Health professionals with experience in Acupuncture in Thessaloniki

Dr. Ntantos Dimitrios is a specialist neurologist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as dementia, movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, migraines, cerebrovascular strokes, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Neurology at the 3rd University Neurology Clinic of the G.N.T.H. "G. Papanikolaou." He has served as a scientific collaborator of the Clinic, actively participating in research programs, conference presentations, and scientific publications. He also has additional training in medical acupuncture and two years of experience in Intensive Care and Neuro-Intensive Care. He is a Neurologist at the specialized Memory and Cognitive Functions Clinic of G.N.T.H. "Papageorgiou," the head neurologist of the Elderly Care Unit "Estia Papageorgiou," and a Member of the Special Medical Corps of the Disability Certification Centers (KE.P.A.), while also maintaining private practices in Thessaloniki and Nigrita. He provides personalized care aimed at the substantial improvement of patients’ daily lives and quality of life. The doctor applies one of the most advanced scientific Neurostimulation methods, Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS), officially indicated (CE) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Vogiatzis Xarilaos is a Physiotherapist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree in Kinesiotherapy and Physical Education from the National Sports Academy of Sofia and has earned a PhD from the Department of Physiotherapy at the National Sports Academy of Sofia, Bulgaria. He received training in the Chinese Method and Acupuncture at the Physiotherapy Department of the Postgraduate Training Center of the National Sports Academy of Sofia. Additionally, he holds a diploma in the McKenzie Method for mechanical diagnosis and therapy, a diploma in Sujok Therapy from the Medicum College Free Studies Laboratory, and a diploma in manual Neurotherapy and Visceral Mobilization. He has worked as a laboratory associate at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, as an educator at the 1st Public IEK Thessaloniki, and as a Physiotherapist at the Hellenic Society for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Children in Thessaloniki. Finally, he regularly attends numerous conferences and seminars and is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapists.

Karagiannakidis Andreas is an Acupuncturist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds an acupuncturist diploma from the Northern Greece Acupuncture Society. The physician has extensive experience in medical acupuncture, cerebrovascular accidents, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. He has many years of professional experience and has specialized and worked in numerous hospitals in Greece, including the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration," the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippokration," and the General Hospital of Kavala. To this day, he serves as an Internist at the rehabilitation clinic "AROGI" of the EUROMEDICA group in Thessaloniki. In his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individualized needs of his patients.

Mixelaki Sofia is a Neurologist and runs a private neurology clinic in Sykkies, Thessaloniki, where all neurological disorders are examined. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete. She specialized at the 2nd University Neurology Clinic of AHEPA Hospital in Thessaloniki. She further specialized in electromyography and neuromuscular diseases at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics with a scholarship from the Hellenic Neurological Society. Her clinic operates an electromyography laboratory and provides medical acupuncture. She is a certified physician for electronic prescribing and the issuance of electronic referrals and medical certificates.

Vrakas Giorgos is a Physiotherapist who owns a private physiotherapy clinic in Evosmos, Thessaloniki. The clinic offers rehabilitation services for sports injuries, spinal decompression, cupping therapy, therapeutic massage, ultrasound, Laser, Tecar therapy, combined with muscle activation techniques and passive mobilization techniques, intramuscular stimulation (dry needling). His twenty years of experience, combined with the most modern equipment and physiotherapy methods, guarantee the full rehabilitation of all neuromuscular conditions and neurological disorders affecting the human body.

Despoina Rizopoulou is an Internist specializing in acupuncture and maintains private practices in Nea Raidestos, Thermis area, and Kalamaria. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Thessaly in July 1997. After completing her rural service, she specialized in Internal Medicine at the Pathology Clinic of Kastoria Hospital and the 2nd Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic of Hippokration Hospital in Thessaloniki, obtaining her specialty certification in January 2006. She worked at the Blue Cross and the General Clinic of Thessaloniki from 2005 to 2022.

Despoina Rizopoulou is a Pathologist specialized in acupuncture. She maintains private practices in the Nea Raidestos area of Thermi and in Kalamaria. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly in July 1997. After completing her rural service, she specialized in Pathology at the Pathology Clinic of Kastoria Hospital and at the 2nd Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic of Hippokration Hospital in Thessaloniki, obtaining her specialty certification in January 2006.

Dellaporta Dionysia is an Acupuncturist and operates a private clinic in Analipsi, Thessaloniki. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Bologna in Italy and completed a postgraduate program in Health Unit Management at the Open University of Rome. She specialized in Neurology and holds a Medical Acupuncture diploma. She works at the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Society and additionally manages an electrophysiological laboratory and an Acupuncture clinic. Finally, her clinic is co-located with Pulmonologist Nikolaos Chavouzis.