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Louridas Athanasios is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Galatsi. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialization in psychiatry at various hospitals in Attica, such as Spiliopouleio Hospital, the 1st IKA Hospital of Athens, and the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria". He accumulates years of experience both from his professional career and his academic background and training. His aim is to assist in the treatment of mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, psychosomatic disorders, psychoses, hallucinations, bipolar disorder, bulimia, anorexia, among others. The treatment model used in his practice is a combination of pharmacotherapy, as the main axis in addressing psychopathology, supported by supportive psychotherapy and psychoeducation for both the patient and their family. Finally, the doctor focuses more on the current symptoms of the patient rather than unconscious processes and does not aim for major changes in personality.

Leoforos Veikou 40, Galatsi, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Kontsas Konstantinos MD, PhD is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Cardiology at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." He further specialized, with a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society, in Pulmonary Hypertension and Congenital Heart Diseases at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, where he subsequently worked as a registrar. Additionally, he specialized in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiac Rehabilitation at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. He is a certified hypertension specialist by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and has expertise in advanced ultrasound techniques (Stress Echo, 2D strain, 3D Echo). He is a Scientific Collaborator and University Fellow at the 2nd University Cardiology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" and collaborates with Hygeia Group Clinics, Athens Medical Center, White Cross Athens, and the Gynecological Obstetric Surgical Center "Leto." Finally, he actively participates in Greek and international conferences through oral and poster presentations and attends seminars as part of his continuous education and professional development.

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Agiou Alexandrou 3, Palaio Faliro, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Gatsios Georgios MD is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) for Adults and Children and maintains a private practice in Pagkrati. He initially specialized in Otolaryngology at the Otolaryngology Clinic of the General Hospital of Kilkis and subsequently at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis." Concurrently, he specialized in the Neurosurgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and in the Plastic Surgery Clinic of the same hospital. The doctor has worked as a Consultant at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis" and as an Assistant Consultant at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sofia." Additionally, he has worked as a Consultant in a private hospital in Cyprus. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

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Λεωφόρος Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 18, Pagrati, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Ο Ρήγας Γεώργιος είναι ΩΡΛ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Θεσσαλονίκη Λ.Βασιλέως Γεωργίου 9.

Λεωφόρος Βασιλέως Γεωργίου Α΄ 9, Thessaloniki, ΝΟΜΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ

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Tamvakos Ilias is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in the Glyfada area. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Turin, Italy, and received his specialty training at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio." Additionally, he completed further training in refractive surgery in Houston, United States of America. The practice in Glyfada is a patient-friendly and fully equipped facility. The doctor manages cases across the full spectrum of ophthalmology, providing high-level medical services such as refractive testing, fundoscopy, tonometry, macular assessment, and glaucoma evaluation. Moreover, patients receive comprehensive information on interventional methods for managing myopia, cataracts, glaucoma, and a well-documented treatment plan. Finally, the doctor actively participates in conferences throughout Greece and abroad, aiming for continuous professional development in his field, and is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Lazaraki 25, Glyfada, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Gkika Xara is a Specialist in General and Family Medicine and maintains a private practice in Ilion. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her specialty training in General and Family Medicine at the G.N.A. "G. Gennimatas" Hospital. She has attended the Postgraduate Program of the University of Thessaly focused on "Primary Health Care." She has been practicing general medicine for 20 years, serving both the public healthcare system and the private sector. She has extensive experience in managing chronic conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, anemia, osteoporosis, respiratory diseases, as well as handling acute cases. Her core principles include an emphasis on prevention and, above all, a holistic approach to the patient.

Λεωφόρος Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου 264, Ilion, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Menekratous 108, Neos Kosmos, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Kristi Magnisali is a specialist Cardiologist, graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with extensive and high-level scientific training in Internal Pathology and Cardiology. Her specialization was completed at leading tertiary care hospitals in Germany, including the University Hospital of Cologne (Uniklinik Köln) and the University Hospital of Düsseldorf (Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf), where she was trained in all modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods of Cardiology, with particular emphasis on Interventional Cardiology, Intensive Care, and Arrhythmology.

