Gastroenterologists near Nea Chalkidona

Dimitrios Tsounis MD, MSc, FEBGH is a Gastroenterologist with private practices in Neo Psychiko and Acharnes. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds postgraduate diplomas in EUS and ERCP from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. Additionally, he holds the European Diploma in Hepatology-Gastroenterology (FEBGH), which has led to his specialization in polyp removal. He has extensive professional experience and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Gastroenterology Clinic at the 251 Air Force General Hospital, where he engages in various gastroenterological procedures. Specifically, in his practice, each patient has the opportunity to be informed about more specialized interventional endoscopic methods such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Moreover, he provides, both in his practice and in the clinics he collaborates with, a range of basic gastroenterological examinations including colonoscopy, gastroscopy, rectoscopy, urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori, and hepatology screening. Finally, in his ongoing professional development, he participates in numerous Gastroenterology conferences held both in Greece and abroad.

Ο Δρ. Γιαννακόπουλος Γιώργος είναι Ειδικός Γαστρεντερολόγος-Hπατολόγος-Επεμβατικός Ενδοσκόπος - Παγκρεατολόγος με πολυετή εκπαίδευση και κλινική εμπειρία στη Σουηδία, σε πανεπιστημιακά και ιδιωτικά νοσοκομεία υψηλής εξειδίκευσης, καθώς και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Μαρούσι. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με βαθμό πτυχίου «Άριστα». Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των σπουδών του, συνέχισε την εκπαίδευσή του στη Σουηδία, όπου ειδικεύτηκε στην Εσωτερική Παθολογία στο Νοσοκομείο Danderyds Sjukhus της Στοκχόλμης, αποκτώντας τον τίτλο ειδικότητας το 2014. Στη συνέχεια, πραγματοποίησε την εξειδίκευσή του στη Γαστρεντερολογία στο Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, ένα από τα κορυφαία πανεπιστημιακά νοσοκομεία της Ευρώπης. Ο τίτλος ειδικότητας Γαστρεντερολογίας του απονεμήθηκε το 2017. Από το 2021 έως σήμερα, εργάζεται ως ειδικός γαστρεντερολόγος στις γαστρεντερολογικές κλινικές Capio και Aleris στη Στοκχόλμη, προσφέροντας υψηλού επιπέδου ιατρικές υπηρεσίες τόσο στον διαγνωστικό όσο και στον θεραπευτικό τομέα. Το κλινικό του έργο καλύπτει ένα ευρύ φάσμα περιστατικών, όπως Διαγνωστική και θεραπευτική ενδοσκόπηση (γαστροσκοπήσεις, κολονοσκοπήσεις, αφαίρεση πολυπόδων), Διαχείριση φλεγμονωδών παθήσεων του εντέρου (Νόσος Crohn, Ελκώδης Κολίτιδα), Αντιμετώπιση λειτουργικών διαταραχών του πεπτικού (δυσπεψία, Σύνδρομο Ευερέθιστου Εντέρου), καθώς και παρακολούθηση και θεραπεία ηπατοπαθειών και παγκρεατικών παθήσεων. Παράλληλα με την κλινική του δραστηριότητα, ο Δρ. Γιαννακόπουλος έχει αναπτύξει ενεργό επιστημονικό και εκπαιδευτικό έργο. Την περίοδο 2018–2019, ανέλαβε τον ρόλο του υπεύθυνου οργάνωσης του Πανσουηδικού Εκπαιδευτικού Προγράμματος για Ειδικευόμενους Γαστρεντερολογίας, συντονίζοντας σεμινάρια, κλινικές ασκήσεις και επιμορφωτικά προγράμματα για νέους γιατρούς σε εθνικό επίπεδο. Επιπλέον, ο ιατρός έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος ιατρικών συνεδρίων, με στόχο τη διαρκή επικαιροποίηση των γνώσεών του και την παρακολούθηση των διεθνών εξελίξεων στη Γαστρεντερολογία. Εφαρμόζει στην καθημερινή του πρακτική τις πλέον σύγχρονες, τεκμηριωμένες θεραπευτικές στρατηγικές, με έμφαση στην εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση και τον σεβασμό στον ασθενή. Τέλος, η επιστημονική του δραστηριότητα περιλαμβάνει και συγγραφικό έργο σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά.

