Otolaryngologists (ENT) for Deviated septum

Fyrmpas Georgios served as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) and undertakes the examination and surgical treatment of children and adults. He has trained and completed further specialization in the United Kingdom for five years and has worked as a specialist Otolaryngologist for a total of 17 years. He was admitted to the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki through nationwide exams. He obtained his degree, a postgraduate specialization diploma, and completed his doctoral dissertation at the same university. He was awarded the Diploma of Otolaryngology from the Royal College of Surgeons of England with a specialization in Head & Neck Surgery. His further training includes specialization in Otology/Otologic Surgery (Bradford Royal Infirmary), Rhinology/Rhinosurgery (Derriford Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust), as well as minimally invasive treatment methods for salivary gland diseases (University ENT Clinic of Erlangen, Germany). He has worked as an ENT Consultant in the Oncology ENT Department of Theageneio Anticancer Hospital, at Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, and at Papapolychroniou General Hospital of Thessaloniki. He is the author of international publications and scientific papers, a trainer in hands-on workshops, and a speaker at scientific conferences. He undertakes the surgical management of children with otitis media with effusion, hypertrophic tonsils, snoring, otitis, and has specialized expertise in parotid gland surgery, submandibular gland surgery, laryngeal surgery, rhinoplasty and paranasal sinuses, as well as surgery for cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media. He also performs oncologic excision and reconstruction of skin carcinomas on the face. He maintains his practice in Neapoli, Thessaloniki.

Η Ευαγγελία Ζαχαριουδάκη είναι Χειρουργός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος (ΩΡΛ), Διευθύντρια της ΩΡΛ Κλινικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών «Γ. Γεννηματάς» και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους, παρέχοντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες πρόληψης, διάγνωσης και χειρουργικής αντιμετώπισης παθήσεων της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας.Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και εκπαιδεύτηκε στην ειδικότητα της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας στην ΩΡΛ Κλινική του Γ.Ν.Α. «Γ. Γεννηματάς», όπου απέκτησε τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας το 1996. Από το 1998 υπηρετεί αδιάλειπτα στην ίδια κλινική, εξελισσόμενη σε όλες τις βαθμίδες του Εθνικού Συστήματος Υγείας, ενώ από το 2017 έχει αναλάβει τη διεύθυνσή της, έχοντας την ευθύνη της επιστημονικής και κλινικής λειτουργίας μιας από τις μεγαλύτερες ΩΡΛ κλινικές της χώρας.Η πολυετής νοσοκομειακή της πορεία συνοδεύεται από σημαντική χειρουργική εμπειρία, με περισσότερες από 10.000 επεμβάσεις σε όλο το φάσμα της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας. Διαθέτει ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευση στη Ρινοχειρουργική και την Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Ρινός και Παραρρινίων Κόλπων, στη Χειρουργική Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου, καθώς και στη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων του λάρυγγα, των σιελογόνων αδένων και του θυρεοειδούς. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει περισσότερες από 3.500 ρινολογικές επεμβάσεις, πάνω από 1.000 επεμβάσεις όγκων παρωτίδας, περισσότερες από 800 επεμβάσεις θυρεοειδούς, περισσότερες από 1.000 επεμβάσεις λάρυγγα, καθώς και μεγάλο αριθμό επεμβάσεων δακρυοασκορινοστομίας (DCR) και αφαίρεσης υπογνάθιου αδένα.Παράλληλα με το κλινικό και χειρουργικό της έργο, έχει αναπτύξει έντονη εκπαιδευτική και επιστημονική δραστηριότητα. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε περισσότερα από 150 ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, ημερίδες και επιστημονικές συναντήσεις ως ομιλήτρια, πρόεδρος και συντονίστρια επιστημονικών συνεδριών, ενώ έχει διατελέσει εκπαιδεύτρια σε περισσότερα από 20 εξειδικευμένα σεμινάρια Ρινολογίας, Ενδοσκοπικής Χειρουργικής και Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου. Επιπλέον, είναι υπεύθυνη για την εκπαίδευση των ειδικευομένων ιατρών της ΩΡΛ Κλινικής του Γ.Ν.Α. «Γ. Γεννηματάς» και συμμετέχει ως μέλος της επιτροπής εξετάσεων για την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας.Στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο προσφέρει εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα σε ενήλικες, αξιοποιώντας τη μακρόχρονη νοσοκομειακή της εμπειρία, τη συνεχή επιστημονική ενημέρωση και τις πλέον σύγχρονες διαγνωστικές και θεραπευτικές μεθόδους.Κύριος στόχος της είναι η ολοκληρωμένη αντιμετώπιση κάθε περιστατικού, με επιστημονική υπευθυνότητα, χειρουργική ακρίβεια και ουσιαστική ανθρώπινη προσέγγιση, ώστε κάθε ασθενής να αισθάνεται ασφάλεια, εμπιστοσύνη και προσωπική φροντίδα σε κάθε στάδιο της θεραπείας.

