Otolaryngologists (ENT) for Sinusitis

Athanasiou Konstantinos is an Otolaryngologist who maintains his private practice in Petroupoli. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specialized in surgical procedures, and has extensive experience in the management of epistaxis and allergic rhinitis. Additionally, he currently collaborates with the Peristeri Medical Center, the Athenian Clinic, Iaso General and Pediatric Hospitals, as well as the ORL Athens Clinic. Since 2007, he has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and workshops with the primary goal of continuing his education in the specialty of otolaryngology. He is also a member of the Medisystem Physicians Network of Interamerican.

Dr. Kiousis Nikolaos, MD, MSc, is an Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Cholargos, Attica. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a Master's Degree in Global Health and Disaster Medicine. He began his specialization in the Otolaryngology Department of the "P & Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital and completed his training at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," where he gained extensive experience in managing cases across the full spectrum of his specialty. He has participated in international and national conferences and seminars and serves as an instructor in the annual surgical bone excavation seminar organized by the ENT clinic of Evangelismos. He is a member of the Hellenic and European Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

Ziara Olga is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) with a private practice in Marousi. She holds a Medical Degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed a five-year training program at St George's, Evelina-Guy's & St Thomas, and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where she specialized, among other areas, in Pediatric ENT. Additionally, she has significant experience in head and neck surgery. In her private practice, she offers specialized solutions tailored to her patients' needs, covering a wide range of conditions such as pharyngitis, snoring, laryngitis, hearing loss, and asthma.

Tsilis Nikolaos MD, PhD, MSc, FEBORL, is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and

a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He holds a Master’s degree in Salivary Gland Disorders. Additionally, he has undergone advanced training at university clinics in Germany and the United Kingdom,

and completed his specialization at the University Hospital of Athens "Attikon" and the Pediatric Hospital "Aglaya Kyriakou". Regarding his professional experience, he has volunteered at the "Doctors of the World" polyclinic, and has served as

Consultant Otolaryngologist at the Maternity Hospital Clinic,

Deputy Director of the Adult ENT Clinic at IASO Hospital,

Scientific Collaborator at the Athens Bioclinic, Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University ENT Clinic of the University of Athens, as well as Head of the Neurotology Laboratory.

Furthermore, he continuously updates his knowledge in the field through participation in numerous conferences, where he has also been a speaker. Finally, he has authored fifteen international and Greek publications in medical journals and is a member of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Hellenic Society of Neurotology, and the Panhellenic Otolaryngology Society.

Dr. Katsapis Nikos is an Otolaryngologist and a member of the medical team at Premedicare Polyclinic. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Germany in Surgical Otolaryngology at the Sana Klinikum Remscheid Academic Hospital, performing a large number of surgeries covering the full spectrum of the Otolaryngology specialty in both adults and children. In May 2017, he obtained the title of Surgeon Otolaryngologist for adults and children following examinations by the Medical Association of North Rhine in Düsseldorf, Germany. He worked as a Senior Registrar at the Sana Klinikum Remscheid Academic Hospital and as Deputy Director at Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, under the renowned Professor Ph. Dost. There, in September 2021, he earned the specialty title in Facial Plastic Surgery after performing numerous plastic surgeries (rhinoplasties, otoplasties, blepharoplasties, reconstruction of defects with flaps in oncology patients, etc.) and successfully passing the examinations of the Medical Association of Westphalia in Münster, Germany. He has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences and holds certification as a Head and Neck Ultrasound Specialist (DEGUM) from the University of Mainz.

Simopoulou Xara is an Otolaryngologist specializing in adult and pediatric patients and maintains a private practice in Keratsini. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has many years of professional experience. She began her specialty training in the Surgical Clinic at the Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa," continued her training in the ENT Clinic at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sofia," and completed her specialization in Otolaryngology at the ENT Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio." Additionally, she holds certification for issuing Medical Certificates for Seafarers at Biomedica Piraeus in the Maritime Department. Dr. Simopoulou is a member of the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and the Panhellenic Pediatric Otolaryngology Society. In her private clinic, she manages conditions covering the full spectrum of otolaryngology and provides specialized services tailored to the needs of her patients.

