Cardiologists in Attica

Dr. Klitirinos Andreas is a Specialist Cardiologist with expertise in the latest echocardiographic techniques and maintains his private practice in Nea Ionia. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Athens Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross. He further specialized in the latest echocardiographic techniques through a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society. For the past 12 years, he has served as an external collaborator for private clinics and diagnostic centers.

Fotios Theodorakopoulos is a Specialist Cardiologist and has been operating the modern Private Multi-Clinic IAZO in Haidari since September 2017, together with a team of experienced physicians from various specialties. He completed his studies at G.R.T. POPA University. Subsequently, he specialized in Pathology and Cardiology at the Attikon University General Hospital. Finally, he possesses extensive experience and has managed a multitude of cases over the years.

Sakellariou Theodoros is a Cardiologist with private practices in Ampelokipoi and Voula. He is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The doctor has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of all cardiovascular diseases, including arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, arrhythmias, tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. He provides specialized examinations such as electrocardiogram, real-time cardiac rhythm monitoring, cardiac triplex, and Holter monitoring. He has worked at the Cardiology Departments of the Specialized Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa," the Athens Medical Center, the 1st IKA Hospital of Athens, and the General Hospital "Sismanogleio." To date, he remains an external scientific collaborator of the Cardiology Clinic at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and collaborates with cardiology departments of several other public and private healthcare facilities. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Cardiological Society, the European Society of Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Disease, and the European Society of Heart Failure.

Velissariou Georgios is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Acharnes. He specialized in cardiology at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and has attended numerous seminars aimed at continuous professional development in his field. To date, he is a Scientific Collaborator of the HYGEIA group and a member of the Athens Medical Association. In 2024, after six months of training at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, he obtained a license to perform stress echocardiography (stress echo).

Nikolaos Lionakis is a Specialist Cardiologist with a subspecialty in Interventional Cardiology and maintains a private practice in the center of Athens (13 Papadiamantopoulou Street, Megaron Mousikis area). He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After his specialization in Cardiology, he received further training in Interventional Cardiology, specifically in the interventional treatment of Coronary Artery Disease, obtaining the official subspecialty certification from the Ministry of Health. For the past 15 years, he has continuously worked as a Registrar in the National Health System, and since 2021, he has served as a Senior Registrar at the Cardiology Clinic and the Hemodynamic Laboratory of the Army Fund Hospital (N.I.M.T.S.). In his private practice, he manages cases covering the entire spectrum of cardiology aimed at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Andreas Tsoumeleas is an Interventional Cardiologist and the scientific director of the Health Diagnosis multi-specialty clinic. He is also the head of the Cardiology Department at the Athens Therapy Center, an Interventional Cardiologist at the Athens Bioclinic, and an external collaborator with the "HYGEIA" and "IASO GENERAL" Hospitals. He holds a degree in Medicine from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), graduating with honors ("very good"). He completed his specialization in Cardiology, which included two years of Internal Medicine at the 2nd University Internal Medicine Clinic of the G.N.A. "Hippokration" and four years of Cardiology at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialeneio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross." He obtained his Cardiology specialty title in 2019. Subsequently, he specialized and participated for two years in the full scope of Interventional Cardiology (coronary angiographies, angioplasties, bifurcation lesions, heavily calcified lesions, rotational atherectomy, chronic total occlusions) at the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the "Red Cross" Hospital. He is a member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society (HCS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Finally, he is a member and ALS instructor at the Hellenic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Society (HCRS) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC).

Dr. Papadimas Georgios is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki and addresses a full range of cardiological issues with the aid of modern cardiological equipment. Concurrently, he is a Scientific Associate at Hygeia Hospital and holds a postgraduate degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Faculty of Nursing) in the postgraduate program "Crisis Management, Mass Disasters, and Emergency Situations" with a focus on Emergency Health Care. He is a graduate of the Distance Supplementary Education Program of the Center for Vocational Training (K.E.K.) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Organization and Management of Health Services. Additionally, he successfully passed examinations at the Interdisciplinary Organization for the Recognition of Academic Titles and Information (DOATAP) in 2007. He has worked in the Cardiology Clinic, Intensive Care Unit, Echocardiography-DOPPLER laboratory, Pacemaker and Electrophysiology HOLTER at the 251 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has also been employed in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the General University Hospital "Evangelismos". He has offered his scientific services as a physician working in numerous clinics, private hospitals, the Korydallos Prison Hospital, and the National Health Operations Center of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. At his private practice CARDIOFIT, he manages a wide range of cases, combining excellent scientific knowledge with extensive experience and professionalism.

