Doctors for Neighborhood Childcare Providers

Dr. Ketani Elena is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The doctor has extensive experience in photochemotherapy for psoriasis, vitiligo, and universal alopecia using P.U.V.A., acne treatment, acne scar management, nevus examination (dermoscopy, nevus mapping), minor surgical procedures, electrocautery (for papillomas), treatment of condylomata acuminata, venereal diseases, treatment of pigmented spots on the hands and face, melasma, facial regeneration, chemical peels, microcrystalline dermabrasion, therapeutic laser applications including hair removal, body tightening, and cellulite treatment with radiofrequencies (Freeze). She also performs nevus mapping and dermoscopy. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology, the Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery, the Hellenic Society of Freelance Dermatologists - Venereologists, the Hellenic Dermoscopy Society, and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Korantanis Konstantinos is a Pathologist who maintains private practices in Vrachati and Lechaio. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemias, hypertension, and infections. Additionally, he has served as a physician at the Clinic of Pathological Physiology of the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko.”

Patsiou Anastasia is a Specialist Physician in General - Family Medicine and has been working as a private practitioner in Thessaloniki since 2012. She maintains two clinics, one in the city center and one in the Voulgari area. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She successfully completed her specialty in General - Family Medicine at the Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki. She has attended the Postgraduate Program of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in "Medical Research Methodology" with a focus on Social Research. She has received additional training in Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension. As part of her continuous professional education, she participates in numerous conferences, clinical workshops, and postgraduate seminars both in Greece and abroad. She believes that the essential doctor-patient relationship is the key to the success of every therapeutic intervention.

Elena Petsiou MD, PhD is an Internist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a doctoral degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has a medical degree from the University of L’Aquila in Italy. She specialized in Diabetes Mellitus at the University General Hospital "Attikon." Alongside her private practice, she is the Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital and has served as Deputy Director at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. She has also worked as an Internist - Diabetologist at Queens Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospital in England, gaining significant experience in arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, with a specialization in diabetes mellitus and obesity. Finally, Dr. Petsiou is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, and the Athens Medical Association.

Soldatou Kyriaki is a General Practitioner, maintaining a private practice in Glyfada and serving as a scientific collaborator at the Athens Medical Center. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in Modern Clinical Laboratory Approaches to Lung Cancer from the General Hospital for Chest Diseases "SOTIRIA." Furthermore, she specialized in general and family medicine at the General Hospital "Hippocratio" of Athens and received training at Cambridge University at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Mitsios Axilleas is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Athens, near the Ambelokipi metro station. Concurrently, he collaborates with the Psychiatric Home Care Unit of the Patient at the Institute of Child and Adult Mental Health “P. Sakellaropoulos” in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his specialty training at the Greek Center for Mental Health and Research, Athens branch, where he remained for a total of 2 years and received training in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for community patients. He completed his specialty at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he stayed for a total of 4 years and was trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. He received psychotherapeutic training within the framework of the postgraduate program “Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a Medical Setting” at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Metaksas Spyridon is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Marousi. He holds a medical degree from the University of Verona in Italy. He has extensive experience in Cognitive Psychotherapy and has been trained in Systemic Psychotherapy. The doctor has many years of professional experience, having served from 2013 to 2017 as the Director of the psychiatric clinic "Galini" and collaborated with the Center for Addiction Treatment. In his private practice, he provides a wide range of services including individual adult sessions, treatment of sexual disorders, and management of anxiety disorders/panic attacks, while also addressing numerous conditions such as agoraphobia, depression, sleep disorders, and psychosomatic disorders. The therapeutic approach is based on psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and the combination of psychopharmacology with psychotherapy. Finally, Dr. Metaksas is a member of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy, and the European Family Therapy Association.

Η Ζωγράφου Αγγελική MD, MSc, PhD είναι Δερματολόγος - Αφροδισιολόγος Ενηλίκων & Παίδων και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο κέντρο, στην Πλατεία Μαβίλη, αλλά και στην Γλυφάδα. Σπούδασε Ιατρική στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, από όπου αποφοίτησε με Άριστα και δύο υποτροφίες. Η αγάπη και το πάθος της για την Πλαστική Χειρουργική την οδήγησαν σε περαιτέρω σπουδές, αποκτώντας Μεταπτυχιακό Τίτλο (Master) στην Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική και Ρομποτική Χειρουργική, από όπου αποφοίτησε με διάκριση και Άριστα, καθώς και Διδακτορικό τίτλο στην Πλαστική Χειρουργική, επίσης με διάκριση και Άριστα.

