Gynecologists - Obstetricians for Colposcopy

Ο Ιωάννης Κ. Ράπτης είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος με εξειδίκευση στις κυήσεις υψηλού κινδύνου, την ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική και την υποβοηθούμενη αναπαραγωγή. Αποφοίτησε μετά από 6ετή φοίτηση από την ιατρική σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με βαθμό “λίαν καλώς” και μετέβη στη Γερμανία, όπου ειδικεύτηκε στη μαιευτική και γυναικολογία. Τα τελευταία 6 χρόνια της παραμονής του εκεί εργάστηκε στο ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο Agaplesion Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hagen του πανεπιστήμιου Ruhr Bochum όπου και έλαβε τον τίτλο του Επιμελητή Α’ (Oberarzt). Η γυναικολογική κλινική αποτελεί περιγεννητικό κέντρου πρώτου (μέγιστου) βαθμού, κέντρο ενδομητρίωσης, κέντρο δυσπλασίας τραχήλου-κολποσκόπησης και κέντρο μαστού. Εκεί έλαβε πλήρη εκπαίδευση στον τομέα Ειδική Μαιευτική και Περιγεννητική Ιατρική (Spezielle Geburtshilfe und Perinatal Medizin) και εξειδικεύτηκε στις κυήσεις υψηλού κινδύνου και τους επιπλεγμένους τοκετούς, φέρνοντας στον κόσμο περισσότερα από 900 νεογνά, ενώ έλαβε τον τίτλο DEGUM I από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ιατρικού Υπερήχου (DEGUM). Ως επικεφαλής του κέντρου ενδομητρίωσης πραγματοποίησε εκτός των άλλων περισσότερες από 500 λαπαροσκοπικές επεμβάσεις υψηλού βαθμού δυσκολίας, λαμβάνοντας τον τίτλο MIC II από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Γυναικολογικής Ενδοσκόπησης (AGE). Ακολούθως μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στο World Laparoscopy Hospital στο Νέο Δελχί, όπου πιστοποιήθηκε στη ρομποτική γυναικολογική χειρουργική και στα συστήματα da Vinci Si και Xi. Υπήρξε ένας από τους πρώτους λαπαροσκόπους παγκοσμίως που πραγματοποίησαν λαπαροσκοπική θεραπεία της πρόπτωσης μήτρας με χρήση των συνδέσμων Cooper (Λαπαροσκοπική Κτενοπηξία – Laparoscopic Pectopexy – Laparoskopische Pektopexie) καθώς και λαπαροσκοπική θεραπεία της κυστεοκήλης χωρίς την χρήση πλέγματος (Laparoskopische vordere Plastik) με εξαιρετικά αποτελέσματα. Τον Νοέμβριο του 2017 πραγματοποίησε την πρώτη επέμβαση Λαπαροσκοπικής Κτενοπηξίας στην Ελλάδα και εισήγαγε τον αντίστοιχο ελληνικό ιατρικό όρο. Τον Ιανουάριο του 2018 παρουσίασε την Λαπαροσκοπική Κτενοπηξία στην ελληνική ιατρική κοινότητα. Στο πλαίσιο της ουρογυναικολογικής του εξειδίκευσης έλαβε τον τίτλο AGUB I από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ουρογυναικολογίας και Πλαστικής Επανόρθωσης Πυελικού Εδάφους (AGUB). Στην ¨Ορμονική Σχολή της Φρανκφούρτης¨ εξειδικεύτηκε και πιστοποιήθηκε στις τεχνικές υποβοηθούμενης αναπαραγωγής, δίνοντας ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην εξατομικευμένη και evidence based θεραπεία εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης (IVF). Είναι πιστοποιημένος από τη Διεθνή Εταιρεία Γυναικολογικής Ενδοκρινολογίας (ISGE) και Μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Ιατρών Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής. Ως επικεφαλής του κέντρου δυσπλασίας τραχήλου – κολποσκόπησης ειδικεύτηκε στην κολποσκοπική διάγνωση και θεραπεία προκαρκινικών αλλοιώσεων (ιός HPV) αλλά και σεξουαλικώς μεταδιδόμενων νοσημάτων του αιδοίου, του κόλπου και του τραχήλου της μήτρας. Από το 2017 ζει και εργάζεται στην Αθήνα.

