Doctors for Menopause in Athens

Perrakis Vasileios is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Pagkrati. He completed his studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently specialized in Gynecology and Obstetrics both in Greece and at international institutions. Specifically, he underwent further training at St. John’s Hospital Mid Essex in the United Kingdom and specialized in Ultrasound, Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy, and Colposcopy departments within the UK National Health Service. In his private clinic, he provides comprehensive information on issues concerning women of all ages and offers the best possible management of disorders, addressing their needs from adolescence through menopause. In a fully equipped office with state-of-the-art equipment, he manages cases by providing optimal treatment and restoration with particular expertise in fertility issues as well as pregnancy monitoring. Finally, he offers counseling on contraception, management of menstrual cycle disorders, menopause, and the full spectrum of cervical pathology, from prevention to surgical intervention when necessary.

Kasparian Eufrosyni - Samantha Kai Synergates are based in Athens and the island of Tinos. Kasparian Eufrosyni - Samantha is a graduate of the Belgrade Medical School and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." She collaborates with the Mitera Maternity Hospital and other private clinics. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Cyclades Medical Association, the Hellenic Obstetric-Gynecological Society, the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound. Kasparian's associate is midwife Evangelia Christakou, a graduate of the Athens Midwifery Department and a holder of a postgraduate degree from the "Health Unit Management" program. Evangelia Christakou is an independent midwife specializing in natural physiological childbirth, home birth, and VBAC, and is the vice president of the "Eutokia" association. Additionally, she is an active member and co-responsible for the operation of Preparation Groups for childbirth and parenting, a member of the Athens Midwives Association, and the "Friends of Breastfeeding" association, and has served as a speaker at the 1st and 2nd seminar of the S.E.M. Athens on the topic "Natural Childbirth." She has attended seminars and conferences on breastfeeding, alternative childbirth methods, homeopathy, reflexology, and pelvic floor rehabilitation, and works as a freelance midwife collaborating with the Mitera Maternity Hospital. The clinic provides services and counseling related to pregnancy, infertility, contraception, the management of benign gynecological conditions, and the prevention of gynecological cancer.

Ο Μπούτας Ιωάννης MD, MSc, PhD, MRBS είναι Γυναικολόγος - Μαιευτήρας με εξειδίκευση στις Παθήσεις και στην Χειρουργική του Μαστού, την οποία έλαβε στην Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Mainz της Γερμανίας, και διαθέτει ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στους Αμπελόκηπους και στο Παλαιό Φάληρο. Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με ειδικό αντικείμενο την θεραπεία του καρκίνου του μαστού, για την οποία έλαβε την υποτροφία αριστείας “Siemens” από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών. Επιπλέον, κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (MSc) στην "Έρευνα στην Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή" και έχει λάβει την ειδικότητα της Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογίας στην Β΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Νοσοκομείο "Αρεταίειον" Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Υστεροσκόπηση από τον Καθηγητή Bettocchi, ο οποίος είναι πρωτοπόρος τόσο στην διαγνωστική όσο και στην επεμβατική υστεροσκόπηση. Κατέχει πιστοποίηση στην διενέργεια διαγνωστικής κολποσκόπησης από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κολποσκόπησης και Παθολογίας Τραχήλου. Παράλληλα, έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων στην Ελλάδα, αλλά και στο εξωτερικό με στόχο τη συνεχή επιμόρφωση στον τομέα του. Έχει διατελέσει Ακαδημαϊκός Υπότροφος της Γ’ Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στη Μονάδα Μαστού και είναι διδάσκων στα Μεταπτυχιακά Προγράμματα Σπουδών της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ "Παθολογία της Κύησης", "Παθήσεις Μαστού" και "Μητρικός Θηλασμός και Γονεϊκότητα". Έχει λάβει το βραβείο “Γ. Παπανικολάου” για επιστημονική έρευνα στο χώρο της Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας για την περίοδο 2020-2022 καθώς επίσης και το βραβείο καλύτερης επιστημονικής εργασίας στο 17ο Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Γυναικολογικής Ενδοκρινολογίας, 2016. Τέλος, καταμετρά πολυάριθμες ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, με μεγάλο αριθμό δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή περιοδικά με υψηλό δείκτη απήχησης. Επίσης, είναι μέλος σε Ελληνικές και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες. Είναι ο μοναδικός Έλληνας Γυναικολόγος κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Προγράμματος Σπουδών "European Master's Degree in Surgical Oncology, reconstructive and aesthetic Breast Surgery". Ο γιατρός συνεργάζεται με τις Μαιευτικές Κλινικές Ιασώ, Ρέα και Λητώ και είναι επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος της Μονάδας μαστού στο Ιατρικό Π. Φαλήρου.

