Doctors for Infertility

Ο Δρ. Λαζάρου Απόστολος είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος και διατηρεί το ιατρείο του στις Συκιές Θεσσαλονίκης. Είναι Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης της Α' Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θ.εσσαλονίκης "Παπαγεωργίου". Έχει μετεκπαιδευθεί στη Λαπαροσκοπική και Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική στη Γερμανία (BETHESDA Duisburg), καθώς επίσης και στην Ενδομητρίωση και Αναπαραγωγική Χειρουργική. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στη χειρουργική ομάδα μαστού στο Αντικαρκινικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης " Θεαγένειο" και ολοκλήρωσε το χειρουργικό τμήμα της ειδικότητας του στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σερρών. Στη συνέχεια, ειδικεύτηκε στα Νοσοκομεία της Βέροιας και της Ξάνθης, ενώ ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αλεξανδρούπολης. Κατόπιν, ολοκλήρωσε το πρώτο του Μεταπτυχιακό στις Αρχές της Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής και, έπειτα, το δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό του στην  Κύηση Υψηλού Κινδύνου. Κατά την εξειδίκευσή του στη Γερμανία, απέκτησε εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση της ενδομητρίωσης, καθώς και σε προηγμένες τεχνικές Λαπαρασκοπικής και Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής και Ογκολογίας στο πρότυπο κέντρο στο Ντουίσμπουργκ της Γερμανίας (Evangelisches BETHESDA Krankenhaus zu Duisburg). Εμπλουτίζοντας την πορεία του με μεταπτυχιακά σεμινάρια στην υποβοηθούμενη αναπαραγωγή και την κύηση υψηλού κινδύνου, καθώς και με συμμετοχή σε κλινικές μελέτες, επιδεικνύει διαρκή δέσμευση στην εκπαίδευση και την ενημέρωση σε επίκαιρα θέματα της ειδικότητάς του. Πέραν του ιδιωτικού του ιατρείου, προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του και σε πρωτοβάθμια και δευτεροβάθμια κέντρα υγείας, αναδεικνύοντας τη δέσμευσή του στην κάλυψη των υγειονομικών αναγκών απομονωμένων κοινοτήτων και την ενίσχυση του κοινωνικού συμφέροντος. Η ακαδημαϊκή του δράση συμπληρώνεται, προσφέροντας τις υπηρεσίες του στην Α' Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογική Κλινική Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης "Παπαγεωργίου".

Xoursoglou Sotirios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has specialized at the General Hospital of Athens "Elena Venizelou," the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio," and the General Hospital of Mytilene "Vostanio." Additionally, he has volunteered as a physician at the Social Clinic of the Holy Metropolis of Peristeri and the Social Clinic of the Municipality of Peristeri. To date, he collaborates with all private maternity hospitals in Athens, including Iaso, Leto, Rea, Gaia, and Mitera. Finally, he regularly attends numerous workshops and scientific conferences in Greece and abroad and has contributed to scientific publications focusing on Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Drosos Konstantinos is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist and maintains his private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a PhD from the University of Marburg, Germany. He specialized and further trained in leading University Clinics in Germany for over a decade. In recent years, he worked as a registrar at the University Clinic of Jena. He has been trained and implements appropriate surgical methods (endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic) depending on the surgical indication of the patient. His area of expertise is oncological urology.

Stefanatou Georgia is an Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon, with a subspecialty in Pediatric - Adolescent Gynecology, and maintains a private practice in Athens. She has also completed postgraduate specialization in Gestational Pathology. She possesses scientific training and extensive experience in Cervical Pathology - Colposcopy. In her private clinic, she offers high-level services and personalized advice on all gynecological and obstetric issues, including monitoring of normal as well as high-risk pregnancies, infertility evaluation and management. Additionally, she collaborates with major obstetric clinics in Athens. Finally, she participates in international conferences and seminars as well as those organized by the Hellenic Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and continuously updates her knowledge on the latest advances in gynecology and obstetrics.

Volonakis Ioannis MD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a medical degree from the "La Sapienza" University in Rome and is specialized in Urology, having trained at Venizeleio Hospital of Heraklion and the University Hospital of Heraklion. During his career, he has served as an Assistant Consultant at the General Hospital of Chania. Currently, in his private practice, he manages conditions and provides services covering the entire spectrum of his specialty, including prostate diseases, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer. Additionally, he is a member of the European Board of Urology in Brussels, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology. He continuously updates his knowledge on the latest advancements in his field by participating in national and international conferences.

