Health professionals for Pregnancy

Dr. Tsanakalis Emmanouil is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Kifisia. He is a graduate of the International Baccalaureate and continued his studies at Brunel University as well as Kingston University. He holds degrees in Medical Genetics, Medicine, and two postgraduate degrees. He completed the surgical part of his specialty at the Konstantopouleio General Hospital Agia Olga, while the gynecological and obstetric part at Alexandra General Hospital. As an Obstetrician and Gynecological Surgeon, Dr. Tsanakalis Emmanouil specializes in providing high-level care for women throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

Retsianis Thomas is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who has maintained a private practice in Larissa since 2015. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and received his specialty certification in Obstetrics - Gynecology from the University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University Hospital of Larissa. He is a Certified European Training Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG). He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy, certified in diagnostic colposcopy, and a member of the Hellenic Society for HPV Research and Management, certified in theoretical HPV training. Additionally, he is a member of the Hellenic Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, the Hellenic Society of the Lower Genital Tract, and the Hellenic Society of Climacteric and Menopause. His particular areas of interest include cervical pathology and HPV, biomarkers in gynecological cancer, gynecological and obstetric ultrasound—having obtained a six-month postgraduate certification in ultrasound at the University Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the University Hospital of Larissa—preventive medicine from adolescence to menopause, aesthetic gynecology, and bioethics, holding a Master's degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly.

Dr. Tentas Ioannis MD, MSc, FMAS, DMAS is a Surgeon - Obstetrician Gynecologist and maintains his private practice in Giannitsa. He holds a Master’s degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Within the scope of his specialty, the doctor has served at the General Hospital of Giannitsa, the General Hospital of Ptolemaida, and the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete (PAGNI). He served as Director of the Maternity/Gynecology Clinic of the General Hospital of Giannitsa for five years. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases covering the full spectrum of his specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each patient he treats.

Charalampos Bpatakis is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist who maintains a private practice in Chania and concurrently serves as the head of the Fetal Medicine Department at "Eleftho O.E." in Chania. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training in Prenatal Screening at the University of Rome. Additionally, he has undergone specialized training in Prenatal Screening and Fetal Medicine at the Port-Royal University Clinic of the Cochin Tarnier La Rochefoucauld Hospital in Paris, with an educational license from the General Hospital of Chania. Furthermore, he has advanced training in Level II ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound at the San Eurgenio Hospital of the University of Rome, as well as three-dimensional ultrasound training in Strasbourg. He possesses extensive professional experience as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist, along with a substantial educational and research portfolio, which includes numerous presentations at Greek and international conferences, publications in Greek and international scientific journals, lectures at conferences and seminars, and the publication of informational brochures for the general public.

Kanousi Xrysa is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Nafplio and Ilisia. She studied Medicine at the Universita Statale di Milano, graduating with honors. She completed her diploma thesis at the University of Milan, where she also worked in hospitals in Lombardy as part of her practical training. She completed her rural medical service at the Prefectural Hospital of Kos Island. She specialized as an Obstetrician - Surgeon - Gynecologist at the General Hospital "LAIKO" as well as at the General Maternity Hospital "ELENA VENIZELOU - ALEXANDRA," where she also served as a registrar. She was a Postgraduate Fellow at the "HYGEIA" Medical Center, in collaboration with HARVARD MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL. She served as the Chief Medical Officer for Doping Control at the Olympic Games (ATHENS 2004). She has worked for the largest Medical Groups in the country, including HYGEIA, LETO, and IASO, where she is a Scientific Collaborator and has held positions of responsibility in recent years. Additionally, she has authored and presented numerous papers at medical conferences and participated in a wide range of scientific seminars specializing in Obstetrics. Since 1998, she has been a member of ISA (Athens Medical Association), a member of the Medical Association of Argolis, and the Hellenic Obstetric and Gynecological Society (EMGE). Finally, Dr. Kanousi focuses on pregnancy monitoring and high-risk pregnancies, recurrent miscarriages, infertility, ovulation cycle, menstrual disorders, gynecological endocrinology, fibroids, cervical pathology, breast examination, obstetric and gynecological ultrasound, menopause, Pap Test, Thin Prep Pap Test, and performs open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic surgery, colposcopy, vaginal and vulvar plastic surgery, dryness treatment, and vaginal rejuvenation.

