Health professionals for Smoking cessation

Aggeletopoulou Xrysi is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, Pulmonology Director at the Athens Medical Center - Palaio Faliro Clinic, with a private practice in Palaio Faliro. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and trained in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Additionally, Dr. Aggeletopoulou has extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases. As Pulmonology Director at the Athens Medical Center - Palaio Faliro Clinic, she has performed a large number of diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopies as well as multiparametric sleep studies. In her private practice, in addition to clinical examination, she conducts full spirometric testing, oximetry, and assists patients in smoking cessation through a specialized program. Finally, Dr. Aggeletopoulou is a member of the European Respiratory Society and the Hellenic Pulmonology Society.

Despoina Zagka is a Psychologist with a private practice in Agioi Anargyroi. She has experience in private practice as well as in public and private institutions, where she has worked with adults, adolescents, and the elderly through psychotherapy and counseling sessions. She has also coordinated and facilitated experiential group sessions, both psychoeducational and therapeutic in nature, emphasizing the power of the group and interaction. She is completing the Master's Degree Program at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled "Psychotherapy: Theoretical Frameworks, Clinical Applications, and Comparative Approaches," and has specialized in MI Therapy (Music Therapy Technique). Additionally, she has completed the postgraduate seminar at the University of West Attica titled "Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents," as well as an online course from Yale University titled "The Science Of Well-Being." Her therapeutic approach is based on elements of integrative and person-centered approaches, emphasizing the relationship, authenticity, and individualization: each person is unique, and her goal is to create a safe space where they can express themselves, better understand themselves, and find new ways to cope with their difficulties.

Maria Kyriakidi is a Psychologist MSc, licensed to practice and a certified Psychotherapist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, primarily operating in central Athens. Her first degree was in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Utilizing interdisciplinary thinking to understand human behavior and learning, she realized her interest focuses on the ways people perceive, feel, learn, and interact. This pursuit led her to dedicate herself to studies in the field of Psychology. She graduated with honors from the University of East London and completed the Master's Program in "Mental Health of Children and Adolescents" at the European University of Cyprus. She has completed an internship at the Pediatric Medical Center of Pallini at Sismanogleio General Hospital of Athens and volunteered at the Shelter for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees "Estia" of the NGO Apostoli. She has undergone further training in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapeutic approach at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (K.E.PSY.SY.) working with adults, children, and adolescents. Additionally, she has completed basic training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) from the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies (EGSS). She maintains a private practice in the Ilisia area of Athens, providing psychological support, psychotherapy, and counseling individually to adults, children, and adolescents both in-person and remotely, depending on the availability of the client. Since November 2025, she has been a psychologist at the 2nd KEDASY B' Athens, conducting assessment and support for students.

Koutsokera Aleksandra is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Vrilissia, while simultaneously serving as a Senior Registrar at the Second Pulmonology Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. She holds a master's degree in Thoracic Oncology and has completed with distinction a postgraduate program in Pediatric Pulmonology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her specialties in both Pulmonology and Pathology at numerous hospitals across Greece and currently possesses valuable experience in the field of Thoracic Oncology. At her clinic, each patient can receive information on the prevention and management of pulmonary diseases. She offers a range of pulmonology services, including respiratory function testing - spirometry, measurement of pulmonary diffusing capacity, oximetry, allergy testing, and bronchodilation assessment. Additionally, she provides advice on the treatment of respiratory infections, with particular emphasis on the prevention of bronchial asthma and chronic cough. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies and ensures to keep patients informed through the articles she publishes.

Tenne Katerina is a Psychologist - Cognitive Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Galatsi. Concurrently, she provides support to children with learning disabilities and offers parental counseling. She studied Psychology at the University of Middlesex, England, and subsequently completed a postgraduate specialization in Special Education - Training. Additionally, she has been trained in Hypnoanalysis-Analytical Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychosomatic symptoms, depression, obesity, smoking cessation, and sexual disorders. She possesses significant experience providing psychological support to individuals with special needs, having worked at the Supported Living Residence for individuals with disabilities and at the Piraeus Association for Persons with Disabilities. Finally, she has attended numerous continuing education seminars on Individual Psychoanalytic Psychodrama and on Separation-Divorce Management for Parents and has participated in conferences related to the field of Psychology.

Euiasis Specialized ENT Center is located in Marousi and serves a wide range of populations of all ages. The center's goal is the longevity of the individual, as well as ensuring a high quality of life. A multitude of specialized services are offered, providing solutions for conditions such as Sinusitis, Vertigo and dizziness, Rhinitis and Allergic rhinitis, voice disorders, Stomatitis, and Pharyngitis. Additionally, all Otological - Neuro-otological problems are addressed, such as hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis. The Medical Director of the Euiasis Medical Center is Dr. Christina Efthymiou MD, MSc, Med. Ac, Otolaryngologist Surgeon, Neuro-otologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, and specialist in Medical Acupuncture.

Meropi Panagiotarakou MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Intensivist and holds the position of Consultant at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center, while also maintaining a private practice in Petralona. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in "Thoracic Oncology" from the Medical School of the same institution. Additionally, she is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Crete, with a dissertation topic: "Frequency of expiratory muscle contraction in the Intensive Care Unit, its causes, and impact on the management of critically ill intubated patients." She provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. She performs respiratory function testing with spirometry and collaborates with the Physiology Laboratory of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for comprehensive respiratory assessment. She also monitors cases for smoking cessation. She has specialized in Intensive Care and has held a Consultant position at the University General Hospital of Heraklion. Finally, she has worked as a scientific collaborator in the Oncology Unit of the 3rd University Internal Medicine Clinic at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria".

Valsamidou Foteini is a General and Homeopathic physician with private practices in Glyfada and Pangrati. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a diploma from the International Academy of Homeopathy. She specialized in general medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialenio - Benakeio" and at the Markopoulo Health Center. The doctor provides individualized treatment for each case using classical homeopathy. In her private practice, she treats conditions such as allergic diseases, constipation, dysmenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome, headaches, menstrual problems, irritable bowel syndrome, and psoriasis.

Aliki Korkontzelou, MD, MSc, is a Pulmonologist-Tuberculosis Specialist who maintains a private practice in Athens (Ampelokipoi) and concurrently serves as a consultant at the 1st Pulmonology Clinic of IASO. She holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a master's degree in Biomedical Studies from Lancaster University, UK. She specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases "Sotiria" and at the General Hospital "Evangelismos." She is a doctoral candidate at NKUA focusing on smoking cessation and an Early Career Member of the "Smoking Cessation, Health Promotion, and Climate Change" working group of the Hellenic Thoracic Society. She has original research publications in international journals on topics related to asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and smoking cessation, and has participated in national and international conferences with lectures and presentations. In her private practice, she offers services covering a wide range of pulmonary cases (asthma, COPD, respiratory infections, and others).

Dr. Kokkotou Eleni is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, holding a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and operates a private practice in Neo Faliro. Additionally, she holds a postgraduate degree in Thoracic Oncology from NKUA. She has extensive clinical experience, serves as a consultant at the private Metropolitan Hospital, and has previously collaborated with the Oncology Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Her expertise includes lung cancer, asthma, COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and respiratory infections.

Loukogiannaki Souzana - Human Kinetics is a Physiotherapist specializing in acupuncture and operates a private physiotherapy and biomedical acupuncture center in Pefki. She holds a physiotherapy degree from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and completed a research postgraduate program in Exercise and Quality of Life at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of Democritus University of Thrace. Furthermore, she was trained in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy using the McKenzie method at the Hellenic McKenzie Institute and has obtained certification in the Scenar - Cosmodic method from LET Medical Research Lab in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she specialized in Biomedical Acupuncture at the Laboratory of Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Physiotherapy of the University of West Attica. She further completed advanced training in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. In addition, she has received certification in Therapeutic Exercise Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin and Taiji Eight Routines & Five Steps through a training program held at the Tai Ji Health Center of the Laboratory of Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Physiotherapy of the University of West Attica, in collaboration with the Shanghai Qiging Research Institute at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as in the Humantecar - Synergistic Healthcare Methodology. Previously, she worked as a Physiotherapist at the Creative Adult Employment Laboratory in Korydallos and as a lecturer in pedagogy and coaching at the Omega Vocational Training Institute. At the center, she manages cases encompassing the entire spectrum of acupuncture; it is noteworthy that she specializes in medical acupuncture, sports injuries, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Gkizopoulou Euaggelia MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist - Sleep Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Alimos, while also serving as the Director of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic at IASO General Clinic in Marousi. She holds a doctoral degree and a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in sleep-related breathing disorders, bronchoscopy, and interventional pulmonology. She completed her Pulmonology specialization at the General University Hospital of Athens Sismanoglio. She has served as the Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. In her fully equipped private practice, she provides services covering the entire spectrum of pulmonary cases. She has participated in numerous conferences and has authored many original research articles published in scientific journals. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society.

Agapitou Varvara is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Haidari. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens. She worked at the Evgenideio Hospital in ergospirometry and rehabilitation of the University Intensive Care Clinic of the University of Athens, where she also completed her doctoral dissertation and was awarded a PhD from the University of Athens with distinction. She specialized in the University Intensive Care Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital in the Pulmonology Department (Obstructive diseases, COPD-asthma, interstitial diseases, lung and mediastinal neoplasms, pleural diseases, as well as diseases affecting the lung parenchyma and/or respiratory muscles causing respiratory failure), a clinic that is notably a referral center for chronic respiratory failure. In the field of pathology, she worked at the 5th Medical Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital and received additional training in the Intensive Care Unit of the same hospital. It would be remiss not to mention that she has received a Research Fellowship from the Hellenic Thoracic Society. She has completed the Smoking Cessation Seminar and, approaching science as a dynamic and continuously evolving process, she has attended and continues to attend numerous accredited seminars from both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies.