Marinakos Athanasios is a Specialist Cardiologist with a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. He possesses significant experience in Clinical Cardiology as well as specialized knowledge in Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Echocardiography. The clinic offers Electrocardiograms, Cardiac and Thoracic Aorta Triplex Ultrasound, 24-hour Blood Pressure Holter, 24-48 hour/7-day Rhythm Holter monitoring, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, and issues health certificates and attestations. For the diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiological cases, he collaborates with the H.H.G group, reputable diagnostic centers, and public healthcare facilities. He holds a medical degree from the Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine in Budapest. He specialized in Cardiology at the General Regional Hospital of Tripoli and the Konstadopouleio New Ionia "Agia Olga" Hospital. At the Hemodynamic Laboratory of the latter, he received further training in Interventional Cardiology, and at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, he trained in Latest Ultrasound Techniques. He has worked as a Consultant Cardiologist B at the Cardiology Clinic and Hemodynamic Laboratory of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," where he gained experience managing cardiology patients with significant comorbidities (pathological, rheumatological, surgical, nephrological, and oncological cases). He has also worked as a Consultant Cardiologist in the interventional cardiology team at the private Metropolitan Hospital, acquiring extensive experience managing cardiology patients undergoing complex angioplasties and transcatheter valve replacement procedures. He is a certified Basic and Advanced Life Support Resuscitator, an area in which he has substantial authorship and educational work. He actively participates in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad.

Parisis Dimitrios is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Rafina and Pallini. In his practice, he provides high-level services in all areas of cardiology.

Drasvestas Dimitris, MD is an Interventional Cardiologist - Electrophysiologist with private practices in Athens and Pallini. A graduate of the Medical School of the University of Bologna, Italy, he specialized at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and obtained his Cardiology specialty title in 2014. He has specialized in Interventional Electrophysiology in the United Kingdom (Dorset Heart Centre - Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK) under a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society. Additionally, he holds European certifications in Interventional Electrophysiology level 1 (ECDS level 1) and level 2 (ECES level 2). Currently, he serves as Deputy Director of the Cardiology Clinic at the Mitera Hospital of the Hygeia Group. In his private practices, he provides high-level services in all areas of cardiology, with particular emphasis on arrhythmias. He has extensive experience in the modern interventional management of arrhythmias (supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmia ablation) and in the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. Furthermore, he was a member of the European Electrophysiology Certification Examination Committee from 2020 to 2022 and is an International Official Proctor (trainer) for healthcare professionals in the field of Electrophysiology using intracardiac echocardiography (Intracardiac Echocardiography – ICE). Finally, Drasvestas has a significant research portfolio with publications in international medical journals and presentations as a speaker at Greek and international medical conferences.

Aggelopoulou Elena is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of Sapienza University of Rome. After completing her studies and serving her mandatory rural service at the Regional Clinic of Mesino, Corinthia, she specialized in Cardiology at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". Subsequently, she specialized in Intensive Care at the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas", and also attended the training program in Advanced Echocardiography techniques at the 251st Air Force General Hospital. She served as scientific head of the Cardiology Department and Consultant in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Clinic "Peiraiki Therapeftirio - Merimna Zois". She then worked as an NHS Physician at the General Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi", from which she resigned with the rank of Director of Cardiology at the NHS in 2022. At G.O.N.K. "Agioi Anargyroi," she was responsible for the Cardio-Oncology clinic. In the context of her continuous education, she has participated in numerous national and international conferences, in many of them as a speaker and commentator, and she has presentations in Greek and international congresses as well as publications. Additionally, she has contributed to writing medical books. Currently, she is a collaborator at Hygeia Hospital. In her private practice, she manages cases across the entire spectrum of Cardiology, equipped with modern tools for procedures such as cardiac ultrasound (triplex), electrocardiogram, Holter rhythm and blood pressure monitoring, Stress Echo, and provides personalized services for the diagnosis and treatment of all cardiovascular diseases, including arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, arrhythmias, tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Finally, she has extensive experience in the field of Cardio-Oncology.

Loizos Savvas MD, MSc, PhD is a Cardiologist at HYGEIA Hospital and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. He has worked and specialized in major hospitals in London (Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, Barts Heart Centre) in advanced cardiovascular imaging (stress echo, transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography) and heart failure. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's degree (MSc) and a Doctorate (PhD) from Imperial College London, focusing on peripheral vascular ultrasound. He holds international certifications for performing cardiovascular imaging techniques (EACVI, SCCT). He is an active member of the Echocardiography Working Group of the Hellenic and European Society of Cardiology, the representative of the Cardiovascular Imaging Group of the European Society of Cardiology in Greece, and serves as a member of the European certification committee for performing cardiac ultrasounds. He has received honorary scholarships from the Hellenic and European Society of Cardiology and possesses extensive educational and research work, as well as numerous participations in conferences with lectures and presentations.

