Doctors for Neighborhood Childcare Providers in Athens

Sarafadi Magdalini is an Internist and maintains a private practice in Sepolia. She holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Lamia and the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." She is certified as an ALS Provider by the European Resuscitation Council and has completed a postgraduate seminar on Hypertension offered by the Hellenic Hypertension Society. Furthermore, Dr. Sarafadi is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Diabetes Association, and the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine. She regularly attends numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and participates with oral and poster presentations at national medical congresses.

Christina Vougiouklaki is a Specialist Physician based in Kato Petralona, where she has maintained her private practice since 2022. Alongside her private practice, she serves as Consultant at the 1st Internal Medicine Department of the Naval Hospital of Athens (as a Military Doctor of the Hellenic Coast Guard) and is an External Collaborator at Mediterraneo Hospital.

She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a postgraduate degree in Public Health (National School of Public Health). She completed her specialty training at the 5th Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases Department of G.N.A. "Evangelismos", while also gaining valuable experience in primary healthcare through her work at the Kerameikos Health Center.

The focus of her clinical activity is Preventive Medicine and the comprehensive protection of patient health. She specializes in the management of acute and chronic conditions—such as infections, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia—with the primary goal of reducing overall cardiovascular risk. Dr. Vougiouklaki ensures continuity of care for her patients by providing support both in the clinic and, when necessary, in hospital or home care settings.

Kouklinos Aggelos is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private Mental Health Clinic in Ilisia.

He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, completed the Postgraduate Training Program in Cognitive Psychotherapy, and the six-year Psychotherapeutic training in Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Group Analysis.

He attended the educational Postgraduate Program "Management and Social Planning in the Approach to Substance Abuse" from the National School of Public Health and KETHEA, in collaboration with foreign universities. Additionally, he holds the professional certificate "Counseling for individuals addicted to alcohol and drugs" from the Hellenic Association of Continuing Education.

His extensive educational journey is complemented by his many years of professional experience, as he has been working in the field of Psychiatry since 1996. During his career, it is worth noting that he performed scientific and administrative duties as Head of a therapeutic unit at GNA "Evangelismos" from 1997 to 2023, and was a Collaborator of the Adolescent & Young Adult Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas".

He has particular expertise in the treatment of depression, panic disorder, work-related stress (burnout syndrome), eating disorders, adolescent issues, sexual disorders, alcoholism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, couples and family therapy, and group psychotherapy. Finally, the doctor offers the option of conducting online psychotherapy sessions.

Christiana Pardali is an Internist – Infectious Disease Specialist with a private practice located in Exarchia, Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and later specialized in Internal Medicine in Germany (Hospital Zum Heiligen Geist, Geseke), completing her residency at Alexandra General Hospital in Athens.

Since 2018, she has been working as a Consultant in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the 3rd Infectious Diseases Department of Hygeia Hospital. Since 2024, she also offers comprehensive outpatient care for internal medicine and infectious disease conditions at her private office.

She manages cases such as:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Diabetic foot

Recurrent urinary tract infections

Adult vaccinations

Travel medicine

PrEP prescription and monitoring

Infections in immunocompromised patients

She is fluent in English, French, and German.

Dr. Kakepis Mixalis is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with private practices in Pallini, Athens, Ampelokipi, Psychiko, and Anavyssos from 2003 to present. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens and a medical degree from the same university. He completed his specialty training in dermatology and venereology at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital & Dudley Group of Hospitals in the United Kingdom and at the General Regional Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Western Attica. He possesses extensive professional experience as an external collaborator of Psychiko Medical Hospital and Errikos Dynan Hospital, and has worked in numerous major hospitals in Greece and abroad. Finally, Dr. Kakepis has particular expertise in conditions such as psoriasis, acne, skin cancers, sexually transmitted diseases (condylomas, molluscum contagiosum, herpes), dermatologic surgery & interventional dermatology (laser treatments for scar restoration, hair removal, telangiectasias, facial rejuvenation, removal of nevi, cysts, implants and threads, autologous factors, stem cells), as well as innovative interventional procedures (photodynamic therapy, nevus mapping, dermoscopy, cryotherapy, iontophoresis for hyperhidrosis).

Siorokos Xristos is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and operates a private clinic in Athens. He graduated from the Medical School of Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany in 2004. He initially specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery at the University Clinic of Witten/Herdecke and subsequently at the Johanna Etienne Hospital in Neuss, Germany, until 2008. He then specialized in Dermatology-Venereology at the Dermatology Clinic of Dortmund and Oberhausen, where he also worked for five years as a Senior Registrar at the Dermatology and Oncology Center of the St. Elisabeth Clinic. Concurrently, he received a subspecialization in Allergology according to the German medical training protocol. During his training, he gained extensive experience in the diagnosis and dermatologic surgical management of skin tumors. Additionally, he served as head of the Laser and Aesthetic Dermatology department, practicing all modern treatment methods. Complementarily, he provided teaching to medical students at the Medical School of Witten-Herdecke University in the fields of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and Aesthetic Dermatology.

