Gastroenterologists with experience in Ελκώδη κολίτιδα

Tyrmpas Ioannis is a Gastroenterologist-Interventional Endoscopist with private practices in Korydallos and Marousi. He holds a degree and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has received specialized training in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Interventional Endoscopy at the University Hospital "The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh" in the United Kingdom, where he also worked as a Locum Consultant and holds the "Diploma of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology." He is the Director of the 1st Gastroenterology Interventional Endoscopy Clinic at IASO and the scientific head of the state-of-the-art endoscopy department at the General Clinic of IASO. Dr. Tyrmpas has numerous oral and poster scientific presentations at international and Greek conferences, as well as publications in international and Greek gastroenterological scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Athens and Cyprus, the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, the Professional Association of Gastroenterologists of Greece, the British Society of Gastroenterology, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), and Euro-EUS.

Kiapidou Stefania is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist and maintains a private practice in Kalamaria. She holds a medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and obtained her Gastroenterology specialty title at the 4th University Department of Internal Medicine of the Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, where she continues to be an active member as a scientific collaborator. She has earned a postgraduate degree focusing on Hepatology, specifically non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. She is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society and the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver. Her scientific work includes participation and presentations at national, European, and American conferences, as well as publications in both Greek and international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Kiapidou has extensive experience in interventional endoscopy and capsule endoscopy. Additionally, she is skilled in the diagnosis and management of gastroenterological diseases and chronic conditions of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas, and has expertise in esophageal manometry. Finally, she is an external collaborator of private clinics in Thessaloniki.

Rizos Euripidis is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios, Attica. Concurrently, he serves as a consultant in the Gastroenterology Department of "Lefkos Stavros" hospital. He is a graduate and a doctoral candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He obtained his specialty title at the Hepatogastroenterology Unit of the University Hospital "Attikon," where he was trained in the full spectrum of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and particularly Interventional Endoscopy, having performed a substantial number of diagnostic and interventional endoscopies. He specialized at the Neurogastroenterology Department of Queen Mary Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom, focusing on gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and other functional digestive disorders. He actively participates in Greek and international conferences with lectures and presentations, as well as publications in international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Athens and Piraeus and the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology.

H Ανδριανάκου Γεωργία MD, MSc είναι Γαστρεντερολόγος – Ηπατολόγος – Επεμβατική Ενδοσκόπος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στη Νέα Κηφισιά. Παράλληλα είναι συνεργάτης του Γαστρεντερολογικού Τμήματος του Νοσοκομείου Ερρίκος Ντυνάν , όπου διενεργεί όλες τις απαραίτητες ενδοσκοπικές πράξεις : Γαστροσκόπηση με λήψη βιοψιών ,κολονοσκόπηση , πολυποδεκτομή , ορθοσιγμοειδοσκόπηση , τοποθέτηση γαστροστομίας και άλλα. Όλες οι ενδοσκοπικές πράξεις πραγματοποιούνται παρουσία Αναισθησιολόγου και εξειδικευμένου νοσηλευτικού προσωπικού , για την ασφάλεια του ασθενούς. Η κ. Ανδριανάκου είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών. Από το 2013 έως το 2017 εργάστηκε στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο της Ντιζόν στη Γαλλία CHU Dijon Bourgogne και έλαβε τον τίτλο της Γενικής Ιατρικής. Το 2015 ολοκλήρωσε επιτυχώς το Μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα « Ιδιοπαθείς Φλεγμονώδεις Νόσοι του Εντέρου» του Πανεπιστημίου της Lille και του Πανεπιστημίου Sorbonne - Université Pierre- et-Marie- Curie του Παρισίου. Το 2018 επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα και ξεκίνησε την ειδίκευσή της στη Γαστρεντερολογία – Ηπατολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γ. ΓΕΝΝΗΜΑΤΑΣ". Το 2020 ολοκλήρωσε επιτυχώς μετά από γραπτές εξετάσεις την παρακολούθηση του 13 ου Σχολείου Κλινικής Ηπατολογίας, το οποίο διοργανώνεται από την Ελληνική Εταιρία Μελέτης Ήπατος. Επιπρόσθετα, το 2021 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς το Ενδοσκοπικό Σχολείο, υπό την αιγίδα της Ελληνικής Γαστρεντερολογικής Εταιρείας. Το 2022 έλαβε τον τίτλο της Ιατρικής Ειδικότητας της Γαστρεντερολογίας – Ηπατολογίας. Από το 2022 έως το 2025 συνέχισε να εργάζεται στη Γαστρεντερολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ.ΓΕΝΝΗΜΑΤΑΣ". Η ιατρός μέσα από της πολυετή θητεία της στο μεγαλύτερο νοσοκομείο της Αττικής απέκτησε μεγάλη εμπειρία στη διαχείριση ευρέως φάσματος σύνθετων γαστρεντερολογικών και ηπατολογικών περιστατικών. Παράλληλα, επιτέλεσε πολυάριθμες ενδοσκοπικές πράξεις. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα ελληνικών και διεθνών συνεδρίων, παρουσιάζοντας εργασίες και αποτελέσματα ερευνητικών μελετών, παραμένοντας έτσι σε συνεχή ενημέρωση για τις εξελίξεις στον τομέα της. Αποτελεί ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνικής Γαστρεντερολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Μελέτης Ήπατος και της Ελληνικής Ομάδας Μελέτης των Ιδιοπαθών Φλεγμονωδών Νοσημάτων του Εντέρου. Στο ιατρείο της διαχειρίζεται περιστατικά όπως : γαστροοισοφαγική παλινδρόμηση , διερεύνηση αναιμίας, κοιλιακό άλγος, σύνδρομο ευερέθιστου εντέρου, έλεγχος για ελικοβακτηρίδιο του πυλωρού, λιπώδης διήθηση ήπατος, αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα του ήπατος και του παγκρέατος, ηωσινιφιλική οισαφαγίτιδα , νόσος Crohn και Ελκώδης κολίτιδα, γαστρίτιδα, ηπατίτιδα, κίρρωση του ήπατος, αιμορροΐδες και άλλα. Ταυτόχρονα, προγραμματίζει άμεσα μαζί με τον ασθενή όποια ενδοσκοπική πράξη απαιτείται, μετά από ενδελεχή ενημέρωση.