Giannakakou - Razelou Dimitra is an Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Makri. She is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. She specialized at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and to this day is a Scientific Associate at Iaso Paedon. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services including adult and pediatric hearing assessments, nasal, laryngeal, and pharyngeal endoscopy, diagnosis and treatment of salivary gland disorders, otomicroscopy, dizziness evaluation, as well as surgical correction of nasal septum scoliosis, cauterization of nasal turbinates, endoscopic nasal and paranasal sinus surgery, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, placement of ventilation tubes, salivary gland surgery, and neck surgery.

Ο Νικόλαος Κ. Οικονόμου είναι Ιατρός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος – Χειρουργός και Ειδικός Αισθητικής Προσώπου, με πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων του ωτός, της ρινός, των παραρρινίων κόλπων, του λάρυγγα και της κεφαλής και τραχήλου. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Δημοκριτείου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή του στη Γενική Χειρουργική και στη συνέχεια στην Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ασκληπιείο Βούλας.

Έχει εργαστεί τόσο σε νοσοκομειακό όσο και σε ιδιωτικό περιβάλλον, αποκτώντας σφαιρική κλινική εμπειρία, ενώ από το 2016 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο, προσφέροντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες πρόληψης, διάγνωσης και θεραπείας σε ενήλικες και παιδιά. Το ιατρικό του ενδιαφέρον καλύπτει όλο το φάσμα της σύγχρονης ΩΡΛ, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στις παθήσεις της ρινός και των παραρρινίων κόλπων, τις διαταραχές ακοής και ισορροπίας, τον ίλιγγο, την αλλεργική ρινίτιδα, την υπνική άπνοια και τις παθήσεις της φωνής.

Παράλληλα, έχει αναπτύξει σημαντική εξειδίκευση στη λειτουργική και αισθητική ρινοπλαστική, καθώς και στις σύγχρονες μη επεμβατικές και ελάχιστα επεμβατικές αισθητικές θεραπείες προσώπου, όπως η χρήση υαλουρονικού οξέος, βοτουλινικής τοξίνης και άλλων σύγχρονων τεχνικών αναζωογόνησης. Έχει εκπαιδευθεί σε εξειδικευμένα χειρουργικά κέντρα και συμμετέχει ενεργά σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, workshops και σεμινάρια, παραμένοντας σε διαρκή επαφή με τις τελευταίες εξελίξεις στον τομέα της ΩΡΛ και της Facial Plastic Surgery.

Διαθέτει πλούσιο επιστημονικό έργο, με πολυάριθμες ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, καθώς και δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα ελληνικά και διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά. Έχει επίσης συμμετάσχει ως ομιλητής σε επιστημονικές εκδηλώσεις, συμβάλλοντας ενεργά στη συνεχιζόμενη ιατρική εκπαίδευση.

Η φιλοσοφία του βασίζεται στον συνδυασμό της ιατρικής ακρίβειας με την αισθητική αντίληψη και τον σεβασμό στη μοναδικότητα κάθε ανθρώπου. Στόχος του είναι η ουσιαστική βελτίωση της υγείας, της λειτουργικότητας και της ποιότητας ζωής των ασθενών του, καθώς και η επίτευξη φυσικών και αρμονικών αισθητικών αποτελεσμάτων. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στην ασφάλεια, στη σωστή ενημέρωση και στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με τον ασθενή.

