Health professionals for Νεφρική ανεπάρκεια in Attica

Papadogiannakis Apostolos is a Nephrologist who maintains private practices in the Museum area and in Agia Paraskevi. A graduate of Medicine, he completed his specialty training at the University General Hospital of Heraklion, the General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio," and the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He has served as First and Second Consultant of the Nephrology Department at the General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio," as well as Deputy and Coordinating Director of the same hospital. He has also been the Scientific Director of the Nephrology Unit at Nefrocenter. Throughout his extensive career, he has participated in numerous conferences and has an extensive record of publications. In his private practice, fully aligned with modern practices and medical methods, he manages a wide range of cases, specializing in nephrolithiasis, chronic kidney disease, and diabetic nephropathy.

Giannikos Vasileios is a Nephrologist and maintains a private practice in Kallithea. He holds a Nephrology specialty certification obtained from Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens and the General State Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon." The physician has extensive experience in the management of hypertension, renal diseases, and hemodialysis, as he has been an External Scientific Collaborator at Doctors Hospital Athens since 2016 and a Nephrologist at the Chronic Hemodialysis Unit "Mesogeios" in Haidari. He also possesses substantial educational experience, serving as an instructor in the nursing staff training program at the Nephrology Clinic "Mesogeios" Chalkida since 2014, and having previously held similar positions in both the private and public sectors. Additionally, committed to lifelong learning, he has attended numerous postgraduate training courses and conferences, participated in many Greek and international medical and nephrology conferences, and has published his research findings.

Papalazarou Karolos - Epicurean Diet is a Dietitian - Nutritionist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki, while concurrently serving as the Head Dietitian of the Cardiometabolic - Diabetology Center at Metropolitan Hospital, as well as the Head of the Dietitian Department at Therapis General Hospital. He holds a degree from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the School of Food Technology and Nutrition in Thessaloniki and has specializations in diabetes mellitus, clinical dietetics, and eating disorders. The dietitian office in Kolonaki offers personalized nutrition programs in a pleasant and familiar environment. Specifically, specialized nutrition programs are provided for children, adolescents, adults, elderly individuals, pregnant/lactating women, and athletes. Additionally, nutritional monitoring is offered for pathological conditions such as obesity, anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, nephropathies, and cholecystopathies.

Mpafas Dimitrios is a Nephrologist and Consultant at the Nephrology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center as well as at the clinics of the group. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a PhD candidate in Medicine at the same institution. The physician specializes in conditions such as renal failure or nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), managing patients undergoing hemodialysis or kidney transplantation, regulating electrolytes or hypertension, and balancing the body's fluids. Additionally, he provides high-level services in the placement of central hemodialysis catheters using ultrasound guidance. Finally, he is involved in the full spectrum of clinical nephrology and continuously updates his knowledge by attending conferences related to his specialty.

Dr. Ntouras Athanasios is a Nephrologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. Additionally, he is the director of the dialysis unit at the Athens Clinic located at 21 Drosopoulou Street in Kypseli. He formerly served as a physician at the Artificial Kidney Unit NEKAD Ag. Dimitriou and at the dialysis unit at the IKA dialysis center in Nafplio. He completed his medical studies and subsequently specialized in Nephrology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". His goal is the proper management of each condition based on a detailed medical history, considering any possible congenital diseases or existing pharmacological treatments. At his practice, he monitors patients with Chronic and Acute Renal Failure, Hemodialysis, renal colic and nephrolithiasis, arterial hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy, proteinuria, glomerulonephritis, albuminuria - hematuria, urinary tract infections, kidney cysts - polycystic kidney disease, among others.

Aresti Vasiliki is a Nephrologist and maintains private clinics in central Athens, Acharnes, and Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of Ancona, Italy, and completed her specialization in Nephrology and Internal Medicine at the "Alexandra" General Hospital and at the 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. During her career, she worked in the Chronic Hemodialysis Unit "Nephriatriki" as an Attending Physician and as a Consultant at the Iasio Therapeutic Center, at the General Clinic of Kallithea. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Society of Nephrology and has authored numerous academic publications, while actively participating in nephrology training seminars aimed at continuous education and professional development in her field.

