Health professionals for Pregnancy in Attica

Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης Γεώργιος είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος με 20ετή εμπειρία και ειδίκευση τη διερεύνηση της υπογονιμότητας, την Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή και Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση καθώς και την Αναπαραγωγική Λαπαροσκοπική -Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Εκατοντάδες παιδιά έχουν γεννηθεί μέχρι σήμερα στην Ελλάδα και την Μεγάλη Βρετανία από τον ίδιο μετά από κύκλους εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης που πραγματοποίησε. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από όπου αποφοίτησε το 1994. Στη συνέχεια μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και ειδικεύθηκε εξ ολοκλήρου στη Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογία. To 2002 απέκτησε τον Ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο ειδικότητας στην Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία. Στη συνέχεια εξειδικεύτηκε μέχρι το 2005 σε όλες τις τεχνικές υποβοήθησης αναπαραγωγής, εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Hammersmith του Λονδίνου, υπό τον διάσημο και πρωτοπόρο στην εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση Καθηγητή Λόρδο Robert Winston. Επίσης έλαβε περαιτέρω εξειδίκευση σε προχωρημένες τεχνικές λαπαροσκοπικής και υστεροσκοπικής χειρουργικής στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Ulleval του Όσλο. Το 2001 απέκτησε την Ευρωπαϊκή πιστοποίηση Κολποσκόπησης από το Βασιλικό Κολλέγιο Μαιευτήρων - Γυναικολόγων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, ενώ το 2002 πιστοποιήθηκε από το Family Planning Association της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Το 2005, με την επιστροφή του από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και τη Νορβηγία, εντάχθηκε στο Νοσοκομείο ΜΗΤΕΡΑ στην Αθήνα, ως Μαιευτήρας Γυναικολόγος με εξειδίκευση στην Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση και τη Λαπαροσκοπική - Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Το 2005 ιδρύει το ιδιωτικό κέντρο Αναπαραγωγής “gonimotis” στην Αθήνα. Από το 2005 έως σήμερα εργάζεται συνεχώς στη μονάδα Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του ΜΗΤΕΡΑ. Διετέλεσε Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος της Μονάδας Εξωσωματικής ΜΗΤΕΡΑ IVF από το 2012 έως το 2013 και από το 2015 έως το 2017. Το 2017 είχε την τιμή να εκλεγεί Τακτικό Ακαδημαϊκό Μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Επιστημών (Euromediterranean Academy of Sciences). Το 2018, η σταθερή του δέσμευση στη ζωή τον ώθησε να γίνει μέλος της Ιατρικής Γυναικολογικής Ομάδας IVF της HOPEgenesis που προσπαθεί να ανατρέπει το κλίμα της υπογονιμότητας-υπογεννητικότητας στην Ελλάδα. Είναι Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος Μονάδας της Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του Νοσοκομείου ΜΗΤΕΡΑ και μέλος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου του ίδιου Νοσοκομείου. Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης είναι μέλος πολλών διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών όπως η Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Ανθρώπινης Αναπαραγωγής και Εμβρυολογίας (ESHRE) και η Αμερικανική Εταιρεία Αναπαραγωγικής Ιατρικής (ASRM). Έχει διαρκές επιστημονικό έργο είτε ως διοργανωτής πολλαπλών συνεδρίων που αφορούν την Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση ή ως προσκεκλημένος διεθνής ομιλητής.

Nikolopoulou Aikaterini - Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Marousi. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Perugia in Italy and has received her specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology after training at the General Hospital of Kalamata and the Aretaieio University Hospital, followed by postgraduate training in Birmingham, UK, in colposcopy, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar pathology, and hormonal restoration during menopause. She is an affiliated and on-call physician at Rea Maternity Hospital and a collaborator of Mitera Maternity Hospital, while also maintaining a private practice for over 20 years. Her practice offers a wide range of essential medical services, including Pap tests, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, colposcopy - laser, and pregnancy monitoring. Additionally, she is involved in support and hormone replacement therapy during menopause, adolescent gynecology, and treatment of cervical, vaginal, and vulvar warts. She has performed numerous colposcopies and has managed many cases of lower genital tract oncology. Finally, she possesses extensive experience in hormone replacement therapy during menopause.

Dr. Eustathiadi Olga is a Gynecologist-Obstetrician maintaining a private practice in Korydallos. She began her specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Karditsa, subsequently specializing at the Gynecological Clinic of the Anticancer Hospital "Metaxa" and at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" in the 1st University Clinic of Gynecology-Obstetrics of the University of Athens, where she also completed her specialty training. Afterwards, she worked as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist in the departments of Gynecological Ultrasound, Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra". Since 2024, she has been an associate/attending physician in the Department of Clinical Gynecology & Gynecological Oncology at the Athens Medical Center. Dr. Eustathiadi is currently enrolled in the postgraduate program of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled "Research in Female Reproduction." She has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars, with articles published in medical journals. She also holds certification in Diagnostic Colposcopy. Dr. Eustathiadi performs all examinations related to the prevention of gynecological diseases, manages pregnancy monitoring, addresses issues related to menstrual disorders, fertility evaluation, menopause, cervical pathology, and more. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Society of Prenatal Medicine, Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (HSCCP), and the Medical Association of Piraeus.

Nikolaou Anna is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Korydallos. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras, specialized in Surgery at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," and in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the General State Hospital of Nikaia. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cervical diseases and has extensive experience in in vitro fertilization. She is a scientific collaborator at the Obstetrics Clinic “REA” and has served as a scientific collaborator at the Obstetrics Clinics “Iaso,” “Leto,” and the Nikaia Breast Center. Finally, she is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association and attends numerous conferences in Greece and abroad to stay continuously updated on the latest scientific developments in the field of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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.

Karagiannis Georgios MBBS, MD(res), MRCOG, CCT(UK) is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom. He studied at the medical school of Newcastle University and subsequently obtained full specialist accreditation from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists following extensive training at the university hospitals of Imperial College London. He holds dual subspecialty qualifications, first in Feto-Maternal Medicine from King’s College London, where he also completed his doctoral thesis, and subsequently in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery from the Imperial hospitals and Frimley Park Hospital. He has many years of clinical experience in NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom, where he performed over two thousand normal deliveries and cesarean sections, as well as hundreds of gynecological surgeries. In parallel with his private practice, he works in the ultrasound departments of Mitera and Leto Hospitals and is a scientific collaborator at the Athenian Clinic and Medisystem polyclinics of Interamerican.

Dr. Zogka Margarita MD is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Loutraki and Marousi. She is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a medical degree. She specialized in Gynecology at the Metaxas Cancer Hospital and in Obstetrics at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra". She is specialized in cervical pathology and has extensive experience in pregnancy pathology, the management of condylomas, as well as colposcopy. Finally, the physician continues to collaborate with the Gynecological - Obstetric Clinics "Rhea," "Iaso," and "Leto" to this day.

Ntavintovits - Grigoraki Miona is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. She is a specialized physician in Gynecologic Oncology with recognition from ESGO and collaborates with the REA Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate medical studies as well as her specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Additionally, she pursued postgraduate studies in Gynecologic Surgery and Endoscopy. She has numerous scientific publications to her credit, including highly cited medical papers and conference presentations. Finally, she possesses extensive clinical experience both in Greece and Serbia.

Anna Mylona is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her Obstetrics training at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki. She obtained her specialty following training in hospital institutions in Athens as well as in Sweden. Additionally, she worked as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist at Karlstad Centralsjukhuset Hospital and the Avonova Mariestad Health Center in Sweden. Currently, alongside her private practice, she collaborates with the maternity clinics Leto, Iaso, and Rea. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Piraeus Medical Association and continuously attends seminars and annual symposiums aiming to enhance her specialization and maintain excellent professional training.

Emmanouil Xeirakis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Aretaieio Hospital. Additionally, he specialized in Laparoscopic Surgery in Clermont Ferrand and is certified in Gynecological and Obstetric Ultrasound by the Ministry of Education. Finally, he is a collaborator of the Medisystem Interamerican Health Network and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Piraeus Medical Association and the Society of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor, as well as Vice President of the Society of Cardiotocography and Safe Delivery.

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.

Kondylis Paulos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Alimos. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete. Throughout his career, he has managed numerous cases of infertility, pregnancy, vaginitis, polycystic ovary syndrome, cervicitis, and other conditions, both in his work at hospitals such as "Iaso," "Rea," and the University General Hospital of Heraklion, where he served as an assistant Consultant B in the In Vitro Fertilization Unit, collaborating with Director Professor Antonis Makrygiannakis as part of his specialization in the field of Medically Assisted Reproduction (in vitro fertilization). Some of the services the doctor offers include routine gynecological examinations, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, fertility assessments, in vitro fertilization, cardiotocography, colposcopy, liquid-based cytology, pregnancy monitoring, Pap tests, and hysteroscopy. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Obstetricians-Gynecologists, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, and the BIOCARE health network.

Kathopoulis Nikolaos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a PhD in the field of Gynecological Laparoscopy from the Medical School of Athens, where he is a Fellow at the First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in the Laparoscopic Surgery department of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Additionally, he holds an MSc in "Female Reproduction" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and he is also certified with the "Bachelor in Endoscopy Certificate" from the European Academy of Gynecological Surgery. Furthermore, he completed his specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Hospital of Pyrgos "Andreas Papandreou" and the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." He collaborates with numerous Gynecological Clinics and Maternity Hospitals, such as "IASO," "Rhea," "Mitera," "Leto," and "Doctor's Hospital." Lastly, he has participated in numerous international and national conferences, and his articles have been published in both Greek and international medical journals.

Thanou Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains private practices in Ampelokipoi and Glyfada. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training in Emergency Prehospital Medicine from the National Center for Emergency Care. She specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Preveza, in Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas,” and in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the 2nd University Clinic of the "Aretaieio" Hospital. She has also worked at the 1st Plastic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Medical Center in Marousi. Additionally, she collaborates with Rea Maternity Hospital and Leto Maternity Hospital and participates in numerous seminars and conferences as part of her ongoing professional development.

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".

Tsoumasi Eliona - Premedicare is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Tirana (DOATAP recognized degree) and obtained her specialty title as a Surgeon Obstetrician - Gynecologist, serving at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and the General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou". Since then, she has earned postgraduate titles in Laparoscopic Gynecology and gynecological ultrasound at the "Mitera" Hospital. Subsequently, she completed extensive work in Dubai, the Maldives, and Vietnam, managing multiple complex obstetric and gynecological cases alongside colleagues from around the world. She participates in numerous national and international conferences. Meanwhile, from the beginning of her gynecological career, she has collaborated with the "Leto," "Mitera," and "Iaso" Hospitals, providing her excellent medical services to her patients, which include but are not limited to: close pregnancy monitoring, pregnancy pathology, normal delivery or cesarean section, infertility evaluation, and guidance of couples on the latest developments in in vitro fertilization, in cooperation with the most qualified IVF specialists. Her main focus is the prevention of cervical and uterine diseases both during and outside of pregnancy.