Nasiopoulou Theodora is an ENT specialist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a Master's degree in Audiology-Neuro-otology, is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holds the European Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology, Diploma of European Board of Otorhinolaryngology. She has amassed extensive professional experience, having worked in the ENT Clinics of Mitera Hospital, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Iaso General Hospital, the Biomedical Clinic, and the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocrates." In her private practice, she manages cases of vertigo, dizziness, and tinnitus, performs endoscopies of the nose, pharynx, and larynx, while also specializing in pediatric otorhinolaryngology.

Ο Δρ. Περικλής Παπαευθυμίου είναι Χειρουργός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος Ενηλίκων και Παίδων. Ειδικεύθηκε και εξειδικεύθηκε επί εννέα συναπτά έτη σε κορυφαία κέντρα της Γερμανίας, όπου πραγματοποίησε με επιτυχία χιλιάδες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις σε ενηλίκους και παιδιά, επίσημα καταγεγραμμένες σύμφωνα με το γερμανικό σύστημα καταγραφής επεμβάσεων. Εξειδικεύτηκε στην χειρουργική αμυγδαλών και αδενοειδών εκβλαστήσεων (κρεατάκια), τη χειρουργική του ρινικού διαφράγματος, την ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική παραρρινίων κόλπων (FESS - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), την χειρουργική των υπερτροφικών ρινικών κογχών με ραδιοσυχνότητες, την συντηρητική και χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση Ρινορραγίας, την αντιμετώπιση του Ροχαλητού και της Υπνικής Άπνοιας, την Ρινοπλαστική, την Ωτοπλαστική, τη χειρουργική θεραπεία παθήσεων των σιελογόνων αδένων, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην αφαίρεση όγκων παρωτίδας με διεγχηρητικό έλεγχο και διατήρηση του προσωπικού νεύρου, την ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική λάρυγγα/φωνητικών χορδών, καθώς και την χειρουργική θεραπεία δερματικών όγκων της περιοχής του προσώπου και ιδιαίτερα του ωτικού πτερυγίου και της ρινός. Είναι κάτοχος του γερμανικού Τίτλου Ειδικότητας στην Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία, τον οποίο κατέκτησε μετά την ολοκλήρωση του προγράμματος εκπαίδευσης για την Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία στα νοσοκομεία Universitätsklinikum Essen και Prosper Hospital Recklinghausen και μετά από επιτυχείς εξετάσεις ιατρικής ειδικότητας στον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Westfalen-Lippe (Münster). Διετέλεσε Επιμελητής Α’ στην Κλινική Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας - Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής & Τραχήλου του φημισμένου Prosper Hospital Γερμανίας. Οι επιστημονικές εργασίες του έχουν δημοσιευτεί στην διεθνή βιβλιογραφία. Στο διδακτικό του έργο περιλαμβάνεται η δραστηριότητά του ως εισηγητής στο προκλινικό μάθημα κλινικής εξέτασης της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας για τους Φοιτητές Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Duisburg-Essen της Γερμανίας. Είναι Μέλος της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας - Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου, Μέλος της Ελληνικής Ρινολογικής Εταιρίας και Μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών. Στο ιατρείο του στο Περιστέρι, με τον πιο σύγχρονο εξοπλισμό, παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας συνδυάζοντας επιστημονική ακρίβεια και εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα. Στο ιατρείο λειτουργεί υπερσύγχρονο Εργαστήριο Βίντεο-Ενδοσκοπήσεων Ενηλίκων και Παίδων με Βίντεο-Καταγραφή, εξοπλισμένο με την τελευταία λέξη της τεχνολογίας σε εύκαμπτα και άκαμπτα ενδοσκόπια. Είναι εξοπλισμένο με ειδικό παιδιατρικό ενδοσκόπιο για τη διερεύνηση των παιδιατρικών ασθενών σε παθήσεις όπως η υπερτροφία των αδενοειδών εκβλαστήσεων (κρεατάκια) και η ωτίτιδα. Η Βίντεο-Ενδοσκόπηση επιτρέπει λεπτομερή διερεύνηση παθήσεων όπως το σκολιωτικό (στραβό) ρινικό διαφράγμα, οι ρινικοί πολύποδες, η ιγμορίτιδα, η αλλεργική ρινίτιδα, η υπερτροφία των ρινικών κογχών, το βράχος φωνής, η φαρυγγίτιδα, η λαρυγγίτιδα και οι διαταραχές κατάποσης. Η προβολή της ενδοσκοπικής εικόνας σε Οθόνη High Definition 43´ ιντσών διευκολύνει την αναλυτική ενημέρωση του ασθενούς επί των ευρημάτων καθώς και τον σχεδιασμό της κατάλληλης θεραπείας. Η εξέταση των Ώτων στο ιατρείο καθώς και ο καθαρισμός γίνονται με τη χρήση ειδικού Μικροσκοπίου, το οποίο επιτρέπει στον ιατρό την λεπτομερή εξέταση καθώς και τον καθαρισμό χωρίς ενόχληση για τον ασθενή. Το ιατρείο διαθέτει σύγχρονο ψηφιακό Ακοογράφο και Τυμπανογράφο για τη διενέργεια ελέγχου ακοής σε ενηλίκους και παιδιά. Για την καλύτερη συνεργασία των μικρών μας ασθενών ο Τυμπανογράφος είναι εξοπλισμένος με λειτουργία race car που εξομοιώνει την εξέταση με παιχνίδι.