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).

Anyfantis Nikolaos is a Gastroenterologist who maintains private practices in Kifisia and Cholargos. He is also the Director of the 2nd Gastroenterology Clinic at IASO Hospital and has served as Consultant at the Gastroenterology Clinic of the private hospital "Mitera". He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with honors, ranking second in his class of 2002. Throughout his professional career at "Sismanogleio", "Attikon", and "Laiko" Hospitals, he gained experience in endoscopies of the digestive system and in managing patients with gastroenterological and hepatological diseases, specifically in inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease), treatment of condylomas, and colorectal cancer prevention. He specializes in the endoscopic treatment of obesity, which he performs at IASO Hospital using modern methods, namely a) gastric botulinum toxin injections and b) endoscopic placement of a gastric balloon. He worked for two years in a private biotechnology company in the clinical studies sector for the development of new oncological therapies. To date, he has participated in numerous national and pan-European conferences, aiming for excellent training and continuous updates in his field of expertise. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society.

Karatzas Pantelis is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipoi area. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Medical degree from the same university. He received advanced training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and specialized in Gastroenterology at "Evangelismos" Hospital and in General Pathology at the General Hospital of Chalkida. He is a university fellow at the University Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and has served as a scientific collaborator at the University Hepatogastroenterology-Endoscopy Unit of the University General Hospital “Attikon.” Furthermore, he is a member of numerous scientific societies, has attended numerous Greek and international conferences, participated in many specialized seminars, and has publications and written presentations both in Greece and abroad.

Dr. Papafragkakis Xarilaos is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist - Interventional Endoscopist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He has been fully trained in the USA. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Gastroenterology at the Brooklyn Hospital Center of Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine in New York. He specialized in Interventional Endoscopy at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital of the University of Texas and in Hepatology at the University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Additionally, he holds a specialty in Internal Medicine from the University of Illinois in Chicago and possesses certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Papafragkakis is the author of numerous publications in scientific journals and has extensive academic teaching experience. He is a scientific collaborator and performs endoscopies at the Euroclinic Athens Hospital in Ampelokipoi.

Tzannetakou Ksanthippi is a Gastroenterologist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Gastroenterology at the General Hospital of Athens “Evangelismos.” Additionally, she is an Attending Physician at the B' Gastroenterology Clinic of Iaso Hospital. Finally, she specializes in Endoscopic Gastroenterology (diagnostic and interventional endoscopy of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract), anorectal diseases (cauterization of warts, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases), idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases, and endoscopic treatment of obesity (gastric balloon, gastric Botox).

Margetis Nikolaos is a Gastroenterologist and maintains a private practice in Ambelokipoi. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is certified in ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) by the American College of Surgeons. Additionally, he is specialized in hepatology and endoscopic gastroenterology. At his private practice, each patient can receive information regarding oncology issues related to the organs of the digestive tract, liver, and pancreas. He offers a range of gastroenterological services to patients including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, rectoscopy, polyp removal, and breath testing for Helicobacter pylori. Furthermore, he has extensive experience in interventional endoscopy, performing endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. He ensures continuous education by actively participating in approximately 40 international medical conferences, lectures, oral presentations, and chairing sessions at 6 international medical conferences. He has been actively involved in around 250 Greek medical conferences, oral presentations, speeches, and chairing sessions at 50 Greek medical conferences, as well as hands-on training at 20 conferences with practical participation. Moreover, he has contributed a substantial body of written work to international and Greek medical journals, as well as to proceedings of international and Greek medical conferences, and possesses teaching experience at university medical schools. Finally, he is the recipient of numerous Distinctions and Awards.