He participates in Greek and international conferences to ensure continuous updating and education in all areas of modern Dermatology and regularly attends postgraduate seminars of the German Dermatological Academy in the fields of Clinical Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

Finally, the physician manages cases encompassing the full spectrum of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology for children and adults, with a specialization in scar treatment as well as Dermatologic Oncology and Dermatologic Surgery.

Η Κόλλια Νικολέττα είναι Ψυχίατρος με ολοκληρωμένη κλινική εκπαίδευση στην Ψυχιατρική Ενηλίκων. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στην Κοινοτική Ψυχιατρική και ιδιαίτερο κλινικό ενδιαφέρον στη Διασυνδετική Ψυχιατρική, τον κλάδο δηλαδή που εστιάζει στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση των ψυχικών διαταραχών σε ασθενείς που πάσχουν από οξέα ή χρόνια σωματικά νοσήματα. Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στους Αμπελοκήπους. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε πλήθος νοσοκομειακών ιδρυμάτων της Ελλάδας, όπως το Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής, το 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Ειδικών Νοσημάτων και το Αττικό, αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση όλου του φάσματος της κλινικής ψυχοπαθολογίας. Η επαγγελματική της πορεία στο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής, σε συνεργασία με καταξιωμένους κλινικούς του κλάδου, της επέτρεψε να ειδικευθεί στην αντιμετώπιση σοβαρών ψυχικών παθήσεων, με έμφαση σε σύνθετες και ανθεκτικές στη φαρμακοθεραπεία περιπτώσεις. Παράλληλα, κατά τη θητεία της στη Β' Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Π.Γ.Ν. «Αττικόν», εμβάθυνε στο πεδίο της Ψυχοσωματικής Ιατρικής. Ως μέλος της Διασυνδετικής Ομάδας, απέκτησε εκτενή εμπειρία στη διαχείριση ασθενών με οργανικά νοσήματα και συνοδά ψυχιατρικά συμπτώματα, ανταποκρινόμενη αποτελεσματικά στις ιδιαίτερες κλινικές προκλήσεις της πανδημίας COVID-19. Σήμερα συνεργάζεται με υπηρεσίες κοινοτικής ψυχικής υγείας, εφαρμόζοντας προσαρμοσμένες θεραπευτικές παρεμβάσεις σε επίπεδο πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στην Ψυχική Υγεία από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και συνεχίζει την ακαδημαϊκή της εξέλιξη στον τομέα της Ιατρικής Ακριβείας και των Νέων Θεραπειών στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ενεργά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα μέσω ειδικών εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων καθώς και επιμορφωτικών σεμιναρίων. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών και της Ελληνικής Ψυχιατρικής Εταιρείας.

Derma 360 is a specialized Dermatology center located in Omonia and Piraeus. The Scientific Director of Derma 360 is Derma 360. He possesses significant experience and training, having worked as a Dermatologist - Venereologist at the Dermatology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and at the General Clinic of Cosmoclinic. At Derma 360, services in specialized and aesthetic dermatology, dermatologic surgery, and venereology are provided.

Zagkalis Theologos is a General Practitioner providing online medical services. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Varna Medical University and holds a postgraduate specialization degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health. He served as a salaried resident physician during his ten-month training for obtaining the General Medicine specialty at the Nea Makri Health Center and later at the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialenio - Benakeio" - Hellenic Red Cross. He has held the position of Assistant General Practitioner, grade B Registrar, at the Primary Health Care Center - Lavrio Health Center, and Assistant General Practitioner with the rank of NHS Physician, Registrar B, at the Primary Health Care Center - Nea Makri Health Center. Finally, from 2022 to 2025, he collaborated with Affidea in the 24-hour DrOnline program, a telemedicine platform offering consultations via text messages and video calls, and was responsible for conducting pre-insurance medical examinations for applicants on behalf of Ethniki Insurance.