Litinas Eleutherios Ioannis is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) and maintains a private practice in Rethymno. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete. The physician manages a wide range of cases, and in addition to adults, he also treats children.

Georgios Kampesis is an Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Pangrati. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio." He has served as a clinical associate at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, he possesses extensive experience in laser surgeries, rhinoplasty, robotic surgery - endoscopic paranasal sinus surgery, and in the management of apnea, snoring, and nasal septum deviation correction using radiofrequency techniques.

Gligoris Georgios is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) specializing in adult and pediatric patients and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He initially specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Lefkada and subsequently in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus “Agios Panteleimon.” Concurrently, he specialized in Plastic Surgery at the General Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital of Athens “Agios Savvas” and in Microsurgery at the General Hospital of Attica KAT. Additionally, he attended postgraduate ENT courses at the 1st and 2nd University ENT Clinics at the General Hospital of Athens “Hippocrates,” and trained at the ENT Clinic of the Konstantopouleio General Hospital of Nea Ionia “Agia Olga.” During his 10 years of postgraduate training in the United Kingdom, Dr. Gligoris Georgios gained significant professional experience as an ENT Surgeon at Kettering General Hospital, John Radcliffe (Oxford University Hospitals), and Great Western Hospital, where he also served as an Accredited Educational Supervisor (responsible for the training and assessment of medical trainees). Furthermore, he participated in the training of medical students at the University of Leicester, and in the education of medical students and trainees at Oxford University Hospitals and the University of Bristol. With a commitment to continuing medical education, he has participated in numerous conferences, educational courses, workshops, as well as lectures and presentations in the United Kingdom. Finally, he is a member of several professional organizations, including the British Medical Association, the Piraeus Medical Association, ENT - UK, the British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, the British Rhinological Society, and The Head and Neck Society.

Georgios Xristopoulos is an Otolaryngologist with private practices in Koukaki and Argyroupoli. He was admitted to the Medical Department of the Military School of Officers of Corps (SSAS) and to the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated with a Medical Degree and was commissioned as a Naval Medical Officer, Ensign, in the Hellenic Navy. After his maritime service on Hellenic Navy ships as a Medical Officer, he specialized in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University ENT Clinics of "Papageorgiou" Hospital in Thessaloniki and "Attikon" Hospital in Athens, where he was trained in a large number of cases and surgical procedures, including tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, thyroidectomies, salivary gland surgeries, rhinoplasties, septoplasties, etc. After obtaining his ENT specialization, he serves as a Consultant in the ENT Clinic of the Navy Hospital of Athens, where he undertakes patient care in the clinic and performs and participates in numerous surgical procedures in the field of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He has participated in specialized training concerning the management of nasal disorders (FESS - Endoscopic Sinus and Nasal Surgery) and surgical diseases of the ear. Finally, he has participated as a speaker and attendee in numerous seminars and conferences in his specialty and is an external collaborating surgeon at the Athenian Clinic, the Athens Bioclinic, and the ENT Clinic of Athens.

Dr. Margaritis Eleutherios MD, MSc, PhD is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Haidari. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training in rhinology - nasal surgery in Amsterdam. He holds a postgraduate degree in "Health Services Organization and Management" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). Additionally, he has significant experience in allergic rhinitis, nasal and paranasal sinus surgery, and pediatric ENT conditions, having obtained his specialty training at the ENT clinics of the Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam, the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration," and the General Children’s Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou." Throughout his career, he has worked in numerous hospitals in Greece and abroad, including the 1st ENT Clinic of the University of Athens and the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in the Netherlands. Currently, he offers the full range of otolaryngological services at his clinic as well as home visits in collaboration with the 1st ENT Clinic of the University of Athens and specialized private healthcare facilities. He has published articles and presentations in Greek and international journals and has participated in the authorship of scientific books. Finally, Dr. Margaritis Eleutherios is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, and the Hellenic Rhinology Society.

