Doctors for Ferritin

Sidiropoulos Nikolaos is a Pathologist and maintains his private practice in Thessaloniki. He completed his undergraduate medical studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and subsequently specialized in Pathology at the Air Force General Hospital and the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases "Sotiria." His practice addresses arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cholesterol, and infections of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems. Additionally, he performs preventive screening - check-ups, and laboratory test evaluations.

Mpaniotis Ioannis is a Pathologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Bucharest and completed his specialization in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Giannitsa and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." Additionally, after two years of training, he obtained certification in Medical Acupuncture and has undergone further training at the Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Beijing and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. From 2007 to 2013, he provided services as a Specialist Pathologist at the IKA Pylis Axiou in Thessaloniki, as a medical examiner at the Naval Retirement Fund, the Hotel Workers' Fund (TAXY), as well as in private clinics in Thessaloniki. Currently, he volunteers at the KAPI centers of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, examining and providing services to the vulnerable elderly population. Finally, he has participated in numerous national and international conferences and is a member of the Medical Society of Pathology and other medical associations.

Η Καπαρού Μαρία είναι Αιματολόγος, Διευθύντρια της Β' Αιματολογικής Κλινικής στο Νοσοκομείο " ΕΡΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΤΥΝΑΝ " και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον ίδιο χώρο. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και Διδάκτωρ Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Ειδικεύθηκε στην Αιματολογία στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου της Κρήτης. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της ειδίκευσης της, εργάστηκε ως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου. Το 2013 έλαβε θέση Επικουρικής Επιμελήτριας Αιματολογίας στο Βενιζέλειο Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου, για τις Αιμοσφαιρινοπάθειες, καθώς και για τις Διαταραχές Πήξης και Αιμόστασης. Το 2015 μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου εξειδικεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με Πολλαπλούν Μυέλωμα και Λεμφοϋπερπλαστικά νοσήματα (post-CCT Fellow in Myeloma and Lymphoma) και στη συνέχεια στη Μεταμόσχευση Αιμοποιητικών Κυττάρων (post-CCT Fellow in BMT) στο νοσοκομείο Birmingham Heartlands, ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα Αιματολογικά Κέντρα του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Από τον Αύγουστο του 2019 έλαβε θέση Διευθύντριας Αιματολογίας στo Πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο του Βirmingham. Αντιμετώπισε και παρακολούθησε μεγάλο αριθμό ασθενών από όλο το φάσμα των αιματολογικών παθήσεων. Διετέλεσε τακτικό μέλος του Αιματολογικού Ογκολογικού Συμβουλίου του νοσοκομείου και ήταν επικεφαλής της Υπηρεσίας Επείγουσας Αντιμετώπισης Ογκολογικών ασθενών. Εκτός από την Κλινική Αιματολογία, εστίασε και στην εφαρμοσμένη κλινική έρευνα. Επιπλέον, της Διδακτορικής της Διατριβής, έχει δημοσιεύσει μεγάλο αριθμό άρθρων σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά και έχει συμμετάσχει σε σημαντικό αριθμό κλινικών μελετών. Η συνεχής ενημέρωση - εκπαίδευση στις εξελίξεις στη διαγνωστική προσέγγιση και τη θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με καλοήθεις και κακοήθεις αιματολογικές παθήσεις είναι απαραίτητη για την προσφορά της καλύτερης δυνατής φροντίδας στους ασθενείς. Στόχος της είναι να παρέχει υψηλού επιπέδου εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες στον ασθενή, με σεβασμό και γνήσιο ενδιαφέρον για την επίτευξη της καλύτερης έκβασης στο πρόβλημα υγείας που αντιμετωπίζει.

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.

Aikaterini Benekou, MD, is a Consultant Hematologist with extensive experience in clinical hematology and the management of hematologic malignancies. She runs a private practice in the center of Athens (Pedion tou Areos). She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and in 2015 was awarded the Medical Specialty Title in Hematology after completing her training at Laiko General Hospital of Athens.