Η Καραχισαρίδου Χριστίνα MD είναι Ψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, εξειδικευμένη στην Ψυχανάλυση και την Τραυματοθεραπεία και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι. Αποφοίτησε το 2008 από την Ιατρική σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης με βαθμό πτυχίου λίαν καλώς. Το 2009 ξεκίνησε την ειδικότητα της Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας στη Γερμανία, στην Κλινική LWL-Dortmund, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστήμιου του Bochum ως ειδικευόμενη στο τμήμα των εξαρτήσεων. Στη συνέχεια εργάστηκε ως ειδικευόμενη στη Νευρολογική Κλινική St. Marienhospital Lünen, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστημίου του Münster. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Düsseldorf (Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf) υπό την καθοδήγηση του καθηγητή Prof. Gaebel, όπου εργάστηκε στα τμήματα Γενικής Ψυχιατρικής, Ψυχογηριατρικής καθώς και στα εξωτερικά ιατρεία κατάθλιψης και άγχους. Στα πλαίσια της ειδικότητάς της εκπαιδεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα των ψυχιατρικών παθήσεων ενήλικων, διενήργησε ψυχιατρικές και νευρολογικές πραγματογνωμοσύνες, συντόνιζε ομάδα συγγενών ασθενών με ψυχικές παθήσεις και συμμετείχε στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών ιατρικής και ειδικευόμενων ψυχίατρων. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας έλαβε πολυετή ψυχοθεραπευτική εκπαίδευση στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Tiefenpsychologisch-fundierte Psychotherapie), η οποία περιλάμβανε θεωρητική εκπαίδευση στην ψυχοδυναμική ψυχοθεραπεία (>150 ώρες), προσωπική ανάλυση στα πλαίσια ομαδικής ψυχοθεραπείας (150 ώρες), συμμετοχή σε ομάδες Balint καθώς και ψυχοθεραπευτική παρακολούθηση ασθενών υπό εποπτεία (240 ώρες θεραπείας). Τέλος, εκπαιδεύτηκε στην τεχνική προοδευτικής μυϊκής χαλάρωσης κατά Jacobson. Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2014 απέκτησε μετά από εξετάσεις τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο της Βόρειας Ρηνανίας (Ärztekammer Nordrhein). Στη συνέχεια εργάστηκε ως επιμελήτρια Β’ στην Ψυχοσωματική Κλινική της Kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστημίου Ludwig-Maximilian του Μονάχου, στο τμήμα Μετατραυματικών Διαταραχών (Traumazentrum).  Από το 2021 έως το 2024 διατηρούσε ιδιωτικό ιατρείο με ψυχοθεραπευτική έδρα (Kassensitz) στο Μόναχο. Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Τραυματοθεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο Τραυματοθεραπείας του Μονάχου του καθηγητή Buttolo και το 2020 απέκτησε τον τίτλο της Τραυματοθεραπεύτριας από την γερμανική εταιρία Ψυχοτραυματολογίας. Το 2023 ολοκλήρωσε την εκπαίδευση της στην μέθοδο EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) για τη θεραπεία της Διαταραχής Μετατραυματικού Στρες (PTSD) και έλαβε την πιστοποίηση ως EMDR θεραπεύτρια από το Γερμανικό Ινστιτούτο EMDRIA.  Το 2017 ξεκίνησε την εξειδίκευσή της στην Ψυχανάλυση στο αναγνωρισμένο από το γερμανικό κράτος Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοθεραπείας ÄPK (Ärztlich-Psychologischer Weiterbildungskreis für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse). Η εκπαίδευση ακολουθεί τις κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες του γερμανικού κράτους για την πιστοποίηση ιατρών-ψυχοθεραπευτών με εξειδίκευση στην Ψυχανάλυση και περιλαμβάνει >240 ώρες θεωρητικών σεμιναρίων, >260 ώρες προσωπικής ανάλυσης, 600 ώρες ανάλυσης ασθενών υπό εποπτεία κάθε 4η συνεδρία καθώς και συμμετοχή σε σεμινάρια με παρουσίαση περιστατικών. Τον Φεβρουάριο του 2024 έλαβε μετά από εξετάσεις τον τίτλο της εξειδίκευσης στην Ψυχανάλυση από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο της Βαυαρίας.  Κατέχει την πιστοποίηση OPD (Operational Psychodynamic Diagnostic) για την ψυχοδυναμική διάγνωση ψυχικών διαταραχών μετά από παρακολούθηση της αντίστοιχης εκπαίδευσης και εξετάσεις από τον καθηγητή Prof. Schüssler.  Υπήρξε ενεργό μέλος ομάδας εργασίας στο Μόναχο με θέμα την ψυχοθεραπεία σε άτομα με ιστορικό μετανάστευσης. Το 2024 ξεκίνησε την εκπαίδευση της στην Ομαδική Ανάλυση στην Ελληνική Εταιρία Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας που ιδρύθηκε το 1983 από τον Ματθαίο Γιωσαφάτ.  Είναι μέλος της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας, της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Ψυχοτραυματολογίας, της EMDR Hellas και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών.  Έχει πάρει μέρος σε πλήθος ψυχιατρικών και ψυχοθεραπευτικών συνεδρίων και εργαστηρίων στο πλαίσιο της συνεχιζόμενης ιατρικής εκπαίδευσης. Από τον Ιανουάριο του 2025 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα.

