Health professionals for Diabetes

Dr. Ntouna Katerina is a Pathologist with a private practice in Piraeus. She specializes in the prevention, effective diagnosis, and management of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is undoubtedly a major scourge of the modern lifestyle. Therefore, its timely and effective diagnosis will prevent the occurrence of potential complications. More specifically, this begins with recording the patient's anthropometric data (height, weight, BMI calculation, waist circumference), blood pressure regulation, and lipid profile (HDL-LDL cholesterol, triglycerides). She also specializes in the therapeutic management of patients with diabetes mellitus. Emphasis is placed on the early diagnosis of diabetes-related complications that may arise, such as diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, as well as early atheromatosis. The latter is primarily responsible for the development and manifestation of cardiovascular events. Finally, the proper management of diabetic ulcers is crucial. The goal is to achieve optimal glycemic control in diabetic patients through the provision of specialized diets, nutritional counseling, self-monitoring diaries, and education on the correct use of insulin pens. It is noteworthy that home-based education by specialized personnel is available without any financial burden.

Meletiou Thaleia is a specialized Endocrinologist-Diabetologist with a private practice in Pagkrati. She has extensive clinical and research experience in Greece and Germany. She specialized in Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism at the University Hospital of Tübingen - Bad Cannstatt Hospital in Stuttgart, the University Hospital of Giessen, and the Endocrinology and Gestational Diabetes departments at the "Alexandra" University General Hospital in Athens. She actively participates in numerous endocrinology and diabetology conferences for continuous education and updates in her field. Additionally, she is a member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society and the Athens Medical Association.

Papalazarou Karolos - Epicurean Diet is a Dietitian - Nutritionist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki, while concurrently serving as the Head Dietitian of the Cardiometabolic - Diabetology Center at Metropolitan Hospital, as well as the Head of the Dietitian Department at Therapis General Hospital. He holds a degree from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the School of Food Technology and Nutrition in Thessaloniki and has specializations in diabetes mellitus, clinical dietetics, and eating disorders. The dietitian office in Kolonaki offers personalized nutrition programs in a pleasant and familiar environment. Specifically, specialized nutrition programs are provided for children, adolescents, adults, elderly individuals, pregnant/lactating women, and athletes. Additionally, nutritional monitoring is offered for pathological conditions such as obesity, anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, nephropathies, and cholecystopathies.

Karyofylli Tamisoglou Ioanna is a Specialist in Internal Medicine maintaining private practices in Thessaloniki. She is actively involved in the management and treatment of patients with arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus. Additionally, she is engaged in the full spectrum of infectious diseases. From 2010 to 2016, she studied at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. Subsequently, from March 2017 to February 2018, she served as a rural doctor at the Regional Clinic of Aidipsos, Evia. Simultaneously, she pursued her postgraduate studies at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace in the postgraduate program "Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics." From April 2018 to September 2018, she worked at the multi-clinic "Charalampos Vittorakis" in Platanias, Chania, and then from November 2018 until August 2023, she completed her specialty in Internal Medicine at the 1st Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou." She has participated in numerous seminars and continuing education courses on arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, aiming to offer high-quality healthcare services. She collaborates with the private clinics "Euromedica General Clinic" and "Bioclinic Thessaloniki." Additionally, she participates in the Ministry of Health’s "Personal Doctor" program and is a contracted physician with EOPYY. She is a member of the medical network of Affidea diagnostic centers and cooperates with all private insurance companies. Finally, since April 2025, she has been an external associate of the 424 General Military Hospital in the lipid clinic, and since February 2024, she has joined the medical team of Elysium Medical Center, where she maintains an internal medicine practice.

Andreas Rizoulis MD, PhD is an Endocrinologist who maintains a private practice in Larissa. He holds a doctorate from the University of Thessaly and a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Endocrinology at the University General Hospital of Larissa and attended a postgraduate program in Primary Health Care. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Military physician Xaralampidis Konstantinos MD, MSc is a recognized Pathologist with multiple specializations and extensive experience in providing medical care. He maintains a private clinic in Thessaloniki. Having graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2012, he joined the ranks of officers in the Hellenic Army. He served in combat units, demonstrating his dedication to military medicine. Since 2022, he has maintained a pathology clinic in Lemnos, offering high-quality healthcare, and is currently specializing in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetes Center of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine at the AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki. Concurrently, he is training in obesity management at the clinic’s outpatient Obesity Unit. In his clinic, he collaborates with excellent specialists from various fields to provide comprehensive management of chronic and complex diseases. Xaralampidis Konstantinos is committed to delivering quality health services with respect and consideration for the patient.

