Doctors for Thyroid gland in Nea Ionia

Gkolfinou Zoi is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She has gained valuable experience in the field of Endocrinology - Diabetology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and at the General Cancer Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas." Furthermore, the specialist has participated in numerous endocrinology and diabetology conferences aiming at continuous education and updating on endocrinology topics. She has been trained and possesses extensive clinical experience in a wide range of endocrine disorders, including type 1 & 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, osteoporosis and calcium metabolism disorders, endocrine disorders during pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, adrenal and pituitary diseases, endocrine hypertension, as well as obesity. Lastly, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Endocrine Society.

Gkolfinou Zoi is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private medical practice in Nea Ionia. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She has gained valuable experience in the field of Endocrinology - Diabetology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and at the General Anti-Cancer Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas." Furthermore, the specialist has participated in numerous endocrinology and diabetology conferences aimed at continuous education and staying informed on endocrinology topics. She has been trained and possesses extensive clinical experience in a wide range of endocrine disorders, including type 1 & 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases, osteoporosis and calcium metabolism disorders, endocrine disorders during pregnancy, menstrual disorders, adrenal and pituitary diseases, endocrine hypertension, as well as obesity. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Endocrinology Society.

Tzaves Ioannis is a Specialist Endocrinologist with a private practice in Nea Ionia. He trained in Endocrinology at the Piraeus Oncology Hospital "Metaxa," where he served in the Hospital’s Endocrinology Clinic, which is the largest endocrinology clinic in Greece and remains the most important center for thyroid ultrasound training. The doctor played a leading role in this center, having specialized in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) techniques for thyroid and lymph node nodules. He also participated in clinical studies conducted by the Clinic, which were subsequently published in both domestic and international journals. As part of his Endocrinology specialization, he trained in Endocrinology and Gestational Diabetes at "Elena Venizelou" Hospital, as well as in Andrology within the same department. Additionally, he received training in Pediatric Endocrinology at the "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital and finally at "Sotiria" Hospital for the management of patients with pathological endocrine diseases. He possesses extensive experience in diagnosing and managing thyroid disorders, as well as in the care of patients with endocrine diseases. Lastly, he has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Endocrinological Society and The Endocrine Society of the USA.

Kakoulidis Ioannis is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist maintaining a private practice in Nea Ionia. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master's degree in "Research in Female Reproduction" from the Medical School of NKUA. He specialized in Endocrinology at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism of the General Hospital - Maternity Hospital of Athens “Elena Venizelou.” During his specialization, he focused on Pregnancy Endocrinology and Andrology, and received training in thyroid ultrasound. He has participated in conferences both in Greece and internationally and has been actively involved in the design and implementation of prospective and retrospective studies in the Endocrinology department, which have been subsequently published or presented in national and international journals and conferences. In 2019, he was awarded by the Hellenic Endocrine Society with the I. Giannatos Award for Best Research Work in Clinical Endocrinology. His practice manages cases covering the entire spectrum of Endocrinology, specifically: Thyroid - Parathyroid Glands, Gestational Diabetes, and Pregnancy Endocrinology.

Paneris Panteleimon is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Patissia. He holds a degree from the School of Health Sciences at Semmelweis University in Budapest and completed his specialization in general surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". The doctor has extensive experience in conditions such as hemorrhoids, hernia, intestinal bleeding, extended gastrectomy, condylomas, mastopathy, and anal fistula, and provides services including suture removal and laparoscopic hernia repair. He is an affiliated physician at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center and the Palaiou Falirou Medical Center, and has served as an Assistant Surgeon at the 4th Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Patissia. Additionally, he has participated in numerous conferences and academic publications and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Memtsas Zaxarias is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) who maintains a state-of-the-art, fully equipped private clinic in Chalandri. He studied at the Medical School of the University "La Sapienza" in Rome and graduated with honors. He subsequently specialized in adult and pediatric Otolaryngology. He is highly trained in modern Otolaryngology and Neuro-otology, with over 12 years of extensive clinical as well as practical and surgical experience in complex cases. Additionally, he received further training in Aesthetic Surgery & Cosmetology in London. Beyond being a skilled physician, he is distinguished by his compassion for people and the attention he gives to his patients.

