Pediatricians for Vaccination

Pediatrician Makris Antonis has maintained a private practice in the Papagou - Cholargos area since 2005 and possesses 20 years of experience in primary and hospital pediatrics. He has been the Head of the Medical Service at the Athens College - Psychiko College since 2007, supervising the work of the healthcare team, which includes two additional physicians and seven nurses, and oversees the health of approximately 4,700 students aged 4 to 18 years at the College. In his private practice, infants, children, and adolescents are monitored from birth until adulthood, with special attention and care that every child deserves, without deviation from the fundamental principles: practicing pediatrics based on scientific evidence, individualized approach, promotion of breastfeeding and healthy nutrition, minimization of medication use and avoidance of unnecessary examinations, close collaboration with parents, and continuous monitoring of scientific developments through active participation in conferences and postgraduate programs. His primary objective is to provide exemplary care in an ideal environment, as the clinic is friendly and appropriately adapted to the needs of young patients to minimize the anxiety associated with visits. The clinic is exceptionally spacious (120 sq.m.) and includes two separate examination rooms (for scheduled and emergency appointments), three distinct waiting areas, and a breastfeeding room. Strict hygiene and prevention protocols are observed in all areas. Comprehensive administrative support ensures the physician’s undistracted focus on his work.

Ο Διονύσιος Παπαδάτος είναι Παιδίατρος και από το 2012 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό παιδιατρικό ιατρείο στον Χολαργό, παρέχοντας ολοκληρωμένη παιδιατρική φροντίδα με υπευθυνότητα και επιστημονική συνέπεια.Ο ειδικός είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έλαβε την ειδικότητα της Παιδιατρικής από την Α’ Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων «Π. & Α. Κυριακού» το 2011.Από το 2011 έως το 2021 διετέλεσε επιμελητής στην Παιδιατρική Κλινική του νοσοκομείου ΜΗΤΕΡΑ, αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στην παιδιατρική φροντίδα.Από το 2012 είναι υπεύθυνος ιατρείου στο ιδιωτικό εκπαιδευτήριο Ελληνογερμανική Αγωγή, ενώ από το 2015 προσφέρει εθελοντικά τις υπηρεσίες του στην οργάνωση Γιατροί του Κόσμου.

Georgios Kaniouras is a Pediatrician with a private practice in Gkyzis. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Padua and a postgraduate degree in "Pediatric Nutrition" from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his specialty training in Pediatrics at the 3rd Pediatric Clinic of the University Hospital "Attikon," while also undertaking training at major hospitals in Greece and Italy. Currently, he specializes in Neonatology and Breastfeeding. Additionally, he is a scientific collaborator of the Medical Diagnostic Center "Iatrokosmos" in the Pediatric Department. During his career, he has also collaborated with the Red Cross, the pediatric dermatology clinic of the Dermatology and Venereology Hospital of Athens "Andreas Syggros," the Smile of the Child organization, as well as summer programs for children's sports activities. Finally, it is important to note that Dr. Kaniouras continuously seeks to update and enhance his knowledge in the field of Pediatrics by participating in workshops and scientific medical conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Kontogianni Eirini is a Pediatrician with 10 years of experience in managing acute and chronic cases and maintains a private practice in Charilaou, Thessaloniki. She handles the full age spectrum from neonatal to adolescent stages.

She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and since 2021 has been serving as a Pediatrician at the "Agios Loukas" Clinic in Thessaloniki. Upon completion of her medical studies, she worked at the Skiathos Health Center, fulfilling her mandatory rural service. She worked as a resident physician at the General Hospital of Giannitsa, the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," and completed her specialty training at the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" in Athens. During her specialty, she underwent training in the Adolescent Medicine Department, the Endocrinology Department focused on Metabolism - Diabetes Mellitus - Obesity, the Pediatric Neurology and Development Department, the Allergy Unit, and the Hematology - Oncology Department. The 6-month neonatal observation took place at the "Elena Venizelou" Maternity Hospital. The doctor collaborated with the Athens Medical Center and worked as a Pediatrician at the National Poison Control Center. Additionally, she served as an Auxiliary Registrar B' at the Children's General Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou."

At her private practice, she undertakes the monitoring of growth and development of infants, children, and adolescents. She places particular emphasis on preventive medicine, proper parental guidance, and building a relationship of trust, offering personalized and scientifically substantiated care.