Georgios Anagnostopoulos is a Gastroenterologist who sees patients in Marousi at the "Mitera" Clinic. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his Gastroenterology specialty at the 251 General Air Force Hospital. In 2002, he received a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology and pursued advanced training as an Advanced Endoscopy Research Fellow at the Wolfson Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, UK, and the Endoscopy Department, University of Mainz, Germany. His training focused on advanced micro-endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic techniques such as magnifying endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, Narrow Band Imaging, confocal endomicroscopy, autofluorescence endoscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection, and photodynamic therapy for Barrett’s esophagus. A considerable number of his studies have been published in reputable peer-reviewed international medical journals. He has more than 100 presentations at Greek and international conferences and continues to frequently publish articles in the Greek press. It is noteworthy that his primary interests include the monitoring of patients with Barrett’s esophagus and ulcerative colitis, as well as the endoscopic evaluation of patients with precancerous lesions in the gastrointestinal tract (dysplasia). Furthermore, he specializes in complex polypectomies of flat polyps (endoscopic mucosal resection), ablation of Barrett’s esophagus epithelium using radiofrequency ablation (HALO), and obesity treatment through the revolutionary endoscopic AspireAssist method.

Spanou Euaggelia MD is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Nea Ionia. She is a graduate and PhD candidate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed a Graduate Program in "Health Unit Management" at the Hellenic Open University and received training in Gastroenterology at the Clinic of Pathophysiology of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and at the Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Livadia. She possesses valuable professional experience, having collaborated with numerous clinics and undertaken the teaching of Orthopedics - Traumatology and Pathology courses to students of Vocational Training Institutes. Finally, Dr. Spanou has numerous participations in Greek and international conferences and is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, and the Hellenic Foundation of Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

Arousis Igiant is a Gastroenterologist - Endoscopist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his specialty in Gastroenterology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," performing over 2000 endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract during his training. He has served as the lead physician at the clinics "Athinaion" and "Agios Eleftherios," as well as the lead physician in the Hemodialysis Unit at the "Eugenidio Foundation." Additionally, he has served as a regular supervising physician at the 417 Military Nursing Institution of the Army Share Fund. Finally, he has worked as a gastroenterologist at the Eugenidio Therapeutic Center.

Orfanidou Afroditi is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist and maintains a private practice in Glyka Nera. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete. She specialized in Gastroenterology at the University Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko".

She has attended the Clinical Hepatology School of the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver, the Educational Seminar on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases of the Hellenic Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the Endoscopy School of the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society. She maintains an active scientific presence, participating in Greek and international conferences with oral and written presentations, as well as publications in international scientific journals.