Maria Manolaraki is an Otolaryngologist (ENT Surgeon) and maintains a private medical practice in Glyfada.

She has experience in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions in adults and children. She provides comprehensive care with an emphasis on an individualized approach for each patient and the use of modern medical equipment.

Her clinic offers complete ENT examinations, including nasal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal endoscopy; hearing assessment; ear cleaning; and treatment of sinusitis, rhinitis, pharyngitis, snoring, and vertigo.

She also undertakes surgical cases, specializing in nasal surgery, rhinoplasty, and endoscopic surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses.

Tsavdaridou Viktoria is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Peristeri. She holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at "Ovidius" University and specializes in rhinology, allergic rhinitis, and olfactory and gustatory disorders. Dr. Tsavdaridou has completed advanced training in rhinoplasty, endoscopic nasal surgeries, nasal septum deviation correction, surgical treatment of snoring, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy. The otolaryngologist has worked at several hospitals, including the 417 Army Fund Nursing Institution (N.I.M.T.S.) and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," and is a member of prominent medical associations such as the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the European Rhinologic Society, the Panhellenic Medical Society of Otology - Audiology - Neurotology, among others.

Memtsas Zaxarias is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) who maintains a state-of-the-art, fully equipped private clinic in Chalandri. He studied at the Medical School of the University "La Sapienza" in Rome and graduated with honors. He subsequently specialized in adult and pediatric Otolaryngology. He is highly trained in modern Otolaryngology and Neuro-otology, with over 12 years of extensive clinical as well as practical and surgical experience in complex cases. Additionally, he received further training in Aesthetic Surgery & Cosmetology in London. Beyond being a skilled physician, he is distinguished by his compassion for people and the attention he gives to his patients.

Ο Φουντουλάκης Εμμανουήλ είναι Χειρουργός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος - Παιδο-ΩΡΛ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στην Πετρούπολη και στο Ελληνικό.

Είναι αριστούχος πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Νάπολης Ιταλίας. Ειδικεύτηκε στην Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία στην πανεπιστημιακή ΩΡΛ κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου.

Είναι επιμελητής παιδο-ΩΡΛ του ΙΑΣΩ Παίδων και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του ΙΑΣΩ και της Κεντρικής Κλινικής Αθηνών.

Ο ιατρός, από το 2013, στα ιδιωτικά του ιατρεία αντιμετωπίζει πλήθος περιστατικών ενηλίκων και παίδων που άπτονται όλου του φάσματος της ειδικότητάς του.

Ο Σαμαράς Γεώργιος είναι Χειρουργός Εξειδικευμένος Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος Ενηλίκων και Παίδων - MSc Παθήσεις ρινός, Βάσης Κρανίου και Προσωπικής χώρας.

Διατηρεί το δικό του ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι, είναι Επιμελητής στο Mediterraneo Hospital και κατέχει θέση Ωτορνολαρυγγολόγου στα Πολυϊατρεία του ΕΔΟΕΑΠ.

Παράλληλα είναι Εξωτερικός Συνεργάτης διαφόρων ιδιωτικών κλινικών και Νοσοκομείων.

Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ιατρικής του Δημοκριτείου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης (Δ.Π.Θ.) και έχει ολοκληρώσει με βαθμό ΑΡΙΣΤΑ το διιδρυματικό μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών του τμήματος ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών: παθήσεις ρινός, βάσης κρανίου και προσωπικής χώρας, ενώ εκπονήθηκε η διπλωματική εργασία με θέμα τις ενδοσκοπικές και εξωτερικές προσπελάσεις του μετωπιαίου κόλπου.

Διετέλεσε ειδικευόμενος στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Μυτιλήνης "Βοστάνειο" και Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο, Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός", όπου και απέκτησε εμπειρία σε πλήθος περιστατικών ενηλίκων και παίδων.

