Pediatricians in Attica

Stefanis Athanasios is a Pediatric ENT specialist with private practices in Piraeus and Marousi. He graduated from the Medical School of the Health Sciences School at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses valuable experience and knowledge in his field, having worked for several years as an Otolaryngologist at the Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio" and at the Athens Children's General Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou". Additionally, the doctor participates in seminars and conferences related to his specialty and is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association as well as a specialized member of the Athens Medical Association.

Magkanaris Stylianos is an Otolaryngologist - Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Director of Otolaryngology at Metropolitan Hospital, and maintains private practices in Korydallos and Kyparissia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Cluj University in Romania and completed his specialty training in the Otolaryngology Department of Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio". Additionally, he has significant experience in endoscopic surgery and surgery for both children and adults. Finally, he has many years of experience and offers his services at the Otolaryngology Department of Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio".

Avouris Ioannis is a Pediatric ENT specialist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus and concurrently serves as the Deputy Director of the Otolaryngology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a candidate for a Doctorate in Medicine. Additionally, he holds a diploma in Medical Acupuncture. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital "Elpis" and has trained in Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery at the General Anti-Cancer Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas." He has served as a scientific collaborator and head of the ENT Clinics at the "Piraeus Therapeutic Center" and the Model Nursing Center of Piraeus "Agios Nikolaos." The physician provides high-level medical services across the full spectrum of his specialty, with a focus on the surgical treatment of sleep apnea and snoring, as well as pediatric otorhinolaryngologic surgery. He actively participates in educational seminars, workshops, and conferences to ensure continuous further training and specialization. Finally, he is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association, the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and the Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncture Physicians of Greece.

Mpakopoulou Ioanna is a Pediatrician specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology and maintains a private practice in Kaisariani. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and initially specialized in Pediatrics at the General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete “Venizeleio” and subsequently at the University Clinic of Democritus University of Thrace. Additionally, she trained in Pediatric Endocrinology in a salaried Medical Officer position at Archbishop Makarios III Hospital in Nicosia, Cyprus from 2003 to 2005. Since 2005, she has been a member, following evaluation, of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and an associate member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society. She has worked as Registrar at the General Hospital of Xanthi, where she established the first pediatric endocrinology clinic in Thrace. Later, she worked in the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the General Children’s Hospital “Agia Sophia,” under Professor G. Chrousos, where she participated in the training program for medical students and pediatric and adult endocrinology residents. In 2014, she retired as an NHS Director and from 2015 worked as a Pediatric Endocrinologist at the Commission International Accredited Dr. Sulaiman al Habib Hospital, with a capacity of 360 beds. She actively participated in resident training programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia, delivering numerous lectures and seminars. Since 2020, she has been a scientific collaborator at IIBEAA, in the Pediatric and Adolescent Overweight Clinic, within the Unit of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes of the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Children’s Hospital “Agia Sophia,” as a member of Professor E. Harmandari’s team.

Ο Δημάκης Χριστόδουλος είναι Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Χειρουργός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος - Παιδο-ΩΡΛ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Δάφνη, εξοπλισμένο με σύγχρονο τεχνολογικό και επιστημονικό εξοπλισμό, αντιμετωπίζοντας όλο το φάσμα των ΩΡΛ παθήσεων τόσο σε ενήλικες όσο και σε παιδιά. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και τη Στρατιωτική Σχολή Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ) το 2012. Ειδικεύτηκε ως Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος – Χειρουργός Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου στην Ελλάδα, και συγκεκριμένα στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών και στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ασκληπιείο Βούλας, και στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία στο Royal Free London, NHS Foundation Trust. Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών (ερευνητικό έργο στον τομέα της ωτολογίας - ακοολογίας) και έχει διακριθεί για το σημαντικό του ερευνητικό έργο, με πολλές δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά. Επίσης έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στη χειρουργική ωτός και κροταφικού οστού, στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινός και παραρινίων κόλπων στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Ο Ευαγγελισμός», καθώς και στη ρινοπλαστική και πλαστική χειρουργική προσώπου στο διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένο κέντρο ΩΡΛ - Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου του Λίβερπουλ της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Ακόμη, έχει υπάρξει επί σειρά ετών συνεργάτης της μονάδας εντατικής νοσηλείας νεογνών (ΜΕΝΝ) της Γ΄ Πανεπιστημιακής Παιδιατρικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου «Αττικόν», αναλαμβάνοντας τον προληπτικό έλεγχο ακοής των νεογνών με τις πλέον σύγχρονες δοκιμασίες των ωτοακουστικών εκπομπών και προκλητών δυναμικών εγκεφάλου. Είναι μόνιμος στρατιωτικός ιατρός στο Πολεμικό Ναυτικό και υπηρετεί ως Επιμελητής της ΩΡΛ Κλινικής του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών. Συγχρόνως είναι συνεργάτης ιδιωτικών κλινικών της Αθήνας, όπου πραγματοποιεί χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στον τομέα της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας έχοντας αντιμετωπίσει πλήθος περιστατικών τόσο σε βάση τακτικού εξωτερικού ιατρείου όσο και επειγόντων. Τέλος, έχει εκπαιδευτεί και διενεργήσει το σύνολο των χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων του φάσματος της σύγχρονης ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας.

