Otolaryngologist (ENT) with experience in Driving License in Heraklion

Papadakis Ioannis is a Surgeon Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and completed advanced training in Otolaryngology in the United Kingdom at various National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Specifically, among others, he worked at Princess Victoria Hospital in Scotland, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex, as well as Pilgrim Hospital. At his private clinic, services provided include hearing measurement/tympanometry, vertigo assessment, allergy testing, otomicroscopy, endoscopic examination, and sleep study. As part of ongoing medical education aimed at maintaining, developing, and improving medical knowledge and surgical techniques, the doctor participates annually in specialized conferences, seminars, and in the annual revalidation of doctors in the United Kingdom (GMC revalidation). Finally, he is a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the European Rhinology Society, and the British Medical Association.

Astrakianakis Antonios is a Pathologist who maintains a private practice in the center of Heraklion, Crete. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Internal Medicine at the 3rd Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio". He regularly attends conferences and continuing education courses in Greece and abroad, with a focus on diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, and dyslipidemias. In his practice, he manages chronic and emergency cases within the spectrum of pathology, while also issuing health certificates for sports, employment, and driving licenses. In parallel with his private practice, he has previously worked as a Pathologist at the Regional Health Unit of EOPYY (formerly IKA) in Heraklion, at the First Aid Station of Heraklion Airport as an inspecting physician, and has served as a pre-examination doctor and member of various committees of the Disability Certification Center (KEPA), as well as on the Supreme Health Committee for Pension Awards of OGA.

Liopyrakis Antonis is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Diabetology, maintaining a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. In a welcoming environment, years of knowledge and experience are combined with modern methods and equipment, where all types of pathological conditions are successfully regulated and treated. The physician investigates the medical problem through the broad spectrum of pathology and, based on the diagnosis and taking into account the nature of the symptoms and the discomfort caused by the disease, proposes the appropriate treatment. Additionally, a group of patients with a history of chronic pain receive palliative care. Overall, the physician manages cases such as pathological diseases, febrile infections, cough, persistent fever, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

Meramvelliotakis Nikolaos is an Internist with a private practice in Heraklion, Crete since 2000. He holds a medical degree from the University "La Sapienza" of Rome, 1990, and obtained his specialty in Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Heraklion in 2000. Additionally, the doctor has collaborated with the private clinics "Asklipieio" and "Agios Georgios" and completed his rural service at the Krousonas Maleviziou rural clinic in 1993. He has participated as a member of the Heraklion Medical Association, served as a Municipal Councilor of Heraklion, and was President of the Cultural Association of Kato Vianos. He is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association.

Η Καλλιγιάννη Μαριβίκη MD, MSc είναι Ειδική Νευρολόγος, γεννήθηκε και μεγάλωσε στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης, όπου διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης το 2006, από όπου και αποφοίτησε το 2012 με βαθμό Λίαν Καλώς. Το 2018 ολοκλήρωσε το Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών «Νευροεπιστήμες» του τμήματος Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με βαθμό 8.15, ενώ η πτυχιακή της εργασία πάνω στην Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση βαθμολογήθηκε με άριστα 9.5. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή της στη Νευρολογία στην Νευρολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου, έχοντας εκπαιδευτεί άρτια στη διαχείριση μίας πλειάδας νευρολογικών περιστατικών, όπως αγγειακά εγκεφαλικά επεισόδια, άνοια, Πάρκινσον, Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση, ημικρανία και λοιπές κεφαλαλγίες, επιληψία, μυασθένεια, πολυνευροπάθειες, μυοπάθειες. Παράλληλα με το κλινικό της έργο, ασχολήθηκε ενεργά επί σειρά ετών με τη διδασκαλία των προπτυχιακών φοιτητών Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, τόσο διδάσκοντας στο μάθημα της Νευρολογίας 7ου εξαμήνου, όσο και εκπαιδεύοντας τους 6ο ετείς φοιτητές κατά την κλινική τους άσκηση. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος διεθνών και ελληνικών συνεδρίων με προφορικές παρουσιάσεις και posters. Επιπλέον, δημοσιεύσεις της υπάρχουν στο έγκριτο επιστημονικό περιοδικό «Νευροανοσολογία». Είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Νευρολογίας (ΕΑΝ) από το 2018, συμμετέχοντας τακτικά σε όλες τις εκπαιδευτικές δραστηριότητες του φορέα. Συμμετέχει τακτικά σε διεθνή προγράμματα Συνεχιζόμενης Ιατρικής Εκπαίδευσης (CME). Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο από το 2022 στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης και στο Αρκαλοχώρι με ειδικό ενδιαφέρον για τις κεφαλαλγίες. Παραμένει πλήρως ενημερωμένη για όλες τις τρέχουσες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις και νέες θεραπείες για την ημικρανία και άλλες κεφαλαλγίες. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας, της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (International Headache Society- IHS) και της Αμερικανικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (American Headache Society- AHS). Συμμετέχει ενεργά στον Κλάδο Κεφαλαλγίας της Ελληνικής Νευρολογικής Εταιρείας και αποτελεί μέλος της ομάδας μελέτης GRASP (Greek Research Alliance for the Study of headache and Pain). Τέλος, είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Ηρακλείου και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Βρυξελλών και Βαλλονίας (Ordre de Medecins). Μιλάει άπταιστα ελληνικά, αγγλικά (Proficiency) και γαλλικά (DALF).