Nastos Nikolaos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. His clinic provides comprehensive gynecological and obstetric services to meet the needs of the modern woman at every stage of her life, utilizing the most advanced tools for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management, including high-risk pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, counseling assessment and management of menopause and osteoporosis issues, breastfeeding advice, fibroid removal, endometriosis, hysterectomy, urogynecology, contraception, among others.

Linardi Anastasia is an Endocrinologist and maintains a private practice in Rafina. She holds a medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School. She possesses a Master's Degree in "Research in Female Reproduction" from the Medical School of the University of Athens, and she has commenced her Doctoral Dissertation at the Medical School of the University of Patras. Due to her specialization at the General Obstetric Hospital "Elena Venizelou," she has experience and interest in the management of endocrine disorders during pregnancy, as well as gestational diabetes. During her specialization, she worked in various hospitals in Greece and abroad and currently serves as an External Collaborator at the Private Polyclinic "Iasis" Spata. In her private practice, she manages a wide range of cases, combining her scientific expertise with her experience and professionalism.

Mauraganis Georgios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Agrinio. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty at the University Hospital of Patras. Subsequently, he underwent 2 years of training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. To this day, the doctor collaborates with the Hippocrates Foundation of Agrinio and the Olympion Therapeutic Center - General Clinic of Patras. At his private practice, he offers specialized services encompassing the entire spectrum of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Tsoukala Xrysoula Md is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subsequently, she specialized in Pathology and then in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the General University Hospital "Attikon" as well as at the Athens Children's General Hospital "Pan. & Agl. Kyriakou." Additionally, she has attended postgraduate courses in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. The physician has many years of clinical experience and is specialized in diabetes mellitus, thyroid and parathyroid glands, as well as in the management of obesity and metabolic disorders. Finally, she has participated in numerous scientific conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Voggas Euaggelos is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Rethymno since 2002. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras with a grade of very good (8) and specializes in colposcopy, fetal medicine, and mastology. He has worked at Alexandra Maternity Hospital in Athens, where he completed his specialization, as well as in the United Kingdom for five years at the following hospitals: Southend on Sea, Basildon, Harold Wood, King’s College, FMF, Birmingham Women’s, IVF Unit, and Stafford. He is certified in colposcopy by the Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology, in nuchal translucency and Level II ultrasound by the Fetal Medicine Foundation in London (under Professor Kypros Nicolaides), as well as holding a diploma in mastology from the Hellenic Mastology Society. Additionally, he is certified by the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound for both fetal and gynecological ultrasound and holds ultrasound licensing from KESY, as well as certification from the Fetal Electronic Monitoring Society. He is a member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the scientific committee of the Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Safe Delivery Society established in 2018, and eight other societies in Greece. He has participated in over 200 conferences, has 40 publications in his field, and has delivered 18 lectures at various conferences. Since 2002, he has been working in Rethymno, striving to provide a high level of service to his patients. To this end, his clinic is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including the state-of-the-art Samsung WS80A elite 4D ultrasound machine, which represents the forefront of modern ultrasound technology, as well as a highly advanced Olympus OCS500 colposcope with office hysteroscopy capability, and a top-of-the-line Huntleigh cardiotocograph.

Rompolis Dimitrios is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Nikaia. He is a graduate and PhD candidate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He began his specialty training in Urology at the General Hospital of Corinth and completed it at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio." Additionally, he worked at the General Hospital of Chios "Skylitseio," completing one year in the specialty of General Surgery. Throughout his undergraduate and postgraduate career, he has actively participated in numerous clinical studies with a satisfactory number of presentations and publications at both Greek and international conferences. He has also delivered numerous lectures within the framework of in-hospital clinical courses and lectures, as well as informational lectures on urology topics at KAPI (Open Care Centers for the Elderly) and associations in Athens and Corinthia. Finally, he is a volunteer physician in the indigent program of the Municipality of Nikaia - Agios Ioannis Rentis, offering his clinic services free of charge to fellow citizens in need.

Dr. Kolvatzis Merkourios is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains his private practice in Veria. He holds a two-year postgraduate degree titled "Clinical and Surgical Anatomy (Applied Anatomy)" from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received further training in Endourology, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Laser Surgery for Lithiasis and Prostate at the Urological Clinic of Hospital Tenon in Paris, and has specialized in Robotic Surgery at the world-renowned “St Antonius Krankenhaus” center in Germany, where he simultaneously obtained the European Certification in Laparoscopic Surgery after examinations. Dr. Kolvatzis Merkourios is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He serves as a Scientific Collaborator of the Second University Urological Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at Papageorgiou General Hospital and has numerous free communications presented at international conferences in Europe and America.