Education & Certifications

• Medical Degree: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012)
• Postgraduate Degree: Research Methodology in Medicine and Health Sciences (2019)
• Specialty Title in Pathology (2022)
• Certifications:
• Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus
• Management of infections, including Covid-19

With a sense of responsibility and respect towards fellow human beings, Xaralampidis Konstantinos provides comprehensive medical care according to the principles of medical science, dedicated to offering quality health services.

Ο Μεραμβελιωτάκης Εμμανουήλ είναι Γενικός Γιατρός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης. Είναι απόφοιτος της 1ης Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου του Καρόλου στην Πράγα, από όπου αποφοίτησε με βαθμό Λείαν Καλώς. Κατά τη διάρκεια της αναμονής του για την ειδικότητα της Γενικής Ιατρικής, μετακόμισε στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου δούλεψε ως locum ιατρός σε διάφορα νοσοκομεία της χώρας και σε διάφορες ειδικότητες, με τελευταία θέση στο Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, με τον βαθμό του Staff Grade. Την ειδικότητα της Γενικής/Οικογενειακής Ιατρικής την τελείωσε το 2010 στο Βενιζέλειο Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου. Από το 2011 μέχρι σήμερα δουλεύει ως Επιμελητής ΕΣΥ στο ΚΥ Μοιρών. Βασικά ενδιαφέροντα πέραν των καθημερινών υποχρεώσεων είναι οι συμπεριφορικές παρεμβάσεις στην Πρωτοβάθμια Φροντίδα Υγείας (ΠΦΥ) και ειδικότερα στην παχυσαρκία, τον ΣΔ και το κάπνισμα. Έχει ολοκληρώσει την θεωρητική μετεκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Έχει κάνει αρκετές ομιλίες σε θέματα παχυσαρκίας σε πανελλήνια και τοπικά συνέδρια. Ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνική Ιατρική Εταιρεία Παχυσαρκία (ΕΙΕΠ) από 12ετίας.

Kolyvas Georgios is a Pathologist who maintains a private practice in Sepolia. He holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences of Democritus University of Thrace and has participated in postgraduate seminars on hypertension studies. The doctor has extensive experience in managing hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and lipid disorders. He currently serves as an Associate Physician at the Hypertension Center of the 4th Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and is a Consultant Pathologist at Metropolitan Hospital. In his private practice, he treats conditions across the full spectrum of pathology and provides specialized services tailored to the needs of his patients.

Borsa Dimitra is a Dietitian-Nutritionist and a top graduate of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Science at Harokopio University. She holds a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition from the same university and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. During her studies, she actively participated in intensive research activities and obtained scientific publications. Furthermore, she has successfully completed a seminar titled "Specialist in Sports Nutrition" under the auspices of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. She has a strong interest in current scientific data and contemporary recommendations in the fields of weight management, nutritional counseling, clinical and sports nutrition, for which she regularly attends conferences and workshops. The principle of her dietetic practice is a personalized nutritional approach based on the medical and nutritional history, needs, and lifestyle of each individual.

Georgakopoulou Stauroula is an Endocrinologist who maintains private practices in Agioi Anargyroi and Nea Filadelfeia. She specialized in the Department of Pathology at the General Hospital of Kyparissia and in the Department of Endocrinology - Metabolism and Diabetes at the General Hospital of Nikaia. Throughout her career, she has worked as an Endocrinologist at the Menopause and Osteoporosis Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, in the Pathology and Endocrinology departments of the private hospital "Mediteranneo," as well as in the Pathology department of the private Kypseli Clinic. She has extensive experience in thyroid diseases, diabetes and metabolic management, menopause, osteoporosis, menstrual disorders, and hypogonadism. Finally, in her private practice, she can address a wide range of conditions, including diabetes, pituitary disorders, osteoporosis, and obesity.

Η Τσιλίδου Λιάνα είναι Γενικός Γιατρός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στον Εύοσμο Θεσσαλονίκης και στη Λαμία.Είναι απόφοιτος Ιατρικής Σχολής στην Ουκρανία και ειδικεύτηκε στη Γενική Ιατρική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λαμίας. Διαθέτει πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία και καθημερινά αντιμετωπίζει τα προβλήματα υγείας των ασθενών ή τους κατευθύνει προς την καταλληλότερη εξειδικευμένη λύση μέσα στο σύστημα υγείας.

Στο ιατρείο παρέχεται ολοκληρωμένη πρωτοβάθμια φροντίδα υγείας, με έμφαση στην εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση ,την πρόληψη και τη συνεχή παρακολούθηση της πορείας της υγείας κάθε ασθενούς.

