Health professionals with experience in Parkinson's disease

Valkimadi Polytimi - Eleni is a Neurologist with a private practice in Galatsi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's degree in Neurosciences from the Medical School of the University of Crete, which she completed with distinction. She specialized at the Neurological Clinic of the Navy Hospital of Athens. Additionally, she completed further training on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System at the Neurodegeneration Imaging Group of King's College London on a scholarship. She has a significant body of published work and regularly participates in neurological conferences both in Greece and abroad. She is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society, the General Medical Council (UK), and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society. Finally, she is specialized in Parkinson's disease, dementia - Alzheimer's disease, and memory disorders.

Maretsi Lyvia - Eirini is a Neurologist who maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. She specialized in Neurology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and at the Korgialeneio - Benakeio E.E.S. Hospital. During her specialization, she received training in Psychiatry at the Korgialeneio - Benakeio E.E.S. Hospital, as well as in Pathology at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dafni". In her private practice, she is involved in the investigation, diagnosis, and monitoring of neurological disorders such as memory impairments (mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s dementia, dementia in Parkinson’s disease), headaches (migraine, tension-type headache, and other headache syndromes), tremor and movement disorders (essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease), cerebrovascular stroke, gait instability, neuropathic pain, peripheral neuropathies, and sleep disorders. She manages cases with neurological symptoms within the framework of systemic diseases. Finally, as part of her continuous professional development, she has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and postgraduate training courses.

Vasileiou Aristeidis is a Neurologist who maintains private practices in Marousi and Lavrio. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and has specialized in Neurology at the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi" and in the Stroke Unit in the United Kingdom at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. In his private practice, he focuses on the prevention of vascular strokes, diagnosis and management of dementia (prevention, early diagnosis, memory testing), tremor, Parkinson's disease, and other movement disorders. He also deals with the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of migraines and other types of headaches, vertigo, epilepsy, as well as the investigation and management of chronic neuropathic pain, gait disorders, sleep, and vision disturbances. Furthermore, he specializes in the investigation and management of polyneuropathies and mononeuropathies (carpal tunnel syndrome, facial palsy, trigeminal neuralgia), diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases. He also handles cases with neurological manifestations in systemic diseases and depressive syndromes. The physician is certified for electronic prescribing, KEPA certificates, and conducts home visits. Additionally, he is contracted with the Directorate of Transportation and Communications of the Northern Sector for the medical examination of prospective drivers or for driving license renewals. Finally, he works with the Alzheimer’s Association of Athens as part of the program titled "Integration Program of the Marousi Day Center for Dementia with Municipal Units for the Elderly" and undertakes, within this framework, the clinical examination of populations over 60 years old, as well as the training of healthcare professionals of the Municipal Units on dementia-related issues.

Xousos Dimitrios is a Neurologist and maintains his private practice in Glyfada. He holds a medical degree from the Universita Degli Studi di Bari Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia in Italy and a postgraduate degree (MSc) in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Notable is his specialization in dementia, vascular brain diseases, memory disorders, epilepsy, sleep disorders, headaches, and movement disorders.

Η Βάγια Γιατράκου είναι Νευρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Νέα Σμύρνη, στο πολυιατρείο TopMeds. Είναι εξωτερικός συνεργάτης της Β' Νευρολογικής Κλινικής του Νοσοκομείου Ερρίκος Ντυνάν και εργάζεται ως νευρολόγος στο Ιατρείο Μνήμης Παγκρατίου για άτομα με Άνοια της Εταιρείας Alzheimer Αθηνών. Επιπλέον, απασχολείται ως νευρολόγος στο ανοιχτό πολυιατρειο των Γιατρών του Κόσμου. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και ειδικεύτηκε στη νευρολογία σε νοσοκομεία της Γαλλίας, της Ελβετίας και στην Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Νευρολογική Κλινική του Αιγινήτειου Νοσοκομείου. Στα ιδιαίτερα επιστημονικά της ενδιαφέροντα συμπεριλαμβάνονται τα νευροεκφυλιστικά νοσήματα και ειδικότερα η άνοια και οι νοητικές διαταραχές, όπου και έχει ενεργό ερευνητικό ρόλο με δημοσιεύσεις, συμμετοχές σε συνέδρια και κλινικές μελέτες.

Daskalaki Argyro is a Neurologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is an honors graduate of the Postgraduate Program in "Clinical Neuropsychology" at NKUA. She worked as a trainee doctor in the United Kingdom at Guy’s & St Thomas, King’s College, and St George’s hospitals in London, and completed her specialization at the Neurology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." She was a founding member of the Memory Clinic at the Athens Polyclinic. Since 2014, she has been involved in the Special Clinic for Cognitive Disorders at the 1st University Neurology Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital, and since 2020 she serves as an external collaborator at the Clinic. Her scientific and research interests primarily concern dementia and neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, she holds an active role as a Researcher (Sub-Investigator) in Clinical Studies on Mild Cognitive Impairment and early Dementia. In her private practice, she aims to provide high-level neurological medical services, encouraging patients to engage actively in their care.

