Doctors for Infertility in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Gyftopoulos Antonios is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Chalandri. He specializes in endoscopic urology, urinary tract lithiasis, and prostate disorders. In his modern clinic, he offers services such as prostate examination, cystoscopy, ultrasound of the kidneys, testicles, and bladder, as well as fertility assessment.

Maria Giannakou is an Endocrinologist and operates a private practice in Vrilissia. She specializes in Diabetes and Metabolism and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her doctoral thesis focused on chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and the nutritional and oxidative factors influencing its progression. She has extensive experience in university and hospital settings, having trained at the Center of Expertise for Rare Endocrine Diseases of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," as well as in the 1st Oncology Clinic of the General Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi." Currently, she is a consulting endocrinologist at the Endocrinology Unit of the University of Athens and at Medifirst in Marousi. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom, and the Endocrinological Society, remaining actively informed of scientific developments in her field.

Dr. Argyrakis Konstantinos is a Gynecologist-Obstetrician with a private practice in Marousi. He holds a Doctorate with honors from the University of Rome, with a doctoral thesis in experimental surgery, and a Medical Degree from the same University with the highest distinction. He has specialized in general surgery and gynecology at public and university hospitals in Greece and abroad. Following a scholarship from the Ministry of Health, being the sole Greek recipient in 1998, he continued his specialization at King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, at the "Harris Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine" under the direction of the world-renowned Professor Kypros Nikolaides. There, he worked as a researcher studying obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound, particularly in prenatal fetal screening, and advanced pioneering research methods for fetal interventions during intrauterine life at this globally recognized research center. He is a founding member of the Hellenic Society of Lower Genital Tract Pathology and a member of the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Concurrently, he has significant professional experience, serving as a Scientific Associate at "Iaso" Hospital, where he was Consultant for 10 years, as well as Scientific Director of fetal-maternal and gynecologic ultrasound at a major diagnostic center in Athens for 9 years. Additionally, he has attended over 100 conferences in Greece and abroad, some of which he has been a speaker, and he has several publications in scientific journals and newspapers. Currently, at his model private clinic, he has served over 10,000 patients nationwide for approximately 20 years.

Tzonis Panagiotis - Art Of Life Fertility & IVF is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Neo Irakleio. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Novi Sad and holds a postgraduate diploma in Research on Reproductive Health from the University of Athens, while also being a Doctoral Candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the hospitals: “Metaxa” in Piraeus, General Hospital of Athens “Attikon”, and the “Genesis” clinic, where he remains a scientific collaborator to this day. He has a total of 6 foreign-language publications and simultaneously attends a large number of seminars and medical conferences in his field of specialization. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the European Society of Reproductive Immunology, the Hellenic Immunological Society, the Hellenic Breast Surgery Society, and the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine.

Georgios Katsagounos is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Melissia. He holds a Medical Degree from the University G. D'Annunzio Chieti - Pescara in Italy and specialized in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) and holds the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification. Since 2018, he has worked as a Consultant at the 3rd Urological Clinic of Hygeia Hospital. Finally, the doctor specializes in urinary tract lithiasis, prostate diseases, and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURis).

Kontos Stylianos, MD, PhD, FEBU, MES, is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Patras and a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The physician is specialized in the Diagnostic Approach and Surgical Management of Urinary System Disorders with European Certification. Additionally, he specialized in Urology and is an expert in oncological urology, laparoscopic - robotic surgery, and urinary tract lithiasis. Furthermore, he completed advanced training in laparoscopic surgery of the upper urinary tract and lithiasis at the University Hospital of Glasgow, Scotland. Finally, he contributes articles to Greek and international medical journals and delivers lectures at conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Spanopoulos Spyridon MD, FEBU, is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and received training at the Gynecological Clinic and the Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Burn Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He served for over 3 years as a surgical assistant and external collaborator at the private Clinic "O Sotir," and subsequently specialized in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He pursued further training at the Urological Clinic of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, within the framework of a European program. He has extensive educational experience and significant research work, which has been presented at Greek and international conferences.

Sopilidis Odysseas is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. He holds a degree from the State Medical School of Almaty, Kazakhstan, specialized in Urology at the 2nd University Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio," and completed his postgraduate training in London. His research interests focus on Laparoscopic Surgery, Endourology, and Urological Oncology. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association.

