Gynecologists - Obstetricians for PAP test in Athens

Stratakis Nikolaos I is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Nea Erythraia and Kolonaki. He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and has extensive experience in gynecological surgery and laparoscopic surgery. He collaborates with Iaso Hospital and also manages pediatric cases. Both of his medical offices are accessible to individuals with special needs. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services tailored to the needs of each woman.

Kestekidou Aleksandra is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Acupuncturist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki, where she provides high-level obstetric, gynecological, and acupuncture services. She has experience in delivering personalized care for women. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2007. Subsequently, she completed her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the "Elena Venizelou" Maternity Hospital, where she gained valuable experience in obstetric cases, gynecological surgeries, and supporting women during pregnancy. Aiming to specialize in reproductive issues, she pursued a postgraduate diploma in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine at the "Alexandra" Hospital. Additionally, she trained and became certified in Medical Acupuncture, focusing on pain and stress management as well as alternative approaches to improve female reproductive and mental health. Her scientific activity includes participation and attendance at international conferences. She collaborates with the "REA" Maternity Hospital.

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).

Ο Θεόδωρος Λιακάκος είναι Μαιευτήρας Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος – Μαστολόγος με αναγνωρισμένα μεγάλη εμπειρία στην παρακολούθηση κυήσεων και κατέχει τη θέση του συντονιστή στην επιτροπή κύησης υψηλού κινδύνου του νοσοκομείου Υγεία - Μητέρα μαιευτική κλινική. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Η ειδίκευσή του στη Μαιευτική-Γυναικολογία πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο HU Erasme του πανεπιστημίου των Βρυξελλών (ULB) ένα από τα σημαντικότερα ευρωπαϊκά κέντρα για κυήσεις υψηλού κινδύνου με τα χαμηλότερα ποσοστά καισαρικών τομών στην Ευρώπη, ακόμα και σε πολύ δύσκολα περιστατικά, το οποίο δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη φυσική πορεία της κύησης και του τοκετού. Ο Δρ. Λιακάκος χαρακτηρίζεται από μεγάλη εμπειρία και πλούσιο χειρουργικό έργο γιατί παράλληλα με την ιδιωτική του πρακτική κατείχε επί 15 έτη, ως αξιωματικός ιατρός, τη θέση του επιμελητή στη Γυναικολογική Κλινική του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών, ενώ διετέλεσε και διευθυντής της Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών.Έχει τιμηθεί με τον τίτλο του αριστούχου Διδάκτορα της Ιατρικής Σχολής του ΕΚΠΑ και είναι Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Μαιευτικής Γυναικολογίας στο European University of Cyprus (EUC). Είναι πιστοποιημένος υπερηχογραφιστής από το ΚΕΣΥ και κάτοχος εξειδίκευσης στην κολποσκόπηση και την παθολογία τραχήλου από το Πανεπιστήμιο της Lille στη Γαλλία. Είναι μετεκπαιδευθείς στη σύγχρονη υπερηχογραφία και στην παρακολούθηση πολύπλοκων κυήσεων στα Πανεπιστημιακά Νοσοκομεία HU Erasme και St Luc του καθολικού Πανεπιστημίου του Louvain (UCL), ενώ εξειδικεύτηκε στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική (λαπαροσκόπηση και υστεροσκόπηση) και στην αντιμετώπιση της ενδομητρίωσης. Σκοπός αυτών των ελάχιστα επεμβατικών λύσεων είναι η μέγιστη αποτελεσματικότητα, η ταχύτερη ανάρρωση και μικρότερη δυνατή ταλαιπωρία για τις γυναίκες.Το ενδιαφέρον του για την παθολογία του μαστού τον οδήγησε σε μακρά θητεία ως επιμελητής στην πανεπιστημιακή κλινική του νοσοκομείου CHU BRUGMANN των Βρυξελλών, με την ιδιότητα του επιμελητή μαστολόγου - χειρουργού γυναικολόγου.Ως τακτικό μέλος της κλινικής καθώς και του ογκολογικού της συμβουλίου, ασχολήθηκε με τις σύγχρονες τεχνικές όπως ο φρουρός λεμφαδένας και οι διαδερμικές μικροβιοψίες.Επί σειρά ετών υπήρξε μέλος του Δ.Σ. στην Ελληνική Εταιρεία Μαστολογίας.Ο ιατρός Θεόδωρος Λιακάκος είναι συγγραφέας πλήθους επιστημονικών δημοσιεύσεων σε ελληνικά και διεθνή περιοδικά μαιευτικής-γυναικολογίας. Επίσης είναι συγγραφέας βιβλίων με έμφαση στην κύηση υψηλού κινδύνου και τη μονοχοριακή δίδυμο κύηση και τις επιπλοκές της.Ο Δρ. Λιακάκος διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο Κολωνάκι και στον Κορυδαλλό και συνεχίζει να βρίσκεται πάντα δίπλα στη γυναίκα με επιστημονική επάρκεια και ήθος.

