Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists for Αντιμετώπιση Κορωνοϊού (Covid-19)

Symiakakis Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist maintaining a private practice in Nea Erythraia. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in pulmonology from the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of Athens at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." The doctor has extensive experience in services such as oximetry, bronchodilation, respiratory assessment with spirometry, and in cases suffering from sleep apnea syndrome. In collaboration with the Athens Medical Center, he provides additional services including arterial blood gas measurement, polysomnographic sleep study, pleural fluid aspiration, bronchoscopy, pulmonary hypertension, and fibrosis. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the European Respiratory Community, the European Sleep Research Community, as well as numerous scientific groups.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aggeliki Athanasopoulou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". She completed a postgraduate program in Thoracic Oncology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Lung Cancer. Finally, she is a consultant at the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic of Metropolitan General.

Xatziapostolou Panagiotis is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 1999. He began his medical studies at Kent State University Ohio and continued at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated, and he was also a PhD candidate at the same institution. He specialized in pulmonology - tuberculosis at the University Clinic of G. Papanikolaou. He served as a clinical observer at Yale University Hospital in N.Haven, C.T., and simultaneously worked at Orpington-Bromley Hospital in London and later at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, where he focused almost exclusively on sleep apnea syndrome. Additionally, he was a Scientific Collaborator for four years at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in G. Papanikolaou Hospital, while he served as the Scientific Director of the pulmonology department at Euromedica General Clinic for 21 years. He served for six years as vice president of the Association of Private Practitioners of Northern Greece and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Study of Pulmonary Diseases and Occupational Thoracic Diseases. The pulmonology center he maintains is equipped with a spirometer, oximeter, nocturnal recorder, exhaled carbon monoxide monitor, inspiratory and expiratory pressure meter, nebulizer, oxygen supply, electrocardiograph, and a set of forty skin allergy tests. Finally, the practice performs all modern anti-allergic injectable therapies for asthma and other allergic respiratory conditions, as well as diagnostic tests for respiratory diseases. Since 2018, lung ultrasound has been performed at the practice for immediate and radiation-free diagnosis (such as post-COVID-19 lesions, etc.).

Gkanavias Lampros is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He is the Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at the 424th General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki (424 GSNE), holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011), and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same institution, as well as the Military Officers School of Corps. The doctor specialized in Pulmonology at the University Pulmonology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He possesses extensive knowledge and experience in managing all respiratory system diseases. In his clinic, respiratory function testing is performed, including spirometry (before and after bronchodilation), oximetry, and respiratory muscle strength assessment. Diagnosis and monitoring of bronchial asthma, COPD, chronic cough, and other respiratory conditions are also conducted, alongside pharmacological and counseling therapy for smoking cessation. Allergy tests are performed as part of the investigation of allergic respiratory diseases. Finally, assessment for the presence of sleep apnea syndrome is carried out, and, when indicated, preliminary home sleep studies are conducted.

Tseliou Eleni is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her doctoral thesis on severe asthma and smokers with asthma. She is also a graduate of the same institution. She specialized in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." She is an external associate of the Euroclinic of Athens and a collaborator of the Oncology team at the "Metropolitan" Hospital. Finally, Dr. Tseliou is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the European Respiratory Society, the Hellenic Pulmonologists Association, the Hellenic Society of Homeopathic Medicine, the Asthma Group, and the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Group.

Stefanakos Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a specialization in Pulmonology, which he obtained at Sismanogleio Hospital. Additionally, he works as a Coordinator at the Operations Center of the Region of Attica and the Medical Association of Athens for COVID-19. Finally, in his clinic, he manages cases covering the entire spectrum of pulmonology and tuberculosis, with a notable specialization in asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and respiratory infections.

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.

Goulas Panagiotis is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Glyka Nera. He holds a medical degree and a Master's degree in Emergency Pre-Hospital Medicine. He obtained his pulmonology specialization at the 12th Pulmonology Clinic of the Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and has subsequently worked at the same hospital in the Intensive Care & High Dependency Unit and the Respiratory Failure Center. To date, he serves as a Specialist Pulmonologist - Consultant of the Pulmonology Department at the private hospital "Neo Athinaion," as well as an external collaborator of the Pulmonology Department of the Athens Medical Center at the Psychiko Clinic. Aiming for continuous education in his field of expertise, he has participated in numerous conferences and postgraduate seminars. In his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.