Στη συνέχεια, ολοκλήρωσε εξαετή εξειδίκευση στην Αγγλία, στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης, με περαιτέρω εκπαίδευση στη Δερματολογία, τη Δερματοχειρουργική και τη Mohs Χειρουργική - μια εξειδικευμένη μέθοδο για την αφαίρεση δερματικών καρκίνων. Έπειτα, μετέβη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής, όπου για έναν χρόνο εξειδικεύτηκε στις σύγχρονες τεχνικές Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών FUE, σε μία από τις κορυφαίες κλινικές του είδους.

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της εκπαίδευσής της, επέστρεψε στο Λονδίνο, όπου εργάστηκε για δύο χρόνια ως Διευθύντρια σε ιδιωτικές Κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής στη διάσημη Harley Street. Ακολούθως, εργάστηκε για δύο ακόμη χρόνια στην Ελβετία, στη Ζυρίχη, επίσης ως Διευθύντρια σε κορυφαίες ιδιωτικές κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής. Η πολυετής διεθνής της εμπειρία, οι πολλαπλές εξειδικεύσεις της και η επαφή της με ασθενείς από όλο τον κόσμο αποτέλεσαν το έναυσμα για τη δημιουργία, το 2018, των Κλινικών Derm & Plastic Surgery Clinic, πρότυπων Κλινικών Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Αισθητικής Δερματολογίας. Από τότε μέχρι σήμερα, συνεχίζει αδιάκοπα να επιδιώκει την αριστεία, να ενημερώνεται για τις διεθνείς εξελίξεις, να αναζητά την καινοτομία και να διασφαλίζει την απόλυτη ασφάλεια κάθε ιατρικής πράξης μέχρι και την τελευταία λεπτομέρεια. Παράλληλα, η ιατρός είναι Διευθύντρια του Τμήματος Mohs Χειρουργικής του Νοσοκομείου ΥΓΕΙΑ, αποτελώντας τη μοναδική πιστοποιημένη Mohs Χειρουργό στην Ελλάδα.

Είναι επίσης Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, όπου εκπαιδεύει φοιτητές Ιατρικής και ειδικευόμενους ιατρούς. Με πάνω από 15 χρόνια διεθνούς ιατρικής εμπειρίας σε όλο το φάσμα της Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής - Επανορθωτικής και Αισθητικής - της Mohs Χειρουργικής, της Δερματοχειρουργικής και της Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών, έχει πραγματοποιήσει περισσότερες από 5.000 επεμβάσεις ως Πρώτος Χειρουργός σε Ελλάδα, Αγγλία, Ελβετία και Αμερική.

Ο Κασιμάτης Νικόλαος MD, MSc είναι Γενικός - Οικογενειακός Ιατρός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Κορυδαλλό. Κατέχει κλινική εμπειρία τόσο στην πρωτοβάθμια φροντίδα υγείας όσο και στο Τμήμα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Κορυδαλλό, ενώ παράλληλα υπηρετεί ως Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νίκαιας "Άγιος Παντελεήμων". Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη «Διοίκηση και Διαχείριση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας & Κοινωνικής Φροντίδας» του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής. Με γνώμονα την ολιστική και εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση του ασθενούς, παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες ιατρικές υπηρεσίες που περιλαμβάνουν παρακολούθηση και διαχείριση χρόνιων νοσημάτων (όπως αρτηριακή υπέρταση, σακχαρώδης διαβήτης, δυσλιπιδαιμία, ΧΑΠ και οστεοπόρωση), συνταγογράφηση, έκδοση ιατρικών πιστοποιητικών, υπηρεσίες προληπτικής ιατρικής (εμβολιασμούς και προληπτικούς ελέγχους), αντιμετώπιση επειγόντων περιστατικών (όπως συρραφή τραύματος, ρινορραγία, ζάλη), καθώς και κατ’ οίκον ιατρική φροντίδα.

Kyriakos K. Trigkidis, MD, MSc is an Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine specialist practising at his private Office in the city of Chalkida, Evia and in the city of Agios Stefanos, Attica (within the premises of "Medica' Medical Centre).

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed, in the same Faculty, the post-graduate programme on the field of Resuscitation receiving a Master in Science (MSc) Degree. He is currently preparing his Doctoral Thesis on the subject of ultrasound assessment of hemodynamic status of Intensive Care Unit patients. He has contributed to the scientific literature by publishing articles in peer-reviewed, high-profile journals and by presenting his work in international conferences (ISICEM, ESICM).

Dr. Trigkidis completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine and further specialised in Intensive Care Medicine in "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, one of the most prestigious hospitals of the greek Capital. He is registered with the UK General Medical Council as a specialist in General Internal Medicine, having worked as a Senior Clinical Fellow in the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal London Hospital and in the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen's Hospital in London, UK.