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.

Dr. Maria Ioanna Xatziioannou is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist who was born and raised in Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology initially at Thriasio General Hospital and subsequently at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens at Alexandra General Hospital. Over the past three years, she has been working in the Prenatal Diagnosis Department of Alexandra General Hospital, performing numerous obstetric ultrasounds and invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures daily. She has completed postgraduate studies in Pregnancy Pathology and since 2022 is a doctoral candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Xatziioannou participates in numerous Greek and European conferences and contributes to the authorship of academic articles in both Greek and international journals. 

SERVICES 

·      Prenatal Diagnosis: Early pregnancy ultrasound, Nuchal translucency ultrasound, Second trimester detailed ultrasound, Fetal Doppler ultrasound.

·      3D/4D fetal ultrasound.

·      Amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, Non-invasive prenatal testing (cell-free fetal DNA).

·      Pregnancy monitoring.

·      Gynecological ultrasound.

·      Comprehensive gynecological examination (tests – Pap smear, HPV DNA test, vaginal fluid cultures). 

·      Breast examination.

·      Colposcopy.

·      Infertility evaluation and management.

·      Contraception.

·      Laparoscopic Surgery.

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.

Tsitoura Anastasia MD, PhD is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician - Clinical Sexologist, graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and she maintains her private practice in Ilisia. She holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed a two-year postgraduate seminar "Psychosexual Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment" from E.P.I.PSY. Dr. Tsitoura began her specialty in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Karditsa and continued her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." At the same hospital, she served as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist in an extension sector within the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology of the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens. Additionally, she is a Certified Clinical Sexologist, holder of the FECSM title (Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine), and since September 2022, she has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Sexual Health Clinic of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. Finally, Dr. Tsitoura is a member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Hellenic Society of Climacteric and Menopause, and the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM).

Dr. Iavatso Christos MD, MSc, PhD is a Gynaecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Ambelokipi. He has extensive experience and active activity in gynaecological centres in the United Kingdom (Christie Hospital Manchester and Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford), as well as in the Gynaecology Clinic of the General Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxas". He is the Head of the Gynecology Medical Team of the "Henry Dunant" Hospital Center. Their interventions cover the whole spectrum of modern Gynaecology. With vast experience in surgical practice, they apply the most innovative techniques, equivalent to those of the largest European Centers, where they worked for many years. Cases are performed with laparoscopic, robotic or open approach, depending on the specificity of each patient and always according to the latest guidelines. Their goal is the radical treatment of gynecological cancer and the cure of patients, always respecting their wishes and giving great importance to their quality of life. Their aim is for women to receive the best treatment, achieving the fastest and most painless post-operative recovery.