From 2015 to 2018, she worked as a Hematology Registrar/Consultant at Barts NHS Trust in London, gaining substantial experience in the management of hematologic malignancies and advanced therapeutic approaches. Subsequently, from August 2018 to April 2019, she served as a Consultant Hematologist at Northwick Park Hospital in London, where she specialized in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Since 2019, she has been serving as a Consultant Hematologist (Grade A) at Laiko General Hospital of Athens, while since 2020 she has also been a regular member of the National Committee for the Evaluation and Reimbursement of Human Medicines at the Ministry of Health, actively contributing to the assessment of new medicines based on documented clinical data on efficacy and safety, with the goal of integrating them into reimbursed therapies.

Her research and academic activity is rich, including publications in international peer-reviewed journals and presentations at major scientific congresses. Her main scientific interests focus on stem cell transplantation, cellular therapies, and modern treatment approaches for lymphomas and leukemias.

Dr. Kavaratzis Kyriakos is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and has maintained a Private Practice in Alexandroupolis since 2008. He graduated from the Medical School of Plovdiv University and obtained the title of Specialist in Internal Medicine after completing his specialization at the State and A University Internal Medicine Clinic of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, the outpatient clinic for diabetes and obesity, and a concurrent 3-month training in Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, and the Emergency Department. Simultaneously, he has worked as a Specialist in Internal Medicine at I.K.A. Alexandroupolis for 2 years, for 4 years at K.A.P.I. Alexandroupolis, and for 1 year at the Migrant Center in Komotini.

Anastasopoulos Vasilis is an Internist at the General Hospital of Attica KAT with the rank of Senior Registrar and maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. He holds a Medical Degree and specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Attica KAT and the General Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi," as well as in Diabetes Mellitus at the University General Hospital "Attikon." He holds a postgraduate diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health from the National School of Public Health. He has received further training in emergency pre-hospital medicine at the National Center for Emergency Care (EKAB), as well as in the 2nd Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon," focusing on lipid disorders and cardiovascular disease prevention. He has served as the scientific director at the Local Health Unit in Petroupoli and at the Health Center of Peristeri. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, the Society for the Study of Risk Factors for Vascular Diseases, and the Hellenic Lipidology Society. As part of continuous medical education, he has attended numerous scientific conferences and has contributed to the writing of scientific papers.

Stamelou Athanasia is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She specialized in Hematology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra," the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," as well as the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." She has served as a Second-Level Consultant in the Hematology Department of the General Hospital of Attica "KAT" and in the corresponding department of the Theia Pronoia Hospital "I Pammakaristos." From 2015 to 2020, she worked as an external collaborator of the General Clinic of Kallithea. Additionally, she has attended numerous Greek and international conferences, continuously updates herself on the latest scientific developments in the field of Hematology, and has published articles in scientific journals. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Hematology Society, and the European Hematology Association.

Ioannis Kouslis is a Specialist in General Family Medicine and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a master's degree titled "Health and Exercise" with a specialization in Sports Medicine, as well as further training in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care. His practice offers comprehensive care services for chronic diseases (Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Obesity, Osteoporosis, COPD, Asthma), Preventive Medicine, Emergency Cases, Home Visits, Vaccinations, Prescription of Medications & Blood Tests, Medical Leave Certificates, Spirometry, Single Channel Holter Monitoring, Electrocardiogram, Microsurgery, Trauma | Dressing changes. Appointments are required during office hours, while Sundays are reserved for emergency cases only, following prior communication with the doctor.

Dimitrakopoulou Natalia is an Internist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree and a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has specialized in Internal Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, and Diabetic Foot at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and has also participated in multicenter studies at the Diabetes Laboratory of the same hospital. She is a member of the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the Society for the Study of Diabetic Foot Disorders, and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society.

