Ophthalmologists with experience in Cataract surgery in Prefecture of Thessaloniki

O Δρ. Τσακπίνης Δημήτρης είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Παράλληλα, είναι συντονιστής Διευθυντής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης "Ο Άγιος Δημήτριος" με εμπειρία σε πάνω από 14.000 επιτυχημένες επεμβάσεις καταρράκτη ακόμη και στις πλέον απαιτητικές περιπτώσεις. Επιπλέον, είναι Διδάκτορας στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης με διατριβή στην αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα από μεγαλοκυτταροϊό σε HIV+ ασθενείς. Έχει εξειδίκευση στη Χειρουργική του καταρράκτη και τη διαχείριση των επιπλοκών και έλαβε εξειδίκευση επί ένα έτος (Fellowship) στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης για τη διόρθωση με LASER της μυωπίας, υπερμετρωπίας, αστιγματισμού και πρεσβυωπίας υπό τον καθηγητή Ι. Παλλήκαρη, πρωτοπόρο της μεθόδου LASIK. Επίσης, έχει εξειδίκευση στις χειρουργικές παθήσεις του υαλοειδούς, του αμφιβληστροειδούς και της ωχράς κηλίδας την οποία απέκτησε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου "Βενιζέλειο" στη Κρήτη. Έλαβε την ειδικότητα οφθαλμολογίας στην Α' Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης - ΑΧΕΠΑ και πτυχίο της Ιατρικής σχολής του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης.

Στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο διενεργείται πλήρης οφθαλμολογικός έλεγχος σε ενήλικές, διατίθεται πλήρης και νέας γενιάς εξοπλισμόα, που καθιστά ευχερή την ακριβή διάγνωση οφθαλμολογικών παθήσεων, ενώ η τεράστια εμπειρία του Δρ. Δημήτρη Τσακπίνη, επιτρέπει την ορθή διάγνωση και επιλογή της χειρουργικής θεραπείας, όπου και όταν αυτή χρειάζεται.

Για επεμβατικές θεραπείες οι οποίες δεν διενεργούνται στο ιατρείο, ο Δρ. Δημήτρης Τσακπίνης, με χειρουργική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση και των πλέον δύσκολων καταστάσεων και χειρουργικών επιπλοκών, αναλαμβάνει ασθενείς σε Οφθαλμολογικές Κλινικές με τις οποίες συνεργάζεται.

Georgios Kateris is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed postgraduate training in the clinical retina and neuro-ophthalmology department at the Swedish University Ophthalmology Clinic Sahlgrenska. He specialized in cataract and glaucoma surgery at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Swedish Hospital SÄS, where he served as Consultant Surgeon for two years. Currently, he has extensive experience in cataract surgery, refractive procedures for myopia and astigmatism, as well as in the study and management of macular degeneration and retinopathy. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lens and Refractive Surgery, the European Board of Ophthalmology, and the Swedish Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Desiris Panagiotis MD, PhD, MSc is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki since 2009. He holds a Doctorate in Ophthalmology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same institution. Additionally, he holds a Master's Degree in Health Unit Management from the School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University. He completed his specialization at the Ophthalmology Clinics of the General Hospital of Kavala and the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, and he has further specialized in Cataract Surgery and Refractive Surgery in the United Kingdom. His diagnostic expertise covers the entire range of ocular pathology, and he successfully performs surgical procedures for cataracts, glaucoma, eyelids, as well as the application of refractive (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism) and therapeutic lasers (diabetes mellitus, macular degeneration, etc.). He is a regular collaborator with the Euromedica Group - General Clinic of Thessaloniki, as well as with most private clinics and ophthalmological centers. He has participated as a speaker and attended numerous scientific conferences and has contributed to numerous research programs and studies, resulting in significant published works. Finally, he is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lens and Refractive Surgery, the Ophthalmological Society of Northern Greece, the Panhellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the Ophthalmological Society of Thrace, Eastern Macedonia, and the Northern Aegean Islands.

Dr. Thomas Siempis is a highly trained Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, subspecialized in Glaucoma, Cataract, and Anterior Segment Surgery. He completed his training in Glasgow (Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology) and pursued further fellowship training at the University of Toronto through the world-renowned GAASS Fellowship under Dr. Ike Ahmed. He is the only ophthalmologist in Greece with this specific subspecialty training and one of the very few across Europe. He has served as Consultant Ophthalmologist at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in London and currently runs a state-of-the-art private clinic in the center of Thessaloniki (110 Mitropoleos Street). He is Head of the Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Service at Saint Luke’s Clinic, a medical associate of the Ophthalmica Institute, and holds a Consultant position at Newmedica Eye Clinic in the United Kingdom.

