Πιστοποιητικά υγείας για εργασία, Vironas
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Doctors for Πιστοποιητικά υγείας για εργασία near Vironas

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Dr. Sidiroglou Ksenia MD, MSc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Neo Kosmos. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Department of Midwifery at the University of West Attica. She holds a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Alabama, United States. In pursuit of continuous professional development, she has attended numerous postgraduate educational programs both in Greece and abroad. Within her specialty, she has worked at Alexandra General Hospital of Athens and Vostanio General Hospital of Mytilene. She has served as a lecturer in the Obstetrics-Gynecology course for the Nursing School of EPAS General Hospital of Mytilene "Vostanio" for two academic terms and has also been the Lead Physician for Football Clubs, participating in international matches. She has numerous participations in medical conferences, corresponding publications, and presentations, and is a member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Hellenic Anthropological Society. With a focus on scientific accuracy and extensive experience, she manages a wide range of cases, always prioritizing the needs of each patient.

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Kasomouli 51, Neos Kosmos, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
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The "Vima Koino" Center is a model Mental Health Services Center located in Agios Dimitrios. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health as it incorporates the principles and the most contemporary data of social psychiatry within a purely private enterprise. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, responding holistically and individually to mental health needs. This approach enables the Center to receive a request, conduct a thorough evaluation, and propose the most appropriate therapeutic intervention. Our medical team consists of four psychiatrists who possess high theoretical training and clinical experience covering the full spectrum of mental disorders. With a shared goal of excellent diagnostic assessment and provision of comprehensive therapeutic care, they collaborate both among themselves and with the Center’s interdisciplinary team. By choosing a psychiatrist from the "Vima Koino" team, you select a specialist with expertise and extensive experience, as well as a team of mental health professionals who will work together towards the best possible solution for the patient.

Leof. Vouliagmenis 315 & Aishulou, Agios Dimitrios, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Mpageorgou Foteini MD is a Dermatologist - Venereologist for adults and children with a private practice in Athens (Hilton area), and at the same time serves as a Scientific Collaborator in the Peeling department at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases. She is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. She specialized in Dermatology at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital and has received further training in skin cancer in the USA (with a scholarship), in Aesthetic Dermatology and genital organ reconstruction in France, and in Skin Allergies at the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases and at the Allergy School of the European Academy of Allergy. She has a strong scientific activity, participating in conferences in Greece and abroad as a speaker, as well as training in new techniques.

Vasilissis Sofias 54, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Karamanou Aleksandra is a Cardiologist and PhD holder from the University of Athens, with a private practice in Agios Dimitrios, actively engaged in the full spectrum of cardiology. She studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During her studies, she worked for 3 months at Kantonspital Bruderholz in Switzerland. As a rural doctor, she served for 2 years at the Peripheral Clinic of Gravia and at the General Hospital of Amfissa from 2005 to 2007. As a Cardiology Resident, she worked at Sismanoglio Hospital in Athens and completed her specialty training at the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voulas". During her specialty, she trained at the Hemodynamic Laboratory of Asklipieio Voulas, the Nuclear Medicine Department of Metaxa General Hospital, and the Cardiac Surgery Clinic of Hippokration Hospital in Athens.

Subsequently, she received further training in Advanced Echocardiographic Techniques (stress echo and transesophageal echocardiography) at the 251 General Military Hospital of Athens and obtained the corresponding specialization certification following examinations. She also worked as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Cardiology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" during the preparation of her doctoral thesis. Additionally, she holds certification from the Hellenic Cardiological Society for smoking cessation. Finally, she has participated as a speaker in numerous conferences presenting her research work and has published articles in both Greek and international journals. She collaborates with diagnostic centers and private clinics in Athens.

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Agiou Vasileiou 6, Agios Dimitrios, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Katrapas Panagiotis is a Specialist Cardiologist who maintains private practices in Neos Kosmos and Glyfada, while also providing his medical services in the broader Attica region. He is a medical graduate and completed his specialization at the General Hospital Asklipieio of Voula. For several years, he worked at the same hospital as a Cardiologist in the Heart Failure Clinic and the Hypertension Clinic, while concurrently serving as a co-investigator in the clinical studies department of the hospital’s cardiology clinic. He possesses experience and specializes in echocardiography, clinical cardiology, as well as pulmonary hypertension.

