Doctors for Cough

Kalliampakos Dimitris is a Military Doctor – Specialist in Internal Medicine and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. Simultaneously, he serves as the Deputy Director at the 4th Internal Medicine Clinic of "HYGEIA" (building 2). He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Internal Medicine at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Subsequently, he served for several years as an attending physician at the 1st Internal Medicine Clinic of the 401 Military Hospital of Athens while also working for 8 years at the emergency outpatient medical company "SOS IATROI." Additionally, he received further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetology Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration" and is a regular member of the Hellenic Diabetology Society. He has extensive experience in managing infections, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, rheumatic diseases, chronic systemic diseases, geriatric patients, as well as home-based emergency outpatient care. Finally, preventive medicine is thoroughly practiced in the private clinic, where rapid tests, electronic prescription, electrocardiogram, and spirometry are performed.

Petsinis Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. In parallel, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Oncology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Patras and completed postgraduate studies in Thoracic Oncology (M.Sc) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the First Pulmonology Clinic of G.N. Sismanoglio, where he also served as an Assistant Pulmonology - Phthisiology Consultant. He has extensive clinical experience and has participated in the safety teams of EKEPY (National Health Operations Center). Finally, he has presented numerous scientific papers at conferences in Greece and abroad.

Ο Αναστάσιος Γ. Προίσκος είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παλαιό Φάληρο. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έλαβε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου των Ιωαννίνων. Είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του Metropolitan Hospital επί σειρά ετών. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία σε όλο το φάσμα των παθήσεων του αναπνευστικού συστήματος παρέχοντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες και δίνοντας παράλληλα ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην ανθρωποκεντρική προσέγγιση του ασθενούς. Επίσης, συνεργάζεται με καταξιωμένη ομάδα θωρακοχειρουργών.Έχει πλούσιο ερευνητικό και συγγραφικό έργο τόσο σε εθνικό όσο και σε διεθνές επίπεδο. Ο ιατρός είναι γνώστης της Αγγλικής, Ιταλικής και Τουρκικής γλώσσας.

Fragkakis Emmanouil MD is a Specialist in Internal Medicine with a private practice in Chania. He holds a specialty title in Internal Medicine with additional training in Emergency Prehospital Medicine. In 2009, he graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and subsequently completed his military service after serving in the 1st Paratrooper Squadron in 2010. In 2012, he was a member of "Doctors of the World," participating in the clinics of the city of Chania, and from 2013 to 2023, he was involved in the Social Clinic - Solidarity Pharmacy of Chania. He obtained the title of Specialist in Internal Medicine, completing his specialty in 2018, and since then, he has been practicing at the Private General Clinic Gavrilakis "IASIS," managing the Internal Medicine department and practicing clinical medical pathology. He collaborates with distinguished physicians across all specialties in the prefecture of Chania as well as throughout Greece, aiming for a holistic and effective approach to patients’ health issues. Throughout his medical career, he has participated in numerous medical conferences and remains informed about the latest scientific developments in the field of Internal Medicine and Medical Science. He is certified in the electronic prescribing and examination system of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY), enabling him to prescribe medications from multiple specialties across ALL insurance funds, as well as referrals for laboratory blood tests, radiological exams, etc.

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).

Kovaios Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the modern private clinic he maintains in Petroupoli, he offers specialized services for the prevention, diagnosis, and effective treatment of all lung diseases and conditions, such as spirometry, oximetry, sleep study, and respiratory muscle function measurement. Additionally, he provides counseling services for smoking cessation, prevention and management of COPD, as well as bronchial asthma in children and adults. Furthermore, the physician monitors and manages cases of interstitial and occupational lung diseases. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece, and the European Respiratory Society.

