Health professionals for Pregnancy

Ο Δρ. Ιωάννης Τσακιρίδης είναι Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Μαιευτικής – Γυναικολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, υπηρετεί στη Γ´ Μαιευτική-Γυναικολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης «Ιπποκράτειο» και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Εμβρυομητρική Ιατρική στο Medway Maritime Hospital, UK. Το Medway Maritime Hospital αποτελεί ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα κέντρα Εμβρυομητρικής Ιατρικής παγκοσμίως (>5.000 τοκετοί/έτος), υπό τη διεύθυνση του διεθνούς φήμης Καθηγητή κ. Ranjit Akolekar. Μετά από δύο έτη μετεκπαίδευσης έλαβε τον επίσημο ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στην Εμβρυομητρική και Περιγεννητική Ιατρική (Subspecialist in Maternal-Fetal and Perinatal Medicine) από τα European Association of Perinatal Medicine και European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Επίσης, κατά τη μετεκπαίδευσή του στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, έλαβε τον επίσημο τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στην Κύηση Υψηλού Κινδύνου από το Βασιλικό Κολέγιο Μαιευτήρων-Γυναικολόγων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (RCOG ATSM in High Risk Pregnancy). Η εξειδίκευση αυτή αποτελεί τον ανώτατο τίτλο πιστοποίησης για τη διαχείριση κυήσεων υψηλού κινδύνου στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο. Ο Ιωάννης Τσακιρίδης συμπεριλαμβάνεται στο 2% των κορυφαίων επιστημόνων παγκοσμίως (Stanford University 2024 & 2025) και έχει δημοσιεύσει περισσότερα από 200 άρθρα σε διεθνή περιοδικά. Επίσης, έχει συγγράψει κεφάλαια βιβλίων σχετικά με τη μαιευτική-γυναικολογία σε ελληνικά και ξενόγλωσσα βιβλία. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει περισσότερες από 150 διαλέξεις σε συνέδρια και σεμινάρια. Έχει λάβει βραβεία, μεταξύ των οποίων το πρώτο βραβείο και την υποτροφία της Ελληνικής Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας, μετά από συμμετοχή σε πανελλήνιες εξετάσεις. Είναι ένας από τους κύριους συγγραφείς των κατευθυντήριων οδηγιών της Ελληνικής Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας και της διεθνούς εταιρείας Εμβρυομητρικής Ιατρικής World Association of Perinatal Medicine.

Kasimatis Konstantinos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Volos. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and completed his specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." He possesses the Obstetric Diploma "Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics" and has attended a postgraduate program on "Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Finally, he is an associate physician at Iaso Thessaly, in the Obstetrics Clinic "Konstantinopoulou" in Volos and has previously served as Consultant at the University Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Larissa.

Dr Traxana Sofia - Paraskeui MD, MSc, PhD is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician - Specialist in assisted reproduction, with expertise in assisted reproduction and fertility preservation, and maintains a private practice "FeminFertilis" in Nea Filadelfeia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with the grade "Very Good". In 2016, she was awarded a Doctorate from the Medical School of Athens with the grade "Excellent" and her research focus was ovarian cancer. Concurrently, in the same year, she completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Reproductive - Regenerative Medicine" with the grade "Excellent" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2017, she completed her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of "Alexandra" Hospital. Subsequently, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she specialized in assisted reproduction, fertility preservation, and minimally invasive surgery at one of the largest and most renowned clinics in London, St. Bart’s Fertility Clinic (Queen Mary University of London). During her specialization, she developed a particular interest in fertility preservation in women with malignant diseases (Onco-Fertility). Finally, she is the author of numerous foreign-language publications and has overseen the writing of chapters in books on the subject of in vitro fertilization, and has participated with presentations in numerous seminars and conferences.

Dr Traxana is engaged in the investigation and treatment of infertility, applying personalized protocols based on the most contemporary scientific data.

Her goal is a scientifically comprehensive and humane approach to each couple, as well as to each patient individually.

