Cardiologists for Stress test in Attica

Η Καρδιολόγος Βάκρου Στυλιανή διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Αιγάλεω, ενώ παράλληλα είναι Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης της Β' Πανεπιστημιακής Καρδιολογικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Αττικόν". Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και Μεταδιδάκτωρ του Johns Hopkins University (Βαλτιμόρη, ΗΠΑ). Ειδικεύθηκε στην Παθολογία (για 2 έτη) στην Α' Προπαιδευτική Παθολογική Κλινική της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Λαϊκό" και στην Καρδιολογία στο αντίστοιχο Τμήμα του ίδιου Νοσοκομείου. Από το 2021 έως το 2023 εργάστηκε στο Λονδίνο (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο) στα Νοσοκομεία - Κέντρα αναφοράς Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, όπου εξειδικεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα που αφορά στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία της Καρδιακής Ανεπάρκειας και των Κληρονομούμενων Καρδιαγγειακών Νοσημάτων/Μυοκαρδιοπαθειών. Επιπλέον εξειδικεύθηκε στη Μαγνητική Καρδιάς στο King's College London (Λονδίνο, ΗΒ). Το 2023 εργάστηκε στο Ωνάσειο Μεταμοσχευτικό Κέντρο, στο Τμήμα της Καρδιαγγειακής Απεικόνισης. Είναι κάτοχος ECFMG και διεθνών πιστοποιήσεων για τη διενέργεια Διαθωρακικού και Διοισοφάγειου υπερηχογραφήματος καρδιάς, νεότερων υπερηχοκαρδιογραφικών τεχνικών (stress echo, διοισοφάγειο, strain) καθώς και Μαγνητικής Τομογραφίας Καρδιάς. Έχει δημοσιεύσει την ακαδημαϊκή της έρευνα, για την οποία έχει βραβευθεί, σε διεθνή και έγκριτα περιοδικά και έχει προσκληθεί ως ομιλήτρια σε σημαντικά διεθνή και ελληνικά καρδιολογικά συνέδρια. Το περιβάλλον του ιατρείου είναι ειδικά σχεδιασμένο ώστε να είναι φιλικό προς τον ασθενή/επισκέπτη (stress-free χώρος), ενώ παράλληλα χρησιμοποιείται η πιο πρόσφατη τεχνολογία και τεχνικές για τη διάγνωση και θεραπεία μιας ποικιλίας καρδιακών παθήσεων (συνήθεις ή πιο εξειδικευμένες). Η ιατρός συνεργάζεται στενά με τους ασθενείς για την ανάπτυξη πλάνων θεραπείας που να ανταποκρίνονται στις ατομικές τους ανάγκες. Το ιατρείο απευθύνεται σε το φάσμα των ηλικιών, παρέχοντας συμβουλές και ενημέρωση με υπευθυνότητα και επιστημονική αρτιότητα.

Ο Κάββουρας Χαράλαμπος M.D, Msc, PhD, FSCAI είναι Επεμβατικός Καρδιολόγος- Παιδοκαρδιολόγος εξειδικευθείς στην Παιδοκαρδιολογία και στις Συγγενείς Καρδιοπάθειες Ενηλίκων-Παίδων στο Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου καθώς και στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία στο University Hospital Toronto, Peter Munk Cardiac Center στον Καναδά. Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στο Κολωνάκι. Ο ιατρός αποφοίτησε από το πανεπιστήμιο του PECS στην Ουγγαρία, είναι κάτοχος MSc Kαρδιακή Aνεπάρκεια από το Imperial College και Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών με θέμα σχετικό με την Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία και τις Συγγενείς Καρδιοπάθειες. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Καρδιολογίας στο Β΄ Καρδιολογικό τμήμα του νοσοκομείου Ευαγγελισμός. Ακολούθως υπήρξε εκπαιδευόμενος στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία στο Αιμοδυναμικό εργαστήριο του ίδιου νοσοκομείου. Εν συνεχεία και με υποτροφία της Ελληνικής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρίας, ξεκίνησε την εκπαίδευση του στις Συγγενείς καρδιοπάθειες και στην Πνευμονική Υπέρταση Ενηλίκων και Παίδων αρχικά στο Πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο του MANCHESTER και κατόπιν στο ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL. Αμέσως μετά και επι διετία συνέχισε την εκπαίδευση του στο ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο στις Συγγενείς καρδιόπαθειες και την πνευμονική υπέρταση ενώ εξειδικεύτηκε περαιτέρω και στην Υπερηχογραφία των συγγενών καρδιοπαθειών και στην Δυναμική υπερηχογραφία (Stress echo). Κατά την εκπαίδευση του στις συγγενείς καρδιόπαθειες πραγματοποίησε πάνω από 1500 υπερηχογραφήματα καρδιάς σε ασθενείς με συγγενή καρδιοπάθεια και πνευμονική υπέρταση ενώ έκανε περισσότερους από 200 δεξιούς καθετηριασμούς σε ασθενείς με πνευμονική υπέρταση. Κατοπιν εκπαιδεύτηκε στην επεμβατική καρδιολογία στο Πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο του Τορόντο (Peter Munk Cardiac Center) όπου πραγματοποίησε πάνω από 1000 στεφανιογραφίες και 300 αγγειοιοπλαστικές. Ο ιατρός διετέλεσε Επιμελητής στο τμήμα συγγενών καρδιοπαθειών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Liverpool ενώ τα τελευταία χρόνια διατελεί Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Συγγενών Καρδιοπαθειών και Παιδοκαρδιολογίας στο Νοσοκομείο ΜΗΤΕΡΑ κι είναι επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης της Καρδιολογικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και του 251 Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αεροπορίας. Τέλος, έχει στο ενεργητικό του πλήθος Δημοσιεύσεων καθώς και Προφορικών ομιλιών και ανακοινώσεων σε διεθνή καρδιολογικά συνέδρια.

Dr Pisimisis Euaggelos is a distinguished Cardiologist with excellent training and extensive experience, operating a private practice in the center of Piraeus. He is an interventional cardiologist and Coordinating Director of the Cardiology Clinic at Tzaneio Hospital of Piraeus. After graduating from the Ionideios Model School of Piraeus, he studied at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He specialized in Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of Tzaneio Hospital and received further training with a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Athens, is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), and serves as President of the Panhellenic Medical Society of Cardiology Directors (P.I.E.D.KAR.). He advanced through all levels of hierarchy in the Cardiology Clinic of Tzaneio Hospital and, in 2009, was appointed Coordinating Director following a Health Ministry Council review. He has been recognized for his clinical, organizational, educational, and social contributions both within the medical field and in the community of Piraeus residents. In 2007, he organized and operated the Hemodynamics Laboratory at the General Hospital of Chios, and in 2014, established a similar laboratory at the Cardiology Clinic of the Asklipieio Voula Hospital. Between 2011 and 2014, he served as Vice President of the Scientific Council, and from 2019 to 2021, as Director of Medical Services at Tzaneio Hospital of Piraeus. He participates in several Scientific Committees of the Ministry of Health. He was an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Piraeus Medical Association (I.S.P.) (2005-2022) and of the Board of Directors of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors Association (E.I.N.A.P.) (2019-2022). He remains an elected member of the I.S.P. at the Panhellenic Medical Association. He is a member of the Alumni Association of Ionideios Model School of Piraeus, the Arcadians Association of Piraeus, and the Association of Scientists of Piraeus.