Currently, apart from private practice, he is employed as an Intensive Care Medicine specialist in the Intensive Care Unit of Athens Medical Centre.

Staurinos Georgios is a specialized Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Piraeus. He has specialized in psychiatry, adult general psychiatry, psychogeriatrics, addiction psychiatry, and preventive and liaison psychiatry in hospitals in Greece and abroad. The doctor monitors chronic patients in residential care facilities, day centers, post-hospitalization care programs, and home care for patients with psychotic disorders, while providing specialized services and treating a wide range of conditions in his private practice. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association, the British Medical Association, and the Hellenic Psychiatric Association.

Parissi Elena is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Peristeri, near the Agios Antonios metro station. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, and is currently training in Psychosexual Disorders at the same institute. She began her specialty training at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research, Aigaleo branch, where she stayed for a total of 2 years and gained experience in community patient monitoring. She completed her specialty training at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dafni," where she stayed for 4 years and trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. During this period, she also worked and trained in a public specialized alcohol detoxification unit (18ANΩ). Subsequently, she collaborated with the nonprofit organization Anasa – Support for individuals suffering from Eating Disorders. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Psychiatric Society.

Giofkos Xristos is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Acharnes. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a postgraduate degree in Social Psychiatry from the same university. He specialized in Psychiatry at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio," the Korydallos Mental Health Center, and the P.G.N. "Attikon," and has received training in psychodynamic, systemic, and behavioral psychotherapy. He has extensive clinical experience and has served as a Consultant Psychiatrist for several years both in psychiatric hospitals and in community psychiatric service settings within the British National Health Service (NHS). After returning to Greece in 2023, he worked at the Polydynamo Day Center of Marousi E.P.A.PSY. and was responsible for psychiatric care at the psychosocial rehabilitation hostel "Odysseas." He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom (RCPsych, International Associate). He actively participates in international and Greek psychiatric conferences and has published scientific articles in reputable international journals. He aims to establish therapeutic relationships based on mutual trust and provides personalized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment for the full spectrum of mental disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and personal problems.

Kanellopoulou Georgia is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains a modern private practice in Drosia as well as in Kifisia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at the Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases of Athens ANDREAS SYGGROS. She is a Scientific Collaborator of the Dermatology Clinic MAISON ABEILLE in Paris (France), as well as of the Dermatology Department of MITERA Hospital in Athens (Greece). She specializes in the full spectrum of Dermatology, with primary areas of expertise including Sexually Transmitted Diseases (postgraduate training at the Special Infections Unit of the Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases of Athens ANDREAS SYGGROS), Dermatoscopy and Mole Mapping, Psoriasis, dermatological Lasers, and Cryolipolysis. She is a member of the following societies: Hellenic Society of Dermatology & Venereology (HSDV), Hellenic Society of Dermoscopy (HSD), Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Laser & Aesthetic Dermatology (HSDL), European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), French Society of Dermatology (Société Française de Dermatologie - SFD), International Peeling Society (IPS). She is a PhD candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as at Sorbonne University in Paris (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - PARIS 3).

Gratsias Aristeidis is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with a private practice in the Acropolis - Koukaki area. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and has received specialized training in dermatology and dermatologic surgery at the Athens Dermatology and Venereology Hospital "Andreas Syggros." He holds expertise in aesthetic and interventional dermatology, pediatric dermatology, and venereology. At his private clinic, medical services are provided aimed at the diagnosis and treatment of dermatological and venereal diseases in both children and adults. Additionally, the physician offers services with particular experience such as fillers, peeling, mesotherapy, cryotherapy, electrotherapy, mole removal, and wrinkle treatment. As part of his continuous education, the doctor participates in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society and the Athens Medical Association.

Elafros Mixalis is a psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in the center of Athens. He holds a Medical Degree from the Psychiatric School of Verona in Italy and has been trained in Descriptive Psychopathology - Phenomenology at Palazzo Borghese in Florence. As a psychiatrist, he has many years of experience in Mental Health Centers, participating, among other things, in group psychoeducation therapy for hospitalized patients as well as their parents and relatives. Until 2023, in addition to his private practice, he was the head of the 2nd Psychiatric Department at the "Galini" Clinic, where he has managed hundreds of cases of patients with major mental disorders. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that in the past he worked at the same clinic as an on-call psychiatrist, as well as at the "Lyrakos Psychotherapeutic Center." Finally, he has attended numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. In recent years, he has specialized in Relational Psychotherapy at ISOPS (Institute of Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy according to Yalom). He is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA).