Gastroenterologists with experience in Colonoscopy

Papaleksi Fani is a Gastroenterologist with private practices in the center of Thessaloniki and Kalamaria. She also serves as a Scientific Associate at the 4th University Department of Internal Medicine in Thessaloniki and as a collaborator of the BioClinic Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is a doctoral candidate in Medicine at the same institution. She obtained her specialty in Gastroenterology at the 1st Propaedeutic Clinic of the General University Hospital of Thessaloniki "AXEPA" and received further training in interventional endoscopy in Rome. She has participated as a researcher in international research protocols in the field of viral hepatitis and idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases. She has published articles in international scientific journals and has presented research findings at international conferences. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society and the British Medical Association.

Matina - Lydia Xatzinikolaou MD, PhD is a Gastroenterologist who sees patients in Cholargos at Metropolitan General Hospital. She graduated from the Athens College and subsequently studied Medicine at Nottingham University in England. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed further training in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London, after completing her specialty in Gastroenterology at the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." She works as a Consultant in the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital and is a Scientific Associate of the Gastroenterology Unit at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria," with her primary specialization in inflammatory bowel diseases. She actively participates in Greek and international conferences and has authored scientific publications. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society, the Hellenic Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.