Kanousi Xrysa is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Nafplio and Ilisia. She studied Medicine at the Universita Statale di Milano, graduating with honors. She completed her diploma thesis at the University of Milan, where she also worked in hospitals in Lombardy as part of her practical training. She completed her rural medical service at the Prefectural Hospital of Kos Island. She specialized as an Obstetrician - Surgeon - Gynecologist at the General Hospital "LAIKO" as well as at the General Maternity Hospital "ELENA VENIZELOU - ALEXANDRA," where she also served as a registrar. She was a Postgraduate Fellow at the "HYGEIA" Medical Center, in collaboration with HARVARD MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL. She served as the Chief Medical Officer for Doping Control at the Olympic Games (ATHENS 2004). She has worked for the largest Medical Groups in the country, including HYGEIA, LETO, and IASO, where she is a Scientific Collaborator and has held positions of responsibility in recent years. Additionally, she has authored and presented numerous papers at medical conferences and participated in a wide range of scientific seminars specializing in Obstetrics. Since 1998, she has been a member of ISA (Athens Medical Association), a member of the Medical Association of Argolis, and the Hellenic Obstetric and Gynecological Society (EMGE). Finally, Dr. Kanousi focuses on pregnancy monitoring and high-risk pregnancies, recurrent miscarriages, infertility, ovulation cycle, menstrual disorders, gynecological endocrinology, fibroids, cervical pathology, breast examination, obstetric and gynecological ultrasound, menopause, Pap Test, Thin Prep Pap Test, and performs open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic surgery, colposcopy, vaginal and vulvar plastic surgery, dryness treatment, and vaginal rejuvenation.

Tsimeki Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and operates her private practice in Zografou. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization at the Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and subsequently at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Upon completion of her specialization, she served as a specialist physician in the Gynecological Endocrinology and Climacteric and Menopause departments of Alexandra Hospital. She has also completed postgraduate studies in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Tsimeki actively participates in numerous Greek and international conferences and seminars, presenting scientific papers at many of these events. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Obstetric and Gynecological Society, and the Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine.

Ο Δρ. Βούλγαρης Νικόλαος ΜD, MSc, PhD είναι Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Ενδοκρινολόγος - Διαβητολόγος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Διαθέτει πτυχίο Ιατρικής από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και είναι απόφοιτος της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (Σ.Σ.Α.Σ.). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Ενδοκρινολογία, στο Ενδοκρινολογικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", στην Α΄ Παθολογική Κλινική του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και στην Α' Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία", όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση περιστατικών παιδιατρικής Ενδοκρινολογίας. Επίσης, κατά τη διάρκεια της Ειδικότητας εκπαιδεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση Ενδοκρινοπαθειών και Σαχαρώδους Διαβήτη στην Κύηση στο Ενδοκρινολογικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου - Μαιευτηρίου "Έλενα Βενιζέλου" και στην αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων Εμμηνόπαυσης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Τμήμα Κλιμακτηρίου - Εμμηνόπαυσης της Β΄ Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Αρεταιείου Νοσοκομείου. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της Ειδικότητας ο Ιατρός εξειδικεύτηκε στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή, καθώς και στις παθήσεις Επινεφριδίων - Ενδοκρινικής Υπέρτασης. Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) ειδίκευσης "Έρευνα στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή" της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (Βαθμός "Άριστα"), είναι Διπλωματούχος των Ευρωπαϊκών Εξετάσεων Ενδοκρινολογίας, Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού (Fellow of the European Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism), ενώ ολοκλήρωσε με "Άριστα" τη Διδακτορική του Διατριβή (PhD) και αναγορεύτηκε σε Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Ενδοκρινολογίας, Σακχαρώδους Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών (Ν.Ν.Α.), όπου αντιμετωπίζει περιστατικά που άπτονται του επιστημονικού πεδίου της Ενδοκρινολογίας και του Διαβήτη. Είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της Μονάδας Ιατρικώς Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής (Μ.Ι.Υ.Α.) των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων. Διαθέτει πλούσια ερευνητική δραστηριότητα με δημοσιευμένες εργασίες σε ιατρικά περιοδικά της διεθνούς βιβλιογραφίας και ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ενδοκρινολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και των εταιρειών Εndocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Εuropean Neuroendocrine Association (ENEA), European Young Endocrinologists & Scientists (EYES). Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην πλατεία Μαβίλη.