Dr. Dodouras Thomas, MD, FESC, is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Metamorfosi. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed executive training in the Department of General Surgery at East Birmingham Hospital in England and at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He continued as a Research Fellow at the Echocardiography Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, and as a Fellow at the Cardiology Clinic of the University of Erlangen. His training primarily took place abroad; upon returning to Greece, he worked in major hospital institutions such as the AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki and the Laiko General Hospital of Athens. He also served as a Scientific Collaborator at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center and the Nursing Foundation of the Army Pension Fund (NIMTS). Currently, he is employed at the Hygeia Hospital, specializing in Echocardiography and Interventional Cardiology. Finally, Dr. Dodouras is a member of the Hellenic and European Society of Cardiology, the Hellenic Hypertension Society, and is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.

Dr. Papadimas Georgios is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki and addresses a full range of cardiological issues with the aid of modern cardiological equipment. Concurrently, he is a Scientific Associate at Hygeia Hospital and holds a postgraduate degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Faculty of Nursing) in the postgraduate program "Crisis Management, Mass Disasters, and Emergency Situations" with a focus on Emergency Health Care. He is a graduate of the Distance Supplementary Education Program of the Center for Vocational Training (K.E.K.) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Organization and Management of Health Services. Additionally, he successfully passed examinations at the Interdisciplinary Organization for the Recognition of Academic Titles and Information (DOATAP) in 2007. He has worked in the Cardiology Clinic, Intensive Care Unit, Echocardiography-DOPPLER laboratory, Pacemaker and Electrophysiology HOLTER at the 251 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has also been employed in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the General University Hospital "Evangelismos". He has offered his scientific services as a physician working in numerous clinics, private hospitals, the Korydallos Prison Hospital, and the National Health Operations Center of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. At his private practice CARDIOFIT, he manages a wide range of cases, combining excellent scientific knowledge with extensive experience and professionalism.

Dr. Klitirinos Andreas is a Specialist Cardiologist with expertise in the latest echocardiographic techniques and maintains his private practice in Nea Ionia. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Athens Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross. He further specialized in the latest echocardiographic techniques through a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society. For the past 12 years, he has served as an external collaborator for private clinics and diagnostic centers.

Polydorou Adamantia is a Specialist Cardiologist who has maintained a private practice in Glyfada since 2014. She is an outstanding doctorate graduate of the Medical School of Athens, where she also served as an academic fellow in the Department of Surgical Anatomy, participating in the teaching of second-year and postgraduate students. She holds a postgraduate specialization diploma focusing on advanced ultrasound techniques (stress echo). Since 2014, she has worked as a scientific collaborator in the Ultrasound Department of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. She has a significant scientific and research portfolio with publications in both Greek and international journals. Additionally, she has participated as an invited speaker and commentator at international and Greek scientific conferences as well as in the authorship of chapters in scientific books.

Dr. Kolyviras Thanos MD, PhD, FESC is an Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the 4th Cardiology Clinic - Interventional Cardiology at Metropolitan General Hospital, HHG Group. He holds an official Specialization Title in Interventional Cardiology and specializes in complex coronary artery interventions and the interventional treatment of aortic valve stenosis using the TAVI method. He was admitted through the Panhellenic Examinations to the Medical School of the University of Athens in 2002 and subsequently moved to Brussels (Belgium) in 2009, where he specialized in Cardiology. In September 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Athens with honors. He has performed more than 3,000 coronary artery procedures and is an accredited Interventional Cardiologist for the implantation of percutaneous aortic valves using the TAVI method. He has received a Fellowship from the European Society of Cardiology to attend the European Congress in Barcelona (2014), where he was awarded for the best oral presentation. Additionally, in 2020, he obtained certification from the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI) – Certificate of Excellence and since 2021 he is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). He has an extensive authorial and research portfolio, with particular interest and involvement in the education of young colleagues. His future plans focus on clinical research in the fields of interventional cardiology for the treatment primarily of valvular diseases with new transcatheter techniques, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration on specialized topics in interventional cardiology both in Greece and abroad.