Genetzaki Sotiria MD, MSc, PhD is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. She is a scientific associate at the Athens Medical Center.

She is a graduate and Doctor of Medicine from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Alongside her professional engagement, she has developed a particular scientific and academic interest in Rhinology and Olfactory & Gustatory Disorders. Her dissertation focuses on post-infectious olfactory disorders and their management.

She holds a postgraduate diploma from the University of Patras in "Nasal Diseases, Skull Base and Facial Region." She collaborates with the Olfaction - Taste Department of the University ENT Clinic at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou," where she participates as a researcher in European research protocols related to the treatment of anosmia and hyposmia.

She has trained at European Reference Centers for Olfactory and Gustatory Disorders, specifically at the University Clinic of Geneva (2019), Unité de Rhinologie et d' Olfactologie (Prof. Basile Landis), as well as at the University Clinic of Dresden, Interdisciplinary Center for Smell and Taste (Prof. Thomas Hummel). At her private practice located at 14 Ptolemaiou Street in Agios Dimitrios, she provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of ENT cases.

At her clinic, she conducts comprehensive examinations using flexible and rigid video-endoscopes, olfactory assessment through smell tests, taste evaluation, ear examination with a microscope, tympanometry, audiometry, vertigo and tinnitus assessment, voice and swallowing disorders evaluation, snoring examination, and other conditions within the scope of ENT specialty. Additionally, she performs surgery and collaborates with renowned private hospitals in Athens.

Dr. Kousoulis Panagiotis MD, DAvSpMed (USAF), DO-HNS, FEBORL-HNS is a Military Physician (retired) - Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeon with private practices in Athens and Kalamata. He specializes in Aviation Medicine, Sleep Medicine (diagnosis and treatment of snoring and sleep apnea), Pediatric Otolaryngology, and thyroid gland surgery. Following written and oral examinations, he has been certified to practice Otolaryngology by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds the Diploma in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Additionally, he has been certified after examinations by the European ENT Society as a Fellow of the European Board in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He holds a pan-European professional license. He has extensive experience working at numerous hospitals in England, including Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (Brighton), Lewisham University Hospital (London), and Carlisle University Hospital. At his private practice, he provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of all otolaryngological conditions.