After completing her specialty, she served as a Specialist Cardiologist at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, undertaking increased clinical and scientific responsibilities, including leadership of the Arrhythmia Clinic and supervision of the Echocardiography Laboratory. As part of her ongoing scientific development, she further specialized in the latest ultrasound techniques, such as dynamic echocardiography (stress echocardiography) with pharmacological stress and transesophageal echocardiography, significantly enhancing diagnostic accuracy in the investigation of complex cardiological diseases.

Possessing significant clinical and scientific work, she currently serves as an Attending Cardiologist at Metropolitan Hospital, integrated within the Clinic of Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Pacemaker Therapy, while simultaneously acting as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Clinic of the Children's Hospital “Aghia Sophia Kyriakou,” where she is active in the specialized field of Pediatric Cardiology, focusing on the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of congenital and acquired pediatric heart diseases.

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Μιλτιάδου 1, Kifisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Dr Med Papakostas Dimitrios is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the Dermatology Clinic of Charité University in Berlin, where he completed his doctoral dissertation, and subsequently worked as a Registrar at the University Clinic of the Bonn Hospital. He collaborated with the University Dermatology Clinic of the Athens Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases "Andreas Syngros" as a Scientific Associate of the Nevi and Melanoma Unit and Academic Fellow of the 1st University Clinic. He manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of Venereology, Classical, Aesthetic, and Surgical Dermatology, for both children and adults, with specialization in the fields of Dermatologic Oncology - Nevus Mapping, Autoimmune Skin Diseases, as well as Hair Disorders. Finally, Dr. Papakostas has participated in numerous scientific presentations and lectures at conferences, both nationally and internationally, and is a member of several scientific societies and associations.

Nikolaou Kazantzaki 69, Zografou, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Georgakopoulos Stauros is a General Practitioner with a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He obtained his specialty in General Medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," where he trained and participated as an assistant physician in the Hypertension Clinic of the First University Department of Internal Medicine and in the Diabetes Clinic. Additionally, he has extensive professional experience, having served as a physician at the "SOS Doctors" coordination center, as a medical officer for basketball and football matches, and as an Assistant General Practitioner at the Primary Health Care Unit of PEDY in Zografou. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Papadiamantopoulou 59, Ilisia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Agapitou Varvara is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Haidari. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens. She worked at the Evgenideio Hospital in ergospirometry and rehabilitation of the University Intensive Care Clinic of the University of Athens, where she also completed her doctoral dissertation and was awarded a PhD from the University of Athens with distinction. She specialized in the University Intensive Care Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital in the Pulmonology Department (Obstructive diseases, COPD-asthma, interstitial diseases, lung and mediastinal neoplasms, pleural diseases, as well as diseases affecting the lung parenchyma and/or respiratory muscles causing respiratory failure), a clinic that is notably a referral center for chronic respiratory failure. In the field of pathology, she worked at the 5th Medical Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital and received additional training in the Intensive Care Unit of the same hospital. It would be remiss not to mention that she has received a Research Fellowship from the Hellenic Thoracic Society. She has completed the Smoking Cessation Seminar and, approaching science as a dynamic and continuously evolving process, she has attended and continues to attend numerous accredited seminars from both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies.

Iroon Polytehneiou 79, Chaidari, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Tsimeka Mina MD is a Pathologist with a private practice in Vrachnaiika. She studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and subsequently served as a rural service physician at the General Hospital of Aigio - Health Center of Akrata - Regional Clinic of Ampelokipi. She specialized in Pathology at the University General Hospital of Patras and received further training in Clinical Hepatology following participation in the 16th school of the Hellenic Society for the Study of the Liver. She has considerable clinical experience, having worked in a Chronic Hemodialysis Unit, the Pathology Clinic of the "OLYMPION" Hospital of Patras, as well as the Rehabilitation Center - Care Department of "OLYMPION".

Μαραγκοπούλου 25, Vrachneika, ΑΧΑΪΑ

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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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Astrinakis Stylianos is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Pathology at the Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Rethymno, in Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Rethymno, and in Clinical Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis". He received further training in Lipidology from the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society and in Advanced Ultrasonographic Techniques at the General State Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon". Additionally, he trained at the Pediatric Cardiology Department of the Athens Children's General Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the Antihypertensive Clinic and Hemodynamic Laboratory of the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio". He is affiliated with Mitera Hospital, Iatriko Peristeriou, and the "Doctors Hospital" Clinic, and serves as an external scientific collaborator at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Cardiological Society, and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society.