Triantafyllis Dimitrios is a Cardiologist who maintains private practices in Kypseli and Nea Psychiko. He holds a medical degree from the University of Ioannina with further training in Echocardiography (stress echo, transesophageal studies, three-dimensional imaging) from the Hippocrates Hospital of Athens and the Educational Program of the International Academy of Medical Ultrasound in Berlin. In addition to his private practice, he is a Scientific Associate - Cardiologist at DTHKA "Hygeia" and head of the Stress Echo Department at the Central Athens Clinic. He has also collaborated with the Euroclinic of Athens, where he gained significant experience in performing stress echo and transesophageal echocardiographic studies. At his cardiology clinic and laboratory, he offers comprehensive and specialized cardiological examinations covering the entire spectrum of cardiovascular diseases.

Leivaditis Georgios is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi and concurrently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of a Medical Diagnostic Center. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and has completed advanced training in cardiac ultrasounds and the latest echocardiographic techniques (EchoStress, DTI, Transesophageal echocardiography). He specialized in Cardiology at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and the 1st Penteli Hospital. He has participated in numerous conferences and has published several articles in both Greek and international medical journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society as well as the European Society of Cardiology.

Cardiologist Mparmpagiannis Dimitrios is a graduate of the Medical School of Athens and holds a postgraduate degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. He began his cardiology specialization at the Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Duisburg-Essen in Oberhausen, Germany, and completed it at G.N.P. Tzaneio. During his specialization, he demonstrated a particular interest in echocardiography, in which he specialized. After successfully passing examinations, he obtained certification from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE Certification) and Adult Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE Certification). Concurrently, he earned the European Diploma in Cardiology (Exams in General Cardiology) from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). After obtaining his cardiology specialty, he was selected as a fellow by the Hellenic Cardiological Society for further training in advanced echocardiographic techniques (stress echo, transoesophageal echocardiography, Strain, 3D Echo), which he is undertaking at the Echocardiography Training Center of G.N.P. Tzaneio, "D. Beldekos." Currently, he practices cardiology in his private clinic in Nikaia, while simultaneously serving as a fellow at the Tzaneio Echocardiography Training Center, providing medical services and conducting research across all its departments.

Petras Xaralampos MD, PhD is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He is a distinguished Doctor of Philosophy from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received advanced training in the latest ultrasound techniques in the United States at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He holds a specialization in cardiology from the General Hippokration Hospital and the 251 General Military Hospital of Athens, and served for 25 years as the Head of the Primary Care Cardiology Clinic at I.K.A. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of conditions and provides specialized services such as cardiac triplex, stress testing, and electrocardiography.

Skafidas Dimitrios is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfia. He has served for many years as the Scientific Director and Scientific Collaborator of a major healthcare group, primarily focusing on stress testing and clinical examination. In 2010, he obtained the European Certification in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography from the European Society of Cardiology. He possesses significant research experience, having been a member of a research team conducting a study on behalf of a large multinational pharmaceutical company concerning myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation (REDUAL – PCI). Additionally, he has authored the chapter on acute heart failure in the General Medicine textbook "Management of Common Diseases in Primary Health Care: Contemporary Views and Recommendations." Finally, he has published articles in international cardiology journals and regularly attends conferences to stay continuously updated on developments in cardiology.

Astrinakis Stylianos is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Pathology at the Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Rethymno, in Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Rethymno, and in Clinical Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis". He received further training in Lipidology from the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society and in Advanced Ultrasonographic Techniques at the General State Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon". Additionally, he trained at the Pediatric Cardiology Department of the Athens Children's General Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the Antihypertensive Clinic and Hemodynamic Laboratory of the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio". He is affiliated with Mitera Hospital, Iatriko Peristeriou, and the "Doctors Hospital" Clinic, and serves as an external scientific collaborator at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Cardiological Society, and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society.