Piskopakis Konstantinos is a Surgeon Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the Athens General Hospital "Laiko" and subsequently at the General Hospital of Nikaia and Western Attica.

Additionally, he trained in General Surgery (G.N.N Nikaia - D. Attica), Plastic Surgery (G.O.N.K "Ag. Anargyroi"), as well as Neurosurgery (G.N.N Nikaia - D. Attica), as part of obtaining his specialty title. He completed his service as a rural doctor at the General Hospital of Thebes.

As part of ongoing medical education, he participates annually in conferences and seminars related to his specialty.

At his practice, clinical assessment and minor procedures are available, including services such as tonal and speech audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing, otomicroscopy, and endoscopic examination with video recording.

He collaborates with the private clinics Asklipieion of Crete and Creta InterClinic for the conduct of further tests and the possibility of surgeries.

Dr. Nikolaos Kostakis is a General Practitioner with extensive professional experience in both Greece and abroad. He began his medical career in 2008 as a rural doctor at the Health Center of Siteia. From 2009 to 2010, he worked as a private physician at the "Cretan Medi Help" Medical Center in Heraklion, and in 2010, he continued his private practice at the "Asklipieion of Crete" private clinic. Between 2010 and 2011, he served as a rural doctor fulfilling his mandatory service at the Regional Clinic of Menetes in Karpathos. In 2013–2014, he gained international experience as a resident in General Practice at the "FLEN" Health Center in Sweden, and he completed his residency in Greece at the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI) from 2014 to 2017. Since 2017, he has been serving as a General Practitioner at the 1st Local Health Unit (TOMY) in Heraklion, and since 2025, he also maintains a private medical practice in the same city. He holds a medical degree from the Second University of Naples in Italy.  

Dr. Xatzinaki Kalliopi, MD, MSc, is a Specialist in General - Family Medicine and maintains her private practice within the "Mesogeios-Diagnostic Centers," located at Chryssostomou 74 and Knosou Avenue 69 in Heraklion, Crete. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed her specialization in General - Family Medicine at Venizeleio - Pananio Regional Hospital of Heraklion. She holds a postgraduate diploma specializing in "Vaccinations and Infection Prevention" and has extensive clinical experience in managing emergency and chronic cases. In her private practice, she provides high-level medical services, focusing on prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of primary healthcare conditions affecting the entire family: management of infections, injuries, surgical and pathological cases, prevention and management of Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Osteoporosis, Obesity, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Depression, Anxiety Disorder, and other chronic diseases, smoking cessation, issuance of medical certificates and attestations, and a holistic approach to the geriatric patient. Additionally, she conducts home visits when deemed necessary. Finally, she actively participates in scientific conferences and educational programs, aiming at her continuous professional development and provision of optimal care to her patients.