Η Αρκουμάνη Μάιρα είναι Παιδίατρος - Παιδοενδοκρινολόγος με μετεκπαίδευση στην Παιδιατρική και Εφηβική Ενδοκρινολογία, Παχυσαρκία, Μεταβολισμό και Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Αποφοίτησε με βαθμό "Άριστα" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Στη συνέχεια, ειδικεύτηκε στην Παιδιατρική, στην Α΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία" και έλαβε τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας, μετά από πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις. Κατά τη διάρκεια της παιδιατρικής ειδικότητας, συμμετείχε ενεργά στο Ιατρείο Ενδοκρινολογίας, Μεταβολισμού και Διαβήτη της Α΄ Πανεπιστημιακής Κλινικής, καθώς εκπονούσε τη διδακτορική της διατριβή με αντικείμενο τον Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη τύπου 1 σε παιδιά και εφήβους. Μετά την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας κατέχει τον τίτλο της Ακαδημαϊκής Υποτρόφου στο Ιατρείο Διαβήτη και Μεταβολισμού της Β΄ Πανεπιστημιακής Παιδιατρικής Κλινικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Π. & Α. Κυριακού". Παράλληλα, είναι Επιμελήτρια στη Μονάδα Ενδοκρινολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με επιστημονικά υπεύθυνο τον Ακαδημαϊκό Καθηγητή Γ.Π. Χρούσο, ο οποίος είναι και μέντορας της στην Παιδιατρική Ενδοκρινολογία από τα φοιτητικά της χρόνια. Η Αρκουμάνη Μάιρα κατέχει τη θέση της Επιμελήτριας στη Β΄ Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Παιδιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών - Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών και είναι συνεργάτης των Μαιευτηρίων του Ομίλου "ΜΗΤΕΡΑ". Η Παιδίατρος έχει στο ενεργητικό της πολλές δημοσιεύσεις σε ξενόγλωσσα και ελληνικά επιστημονικά περιοδικά, ενώ έχει πραγματοποιήσει, επίσης, πληθώρα ομιλιών και ανακοινώσεων σε συνέδρια παιδιατρικής και παιδιατρικής ενδοκρινολογίας. Είναι μέλος της European Society Endocrinology, της ESE Young Endocrinologists & Scientists Committee, της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Διαβήτη, Μεταβολικού Συνδρόμου και Παχυσαρκίας (ESoDiMeSO) και της International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). Παράλληλα, παραδίδει διαδικτυακές ομιλίες για μητέρες και μαίες μέσω της πλατφόρμας MYNEWBABYCENTER, αλλά και της σελίδας της στο Instagram-DR.MAIRAPEDCARE, εστιάζοντας στην υγεία του παιδιού από την στιγμή της γέννησης του μέχρι την ενηλικίωση. Επιπλέον, είναι σύμβουλος μητρικού θηλασμού, με περαιτέρω πιστοποίηση NLS, υποστήριξης της ζωής του νεογνού, από τον Αρμόδιο Ευρωπαϊκό Παιδιατρικό Φορέα. Ως γιατρός που έχει τάξει τη ζωή της στην υγεία και την φροντίδα του παιδιού #childcomesfirst# από τη νεογνική ηλικία μέχρι τα 18 έτη, δίνει πλέον το "παρών" όπου υπάρχει ανάγκη, συμμετέχοντας ως εθελόντρια στις αποστολές παροχής πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας υγείας της "Σύμπλευσης" στα μικρά και ακριτικά νησιά της Ελλάδας καθώς και στις δράσεις του Συλλόγου Γονέων Παιδιών με Νεοπλασματική Ασθένεια "ΦΛΟΓΑ" και των "Γιατρών του Κόσμου".

Maria Mpalla is a Pediatrician - Child Neurologist and maintains a private practice in Psychiko, Athens. She also collaborates with the Pediatric Clinic of the "MITERA" Children's Hospital and is a Scientific Associate in pediatric neurology at the First Pediatric University Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia." Additionally, she has served as a Pediatrician at the Aristotle Corinthian Educational Institution. She possesses extensive experience in pediatric dermatology, counseling and methods for proper breastfeeding, child nutrition, developmental pediatrics, as well as pediatric neurology.