Έχει λάβει μέρος σε διάφορες μετεκπαιδεύσεις, κυρίως στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινός και παραρρινίων κόλπων, στη ρινοπλαστική, καθώς και στη χειρουργική παθήσεων του ωτός.

Τέλος, ο γιατρός έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος συνεδρίων και μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων με ενεργή συμμετοχή σε εργασίες, άρθρα και ανακοινώσεις.

Papavasileiou Antonios is an Otolaryngologist with private practices in Neo Psychiko and Pallini. He graduated from the Military Medical School and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the University of Athens and worked for 10 years as the Director of the ENT Clinic at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of snoring and apnea in both adults and children, utilizing modern diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. He specializes in head and neck surgery, as well as inflammatory and allergic rhinologic and otologic conditions. He completed his postgraduate training in England for three years and is an Honorary Professor at Peking University. At his private practice in Pallini, he provides high-level services for the diagnosis and treatment of all otorhinolaryngological conditions in adults and children, such as allergic rhinitis, otitis, vertigo, epistaxis, and sinusitis, as well as rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and endoscopic surgery. He also collaborates with the Psychiko Medical Center, where he serves as the Director of the Otolaryngology Clinic.

Giopanou Maria is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Otolaryngology at the ENT Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." She completed postgraduate studies at the Medical Department of the University of Athens in the field of "Global Health and Disaster Management." Additionally, she specialized in General Surgery at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Preveza and received training in the Cardiology, Surgical, and Internal Medicine Clinics of the General Hospital of Agrinio. She pursued further training in Endoscopic Surgery and Paranasal Sinuses and in Endoscopic and Microscopic Surgery of the facial sinuses. She is an external collaborator at the "Errikos Dynan Hospital Center," "IASO Children’s Hospital," and the "Athens Clinic," and has served as the principal investigator of the SHIFT clinical study for the company Medical Trials Analysis. Lastly, Dr. Giopanou actively participates in and attends numerous conferences and seminars in Greece and abroad as part of her continuous professional development, and she is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Vlastarakos Petros MD, MSc, PhD, IDO-HNS (Eng.) is an Otolaryngology Surgeon with a fully equipped clinic in Agios Dimitrios, featuring advanced diagnostic technology. After four years of clinical practice in London, he returned to Athens, now possessing extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the entire clinical spectrum of otolaryngological conditions. More specifically, he manages cases of hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus, providing comprehensive information and treatment, as well as cases involving nasal breathing difficulties, voice hoarseness, and recurrent tonsillitis. Vlastarakos Petros, Otolaryngology Surgeon, has extensive experience in performing the full range of otolaryngological surgeries in both adults and children. The services at the clinic are delivered in an environment of friendliness and professionalism.

Vassos Georgios is an Otolaryngologist with private practices in Chalandri and Argyroupoli. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed his specialty training at multiple hospitals in Greece and abroad, including Penteli General Children's Hospital, Athens Naval Hospital, and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust in London. He continues to serve as an external collaborator of the ENT Clinic at Guy's & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and as an ENT Consultant at NELTC in London. His goal is to provide the highest quality care for any pathology of the ear, nose, and throat and its management. Throughout his career, he has treated conditions involving the septum, olfactory disorders, nosebleeds, thyroid nodules, nasal septum deviation, snoring, chronic sinusitis, nasal congestion, and nasal polyps. Additionally, he is affiliated with Bioclinic Athens, Mediterraneo Hospital, and Athens Clinic, and is a member and exclusive collaborator of the Harley Street Nose Clinic.

Giannakopoulos Polyvios MD, PhD is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Medical Degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Pécs, Hungary. He specialized in otolaryngology at Hippocrates Hospital and the Athens Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou". The doctor has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of otolaryngological conditions in adults and children, such as vertigo, hearing loss, nasal breathing difficulties, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, sleep apnea syndrome, voice and swallowing disorders. He performs specialized surgical procedures including endoscopic nasal surgery and nasal septum correction, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, otosurgery, and thyroidectomy. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad to ensure continuous education in his field of expertise and is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the College of Greek Otolaryngologists.