting cardiological assessments. To this day, he remains a Scientific Collaborator at the Hygeia Hospital. He holds a postgraduate degree from the University of Bologna focusing on Pulmonary Hypertension. He is a member of the European and Hellenic Society of Cardiology, the European and Hellenic Atherosclerosis Societies, as well as other scientific associations. He has served as a member of the presidium of the Prevention and Rehabilitation Working Group of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology and has participated in presenting abstracts at international and Greek conferences. Additionally, he has contributed to the translation of chapters of scientific textbooks. Lastly, he was awarded a scholarship by the Hellenic Society of Cardiology for his postgraduate studies.

Liakopoulos Nikolaos is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and has specialized in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papanikolaou." Furthermore, he possesses seminar diplomas in the field of Prevention and Health Systems Management and is certified by the Hellenic Ministry of Health to perform cardiac ultrasounds. Alongside his private practice, he has been serving as a Cardiologist at the Rehabilitation Center "AROGI" since 2011. Drawing on extensive experience and knowledge in cardiology, he is qualified to diagnose and treat conditions such as arrhythmias, dizziness, blood pressure disorders and hypertension, tachycardia, and offers diagnostic examinations including cardiac and thoracic aorta Triplex, blood pressure Holter, rhythm Holter, and stress testing.