Η Λάσπα Έλενα είναι Ενδοκρινολόγος - Διαβητολόγος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στο Χαλάνδρι. Μέσω πανελληνίων εξετάσεων εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή Αθηνών το 1990. Μετά από γραπτό διαγωνισμό έλαβε και διατήρησε για όλη τη διάρκεια των σπουδών την υποτροφία του κληροδοτήματος "Αντωνίου Παπαδάκη". Μετά την αποφοίτηση της τον Ιούλιο του 1996 εκπλήρωσε την υπηρεσίας υπαίθρου, στην διάρκεια της οποίας πήρε απόσπαση για τις εφημερίες της στην μονάδα εμφραγμάτων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Πρεβέζης. Εν συνεχεία ειδικεύτηκε για 2 έτη στην παθολογία ως προαπαιτούμενη εκπαίδευση για την κύρια ειδικότητα. Εξειδικεύθηκε στην ειδικότητα της Ενδοκρινολογίας στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Ιωαννίνων υπό τη διεύθυνση του καθηγητή Α.Τσατσούλη. Ολοκλήρωσε το τελευταίο τμήμα της την ειδικότητας στο St.Mary’s Hospital του Λονδίνου, όπου εξειδικέυθηκε στο υπερηχογράφημα τραχήλου και στις καθοδηγούμενες υπερηχογραφικά παρακεντήσεις όζων θυρεοειδούς αδένα. Παράλληλα με την κλινική της δραστηριότητα στο Λονδίνο, συμμετείχε σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα μελέτης της μεταβλητότητας παραγόντων κινδύνου για την εμφάνιση διαταραχής ανοχής γλυκόζης και αθηροσκληρωτικής νόσου. Μετά το πέρας της ειδικότητας παρέμεινε επιστημονικά ενεργή με την συμμετοχή της σε έρευνες του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ιωαννίνων για τον καρκίνο του θυρεοειδούς, για τις ανάγκες της οποίας ανέλαβε μεγάλο αριθμό παρακεντήσεων όζων θυρεοειδούς. Έχει συμμετάσχει ως κλινικός ερευνητής στην Διεθνή κλινική μελέτη Lantus HOE901/3505: ATLANTUS. Επίσης συμμετείχε ως ομιλητής σε πλήθος ελληνικών και διεθνών συνεδρίων. Διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά έχουν φιλοξενήσει δημοσιεύσεις της. Το 2015 έγραψε το κεφάλαιο "Παραθυρεοειδείς αδένες και μεταβολισμός των οστών" στο διαδικτυακό πόνημα "Σύγχρονο εγχειρίδιο Ενδοκρινολογίας". Το 2016 έγραψε το κεφάλαιο "Pseudohypoparathyroid States" στην Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Ενδοκρινικών Νοσημάτων (Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases). Το 2019 ολοκλήρωσε το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα «Health Coach» του Κέντρου Επιμόρφωσης και Δια Βίου Μάθησης του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι ένα πρόγραμμα το οποίο προσφέρει γνώσεις και εφόδια «προπονητή υγείας» ,ώστε ο ιατρός με μοντέλα ειδικής προσέγγισης και μεθοδολογίας να ενδυναμώσει τον κάθε άνθρωπο να αλλάξει βλαπτικές συνήθειες και συμπεριφορές και να επιτύχει τους στόχους υγείας που θέτει. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ενδοκρινολογικής Εταιρίας και της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Μελέτης Μεταβολισμού των Οστών. Μετά από εξετάσεις έγινε δεκτή ως μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Ενδοκρινολογίας, Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού (Fellow of the European Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism).

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.

