Doctors for Thyroid gland in Athens

Lathouras Athanasios, MD, MSc is an Otorhinolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in the Ambelokipi area. He is a graduate of Medicine from Comenius University and holds a Master's Degree in Audiology - Neurotology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A). He completed his specialization in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the 1st Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A) at the Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens. Finally, he is a collaborator at the 1st Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of the General Clinic "Mitera".

Drimala Panagiota is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipi. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the largest autonomous Endocrinology Clinic and Diabetology Center in the country, located at the "Evangelismos" hospital. There, she gained extensive experience in managing patients with diabetes mellitus. Additionally, she specialized in gestational diabetes and thyroid diseases during pregnancy at the "Alexandra" and "Elena Venizelou" hospitals. As part of her continuous professional development, she has attended postgraduate programs related to Human Reproduction, Childhood Obesity, as well as specialized training in Thyroid Ultrasound at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Ο Γιάλβαλης Δημήτριος MD, MSc είναι Διευθυντής Χειρουργός του Ε' Χειρουργικού Τμήματος της Ευρωκλινικής Αθηνών. Γενικός Χειρουργός με εξειδίκευση στην Χειρουργική Ενδοκρινών και στην Λαπαροσκοπική & Ρομποτική Χειρουργική και κάτοχος τίτλου Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου (MSc) στην Ελάχιστα επεμβατική και Ρομποτική Χειρουργική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Χαλάνδρι και στην Καλαμάτα. Ολοκλήρωσε τις ιατρικές του σπουδές στο Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης και ειδικεύθηκε στη Γενική Χειρουργική, τόσο στην Ελλάδα Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Καλαμάτας, 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας και στην Β΄ Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Ο Ευαγγελισμός", όσο και στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία σε αναγνωρισμένες έμμισθες θέσεις από το Royal College of Surgeons of England, σε Leeds και Manchester (NHS Hospitals). Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στη Λαπαροσκοπική Χειρουργική Άνω Γαστρεντερικού στο St’James University Hospital στο Leeds, εξειδικεύτηκε (ως Senior Clinical Fellow) στην Ενδοκρινική Χειρουργική του King’s College Hospital στο Λονδίνο και ακολούθως μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο της Πίζας στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική ενδοσκοπική θυρεοειδεκτομή / παραθυρεοειδεκτομή (MIVAT MIVAP). Συμμετείχε σε πλήθος μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων Λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής και σύγχρονων χειρουργικών τεχνικών, στην συγγραφή επιστημονικών άρθρων, σε παρουσιάσεις και ομιλίες σε ποικίλα ιατρικά συνέδρια, καθώς επίσης είχε ενεργό ρόλο στην εκπαίδευση των ειδικευομένων και φοιτητών ιατρικής. Έχει διατελέσει συνεργάτης Χειρουργός στο Τμήμα Μαστού του Νοσοκομείου Metropolitan, υπηρέτησε ως επικουρικός Επιμελητής Β΄ στην Α΄ Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής ΚΑΤ, Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης Ενδοκρινικής Χειρουργικής, στην Κλινική Γενικής & Λαπαροσκοπικής Χειρουργικής και Χειρουργικής Πεπτικού στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών και Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης Ενδοκρινικής Χειρουργικής του Metropolitan General. Έχει πολύπλευρη και μακρόχρονη εμπειρία, έχοντας πραγματοποιήσει μεγάλο αριθμό επεμβάσεων όλου του φάσματος της Γενικής, Λαπαροσκοπικής, Ενδοκρινικής και Ογκολογικής χειρουργικής, καθώς και επείγουσας χειρουργικής και χειρουργικής τραύματος.

Gkioksaris Vasileios is an Endocrinologist and maintains an endocrinology clinic in Ampelokipi. Simultaneously, he serves as the Endocrinologist-Diabetologist scientific director at LIFECHECK Drapetsona. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He served as a rural doctor at the Konitsa Health Center. He completed his internal medicine residency at the General Hospital of Arta and subsequently fulfilled his military service as a Physician. For two years, he was the scientific director of the Medical team of Doctors of the World (Medecins du Monde) in the Epirus region. He completed his specialty in Endocrinology - Diabetes - Metabolism at the endocrinology department of the "Metaxa" Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus, which specializes in thyroid diseases and is a center of expertise in neck ultrasonography. He has participated in numerous Greek and international endocrinology and diabetes conferences and seminars, maintaining continuous updates on scientific advancements in his field. During his specialty training, he obtained a certificate of specialized education in "Human Reproduction" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He attended an Endocrine Disorders during Pregnancy clinic at the Regional General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou" and a Growth and Development clinic at the Children's Hospital "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou." He has successfully completed training in Diabetes at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a license to perform thyroid gland ultrasonography.