Georgia Mendrinou is an Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. Simultaneously, she is a Scientific Collaborator at IASO, MITERA, REA Maternity Hospitals, and the "White Cross" Clinic. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Panarkadiko Hospital of Tripoli and the General State Hospital of Nikaia. Furthermore, she has received specialization in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Kyparissia, as well as in "Climacteric and Menopause" at Aretaieio Hospital. Finally, she specializes in the management of low and high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy pathology, and menopause.

Kollia Mairi is a psychologist. She holds a professional practice license with protocol number 4346/07-11-2019. She graduated with honors from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She specialized at the postgraduate level in Clinical Psychology (MSc in Clinical Psychology) at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she graduated with distinction cum laude. She has completed a four-year study program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), also provided by the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Furthermore, she has specialized in trauma therapy using the EMDR method at the Institute of Trauma Therapy. She has also received training in "Counseling and Mental Health in Infertility, the Perinatal and Reproductive Period" at the University of West Attica, focusing on psychological support regarding infertility, pregnancy, and transition to parenthood (postpartum depression, perinatal anxiety, tokophobia, birth trauma, etc.). Currently, she works privately, conducting individual therapy sessions with adults, both in-person and online. She also collaborates with a clinic based abroad, providing psychotherapy online to clients worldwide. In parallel, she maintains a collaboration with an assisted reproduction (IVF) clinic and is a member of an interdisciplinary team at a gynecological clinic in central Athens. Sessions are conducted in Greek and English.

Dr. Kontou Lorena is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Nikaia and Piraeus. She holds a Medical Degree from the University of Ioannina and a PhD from the Medical School of Athens. She serves as a Scientific Collaborator in the climacteric and menopause department at Aretaieio Hospital, and in her practice, she manages a wide range of cases encompassing the entire spectrum of her specialty, focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to each patient's needs and a passion for her field.

Ο Μπούτας Ιωάννης MD, MSc, PhD, MRBS είναι Γυναικολόγος - Μαιευτήρας με εξειδίκευση στις Παθήσεις και στην Χειρουργική του Μαστού, την οποία έλαβε στην Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Mainz της Γερμανίας, και διαθέτει ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στους Αμπελόκηπους και στο Παλαιό Φάληρο. Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με ειδικό αντικείμενο την θεραπεία του καρκίνου του μαστού, για την οποία έλαβε την υποτροφία αριστείας “Siemens” από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών. Επιπλέον, κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (MSc) στην "Έρευνα στην Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή" και έχει λάβει την ειδικότητα της Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογίας στην Β΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Νοσοκομείο "Αρεταίειον" Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Υστεροσκόπηση από τον Καθηγητή Bettocchi, ο οποίος είναι πρωτοπόρος τόσο στην διαγνωστική όσο και στην επεμβατική υστεροσκόπηση. Κατέχει πιστοποίηση στην διενέργεια διαγνωστικής κολποσκόπησης από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κολποσκόπησης και Παθολογίας Τραχήλου. Παράλληλα, έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων στην Ελλάδα, αλλά και στο εξωτερικό με στόχο τη συνεχή επιμόρφωση στον τομέα του. Έχει διατελέσει Ακαδημαϊκός Υπότροφος της Γ’ Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στη Μονάδα Μαστού και είναι διδάσκων στα Μεταπτυχιακά Προγράμματα Σπουδών της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ "Παθολογία της Κύησης", "Παθήσεις Μαστού" και "Μητρικός Θηλασμός και Γονεϊκότητα". Έχει λάβει το βραβείο “Γ. Παπανικολάου” για επιστημονική έρευνα στο χώρο της Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας για την περίοδο 2020-2022 καθώς επίσης και το βραβείο καλύτερης επιστημονικής εργασίας στο 17ο Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Γυναικολογικής Ενδοκρινολογίας, 2016. Τέλος, καταμετρά πολυάριθμες ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, με μεγάλο αριθμό δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή περιοδικά με υψηλό δείκτη απήχησης. Επίσης, είναι μέλος σε Ελληνικές και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες. Είναι ο μοναδικός Έλληνας Γυναικολόγος κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Προγράμματος Σπουδών "European Master's Degree in Surgical Oncology, reconstructive and aesthetic Breast Surgery". Ο γιατρός συνεργάζεται με τις Μαιευτικές Κλινικές Ιασώ, Ρέα και Λητώ και είναι επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος της Μονάδας μαστού στο Ιατρικό Π. Φαλήρου.