Papadimitriou Prokopis is a Cardiologist and maintains his medical practice in Ampelokipoi. He completed his studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he obtained his degree in 2004. Subsequently, he earned a Master's Diploma in "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" from the same university during the period 2010–2012. He also holds certification in Transthoracic Echocardiography from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), obtained in 2019 and renewed in 2025, as well as certification in Transesophageal Echocardiography from the same scientific society in 2020. His professional experience includes completion of his specialty in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" during 2011–2016, followed by specialization in advanced echocardiographic techniques of cardiovascular imaging at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2020. Since 2020, he has been working in the Department of Cardiac Ultrasound – Cardiovascular Imaging at the Athens Medical Center.

Fountas Epameinondas is a Specialist Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi equipped with all modern cardiological devices in a pleasant and warm environment for the patient. In recent years, he has been working as a Consultant in the Cardiology Department of the Euroclinic of Athens. He began his specialization in 2016 at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, where he gained experience in complex and rare cardiological diseases, enabling him to manage any cardiological issue, no matter how complicated it may appear. He has obtained a special certification in transthoracic echocardiography from the European Society of Cardiology and certification in stress echocardiography.

Synodinos Alexandros is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Pedion tou Areos. Concurrently, he serves as a Specialist Cardiologist at the "Mitera" Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and obtained his medical specialty in Cardiology from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has worked as a Cardiology Resident at the 1st Cardiology Clinic at "Korgialenio - Benakeio" - "Red Cross" Hospital and as a Scientific Associate at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio," in the Peripheral Vascular Department and the Infectious Diseases Unit. Additionally, he is an instructor for basic life support and automated external defibrillator ERC (BLS/AED) seminars as well as advanced life support ERC (ALS). Finally, the physician has numerous scientific publications to his credit and has received awards for some of them at medical conferences.

Kapsoudas Dimitrios is a specialized Cardiologist with a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ferrara in Northern Italy. He possesses extensive experience across the full spectrum of clinical cardiology, particularly in the use of diagnostic examinations (cardiac triplex, rhythm holter, blood pressure holter, stress test, etc.). He has been trained in performing various diagnostic tests, such as echocardiogram - adult and pediatric ascending aorta triplex, and stress-echo (dynamic echocardiography) in the Echocardiography Laboratory (color Doppler, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography), exercise tests, rhythm holter at the Pacing Laboratory, and blood pressure holter at Asklipieio Voulas Hospital. He has received training in the evaluation of arrhythmic events in the Electrophysiology and Pacing Department of the 251 General Air Force Hospital, in Nuclear Cardiology at the Nuclear Medicine Department of Metaxa Cancer Hospital in Piraeus, and in the interventional management of acute coronary syndromes at the Hemodynamics Department of Asklipieio Voulas General Hospital. Additionally, he has notable experience from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Hippokration General Hospital of Athens. During his specialty training, he participated in the preparation and presentation of Scientific Papers. He is also an active member of the Athens Medical Association. The primary objective of his cardiology practice is to provide high-quality medical services centered on the patient's needs. The physician's goal is to promote individual health by improving daily living and preventing life-threatening conditions.

Klotsa Dimitra is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Zografou. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training in echocardiography at King’s College Hospital in London. There, she specialized in the Heart Failure Clinic (diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients) and in the ultrasound department, performing transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms on patients with heart failure. Additionally, she specialized in Pathology at the General Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi" and in Cardiology at the Cardiology Clinic of the Nursing Institution of the Army Pension Fund (NIMTS). Finally, she has conducted stress tests in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Cardiology Athens, where she is also the Head of the Ultrasound Department.

Dr. Kourkouti Polina MD, PhD, MSc is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Holargos, while also serving as the Deputy Director of the First Cardiology Department of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds an honors doctorate in medicine from the same institution. Additionally, she is an honors graduate with a master's degree in Intensive Care Units and cardiac nursing, awarded with a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society. She holds a series of accreditations in resuscitation techniques and has notably received the Advanced Life Support accreditation with top marks. Her specialties include the latest techniques in dynamic stress echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) at Elpis Hospital. Finally, her clinic offers parking for disabled persons at the clinic entrance and free municipal parking directly opposite on Perikleous Avenue.