Dr. Mamali Margarita is a Neurologist and Attending Physician at the 1st Neurology Clinic of Metropolitan General Hospital (Cholargos) and maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. She holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree from the same institution. She completed her specialization at the Neurology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and, as a scholarship recipient of the Hellenic Neurological Society, pursued further training in electroneurophysiology at the 1st University Neurology Clinic of Athens at "Aeginiteio" Hospital. She was a founding member of the Stroke Unit at the private medical center "IASO General" and collaborated with the "Henry Dunant" Hospital. Furthermore, she worked for two years as an Attending Physician at the Neurology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialeneio-Benakio E.E.S." She has participated as a co-investigator in clinical studies on multiple sclerosis, dementia, and cerebrovascular accidents. Dr. Mamali possesses a significant body of published work and regularly participates in Greek and international neurology conferences. Finally, her clinical experience gained from the largest public hospitals in Athens enables her to manage cases involving various neurological fields and to recognize neurological manifestations arising from diseases of other systems, such as cardiovascular diseases, connective tissue disorders, hematological conditions, inflammatory bowel diseases, endocrine disorders, and malignancies.

Nasis Georgios is a Neurologist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Psychiatry at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. His training and completion of specialty took place at the Neurology Clinic of the Nursing Institution of the Army Shareholders' Fund (NIMTS). Currently, he is the Scientific Director of the Neurology Department at the Central Clinic of Athens and the Mental Health Unit for patients with end-stage dementia INIMA Megara. He is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society and the Medical Association of Athens. Finally, his practice addresses a wide range of conditions, including headaches - dizziness, vertigo, cerebrovascular accidents, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Mixail Theofanidis is a Neurologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a medical degree from the Democritus University of Thrace and has extensive experience in depressive disorders and alcoholism, the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, spinal diseases, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. He serves as the Scientific Director at the Psychiatric Clinic "Agios Antonios" and completed his specialization at the 3rd University Neurology Clinic, General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Georgios Papanikolaou." He is a member of the Thessaloniki Medical Association and the Hellenic Neurological Society, offering specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients at his private practice.

Diamantas Dimitrios MD is a Specialist Neurologist who maintains private clinics in Peristeri and Pallini. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, with honors. He has specialized and worked in hospitals in England (Stoke on Trent General Infirmary, Newcastle General, Leeds University Hospital, Southend University Hospital) and Greece ("Sotiria", "Red Cross"). He is the Director of the 3rd Neurology Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital. Since 2008, he has been the chief clinical neurologist at the Athens Medical Center - Peristeri Clinic. Additionally, he serves as a visiting Director at hospitals in England such as Leeds University Hospital and Southend University Hospital (neurology clinic and stroke unit). He has been awarded by the American Neurological Association for his contribution to a stroke prevention program. He is specialized in the administration of botulinum toxin in the treatment of migraine. He is a member of the American Neurological Association, the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the Hellenic Neurological Society, the British Medical Association, and the Hellenic Headache Society. He has served as a consultant for pharmaceutical companies for several years on matters of neurology and clinical drug research, as well as a speaker at neurological conferences and medical events. Finally, he is the author of clinical studies and papers presented at international and Greek scientific conferences.