Panagopoulos Aggelos is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Marousi. He holds a degree in Medicine from the UMF Victor Babes Medical School in Timișoara, Romania. Additionally, he completed postgraduate training in Robotic Surgery at the University Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." His involvement in authoring presentations and lectures at both Greek and international conferences, as well as in publishing articles, is extensive. Furthermore, he specialized in Urology at the Naval Hospital of Athens and, aside from classical Surgical Urology and Andrology, he was trained in Plastic Surgery and Female Urology. He is the Scientific Director of the Hellenic Sexological Institute. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Mertziotis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Ampelokipoi, Cholargos, and Neo Psychiko. He holds a PhD from the University of Athens on the topic "Investigation of Urological and Sexual Disorders in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis." He earned his Medical Degree from the Medical School of the University of Modena, Italy, and specialized in Urology as a fellow of the Hellenic Urological Association, training at various hospitals in the United Kingdom with a focus on urinary incontinence urodynamics, urethroplasty, and reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. Additionally, he specialized in laparoscopic and robotic surgery in Strasbourg, France. He has been awarded by the Urological Association for an innovative urethroplasty technique and has presented his work on innovative laser focal therapy for prostate cancer in the Netherlands, Japan, Washington, and Los Angeles. Concurrently, he has been the Director of the Urology Clinic at Metropolitan General since 2014, possessing extensive clinical experience from his work at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, the Athens Bioclinic, "Mitera" Hospital, among others, having successfully performed over 8,000 surgical procedures. He has introduced new techniques both in Greece and internationally. Lastly, he has presented and participated in 80 international and Greek studies and numerous conferences as a speaker and is a member of the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, the British Association of Urology, the Board of the Urodynamics, Incontinence and Female Urology Committee of the Hellenic Urological Association. He is the President of the Hellenic Society of Focal Therapy as well as the President of the Society of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care.

Papaioannou Stefanos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Nea Ionia. He has completed his studies as well as his surgical training in Southern Italy. He possesses extensive experience in breast screening and diagnostic mammography, having worked in Gynecological clinics at numerous hospitals in Greece and abroad. Specifically, he served as an Internal Associate at Iaso Hospital, worked at Agia Olga General Hospital, Zakynthos General Hospital, and at the University Hospital Mater Domini in Italy. In his gynecological clinic, women of all ages can undergo basic gynecological examinations such as Pap smear, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, and breast ultrasound. Additionally, he manages pregnancy monitoring and performs second and third trimester ultrasound scans. Finally, he continuously updates his knowledge in the field by participating in numerous conferences both in Greece and internationally.

Dr Olivia FIORI was born in Paris and studied medicine at the Saint-Antoine Faculty of Medicine, Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris VI between 1990 and 1996. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and successfully passed the medical internship exam, deciding to specialize in Gynecology-Obstetrics. Between 1997 and 2004 she trained in the best university hospital departments in Paris under the supervision of internationally recognized professors of gynecology. From 2001 she chose to focus on reproductive medicine, a field that allowed her to combine her interest in endocrinology and gynecology. In parallel to her hospital training, she completed a Master’s degree in reproductive biology and a Master’s degree in developmental physiology at the University of Paris V. In 2004, she became head of clinic at the Paris Hospitals and worked in the reproductive medicine Assistance unit of Pr UZAN, at the TENON Hospital in Paris. In 2008 she left the public hospital and decided, with the precious help of a biologist trained in the department of Pr Frydman, to revitalize the Assisted Reproduction department in a private clinic near Paris. She has been practicing there until now and has performed nearly 4000 IVF giving birth to several hundred beautiful babies. Dr Fiori is convinced of the power of the mind over the body, as she has observed during her 20 years of practice. She trained in Medical Hypnosis at the Paris Medical University and at the Milton Erickson Foundation (Arizona-USA) to help each woman mobilize her inner resources to become a mother. Passionate about Greece since her teenage years and extremely impressed by the high quality of the Institute of Life’s assisted reproduction laboratory, Dr Olivia FIORI has chosen to divide her time between Paris and Athens to bring her expertise in the field of fertility to couples.

Rapti Olga is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Marousi. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She trained at the surgical clinic of the 1st IKA Therapeutic Center "Papadimitriou" and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou." Additionally, she holds certification in cervical colposcopy from the Society of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy and certification from KESY for conducting ultrasounds. She has served as a collaborator in the breast oncological surgery clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and has participated in numerous conferences presenting scientific papers. Her private practice offers a wide range of services, including comprehensive gynecological check-ups, infertility assessment, colposcopy, Pap tests, and cardiotocography. Finally, Dr. Rapti is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Society of Obstetric and Gynecological Ultrasound, and the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.