Zontanos Fotis is an Endocrinologist who has maintained a private practice in Neos Kosmos since 2002. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Endocrinology at the University Clinic of Pathology - Physiology of the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko.” He is specialized in diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, as well as menstrual disorders. His private practice offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Η Βλάχου Σταματία είναι Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος (ΩΡΛ), Διευθύντρια της Γ' ΩΡΛ κλινικής, Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής & Τραχήλου του Metropolitan General και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι αριστούχα Διδάκτωρ και απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ παράλληλα είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου επιμόρφωσης με αντικείμενο την «Εισαγωγή στη Νανοϊατρική» από το ίδιο πανεπιστήμιο. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στο εξωτερικό στην Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Ρινός και Παραρρινίων, στην Ωτοχειρουργική, στη Χειρουργική με χρήση LASER, στην Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική Χειρουργική Στόματος και Λάρυγγα με χρήση laser, καθώς και στη Χειρουργική του Θυρεοειδούς. Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής της πορείας, εργάστηκε επί σειρά ετών στην ΩΡΛ Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου του Ελληνικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού, Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο, όπου εξελίχθηκε μέχρι τον βαθμό της Διευθύντριας. Εκεί εργάστηκε πάνω σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου και ήρθε αντιμέτωπη με εξαιρετικά σοβαρά περιστατικά. Αξιοσημείωτο είναι πως στο ενεργητικό της καταμετρά περισσότερες από 2000 επεμβάσεις, σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας και Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου. Επιπρόσθετα, τα τελευταία 20 χρόνια δραστηριοποιείται με την εκπαίδευση ειδικευόμενων Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγων, τόσο σε θεωρητικό, όσο και σε πρακτικό επίπεδο (χειρουργική). Διαθέτει 12 συμμετοχές ως εκπαιδεύτρια στην Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Ρινός - Παραρρινίων και την Ωτοχειρουργική, σε αντίστοιχα πρακτικά σεμινάρια και έχει συμμετάσχει σε μεγάλο αριθμό (άνω των 160) συνεδρίων και σεμιναρίων όλου του φάσματος της ειδικότητάς της, τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και στο εξωτερικό, είτε ως ομιλίτρια, εισητήγρια ή συντονίστρια στρογγύλων τραπεζών (άνω των 50), είτε με ελεύθερες ανακοινώσεις (άνω των 180), είτε ως μέλος της οργανωτικής ή επιστημονικής επιτροπής στη διοργάνωση αυτών. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πλήθος δημοσιεύσεων σε έγκριτα ελληνικά και ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά, καθώς συμμετείχε και στην μετάφραση του "Άτλαντα Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου" των Lore & Medina, εκδ. Κωνσταντάρας, 2007. Τέλος αποτελεί μέλος 10 ελληνικών και διεθνών εταιρειών, και είναι αντιπρόεδρος του ΔΣ της ΩΡΛ Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου Αθηνών.

Drimala Panagiota is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the largest independent Endocrinology Clinic and Diabetology Center in the country, located in the “Evangelismos” hospital. There, she gained extensive experience in managing patients with diabetes mellitus. Additionally, she specialized in gestational diabetes and thyroid disorders during pregnancy at the “Alexandra” and “Elena Venizelou” hospitals. As part of her continuous education, she has attended postgraduate programs related to Human Reproduction, Childhood Obesity, as well as specialization in Thyroid Ultrasound at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Spanoudi Filio MD, PhD is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a doctoral thesis on diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease, and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Padua in Italy. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Health Unit Management from the Hellenic Open University, with a thesis on polycystic ovary syndrome. She has served as an endocrinology trainee at the Endocrinology Department of the General Maternity Hospital of Athens "Elena Venizelou," where she specialized in pregnancy endocrinology and reproductive endocrinology, as well as a pathology trainee and later scientific collaborator at the B' Propaedeutic Medical Clinic - Research Unit of the University General Hospital "Attikon," where she completed her doctoral dissertation and conducted research on diabetes mellitus. She has extensive research experience with publications of original papers in Greek and international medical journals and presentations at international and Greek conferences. The physician has significant clinical experience and specializes in endocrinological monitoring of pregnancy, thyroid disorders, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and reproductive endocrinology. The practice also manages cases of osteoporosis, dyslipidemia, obesity, parathyroid gland diseases, pituitary gland disorders, adrenal gland conditions, as well as other diseases related to the scientific fields of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolism. Finally, the physician is a member of scientific endocrinology and diabetes societies and actively participates in conferences held both in Greece and abroad.