Η Καλλιγιάννη Μαριβίκη MD, MSc είναι Ειδική Νευρολόγος, γεννήθηκε και μεγάλωσε στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης, όπου διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης το 2006, από όπου και αποφοίτησε το 2012 με βαθμό Λίαν Καλώς. Το 2018 ολοκλήρωσε το Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών «Νευροεπιστήμες» του τμήματος Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με βαθμό 8.15, ενώ η πτυχιακή της εργασία πάνω στην Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση βαθμολογήθηκε με άριστα 9.5. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή της στη Νευρολογία στην Νευρολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου, έχοντας εκπαιδευτεί άρτια στη διαχείριση μίας πλειάδας νευρολογικών περιστατικών, όπως αγγειακά εγκεφαλικά επεισόδια, άνοια, Πάρκινσον, Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση, ημικρανία και λοιπές κεφαλαλγίες, επιληψία, μυασθένεια, πολυνευροπάθειες, μυοπάθειες. Παράλληλα με το κλινικό της έργο, ασχολήθηκε ενεργά επί σειρά ετών με τη διδασκαλία των προπτυχιακών φοιτητών Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, τόσο διδάσκοντας στο μάθημα της Νευρολογίας 7ου εξαμήνου, όσο και εκπαιδεύοντας τους 6ο ετείς φοιτητές κατά την κλινική τους άσκηση. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος διεθνών και ελληνικών συνεδρίων με προφορικές παρουσιάσεις και posters. Επιπλέον, δημοσιεύσεις της υπάρχουν στο έγκριτο επιστημονικό περιοδικό «Νευροανοσολογία». Είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Νευρολογίας (ΕΑΝ) από το 2018, συμμετέχοντας τακτικά σε όλες τις εκπαιδευτικές δραστηριότητες του φορέα. Συμμετέχει τακτικά σε διεθνή προγράμματα Συνεχιζόμενης Ιατρικής Εκπαίδευσης (CME). Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο από το 2022 στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης και στο Αρκαλοχώρι με ειδικό ενδιαφέρον για τις κεφαλαλγίες. Παραμένει πλήρως ενημερωμένη για όλες τις τρέχουσες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις και νέες θεραπείες για την ημικρανία και άλλες κεφαλαλγίες. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας, της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (International Headache Society- IHS) και της Αμερικανικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (American Headache Society- AHS). Συμμετέχει ενεργά στον Κλάδο Κεφαλαλγίας της Ελληνικής Νευρολογικής Εταιρείας και αποτελεί μέλος της ομάδας μελέτης GRASP (Greek Research Alliance for the Study of headache and Pain). Τέλος, είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Ηρακλείου και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Βρυξελλών και Βαλλονίας (Ordre de Medecins). Μιλάει άπταιστα ελληνικά, αγγλικά (Proficiency) και γαλλικά (DALF).

Dr. Ntantos Dimitrios is a specialist neurologist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as dementia, movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, migraines, cerebrovascular strokes, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Neurology at the 3rd University Neurology Clinic of the G.N.T.H. "G. Papanikolaou." He has served as a scientific collaborator of the Clinic, actively participating in research programs, conference presentations, and scientific publications. He also has additional training in medical acupuncture and two years of experience in Intensive Care and Neuro-Intensive Care. He is a Neurologist at the specialized Memory and Cognitive Functions Clinic of G.N.T.H. "Papageorgiou," the head neurologist of the Elderly Care Unit "Estia Papageorgiou," and a Member of the Special Medical Corps of the Disability Certification Centers (KE.P.A.), while also maintaining private practices in Thessaloniki and Nigrita. He provides personalized care aimed at the substantial improvement of patients’ daily lives and quality of life. The doctor applies one of the most advanced scientific Neurostimulation methods, Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS), officially indicated (CE) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Ο Ρουτσώνης Αλέξιος είναι Ιατρός Νευρολόγος και Πιστοποιημένος Βελονιστής και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στο Πανόραμα Θεσσαλονίκης. Αναλαμβάνει εύρος παθήσεων που σχετίζονται με την ειδικότητα του νευρολόγου, άνοια, άτομα μετά από εγκεφαλικά επεισόδια, περιπτώσεις Alzheimer, Parkinson, κεφαλαλγίες, ιλίγγους.

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Ο Γιαλαμάς Παναγιώτης είναι Φυσικοθεραπευτής (BSc) και εκτελεί κατ' οίκον επισκέψεις . Είναι απόφοιτος του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής (ΠΑ.Δ.Α.) και προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες κατ' οίκον φυσικοθεραπείες . Με 10 χρόνια εμπειρίας στην κατ' οίκον αποκατάσταση και παράλληλα 6 χρόνια σε 2 ιδιωτικά φυσικοθεραπευτήρια της Αθήνας, ασχολούμενος με μυοσκελετικά και νευρολογικά περιστατικά , διαθέτει την κλινική γνώση και την πρακτική εμπειρία για να σας καθοδηγήσει αποτελεσματικά . Έχει αποκτήσει σημαντική εμπειρία στη διαχείριση μετεγχειρητικών περιστατικών και αθλητικών κακώσεων, όπου η σωστή καθοδήγηση και το κατάλληλο πρωτόκολλο αποκατάστασης παίζουν καθοριστικό ρόλο στο τελικό αποτέλεσμα για την πλήρη και λειτουργική επανένταξη σε καθημερινές είτε αθλητικές δραστηριότητες. Αντιμετωπίζει κάθε περιστατικό με εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση, προσαρμόζοντας το πρόγραμμα θεραπείας στις ανάγκες και τους στόχους του κάθε ασθενή , δίνοντας έμφαση στην σωστή φυσικοθεραπευτική αξιολόγηση και εκπαίδευση του , ώστε να κατανοεί το πρόβλημά και να συμμετέχει ενεργά στη θεραπεία  ,με συγκεκριμένες ασκήσεις και οδηγίες , με στόχο την πλήρη λειτουργική επανένταξη του, από την ασφάλεια του σπιτιού του.