Lymperopoulos Ilias is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private clinic in the Ampelokipoi area. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed a doctoral thesis at the Medical School of Athens on the topic "Estrogens in the reduction of restenosis after the placement of intracoronary stents in pigs," funded by a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation. Concurrently, he has participated in numerous postgraduate seminars in Greece and abroad aimed at continuous education in his field. To date, he is a member of the breast oncology council at IASO and, since 2024, Deputy Director of the 1st Breast Surgery Clinic, as well as an affiliated physician at the maternity hospitals Leto, IASO, and Rea. In 2025, he obtained the European Certification for Breast Surgery BRESO, having completed his postgraduate training in breast oncology at the University of Ulm (Competence in Breast Cancer - CCB5). Furthermore, Dr. Lymperopoulos has attended numerous conferences, seminars, and workshops in Greece and abroad, with many presentations at these events and publications in international and Greek journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology, Colposcopy & Laser Applications and the Hellenic Gynecological Society of Breast Diseases. His private clinic offers full gynecological and obstetric examination services including Pap tests, colposcopy, 3D gynecological ultrasound, 3D obstetric ultrasound, and 3D breast ultrasound.

Aleksopoulou Artemis is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of Athens, with a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in the same university’s Medical School, specializing in Gestational Pathology. Furthermore, she holds a Master in Surgery in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic) from University College London (UCL), graduating with distinction. She has extensive clinical experience, serves as the Director of the Gynecological Clinic at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and collaborates with the Gynecological Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center as well as with the Gynecological and Obstetric Clinics of IASO and MITERA Hospitals. As a woman herself, she understands the needs of every woman today, who must fulfill multiple roles, requiring genuine support and understanding of the female nature and all life stages—from adolescence through motherhood to mature age. Her goal is to provide the best medical care for women of all ages, always based on the latest scientific developments, with seriousness, responsibility, and compassion for women.

Dr. Lampos Georgios is an Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon - Specialist in Assisted Reproduction and maintains private practices in Peristeri and Dafni, Attica. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens, with a research focus on Gynecological Endocrinology, and collaborates with the "Genesis" In Vitro Fertilization Unit. He has specialized in Infertility, Assisted Reproduction, and Human Reproductive Endocrinology in Paris and participated in the operation of the In Vitro Fertilization Unit at Foch University Hospital. He has worked as a Fertility Consultant at the Repromed Fertility Clinic in Dublin. Additionally, he holds a Master's degree in Pregnancy Pathology. Furthermore, he has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the Gynecological Endocrinology, Reproduction, and Menopause Unit at "Attikon" Hospital, as well as at the Assisted Reproduction Unit at "Aretaieion" Hospital. He has trained at the Specialized Laparoscopic Surgery Unit of Pederzolli Hospital in Verona. He has worked at the University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) in Alexandroupolis. Moreover, he has served as a Consultant at the IASO, LETO, and REA Maternity Hospitals. He is a certified Trainer, in Greece and Cyprus, of the "ALSO Obstetric Emergencies" seminar, under the aegis of the Second Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens. Finally, he has delivered numerous lectures in Greece and abroad on obstetrics, gynecology, and human reproduction, and has been awarded the SALUS Honorary Distinction of Excellence in Health for "Best Practice in Medicine 2019".

Mauridou Anastasia MD, MSc is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. Simultaneously, she is a Consultant at the 5th Breast Clinic of the Private Hospital "MITERA" and an External Collaborator at the "HYGEIA" Hospital. Additionally, she is a Member of the Gynecologic Oncology Team of Dr. Papatheodorou at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and an External Collaborator at the Obstetric-Gynecologic Clinic "IASO". She completed her medical studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2013. She served as a rural doctor at the Almyros Health Center in Volos. She obtained her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology after training in hospitals such as Thebes General Hospital, "Thriasio," and "Alexandra." In 2021, she earned a Master's Degree in Women's Reproductive Research from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and since 2024, she has been continuing her specialization in Breast Diseases at the same university. She holds certification in Diagnostic Colposcopy. She has attended and participated in numerous conferences and educational seminars, continuously enhancing her clinical and research expertise.