Kolaggis Aleksandros is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Athens. He holds a medical degree from the Universita degli studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" in Italy and specialized in General Surgery at the First Surgical Clinic of the 417 Military Fund Nursing Institution (NIMTS) and in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Melissia "Amalia Fleming." Additionally, he completed a postgraduate program in Health Unit Management at the Hellenic Open University and underwent further training in Urological Ultrasound at the General State Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon." He is affiliated with IASO, Immedica Clinic, and the Athens Medical Center, Palaio Faliro Clinic. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Society, the European Association of Urology, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, and the European Society for Sexual Medicine.

Tyrogiannis Alkiviadis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Marousi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in General Surgery at the 3rd University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" and in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Hospital of Volos and the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." He has worked as a Gynecologist - Obstetrician at Newham University Hospital in London and at the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center "Hygeia." He is an external collaborator of the Maternity Hospital "Iaso," the Maternity Hospital "Mitera," and the Maternity Hospital "Lito." The doctor is specialized in cervical pathology and in diagnostic and surgical colposcopy. He has extensive experience in diagnostic and surgical hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, as well as all obstetric and gynecological surgical procedures. The clinic is fully equipped with certified, state-of-the-art technology, providing the full range of necessary gynecological examinations. Lastly, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Polykalas Spyridon MD, MSc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi, within the Premedicare Multispecialty Clinic. He holds a medical degree from the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Telesurgery from the same university's School of Medicine. Additionally, aiming for continuous professional development, he has attended numerous seminars and workshops, obtaining corresponding certifications. He initially specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery at the General Hospital "Elpis," followed by specialization in Gynecologic Oncology at the Anticancer - Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas." Subsequently, he completed his specialization in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Hospital - Maternity Clinic "Elena Venizelou." After obtaining his specialty, he remained at "Elena Venizelou" Hospital as a specialist Obstetrician - Gynecologist for two years. During his career, he participated in the obstetric care of many cases as well as numerous gynecological surgeries with an emphasis on minimally invasive surgery. He holds certification in diagnostic colposcopy granted by the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Today, he provides a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each patient.

Panagiotis Tanimanidis, born in Thessaloniki in 1978, graduated from the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2003.

Following his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, he further specialized in infertility, endoscopic surgery (hysteroscopy-laparoscopy), and clinical sexology, training both in Greece and abroad.

Sinos Polyxronis is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Galatsi, while also serving as a Scientific Collaborator - PhD holder at the European University Cyprus and as Consultant of the Urology Clinic at Mediteranneo Hospital. He obtained his Urology specialty title at the Red Cross Hospital "Korgialeneio - Benakeio". He possesses significant experience in the new endoscopic techniques concerning the prostate and the urinary bladder and has managed numerous cases of urinary tract lithiasis by applying minimally invasive lithotripsy techniques. He is an active member of the Hellenic and European Urological Associations and the Athens Medical Association. Finally, Dr. Sinos has presented dozens of papers at Greek and international conferences.

Tsoumpou Ioanna MSc, PhD, MRCOG, CCT-UK is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and operates a private practice at Mavili Square. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology for ten years entirely in the United Kingdom, where she also served as a Senior Registrar in major University Hospitals. She is specialized in Fetal Medicine, Gynecological Ultrasound, Endoscopic Surgery, and Cervical Pathology. She is among the few gynecologists in Greece who have completed their specialty training in the United Kingdom, gaining valuable experience in managing high-risk pregnancies and infertility cases, reproductive endocrinology, endometriosis, as well as laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery. Additionally, she trained in diagnostic and therapeutic colposcopy and was certified after examinations by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). She completed a two-year specialization in Fetal Medicine at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine at King’s College Hospital University Hospital in London, under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides. She is an expert in prenatal screening and one of the few specialized physicians worldwide holding the highest distinction in fetal medicine (Diploma in Fetal Medicine). At her private practice, combining excellent scientific training with state-of-the-art medical equipment, she aims to provide holistic medical care without unfounded exaggerations. Finally, she is a Scientific Collaborator of the Fetal Medicine Department of the First University Clinic of the University of Athens at "Alexandra" Hospital, as well as at the "Iaso" and "Lito" Maternity Hospitals.

Poulios Euaggelos is a Urologist Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a Medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), a postgraduate diploma in research methodology in medicine and health sciences, and a PhD from A.U.Th. As part of his specialization, he trained at the General Hospital of Trikala and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas," and served as a Scientific Associate at the 1st University Urology Clinic of A.U.Th. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, utilizing his scientific expertise and focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each patient he treats.