Η PHYSIOSPOT - Ιατρίδου Γεωργία είναι Φυσικοθεραπεύτρια - Βελονίστρια, Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και ιδρύτρια του Κέντρου Φυσικοθεραπείας Physiospot στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Αποφοίτησε με Άριστα από τη Σχολή Φυσικοθεραπείας του ΤΕΙ Στερεάς Ελλάδας. Κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της έλαβε βραβεύσεις από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (Ι.Κ.Υ) και το έτος 2003 της απονεμήθηκε το Αριστείο της Ελληνικής Επιστημονικής Εταιρείας Φυσικοθεραπείας από τον τ. Υπουργό Υγείας, κο Νικήτα Κακλαμάνη. Έχει αποκτήσει με Άριστα το μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα σπουδών του τμήματος Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού του Δημοκριτείου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης, με αντικείμενο εξειδίκευσης στην Πρόληψη, Παρέμβαση και Αποκατάσταση Αθλητικών Κακώσεων. Εξειδικεύτηκε (2011-2013) στον Βιοϊατρικό Βελονισμό από την Ελληνική Επιστημονική Εταιρεία Αλγολογίας και το έτος 2017 απέκτησε το Δίπλωμα Χειροπρακτικής (Diploma Chiropractic) από το Κολλέγιο του Ackermann, Σουηδία. Ακολούθησε μετεκπαίδευση στην Υπερηχογραφία του Μυοσκελετικού Συστήματος (Musculoskeletal Ultrasound) στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Essex, Ηνωμένο Βασιλείο (University of Essex, UK), αποτελώντας την πρώτη Ελληνίδα απόφοιτο του τμήματος με εξειδίκευση στο μυοσκελετικό υπέρηχο. Εξειδικεύτηκε τέλος, στη Μυοσκελετική Αποκατάσταση με τη σύγχρονη τεχνολογία ραδιοσυχνοτήτων INDIBA activ, αποτελώντας και επίσημη εκπαιδεύτρια της μεθόδου θεραπείας στην Ελλάδα. Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής της σταδιοδρομίας (2003-σήμερα) εξειδικεύεται στην αποκατάσταση ορθοπαιδικών και ρευματολογικών παθήσεων, αθλητικών κακώσεων, στη μετεγχειρητική αποκατάσταση γονάτων, ώμων & σπονδυλικής στήλης, στις ημικρανίες - κεφαλαλγίες τάσεως, στη διακοπή καπνίσματος, στη μείωση της όρεξης - αύξηση μεταβολισμού και στα γυναικολογικά προβλήματα (δυσμηνόρροια, αμηνόρροια). Η Γ. Ιατρίδου διαθέτει σημαντικό ερευνητικό έργο πάνω στην αποκατάσταση μυοσκελετικών και νευρολογικών παθήσεων. Έχει να επιδείξει παρουσιάσεις και ομιλίες σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, καθώς και δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά.

Odysseas Pazionis is an Acupuncturist and maintains a private practice in Neo Iraklio. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Neurology at the General State Hospital of Athens. He completed a postgraduate program in Medical Acupuncture and in the Rehabilitation of Neurological Disorders and was trained in "Advanced Life Support in Adults and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" by the European Resuscitation Council. Additionally, he specializes in acute and chronic pain and smoking cessation. He is a collaborator at the Medisalus Diagnostic Center, a consulting neurologist at the "G. Karavis" Center for Acupuncture Application and Research, and has served as a neurologist at Hygeia Hospital as well as an external associate in the Demyelinating Diseases Department and the General Neurology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He is an instructor in Medical Acupuncture at the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of West Attica and at the international postgraduate center Acuscience, educating physicians in the treatment of headaches and sleep disorders. He applies acupuncture particularly in the treatment of migraines/headaches, smoking cessation, and the management of chronic or acute pain. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society, the Hellenic Society of Medical Acupuncture, the Hellenic Headache Society, and the Panhellenic Association Against Epilepsy.

Mpourelakis Stauros is a General Practitioner with a private clinic in Patras. He specializes in managing issues related to Diabetes as well as autoimmune diseases in general. He possesses extensive experience in handling a variety of cases.

Mpaniotis Ioannis is an Internist and Acupuncturist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Bucharest and completed his specialization in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Giannitsa and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." Additionally, after two years of training, he obtained certification in Medical Acupuncture and has completed further training at the Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Beijing and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. From 2007 to 2013, he provided his services as a Specialist Internist at the IKA Pylea Axiou of Thessaloniki, as a Medical Inspector at the Naval Veterans Fund, the hotel employees' fund (TAXY), as well as in private clinics in Thessaloniki. Currently, he voluntarily covers the KAPI centers of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, examining and providing services to the vulnerable elderly population. Finally, he has participated in numerous national and international conferences and is a member of the Medical Society of Pathology and other medical associations.