Ophthalmologists in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Alatsaki Myrsini is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private clinic in Marousi. She holds a Medical Degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens, where she served as a scientific collaborator in the Department of Refraction and Strabismus for two years. She trained in Refractive Surgery for the correction of Myopia, Astigmatism, and Hyperopia through the American Academy of Ophthalmology and holds a Fellowship from the BEMMO Institute of Optics and Vision. She completed additional training in Cataract Surgery at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels. She holds a Master’s degree in Aesthetic Medicine from the University of Camerino in Rome and Turin, with a specialization in Non-invasive Blepharoplasty, lower eyelid bags, and other eyelid disorders. She performs laser surgeries at the OMMA Ophthalmological Institute and the Athens Refractive Center. She collaborates with the Central Clinic of Athens for Cataract Surgeries. She regularly attends national, European, and Pan-American conferences. Finally, she is a member of the European and Greek Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, as well as SAMNAS, the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Non-invasive Surgery.

Tanaskovits Natasa is an Ophthalmologist-Surgeon and maintains a private practice in the Nea Ionia area of Attica. She graduated from the Belgrade School of Medicine in Serbia and obtained her specialty title in Ophthalmology in 2005 with excellent grades. She recognized her medical degree at DIKATSA in 2006 and completed her Ophthalmology specialty training in Athens in 2010. She worked at the "Ophthalmos" Research and Therapeutic Institute from 2007 to 2021 in the General Ophthalmology Department, Cataract Department, and Low and Sports Vision Department. She collaborated as an indirect associate at the "Hygeia" Hospital (1st Ophthalmology Clinic) from 2007 to 2015. She has attended numerous conferences in Greece and abroad. She is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society. She collaborates with the "Ypapanti" Ophthalmology Clinic and the "OMMA" Ophthalmological Center.

Ms. Kapsalaki Georganta Theodouli is an Ophthalmologist and maintains her private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of Athens and completed her specialization in Ophthalmology at Gennimatas General State Hospital of Athens. Until 2014, she served as an Ophthalmologist at the Athens Ophthalmological Center, and in her private practice, she manages numerous cases utilizing her scientific expertise and many years of experience, always for the benefit of each patient she undertakes.

Dr. Maria-Irini Kourakou is a practicing ophthalmologist based in Cholargos, Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2004–2010), and later completed a Master’s Degree in Medical Imaging in Ophthalmology at the Democritus University of Thrace (2018–2023).She began her professional career with a clinical residency at Hospital Bellvitge in Barcelona, Spain (2012–2013), gaining valuable experience in a high-level international medical environment. She then completed her specialization in Ophthalmology at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens (2016–2022), one of Greece’s most prominent teaching hospitals.Dr. Kourakou is a member of the Athens Medical Association (since 2010) and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society (since 2017). She actively participates in medical congresses and continuing education. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Ο Σαϊτάκης Γιώργος είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Νέα Ερυθραία. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών κατόπιν Πανελληνίων εισαγωγικών εξετάσεων. Διετέλεσε υπότροφος του «Γερουλακείου Ιδρύματος» καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια της εξαετούς φοίτησης στην Ιατρική Σχολή, ως αριστούχος εισακτέος και ακολούθως, ως φοιτητής (2005-2011). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Οφθαλμολογία στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Αττικόν’’, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στους τομείς του γλαυκώματος και του αμφιβληστροειδούς. Εκπονεί τη διδακτορική διατριβή του (PhD) στο αντικείμενο της Διαβητικής Αμφιβληστροειδοπάθειας στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Κατά το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2018-2019, συμμετείχε στην κλινική εκπαίδευση στην Οφθαλμολογία των πεμπτοετών φοιτητών Ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Μετά από πανευρωπαϊκές εξετάσεις στο Παρίσι, απέκτησε τον τίτλο του “Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology, FEBO“. Ακόμη, τον Μάρτιο του 2018, έλαβε την υποτροφία του καθηγητή Οφθαλμολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Harvard "E. Gragoudas“, αφού κατέλαβε την πρώτη θέση σε πανελλήνιες γραπτές εξετάσεις ανάμεσα στους Έλληνες ειδικευόμενους Οφθαλμολογίας, και παρακολούθησε στις ΗΠΑ το ‘’Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology’’,το οποίο διοργανώνεται από το Harvard Medical School και το Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Εν συνεχεία, το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2019-2020, εξειδικεύτηκε στον τομέα της Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας (διάρκεια Fellowship 1 έτος) ως προσκεκλημένος Neuro-Ophthalmology International Fellow στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Harvard, στο νοσοκομείο Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, στην Βοστώνη των ΗΠΑ, υπό την καθοδήγηση των παγκοσμίου φήμης καθηγητών Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, Dr Joseph Rizzo III και Dr Dean Cestari. Κατά την παραμονή του στις ΗΠΑ, o κος Σαϊτάκης συμμετείχε με εργασίες στο Συνέδριο Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας της Βορείου Αμερικής (NANOS) και ανέλαβε ερευνητικά projects στο πεδίο της νευρο-οφθαλμολογικής προσβολής στην ‘’IgG4-related disease’’, συνεργαζόμενος με τον φημισμένο καθηγητή Ρευματολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Harvard, Dr John Stone. Είναι κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) «Οπτική και Όραση» του Βαρδινογιάννειου Εργαστηρίου Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής του Οφθαλμού (IVO) και της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, αποφοιτώντας από το διετές πρόγραμμα με τον υψηλότερο βαθμό. Είναι, ακόμα, κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) «Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας και Διαχείριση Κρίσεων» του Πανεπιστημίου Πελοποννήσου (2017). Κατά το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2013-2014, εκπαιδεύτηκε στον τομέα της Γενικής Οφθαλμολογίας στην Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Ludwig-Maximilian’s (L.M.U.), Μόναχο της Γερμανίας. Εργάστηκε, επίσης, ως Ερευνητικός και κλινικός συνεργάτης στο Ελληνικό ΄Ίδρυμα Υγείας (Hellenic Health Foundation) υπό την εποπτεία της Καθηγήτριας των Πανεπιστημίων Αθηνών και Harvard κας Αντωνίας Τριχοπούλου στα προγράμματα ‘’Consortium on Health and Ageing: Netwotk of Cohorts in Europe and the United States” και ‘’Υδρία’’. Eίναι ιδρυτικό μέλος της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας Έρευνας της Αλληλεπίδρασης Ψυχικών και Σωματικών Νοσημάτων. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε σημαντικό αριθμό ξένων και ελληνικών συνεδρίων, καθώς και ξενόγλωσσων και ελληνικών δημοσιεύσεων. Τέλος, διατελεί Διευθυντής του τμήματος Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας στο Athens Eye Hospital.

Dr. Koutsonas Antonis MD, FEBOphth is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kifisia. He holds a Doctorate and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Aachen in Germany. He served for several years as a Consultant in the Department of Vitreous and Retinal Diseases at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aachen (2014-2022), where he specialized in the surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases and cataracts (vitreoretinal and cataract surgeon). Additionally, following European Ophthalmology examinations, he obtained the European Ophthalmology title FEBO (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology). He possesses extensive clinical experience in prominent positions and has performed over 2200 pars plana vitrectomy surgeries for a wide range of vitreous and retinal diseases, 600 cataract and intraocular lens implantations, as well as more than 5000 intravitreal injections. He has significant research experience, having participated in numerous multicenter studies on various ophthalmic conditions, acting as principal investigator in several, and is trained in the principles of good clinical practice. He has published numerous articles in internationally renowned ophthalmological scientific journals and actively participates in international conferences. Finally, he has been involved in clinical research in the fields of glaucoma, electrophysiology, and the surgical treatment of vitreous and retinal diseases.

Bouzios Dimitrios is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Sassari in Italy, where he also completed his Ophthalmology specialization. He specializes in myopia laser treatment, pediatric ophthalmology, and cataract surgery. Since 2018, he has been a collaborating physician at the Central Clinic of Athens, while in his private practice he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Daravagka-Lyrou Maria is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Marousi. She completed her medical studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently specialized in Ophthalmology at a university clinic in Germany. She has completed a fellowship focusing on retinal diseases, macular pathology, and ocular inflammations at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Her doctoral dissertation topic concerns age-related macular degeneration. She possesses clinical experience from working in hospitals in Greece and Germany. Furthermore, she specializes in Pediatric Ophthalmology and is affiliated with the Pediatric Center of the Athens Medical Center and the REA Maternity Hospital.

Maria Zozolou MD, PhD, FEBO is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Kallithea, Marousi, and Piraeus. She specializes in refractive surgery and cataract surgery. With many years of experience in the use of advanced laser technologies and premium intraocular lenses, she provides comprehensive management of refractive errors and high-level care for patients with cataracts. Since 2015, she has been a key member of the medical team at the Athens Vision Eye Institute, where she is clinically and surgically active across the full spectrum of anterior segment disorders. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a specialty in Ophthalmology from the General Hospital of Nikaia “Agios Panteleimon,” and obtained the European FEBO title in Paris in 2014. In 2015, she completed the “Grigoris P. Georgariou” Clinical and Surgical Fellowship in Refractive Surgery and Cataract Surgery. In 2019, she was awarded a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation in the History of Medicine. Her clinical practice encompasses refractive surgery using femtosecond and excimer lasers or with Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), modern cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses, diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus, ocular surface diseases such as dry eye syndrome, as well as pediatric ophthalmology.

Kalogeropoulou Dionysia is an Ophthalmologist who runs a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her Ophthalmology specialty training at the Athens Polyclinic, Hygeia Melathron, and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." During her specialty training, she successfully performed numerous surgical procedures, including cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, dacryocystorhinostomies, blepharoplasties, entropion, and ectropion corrections. She has attended many courses both in Greece and abroad, where she received further training in Refractive Surgery and the latest advancements in cataract and glaucoma surgery. She completed a mini fellowship at the Vardinogiannis Institute of Crete focused on the latest developments in refractive procedures for correcting myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. She maintains a modern ophthalmology practice equipped with the latest technology devices for the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic conditions. She collaborates with Hygeia Hospital, the Ophthalmology Clinic of Ypapanti, as well as the Athens Refractive Center. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, the Glaucoma Society, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

Ntora Euthalia is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia, Attica. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized at the General Hospital of Katerini and in the First University Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA. There, she trained in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of clinical ophthalmology conditions, with a particular interest in cataract microsurgery and diseases of the cornea and retina. Since 2015, she has been a recognized Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBOphth). The services provided at her private practice include comprehensive refractive assessment, visual acuity measurement, keratometry, slit-lamp examination, tonometry, anterior segment and fundus photography, cataract evaluation, glaucoma study, fundoscopy, and complete pediatric ophthalmological examination.

Pantazis Dimitris MD, FEBO, DiSSO is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private clinic in Marousi. He graduated in Medicine from Semmelweis University and specialized in Ophthalmology in Germany, at the University Clinic of Hamburg. He is surgically specialized in Laser procedures for the correction of myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism, as well as in cataract surgeries. He holds the Greek and European Title of Ophthalmology Specialty (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology - FEBO) and has served as the scientific head of the ophthalmology department at the Athens Medical Center and the Ophthalmology department at the largest private multi-specialty clinic in Mykonos, the SEA Medical Health Clinic, for 9 years. He has completed the multi-year Swiss postgraduate program of the European Board for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology in Lugano, Switzerland, from which he obtained the title DiSSo (Diploma of Superior Specialist in Ophthalmology). Finally, he is accredited by the European School of Aviation Medicine of Lufthansa in Frankfurt as an aeromedical examiner for pilot licenses class II (PPL).

Ο ιατρός Δρ. Νικόλαος Παπασυφάκης είναι Οφθαλμίατρος, Οφθαλμικός Χειρουργός και Παιδοοφθαλμοχειρουργός, με πολυετή εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων των οφθαλμών σε παιδιά και ενήλικες. Είναι αριστούχος απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ρώμης και έλαβε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας Χειρουργικής Οφθαλμολογίας στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων «Η Αγία Σοφία» και στο Νοσοκομείο «Λαϊκό». Έχει διατελέσει Συντονιστής Διευθυντής της Οφθαλμολογικής Κλινικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων «Η Αγία Σοφία», καθώς και Διευθυντής Οφθαλμολογικής Κλινικής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Πεντέλης και στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων «Η Αγία Σοφία». Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής του πορείας έχει εργαστεί ως Επιμελητής Β΄ στην Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική των Γενικών Νοσοκομείων Παίδων «Αγλαΐα Κυριακού», Αργοστολίου και Ληξουρίου Κεφαλονιάς, καθώς και ως Επιμελητής Α΄ στα Νοσοκομεία Άμφισσας, Καρπενησίου, Λιβαδειάς και Θήβας. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία του γλαυκώματος και της οφθαλμικής ογκολογίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο Ρώμης και στο Βατικανό, ενώ διαθέτει επιπλέον εξειδίκευση στην ηλεκτροφυσιολογία και στις φλεγμονές του οφθαλμού. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Διαχείριση και Θεραπεία του Γλαυκώματος, καθώς και στην Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας. Παράλληλα, είναι κάτοχος πιστοποιημένης διδακτικής επάρκειας από την ΑΣΠΑΙΤΕ.

Dr. Tantros Xristin MD, MSc, FEBO is a Surgical Ophthalmologist and maintains private practices in Chalandri and Argyroupoli. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and specialized in ophthalmology in Paris, Lausanne, and Athens. She is the Head of the Fundus (Medical Retina) Department at Eye Day Clinic in Athens. Dr. Tantros has completed a fellowship in Retinal and Macular Diseases at the internationally renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She possesses extensive experience in services such as laser treatment, fundus examination, refractive assessment (including myopia measurement and prescription of glasses), glaucoma screening, cataract evaluation, macular assessment, tonometry, and corneal topography. Finally, she is a member of numerous scientific societies and associations and regularly attends a variety of conferences to ensure continuous professional development in her specialty.