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Panagi Tsaldari 12 Salaminos 2, Peristeri, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Derma & Beauty is a Dermatological Center located in Melissia and Loutraki. The Scientific Director of Derma & Beauty is dermatologist and venereologist Derma Kai Beauty. The doctor is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specializes at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the "Andreas Syngros" Hospital for Venereal and Dermatological Diseases. Additionally, she frequently participates as a speaker at dermatological conferences, most recently at the World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology in Paris (IMCAS 2020). The Derma & Beauty Dermatological Center is equipped with the most advanced laser machines for dermatological treatments. All Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology services for the face and body are provided, applying the most innovative medical methods. Furthermore, the skilled medical staff at Derma & Beauty manages all cases requiring dermatological surgical intervention. Finally, they are specialized in Aesthetic Dermatology, Laser Applications, as well as Adult and Pediatric Acne.

Panagi Tsaldari 2, Melissia, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Kosmas Kyriakos is an Obstetrician - Gynecologist with a private practice in Peristeri. He graduated from the English-speaking medical school PAVOL SAFARIC in Slovakia, promptly had his diploma recognized in Greece with high distinction, and worked as a rural doctor in the Ilia prefecture (P.I. Koumani). He worked as a general surgeon at Trikala General Hospital and subsequently as an obstetrician gynecologist at Thriasio General Hospital. After fulfilling his military obligations, he completed his specialty at Nikaia General Hospital. Simultaneously, he attended conferences both in Greece and abroad and participated in seminars on laparoscopic surgery and gynecological endoscopy. Since then, he has maintained a private practice in Peristeri and concurrently collaborates with all private hospitals and maternity clinics in Athens.

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Sarantaporou 30 (Prosohi: Eisodos apo THeokritou 11A), Peristeri, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Ο Μητσιόπουλος Γεώργιος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός - Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στις Αχαρνές. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (MSc). Παράλληλα, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή του στην ορθοπαιδική χειρουργική, έχοντας προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του στη Β' Χειρουργική Κλινική του 251 Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αεροπορίας. Στο σύγχρονο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο παρέχει εξειδικευμένες ιατρικές υπηρεσίες, δίνοντας ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην αντιμετώπιση της οστεοπόρωσης, στις αρθροσκοπήσεις χιαστού, μηνίσκου και χονδροπάθειας, καθώς και στις ενδοαρθρικές εγχύσεις. Επιπλέον, ο ιατρός φροντίζει για τη συνεχή επιστημονική του κατάρτιση μέσω της ενεργού συμμετοχής του σε ιατρικά συνέδρια και επιστημονικές ημερίδες του κλάδου του.

Θεόδωρου Λέκκα 9, Acharnes, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Tzanetakou Eimarmeni is an Ophthalmologist at the Private Multi-Clinic Iazo in Chaidari. She holds a medical degree from the University of CRAIOVA Medical School. She specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University General Hospital of Athens Children's "Agia Sofia" and in Ophthalmology at the University General Hospital Attikon. She has worked as a Resident Physician and Consultant in the Ophthalmology Department of the University General Hospital of Athens Children's "Agia Sofia" and in the Ophthalmology Department of the University General Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, she has completed a three-month internship at the Regional Hospital, Krestena Health Center, served as a General Practitioner at the Kaiafas Thermal Spa, and as a Rural Doctor at the Krestena Health Center with on-call duties at the Krestena General Hospital. Finally, she has extensive experience across the full range of surgical procedures within the specialty (strabismus, cataract restoration, glaucoma, etc.) and in all pediatric ophthalmology surgical procedures.

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Κορυτσάς 4, Chaidari, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Δερματολόγος για ακμή, τριχόπτωση, δερματοχειρουργική, έλεγχο σπίλων & αισθητικές θεραπείες .

Αντήνορος 16-18, Pagrati, 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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