Greka Athina is a Specialist Pathologist - master in Nutrition - master in Gerontology. She maintains private practices in Kypseli and Oropos. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate degree in "Emergency Prehospital Medicine" from the Ministry of Health and the National Emergency Center (EKAV). Additionally, she holds a master's degree in Gerontology from the European University Cyprus and a master's degree in Dietetics and Nutrition Studies, Pearson Assured, from the United Kingdom. The doctor regularly attends and contributes papers to numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, as part of her ongoing professional development, and has authored articles in general interest magazines on health topics. It is noteworthy that she has been awarded by the Athens Medical Association for her voluntary participation in the Social Mission Clinic, by EKEPY for training and voluntary involvement in the Emergency Medical Teams for urgent situations of the Athens Medical Association, and has received honorable mention for her voluntary participation in the Social Mission Clinic. Ms. Greka is a scientific collaborator at the Athens Medical Center and a volunteer doctor with Doctors of the World. Her clinics address issues of general pathology and provide solutions for vulnerable cases. Moreover, both emergency and scheduled cases of general pathology are managed, with an emphasis on health prevention, combining therapeutic treatment with exercise and nutrition, tailored to existing comorbidities, on an individualized and case-by-case basis.

Mitsiou Pagona is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained European specialization through the European Hematology Association (EHA). In 2024, she completed postgraduate studies focusing on Thrombosis, Hemorrhage, and Transfusion Medicine at NKUA, further expanding her knowledge and clinical practice. Since 2012, she has been serving in the National Health System, and since 2016, she has worked as a Senior Registrar (Epilipsis B') in the Hematology Clinic and the Autologous Transplantation Unit of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanogleio - Amalia Fleming." Simultaneously, she maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi, offering specialized services in the diagnosis and monitoring of hematological disorders, with a scientific approach and patient-centered care. Her experience with complex hematological cases and continuous professional development make her a reliable ally for every patient.

Dr. Pessax Ilias is a Hematologist with private practices in Agia Paraskevi and Marousi within the Athens Medical Center. Dr. Pessax was born in Thessaloniki and studied Medicine in Ioannina. Upon completing his specialization in Hematology at the “Laiko” Hospital and his doctoral dissertation, he pursued further training in Israel at one of the world's leading centers for Bone Marrow Transplantation, “Tel HaShomer,” and subsequently worked as a specialist hematologist at one of the largest hemato-oncology centers in the United Kingdom, the Royal Marsden. Following this, Dr. Pessax worked for several years in Greece as an Academic Fellow at the University of Athens, while also serving as a scientific collaborator at the European University Cyprus. Currently, Dr. Pessax is an Associate Professor of Hematology, practices privately in Athens, is a Hematologist at the Athens Medical Center, and regularly continues to practice medicine in the United Kingdom and Belgium as a specialist Hematologist. Scientifically, he has participated in hundreds of Greek and international conferences with numerous significant presentations, has authored many important scientific articles, and has contributed to the writing of two foreign-language medical books.

Dimitra Xatzigianni is a Specialist Internist and has maintained a private practice in Peristeri since 1993. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the First University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko.” Subsequently, she pursued further training at the Gastroenterology Clinic of the University Hospital “Louvain” in Brussels. She specializes in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Diabetology, and Arterial Hypertension. Additionally, she has attended medical conferences focused on Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism to stay abreast of advancements in her field and to develop professionally.

Ο Καλιοντζάκης Γιάννης είναι Παθολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Χανιά. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης ενώ ειδικευτηκε στην εσωτερική παθολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Χανίων "Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος" και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου. Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στη Νευρολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης "Παπαγεωργίου" πάνω στην θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση των Εγκεφαλικών Επεισοδίων και τη θρομβόλυση, καθώς και στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Αλεξάνδρα" στη Μονάδα Εγκεφαλικών. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί ως Επιμελητής και στη συνέχεια ως Διευθυντής ΕΣΥ στη Νευρολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Χανίων "Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος" για σχεδόν 20 έτη.

Εκεί, εφάρμοσε για πρώτη φορά με τους συνεργάτες του την ενδοφλέβια θρομβόλυση με εξαιρετικά αποτελέσματα, ενώ λειτουργούσε δύο φορές την εβδομάδα το ιατρείο των Εγκεφαλικών με περισσότερους από 2000 ασθενείς. Παράλληλα, συμμετείχε σε όλες τις υποχρεώσεις της Νευρολογικής κλινικής (εφημερίες, κλινικό έργο, διασυνδετική με τις άλλες κλινικές). Η συμμετοχή του στη Νευρολογική κλινική επέφερε μια γεφύρωση αλλά και την διεύρυνση των γνώσεών του πάνω στο αντικείμενο της παθολογίας και της νευρολογίας.

