Doctors for Cough

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.

Gkizopoulou Euaggelia MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist - Sleep Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Alimos, while also serving as the Director of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic at IASO General Clinic in Marousi. She holds a doctoral degree and a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in sleep-related breathing disorders, bronchoscopy, and interventional pulmonology. She completed her Pulmonology specialization at the General University Hospital of Athens Sismanoglio. She has served as the Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. In her fully equipped private practice, she provides services covering the entire spectrum of pulmonary cases. She has participated in numerous conferences and has authored many original research articles published in scientific journals. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society.

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.

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.

Kourampie Eirini is an Internal Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in the First Internal Medicine Clinic of Konstantopouleio Hospital "Agia Olga." She successfully completed her specialty in Internal Medicine in 2017 and worked for 2 years as an Attending Physician at the Health Center in Aigaleo. Since 2020, she has been working as an Attending Physician in the Internal Medicine Clinic of the Multipurpose Mental Health Nursing Unit of Attica. She has extensive experience in managing chronic diseases such as arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type II diabetes mellitus, anemia, respiratory infections, and urinary tract infections.

Maria Meliou is a Pathologist - Infectious Disease Specialist and maintains her private practice in Neo Iraklio. She has extensive experience in managing cases both in outpatient clinic settings and in hospital environments, as well as relevant experience in handling pathological conditions in women during pregnancy or the postpartum period, and in managing vulnerable populations. She studied Medicine at the Medical School of Athens, where she was admitted with a scholarship from IKY. She subsequently specialized in Internal Medicine at GNNTHA "Sotiria" and then specialized in Infectious Diseases at GNA “Korgialeneio-Benakeio E.E.S”, receiving a scholarship from EEMAA. She then worked in the private sector at private hospitals and later in the Primary Health Care of TYPET.

Koulis Fragkiskos - Theodoros is a specialist in Internal Medicine and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and completed his specialty in Internal Medicine at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Additionally, he was trained at the Diabetes Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Red Cross" and at the Hypertension – Lipid Center of the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voula," gaining extensive experience in managing patients with Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension, and Dyslipidemia. He has completed Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) seminars certified by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). He has multiple participations and presentations at Diabetes and Infectious Diseases conferences and has attended numerous seminars related to Arterial Hypertension. Finally, he holds a Master's degree in "Health Units Administration – MSc HealthCare Systems Administration."

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.

Ioannidou Iliana MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in "Lung Cancer: Contemporary Clinical and Laboratory Approach & Research" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Lung Cancer Center of the Academic Hospital Clemenshospital in Münster, Germany, and completed it at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." She specialized in Intensive Care Medicine at the University Intensive Care Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," where she served as Registrar for 2 years. Concurrently, the doctor has been trained in Medical Acupuncture at the International Advanced Training Center of Acupuncture AcuScience, under the auspices of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society, as well as in Advanced Life Support and Immediate Life Support (ALS & ILS provider). She served as Registrar at the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center and continues to serve as Registrar of the Pulmonology Team at the same hospital. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, tailored to the specific needs of each patient. Finally, the doctor is a member of both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies.

Pathologist Dr. Syneifakoulis Theoxaris is the third generation of physicians in his family. He graduated with "Excellent" from the Medical School of the University of Pécs, Hungary, and was awarded his Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, having completed his dissertation on skin melanoma. Additionally, he is a member of the RCPSG (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow) and collaborates with the private hospitals "Hygeia" and "Euroclinic".

Dr. Syneifakoulis Theoxaris's further specialization and sequential years of training, including postgraduate studies in Mountain Medicine at the University of Leicester, U.K., as well as his certifications as an instructor for the American Heart Association ("AHA"), the European Resuscitation Council ("ERC"), Prehospital Trauma Life Support ("PHTLS") by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians ("NAEMT"), and Advanced Trauma Life Support ("ATLS") from the American College of Surgeons ("ACS"), have inspired him to continue the family tradition and broaden his professional horizons. These qualifications have provided him with the motivation and tools to engage not only in Internal Medicine but also in Travel and Mountain Medicine, as well as emergency Prehospital Medicine, both as an instructor and as a healthcare professional.

Kapetangiorgis Athanasios - Center for Respiratory Rehabilitation is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in Thermi, and also accepts cases in Thessaloniki within the Euromedica General Clinic. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and specialized in Pulmonology at the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papanikolaou," where he obtained his specialty certification. At the Pulmonary Clinic, respiratory function testing is performed, specifically measurement of breathing using spirometry before and after bronchodilation. Management of dyspnea is provided, where pharmacological treatment is complemented by individualized Respiratory Rehabilitation programs. Diagnosis and monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as well as Allergic Bronchial Asthma are also conducted using the modern method of Nitric Oxide measurement. Investigation and treatment of chronic cough, evaluation for the presence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome, diagnosis and investigation of lung cancer, and other respiratory system disorders are performed.

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.

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.

