Doctors for Σπιρομέτρηση

Ο Φίλιππος Εμμανουήλ έλαβε το πτυχίο ιατρικής από την 3η Ιατρική σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Καρόλου στην Πράγα.Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα του στην πνευμονολογία στην Α’ πνευμονολογική κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), στο γενικό νοσοκομείο θώρακος Αθηνών « η Σωτηρία».Εξειδικεύτηκε στην επεμβατική πνευμονολογία στη μονάδα επεμβατικής πνευμονολογίας της ιδίας κλινικής, υπό την καθοδήγηση του Καθηγητή Γ. Στρατάκου και στο πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria & Ospedali Riuniti& στην Ancona, Ιταλία με τον Καθηγητή Stefano Gasparini. Συνεργάζεται στενά με τη μονάδα επεμβατικής πνευμονολογίας της Α’ ΠΠ ΕΚΠΑ σε ελληνικά και ευρωπαϊκά επιστημονικά και εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα.Έχει συμμετάσχει σε δεκάδες πολυκεντρικές μελέτες στην ογκολογία πνεύμονα, λοιμώξειςαναπνευστικού, βρογχικό άσθμα και ΧΑΠ. Έχει λάβει 6 επαίνους και βραβεία από την Ελληνική Πνευμονολογική Εταιρία (ΕΠΕ) για την ερευνητική του δραστηριότητα. Είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτωρ Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με αντικείμενο έρευνας στους προγνωστικούς δείκτες του σοβαρού βρογχικού άσθματος.Συμμετέχει ενεργά με ομιλίες και ανακοινώσεις για την επεμβατική πνευμονολογία καθώς και σε σεμινάρια επεμβατικής πνευμονολογίας ως εκπαιδευτής σε εθνικό αλλά καιευρωπαϊκό επίπεδο.Έχει 6 δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή περιοδικά με δεκάδες ετεροαναφορές (citations).Διατέλεσε συντονιστής της ομάδας εργασίας επεμβατικής πνευμονολογίας της ΕΠΕ για την περίοδο 2018-2020.Επί σειρά ετών διατέλεσε μέλος και κατόπιν πρόεδρος της επιτροπής εκπαιδευτικών διαδικτυακών δραστηριοτήτων της World Association for Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy (WABIP), ενώ υπηρετεί ως εθνικός αντιπρόσωπος της WABIP.Επί 3 έτη ήταν εκπρόσωπος (National delegate) της Ελλάδας στην Ευρωπαϊκή εταιρία επεμβατικής πνευμονολογίας (EABIP).Είναι ιδρυτικό μέλος της Μη κερδοσκοπικής Εταιρίας Εκπαίδευσης στην Επεμβατική Πνευμονολογία (HTA-IP) η οποία αποσκοπεί στη στήριξη εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων στην επεμβατική πνευμονολογία.Εργάζεται ως επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος της πνευμονολογικής κλινικής στο Mediterraneohospital στη Γλυφάδα όπου έχει αναπτυχθεί ιατρείο σοβαρού άσθματος και διαμέσων πνευμονοπαθειών καθώς και ένα πλήρες βρογχοσκοπικό εργαστήριο με δυνατότητες ενδοβρογχικού υπερήχου, virtual bronchoscopy και βρογχοσκόπησης σε υβριδικό τομογράφο (cone beam CT).Διατηρεί ιατρείο στη Γλυφάδα και τα Βριλήσσια όπου δίδεται η δυνατότητα σπιρομέτρησης και θωρακικού υπερήχου.

Psatha Aggeliki is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Volos. She holds a PhD from the Medical Department of the University of Thessaly and graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the University Hospital of Larissa and has extensive experience in managing chronic respiratory diseases, pleural conditions, as well as smoking cessation. Furthermore, the doctor is affiliated with the private clinic "ANASSA" and is a lecturer in the postgraduate program "Management of Aging and Chronic Diseases" at the School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University.

Veldekis Dimitrios is a Pulmonologist - Intensivist with a private practice in Korydallos. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "SOTIRIA," where he served as Coordinating Director for many years, heading the KAA department (ICU, IMCU, Pulmonology Clinic, Bronchology Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology, and Spirometry Laboratory). He has extensive clinical experience and training and, alongside his private practice, collaborates as a Pulmonologist - Scientific Associate with the Medical Center of Psychiko.

Sakellaropoulos Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Kalamata. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Rome "LA SAPIENZA". Upon completing his studies, he began his residency at the General Hospital of Kalamata, which he completed in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "GENNIMATAS". He subsequently continued his specialization at the National Tuberculosis Hospital "Sotiria" for an additional five years in the hospital’s 10th clinic. During his specialization, he attended numerous inter-hospital courses at the "Sotiria" and "Sismanogleio" hospitals. He possesses extensive experience and training, specializing in asthma, COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as smoking cessation.

Aleurakis Emmanouil is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Crete and is a graduate of the postgraduate program "Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "SOTIRIA," where he also worked for 2 years as an assistant registrar. Additionally, he deals with the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases, with a special interest in diagnostic bronchoscopy using EBUS. Finally, he is a collaborator of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic of Metropolitan General.

Petsinis Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. In parallel, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Oncology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Patras and completed postgraduate studies in Thoracic Oncology (M.Sc) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the First Pulmonology Clinic of G.N. Sismanoglio, where he also served as an Assistant Pulmonology - Phthisiology Consultant. He has extensive clinical experience and has participated in the safety teams of EKEPY (National Health Operations Center). Finally, he has presented numerous scientific papers at conferences in Greece and abroad.

Papanastasiou Nikolaos is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Sepolia. Simultaneously, he is a permanent staff physician at the General Secretariat and at the Municipal Clinics of the City of Athens. Initially, he studied Physiotherapy at the Higher School of Physiotherapists of Athens and subsequently at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his studies, he worked as a Physiotherapist at SEGAS while concurrently attending lectures, laboratories, and clinical sessions at the Medical School. Upon completion of his studies, he began his specialty in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Pulmonology Clinic of the GNA "Amalia Fleming" Hospital. Finally, he possesses extensive experience and training in Pulmonology - Phthisiology, specializing in COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections, and the investigation of cough and dyspnea, and has numerous scientific publications.

Goulas Panagiotis is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Glyka Nera. He holds a medical degree and a Master's degree in Emergency Pre-Hospital Medicine. He obtained his pulmonology specialization at the 12th Pulmonology Clinic of the Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and has subsequently worked at the same hospital in the Intensive Care & High Dependency Unit and the Respiratory Failure Center. To date, he serves as a Specialist Pulmonologist - Consultant of the Pulmonology Department at the private hospital "Neo Athinaion," as well as an external collaborator of the Pulmonology Department of the Athens Medical Center at the Psychiko Clinic. Aiming for continuous education in his field of expertise, he has participated in numerous conferences and postgraduate seminars. In his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Xatziapostolou Panagiotis is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 1999. He began his medical studies at Kent State University Ohio and continued at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated, and he was also a PhD candidate at the same institution. He specialized in pulmonology - tuberculosis at the University Clinic of G. Papanikolaou. He served as a clinical observer at Yale University Hospital in N.Haven, C.T., and simultaneously worked at Orpington-Bromley Hospital in London and later at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, where he focused almost exclusively on sleep apnea syndrome. Additionally, he was a Scientific Collaborator for four years at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in G. Papanikolaou Hospital, while he served as the Scientific Director of the pulmonology department at Euromedica General Clinic for 21 years. He served for six years as vice president of the Association of Private Practitioners of Northern Greece and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Study of Pulmonary Diseases and Occupational Thoracic Diseases. The pulmonology center he maintains is equipped with a spirometer, oximeter, nocturnal recorder, exhaled carbon monoxide monitor, inspiratory and expiratory pressure meter, nebulizer, oxygen supply, electrocardiograph, and a set of forty skin allergy tests. Finally, the practice performs all modern anti-allergic injectable therapies for asthma and other allergic respiratory conditions, as well as diagnostic tests for respiratory diseases. Since 2018, lung ultrasound has been performed at the practice for immediate and radiation-free diagnosis (such as post-COVID-19 lesions, etc.).

Vlaxou Athina is a Pulmonologist - Sleep Specialist and maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and obtained her specialty in Pulmonology and Tuberculosis at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". Additionally, she completed a postgraduate diploma in "Sleep-related Breathing Disorders: Laboratory and Clinical Sleep Medicine" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earning a specialization degree in Sleep Medicine. She is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece, the Hellenic Sleep Society, and the ERS (European Respiratory Society).

Elena Moustaka is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Acharnes. She specialized at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria," with five years of experience in primary health care as a Pulmonologist Registrar B at the Acharnes Health Center.

Ioannidou Iliana MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in "Lung Cancer: Contemporary Clinical and Laboratory Approach & Research" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Lung Cancer Center of the Academic Hospital Clemenshospital in Münster, Germany, and completed it at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." She specialized in Intensive Care Medicine at the University Intensive Care Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," where she served as Registrar for 2 years. Concurrently, the doctor has been trained in Medical Acupuncture at the International Advanced Training Center of Acupuncture AcuScience, under the auspices of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society, as well as in Advanced Life Support and Immediate Life Support (ALS & ILS provider). She served as Registrar at the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center and continues to serve as Registrar of the Pulmonology Team at the same hospital. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, tailored to the specific needs of each patient. Finally, the doctor is a member of both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies.

Dr. Sarma Niki is a Pulmonologist - Sleep Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Melissia. She holds a PhD from the University of Kiel in Germany and graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Sarma specialized in Pulmonology at major hospitals in Greece and Germany, such as the Athens Chest Diseases General Hospital "Sotiria," the "Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft GmbH," and the "Lungenclinic Großhansdorf" in Hamburg. Additionally, she specialized in Sleep Medicine at the Sleep Clinic of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf "UKE" and has worked as a Pulmonologist in the private practice "Alsterpneumologie." To date, she continues as an external collaborator of the 4th Pulmonology Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center.

Elena Xrysikopoulou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and Pediatric Pulmonology Specialist with private practices in Exarchia, Metamorfosi, and Ano Liosia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has extensive experience in Pulmonology. Dr. Xrysikopoulou possesses significant expertise in the Intensive Care Unit and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, respiratory infections, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, sleep apnea syndrome). Additionally, the practice offers a wide range of examinations, including sleep studies, smoking cessation, spirometry, oximetry, blood gases analysis, and bronchoscopy.

Trampari Xrysoula is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist with a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and daily engagement with complex and innovative medical procedures. She has served as a Scientific Collaborator in public and private health institutions, Occupational Physician in multinational companies, medium-sized enterprises, and organizations, as well as, for several years, as an auditing Physician for the merchants' fund, OAEE, and EOPYY, and as President of the Primary Health Care Committee of OAEE. Additionally, she has been the designated Physician for children's camps and a volunteer Physician at the Municipal Clinics of the Municipality of Athens. Alongside her daily clinical medical practice, she participates in numerous research programs; her work has been published in international scientific journals and presented at pan-European conferences. She is a member of the authorship team of the scientific book "Lung Neoplasms" and continuously participates in medical research protocols. She held a teaching position in the Department of Nursing and Aesthetics at the Technical Educational Institutes of Athens and Piraeus and was a lecturer at the Nursing School of the General State Hospital of Nikaia. She remains constantly updated on the latest developments in her field by attending major conferences and numerous postgraduate seminars, while contributing articles to medical columns in the press and medical websites. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the European Respiratory Society, and the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece.

Stratis Andreas is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Vari. He holds a medical degree from Plovdiv University in Bulgaria and specialized in Pulmonology at the Intensive Care Unit and the State Pathology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." He has specialized in Sleep Studies, serves as the Director of the Intensive Care Unit at the General Clinic of Western Attica "Vougiouklakeio," and has formerly been the Director of the Intensive Care Unit and the High Dependency Unit at the Iasis Therapeutic Center and the "Timios Stavros" Clinic. Additionally, he has worked as a specialized Intensivist in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and as an Assistant Pulmonologist at the General Hospital of Mytilene. Lastly, the doctor has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences as part of his continuous professional development.

Glynos Konstantinos is Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis specialist in the private sector running his pulmonological office since 2015 in Nea Smyrne. He works as a medical advisor/manager and currently as Real-World Evidence (RWE) lead in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Since 2015, he has been working as medical advisor in the Respi department, for the Ellipta products (Relvar, Incruse, Anoro) and Nucala. Also he has been challenged in managing and couching MSL. His work has been recognized in GSK for the high accountability and teamwork in designing and executing customer centric solutions to overcome challenges and create new opportunities, especially in the era of Evidence Generation, conducting ISSs in Greece and designed, initiated and reviewed a GSK sponsored study titled “RElight” in collaboration with Greek the Hellenic Thoracic Society and also designed and initiated a European collaboration in evidence generation for patients with nasal polyps and asthma (“RESPONSE” and “MEPOLYP”). Previously, he has been working as a clinical consultant in the Intensive Care Unit of "Evangelismos" hospital, and as a post doc-research associate at the University Hospital of Ghent-Belgium and in the laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology of the University of Patras Pharmaceutical Division. His research work, focused on pathophysiology/molecular biology in obstructive airways disease (asthma and COPD), lung injury and sepsis, published in international peer-reviewed journals and awarded by the Greek and European Respiratory Society.

Koutzoglou Despoina is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and operates a private practice in Chania. She studied at the Medical School of the University of Bologna in Italy (ALMA MATER STUDIORUM UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA). Furthermore, she specialized at the Pulmonary Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" and is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society and the European Respiratory Society. She also has clinical experience and training, and at her practice she manages pulmonary diseases such as respiratory infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smoking cessation, chronic cough, dyspnea, preoperative evaluation, among others.