Keletzian Elena is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and a postgraduate degree in Pregnancy Pathology from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked at Karamanadaneio - General Children's Hospital of Patras, at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia Konstantopouleio - Patision Agia Olga, and at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," while also serving as a physician for the shipping company ANEK LINES. To this day, she is an Associate Physician at the Iaso and Rea Maternity Hospitals. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Karioti Paraskeui is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and PhD candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a private practice in the Depot area of Thessaloniki. She studied Medicine at the School of Health Sciences of the University of Crete. Subsequently, she specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 3rd Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she later served as a Volunteer Scientific Collaborator, a position she holds to this day. Finally, the doctor specializes in gynecological-obstetric surgery, monitoring of low- and high-risk pregnancies, as well as colposcopy.

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.

Askoksylaki Marili is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Glyfada. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a specialization in in vitro fertilization from the University of Lübeck in Germany, and a postgraduate degree in "Pathology of Pregnancy" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. The doctor has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars and has published papers in scientific journals. She has specialized in surgery, gynecology, and obstetrics-gynecology in several hospitals, including the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," and is a Scientific Collaborator of the Iaso Maternity Hospital, Iaso General Clinic, as well as the Assisted Reproduction Unit at the Institute of Life - Iaso. In her private practice, she treats conditions across the full spectrum of gynecology and provides specialized services tailored to the individualized needs of her patients.

Dr. Sidiroglou Ksenia MD, MSc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Neo Kosmos. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Department of Midwifery at the University of West Attica. She holds a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Alabama, United States. In pursuit of continuous professional development, she has attended numerous postgraduate educational programs both in Greece and abroad. Within her specialty, she has worked at Alexandra General Hospital of Athens and Vostanio General Hospital of Mytilene. She has served as a lecturer in the Obstetrics-Gynecology course for the Nursing School of EPAS General Hospital of Mytilene "Vostanio" for two academic terms and has also been the Lead Physician for Football Clubs, participating in international matches. She has numerous participations in medical conferences, corresponding publications, and presentations, and is a member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Hellenic Anthropological Society. With a focus on scientific accuracy and extensive experience, she manages a wide range of cases, always prioritizing the needs of each patient.

Karagiannis Georgios MBBS, MD(res), MRCOG, CCT(UK) is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom. He studied at the medical school of Newcastle University and subsequently obtained full specialist accreditation from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists following extensive training at the university hospitals of Imperial College London. He holds dual subspecialty qualifications, first in Feto-Maternal Medicine from King’s College London, where he also completed his doctoral thesis, and subsequently in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery from the Imperial hospitals and Frimley Park Hospital. He has many years of clinical experience in NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom, where he performed over two thousand normal deliveries and cesarean sections, as well as hundreds of gynecological surgeries. In parallel with his private practice, he works in the ultrasound departments of Mitera and Leto Hospitals and is a scientific collaborator at the Athenian Clinic and Medisystem polyclinics of Interamerican.

Dimas Aggelos is a Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon and maintains private practices in Athens and Preveza. Additionally, he is a Consultant at the 1st Clinic of Gynecologic Oncology at the Private MITERA Hospital. After completing his studies at the Medical School of the University of Patras, he pursued postgraduate studies in Gynecologic Oncology & Breast Oncology at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as in Pathology of Pregnancy at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Furthermore, he completed his Doctoral Thesis focusing on Gynecologic Oncology at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital of Ioannina as well as at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals in London. Finally, he worked as a Assistant Consultant at the General Hospital of Lefkada, Greece from 2020 to 2023.

Ampatzi Xristina is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School and specialized in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Hospital of Serres and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocrates." She attended a postgraduate program in "Medical Research - Methodology" and received further training in the Urogynecology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and the CHU Maternité Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre in France. Finally, she has worked as an instructor in surgical and neurology courses, in the department "Nursing Assistants and Orderlies" at a Vocational Training Institute.