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.

Dimas Aggelos is a Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon and maintains private practices in Athens and Preveza. Additionally, he is a Consultant at the 1st Clinic of Gynecologic Oncology at the Private MITERA Hospital. After completing his studies at the Medical School of the University of Patras, he pursued postgraduate studies in Gynecologic Oncology & Breast Oncology at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as in Pathology of Pregnancy at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Furthermore, he completed his Doctoral Thesis focusing on Gynecologic Oncology at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital of Ioannina as well as at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals in London. Finally, he worked as a Assistant Consultant at the General Hospital of Lefkada, Greece from 2020 to 2023.

Papavasileiou Sofia is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. She is a graduate of the Medical School "Ovidius Constanta" and completed her specialization in Obstetrics - Gynecology. More specifically, she specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Ierapetra and in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Hospital of Trikala and the "Elena Venizelou" Hospital. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association and has attended numerous seminars to keep up with developments in her field and to continuously grow professionally.

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.

Dimitreli Vasiliki is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Ampelokipi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Higher Midwifery School "M. Alexandra". Dr. Dimitreli possesses significant professional experience, having specialized in the 1st Obstetrics-Gynecology University Clinic of the "Alexandra" Maternity Hospital, the corresponding clinic of the University General Hospital "Agia Olga," and the University General Hospital of Livadeia. To date, she collaborates with the private Maternity Hospital "Mitera" and serves as a Scientific Associate in the Prenatal Screening Department. In her private practice, she manages conditions across the full spectrum of gynecology and provides specialized services.

Manousakis Stelios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician, specializing in Gynecological Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgery and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He studied Medicine at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and in Slovakia, obtaining his Medical Degree from Comenius University of Bratislava in 2013. Subsequently, he moved to Switzerland, where in the first year he worked as a resident physician in General Surgery at Spitalregion Fürstenland Toggenburg - Spital Wil. Between 2014 and 2020, he commenced and completed his specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology as part of the training program established by the Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics. During his many years in Switzerland, he participated in numerous conferences and seminars to continuously update and advance medical practices and methods. He is a member of the Swiss Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and of the first European-accredited Swiss center for Gynecological Endoscopy. To this day, he is a Scientific Collaborator at IASO Maternity Hospital and continues to collaborate with gynecological and obstetric centers in Switzerland. During the period of intense specialization in all fields, a significant need arises: someone to take a step back in order to see the big picture — the forest, not just the tree. This is his specialization. He views the woman as a "whole." He starts with prevention and wellness, cultivating a culture of gynecological health with respect for nature and the needs of each woman. In this way, most gynecological issues that may arise are prevented. If treatment is necessary, he approaches it with the most advanced techniques that medical science has to offer today. He does not perceive those in front of him as patients, but as women whom he respects and wishes to help improve their quality of life at whatever stage they may be.

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.

Andrianakou Nektaria - Dimitra is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Dafni. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Panarkadian Hospital of Tripoli, then specialized at the Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and completed her specialty in Obstetrics-Gynecology at the General Hospital - Maternity "Alexandra" in the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens. Subsequently, she served as a Specialist Obstetrician - Gynecologist in the Colposcopy Department - Cervical Pathology - Laser Therapy of the same hospital. The doctor has participated in numerous medical conferences and has presented her scientific work at many of them. Finally, she is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine, and the Hellenic Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.

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.