Η Εβίτα (Παρασκευή) Φράγκου είναι Παθολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Μαρκόπουλο. Έλαβε το πτυχίο της από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, και τον Μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (Masters of Science in Internal Medicine) από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Εδιμβούργου, στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο (with Distinction). Εκπόνησε τη διδακτορική της διατριβή στη Λοιμωξιολογία με βαθμό “Άριστα”, στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, για την οποία έλαβε υποτροφία από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (ΙΚΥ). Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Εσωτερική Παθολογία τόσο σε πανεπιστημιακά νοσοκομεία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, όσο και στη Δ’ Πανεπιστημιακή Παθολογική Κλινική του ΠΓΝ “ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ”. Από το 2018, που ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Παθολογίας, μέχρι και το 2021 διετέλεσε Ακαδημαϊκή Υπότροφος και Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης στη Μονάδα Λοιμώξεων της Δ’ Πανεπιστημιακής Παθολογικής Κλινικής, ενώ από το 2021 μέχρι και το 2024 διετέλεσε Επιμελήτρια Β’ στη Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική Εντατικής Θεραπείας (ΜΕΘ) του ΓΝΑ “Ο Ευαγγελισμός”. Από το 2014 είναι μέλος του Βασιλικού Κολλεγίου Ιατρών του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (Member of Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom, MRCP UK).Tο 2024 εκλέχθηκε στη επιτροπή (executive committee) της Ευρωπαϊκής ομάδας μελέτης για τους αναπνευστικούς ιούς (ESCMID Study Group For Respiratory Viruses, ESGREV) της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας και Λοιμωξιολογίας (ESCMID). Εκτός από την ερευνητική και κλινική εκπαίδευσή της στις Λοιμώξεις, έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί σε πολλούς άλλους τομείς της παθολογίας όπως η καρδιαγγειακή παρακολούθηση ανθρώπων που ζουν με τον HIV, η ηπατολογία, τα μεταβολικά νοσήματα και η αρτηριακή υπέρταση. Διδάσκει σε προπτυχιακούς και μεταπτυχιακούς φοιτητές της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και του Αγγλόφωνου Τμήματος Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Τέλος έχει συμμετάσχει στη συγγραφή περισσότερων από 60 δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή περιοδικά και σε 7 Ελληνικά και ξένα ιατρικά συγγράμματα.

Kalfountzos Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with many years of experience in the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases and maintains a private practice in Larissa.

Η Δρ. Aλεξάνδρα Κάββαλου είναι Παιδοπνευμονολόγος – Παιδίατρος με πλήρη ειδικότητα και εξειδίκευση στη Γερμανία. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών, όπου εισήλθε με πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις στη δεύτερη θέση, και κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της υπήρξε ακαδημαϊκός υπότροφος του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Κρατικών Υποτροφιών καθώς και του Ιδρύματος Παπαδάκη. Μετά την αποφοίτησή της με βαθμό 8.3/10 μετέβη στη Γερμανία, όπου και πραγματοποίησε την ειδικότητά της στην Παιδιατρική στην Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου του Έσσεν. 

Στη συνέχεια απέκτησε την ειδικότητα της Παιδιατρικής ενώ το ίδιο έτος απέκτησε το Δίπλωμα Υπερήχων στα παιδιά από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Υπερήχων. Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Παιδοπνευμονολογία στο Τμήμα Παιδοπνευμονολογίας, Κυστικής Ίνωσης και Ιατρικής Ύπνου στην Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδιατρική κλινική του Έσσεν η οποία αποτελεί παγκόσμιο κέντρο αναφοράς στην Παιδοπνευμονολογία. Απέκτησε την εξειδίκευση της Παιδοπνευμονολογίας μετά από εξετάσεις στον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Βόρειας Ρηνανίας- Βεστφαλίας και εργάστηκε στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Έσσεν ως εξειδικευμένη Παιδοπνευμονολόγος έως και το 2024. Καθ´ όλη την σταδιοδρομία της στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Έσσεν έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών Ιατρικής Σχολής και ειδικευόμενων στην Παιδιατρική πάνω στο αντικείμενο της Παιδοπνευμονολογίας.

Το 2023 απέκτησε το διδακτορικό της δίπλωμα από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Έσσεν πάνω στην Κυστική Ίνωση.