She possesses clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of digestive system diseases, with particular interest in inflammatory bowel diseases and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Additionally, she collaborates with private polyclinics where she performs gastrointestinal endoscopies.

She is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society, the Hellenic Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the Professional Association of Gastroenterologists of Greece.

Dr. Zaxou Maria is an External Collaborator at the private hospitals "Lefkos Stavros" and "Mediterraneo" and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of Athens - NKUA, focusing on hydrocolonoscopy and new techniques for the removal of colorectal polyps. She is actively engaged in clinical research and has participated in Greek and international conferences, including the Pan-European UEG 2023, where she was awarded for the COLDWATER study. She is specialized in the management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and is a member of the educational committee of the Rome Foundation. In her private practice, she addresses the full spectrum of Gastroenterology (e.g., Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Helicobacter pylori infection, GERD, dyspepsia, etc.) and performs gastroscopies and colonoscopies using state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring painless and safe procedures.

Polykseni Kalisperati is a Gastroenterologist with extensive clinical experience and a strong academic/research background, aiming to provide comprehensive and personalized care to each patient at her private practice. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a PhD from the Medical School of Athens.

She currently serves as an Assistant Gastroenterology Consultant B’ at the General Hospital of Athens "ELPIS," having also trained and worked for several years at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" (University Gastroenterology Clinic & Clinic of Pathological Physiology), gaining extensive experience across the full spectrum of modern Gastroenterology. She places special emphasis on interventional endoscopy, digestive oncology, neuroendocrine tumors, gastrointestinal infections (with a specialization in H. pylori), and gastrointestinal immunology/gastrointestinal manifestations of autoimmune diseases.

Additionally, she actively participates in scientific publications in international journals and is a regular speaker at conferences. She also maintains an educational role in Pathological Physiology at the Medical School of Athens, contributing to the teaching of undergraduate students.

At her practice, Dr. Kalisperati addresses each case with respect, empathy, and scientific evidence, dedicating time for meaningful discussion, proper information, and clear guidance. Her goal is accurate diagnosis, targeted treatment, and long-term follow-up with an emphasis on prevention and improvement of quality of life.

Dr. Petros Stathopoulos is a Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist with extensive clinical, academic, and research experience gained in leading university hospitals in Germany. Since 2026, he has been affiliated with the 3rd Department of Gastroenterology at HYGEIA Hospital in Athens. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Head of the Endoscopy Unit and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of Marburg, Germany.He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in Germany. His clinical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy, including advanced procedures such as Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (eFTR), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), ERCP, and the management of complex gastrointestinal neoplasms.Dr. Stathopoulos has received advanced training at internationally renowned centers, including Keio University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, and Hôpital Édouard Herriot in Lyon, France, with a special focus on advanced endoscopic resection techniques. He has also played a key role in the certification and quality assurance processes of multidisciplinary oncology centers specializing in pancreatic and colorectal cancer.His scientific work includes numerous publications in peer-reviewed international journals and presentations at major European gastroenterology and endoscopy conferences. He is an active member of several prestigious scientific societies, including the German Society of Gastroenterology (DGVS), the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), and the German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques (DGE-BV).

Kouloumpis Xaris is a Gastroenterologist and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has worked at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." He possesses significant and extensive experience and specializes in hepatology, endoscopic gastroenterology, and digestive oncology. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the needs of each patient.

Sioulas Athanasios MD, PhD, FEBGH is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Chalandri. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is also a graduate of the same institution. He completed his specialty training in Gastroenterology at the Hepatogastroenterology Unit of the 2nd Propaedeutic Medical Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" and subsequently undertook advanced training as a fellow of the Hellenic Gastroenterology Society in the Endoscopy Department of the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg - Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany. His advanced training focused on diseases of the pancreas and biliary tract with an emphasis on endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic techniques (ERCP, cholangioscopy). In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Sioulas has a special interest in basic and clinical research in the field of gastroenterology, with numerous publications in reputable international scientific journals and presentations at Greek and international conferences. Currently, he practices general gastroenterology and hepatology, covering the entire spectrum of digestive system diseases, with an emphasis on endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic methods. He works closely with leading surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and radiotherapists to provide his patients with high-quality services in accordance with current clinical guidelines. Finally, Dr. Sioulas is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society, the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Siannis Dimitrios is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in Gerakas. He is specialized in hepatology and endoscopic gastroenterology, with particular expertise in therapeutic and interventional endoscopic techniques (gastric and colon polypectomies). He completed his Gastroenterology training at the 1st IKA Hospital and the General Hospital of Attica Sismanoglio. The physician is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society and the Professional Association of Gastroenterologists. In his private practice, he manages conditions across the entire spectrum of gastroenterology and provides specialized services tailored to the needs of his patients.

Ο Κουμούτσος Ιωάννης είναι Γαστρεντερολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Νέα Ερυθραία. Είναι πτυχιούχος Ιατρικής Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και κάτοχος με Άριστα μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών (ΜSc) από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών με αντικείμενο τη «Διαχείριση Κρίσεων και Μαζικών Καταστροφών» και πτυχιακή εργασία με θέμα «Μετανάστευση και Ηπατίτιδες στην Ελλάδα». Ειδικεύθηκε στην Γαστρεντερολογία στο 417 ΝΙΜΤΣ (Νοσηλευτικό Ίδρυμα Μετοχικού Ταμείου Στρατού) και είναι κάτοχος Ευρωπαϊκού Διπλώματος Γαστρεντερολογίας και Ηπατολογίας (European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology), κατόπιν εξετάσεων. Το 2014 έλαβε υποτροφία από την Ελληνική Γαστρεντερολογική Εταιρεία για μετεκπαίδευση στην Επεμβατική Θεραπευτική Ενδοσκόπηση και Ενδοσκοπικό Υπέρηχο (ΕUS) στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία(UK). Κατόπιν επιτυχούς ολοκλήρωσης της μετεκπαίδευσης του, διατέλεσε επί τριετίας επιμελητής Γαστρεντερολογίας στο Guys & St. Thomas Hospital, εξειδικευμένο κέντρο αναφοράς για τις ιδιοπαθείς φλεγμονώδεις νόσους εντέρου (ΙΦΝΕ - νόσο του Crohn και Ελκώδη Κολίτιδα) στην Μεγάλη Βρετανία, όπου απέκτησε εκτεταμένη εμπειρία στην διαχείριση ασθενών με ΙΦΝΕ. ​Από το 2018 έως και το 2023 εργάστηκε ως Επιμελητής γαστρεντερολογίας στη Γαστρεντερολογική κλινική του Southend University Hospital, Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust, όπου και διατέλεσε επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος του τμήματος ΙΦΝΕ (Ιδιοπαθείς Φλεγμονώδεις Νόσοι Εντέρου) με ενεργό συμμετοχή σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα. Από το 2021 έως το 2023 διατέλεσε Συντονιστής Διευθυντής Ενδοσκοπικού τμήματος του Southend University Hospital, με ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον τόσο στην επεμβατική ενδοσκόπηση όσο και την δημιουργία επιστημονικών πρωτοκόλλων για την ταχύτερη και αποτελεσματικότερη διαχείριση ασθενών. Από το 2023 είναι επιστημονικής συνεργάτης του νοσοκομείου Ιασώ όπου πραγματοποιεί θεραπευτικές επεμβατικές ενδοσκοπικές πράξεις. ​Διαθέτει πολυετή και πλούσια επαγγελματική εμπειρία στην διαχείριση ασθενών με οξείες και χρόνιες παθήσεις του πεπτικού ενώ παράλληλα πραγματοποιώ διαγνωστική και θεραπευτική ενδοσκόπηση συμπεριλαμβανομένου εξειδικευμένων επεμβατικών ενδοσκοπικών εξετάσεων, όπως η ενδοσκοπική παλίνδρομη χολαγγειοπαγκρεατογραφία (ERCP) και ο ενδοσκοπικός υπέρηχος (EUS), πολυπεκτομές, ενδοσκοπικές διαστολές και τοποθέτηση ενδοσκοπικών προσθέσεων (stenting).

Papadaki Konstantina is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Glyka Nera. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of L'Aquila in Rome, Italy. She specialized in Gastroenterology at the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi" and in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Mesologgi. She has completed further training at the 4th School of Clinical Hepatology and a sedation and analgesia seminar organized by the Professional Association of Gastroenterologists of Greece. Currently, in addition to her private practice, Dr. Papadaki is a collaborator at Bioclinic Athens and Hygeia Hospital. Her clinical and research interests focus on idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease), interventional endoscopy, hepatological diseases, and gastrointestinal oncology. Lastly, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Foundation for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society.