Gastroenterologists for Bowel polyps in Attica

Lazaridis Lazaros - Dimitrios is a Gastroenterologist and serves as Consultant in the Gastroenterology – Hepatology Clinic at Metropolitan General in Cholargos. He also maintains a private practice at the Pharos of Neo Psychiko. He studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Gastroenterology - Hepatology at the University General Hospital “Attikon.” Beyond the national exams for obtaining the Gastroenterology specialty title, he participated in the activities of the 14th Hepatology School of the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver and was awarded following his participation in the examinations. He was awarded a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2017 with a grade of “Excellent.” He completed his doctoral thesis at the 2nd University Pathology Clinic of the University General Hospital “Attikon” focusing on the role of the inflammasome in idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases. He is the author of more than 15 scientific articles in reputable international scientific journals. He has participated as an invited speaker at Greek conferences and has been part of the authorship team in nearly 50 presentations at international and Greek conferences. He has actively participated in multicenter clinical studies. He has taught students at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens within the framework of undergraduate courses. He fulfilled his mandatory rural service as a physician at the General Hospital of Trikala in the Regional Clinic of “Koniskos” and served as a Pathology specialty trainee at the General Hospital of Athens “Sismanogleio,” as part of his training for the Gastroenterology specialty. Finally, he fulfilled his military obligations as a unit doctor in the Hellenic Army, serving at the 95th National Guard Reconnaissance Squadron (95 EAΝΕΘ) in Gennadi, Rhodes.

Matina - Lydia Xatzinikolaou MD, PhD is a Gastroenterologist who sees patients in Cholargos at Metropolitan General Hospital. She graduated from the Athens College and subsequently studied Medicine at Nottingham University in England. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed further training in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London, after completing her specialty in Gastroenterology at the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." She works as a Consultant in the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital and is a Scientific Associate of the Gastroenterology Unit at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria," with her primary specialization in inflammatory bowel diseases. She actively participates in Greek and international conferences and has authored scientific publications. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society, the Hellenic Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.

Ο Καλαφάτης Ευάγγελος είναι Επεμβατικός Γαστρεντερολόγος - Ηπατολόγος MD, FEBGH και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι απόφοιτος ιατρικής σχολής Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστήμιου Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ) και Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ)/έτος αποφοίτησης 1984. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην γενική παθολογία επί διετία στο 401 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών (1987-1989) και στην Γαστρεντερολογία επί 4ετία στο Τζάνειο Γενικό νοσοκομείο Πειραιά (1989-1993). Απόκτηση τίτλου ειδικότητας Γαστρεντερολογίας 1993. Μετεκπαίδευση στο Saint George's hospital (London) στην επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση πεπτικού (1995-1996). Γνωστικά αντικείμενα ενδιαφέροντος (διαγνωστική και επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση ανωτέρου και κατωτέρου πεπτικού, νοσήματα ήπατος-χοληφόρων -παγκρέατος, ιδιοπαθή φλεγμονώδη νοσήματα του εντέρου/ελκώδης κολίτιδα-νόσος Crohn). Αποτελεί τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Γαστρεντερολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕΓΕ),τακτικό μέλος της Επαγγελματικής Εταιρείας Γαστρεντερολόγων Ελλάδας(ΕΠΕΓΕ) και κάτοχος του Ευρωπαικού διπλώματος Γαστρεντερολογίας και Ηπατολογίας (European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology/EBGH).

Varytimiadis Lazaros MD, MSc, FEBGH, PhD is a Gastroenterologist - Interventional Endoscopist, Deputy Director of the Gastroenterology Clinic and Endoscopy Department at MITERA Hospital, and maintains private practices in Pefki and Athens. He received a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology and completed advanced training in Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Queen Alexandra Hospital, where he was later appointed and worked as a Consultant. He specialized in Gastroenterology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos - Athens Ophthalmological Clinic - Polyclinic," as well as in Internal Medicine at the General Prefectural Hospital of Edessa. In 2017, he was recognized as a Fellow of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FEBGH). Additionally, he holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a dissertation focused on the removal of precancerous lesions (polyps) from the gastrointestinal tract. He completed a postgraduate MSc program in Crisis Management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated with honors from the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. It is noteworthy that his main clinical interests include complex polypectomies of large polyps (EMR, pEMR, ESD), monitoring patients with Barrett’s esophagus, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous national and international conferences, workshops, and advanced training seminars, has received scholarships and awards for best scientific presentations, and has delivered oral presentations and posters at various scientific meetings.

Sevastopoulos Stauros is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon". He holds specialization in endoscopic gastroenterology and hepatology. To date, he is the Head of the Gastroenterology Department at the Medione Clinic in Glyfada and an External Collaborator at the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro. He has participated in numerous interventional endoscopy seminars, as well as international conferences, and has several publications in reputable gastroenterological journals. The practice offers all types of endoscopies (gastroscopy - colonoscopy), investigation of anemia, malabsorption syndrome, constipation, Helicobacter pylori assessment, management of irritable bowel syndrome, and reflux disease. Additionally, preventive screening tests are conducted for high-risk groups.

Dr. Zogas Nikolaos is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist with a clinic in Kallithea and an external collaborator of some of the largest private clinics in Athens where he performs endoscopy. He graduated from the University of Udine in Italy. He served as Director at the Department of Pathology and Gastroenterology of the University Hospital in Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden, where he obtained two specialty titles (recognized by the Greek Authorities): Gastroenterology - Hepatology and Internal Medicine. Additionally, he is a PhD candidate at the University of Umeå, where he also served as a trainer for medical residents and nurses at the Medicinkliniken and holds, among others, certification from the two-year program Grundläggande Forskningsmetodik för läkare. He has many years of experience in monitoring hepatology patients and is particularly specialized in clinical (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diarrheal syndromes, constipation, celiac disease, Helicobacter pylori, collagenous gastritis, etc.) and interventional gastroenterology with numerous difficult endoscopies, polypectomies, and other interventional procedures. He has specific expertise in interventional procedures such as large polyp polypectomies with EMR, balloon enteroscopy (double or single balloon enteroscopy), esophageal variceal ligation, dilation of gastrointestinal strictures, gastrostomy placement (PEG), and others. He served as a consultant in the Gastroenterology Department of the hospital "Elpis" until the end of 2020.