Iordanidou Katerina is a Pediatrician in Thessaloniki. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and obtained her Pediatric specialization title in September 2019 following examinations. She began her specialty in the Pediatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Kavala and subsequently moved to the United Kingdom. She initially trained in the Neonatal Unit at Barnet Hospital in London and later at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, where she acquired extensive experience in general pediatrics, pediatric cardiology, and the emergency department. She received further training in pediatric endocrinology at the Royal London Hospital, working as a Senior Endocrine Fellow. She also worked as a Senior Registrar at Barnet Hospital and Royal Free Hospital, covering the Pediatric Department and the Neonatal Unit. Since 2013, she has been a certified ERC instructor in Neonatal Life Support (NLS Instructor). Since January 2023, she has maintained a private practice with modern equipment in the center of Thessaloniki, in a space designed to meet the needs of both children and mothers, including a breastfeeding area. With responsibility and scientific expertise, she undertakes the care of children from the neonatal period through adolescence.

Syrmou Areti is a Pediatrician and Doctor of Medicine from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She maintains a private practice in Metamorfosi. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in the Second University Pediatric Clinic of the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou." Additionally, she is a breastfeeding counselor and specialist in infant and child nutrition through the Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine, having been trained in malnutrition, obesity, nutritional deficiencies, vegetarian diets, and gut microbiota. She has also received further training in the early detection of pervasive developmental disorders and holds a proficiency certificate for the Standardized Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Test "pais" as well as neonatal and pediatric resuscitation certification (PEPP). She has particular expertise in Medical Genetics, having worked as a collaborator in the Medical Genetics department at the University of Athens, where she completed her doctoral dissertation. She served as a Consultant in the Pediatric Clinic of Euroclinic Children's Hospital and Leto Maternity Hospital, while also collaborating externally with private clinics (IASO, Mitera, Iatriko, Euroclinic Children's Hospital). Finally, she has numerous publications and presentations in international and Greek medical journals, as well as at Greek and international conferences, has contributed to book authorship, and has received awards from the Hellenic Pediatric Society.

Liosi Sofia is a Pediatrician with a private practice in Anixi. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a Scientific Collaborator at the University Hospital of Athens "Aretaieio." She has specialized international certification as a lactation consultant and can support new parents with any issues they face to provide the best care for their infants. Her private practice offers high-level services for all neonatal and pediatric health matters, aiming for excellent physical health and cognitive development. Additionally, she advises parents on children's nutrition, behavioral problems, or school-related issues.

Mixalopoulos Xaralampos is a Pediatrician and maintains a private medical practice in Keratsini. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in pediatrics at the General State Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon". Additionally, he completed a postgraduate program in Applied Dietetics - Clinical Nutrition at Harokopio University of Athens. He is a Senior Registrar at the Athens Medical Center and collaborates with the private multidisciplinary clinic Bioiatriki. He has worked as a pediatrician in municipal nurseries of Glyfada and Moschato - Tavros, as well as in the children's camps "Anagennisi". Finally, the doctor actively participates in numerous conferences and seminars as part of his ongoing professional development.

Trimis Georgios is a Pediatrician with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a PhD and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a diploma in Advanced Pediatric Life Support from Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has extensive clinical experience, having worked in clinics in Greece and the United Kingdom as well as at VIANEX/Sanofi Pasteur MSD and MSD Greece. Additionally, he possesses significant research experience, evidenced by numerous scientific publications and abstracts in Greek and international journals, many of which he serves as a scientific reviewer, as well as presentations at Greek and international conferences and lectures he has delivered at these events.

Georgios Kaniaris is a Pediatrician - Neonatologist and has been running a private practice for the past 23 years in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) and is an active member of the Athens Medical Association and the Pediatric Society. The specialist specializes in Neonatology, Pediatric Nutrition, and Maternal Breastfeeding. Finally, as part of his continuous education and training, the doctor has participated in dozens of conferences and workshops both in Greece and abroad.

Panagiotopoulou Tzortzina MSc, IBCLC is a Pediatrician - Certified Breastfeeding Consultant IBCLC and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She graduated in 2006 from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.) and continued her postgraduate training at the same university, specializing in clinical Pediatrics and Nursing Research, which she completed in 2017. In the same year, she obtained the Pediatric specialty title after specializing at the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sofia". Subsequently, she received two certifications in pediatric nutrition through distance learning at Ludwig-Maximilians University (Germany) and Boston University (USA). Since 2021, after successful examinations approved by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies of the USA (NCCA), she has received the Global IBCLC Certification as a Breastfeeding Consultant, whereby, with her knowledge and experience in breastfeeding-related issues (e.g., breastfeeding difficulties, prematurity, multiple pregnancies), she actively supports mothers in this purpose. Regarding her professional experience, the doctor has worked for 5 years at the Alexandra Health Center as a Registrar B, with experience in managing emergency pediatric cases as well as Covid-19 morbidity cases in children. Additionally, she has worked at the Global Brigades Polyclinic, providing primary healthcare services to socially vulnerable groups. Finally, she has participated in numerous scientific conferences, many of which she has presented scientific papers, and she is a member of the following associations and societies: Medical Association of Athens, Galaxias - Association of Certified Breastfeeding Consultants IBCLC Greece, Breastfeeding Association of Greece - La Leche League Greece, IBFAN Greece - Action Network for Infant and Child Nutrition.

Η Ευαγγελία (Εβελίνα) Παλατσίδη είναι Παιδίατρος, απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (Α.Π.Θ.) και της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Παιδιατρική στη Γ' Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Π.Γ.Ν. «Αττικόν», με rotations σε εξειδικευμένα τμήματα των Νοσοκομείων Παίδων «Η Αγία Σοφία» και «Παναγιώτη & Αγλαΐας Κυριακού», καθώς και στο Παιδοδερματολογικό Τμήμα του Νοσοκομείου «Ανδρέας Συγγρός». Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη «Μοριακή και Εφαρμοσμένη Φυσιολογία» από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Ε.Κ.Π.Α. (βαθμός «Άριστα»), με ερευνητικό έργο στην παιδιατρική ενδοκρινολογία., καθώς και πιστοποιητικού της European Academy of Paediatrics (EBP-EAP). Έχει εκπαιδευθεί στην ανάνηψη νεογνών και παιδιών και διαθέτει πιστοποιήσεις Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) και Neonatal Life Support (NLS).

Ως απόφοιτος της ΣΣΑΣ, υπηρέτησε επίσης ως Αξιωματικός Υγειονομικού στο Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, με θητεία στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών και σε άλλες μονάδες, αποκτώντας εμπειρία σε Τμήματα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών και παροχή υπηρεσιών υγείας σε ευάλωτους πληθυσμούς (πρόσφυγες, ενήλικες και παιδιά). Σήμερα υπηρετεί ως Επιμελήτρια Παιδιατρικής Κλινικής στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών (Ν.Ν.Α.) και δέχεται ασθενείς στο Lifecheck Χαϊδαρίου, καθώς και μέσω βιντεοκλήσεων για όσους προτιμούν εξ αποστάσεως ραντεβού. Έχει επίσης συμμετοχές και παρουσιάσεις εργασιών σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια.

Στόχος της είναι η ολιστική φροντίδα του παιδιού μέσα από μια σχέση εμπιστοσύνης με το ίδιο και την οικογένειά του, με έμφαση στην πρόληψη και την ουσιαστική ενημέρωση των γονέων. Μιλάει άπταιστα Αγγλικά (ECPE Michigan Proficiency) και Γαλλικά (Sorbonne II).

Asimaki Xara is a Pediatrician - Infectious Disease Specialist and maintains her private practice in Gerakas. She holds a medical degree from the University of Ioannina Medical School and specialized in Pediatrics with further specialization in Infectious Diseases at the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. She serves as a Scientific Collaborator and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant at Mitera Children's Hospital and as an Infectious Diseases Consultant at MENN Lito. Previously, she has worked as a Pediatrician in daycare centers, in a Refugee Facility of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant at Euroclinic Pediatrics, and as an Assistant Physician in the Dialysis Unit of the private clinic "Vougiouklakeio."

Dr. Kakkou Spyridoula is a Pediatrician who maintains her private practice in Nikaia. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and has completed a Master's program at the National School of Public Health. As part of her specialty training, she served at the General State Hospital of Nikaia. In her private practice, she cares for a wide range of children, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to their individual needs.

Tsitsari Ioanna is a Pediatrician based in Ano Toumpa, Thessaloniki. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's Degree in the "Biotechnology" Program from the University of Ioannina. Her specialization was completed at the Pediatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Giannitsa and the University General Hospital of Ioannina (PGNI), as well as at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of PGNI. From 2019 until the end of 2023, she worked as an Assistant Pediatrician at the Pylea Axioy Health Center, at the Mother and Child Protection Station (Vaccination Department), and at the Pediatric Clinic, while in 2023 she covered pediatric on-call duties at the Evosmos Health Center. Since 2024, she has maintained a private practice in Ano Toumpa, located at 182 Grigoriou Lambraki Street, next to the new playground "Park for All," in the former orphanage "Megas Alexandros."

Manou - Theodosi Orsalia is a Pediatrician and PhD graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a private practice in Acharnes. She was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1984 through national exams, from which she graduated. Subsequently, she specialized in Pediatrics at the 2nd University Pediatric Clinic of the General Pediatric Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou." During this period, she worked at the Pediatric Clinic of Athens, as well as in the outpatient clinic and laboratory of the Allergy Department of the 2nd Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Pediatric Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," where she conducted her doctoral dissertation entitled "Hypoallergenic milk preparations in the prevention, sensitization, or development of cow's milk allergy. Effect on immunological parameters in high-risk infants." Additionally, during her specialization at the 2nd Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens, she participated in the education of medical students through lectures, literature reviews, and clinical training in the wards. Finally, the doctor has an extensive research portfolio with publications in international scientific journals and has attended over 150 medical conferences in Greece and abroad, some of which she participated in by presenting scientific research communications.

Dr. Chryssoula Driggopoulou is a board-certified paediatrician with extensive clinical experience and specialized training in paediatric nutrition, infectious diseases, and neonatology. She has studied and practiced both in Greece and the United Kingdom, and she remains fully committed to continuous scientific development and delivering high-quality care to children and their families.She completed her specialty training in Paediatrics between 2015 and 2019 at the East of England Deanery in the United Kingdom. She then pursued postgraduate studies in Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the Democritus University of Thrace (2019–2021), followed by an MSc in Paediatric Nutrition at Boston University in 2021.Her professional experience began in 2013 at the Medway Maritime Hospital (UK), where she worked in a Level 3 Neonatal Unit. In 2014, she continued at Broomfield Hospital in a Level 2 Paediatric and Neonatal Unit. Since 2020, she has been working as a paediatrician at the General Hospital of Serres in Greece, providing comprehensive care to the children of the region.In parallel with her clinical work, Dr. Driggopoulou has participated in numerous seminars and scientific conferences. These include the Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS Hellas, 2021), the Neonatal Life Support Course organized by the Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (2022), the Panhellenic Paediatric Pulmonology Conference (2024), and training in emotional resilience and mental health in children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic, in collaboration with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has also taken part in multiple National Paediatric Congresses and in the Continuing Paediatric Education Program by the University of Ioannina.She is an active member of the General Medical Council (UK) since 2013, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK) since 2014, the Medical Association of Serres since 2006, the Hellenic Paediatric Society since 2020, and the Volunteer Academy HELPHELLAS since 2022.With scientific competence, international experience, and a human-centered approach, Dr. Driggopoulou provides high-quality paediatric care with an emphasis on prevention, empathy, and building trust with families.

Maria Kalampogia - Polyxroni is a Pediatrician with a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subsequently, she specialized in Pediatrics at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Athens General Hospital "Elena Venizelou - Alexandra," the Pediatric Clinic of "Sismanoglio" General Hospital of Komotini, and the Second University Pediatric Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," where she obtained her specialty certification in November 2019. She has been trained in Neonatal Life Support, Basic Life Support and the use of Automated External Defibrillator (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Automated External Defibrillation BLS/AED), as well as in Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS). She has experience monitoring routine and emergency cases in children of all ages, having worked in the Pediatric Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital and Euroclinic Children’s Hospital, as well as in the Neonatal Department (Nursery) of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic "Gaia." Finally, she regularly participates in conferences and scientific meetings in Greece and abroad to remain continuously updated on the latest developments in her field.