Kanellos Panagiotis is an Otolaryngologist, Director of the ENT Department at Iaso Hospital, and a physician at the Pediatric Audiology Department of the same hospital. He maintains a private practice in Pefki. He graduated from the Medical School of Craiova and specialized in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis." Additionally, he received further specialization in Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatric Audiology. Currently, in his private practice, he provides specialized services and treats a variety of conditions, including sudden hearing loss, facial or neck pain, allergic rhinitis, tonsils, hearing loss, hoarseness, olfactory disorders, nasal septum, tinnitus, external otitis, papillomas, vertigo, laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer, laryngitis, vocal cord paralysis, and polyps. He has authored 46 scientific papers, which have been presented at Greek and international conferences. Finally, the physician is a member of the Panhellenic Pediatric Otolaryngology Society, the "New Doctors" Association, the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, the Association of Greek Otolaryngologists, and the Panhellenic Medical Society of Audiology - Neurotology.

Kelidou Paraskeui is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Ilion. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in otolaryngology at the ENT Clinic of Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus. Additionally, she completed one year of her training at Penteli General Children's Hospital, gaining significant experience in pediatric otolaryngology.

She has served as the Scientific Director of the ENT Clinic at Affidea Kallithea and is a collaborating surgeon at ORL Athens Clinic and Metropolitan Hospital.

Dr. Kanelis Nikolaos is an Otolaryngologist, Director of the Otolaryngology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, and has maintained a private practice in Chaidari since 1994. He has received advanced training in Pediatric Laryngology, Otoneurology, and Ear Surgery at Baylor College in Houston, United States of America. He has been active in this field for over twenty years. In his practice, he performs a wide range of essential medical services, including ear cleaning, endoscopic examination, tympanometry, audiogram, and comprehensive audiological assessment. Additionally, he provides high-level services due to his extensive experience and specialization, managing numerous cases involving the surgical treatment of snoring, voice disorders, and deviated septum, conditions that affect a large proportion of patients.

Gkountakos Ioannis MD, MSc, PhD, FEBORL-HNS is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a postgraduate degree in Medical Research Methodology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a medical degree from the same university. He is also a Doctor of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The doctor is specialized in head and neck surgery and has worked at various hospitals in Greece and abroad, including St Mary’s & Charing Cross Hospital in England. To date, he serves as Consultant at the ENT Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital and remains a Scientific Collaborator at the University ENT Clinic of the AHEPA University General Hospital as well as an Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Imperial College NHS Trust in London. In his private practice, he provides specialized services covering the entire spectrum of otolaryngology tailored to the needs of his patients. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic ENT Society, the Northern Greece ENT Society, the European Rhinologic Society, the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, and the British Rhinoplasty Society.

Gantas Konstantinos is an Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Thermi, Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a specialist title in Otolaryngology Surgery from the University Otolaryngology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Larissa. During his training, he developed a research interest in the study of patients presenting symptoms of snoring, as well as sleep apnea syndrome, and has gained significant experience in endoscopic examination and endoscopic surgery in both children and adults. In his practice, he manages all pathologies (medically or surgically) based on the modern principles of evidence-based medicine, providing services such as audiological assessments, endoscopies with flexible and rigid nasal and laryngeal endoscopes, evaluation of causes of snoring and apneas, and skin tests to investigate the causes of allergic rhinitis. Finally, every patient is approached with utmost respect during the history-taking process and throughout the clinical examination.