Dr Dragkiotis Eustathios is an Ophthalmologist and Pediatric Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in the Kalamaria sidewalk area of Thessaloniki. Simultaneously, he collaborates with diagnostic centers such as Euromedica - General Clinic, Laser & Ophthalmos, Biomedical, and Ophthalmica. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Ophthalmology at the Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki. He holds a doctorate with a dissertation titled "The study of changes in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) following pharmacological treatment - intravitreal injections," conducted at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of the AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki. He has received further training in the use of Laser in Crete under Professor I. Pallis for the correction of refractive errors such as myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. He has extensive experience in cataract surgery and refractive surgery. He is an ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric patients, providing appropriate treatment tailored to their specific needs. Finally, Dr Dragkiotis actively participates in all domestic and international ophthalmology conferences.

Η Τζάκρη Δήμητρα είναι Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός - Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος MD, MSc, PhD(c), FEBO και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό οφθαλμολογικό ιατρείο στον Εύοσμο Θεσσαλονίκης. Είναι συνεργάτης ιατρός της Γενικής Κλινικής Θεσσαλονίκης και της Κλινικής «Άγιος Λουκάς». Ειδικεύθηκε στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης «Παπαγεωργίου» και είναι Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO). Είναι υποψήφια διδάκτωρ Ιατρικής του Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης με ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον στη χειρουργική καταρράκτη και τους premium ενδοφακούς. Παράλληλα, ολοκλήρωσε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Μεθοδολογία της Ιατρικής Έρευνας και μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Εδιμβούργου (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), με έμφαση στην πρώιμη διάγνωση γλαυκώματος και στην ηλικιακή εκφύλιση της ωχράς κηλίδας. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά συνέδρια, καθώς και στην παρουσίαση κλινικών περιστατικών και επιστημονικών εργασιών, έχοντας λάβει επαίνους και διακρίσεις για την ακαδημαϊκή και επιστημονική της δραστηριότητα. Στο ιατρείο της πραγματοποιείται πλήρης οφθαλμολογικός έλεγχος ενηλίκων και παιδιών, προεγχειρητικός έλεγχος καταρράκτη, διερεύνηση και παρακολούθηση γλαυκώματος και παθήσεων ωχράς κηλίδας, καθώς και αντιμετώπιση επειγόντων οφθαλμολογικών περιστατικών με σύγχρονα διαγνωστικά μέσα και εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση.

Dr Xaritoudis Georgios MD, PhD, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and obtained his specialty while completing his doctoral thesis—focusing on the management of choroidal melanoma—at the Charité University Clinic, Campus Benjamin Franklin, in Berlin. The physician has developed extensive clinical experience at a clinic in Hanover, Germany, and is certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology, FEBO). With significant expertise in all aspects of modern ophthalmology, he provides personalized ophthalmic medical services and, in collaboration with leading private clinics, performs surgical treatment of any ophthalmological condition, applying the most reliable and advanced methods. In the welcoming and pleasant environment of his practice, he manages every case related to his scientific specialty, always fostering trusting relationships with his patients.

Lakidis Ophthalmology, whose Scientific Director is Lakidis Vasilis - Ophthalmologist, in collaboration with his son Lakidis Antonis and associates, is an ophthalmology center located in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a degree from the same university, and has undergone advanced training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and at the University Clinic of Cologne in the management of complex retinal and choroidal diseases. He possesses extensive professional experience in prominent hospitals and university clinics, such as Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, where he worked as a scientific collaborator for 8 years, and the Ophthalmology Clinic of Democritus University of Thrace, where he served as a scientific advisor for 5 years. At his ophthalmology center, together with his associates, they provide services across the full spectrum of ophthalmology, including refractive surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, corneal diseases, posterior segment diseases, eyelid disorders, neuro-ophthalmology, preventive ophthalmology, general ophthalmology, minimally invasive blepharoplasty, cataract treatment, ophthalmic inflammations, and glaucoma.

Samiotaki Afroditi is an Ophthalmologist - Pediatric Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Evosmos since 1993. She holds a degree from the Medical Academy of Sofia with honors and has received her specialty training in Ophthalmology in both Greece and Bulgaria. She has expertise in surgical ophthalmology, strabismus, pediatric ophthalmology, as well as in bloodless surgery and bloodless blepharoplasty. Additionally, at her practice, she offers a wide range of ophthalmology services including comprehensive ophthalmological examinations for adults, full pediatric ophthalmological assessments, complete orthoptic evaluations, amblyopia treatment, minor eyelid surgeries, aesthetic ophthalmology, as well as bloodless eyelid and facial surgery. Furthermore, Dr. Samiotaki is certified for prescribing glasses and medications under the National Organization for Healthcare Services Provision (EOPYY). Finally, as a private practitioner, she attends numerous conferences and seminars annually related to her professional development and is a member of the Northern Greece Ophthalmological Society and the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Bloodless Surgery, with her most recent workshops in aesthetic medicine and bloodless surgery held in October 2016 in Thessaloniki with Venus Medicine, and in January and April 2017 in Larissa and Thessaloniki respectively, with Hermes Medicine.

Dramalis Georgios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a degree from the School of Optics at the Higher Technological Educational Institute of Athens. He completed his specialization in Ophthalmology at the Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki and has 30 years of professional experience. Additionally, he continues lifelong education through participation in conferences and scientific workshops and is a member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki.