Doctors for Infertility in Athens

Tsoumpou Ioanna MSc, PhD, MRCOG, CCT-UK is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and operates a private practice at Mavili Square. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology for ten years entirely in the United Kingdom, where she also served as a Senior Registrar in major University Hospitals. She is specialized in Fetal Medicine, Gynecological Ultrasound, Endoscopic Surgery, and Cervical Pathology. She is among the few gynecologists in Greece who have completed their specialty training in the United Kingdom, gaining valuable experience in managing high-risk pregnancies and infertility cases, reproductive endocrinology, endometriosis, as well as laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery. Additionally, she trained in diagnostic and therapeutic colposcopy and was certified after examinations by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). She completed a two-year specialization in Fetal Medicine at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine at King’s College Hospital University Hospital in London, under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides. She is an expert in prenatal screening and one of the few specialized physicians worldwide holding the highest distinction in fetal medicine (Diploma in Fetal Medicine). At her private practice, combining excellent scientific training with state-of-the-art medical equipment, she aims to provide holistic medical care without unfounded exaggerations. Finally, she is a Scientific Collaborator of the Fetal Medicine Department of the First University Clinic of the University of Athens at "Alexandra" Hospital, as well as at the "Iaso" and "Lito" Maternity Hospitals.

Ο Δρ. Βούλγαρης Νικόλαος ΜD, MSc, PhD είναι Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Ενδοκρινολόγος - Διαβητολόγος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Διαθέτει πτυχίο Ιατρικής από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και είναι απόφοιτος της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (Σ.Σ.Α.Σ.). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Ενδοκρινολογία, στο Ενδοκρινολογικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", στην Α΄ Παθολογική Κλινική του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και στην Α' Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία", όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση περιστατικών παιδιατρικής Ενδοκρινολογίας. Επίσης, κατά τη διάρκεια της Ειδικότητας εκπαιδεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση Ενδοκρινοπαθειών και Σαχαρώδους Διαβήτη στην Κύηση στο Ενδοκρινολογικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου - Μαιευτηρίου "Έλενα Βενιζέλου" και στην αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων Εμμηνόπαυσης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Τμήμα Κλιμακτηρίου - Εμμηνόπαυσης της Β΄ Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του Αρεταιείου Νοσοκομείου. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της Ειδικότητας ο Ιατρός εξειδικεύτηκε στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή, καθώς και στις παθήσεις Επινεφριδίων - Ενδοκρινικής Υπέρτασης. Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) ειδίκευσης "Έρευνα στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή" της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (Βαθμός "Άριστα"), είναι Διπλωματούχος των Ευρωπαϊκών Εξετάσεων Ενδοκρινολογίας, Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού (Fellow of the European Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism), ενώ ολοκλήρωσε με "Άριστα" τη Διδακτορική του Διατριβή (PhD) και αναγορεύτηκε σε Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Ενδοκρινολογίας, Σακχαρώδους Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών (Ν.Ν.Α.), όπου αντιμετωπίζει περιστατικά που άπτονται του επιστημονικού πεδίου της Ενδοκρινολογίας και του Διαβήτη. Είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της Μονάδας Ιατρικώς Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής (Μ.Ι.Υ.Α.) των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων. Διαθέτει πλούσια ερευνητική δραστηριότητα με δημοσιευμένες εργασίες σε ιατρικά περιοδικά της διεθνούς βιβλιογραφίας και ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ενδοκρινολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και των εταιρειών Εndocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Εuropean Neuroendocrine Association (ENEA), European Young Endocrinologists & Scientists (EYES). Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην πλατεία Μαβίλη.

Diamantopoulou Sofia MD, MSc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She completed her studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received further training in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, as well as in Female Reproductive Medicine.

Xatziioannou Leonardos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and a PhD candidate in Medicine at the University of Athens, with a private practice in Pangrati. He possesses significant clinical experience and serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Obstetrics – Gynecology Clinic of MITERA.

Tzelepis Vasileios is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains private practices in Kato Patissia and Chalandri. He holds a medical degree from the Medical Department of the Military School of Corps Officers and specialized in Urology at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a Doctor of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Endourology and Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the same university. Alongside his private practice, he serves as Deputy Director at the Urological Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and previously held the position of Consultant at the Urological Clinic of the 417 Military Fund Medical Institution and at the Urological Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has presented 47 scientific papers at Greek conferences, delivered 10 lectures, and authored 4 scientific books. Finally, he is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology and a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology.

Keramidas Ioannis is an Endocrinologist with a private practice in Pangrati. He holds a medical degree from Ovidius University in Romania and completed a 2-year postgraduate program in "International Medicine - Health Crisis Management" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the Piraeus Specialized Anticancer Hospital "Metaxa" and received training in Pediatric Endocrinology at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou." Additionally, he is certified by the European Endocrine Society following written examinations in 2018. He also holds a diploma in polytrauma care, has served as a physician at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and has worked in the Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Kyparissia as part of his specialty training. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Endocrine Society.

Dr. Maria Ioanna Xatziioannou is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist who was born and raised in Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology initially at Thriasio General Hospital and subsequently at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens at Alexandra General Hospital. Over the past three years, she has been working in the Prenatal Diagnosis Department of Alexandra General Hospital, performing numerous obstetric ultrasounds and invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures daily. She has completed postgraduate studies in Pregnancy Pathology and since 2022 is a doctoral candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Xatziioannou participates in numerous Greek and European conferences and contributes to the authorship of academic articles in both Greek and international journals. 

SERVICES 

·      Prenatal Diagnosis: Early pregnancy ultrasound, Nuchal translucency ultrasound, Second trimester detailed ultrasound, Fetal Doppler ultrasound.

·      3D/4D fetal ultrasound.

·      Amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, Non-invasive prenatal testing (cell-free fetal DNA).

·      Pregnancy monitoring.

·      Gynecological ultrasound.

·      Comprehensive gynecological examination (tests – Pap smear, HPV DNA test, vaginal fluid cultures). 

·      Breast examination.

·      Colposcopy.

·      Infertility evaluation and management.

·      Contraception.

·      Laparoscopic Surgery.

Tsimeki Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and operates her private practice in Zografou. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization at the Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and subsequently at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Upon completion of her specialization, she served as a specialist physician in the Gynecological Endocrinology and Climacteric and Menopause departments of Alexandra Hospital. She has also completed postgraduate studies in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Tsimeki actively participates in numerous Greek and international conferences and seminars, presenting scientific papers at many of these events. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Obstetric and Gynecological Society, and the Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine.

Antonis Nikoloudakis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Kalyvia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, specializing in reproductive immunology and laparoscopic surgery. He heads the recurrent miscarriage control department and is a scientific collaborator at the IVF unit of REA Maternity Hospital (REA IVF). Additionally, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Endoscopy and the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy. His practice covers the full spectrum of gynecology and obstetrics, specifically: Infertility, Robotic surgery, and Pregnancy - Prenatal screening.

Dr. Lampos Georgios is an Obstetrician - Gynecologic Surgeon - Specialist in Assisted Reproduction and maintains private practices in Peristeri and Dafni, Attica. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens, with a research focus on Gynecological Endocrinology, and collaborates with the "Genesis" In Vitro Fertilization Unit. He has specialized in Infertility, Assisted Reproduction, and Human Reproductive Endocrinology in Paris and participated in the operation of the In Vitro Fertilization Unit at Foch University Hospital. He has worked as a Fertility Consultant at the Repromed Fertility Clinic in Dublin. Additionally, he holds a Master's degree in Pregnancy Pathology. Furthermore, he has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the Gynecological Endocrinology, Reproduction, and Menopause Unit at "Attikon" Hospital, as well as at the Assisted Reproduction Unit at "Aretaieion" Hospital. He has trained at the Specialized Laparoscopic Surgery Unit of Pederzolli Hospital in Verona. He has worked at the University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) in Alexandroupolis. Moreover, he has served as a Consultant at the IASO, LETO, and REA Maternity Hospitals. He is a certified Trainer, in Greece and Cyprus, of the "ALSO Obstetric Emergencies" seminar, under the aegis of the Second Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Athens. Finally, he has delivered numerous lectures in Greece and abroad on obstetrics, gynecology, and human reproduction, and has been awarded the SALUS Honorary Distinction of Excellence in Health for "Best Practice in Medicine 2019".

Aleksopoulou Artemis is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of Athens, with a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in the same university’s Medical School, specializing in Gestational Pathology. Furthermore, she holds a Master in Surgery in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic) from University College London (UCL), graduating with distinction. She has extensive clinical experience, serves as the Director of the Gynecological Clinic at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and collaborates with the Gynecological Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center as well as with the Gynecological and Obstetric Clinics of IASO and MITERA Hospitals. As a woman herself, she understands the needs of every woman today, who must fulfill multiple roles, requiring genuine support and understanding of the female nature and all life stages—from adolescence through motherhood to mature age. Her goal is to provide the best medical care for women of all ages, always based on the latest scientific developments, with seriousness, responsibility, and compassion for women.

Andrianakou Nektaria - Dimitra is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Dafni. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Panarkadian Hospital of Tripoli, then specialized at the Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and completed her specialty in Obstetrics-Gynecology at the General Hospital - Maternity "Alexandra" in the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens. Subsequently, she served as a Specialist Obstetrician - Gynecologist in the Colposcopy Department - Cervical Pathology - Laser Therapy of the same hospital. The doctor has participated in numerous medical conferences and has presented her scientific work at many of them. Finally, she is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine, and the Hellenic Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.

Ο Καραναστάσης Δημήτριος,MD, MSc, FEBU, PhDr είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος και Ανδρολόγος, με πολυετή εμπειρία και εξειδίκευση σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα ουρολογικών και ανδρολογικών παθήσεων. Σήμερα, κατέχει τη θέση του Διευθυντή της Ουρολογικής Κλινικής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Ψυχικού και είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρίας καθώς και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Σεξουαλικής Ιατρικής (ESSM).

Η επιστημονική του εμπειρία καλύπτει τόσο τις ουρολογικές παθήσεις, όπως ο προστάτης, η προστατίτιδα, η καλοήθης υπερπλασία προστάτη και η ακράτεια ούρων, όσο και τον τομέα της ανδρολογίας, με την αντιμετώπιση της κάμψης πέους, της κιρσοκήλης, της στυτικής δυσλειτουργίας και της ανδρικής υπογονιμότητας. Παράλληλα, διαθέτει εξειδίκευση στη χειρουργική ογκολογία του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, όπως ο καρκίνος του προστάτη και της ουροδόχου κύστης, καθώς και στη γυναικολογική ουρολογία, περιλαμβάνοντας τη γυναικεία ακράτεια ούρων και την αποκατάσταση πρόπτωσης πυελικού εδάφους.

Στην επιστημονική του πορεία, έχει διατελέσει Πρόεδρος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου και Διευθυντής Ιατρικής Υπηρεσίας στο Γ.Ν.Αθηνών «ΕΛΠΙΣ», ενώ υπήρξε συντονιστής διευθυντής του Ουρολογικού Τμήματος και επιμελητής Α΄ και Β΄ Ουρολογικής Κλινικής από το 1982 έως το 2018.

Η εκπαίδευση και η εξειδίκευση του περιλαμβάνει πτυχίο Ιατρικής από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (1976), ειδικότητα Ουρολογίας (1983), διδακτορική διατριβή (1989), MSc στην Πνευμονική Υπέρταση, καθώς και διεθνή μετεκπαίδευση σε κορυφαία νοσοκομεία του Λονδίνου και της Γερμανίας σε επανορθωτική χειρουργική, γυναικολογική ουρολογία και χειρουργική ογκολογία. Είναι κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Διπλώματος Ουρολογίας (FEBU) και διαθέτει επίσης Master στην Αισθητική Ιατρική και Διπλώματα Ιατρικού Βελονισμού.Ο ιατρός έχει συμβάλλει σημαντικά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα με τρία εξειδικευμένα ουρολογικά συγγράμματα, πάνω από 220 επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, καθώς και με διεθνή βραβεία για την επιστημονική του δραστηριότητα.

Στόχος του είναι να παρέχει στους ασθενείς σαφή, επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη ενημέρωση και εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα, ιδίως σε μια εποχή όπου η διαδικτυακή πληροφόρηση συχνά οδηγεί σε παρανοήσεις ή λανθασμένα συμπεράσματα. Η φιλοσοφία του επικεντρώνεται στην ουσιαστική επικοινωνία με τον ασθενή, στην ακριβή διάγνωση και στη βέλτιστη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση, συνδυάζοντας την επιστημονική τεχνογνωσία με τη σύγχρονη χειρουργική και την ανθρωποκεντρική φροντίδα.

Mauridou Anastasia MD, MSc is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. Simultaneously, she is a Consultant at the 5th Breast Clinic of the Private Hospital "MITERA" and an External Collaborator at the "HYGEIA" Hospital. Additionally, she is a Member of the Gynecologic Oncology Team of Dr. Papatheodorou at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and an External Collaborator at the Obstetric-Gynecologic Clinic "IASO". She completed her medical studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2013. She served as a rural doctor at the Almyros Health Center in Volos. She obtained her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology after training in hospitals such as Thebes General Hospital, "Thriasio," and "Alexandra." In 2021, she earned a Master's Degree in Women's Reproductive Research from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and since 2024, she has been continuing her specialization in Breast Diseases at the same university. She holds certification in Diagnostic Colposcopy. She has attended and participated in numerous conferences and educational seminars, continuously enhancing her clinical and research expertise.