Doctors for Urticaria in Athens

Iatrokosmos is a comprehensive primary healthcare unit located in the Ampelokipoi area. It comprises the Iatrokosmos Allergiologiko Tmima, which is staffed by highly trained scientific personnel and equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology. The center's objective is to provide the solution that each patient desires, namely diagnosis and treatment, in a cost-effective, reliable manner with only the necessary examinations. The goal is to cover the health needs of every family, insured or uninsured, of any age with comprehensive solutions. Their philosophy includes three fundamental principles: friendly service, high-quality examinations, and affordable prices. Finally, always prioritizing patient safety, they take full responsibility for the patient's health from start to finish, that is from diagnosis to treatment.

Solidaki Sofia is a pediatric and adult allergist. She was admitted through the nationwide entrance examinations to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University General Hospital "Attikon", in the Allergology Unit "Dimitrios Kalogeromitros" of the 2nd Clinic of Dermatology & Venereology. During her training, she specialized in pediatric allergology at the Allergology Unit of the General Children's Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and in respiratory function testing for the accurate diagnosis and management of asthma at the 2nd University Pulmonology Clinic of the University of Athens. She maintains a private practice in Kolonaki and Sitia, while also serving as the scientific head of the allergology department at Metropolitan General Hospital. She has participated as a speaker at conferences in Greece and abroad. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), having graduated with honors in the European specialty examinations. 

Η Ζωγράφου Αγγελική MD, MSc, PhD είναι Δερματολόγος - Αφροδισιολόγος Ενηλίκων & Παίδων και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο κέντρο, στην Πλατεία Μαβίλη, αλλά και στην Γλυφάδα. Σπούδασε Ιατρική στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, από όπου αποφοίτησε με Άριστα και δύο υποτροφίες. Η αγάπη και το πάθος της για την Πλαστική Χειρουργική την οδήγησαν σε περαιτέρω σπουδές, αποκτώντας Μεταπτυχιακό Τίτλο (Master) στην Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική και Ρομποτική Χειρουργική, από όπου αποφοίτησε με διάκριση και Άριστα, καθώς και Διδακτορικό τίτλο στην Πλαστική Χειρουργική, επίσης με διάκριση και Άριστα.

Στη συνέχεια, ολοκλήρωσε εξαετή εξειδίκευση στην Αγγλία, στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης, με περαιτέρω εκπαίδευση στη Δερματολογία, τη Δερματοχειρουργική και τη Mohs Χειρουργική - μια εξειδικευμένη μέθοδο για την αφαίρεση δερματικών καρκίνων. Έπειτα, μετέβη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής, όπου για έναν χρόνο εξειδικεύτηκε στις σύγχρονες τεχνικές Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών FUE, σε μία από τις κορυφαίες κλινικές του είδους.

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της εκπαίδευσής της, επέστρεψε στο Λονδίνο, όπου εργάστηκε για δύο χρόνια ως Διευθύντρια σε ιδιωτικές Κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής στη διάσημη Harley Street. Ακολούθως, εργάστηκε για δύο ακόμη χρόνια στην Ελβετία, στη Ζυρίχη, επίσης ως Διευθύντρια σε κορυφαίες ιδιωτικές κλινικές Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής. Η πολυετής διεθνής της εμπειρία, οι πολλαπλές εξειδικεύσεις της και η επαφή της με ασθενείς από όλο τον κόσμο αποτέλεσαν το έναυσμα για τη δημιουργία, το 2018, των Κλινικών Derm & Plastic Surgery Clinic, πρότυπων Κλινικών Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Αισθητικής Δερματολογίας. Από τότε μέχρι σήμερα, συνεχίζει αδιάκοπα να επιδιώκει την αριστεία, να ενημερώνεται για τις διεθνείς εξελίξεις, να αναζητά την καινοτομία και να διασφαλίζει την απόλυτη ασφάλεια κάθε ιατρικής πράξης μέχρι και την τελευταία λεπτομέρεια. Παράλληλα, η ιατρός είναι Διευθύντρια του Τμήματος Mohs Χειρουργικής του Νοσοκομείου ΥΓΕΙΑ, αποτελώντας τη μοναδική πιστοποιημένη Mohs Χειρουργό στην Ελλάδα.

Είναι επίσης Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, όπου εκπαιδεύει φοιτητές Ιατρικής και ειδικευόμενους ιατρούς. Με πάνω από 15 χρόνια διεθνούς ιατρικής εμπειρίας σε όλο το φάσμα της Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής - Επανορθωτικής και Αισθητικής - της Mohs Χειρουργικής, της Δερματοχειρουργικής και της Μεταμόσχευσης Μαλλιών, έχει πραγματοποιήσει περισσότερες από 5.000 επεμβάσεις ως Πρώτος Χειρουργός σε Ελλάδα, Αγγλία, Ελβετία και Αμερική.

Soumaleuris Aleksandros is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains a private practice in Galatsi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Dermatology at the Dermatology Clinic of Heidelberg University in Germany and at the “Andreas Syggros” Dermatology and Venereology Hospital. He is a collaborator of the Dermatology Department at “Mitera” Hospital and has worked as a dermatologist at the White Cross Hospital in Athens. He has authored numerous publications, announcements, and presentations at Greek and international conferences. In his private practice, the physician addresses the full spectrum of clinical, aesthetic, and laser dermatology. As a specialized Dermatologist - Venereologist, he can provide responsible advice regarding the prevention and treatment of skin and sexually transmitted diseases. Additionally, he deals with the management of nail and hair disorders. He shows particular interest in the field of pediatric dermatology, applying modern therapeutic approaches. He is specialized in the therapeutic use of lasers in Dermatology. Continuously following scientific advancements, Dr. Soumaleuris Aleksandros offers personalized solutions based on the highest therapeutic standards.

Pantazis Nikos is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who operates a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with twelve years of clinical experience in major hospitals and private clinics in Greece and the United Kingdom. He specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at the Athens Dermatology and Venereology Hospital "Andreas Syggros" and in Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery at Russells Hall Hospital in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he is specialized in hair transplantation. Finally, the clinic provides preventive and therapeutic treatment for a variety of dermatological conditions of varying severity, such as acne, psoriasis, vitiligo, dermatitis, melanomas, etc., using an appropriate personalized methodology.

Dr Med Papakostas Dimitrios is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the Dermatology Clinic of Charité University in Berlin, where he completed his doctoral dissertation, and subsequently worked as a Registrar at the University Clinic of the Bonn Hospital. He collaborated with the University Dermatology Clinic of the Athens Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases "Andreas Syngros" as a Scientific Associate of the Nevi and Melanoma Unit and Academic Fellow of the 1st University Clinic. He manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of Venereology, Classical, Aesthetic, and Surgical Dermatology, for both children and adults, with specialization in the fields of Dermatologic Oncology - Nevus Mapping, Autoimmune Skin Diseases, as well as Hair Disorders. Finally, Dr. Papakostas has participated in numerous scientific presentations and lectures at conferences, both nationally and internationally, and is a member of several scientific societies and associations.

Alestas Theodosios MD, PhD is a Dermatologist - Venereologist at the "Mitera" clinic and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of Berlin and a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He trained as a visiting physician in dermatoscopy of melanocytic lesions at the University Dermatology Clinic of Allgemeines Krankenhaus in Vienna. He attended workshops in Psychodermatology and Nail Surgery at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology in Brussels and the Summer School of Microbiology in Vienna. He worked as a doctoral student at the Laboratory of Dermato-Endocrinology and Sebaceous Gland Disorders, within the Dermatology Department of the University of West Berlin. Furthermore, he worked as a laboratory and clinical researcher at the Laboratory of Pathological Skin Physiology at the Dermatological and Venereal Diseases Hospital "San Gallicano" in Rome. He has served as a scientific collaborator in the Dermatologic Surgery department of the 2nd Dermatological University Clinic at the University General Hospital "Attikon" and in the Pediatric Dermatology department of the 1st University Clinic of the Dermatological and Venereal Diseases Hospital of Athens "Andreas Syggros." Finally, he is a member of the European Society of Dermatology and Venereology and the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society.

Mixeli Kristi is a Dermatologist - Venereologist with private practices in Lamia and Ilisia. She holds a PhD and graduated from the Medical School of the University of Tor Vergata in Rome. She completed her specialty training in Dermatology - Venereology at hospitals in Greece and Germany. Currently, in addition to her private practice, she serves as a Specialist Dermatologist and authorized trainer for dermatology residents at the private practice Schlossberger in Cologne. Furthermore, she is a Medical Collaborator at the private hair transplantation clinic HairMedic in Dortmund and Medical Director at the Aesthetic Dermatology clinic BeautyMedic in Germany. Additionally, she has published numerous scientific articles, attended numerous conferences and seminars held in Greece and abroad, and is a member of the German Dermatological Society, the Hellenic Phlebological Society, and the Hellenic Society of Dermatologic Surgery.

Dr. Xloridou Xristina is a Dermatologist-Venereologist who maintains a private practice in Athens, in the Goudi area. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. After completing her service as a rural doctor, she continued her training in Germany as a resident physician in Dermatology-Venereology, with a primary focus on dermatologic surgery. Her training continued and was completed at the Hospital for Venereal and Dermatologic Diseases "Andreas Syggros," where, after obtaining her specialty, she remained to further specialize in the Departments of Pediatric Dermatology and Rare Diseases. Having a strong interest and passion for the specialty of Dermatology-Venereology, she has gained extensive professional and educational experience throughout this period. Simultaneously, as part of her ongoing medical education, she has received fellowships for further training in the United States of America and Canada, and she maintains active participation in national and international conferences.

Litou Tzoulieta is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who has maintained a private practice in Athens since 2011. She graduated with honors from the Medical School of Tirana and has completed the "Euroderm Excellence course" in Rome, Italy. She specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at the Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases of Athens "Andreas Syngros" and served as a Resident Physician in the Pathology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," as well as at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio." Additionally, she has worked as an Assistant Physician in the Plastic Surgery Clinic, at the Nevus and Melanoma Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." In her private practice, she handles cases of clinical dermatology (skin diseases, skin biopsy, nevus mapping, nevus removals) as well as aesthetic treatments (peeling, facial and body mesotherapy, laser hair removal, permanent hair removal, facial and lower limb telangiectasias). Finally, Dr. Litou is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology, and the Hellenic Society of Dermatosurgery.

Aleksopoulou Konstantina is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She holds a degree from the Medical School and specialized in Dermatology - Venereology at Andreas Syggros Hospital, where, after obtaining her specialty, she remained and further specialized in the nail center, hidradenitis suppurativa, as well as psoriasis. Additionally, she has extensive experience and expertise in aesthetic medicine. In fact, she has worked for many years in a plastic surgery clinic. Furthermore, she has attended numerous medical conferences and possesses significant research experience.

Elite Plastic Surgery - Samouris Georgios Kai Synergates are exemplary Clinics of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery located in Syntagma and Glyfada. The Scientific Director of the Clinic is plastic surgeon Georgios Samouris, who holds a medical degree and has completed his training in hospitals in the UK, concluding at the "G. Gennimatas" Hospital. He is a Scientific Associate at the Central Clinic of Athens and has been a Consultant at the internationally renowned St Andrews Center for Plastic Surgery and Burns Chelmsford in Essex, where he also received training. Additionally, he has worked privately in London performing a large number of aesthetic and reconstructive surgical procedures. He possesses extensive experience in aesthetic body surgeries, most notably breast augmentation, as well as facial procedures, with rhinoplasty being the most prominent, delivering impressive results. In the field of reconstructive surgery, he treats burn diseases and offers melanoma therapy. In microsurgery, he provides restoration of defects of the limbs, head, and neck, as well as breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Finally, he has published in numerous prestigious international and Greek scientific journals and has given many lectures at domestic and international medical conferences.

Zisimou - Politopoulou Xrysa is a Dermatologist - Venereologist who maintains private practices in the areas of Zografou and Lamia. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Dermatology at the Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases "Andreas Syggros." She is also a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training through a scholarship in Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology and Laser Applications at the University Clinic Denver Colorado Hospital. Dr. Zisimou - Politopoulou is a Scientific Collaborator at the University Clinic of the Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases "Andreas Syggros" and has a strong record of scholarly activity with numerous scientific publications in Greece and abroad. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Society of Dermatology - Venereology, the Hellenic Society of Dermatosurgery, the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, as well as the American Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Sgouros Dimitrios is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and trained in "Dermatologic Oncology - Dermoscopy" and "Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy" at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia as a fellow of the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society. Since May 2014, he holds the title of University Fellow at the 2nd University Dermatology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" in the field of Dermatologic Oncology - Dermoscopy. Additionally, he participated in the operation of the Pediatric Dermatology department of the Dermatology Clinic at the University Hospital of Milan, and in September 2012, he served as a Scientific Associate in the operation of the Dermato-Oncology department of the 2nd University Dermatology Clinic at "Attikon." Similarly, he collaborates with the Athens Bioclinic and as an external Scientific Associate with the "Nevus and Melanoma Unit" of the 1st University Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital for Venereal and Dermatological Diseases of Athens "Andreas Syngros." Finally, he publishes articles in international scientific journals within the field of Dermatology, participates as a speaker in conferences and educational programs on topics related to his specialty, is a member of the Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Dermoscopy Society.

Syrigou Aikaterini MD, PhD is a Pediatric and Adult Allergist. She maintains a private practice in Kolonaki and concurrently serves as the Head of the Allergy Unit at the 3rd University Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria" and as the Coordinating Director of the Allergy Department at the Private General Clinic IASO. Additionally, she is an Associate Professor at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She has completed her doctoral dissertation at the same university on the topic of menarche and dietary fat intake, and she has undergone further training at Imperial College London in the Lung and Health field. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Throughout her professional career, she has served as Junior and Senior Registrar in the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department of the 2nd Dermatology Clinic at the University General Hospital Attikon, as well as Senior Registrar in the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department of the 2nd Pediatric Clinic at the General Children’s Hospital of Athens Panagioti and Aglaia Kyriakou. She has worked as a Fellow in the Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at the National Heart and Lung Institute and has specialized in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the 2nd Pediatric Clinic of the same hospital. Furthermore, she completed her Pediatrics specialty at the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the University of Crete.

Η Καναβάρου Ιωάννα MD, MSc είναι Αλλεργιολόγος Παίδων και Ενηλίκων - Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Επιμελήτρια του Αλλεργιολογικού τμήματος του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι. Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Ιατρικής από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και είναι απόφοιτη της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (Σ.Σ.Α.Σ.). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Αλλεργιολογία στη Μονάδα Αλλεργιολoγίας “Δημήτριος Καλογερομήτρος” της Β’ Κλινικής Αφροδίσιων και Δερματικών Νόσων του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου “ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ”. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) στη Βιοστατιστική της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών και του τμήματος Μαθηματικών του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι διπλωματούχος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Αλλεργιολογίας και Κλινικής Ανοσολογίας (EAACI), το οποίο απέκτησε λαμβάνοντας μέρος σε Ευρωπαϊκές εξετάσεις Γνώσεων στην Αλλεργιολογία και Κλινική Ανοσολογία (Certificate of Excellence in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, E.A.A.C.I/UEMS). Επίσης, έχει λάβει το 1ο Βραβείο προφορικής ανακοίνωσης με τίτλο «Αντιδράσεις υπερευαισθησίας σε παράγωγα πλατίνας» στο 13ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Αλλεργιολογίας και Κλινικής Ανοσολογίας και το 1ο βραβείο επιστημονικής εργασίας στην ελεύθερη ανακοίνωση με τίτλο «Προγνωστικοί δείκτες υποτροπής ασθενών με χρόνια αυθόρμητη κνίδωση που είχαν πλήρη ανταπόκριση στην Ομαλιζουμάμπη, μετά τη διακοπή αυτής» στο 3ο State of the Art: Το Αλλεργικό Παιδί και οι Εξελίξεις. Στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο, σε ένα περιβάλλον φιλικό και άνετο, με τις πλέον σύγχρονες μεθόδους και εξοπλισμό, παρέχει διερεύνηση, πρόληψη, διάγνωση και θεραπεία των αλλεργικών νοσημάτων τόσο στα παιδιά όσο και στους ενήλικες, προσεγγίζοντας τον κάθε ασθενή ανάλογα με τις προσωπικές του ανάγκες. Η ιατρός διαθέτει εμπειρία σε αλλεργική ρινίτιδα, αλλεργικό άσθμα, ατοπική δερματίτιδα, κνίδωση, αγγειοοίδημα, αλλεργία σε τροφές, αλλεργία σε φάρμακα, αλλεργία σε μέλισσα και σφήκα. Στο ιατρείο πραγματοποιούνται αλλεργικά τεστ, σπιρομέτρηση, ανοσοθεραπεία (αλλεργικά εμβόλια - θεραπεία απευαισθητοποίησης), μονοκλωνικά αντισώματα, βιολογικοί παράγοντες.

Papadopoulou Argyro is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and maintains a private practice in Chalkida and Ilisia. She holds degrees from the Medical School and the Dental School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and also possesses a postgraduate degree in the field of "Health Promotion" from the same university. She specialized in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom, as well as in major hospitals in Athens, such as the "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Venereal and Dermatological Diseases and the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." The physician provides a full range of necessary examinations related to Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology at her clinic. In her well-equipped and modern facility, she offers services such as laser hair removal, wrinkle treatment, hyaluronic acid/fillers, peeling, mesotherapy, and others.

Paulidis Athanasios MD, MSc is a Dermatologist - Venereologist and Director of the Dermatology Department at the "Errikos Dunant" Hospital Center. He also maintains a private practice in central Athens, "AI Derma Clinic." He holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and specialized at the Dermatology School of the University Hospital of Rome "Tor Vergata." He has a postgraduate degree in Laser treatments from the same University Hospital and a postgraduate degree in Dermatoscopy from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The physician has extensive experience in both clinical and aesthetic dermatology, the use of lasers, and dermatologic surgery. He has participated in numerous conferences aimed at continuous professional development in his field and has authored academic publications. Additionally, he is a member of Italian and European scientific associations and societies.