The Euiasis Specialized Pediatric ENT Center is located in Marousi and serves a wide range of patients of all ages. The center's goal is the longevity of the individual, as well as ensuring a high quality of life. A variety of specialized services are offered, providing solutions for conditions such as sinusitis, vertigo and dizziness, rhinitis and allergic rhinitis, voice disorders, stomatitis, and pharyngitis. Additionally, all otologic and neuro-otologic problems are addressed, including hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis. The Scientific Director of the Euiasis Medical Center is Dr. Christina Efthymiou MD, MSc, Med. Ac, Otolaryngology Surgeon, Neuro-otologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, and specialist in Medical Acupuncture.

Nisotakis Emmanouil MD, PhD, Doctor of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration" and in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli. He has also received specialized training in Plastic Surgery at the Naval Hospital of Athens and in Neurosurgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Additionally, he undertook further training at Cambridge University Hospital in the United Kingdom and has participated in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece and abroad to ensure continuous professional development in his field. Finally, his practice offers services covering the full spectrum of his specialty.

Kasmiridis Georgios is a Pediatric ENT specialist and maintains a private practice in Gerakas. He has undergone further training in the Laser Department at University College London and has specialized in the Otolaryngology Clinics of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," the Penteli Children's General Hospital, and the Specialized Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa." In addition to his private practice, the doctor collaborates with "Hygeia" Hospital, the Private Hospital "Mitera," and the Attiko Therapy Center. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services to both children and adults, personalized to the individual needs of each patient.

Konstantopoulou Frinta is a Child Psychiatrist with private practices in Drosia and Piraeus. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and has received training in systemic and family therapy at the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. Additionally, she has worked in the Child Psychiatry Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio" and has a special focus on pervasive developmental disorders. In her private practice, she provides specialized services and manages a wide range of conditions.

Panagopoulou Georgia is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Melissia. She holds a PhD from Democritus University of Thrace and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Adult Otolaryngology at the Penteli General Children’s Hospital and the General Hospital of Athens Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross. The doctor is an Associate Otolaryngologist at several private hospitals and polyclinics, as well as with SOS Doctors. Additionally, she has participated as an attendee and speaker at numerous conferences aimed at continuous education in her field of specialization.

Η Σοφία-Άννα Τυπάλδου είναι Παιδοψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Παιδιών και Εφήβων. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή Θεσσαλίας, στη Λάρισα. Εκπλήρωσε την υπηρεσία υπαίθρου στο Κ.Υ. Φαρσάλων. Έκανε μέρος της ειδικότητάς της στην Ψυχιατρική Ενηλίκων στο Ψ.Ν.Θ. στη Θεσσαλονικη. Κατόπιν εργάστηκε ως ειδικευόμενη στη Ψυχιατρική Ενηλίκων στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομειό της Γενεύης στην Ελβετία. Στη συνέχεια ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Παιδοψυχιατρικής στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο της Λοζάνης (CHUV). Με τον τίτλο ειδικότητας Ψυχιάτρου Παιδιών και Εφήβων, αλλά και Ψυχοθεραπεύτριας Ψυχοδυναμικής κατεύθυνσης, εργάστηκε για πολλά χρόνια ως επιμελήτρια στο ίδιο νοσοκομείο (CHUV). ¨Εχει πολυετή εμπειρία με παιδιά με χρόνιες σωματικές παθήσεις (ψυχο-ογκολογία, αιματολογικές ασθένειες, νεφρική ανεπάρκεια, μεταμοσχεύσεις, επιληψία, κ.α.), δυσφορία φύλου (παιδοψυχιατρική αξιολόγηση, ένδειξη για ορμονοθεραπεία, παρακολούθηση), intersex (σε συνεργασία με παιδοενδοκρινολόγο και παιδοχειρουργό, προάσπιση της μη πρώιμης παρέμβασης χωρίς τη συγκατάθεση του διαφυλικού ατόμου), περιγεννητική ψυχική υγεία (εγκυμοσύνη αυξημένου κινδύνου, διακοπή κύησης σε προχωρημένη εγκυμοσύνη, περιγεννητικό πένθος, νεογνό και διάγνωση, υποστήριξη στη γονεικότητα στην πρώιμη ηλικία), αλλά και πάσης φύσης έκτακτο παιδοψυχιατρικό περιστάτικο, καταθλιπτικές διαταραχές, αγχώδεις διαταραχές, ΔΕΠΥ, συναισθηματικές διαταραχές/δυσκολιές στη βρεφονηπιακή ηλικία, διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής, κ.α. Δυνατότητα διαδικτυακής συνεδρίας, εφόσον η ηλικία και η φύση του περιστατικού το επιτρέπει. Πολυετής εμπειρία σε Ψυχοθεραπεία Ψυχοδυναμικής κατεύθυνσης σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες.