Έχει εργαστεί σε όλα τα αντικείμενα φροντίδας παιδοπνευμονολογικών ασθενών με επιπλέον εξειδίκευση στην κυστική ίνωση, το αλλεργικό άσθμα, την βρογχοπνευμονική δυσπλασία, τις διαταραχές της προωρότητας, στο μακροχρόνιο επεμβατικό και μη επεμβατικό αερισμό, στην ιατρική ύπνου, στις συγγενείς ανωμαλίες των αεροφόρων οδών και σε νευρομυϊκούς/ νευρολογικούς ασθενείς.

Έχει πραγματοποιήσει μεγάλο αριθμό βρογχοσκοπήσεων και έχει πλούσιο συγγραφικό και ερευνητικό έργο με δημοσιεύσεις στα μεγαλύτερα διεθνή περιοδικά Παιδοπνευμονολογίας και Λοιμωξιολογίας (Pediatric Pulmonology, Infectious Diaseases και άλλα). Ακόμη έχει σημαντικές διακρίσεις και πολλές συμμετοχές σε διεθνή συνέδρια σε Ευρώπη και Αμερική. Παράλληλα έχει συμμετάσχει ως sub-investigator σε πληθώρα κλινικών μελετών πάνω στο αντικείμενο της παιδοπνευμονολογίας και της κυστικής ίνωσης.

Τέλος, είναι μέλος διεθνών ιατρικών εταιρειών, μεταξύ των οποίων της Ευρωπαϊκής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕRS), της Γερμανικής Παιδοπνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας (GPP) καθώς και της Ελληνικής Παιδοπνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας.

Eleftherios Markatis is a Pulmonologist and Tuberculosis Specialist, maintaining a private practice in Kantza. He holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and a Master's degree in Thoracic Oncology from the Medical School of Athens. He has extensive clinical experience, having served as a Consultant for several years at the General Hospital of Corfu.

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.

Meropi Panagiotarakou MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Intensivist and holds the position of Consultant at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center, while also maintaining a private practice in Petralona. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in "Thoracic Oncology" from the Medical School of the same institution. Additionally, she is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Crete, with a dissertation topic: "Frequency of expiratory muscle contraction in the Intensive Care Unit, its causes, and impact on the management of critically ill intubated patients." She provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. She performs respiratory function testing with spirometry and collaborates with the Physiology Laboratory of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for comprehensive respiratory assessment. She also monitors cases for smoking cessation. She has specialized in Intensive Care and has held a Consultant position at the University General Hospital of Heraklion. Finally, she has worked as a scientific collaborator in the Oncology Unit of the 3rd University Internal Medicine Clinic at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria".

Pesiridou Eutyxia is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Padua, Italy, with a specialization in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis. She has gained extensive professional experience as a resident in the 6th Pulmonology Clinic at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria", as well as in the Outpatient Clinics of the Internal Medicine, Surgical, and Cardiology Departments, and the respective Emergency Clinics at the General Prefectural Hospital of Kalamata. Additionally, she has received professional training in "Mass Health Loss Management" at the General Hospital of Attica KAT, as well as in "Emergency Prehospital Care and Emergency Department" at the General Hospital of Nikaia. Finally, to date, she continuously attends postgraduate seminars and participates in conferences to further enrich her knowledge in her field of specialization.

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.

Georgia Gkioni is a Pathologist with a private practice in Chalandri and a Consultant in the 7th Pathology Clinic of HYGEIA Hospital.

She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Arterial Hypertension and Associated Cardiovascular-Renal Diseases from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).

She has been trained in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Therapeutic Clinic of NKUA - GNA “Alexandra,” gaining substantial experience in managing severe and complex cases.

In her practice, she provides comprehensive, responsible, and individualized medical care, with an emphasis on the prevention and management of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia.

Finally, the physician is distinguished by her consistency, scientific expertise, and patient-centered approach, always striving to establish a relationship of trust and meaningful collaboration with every patient.