Dr. Gkoutzioulis Antonios is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Kato Toumpa, Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia, specialized at the 1st Gynecological - Obstetric Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou," and received further training in Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy at the Gynecological - Obstetric Department of the Royal Free University Hospital in London. Additionally, he holds various certifications for participation in the activities of the 4th Obstetric - Gynecological Clinic of the University of Thessaloniki and King’s College Hospital in London, as well as in cosmetic vaginal and vulvar surgery from the European College of Aesthetic Surgery and Medicine. Furthermore, he is a Scientific Associate of the 3rd Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has collaborated with the Oncology and Breast Department of the Tuebingen Clinic in Germany. Finally, Dr. Gkoutzioulis is a member of the European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology.

Kostopoulou Aggeliki MSc is a Psychologist specializing in adolescents and adults with or without psychopathology, maintaining a private practice in Patras and conducting counseling and psychotherapy sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.) and a postgraduate diploma from the Department of Education and Care Sciences in Early Childhood at the University of Patras. She has received further training in significant areas of psychology and psychotherapy, including the fundamental principles of counseling psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, management of traumatic events and bereavement, high-functioning autism in adolescents & adults (Asperger’s), as well as the application of psychometric tools such as MMPI-2, Rorschach, and TAT. She possesses substantial clinical experience from her collaboration with the General Hospital of Patras "Agios Andreas" and the Mental Health Center, while maintaining a private practice providing psychotherapeutic support to adults and couples. She has an extensive body of work in lectures and conferences covering topics from domestic violence to addictions in adolescence, and has actively participated in scientific psychiatry and psychotherapy conferences in Greece. Finally, she has presented academic research on interdisciplinary teaching of art history in preschool education within the framework of national scientific conferences.

Η Ελίνα Μακρογιάννη είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια - Δραματοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Χαλάνδρι Το 1990, ξεκίνησε την φοίτησή της στο Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας – Παιδαγωγικής – Ψυχολογίας με κατεύθυνση Ψυχολογία, της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής Αθηνών, την οποία ολοκλήρωσε το 1996. Παράλληλα με τις σπουδές της στην ψυχολογία, ολοκλήρωσε τις μουσικές σπουδές της σαν πιανίστα καθώς και την εκπαίδευσή της στην επαγγελματική μετάφραση από το I. F. A. – Institut Francais d’ Athenes, σε συνεργασία με το Πανεπιστήμιο του Στρασβούργου – Universite de Strasbourg, λαμβάνοντας το Δίπλωμα Δίγλωσσης Μετάφρασης – Diplome de Traducteur Bilingue. Το 2001, εισήχθη με κατατακτήριες εξετάσεις στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου, του οποίου είναι, επίσης, πτυχιούχος. Έχει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος ψυχολόγου και είναι μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων (Σ.Ε.Ψ.). Είναι κάτοχος του μετεκπαιδευτικού διπλώματος τετραετούς εκπαίδευσης στην Δραματοθεραπεία και πιστοποιημένο μέλος της Ε. Δ. Π. Ε. – Ένωσης Δραματοθεραπευτών και Παιγνιοθεραπευτών Ελλάδος. Εχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία και έχει λάβει εξειδίκευση σε θέματα διαχείρισης του τραύματος και ενίσχυσης της Ψυχικής Ανθεκτικότητας, μέσα από την εκπαίδευσή της στο StoryPlay, εφαρμόζοντας το μοντέλο της πολυπολιτισμικής προσέγγισης στην ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα μέσα από την παιγνιοθεραπεία και την αφήγηση ιστοριών. Εχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Διεργασία της Συγκινησιακά Εστιασμένης Θεραπείας Ζεύγους – Emotionally Focused Therapy Couples - E.F.T. (Ελληνικό Δίκτυο). Η κλινική της εμπειρία σαν ψυχοθεραπεύτρια ξεκινά από το 1998 έως και σήμερα συμμετέχοντας παράλληλα σε διεπιστημονικές ομάδες θεραπείας και εποπτείας. Είναι πιστοποιημένη Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια – Δραματοθεραπεύτρια από την European Association of Psychotherapy (E.A.P.) καθώς και την Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδος (Ε.Ε.Ψ.Ε.). Εχει διατελέσει μέλος του Δ.Σ. της Ενωσης Δραματοθεραπευτών (2016-2019) και από το 2013 έως και σήμερα, είναι η εκλεγμένη εκπρόσωπος της Ενωσης Δραματοθεραπευτών και Παιγνιοθεραπευτών Ελλάδος (Ε.Δ.Π.Ε.) στην Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδος (Ε.Ε.Ψ.Ε.). Έχει συμμετάσχει σε ημερίδες και συνέδρια με ομιλίες της και βιωματικά εργαστήρια. Είναι επιστημονική συνεργάτης του Προγράμματος “ΕΠΕΚΕΙΝΑ”- Ψυχαναλυτική Πράξη. Έχει λάβει μέρος σαν δραματοθεραπεύτρια, στο ντοκιμαντέρ “Τώρα κάνω όνειρα” στο πλαίσιο της Μονάδας Ψυχολογικής Απεξάρτησης από ουσίες στο Ψ. Ν. Α. – Δαφνί. Παρέχει υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής, ψυχοδυναμικής ψυχοθεραπείας, δραματοθεραπείας, θεραπείας ζεύγους και οικογένειας κατόπιν ραντεβού.