Polykretis Leonidas is a Surgeon Otolaryngologist, Pediatric ENT specialist with a private practice in Dafni, Director of the ENT Clinic at IASO Children's Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds certification in "Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)" from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He specialized in Otolaryngology at the Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" and at the Piraeus Specialized Cancer Hospital "Metaxa," in Plastic Surgery at the Athens General Hospital "Georgios Gennimatas," in Neurosurgery at the Piraeus General Hospital "Tzaneio," and in General Surgery at the Pyrgos General Hospital "Andreas Papandreou." It is noteworthy that he has worked as an Otolaryngologist at the Piraeus Specialized Cancer Hospital "Metaxa," served as an External Collaborator at the Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio," and was Consultant at the ENT Clinic of the 492 General Military Hospital of Alexandroupolis. Currently, he is Deputy Director of the ENT Clinic at the Euroclinic Children's Hospital of Athens and serves as Consultant in the corresponding Clinic of Bioclinic Athens. As part of his continuous professional development, he has attended numerous seminars and participated in many scientific conferences with poster presentations. At his private practice, he offers a wide range of services such as tympanometry, audiometry, acoustic reflex testing, ear cleaning, otomicroscopy, as well as endoscopy of the nose, pharynx, and larynx. Additionally, he conducts snoring evaluation, chemical and electrical cauterization of the nose, labyrinth examination, and minor surgical procedures.

Kermetzoglou Eirini is a Pediatrician with certified specialization in Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatric Diabetology from the German Medical Association (ÄNR), with a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, she began her Pediatric residency at the General Hospital of Corinth, which she completed in Germany, specifically at Marienhospital Bottrop and Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen (academic hospitals of the University of Duisburg/Essen). Later, she specialized in Pediatric Endocrinology - Pediatric Diabetology at Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, where she served as Head Registrar B in the pediatric emergency department, and at the University Pediatric Clinic of Essen (Universitätsklinikum Essen). Concurrently, she worked as a coordinator for the education of children with diabetes, their families, and educators, aiming at proper disease management and prevention of complications. Additionally, she served as Registrar B (Fachärztin) in the endocrinology-diabetology outpatient clinics of the University Pediatric Clinic of Essen and participated in the teaching of pediatric residents as well as medical students of the University Medical School.

Kotea Marianthi is a Child Psychiatrist maintaining a private practice in Moschato. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University Child Psychiatry Clinic of the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia". She served for several years as the scientific director at the Counseling Center of the Municipality of Kallithea. Ms. Kotea has not proceeded with certification with EOPYY for therapy approvals or for medical reports for public services.

Koinakis Nikolaos is an Adult and Pediatric Cardiologist and maintains private practices in Kallithea, Glyfada, and Sitia, Crete. He is a graduate of Biology and the Medical School of the University of Crete. He specialized in cardiology at the General Hospital "Asklipieio" of Voula. During his specialization, he trained in pediatric cardiology at the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia". He pursued further training in advanced ultrasound techniques (stress echo, transesophageal echocardiography) at the General Hospital of Crete "Venizeleio". The clinic provides electrocardiograms, heart triplex ultrasounds, blood pressure Holter monitoring, rhythm Holter monitoring (24 and 48 hours), stress echo, pre-participation athletic screening, prescription of medications, and referral for diagnostic tests. Home visits are available (clinical examination, electrocardiogram, heart triplex ultrasound, rhythm Holter, blood pressure Holter) upon prior arrangement with the physician. Finally, the doctor has obtained training certificates from the Institute for the Study and Education in Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy as well as from the Hellenic Society of Lipidology, Atherosclerosis, and Vascular Disease.

The physician examines children older than 2 years.

Palios Theodoros is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist with a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bari in Italy, specializing in Otolaryngology. His expertise includes endoscopic examination of the nose and larynx, vertigo investigation, pediatric surgery, and hearing assessment from the neonatal period. He is an Affiliate of the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital and former Consultant at the Otolaryngology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Since 2015, he has been responsible for the Adult and Pediatric Outpatient ENT Clinics at EYDAP and collaborates with renowned hospitals in the Attica region, such as Metropolitan, the Medical Centers of Faliro, Marousi, and Psychiko, the Hygeia Group, "Mitera" Hospital, the Athens Clinic, and the Euroclinic. Throughout his career, he has managed a large number of children surgically treated for snoring and sleep apnea, as well as monitoring and hearing evaluation of children with hearing loss. In his modern and fully equipped clinic, all necessary examinations are provided, including comprehensive audiological assessment, endoscopic evaluation, tympanometry, audiogram, and ear cleaning. Finally, Dr. Palios has participated in numerous national and international conferences as a speaker, maintaining continuous professional development and the highest level of expertise in his field.