Έχει συμμετάσχει σε μελέτες σε Ελληνικά και διεθνή περιοδικά, σε Ελληνικά, Ευρωπαϊκά και παγκόσμια συνέδρια αγγειακών εγκεφαλικών επεισοδίων καθώς έχει προσκληθεί και σε πολλά διεθνή συνέδρια του εξωτερικού ενώ παρακολουθεί ανελλιπώς τις εξελίξεις πάνω στο αντικείμενο των αγγειακών εγκεφαλικών και καρδιαγγειακών νόσων.

Lemonidou Anastasia is a General Practitioner maintaining a private practice in Kolonaki. She is a certified trainer from the University of Crete (health coach) specializing in chronic respiratory conditions, with postgraduate studies in Emergency Medicine from the University of West Attica. Additionally, she holds certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She possesses extensive clinical experience, having served as an Assistant General Medicine Physician at the Alexandra Health Unit, a collaborator with the Piraeus Football Federation, the scientific director of medical and pharmaceutical companies, and a collaborator with surgical clinics at the 251 Air Force General Hospital.

Zagkalis Theologos is a General Practitioner providing online medical services. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Varna Medical University and holds a postgraduate specialization degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health. He served as a salaried resident physician during his ten-month training for obtaining the General Medicine specialty at the Nea Makri Health Center and later at the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialenio - Benakeio" - Hellenic Red Cross. He has held the position of Assistant General Practitioner, grade B Registrar, at the Primary Health Care Center - Lavrio Health Center, and Assistant General Practitioner with the rank of NHS Physician, Registrar B, at the Primary Health Care Center - Nea Makri Health Center. Finally, from 2022 to 2025, he collaborated with Affidea in the 24-hour DrOnline program, a telemedicine platform offering consultations via text messages and video calls, and was responsible for conducting pre-insurance medical examinations for applicants on behalf of Ethniki Insurance.

Gouliaris Antonios is an Internal Medicine specialist with a private practice in Glyka Nera. He is an Honor Graduate PhD of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a degree from the same institution. He specialized in Internal Medicine at the Therapeutic Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital "Alexandra." He pursued further training in France, with a scholarship from the French government, in the field of "Respiratory Pathophysiology" & "Respiratory Diseases" at the University Hospital of NANCY - INSERM Research Center. Additionally, he received further training at the University Hospital of London "Kings College Hospital" in "Intensive Care," and at "Saint Christopher Hospice" in "Palliative Medicine" and "Pain Management." For several years, he has worked as an Attending Physician at the University Intensive Care Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and as an Attending Physician and subsequently Director at the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center. To this day, he serves as the Director Internist of the Athens Medical Center at the Maroussi Clinic and the Psychiko Clinic. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and has publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, a significant milestone in the doctor's medical career was in 1982, when he was awarded the "Sotiris Papastamatis Award" by the Medical Society of Athens for the best research work of the year: "The Concentration of 2,3-DPG in Red Blood Cells in Idiopathic Hypertension."

Maria Eustratiadou is a Hematologist collaborating with Genesis Clinic and Euromedica General Clinic. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed her specialization in Hematology at Papageorgiou Hospital. She has served as a Senior Registrar B at Papageorgiou Hospital, gaining extensive experience in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients across the full spectrum of benign and malignant Hematology (Myelodysplastic Neoplasms, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Acute Leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombocytopenias, Anemia, Hematology Counseling). She has attended numerous conferences with active participation and publications. She successfully passed the European Hematology examinations in 2023. She provides patient services both in clinical settings and via video consultation for patients in remote areas without access to an in-person Hematologist. She undertakes treatments including (immunotherapy, chemotherapy), transfusions, phlebotomies, intravenous iron administration within the clinic, with participation of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) in the clinical costs. She performs bone marrow aspiration and biopsy using the latest and minimally painful "drill biopsy" technique because her priority is the comfort and quality of life of her patients. Her goal is the timely and accurate management of her patients, with respect and consideration for the individual.