Ο ιατρός Ηλίας Δ. Κορομπόκης είναι Μαιευτήρας- Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος, Ειδικός στη διερεύνηση της Υπογονιμότητας και στην Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστήμιου της Ρώμης “Universita degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ “ και πραγματοποίησε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στα MSc in “Research in Female Reproduction” και MSc in Infertility-Assisted Reproduction Techniques του ΕΚΠΑ. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των σπουδών του εκπαιδεύτηκε σε θέματα ουρογυναικολογίας στην Πανεπιστημιακή κλινική “U.Bracci” του Νοσοκομείου Policlinico Umberto I° της Ρώμης. Ειδικεύτηκε, αρχικά, στο Χειρουργικό τμήμα του νοσοκομείου Γ.Ν.Α. ΚΑΤ, αντιμετωπίζοντας πληθώρα επειγόντων περιστατικών και έπειτα στο Γυναικολογικό Τμήμα του Νοσοκομείου Γ.Ν.Α. ‘Γεώργιος Γεννηματάς’ συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμες γυναικολογικές επεμβάσεις , κολποσκοπήσεις και υστεροσκοπήσεις. Επιπρόσθετα, μετείχε σε μεγάλο αριθμό ουρογυναικολογικών επεμβάσεων λόγω ακράτειας ούρων. Στη συνέχεια ειδικεύτηκε στη Β’ Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική Κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Αρεταίειο Νοσοκομείο, Πιστοποιημένου Ευρωπαϊκού Κέντρου Εκπαίδευσης στη Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία από το Ευρωπαϊκό Κολέγιο Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας (EBCOG). Έλαβε μέρος σε πληθώρα φυσιολογικών και επιπλεγμένων τοκετών, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά στο Τμήμα Παρακολούθησης Κυήσεων Υψηλού Κινδύνου, στο Τμήμα Υστεροσκόπησης και στο Τμήμα Λαπαροσκόπησης, αποκτώντας εμπειρία στις ενδοσκοπικές μεθόδους. Μετά την λήψη του Τίτλου ειδικότητας εργάστηκε και εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Μονάδα Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής της Β’ Μαιευτικής & Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής, της Ιατρικής Σχολής, του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Αρεταίειο Νοσοκομείο. Έλαβε πιστοποίηση κατόπιν εξετάσεων στην «Καρδιοτοκογραφία και Παρακολούθηση του Εμβρύου» από την Σουηδική Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική εταιρία. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Εταιρίας Οικογενειακού Προγραμματισμού , της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής, Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Παιδικής και Εφηβικής Γυναικολογίας. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πολλές ομιλίες και επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, και έχει δημοσιεύσει επιστημονικά άρθρα σε περιοδικά του κλάδου. Σήμερα διατηρεί ιδιωτικά Ιατρεία στο Μαρούσι Αττικής και στους Αμπελοκήπους. Συνεργάζεται με τα νοσοκομεία Ιασώ και Μητέρα, όπου είναι Επιμελητής της Χειρουργικής Αίθουσας καθώς και της Αίθουσας Τοκετών.

Andrioti Liliana is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She completed her medical studies at the Cluj-Napoca Medical School and received further training in high-risk pregnancy and aesthetic gynecology in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Concurrently, she trained in colposcopy and gynecological and obstetric ultrasonography at the university department of Professor Antsaklis Aristidis. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." At the clinic, in a modern and fully equipped facility, a wide range of medical services are provided, including comprehensive gynecological examinations, Thin Prep and HPV-DNA testing, breast palpation, management of polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis, as well as monitoring and management of high-risk pregnancies. Additionally, fertility assessments, ovulation induction, preparation for in vitro fertilization (IVF), and collaboration with one of the best IVF centers in Greece are offered. Regarding aesthetic gynecology, local injections of hyaluronic acid are administered to the vulva and vagina, and RF methods are applied for vaginal dryness, atrophy, and mild urinary incontinence. Finally, the physician collaborates with numerous obstetric clinics where she performs laparoscopic procedures as well as surgical interventions for benign tumors.