Andrianopoulos Dimosthenis MD, MSc is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon for adults and children, Director of the Endoscopic Surgery Unit at the 1st ENT Clinic of Mitera Hospital, former Senior Registrar at the 1st ENT Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in Health Administration from the University of Piraeus and has received advanced training in Otosurgery, Endoscopic Surgery of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, and the full spectrum of Head, Neck, and Thyroid surgery. With his extensive experience, the doctor is able to examine, diagnose, and treat patients both at his private practice and at Mitera Hospital. The private office operates in a fully renovated and equipped space with modern ENT medical devices. Finally, the doctor is involved in the entire range of otolaryngological surgical procedures, particularly in Endoscopic Otosurgery, where he performed the first operation in Greece in November 2016.

Diamantopoulos Aristeidis Aris is a graduate physician of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained his professional license in 2015. He was a trainee in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia - Patision from 2016 to 2018, and from 2018 to 2023 he specialized in "Endocrinology – Diabetes – Metabolism" at the Endocrinology Department – Diabetes Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," which has also been certified as a National and European Reference Center for "Pituitary - Adrenal - Thyroid Cancer." Concurrently, since 2021, he has been pursuing a PhD at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As an endocrinologist – diabetologist, he has contributed to numerous publications in reputable Greek and international medical journals. He has also received awards at conferences, including the "Young ESE Investigator Award 2022" from the European Society of Endocrinology. In addition to clinical and research studies, he has participated in multiple conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting lectures, oral communications, and posters. In his private practice, he manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, with the primary concern being the benefit of the patient.

Xouliaras Xristos MD, MSc is a General Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Marousi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He specialized at the 1st Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Nikaia and obtained his specialty title in General Surgery. He acquired specialized experience in Surgical Oncology at the "Metaxa" Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus. He holds a Master's degree in Colon and Rectal Surgery from the Medical School of Larissa and has completed numerous postgraduate courses and seminars. He received clinical training in Colorectal Surgery (Clinical Visiting Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery) at St Mark's Academic Institute in London and clinical training in Surgery (Clinical Traineeship) at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, as well as in Surgical Oncology (Trainee Fellowship in Surgical Oncology) at the National Oncology Institute in Bratislava. Additionally, he trained in Robotic Surgery and Robotic Colorectal Surgery at IRCAD (Strasbourg, France). He specializes in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Proctology, and Emergency Abdominal Surgery. He applies modern laser treatment methods for anorectal conditions (hemorrhoids, perianal fistula, pilonidal cyst, anal fissure). The physician manages a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to each patient’s needs.

Andreas Thomopoulos is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist with a private practice in Marousi. He holds a degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Naples, Italy, and specialized in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Attica "Amalia Fleming," in Endocrinology at the Endocrinology Department of the General Hospital "Elena Venizelou," and in Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Endocrinology and Diabetology Department of the Regional General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." Additionally, he specialized in ultrasound imaging of endocrine glands at the Radiology Department of the Specialized Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxas." He is the head of the Endocrinology Department at the Bioclinic of Athens and has served as the head of the Endocrinology - Diabetology Department at IKA Marousi. He regularly attends numerous postgraduate seminars and conferences as part of his continuous education and has published papers in both Greek and international scientific journals. He is a member of European and Greek associations, as well as scientific societies.

Georgakopoulou Stauroula is an Endocrinologist who maintains private practices in Agioi Anargyroi and Nea Filadelfeia. She specialized in the Department of Pathology at the General Hospital of Kyparissia and in the Department of Endocrinology - Metabolism and Diabetes at the General Hospital of Nikaia. Throughout her career, she has worked as an Endocrinologist at the Menopause and Osteoporosis Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, in the Pathology and Endocrinology departments of the private hospital "Mediteranneo," as well as in the Pathology department of the private Kypseli Clinic. She has extensive experience in thyroid diseases, diabetes and metabolic management, menopause, osteoporosis, menstrual disorders, and hypogonadism. Finally, in her private practice, she can address a wide range of conditions, including diabetes, pituitary disorders, osteoporosis, and obesity.