Panagiotis Kompotiatis is a nephrologist and Assistant Professor of Nephrology at the Mayo Clinic in the United States of America (USA). He specialized in nephrology at the Mayo Clinic and in pathology at Bridgeport Hospital, Yale School of Medicine (USA). He has worked as a nephrology attending physician at the Mayo Clinic. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2021, he returned to Greece. He is a scientific collaborator of the Nephrology University Clinic of Laiko Hospital and continues his research activities in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic. Concurrently, he maintains a private practice and collaborates with the largest private hospitals in Athens. He has an extensive research portfolio with numerous publications and presentations at international conferences.

Dr. Tsoutsas Ioannis A is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He completed his medical studies at the Medical School of Rome (La Sapienza - Roma) and additional training in Vascular Ultrasound Imaging as well as Endovascular Surgery at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has worked as a Resident and Specialist Vascular Surgeon at the Attikon General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio" and currently serves as the Scientific Director of the Vascular Surgery Department at the "IASO" group. Furthermore, he possesses extensive experience in General Surgery from the Athens Polyclinic and the Athens General Hospital "Evangelismos," in Vascular Surgery from the Attikon General Hospital "Sismanoglio," and in Thoracic Surgery from the Athens General Hospital Hippocrates. He is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Medical Association of Livadia, the British Medical Association (NHS), the Hellenic Vascular Surgery Society (HVS), and the European Society of Vascular Surgeons (ESVS).

Η Φιλίππου Χριστίνα MSc, PhD είναι Κλινική Διαιτολόγος-Διατροφολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Πανόρμου. Το 2012 αποφοίτησε με «Άριστα» από το Τμήμα Επιστήμης Διαιτολογίας - Διατροφής του Χαροκοπείου Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Στο ίδιο τμήμα πραγματοποίησε και τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές, στο Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Εφαρμοσμένη Διαιτολογία-Διατροφή» και το 2014 έλαβε με «Άριστα» το Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης με κατεύθυνση την «Κλινική Διατροφή». Από το 2014 έως και το 2017 ήταν Επιστημονική Συνεργάτιδα του Τμήματος Επιστήμης Διαιτολογίας-Διατροφής του Χαροκοπείου Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Από το 2017 μέχρι σήμερα είναι Επιστημονική Συνεργάτιδα στη Μονάδα Υπέρτασης της Α’ Πανεπιστημιακής Καρδιολογικής Κλινικής, στο Ιπποκράτειο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών. Παράλληλα, από το 2018 είναι υπεύθυνη για τη διοικητική υποστήριξη του Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Αρτηριακή Υπέρταση και Συνοδά Καρδιαγγειακά- Νεφρικά Νοσήματα» της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με Διευθυντή τον Καθηγητή Καρδιολογίας κ. Κωνσταντίνο Τσιούφη. Το 2024 ανακηρύχθηκε Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (Τίτλος διατριβής: «Μελέτη των επιδράσεων της Μεσογειακής διατροφής, της δίαιτας DASH και του περιορισμού άλατος στα επίπεδα της αρτηριακής πίεσης και στους καρδιομεταβολικούς παράγοντες κινδύνου στην προ-υπέρταση και στην αρτηριακή υπέρταση σταδίου 1 σε χρονικό διάστημα 3 μηνών», Βαθμός: «Άριστα»). Μέχρι σήμερα, διαθέτει 12 δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά, με συνολικό h-index 10 και περισσότερες από 1.200 βιβλιογραφικές αναφορές (citations). Επιπλέον, έχει συμμετάσχει στη συγγραφή 5 επιστημονικών συγγραμμάτων και έχει παρουσιάσει περισσότερες από 30 προφορικές και αναρτημένες ανακοινώσεις σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό.

Barbaressos Emmanouil MD, MSc, PhDc is a Vascular Surgeon with extensive experience in both traditional vascular and modern endovascular surgery. He maintains a private practice within the Top Meds Private Multiclinic in Nea Smyrni. He is a graduate of the University of Patras and completed his training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he subsequently worked as an assistant vascular surgeon. He received further training in the United Kingdom at St. George’s University Hospital, covering trauma and aortic disease centers in Southwest London. As part of his concurrent teaching responsibilities, he was awarded the title of unpaid Clinical Lecturer by St George’s University of London. Upon returning to Greece, he worked as an assistant vascular surgeon at the University General Hospital of Patras. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Patras and holds two Master’s degrees. He possesses a license to perform Vascular Ultrasound (Triplex) and continues his scientific work through participation in clinical studies, the authorship of scientific articles, and presentations at vascular surgery conferences.