Ο Ζαχαράτος Παναγιώτης MD, PhD είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος. Ξεκίνησε την επαγγελματική του πορεία αποκτώντας βασικές γνώσεις αρχικά Βιολογίας (πτυχίο Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών) και στη συνέχεια Ιατρικής (πτυχίο Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Πνευμονολογία - Φυματιολογία στο Πνευμονολογικό Τμήμα της Α Πανεπιστημιακής Κλινικής Εντατικής Θεραπείας στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Ευαγγελισμός". Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδίκευσης του, πέρα από την εμπειρία στη ΜΕΘ, συμμετείχε στα εξωτερικά ιατρεία "ΧΑΠ" και "Διακοπής Καπνίσματος" του παραπάνω Νοσοκομείου, ενώ αργότερα παρακολούθησε τις εργασίες του Ιατρείου Διαμέσων Νοσημάτων του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία". Έχει μεγάλη εμπειρία και στην Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική, ξεκινώντας με την επιτυχημένη ολοκλήρωση της διδακτορικής του διατριβής στη Μοριακή Διαγνωστική του Καρκίνου του Πνεύμονα (PhD in MolMed)(Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών), συμμετέχοντας ως Επιστημονικός συνεργάτης σε Πανεπιστημιακές Κλινικές - Εργαστήρια (Εργαστήριο Ιστολογίας, Κλινική Παθολογικής Φυσιολογίας, Α’ Κλινική Εντατικής Θεραπείας, Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Πνευμονολογική Κλινική) και του εξωτερικού (Department of Molecular Oncology "The Wistar Institute" Philadelphia USA, "Roy Castle Institute for Lung Cancer Research" Liverpool UK), με αντικείμενο μηχανισμούς καρκινογένεσης, μικροβιακή μοριακή διαγνωστική ιών και μυκοβακτηριδίων, και πειραματικών μοντέλων αποφρακτικών νόσων πνεύμονα. Στην Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική Διαγνωστική εργάστηκε ως Μοριακός Βιολόγος στο Κ.ΕΛ.ΑΝ.Ι.Η. του 1ου Νοσοκομείου ΙΚΑ Αθηνών και στη συνέχεια ως Βιολόγος - Κλινικός Χημικός στο Βιοχημικό Εργαστήριο του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Η Σωτηρία", όπου και βρίσκεται στον παρόντα χρόνο ως Αναπληρωτής Διεύθυνσης με τον Τίτλο Εξειδίκευσης Ειδικού στη Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική (EuSpLM). Έχει λάβει πολλές τιμητικές επιστημονικές και ακαδημαϊκές διακρίσεις (υπότροφος του ΕΚΠΑ, της ΓΓΕΤ και του ΙΚΥ, πάνω από 15 βραβεία συνεδρίων). Έχει σημαντικό επιστημονικό και εκπαιδευτικό έργο με περισσότερες από 50 δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά, συνεχή ενεργό συμμετοχή σε εθνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, ενώ το διδακτικό του έργο συνίσταται ως επισκέπτης Επίκουρος Καθηγητής στο Τμήμα Ιατρικών Εργαστηρίων ΤΕΙ Αθηνών και Λέκτορας στο Τμήμα BioMedical Sciences του Μητροπολιτικού Κολλεγίου Αθηνών. Τέλος, ο γιατρός συμμετέχει ενεργά σε Επαγγελματικές Ενώσεις/Εταιρείες του Ιατρικού χώρου όπως η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κλινικής Χημείας και η Ένωση Πνευμονολόγων Ελλάδος, ενώ συμμετέχει και στις δραστηριότητες της Ελληνικής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας.

Karipi Christina is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She completed her medical studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of the Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". Subsequently, at the same hospital, she participated in the Smoking Cessation Clinic of the 6th Pulmonology Clinic and served as Scientific Collaborator at the 4th Pulmonology Clinic. Additionally, she has worked as a chief physician of medical research protocols at the biotechnology company Regulon. Finally, she has participated in nationwide and pan-European conferences covering all fields of Pulmonology - Tuberculosis and medicine in general, and she continuously updates herself on all developments in her specialty.

Elli Malakounidou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist who maintains a private practice in Patras. She graduated in 2008 from the Medical School of the University of Crete and has since served in various medical positions, specializing in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis. Her training includes service as a physician in the "Home Help" program, as a rural doctor at the General Hospital of Pyrgos, and in the remote healthcare region under the jurisdiction of the Andritsaina Health Center. Additionally, she has worked as a resident and specialist at the General Hospital of Aigio, the General Hospital "Agios Andreas" of Patras, as well as in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she initially worked in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras and subsequently served as the lead attending physician in the COVID-19 pulmonology clinic of the same hospital, significantly contributing to patient care and the management of the health crisis. Concurrently, she has participated in various scientific studies published in international medical journals. Finally, her extensive experience in the medical community is further enhanced by her many years of involvement with respiratory diseases and her continuous education in this field.

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.