Rekatsina Panagiota - Danai MD, MSc, PhD is a Specialist in Internal Medicine with a private practice in Galatsi, certified by EOPYY. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital "Korgaleneio - Benakeio - Red Cross." Additionally, she obtained specialization in Infectious Diseases after two years of training and successful examinations. Concurrently, she holds a Master's degree from the National School of Public Health and a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has extensive research and publication experience and continuously updates herself on the latest scientific developments.

Mr. Papadopoulos Aleksandros is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist MD, MSc, and maintains a private practice in the Mavili Square area. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy (EEAO&OPS) and a member of the Panhellenic Association of Cognitive Analytical Psychotherapy (PEGAPS). He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Bologna, Italy. He completed his Psychiatry specialty at the General State Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas and has specialized through postgraduate studies in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias at the Neurological Clinic of the University of Turin, Italy. He possesses multifaceted psychotherapeutic training, having been trained in Cognitive Analytical Psychotherapy as well as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for individuals and groups, successfully completing the 5-year training program in group analysis and family psychotherapy of the EEAO&OPS. He has worked and continues to work in major institutions such as the Psychiatric Clinic Agios Georgios and the Psychiatric Clinic Salpetriere. Additionally, he specializes in the treatment of Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa - Bulimia), in collaboration with the First University Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital.

Theleritis Xristos is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in the Evangelismos area. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Neurology at the Neurological Clinic of the Red Cross and in Psychiatry at Aeginiteio Hospital. He has been trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Group Analytical Psychotherapy, and Cognitive Psychotherapy, and holds a Diploma in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy from the Institute for Research and Behavior Therapy. His additional training abroad is of notable importance, having received advanced education from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the University of Bern in Switzerland, and the Collège de France in Paris. To date, he is a Scientific Collaborator - Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aeginiteio Hospital, and Scientific Director - Psychiatrist of the SOPY Day Center. Simultaneously, he is a Research Associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and an Academic Scholar at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He is a member of Greek and international associations and actively participates in numerous conferences and workshops in Greece and abroad, delivering many lectures. Additionally, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and serves as a consultant editor for 19 other scientific journals. In his clinic, he offers a wide range of services and creates Support and Psychoeducation Groups for separated parents, where members are trained in anger and anxiety management techniques, anti-stress techniques based on Herbert Benson’s model, aiming to develop a positive self-image, increase self-esteem, and cultivate healthy communication skills.

Dr. Trouvas Euaggelos is a Military Physician and Consultant at the 251 General Air Force Hospital. He completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," and has received additional training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetes Center of the 1st Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." In his private practice, the physician manages a wide range of cases related to his specialty, always focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Stroumpouli Panagiota is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a medical degree from the University of Athens Medical School and a postgraduate degree in Mass Disaster and Emergency Crisis Management from the Nursing Department of the University of Athens. She specialized in Germany, where she obtained her Psychiatry and Psychotherapy specialist certification from PBZ Böblingen Hospital in Northern Baden-Württemberg, as in Germany, obtaining specialist certification is mandatorily accompanied by specialization in a Psychotherapeutic field. Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist P. Stroumpouli specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and completed further training in addictions. After a 12-year career in Germany, she returned to Greece, where she has maintained a private practice in Athens since December 2023. Sessions are also available in German.

Feggos Paulos Kai Synergates is a Specialist Pathologist and maintains a private clinic in Petralona. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Between 1987 and 2013, alongside maintaining his private practice, Feggos Paulos worked as a resident and later as a specialized pathologist in cardiology and pathology departments at military, public, and private hospitals, where he gained extensive experience. Since mid-2013, he has dedicated himself exclusively to his personal clientele and private clinic.

Dimopoulou Stauroula is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Pathology and Dermatology at the First Athens Hospital and the Venereal and Dermatological Diseases Hospital "Andreas Syngros". Additionally, in her professional career, she has served as an Attending Physician at the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio" and as a Doctor at the First Athens Clinic, IKA. In her private practice, she provides specialized services including laser hair removal for the entire body and face, wrinkle treatment, peeling - cauterization/diathermy, mesotherapy, cryotherapy, and acne treatment. Finally, Dr. Dimopoulou is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery, and the European Academy of Dermatology.

Paulidis Athanasios MD, MSc is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and Director of the Dermatology Department at the "Errikos Dunant" Hospital Center. He also maintains a private practice in central Athens, "AI Derma Clinic." He holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and specialized at the Dermatology School of the University Hospital of Rome "Tor Vergata." He has a postgraduate degree in Laser treatments from the same University Hospital and a postgraduate degree in Dermatoscopy from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The physician has extensive experience in both clinical and aesthetic dermatology, the use of lasers, and dermatologic surgery. He has participated in numerous conferences aimed at continuous professional development in his field and has authored academic publications. Additionally, he is a member of Italian and European scientific associations and societies.