Η Καψάλη Χαρά είναι Ενδοκρινολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, με εξάμηνη φοίτηση στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου “Goethe university Frankfurt” στη Φρανκφούρτη της Γερμανίας. Στο πλαίσιο της ειδικότητας, εργάστηκε δύο χρόνια ως ειδικευόμενη παθολογίας στο ΓΝΑ «Σισμανόγλειο-Αμαλία Φλέμινγκ» και, εν συνεχεία, ειδικεύτηκε στην Ενδοκρινολογία στη Μονάδα Ενδοκρινολογίας και Κέντρο Μεταβολισμού και Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη στο ΓΝΑ «Γεώργιος Γεννηματάς». Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας εκπαιδεύτηκε επίσης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Τμήμα Κλιμακτηρίου και Εμμηνόπαυσης στη Β΄ Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική Κλινική του «Αρεταιείου» Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών, στην αντιμετώπιση ενδοκρινοπαθειών κατά την κύηση στο Γ.Ν «Έλενα Βενιζέλου», και στο Ενδοκρινολογικό Τμήμα Αύξησης Ανάπτυξης στο Γ.Ν.Π.Α. «Παναγιώτη και Αγλαΐας Κυριακού». Πραγματοποιεί μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή στο Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και έχει αναλάβει το συντονισμό πολυκεντρικής μελέτης που αφορά στην βλαπτική επίδραση της αλδοστερόνης σε ασθενείς με σακχαρώδη διαβήτη. Διαθέτει, επίσης, πιστοποιήσεις στην προνοσοκομειακή παροχή πρώτων βοηθειών:«ATLS» από το Αμερικάνικο Κολλέγιο Χειρουργών και «ALS» από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Καρδιοαναπνευστικής Αναζωογόνησης. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί και διαθέτει μεγάλη κλινική εμπειρία σε μεγάλο εύρος ενδοκρινολογικών παθήσεων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, των νοσημάτων θυρεοειδούς και παραθυρεοειδών αδένων, της οστεοπόρωσης και των νοσημάτων του μεταβολισμού ασβεστίου, των διαταραχών εμμήνου ρύσεως και εμμηνόπαυσης, του υπογοναδισμού, των νοσημάτων των επινεφριδίων και της υπόφυσης, της ενδοκρινικής υπέρτασης, της παχυσαρκίας, των διαταραχών λιπιδίων, και των ενδοκρινοπαθειών κατά την κύηση. Επιπλέον, κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας covid-19, προσέφερε τις ιατρικές της υπηρεσίες με εφημέρευση στο τμήμα Covid της Α΄ Παθολογικής κλινικής του ΓΝΑ «Γ. Γεννηματάς». Έχει συμμετάσχει σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια Ενδοκρινολογίας και Διαβήτη και σε δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκυρα ιατρικά περιοδικά. Τέλος, διατελεί μέλος της Ελληνικής Ενδοκρινολογικής Εταιρείας.

Απο το 2022 έως το 2024 είχε αναλάβει ως επιστημονικά υπεύθυνη το ενδοκρινολογικο τμήμα του ιδιωτικού πολυιατρείου "Doctor hall" στην Καλλιθέα. Επίσης από το 2023 διατελεί επιστημονική συνεργάτης της Accurate health auditing and consulting AE.

Grigorios Rompopoulos, Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, Grigorios Rompopoulos is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens. He has held the specialty of Endocrinology since 2008 and has been practicing as a private physician in Athens since then. He possesses extensive experience in clinical studies with more than 40 scientific publications and presentations in international scientific journals and conferences. He served as a general practitioner in Boeotia, as a pathology resident at Nikaia General Hospital, and as an endocrinology resident at Hippokration Hospital of Athens, where he obtained his specialty in Endocrinology. He worked for several years as a hospital physician in private clinics and later as a medical consultant and medical director at a company developing innovative therapies.

Anagnostou Elli is an Endocrinologist with a private practice located at Mavili Square. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in infertility and assisted reproduction. She specialized in Endocrinology at university hospitals in Paris: "Bichat - Claude Bernard," focusing on diabetes mellitus; "Necker - Enfants Malades," focusing on calcium-phosphorus metabolism; and "Bicêtre," with an emphasis on pituitary and adrenal gland disorders. Subsequently, she completed her specialty training at the Athens General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the Athens General Hospital "Alexandra," with specializations in pediatric endocrinology and thyroid and gestational diabetes disorders, respectively. Currently, she deals with health issues related to endocrine glands such as the thyroid, pituitary, adrenals, and gonads, as well as diseases including type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Finally, alongside her doctoral research experience, her scientific work includes publications in reputable international medical journals focusing on infertility and thyroid diseases, as well as participation as a speaker in Greek and international conferences.