Η Ιατρός Αναστασία Λιάπη είναι Διευθύντρια ΕΣΥ στην ΩΡΛ Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", με πολυετή εμπειρία στην κλινική και χειρουργική Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία ενηλίκων/παίδων, καθώς και στη Φωνιατρική. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο (MSc in Voice Pathology) από το University College London, με διάκριση (Distinction). Έχει εκπαιδευτεί και εργαστεί σε κορυφαία Νοσοκομεία της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας, όπως το Leeds General Infirmary, το Royal Surrey County Hospital, το St George’s Hospital του Λονδίνου και το John Radcliffe Hospital της Οξφόρδης. Κατά την παραμονή της στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο απέκτησε διπλώματα του Royal College of Surgeons of England (DOHNS) και του Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (MRCS), ενώ συμμετείχε ενεργά σε εξειδικευμένα ιατρεία φωνής και παιδιατρικής ακοολογίας.

Από το 2009 υπηρετεί στο Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας, αρχικά ως Επιμελήτρια στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία" και από το 2018 στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", όπου από το 2021 κατέχει τη θέση Διευθύντριας ΕΣΥ. Το επιστημονικό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στις παθήσεις της φωνής και του λάρυγγα, στη ρινοχειρουργική και ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινός και παραρρινίων, καθώς και στη χειρουργική κεφαλής και τραχήλου. Διαθέτει σημαντική εμπειρία στη φωνιατρική αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση, καθώς και στη διαχείριση διαταραχών κατάποσης.

Παράλληλα, έχει πλούσιο διδακτικό έργο ως μέλος ΔΕΠ του Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών "Αναπνευστική Ανεπάρκεια και Μηχανικός Αερισμός" της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ και συμμετέχει στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών και ειδικευομένων ιατρών. Η ερευνητική της δραστηριότητα περιλαμβάνει μελέτες σε θέματα παθολογίας φωνής, ρινολογίας και ωτοχειρουργικής, με δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή περιοδικά και παρουσία σε δεκάδες συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. Συμμετέχει σε κλινικές μελέτες για την εφαρμογή των βιολογικών παραγόντων στη θεραπεία των ρινικών πολυπόδων σε συνεργασία με πνευμονολόγους.  Είναι μέλος πολλών ελληνικών και διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών, μεταξύ των οποίων η European Laryngological Society, η British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngology, και η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Φωνιατρικής και Διαταραχών Κατάποσης, της οποίας είναι τακτικό  μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου.

Με γνώμονα τον σεβασμό στον ασθενή και την επιστημονική αριστεία, η Δρ. Λιάπη προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες ιατρικές και χειρουργικές υπηρεσίες με έμφαση στην αποκατάσταση της υγείας και της ποιότητας ζωής.

Staurou Stauros is an Otolaryngologist - Pediatric ENT specialist and maintains a private practice in Patras. He specialized in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospital of Patras and underwent six months of training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the General Hospital of Patras "Agios Andreas," followed by an additional six months in the Neurosurgery Clinic of the same hospital. He served as an Assistant Consultant in the Second Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospital of Patras and has worked in major public hospitals such as the General Hospital of Kalamata, the Karamanadaneio Children's Hospital of Patras, and the Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia." Finally, he has attended numerous conferences and workshops aimed at the thorough training and continuing education in his field of specialization.

Kalafatis Matthaios Antonis is an Otolaryngologist who operates his private practice in Metamorfosi. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Athens and obtained specialties in General Surgery as well as Otolaryngology at Evangelismos Hospital, where he specialized in a broader field of rhinoplasty. His experience was gained through the management of 3,000 cases. The physician participates annually in international and European conferences of the EAFPS and in corresponding surgical courses concerning specialized techniques. In his private practice, he treats a wide range of cases by leveraging his scientific expertise and extensive experience, while placing great importance on the doctor-patient relationship and communication.

Tyrellis Georgios is an Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Ilion. He is a graduate and PhD candidate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he completed postgraduate studies in "Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery" and received training in Botox, Dermal Filler & Skin Rejuvenation. He specialized at the 2nd University ENT Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" and currently serves as a Consultant in the ENT clinic of Iaso Hospital. Lastly, he has extensive research experience, with numerous scientific publications throughout his career.