Thanou Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains private practices in Ampelokipoi and Glyfada. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training in Emergency Prehospital Medicine from the National Center for Emergency Care. She specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Preveza, in Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas,” and in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the 2nd University Clinic of the "Aretaieio" Hospital. She has also worked at the 1st Plastic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Medical Center in Marousi. Additionally, she collaborates with Rea Maternity Hospital and Leto Maternity Hospital and participates in numerous seminars and conferences as part of her ongoing professional development.

Kypriotis Konstantinos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains his private practice in Vrilissia. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of G.D’Annunzio University in Italy. He completed his postgraduate studies in Pregnancy Pathology with a grade of 9 (excellent) from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor holds the position of University Fellow in Laparoscopic Surgery at the 1st University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Alexandra General Hospital of Athens (GNA Alexandra), and he holds a BACHELOR Diploma in Endoscopy as well as MIGS (Minimal Invasive Gynaecology) Certification in Minimally Invasive and Gynecological Surgery from the European Academy of Gynaecological Surgery (ESGE, Leuven, Belgium). He specialized in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the 1st Obstetrics - Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens at Alexandra General Hospital and further specialized, after completing his residency, for two years in the hospital’s Laparoscopic Surgery department. He has participated in numerous international and national conferences, and his articles have been published in Greek and foreign medical journals. He collaborates with IASO Maternity Hospital, MITERA, REA, and other clinics.

Papazotos Aleksios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains two private practices in Acharnes and Keratsini. He has received further training at the Robert-Debré University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Paris and specialized in the Surgical Clinic and the Adult Intensive Care Unit at the Regional General Hospital of Arta, as well as in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou." He holds a Master's degree in "Human Reproduction" from the Democritus University of Thrace, Western Thrace, and an MSc in "Fetal and Maternal Medicine" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is an Associate of the Maternity Clinics "Mitera," "Leto," and "Rea." Finally, at his clinic, he provides comprehensive gynecological and obstetric services with daily medical support from highly trained scientific personnel and with the aid of modern and specialized medical equipment.

Pana Antigoni is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Ano Toumpa and Nigrita Serres. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and holds a degree in Emergency Obstetrics. She trained at the AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, P.G.N.Th. "Papageorgiou" and at G.N.Th. "Agios Dimitrios." She possesses significant clinical experience and collaborates with the Euromedica General Clinic and the "Genesis" clinic.

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".

Kaniaris Ioannis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds ALSO certification for managing emergency obstetric cases and ALSG certification for managing emergency gynecological cases. Furthermore, he received additional training in performing obstetric and gynecological ultrasounds at the Prenatal Screening Department and the outpatient gynecological clinic of the University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic at the University General Hospital of Larissa. He specialized at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Mytilene "Vostanio" and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". During his specialization, he participated with research papers and presentations at numerous national and international conferences, where he often served as a speaker representing his clinic, and he has an extensive scientific portfolio with publications in both Greek and international medical journals. At his private practice, he provides specialized services and manages conditions across the full spectrum of gynecology. Lastly, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Varxalama Eugenia is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains her private practice in Korydallos. She holds a medical degree from the University of Parma and a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She manages a wide range of cases, with notable expertise in Colposcopy, Condylomas, and Cervical Pathology.

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.

Dr. Irma Meletidou-Vikatou is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon - Specialist in Pediatric Gynecology, maintaining a private practice in Neo Irakleio. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General State Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas and at the General Hospital of N. Ionia, Patision "Konstantopouleio." Concurrently, she serves as a scientific collaborator at the 2nd Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens at "Aretaieio" Hospital, where she specializes in Pediatric-Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery. She holds the position of Consultant at the Gynecological-Obstetric Clinic of "IASO" Hospital. She is a certified Gynecologist in "Diagnostic Colposcopy" and is a member of the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (HSCCP). Throughout her career, she has attended and participated in numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. Finally, her practice is fully equipped with advanced technology equipment.