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Gounaraki 11, Neos Kosmos, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Mpiliou Smaragda is an Internist and a Doctoral Candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation on "Microcirculatory Disorders in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease" and maintains a private practice in Dafni. She holds a degree from the Medical School and a postgraduate diploma in Thrombosis and Hemorrhage – Transfusion Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she completed a one-year fellowship in Hepatology, specifically in Chronic Liver Diseases, at the "Migliavacca" Liver Center of the University of Milan in Italy. Previously, she taught Neurology and Psychiatry to students of the Nursing and Emergency Care Department at the public IEK Piraeus as well as First Aid courses for first-year medical students as part of the First Aid curriculum. Beyond teaching, she worked for a year as a physician in a dermatology clinic, participating in interventional and clinical procedures, served as a rural doctor at the peripheral clinic in Antikyra, and underwent a three-month training program at the General Prefectural Hospital of Livadeia. Furthermore, she periodically supervised patients at the external hepatology clinic of Hippocratio General Hospital and at the diabetes clinic of Laiko Hospital. She also served as an assistant junior consultant (B’) for one year at the Dafni Health Center. Moreover, she has participated in various conferences to further her education in her field, with notable publications in both Greek and international journals. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver and the Hellenic Society of Ergospirometry, Exercise, and Rehabilitation. In her practice, she manages cases covering the full spectrum of pathology, with special expertise in diabetes mellitus, general pathology, and cardiovascular risk prevention.

Megalou Alexandrou 6, Dafni, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Deligiannis Panagiotis - Athens Derma Clinic is a Dermatologist - Venereologist at Athens Derma Clinic in Pagkrati. He holds a PhD and is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. The doctor specialized at the Athens Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases "Andreas Syggros" and has extensive experience in cases of laser hair removal, peeling, acne treatment, mesotherapy, and hyaluronic acid therapy. Athens Derma Clinic offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Merkouri Spurou 28, Pagrati, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Eleutherios Sakadakis is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Pangrati. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is also a graduate of the same institution. He has specialized in cardiomyopathies, ultrasound imaging, and cardiac magnetic resonance diagnosis, having received a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society to further his training at the Cardiology Clinic of the University Hospital "La Timone" in France, focusing on cardiomyopathies and endocarditis. Currently, he serves as Deputy Director of the Adult Cardiology Clinic at "Mitera" Hospital of the Hygeia Group and works as an external collaborator in the Radiology Department of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, specializing in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Furthermore, Dr. Sakadakis has numerous publications in international journals, abstracts presented at Greek and international conferences, as well as multiple commendations and an award for the best research protocol at the 17th Panhellenic Conference on Lipidology, Atherosclerosis, and Vascular Disease.

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Eyfroniou 1, Pagrati, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Daglas Grigorios is a Pulmonologist – Tuberculosis Specialist, graduate of the University of Patras, with further training in Sleep Disorders and Sleep Apnea. The physician has extensive experience in thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, and smoking cessation following many years of collaboration with the Sotiria General Chest Hospital. He is trained in Biomedical Acupuncture with 300 hours of theoretical and practical training from the International Acupuncture Center. In his private clinics located in Ilisia and Galatsi, Attica, he provides specialized services for the diagnosis and management of all respiratory diseases, including acute upper and lower respiratory infections and chronic respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma, allergic cough, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and smoker's bronchitis. The physician also performs preventive respiratory function assessments using dynamic spirometry and imaging studies when necessary, and monitors patients undergoing specialized treatment for smoking cessation. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the assessment of sleep apnea, which can cause serious health problems and requires specialized management.

Mouskou 3, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Sgouros Dimitrios is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and trained in "Dermatologic Oncology - Dermoscopy" and "Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy" at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia as a fellow of the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society. Since May 2014, he holds the title of University Fellow at the 2nd University Dermatology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" in the field of Dermatologic Oncology - Dermoscopy. Additionally, he participated in the operation of the Pediatric Dermatology department of the Dermatology Clinic at the University Hospital of Milan, and in September 2012, he served as a Scientific Associate in the operation of the Dermato-Oncology department of the 2nd University Dermatology Clinic at "Attikon." Similarly, he collaborates with the Athens Bioclinic and as an external Scientific Associate with the "Nevus and Melanoma Unit" of the 1st University Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital for Venereal and Dermatological Diseases of Athens "Andreas Syngros." Finally, he publishes articles in international scientific journals within the field of Dermatology, participates as a speaker in conferences and educational programs on topics related to his specialty, is a member of the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Dermoscopy Society.

Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias 52, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Orthopedic Surgeon with experience and specialization, offering personalized and effective care.
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Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias 92, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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H Δήμητρα Καρυπίδη είναι Ψυχίατρος και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής κατεύθυνσης.

Πύργου 1, Ilioupoli, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Dr. Mpeis Ioannis is a Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed the majority of his specialty training in Germany, at the Vitos Philippshospital Riedstadt psychiatric clinic and the MEDIAN Klinik NRZ Wiesbaden neurological clinic. Concurrently, he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at IKVT Hessen (Institut für Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie) in Wiesbaden, where he attended the theoretical training program.

In Greece, he continued and completed his training at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital Dromokaiteio, undertaking additional specialty rotations at P.G.N. Attikon and G.N. Evangelismos. He also completed the theoretical part of his training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, while simultaneously applying psychotherapeutic interventions within his clinical practice framework and participating in supervision.

In his private practice, he primarily works psychotherapeutically, with an emphasis on approaches within the broader family of cognitive-behavioral therapies, while also providing pharmacological treatment when indicated, within the context of comprehensive psychiatric monitoring.

Ηριδανού 3, 11528 Αθήνα, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Konstantopoulou Panagiota is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in Diabetology, with a particular focus on the management of diabetic cases. Her practice offers comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up care for all types of conditions within the field of internal medicine, covering both acute and chronic diseases. Additionally, she is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association.

Leoforos Ayxentiou Grigoriou 59, Zografou, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Dr. Xloridou Xristina is a Dermatologist-Venereologist who maintains a private practice in Athens, in the Goudi area. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. After completing her service as a rural doctor, she continued her training in Germany as a resident physician in Dermatology-Venereology, with a primary focus on dermatologic surgery. Her training continued and was completed at the Hospital for Venereal and Dermatologic Diseases "Andreas Syggros," where, after obtaining her specialty, she remained to further specialize in the Departments of Pediatric Dermatology and Rare Diseases. Having a strong interest and passion for the specialty of Dermatology-Venereology, she has gained extensive professional and educational experience throughout this period. Simultaneously, as part of her ongoing medical education, she has received fellowships for further training in the United States of America and Canada, and she maintains active participation in national and international conferences.

Pontou 54-56, Goudi, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Mandals Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kaisariani. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty training in the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," at the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," and at the Special Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa." During his specialty training, he participated in 1120 surgeries, either as the primary or assistant surgeon, dealing with fractures and dislocations as well as chronic orthopedic cases, such as knee and hip arthroplasties, knee and shoulder arthroscopies, spinal fusions, and discectomies. To date, he has numerous publications in Greek and international conferences, actively participating as a speaker, maintaining excellent training, deep knowledge, and continuous professional development in his field. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the AO Foundation, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

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Ethnikis Antistaseos 31-33 & Vyzantiou, Kesariani, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Konstantinos Koxiadakis is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon. He maintains private clinics in the areas of Ampelokipoi and Ilioupoli, covering a wide range of obstetrics and gynecology, with a special interest in colposcopy and endoscopic surgery (laparoscopy, hysteroscopy). At the Ilioupoli clinic, he shares premises with Pediatric Endocrinologist Olga Fafoula, providing services for the investigation of endocrine disorders up to adolescence.

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1988-1994), completed his specialty training, and undertook further training in the United Kingdom. He worked in hospitals in Leicester, Liverpool, and London (1998-2005).

He has been a member of the General Medical Council, the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy. For years, he was a member of the Endoscopic Gynecological Surgery department (ODS) and the colposcopy department at Iaso Maternity Hospital. He is currently affiliated with Mitera - Hygeia Hospital.

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Isauron 6, Ilioupoli, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
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Dimitris Vasiadis is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience in providing psychiatric care and psychotherapy across both public institutions and private practice. His professional journey began in 2003 as an independent psychotherapist, and over the years, he has held key clinical roles in well-established hospitals and mental health units.

He graduated from the Medical School of Athens in 2002 and completed his rural medical service at the Health Center of Pyli in Trikala (2016–2017). He then began his psychiatric specialization at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital and continued his training at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens, where he worked as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist from 2018 to 2023.