Ο Καραναστάσης Δημήτριος,MD, MSc, FEBU, PhDr είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος και Ανδρολόγος, με πολυετή εμπειρία και εξειδίκευση σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα ουρολογικών και ανδρολογικών παθήσεων. Σήμερα, κατέχει τη θέση του Διευθυντή της Ουρολογικής Κλινικής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Ψυχικού και είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρίας καθώς και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Σεξουαλικής Ιατρικής (ESSM).

Η επιστημονική του εμπειρία καλύπτει τόσο τις ουρολογικές παθήσεις, όπως ο προστάτης, η προστατίτιδα, η καλοήθης υπερπλασία προστάτη και η ακράτεια ούρων, όσο και τον τομέα της ανδρολογίας, με την αντιμετώπιση της κάμψης πέους, της κιρσοκήλης, της στυτικής δυσλειτουργίας και της ανδρικής υπογονιμότητας. Παράλληλα, διαθέτει εξειδίκευση στη χειρουργική ογκολογία του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, όπως ο καρκίνος του προστάτη και της ουροδόχου κύστης, καθώς και στη γυναικολογική ουρολογία, περιλαμβάνοντας τη γυναικεία ακράτεια ούρων και την αποκατάσταση πρόπτωσης πυελικού εδάφους.

Στην επιστημονική του πορεία, έχει διατελέσει Πρόεδρος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου και Διευθυντής Ιατρικής Υπηρεσίας στο Γ.Ν.Αθηνών «ΕΛΠΙΣ», ενώ υπήρξε συντονιστής διευθυντής του Ουρολογικού Τμήματος και επιμελητής Α΄ και Β΄ Ουρολογικής Κλινικής από το 1982 έως το 2018.

Η εκπαίδευση και η εξειδίκευση του περιλαμβάνει πτυχίο Ιατρικής από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (1976), ειδικότητα Ουρολογίας (1983), διδακτορική διατριβή (1989), MSc στην Πνευμονική Υπέρταση, καθώς και διεθνή μετεκπαίδευση σε κορυφαία νοσοκομεία του Λονδίνου και της Γερμανίας σε επανορθωτική χειρουργική, γυναικολογική ουρολογία και χειρουργική ογκολογία. Είναι κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Διπλώματος Ουρολογίας (FEBU) και διαθέτει επίσης Master στην Αισθητική Ιατρική και Διπλώματα Ιατρικού Βελονισμού.Ο ιατρός έχει συμβάλλει σημαντικά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα με τρία εξειδικευμένα ουρολογικά συγγράμματα, πάνω από 220 επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, καθώς και με διεθνή βραβεία για την επιστημονική του δραστηριότητα.

Στόχος του είναι να παρέχει στους ασθενείς σαφή, επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη ενημέρωση και εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα, ιδίως σε μια εποχή όπου η διαδικτυακή πληροφόρηση συχνά οδηγεί σε παρανοήσεις ή λανθασμένα συμπεράσματα. Η φιλοσοφία του επικεντρώνεται στην ουσιαστική επικοινωνία με τον ασθενή, στην ακριβή διάγνωση και στη βέλτιστη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση, συνδυάζοντας την επιστημονική τεχνογνωσία με τη σύγχρονη χειρουργική και την ανθρωποκεντρική φροντίδα.

Onze Vasileios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Marousi and Skiathos. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed postgraduate studies in "Research in Female Reproduction" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he is undergoing further training in Endoscopic Gynecological Surgery and Urogynecology at the "Mitera" Maternity Hospital. He specialized at the General University Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio" and at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra," where he gained significant clinical experience. Finally, he specializes in gynecological infertility and collaborates with several private clinics, such as IASO Athens and Larissa.

Arampatzis Ioannis MD, MSc, PhDc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a postgraduate diploma in Pregnancy Pathology from the same university. He is specialized in Human Reproduction, Colposcopy, and Cervical Pathology. His specialization at the largest University clinic in the country provided him with extensive experience and scientific training to manage a wide range of gynecological and obstetric cases. In his private practice, conducted in a state-of-the-art and internationally accredited environment, specialized services are offered including gynecological examination, breast screening, 4D ultrasound, colposcopy - laser treatment, Pap tests, biopsy and culture sampling, pregnancy monitoring, prenatal screening, intrauterine device placement, as well as investigation of infertility, menopause, and osteoporosis issues. His goal is to make modern obstetric and gynecological care friendly and accessible to all women. Finally, he has numerous participations in global, international, and Greek conferences and seminars.