Ο Ρουκάς Κρίτων είναι Καρδιολόγος και διατηρεί το ιατρείο του στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έχει ολοκληρώσει διδακτορική διατριβή (PhD) στην Ιατρική Σχολή του ίδιου Πανεπιστημίου, με βαθμό Άριστα. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία, έχοντας πραγματοποιήσει εκπαίδευση στο Guy’s & St Thomas’s Hospital στο Λονδίνο, καθώς και σε νοσοκομειακά ιδρύματα της Ελλάδας, μεταξύ των οποίων ο ΓΝΑ «Ο Ευαγγελισμός» και το ΠΓΝΑ «Κοργιαλένειο-Μπενάκειο» ΕΕΣ.

Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στις σύγχρονες τεχνικές υπερηχοκαρδιογραφίας, όπως το stress echo, το διοισοφάγειο υπερηχογράφημα και το TDI, ενώ διαθέτει πιστοποίηση στην καρδιακή βηματοδότηση και στους εμφυτεύσιμους καρδιακούς απινιδωτές από την European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Έχει επίσης λάβει πιστοποίηση στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία και στις Δομικές Καρδιοπάθειες, με εξειδίκευση στη διαδερμική εμφύτευση αορτικών βαλβίδων (TAVI).

Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής του πορείας έχει εργαστεί σε νοσοκομειακές μονάδες της Ελλάδας, έχοντας αποκτήσει εμπειρία στην Καρδιολογία και την Εντατικολογία. Έχει διατελέσει Επιμελητής Β΄ στη Γενική Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του ΠΓΝΕ «Θριάσιο», καθώς και Επιμελητής Β΄ και Α΄ στο ΠΓΝ «Αμαλία Φλέμινγκ». Έχει επίσης αναλάβει καθήκοντα Διευθυντή Επεμβατικού Καρδιολόγου στον ΓΝΑ «Ο Ευαγγελισμός», όπου έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί στον τομέα της Επεμβατικής Καρδιολογίας.

Elena Xairetaki - Premedicare is a Cardiologist and a member of the medical team at the Premedicare Polyclinic. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and provides her services as a Cardiologist while also serving as the Scientific Director of the BIOIATRIKI Group. She specialized in Cardiology at Evangelismos Hospital and has served as an Assistant Consultant at Pammakaristos Hospital. Combining her experience and recognized scientific expertise, she manages a wide range of cases encompassing the full spectrum of her specialty.

Tsoukalas Dionysios is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Pallini. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus and obtained the Cardiology specialty title in 2018. Since then, he has worked as a Specialist Cardiologist at the General Hospital of Nikaia Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon," the General Hospital of Trikala, the General Hospital Asklipieio Voula, as well as at the Metropolitan General Hospital, where he currently serves as Consultant of the 2nd Cardiology Clinic. He is also a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Throughout his career, he has acquired significant experience across the full spectrum of clinical and interventional cardiology, having performed numerous coronary angiographies and angioplasties, both in emergency and routine settings. Additionally, he holds expertise in the latest echocardiographic techniques (Stress Echo - Transesophageal Echocardiography) from the General Hospital Asklipieio Voula. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society and the Hellenic College of Cardiology, the Scientific Association of Interventional Cardiology, the Working Groups on Echocardiography, Hypertension and Interventional Cardiology, and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.

Dr. Papadopoulou Maria is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Nikaia. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. She initially specialized in Internal Medicine at the Specialized Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa" for two years and subsequently in Cardiology at the General State Hospital of Nikaia for four years, where she acquired extensive and valuable experience in managing both emergency and non-cardiac cardiology cases, while performing numerous diagnostic tests (echocardiograms and stress tests). Additionally, she collaborated for several years with major diagnostic centers such as Biomed and Medical Diagnosis. The physician has a fully equipped practice with cardiac triplex, stress testing, rhythm Holter, and blood pressure Holter monitoring.

Kontsas Konstantinos MD, PhD is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Cardiology at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." He further specialized, with a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society, in Pulmonary Hypertension and Congenital Heart Diseases at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, where he subsequently worked as a registrar. Additionally, he specialized in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiac Rehabilitation at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. He is a certified hypertension specialist by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and has expertise in advanced ultrasound techniques (Stress Echo, 2D strain, 3D Echo). He is a Scientific Collaborator and University Fellow at the 2nd University Cardiology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" and collaborates with Hygeia Group Clinics, Athens Medical Center, White Cross Athens, and the Gynecological Obstetric Surgical Center "Leto." Finally, he actively participates in Greek and international conferences through oral and poster presentations and attends seminars as part of his continuous education and professional development.