Since 2023, he has been collaborating with "VIMA KOINO", offering comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and psychotherapeutic treatment. His academic training includes clinical psychopharmacology (Hellenic Psychiatric Association), psychoanalytic approaches to trauma (Hellenic Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy), and specialized training in the management of Borderline Personality Disorder at the Gunderson Institute, McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School (2024–2025).

He has completed a four-year training program in Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy through the **Panhellenic Union of Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy, where he has been an active member since 2022. His scientific activity includes participation in national and international conferences, such as the 8th Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance (2023), where he presented "The art of psychopharmacology: tailoring the antipsychotic treatment."

Dimitris Vasiadis combines scientific rigor with long-standing clinical experience, offering patient-centered and personalized care in both psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Παπάγου 66, Zografou, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Συντονιστής Διευθυντής. Ψυχοθεραπευτής, Πραγματογνώμων - Τεχνικός Σύμβουλος

Λεωφόρος Αγίου Δημητρίου 275, Agios Dimitrios, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
mental health

What it is

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy applied to problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, abuse, relationship and marriage problems, eating disorders and serious mental illness.The therapist emphasizes what is happening in the current life rather than the past and what led to the difficulties.

Approach

Identifying the distortions in a person's thinking that are causing problems and then examining these in the light of reality. Understanding the behaviour and motivations of others and using problem-solving skills to deal with difficult situations. Dealing with fears rather than avoiding them. Role-playing to better prepare for potentially problematic interactions with others. You become your own self-therapist.

How it could benefit you

Helps the individual to change dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviors. Improves your functioning and quality of life by helping to change patterns and behaviours. Teaches you to be your own self-therapist.

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
mental health

What it is

It is a form of psychotherapy that teaches a person to identify negative thought patterns and change them. DBT reinforces the acceptance that all your thoughts are valid, as they are part of your life experiences and who you are. The person acts by doing the best they can for the moment. It is used for people with suicidal behavior, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety.

Approach

DBT focuses on acceptance and change. It helps the person to get to know themselves better, to think about why they do what they do, without judgment. Replacing a negative behavior or habit with ones that can improve the quality of life. Dialectic is the idea that two different things can be true at the same time. At the same time as accepting yourself exactly as you are, comes the recognition of your effort to change.

How it could benefit you

It helps you make positive changes in the way you act. It identifies your negative thought patterns and changes them, helping to make positive changes in the way you act. Teaches you ways to manage intense emotions and stressful thoughts when they occur.

Humanistic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Humanistic therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which self-awareness and self-acceptance are considered the keys to personal growth. It emphasizes creativity, collaboration and interaction between the individual and the therapist, using techniques such as role-play.

Approach

Each person is a combination of mind, emotions, body and soul with unique experiences and events. No single life event, personality trait or psychological diagnosis defines you.

How it could benefit you

It improves self-awareness and self-confidence, helps you understand how your past affects your present, how to deal effectively with stressful situations, improves human relationships and helps you better manage your emotions.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is talk therapy that aims to understand current thoughts and feelings through the behaviours shaped by past experiences and the past. Understanding the past can help you avoid repeating unhelpful patterns that have existed in it and facilitate your quality of life alongside relief from distressing symptoms. It is used in depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, addictions, trauma, eating disorders, personality disorder.

Approach

Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides a space to explore and understand how unhelpful patterns from the past may be influencing our current difficulties. Defence mechanisms are explored and how our feelings and behaviours in the present are shaped by our past experiences.

How it could benefit you

It helps people to live a healthier life. There may be things in a person's unconscious that they are not aware of that cause them pain or keep them stuck in the past. Identifying these and understanding them can lead you to move forward.

Systemic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Systemic psychotherapy is an approach about how the individual acts as part of a wider group or broader system of relationships: family, partner relationship, work, friendships, and social environment. This approach connects communication and interaction patterns with a problem or a difficulty that the individual may be experiencing.

Approach

Systemic psychotherapy identifies behavioral patterns within a persons’ relationships and in the way someone connects with others. It helps the individual understand themselves more effectively, along with their roles and communication style and supports them in developing more functional ways of thinking and communicating within their system.

How it could benefit you

It helps improve understanding of relationship and family dynamics. It can change dysfunctional communication and behavior patterns within the system, strengthen empathy, support the development of stronger relationships and help with managing conflicts and difficulties.

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