Varytimiadis Lazaros MD, MSc, FEBGH, PhD is a Gastroenterologist - Interventional Endoscopist, Deputy Director of the Gastroenterology Clinic and Endoscopy Department at MITERA Hospital, and maintains private practices in Pefki and Athens. He received a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology and completed advanced training in Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Queen Alexandra Hospital, where he was later appointed and worked as a Consultant. He specialized in Gastroenterology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos - Athens Ophthalmological Clinic - Polyclinic," as well as in Internal Medicine at the General Prefectural Hospital of Edessa. In 2017, he was recognized as a Fellow of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FEBGH). Additionally, he holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a dissertation focused on the removal of precancerous lesions (polyps) from the gastrointestinal tract. He completed a postgraduate MSc program in Crisis Management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated with honors from the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. It is noteworthy that his main clinical interests include complex polypectomies of large polyps (EMR, pEMR, ESD), monitoring patients with Barrett’s esophagus, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous national and international conferences, workshops, and advanced training seminars, has received scholarships and awards for best scientific presentations, and has delivered oral presentations and posters at various scientific meetings.

Kyriakos Nikolaos MD, PhD is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a dissertation focused on wireless capsule endoscopy of the small intestine. Additionally, he possesses the European Board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology diploma and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as the Military School of Corps Officers (SSAS). He completed his specialization in general pathology at the 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and in gastroenterology at the 1st Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". He is a Consultant at the Gastroenterology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and an External Collaborator at the "Vioclinic Ampelokipoi" Hospital. In his private practice, he provides services for all digestive system diseases, idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease), and endoscopic procedures (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polyp removal). Finally, he has attended numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterology Society, the Hellenic Foundation for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and the Hellenic Study Group for Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Anastasiadis Dimosthenis is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist and has maintained private clinics in Kallithea and the Zografou area since 2001. The doctor offers a wide range of services across the entire spectrum of Gastroenterology - Hepatology, including digestive endoscopies, gastroscopies, colonoscopies, and rectoscopies, among others. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

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.

Georgios Mylonas is a Gastroenterologist who has maintained a private practice in Aigaleo since 1989. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has worked in the Gastroenterology Department of the 1st IKA Hospital (Papadimitriou) and in the same department at the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanogleio." In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services with experience and expertise while respecting the individual needs of each patient. Furthermore, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology.

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.

Panagou Emmanouil is a Gastroenterologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the medical department of the Military School of Corps Officers. Additionally, he has received further training in hepatology and interventional-therapeutic endoscopy at the Royal Free Hospital in London, as well as in the use of laser technology in gastroenterology at the Middlesex Hospital, also in London. Furthermore, he specialized in gastroenterology at the 2nd Gastroenterology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" for four years and in pathology at the 2nd Pathology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens for two years. He currently serves as the Director Gastroenterologist at the Iatriko Athinon (Psychiko Clinic), Director of the Endoscopy Department at Iatropolis Athinon (Ampelokipoi Clinic), and Gastroenterology Consultant at Metropolitan General. Lastly, he has served for several years as the Director of the Gastroenterology Clinic at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Kalantzis Ioannis is a Gastroenterologist and Doctor of Medicine at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He serves as a Consultant in the 1st Gastroenterology Clinic of Interventional Endoscopy at IASO Hospital, where he receives patients and performs endoscopic procedures. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He specialized in Internal Medicine at the Pathology-Oncology Clinic of the Unified Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa," managing the full spectrum of pathological and oncological diseases. Subsequently, he completed his Gastroenterology specialty at the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialeneio-Benakeio / Hellenic Red Cross," during which he performed over 3,000 diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and biliary system. He acquired particular expertise in endoscopic polypectomy of the stomach, duodenum, and colon, in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), in endoscopic gastrostomy placement, as well as in the management and treatment of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis). He completed with distinction the Master’s Program (MSc) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens titled "Neoplastic Disease in Humans: Diagnosis, Contemporary Therapy, and Research," as well as his Doctoral Thesis (PhD) on "Clinicopathological differences and correlations between cancer of the right and left colon." He has participated in international clinical studies, attended numerous conferences, educational courses, and seminars, and has numerous presentations and publications in Greek and international conferences and journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Gastroenterology Society and the Hellenic Society for the Study of the Liver.

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.