Gkortsali Athanasia is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Kolonaki. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. She specialized in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the ENT Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens, where she was trained in a large number of cases and surgical procedures. She further specialized in pediatric ENT at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sofia." She has participated in specialized training concerning the management of nasal diseases (FESS - Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) and surgical ear conditions. She has particular expertise in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (ear tubes), rhinoplasty and nasal septum surgery (septoplasty), as well as endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). In her private practice, she manages otolaryngological cases in both children and adults, performing comprehensive endoscopic and audiological evaluations. Finally, she has participated as a speaker and attendee in numerous seminars and conferences in her specialty and serves as an external collaborating surgeon at the ENT Clinic of Athens and at IASO Children’s Hospital.

Ms. Kitsou Xristina is a Vascular Surgeon - Endocrine Surgeon and maintains her practice in Kolonaki. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in Venous Surgery and Endocrine Surgery. Venous surgery for lower limb venous insufficiency concerns varicose veins and can be treated conservatively (sclerotherapy injections, Foam, and non-invasive Laser) as well as surgically (Laser, RF). The common feature of all conservative methods is that the patient continues their normal activities while undergoing treatment, whereas surgical methods require the patient to refrain from work for 1 to 2 days and typically involve a 24-hour hospital stay. Endocrine surgery concerns the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Surgical intervention is performed only upon indications set by the Endocrinologist and with the consent of the Surgeon. The incision made is small and analgesics are not required during the usually one-day hospitalization. In this case, the patient will need to abstain from work for 1 to 2 days.

Afentoulidi Katerina is an Endocrinologist who maintains a private practice in the areas of Zografou and Gerakas. Upon completing her basic medical studies, she underwent a three-month medical training program in the Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Surgical Departments at the General Hospital of Chios "Skylitseio." Subsequently, she fulfilled her mandatory rural service at the Multifunctional Regional Clinic of Volissos, Chios. She specialized in Endocrinology and later in Diabetes Mellitus at the General Hospital "Hippocrates" in Athens. Additionally, she has been trained in endocrine aspects of pregnancy at the General Hospital "Elena Venizelou." She possesses extensive experience and training, specializing in diabetes mellitus, thyroid and parathyroid glands, as well as osteoporosis.

Dr. Ilias Perogamvros, MD, PhD, is an Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, a top graduate of the University of Athens, Doctor, and Scientific Collaborator at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. After completing his specialization at one of the leading Endocrinology centers in the UK, Christie Hospital in Manchester, and in the historic and largest Endocrinology Clinic in Greece at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," he maintains a private practice in Athens (near the exit of the Panormou Metro station) and collaborates with Medifirst Marousi as the head of the Outpatient Endocrinology Clinic. He has numerous publications in the leading scientific journals in the field of Endocrinology and presentations in the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Books to which he has contributed a significant number of chapters have been published by Oxford University Press and are distributed in Greek and international universities. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Board of Directors of the Onassis Foundation Fellows Association.

Dr. Trouva Anastasia MD, PhD is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist, PhD from Karolinska University, Sweden, and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She specialized in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Karolinska and Akademiska University Hospitals in Sweden, and has many years of clinical experience in both Sweden and Greece. She has served as the scientific director of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic at Södersjukhuset University Hospital in Stockholm and has developed a particular interest in Gynecological Endocrinology and Diabetes during pregnancy. Currently, she maintains a private practice in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism in Athens, works as a Consultant in the Endocrinology Department at Mälarsjukhuset Hospital in Sweden, and is an active researcher at Karolinska University. Her scientific work includes publications in international journals, participation in clinical guidelines, and multicenter research studies related to thyroid function, polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes, and monitoring these conditions during pregnancy. She has participated in numerous international conferences and seminars on Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus. Dr. Trouva has extensive clinical experience across a wide range of endocrinological disorders including type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, osteoporosis and calcium metabolism disorders, reproductive endocrinology and menstrual disorders, menopause, pituitary and adrenal gland diseases, obesity, as well as endocrinopathies during pregnancy. In her clinic, she emphasizes a personalized and compassionate approach to each patient with the aim of providing high-quality medical care.

Pinelopi Katsiveli is an Endocrinologist with a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in cases of endocrine hypertension, adrenal, and pituitary diseases. She completed her residency in Endocrinology at the Endocrinology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and the Pathology Department of the General Hospital of Patision. Furthermore, during her career, she served as an Attending Physician in the Endocrinology Department at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and attended the Endocrinopathies - Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic at the Endocrinology Department of the University General Hospital - Maternity "Elena Venizelou." She currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Clinical Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Department at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. In her practice, she manages cases of both classical endocrinology and diabetology. Additionally, she has published original research articles in international medical journals, presented oral and written abstracts at Greek and international conferences, and has extensive research experience.