Koutras Aggelos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains a private practice in Syros, located in the former Alpha Bank building with entrance from the seaside. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki, where he also trained in ultrasound examinations. Additionally, he received training in Gynecological Laparoscopy at the Alexandra General Hospital and later in Gynecological Oncology - Breast and Genital Organ Cancer at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He has extensive clinical experience, having worked in hospitals both in Greece and abroad. Furthermore, he possesses a substantial scientific portfolio consisting of academic publications and presentations at conferences worldwide, in which he has participated.

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.

Voggas Euaggelos is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Rethymno since 2002. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras with a grade of very good (8) and specializes in colposcopy, fetal medicine, and mastology. He has worked at Alexandra Maternity Hospital in Athens, where he completed his specialization, as well as in the United Kingdom for five years at the following hospitals: Southend on Sea, Basildon, Harold Wood, King’s College, FMF, Birmingham Women’s, IVF Unit, and Stafford. He is certified in colposcopy by the Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology, in nuchal translucency and Level II ultrasound by the Fetal Medicine Foundation in London (under Professor Kypros Nicolaides), as well as holding a diploma in mastology from the Hellenic Mastology Society. Additionally, he is certified by the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound for both fetal and gynecological ultrasound and holds ultrasound licensing from KESY, as well as certification from the Fetal Electronic Monitoring Society. He is a member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the scientific committee of the Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Safe Delivery Society established in 2018, and eight other societies in Greece. He has participated in over 200 conferences, has 40 publications in his field, and has delivered 18 lectures at various conferences. Since 2002, he has been working in Rethymno, striving to provide a high level of service to his patients. To this end, his clinic is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including the state-of-the-art Samsung WS80A elite 4D ultrasound machine, which represents the forefront of modern ultrasound technology, as well as a highly advanced Olympus OCS500 colposcope with office hysteroscopy capability, and a top-of-the-line Huntleigh cardiotocograph.

Mprezeanou Xristina is an Obstetrician - Gynecologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She completed her full specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital "Aretaieio" of Athens and currently collaborates with the private maternity hospitals REA and IASO. In her private practice, she conducts all necessary preventive gynecological examinations, such as gynecological exams, Pap tests, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, and breast palpation. Additionally, she performs specific examinations as needed, such as colposcopy, cervical biopsy sampling, and specialized procedures including the placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs or "spirals"). She also manages issues such as menstrual disorders, infertility investigations, conditions related to polycystic ovary syndrome, menopause, and climacteric. Furthermore, she undertakes pregnancy monitoring and delivery management, possessing significant experience with a large number of normal deliveries and cesarean sections. Through ongoing education, she has successfully managed numerous cases classified as high-risk pregnancies (pregnancies with complications that had favorable outcomes). She also has expertise in cervical pathology and the treatment of condylomas (using procedures such as cauterization by diathermy or laser, loop excision, and conization as appropriate). Finally, she has handled a substantial number of diagnostic and interventional uterine curettage cases.