Ασχολείται με την αξιολόγηση και αντιμετώπιση οξέων και χρόνιων περιστατικών όπως ο σακχαρώδης διαβήτης,η παχυσαρκία,η αρτηριακή υπέρταση, το άγχος,η κατάθλιψη, η οστεοπόρωση,καθώς και με την αντιμετώπιση λοιμώξεων,τον προληπτικό έλεγχο και την αξιολόγηση εξετάσεων, τον εμβολιασμό ενηλίκων,την περιποίηση και παρακολούθηση τραυμάτων.

Andreadis Vasileios is a Pathologist - Diabetologist who maintains a private practice in Evosmos and a second one in the Depo area of Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized as a Specialist Pathologist at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou," where he also served as a member of the Hospital's Scientific Council for three years. Subsequently, he specialized in Diabetology and completed postgraduate studies in "Health Unit Management." He has served as a Scientific Associate of the 1st Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou," and worked as a Pathologist at the Health Unit "I.K.A. Koufalia" for seven years. Finally, the doctor is an active member of the Diabetes Society of Northern Greece and the Pan-European Diabetes Association.

Mitsou Argyrios is an Internist and has maintained a private practice in Melissia since February 2025. He completed his specialty training at the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanogleio - Amalia Fleming" and has been incorporated into the Family Physician program.

Dr. Panagou Maria MD is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains private practices in Melissia and Koropi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her specialization in Endocrinology as well as in Pathology at the Endocrinology Clinic of the General Hospital of Melissia "Amalia Fleming." In addition to her private practices, she is currently the Scientific Director of the Endocrinology Department at the Medical Diagnostic Center "Praxis Ygeias," and previously served as the Scientific Director of the Endocrinology Department at the South East Aigaion Clinic in Mykonos. Finally, Dr. Panagou has particular expertise in thyroid disorders, diabetes mellitus, and osteoporosis.

Foteini Nika graduated from the Department of Science of Dietetics - Nutrition at Harokopio University in 2016. She continued her academic path by completing the postgraduate program in Applied Dietetics-Nutrition at Harokopio University, specializing in Clinical Nutrition, where she graduated with distinction. Her master's thesis focused on the development and validation of a predictive index for assessing the likelihood of vitamin D deficiency in a pediatric school-aged population. Interested in continuous education and training, she has completed additional postgraduate courses in the following areas: "Stress Management & Health," National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), "Eating Disorders," NKUA, “Advanced Dietary Management and the low FODMAP Diet in IBS,” King's College London, and “Online Introduction to Paediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals,” Monash University. She has attended numerous conferences related to her field over time and has also served as a speaker at conferences, seminars, and workshops. She maintains her dietetic practice in Nea Erythraia. Within the framework of her professional experience, she has managed numerous clinical and sports nutrition cases in both adults and children. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Dietitians-Nutritionists Association. 

Garzonis Spyros is an Internist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria". Additionally, he received further training in Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Foot at the Diabetology Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," where he remained as a collaborator for over 10 years. He holds official specialization in Diabetes Mellitus. He has a particular interest and involvement in diabetes technology and insulin pumps. He has participated as a volunteer physician in a Doctors Without Borders - Greece mission in Zambia and in programs within Greece. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Diabetological Association, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the Hellenic Society for the Study of Diabetic Foot Disorders, the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, and Doctors Without Borders - Greece.

Protopapa Maria - Nikoletta MD is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and maintains a private practice in Patras. She studied Medicine & Surgery for 2 years at the University of Florence and, after excelling in the entrance examinations, was awarded a scholarship to transfer to the Medical School of the University of Patras, from which she graduated in 2005. She holds a Specialist Medical Doctor title in Internal Medicine and possesses diplomas in Hypertension, Lipidology, and First Aid. Additionally, she has trained in the Department of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases and in outpatient clinics in general internal medicine, surgery, cardiology, as well as Emergency Departments at the University Hospital of Patras and the General Hospital of Amfissa, respectively. Alongside her private practice, she has served as an Associate Physician in the Internal Medicine Clinic at Olympion Therapeutirion since 2017 and has been a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine for the CBL Industry since 2015. In the context of lifelong education, she has participated in numerous medical conferences throughout Greece to stay informed about the advancements in her field, and her research has been published in conferences and medical journals.

Maria Mpalogianni is a Specialist Pathologist and has maintained a private practice in Nea Smyrni since 2011. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After her rural service, she completed a clinical attachment at Whittington Hospital in London in Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Emergency Medicine. She served as a postgraduate fellow physician at Hygeia Hospital in the Pulmonology, Cardiology clinics, and the Intensive Care Unit. She specialized in Pathology at the 1st Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". Additionally, she received further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetology Center of the 1st Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic and Special Pathology of the University of Athens. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Diabetological Society, the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society, and the Study Group of Diabetic Foot Diseases.