Prifti Kalomoira is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with private practices in Paleo Faliro and Keratea. She holds a Medical Degree from Charles University in Prague and specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Preveza, as well as in Gynecology - Oncology at the General Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas" and at the 4th Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Regional General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou." To this day, she remains a scientific collaborator of Iaso Maternity Hospital and Rea Maternity Hospital and actively participates in numerous seminars and conferences as part of her continuous professional development. Finally, she has numerous academic publications throughout her career and is a member of the Medical Association of Athens.

Dr. Vlaxos Spyridon is an Obstetrician – Gynecologist with comprehensive training and extensive clinical experience in modern obstetrics and gynecology. In his clinic in Ampelokipoi, he provides personalized medical care with scientific precision, discretion, and respect for the needs of every woman. In 2017, he graduated with distinction as the top of his class from the Medical School of Ovidius University of Constanța and completed his specialty training in Obstetrics-Gynecology at Elena Venizelou General Hospital, one of the leading obstetric hospitals in the country. Throughout his professional career, he has diligently served with a commitment to safety and quality of care in both regional hospitals and hospitals in Athens, gaining substantial experience in managing normal and high-risk pregnancies as well as in the medical and surgical treatment of various gynecological conditions. He incorporates the latest advances in obstetrics and gynecology into a high-standard medical practice, emphasizing documentation, consistency, and continuous scientific vigilance.

His approach is characterized by calmness, precision, and responsibility, creating an environment of trust, safety, and respect for every woman.

Kaffetzakis Emmanouil is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist with a Psychoanalytic orientation and maintains a private practice in the center of Heraklion, Crete, where he conducts sessions for adults and adolescents. He is a member of the Borromean Knot Society of the New Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis in Greece and actively participates in its activities.

Psychoanalysis is an invitation to speak. Over time, each person's speech organizes around what is difficult or impossible for them to bear. They speak about their symptom. Lacanian psychoanalysis offers the possibility of inventing a new way to cope with their symptom, with the specific way they suffer. Through the discourse that the analysand addresses to the analyst, they can begin to find personalized and satisfactory solutions to old and repetitive modes of existence and reactions.

Tyrogiannis Alkiviadis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Marousi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in General Surgery at the 3rd University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" and in Obstetrics - Gynecology at the General Hospital of Volos and the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." He has worked as a Gynecologist - Obstetrician at Newham University Hospital in London and at the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center "Hygeia." He is an external collaborator of the Maternity Hospital "Iaso," the Maternity Hospital "Mitera," and the Maternity Hospital "Lito." The doctor is specialized in cervical pathology and in diagnostic and surgical colposcopy. He has extensive experience in diagnostic and surgical hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, as well as all obstetric and gynecological surgical procedures. The clinic is fully equipped with certified, state-of-the-art technology, providing the full range of necessary gynecological examinations. Lastly, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Nastos Nikolaos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. His clinic provides comprehensive gynecological and obstetric services to meet the needs of the modern woman at every stage of her life, utilizing the most advanced tools for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management, including high-risk pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, counseling assessment and management of menopause and osteoporosis issues, breastfeeding advice, fibroid removal, endometriosis, hysterectomy, urogynecology, contraception, among others.

Braxou Ksenaki Zoi is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Patras. She graduated from Medical School in 1978 and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens "Elena El. Venizelou." She served in the public sector from 1979, was appointed Coordinating Director of the Obstetrics-Gynecology clinic at the General Hospital of Filiates, Thesprotia in 1988, and subsequently, in 1995, was transferred as Coordinating Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic of the General Hospital of Patras "Agios Andreas," a position she held until 2021. From 1990 to 1995, she served as a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Nursing School of Filiates. She possesses many years of experience with thousands of deliveries and surgical procedures (both standard and complex surgeries). She collaborates with all clinics in Patras (the private maternity hospital of Patras, Olympion Clinic) and clinics in Athens (Iaso, Mitera). She continuously updates and retrains in all new diagnostic and therapeutic methods in Greece and abroad through conferences and seminars. She is a member of the Medical Association of Patras and the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her contribution to healthcare as an Obstetrician Gynecological Surgeon is invaluable, with participation in local organizations, associations, and schools, as well as lectures and presentations in the media.