Kyriakidou Kleoniki is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and has maintained a private practice in Melissia since 2011. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ancona, Italy. She initially specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Ptolemaida "Bodosakeio" and subsequently in Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". She completed her specialty in Obstetrics at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and obtained her Obstetrics - Gynecology specialty title in 2011. Her professional interests focus on obstetrics - pregnancy monitoring, gynecological examinations - ultrasounds, and the management of menstrual cycle disorders and menopause.

Popi Kouloufakou - Gratsia is a Pediatrician and maintains a private practice in Kifisia. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Pediatrics and Research (MSc) at the same university. She has laboratory and clinical research experience in allergology, clinical immunology, and childhood obesity. Additionally, she has published works in international journals and books and has received funding for research in infectious diseases. Finally, she possesses significant clinical experience, having worked as a Pediatrician at the General Hospital Asklipieio Voulas and the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou".

Maria Tsivou is an Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Karditsa. She was born in Karditsa. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialty training in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Attica “Sismanoglio - Amalia Fleming” and continued her specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Third Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Elena Venizelou" in Athens, where she was trained in managing complex obstetric and gynecologic cases, as well as performing deliveries and gynecologic surgeries. She holds a postgraduate degree in "Pathology of Pregnancy" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a certification in "Nutrition and Healthy Pregnancy" from the Lifelong Learning and Training Center of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is certified in colposcopy by the Hellenic Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. She has participated in numerous conferences and contributed to scientific publications. Her practice offers a wide range of services tailored to the needs of each patient.

Grosomanidi Foteini is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. The doctor collaborates with the Private Hospital MITERA and the Obstetric, Gynecological, and Surgical Center REA. In her private practice, she provides a wide range of services, including comprehensive gynecological examinations, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, infertility assessment, pregnancy monitoring, Pap tests, colposcopy, and more. Additionally, the doctor specializes in gynecological - obstetric surgery, cervical pathology, and pregnancy pathology.

H Καρακασίδου Μαρία είναι Μαιευτήρας – Γυναικολόγος, και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Νέα Σμύρνη εντός του πολυϊατρείου Top Meds. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος του μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών Εμβρυομητρική Ιατρική του ίδιου πανεπιστημίου. Ειδικεύθηκε αρχικά στην Γενική Χειρουργική στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο 'Αττικόν',στην συνέχεια συνέχισε την ειδίκευσή της στην Μαιευτική -Γυναικολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ζακύνθου. Μετέπειτα, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή της στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο- Μαιευτήριο «Έλενα Βενιζέλου», όπου απέκτησε εκτεταμένη κλινική εμπειρία. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητάς της ήρθε σε επαφή με μεγάλο εύρος παθήσεων της Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας, καθώς και με την ελάχιστα επεμβατική γυναικολογική χειρουργική. Σήμερα κατέχει τη θέση Επικουρικής Επιμελήτριας Β’ στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο «Αλεξάνδρα», ενώ παράλληλα συνεργάζεται με τις ιδιωτικές Μαιευτικές–Γυναικολογικές κλινικές ΡΕΑ και ΙΑΣΩ. Κατέχει πιστοποίηση στην διενέργεια διαγνωστικής κολποσκόπησης από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κολποσκόπησης και Παθολογίας Τραχήλου. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Κολποσκόπησης και Παθολογίας Τραχήλου. Στόχος της είναι η παροχή εξατομικευμένης και σύγχρονης ιατρικής φροντίδας, με σεβασμό στις ανάγκες κάθε γυναίκας και έμφαση στην επιστημονική τεκμηρίωση, την υπευθυνότητα και την ανάπτυξη σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με την ασθενή.

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".

Pasxalidou Eleni is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician, a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete, and a PhD candidate at the University of Athens. She maintains a private practice in Chalandri and concurrently serves as a scientific collaborator in the 2nd Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of the University of Athens, at "Aretaieio" Hospital in the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery. She specialized at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis," at the Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," as well as at the 2nd Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at Aretaieio Hospital, a Certified European Training Centre in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the European College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Finally, she has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences and seminars, presenting scientific papers at many of them.