Ο ιατρός Ηλίας Δ. Κορομπόκης είναι Μαιευτήρας- Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος, Ειδικός στην Υπογονιμότητα - Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή και στην Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστήμιου της Ρώμης “Universita degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ “ , πραγματοποίησε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στα MSc in “Research in Female Reproduction” και MSc in Infertility-Assisted Reproduction Techniques του ΕΚΠΑ και υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των σπουδών του εκπαιδεύτηκε σε θέματα ουρογυναικολογίας στην Πανεπιστημιακή κλινική “U.Bracci” του Νοσοκομείου Policlinico Umberto I° της Ρώμης. Ειδικεύτηκε, αρχικά, στο Χειρουργικό τμήμα του νοσοκομείου Γ.Ν.Α. ΚΑΤ, αντιμετωπίζοντας πληθώρα επειγόντων περιστατικών και έπειτα στο Γυναικολογικό Τμήμα του Νοσοκομείου Γ.Ν.Α. ‘Γεώργιος Γεννηματάς’ συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμες γυναικολογικές επεμβάσεις , κολποσκοπήσεις και υστεροσκοπήσεις. Επιπρόσθετα, μετείχε σε μεγάλο αριθμό ουρογυναικολογικών επεμβάσεων λόγω ακράτειας ούρων. Στη συνέχεια ειδικεύτηκε στη Β’ Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική Κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Αρεταίειο Νοσοκομείο, Πιστοποιημένου Ευρωπαϊκού Κέντρου Εκπαίδευσης στη Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία από το Ευρωπαϊκό Κολέγιο Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας (EBCOG). Έλαβε μέρος σε πληθώρα φυσιολογικών και επιπλεγμένων τοκετών, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά στο Τμήμα Παρακολούθησης Κυήσεων Υψηλού Κινδύνου, στο Τμήμα Υστεροσκόπησης και στο Τμήμα Λαπαροσκόπησης, αποκτώντας εμπειρία στις ενδοσκοπικές μεθόδους. Μετά την λήψη του Τίτλου ειδικότητας εργάστηκε και εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Μονάδα Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής της Β’ Μαιευτικής & Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής, της Ιατρικής Σχολής, του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Αρεταίειο Νοσοκομείο καθώς και στο Παν/κο Νοσοκομείο Ρώμης Gemelli. Έλαβε πιστοποίηση κατόπιν εξετάσεων στην «Καρδιοτοκογραφία και Παρακολούθηση του Εμβρύου» από την Σουηδική Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική εταιρία. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Εταιρίας Οικογενειακού Προγραμματισμού , της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής, Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Παιδικής και Εφηβικής Γυναικολογίας. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πολλές ομιλίες και επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, και έχει δημοσιεύσει επιστημονικά άρθρα σε περιοδικά του κλάδου. Σήμερα διατηρεί ιδιωτικά Ιατρεία στο Μαρούσι Αττικής και στους Αμπελοκήπους. Συνεργάζεται με τα νοσοκομεία Ιασώ και Μητέρα, όπου είναι Επιμελητής της Χειρουργικής Αίθουσας καθώς και της Αίθουσας Τοκετών.

Η Στέλλα Χονδρού είναι Μαιευτήρας- Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Γλυκά Νερά Αττικής. Σε έναν υπερσύγχρονο και μοντέρνο χώρο, παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες που αφορούν όλο το φάσμα της Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας αλλά και των Παθήσεων του Μαστού.

Παράλληλα, είναι Επιμελήτρια στην Α΄ Κλινική Μαστού του Ιασώ, ενώ είναι εξωτερική συνεργάτης και άλλων μεγάλων γυναικολογικών & μαιευτικών κλινικών της Αττικής.

Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κατέχει Μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (Master) με αντικείμενο την Έρευνα στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή, ενώ ταυτόχρονα ολοκληρώνει ακόμα ένα Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα στις Παθήσεις Μαστού.

Στα πλαίσια της ειδίκευσής της, εργάστηκε στο ΓΝΑ Αλεξάνδρα, στο ΓΝΑ Γ. Γεννηματάς και στο Γ.Ν.Ν.Ι Κωνσταντοπούλειο-Αγ.Όλγα, κατακτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στην παρακολούθηση κυήσεων, διαχείριση γυναικολογικών παθήσεων και διενέργεια απαιτητικών χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων.

Κατέχει επίσης Πιστοποιητικό Μετεκπαίδευσης στις Παθήσεις Μαστού από το ΓΝΑ Αλεξάνδρα αλλά και πλήθος πιστοποιητικών παρακολούθησης σεμιναρίων με αντικείμενα την Κολποσκόπηση, την Παθολογία Κόλπου-Αιδοίου-Τραχήλου και την Γυναικολογική Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική.