Cardiologists in Attica

Kouremenou Xrysoula is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She is a graduate of the Medical School and to this day serves as a Scientific Associate at Metropolitan General, Iaso Marousi, the Medical Center at the Psychiko branch, and as the Scientific Head Cardiologist at the International Diagnostic Centers - Bioiatriki. During her specialty training, she extensively engaged with the full spectrum of cardiology and, through her three-month work in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," received training in performing myocardial SPECT. Additionally, due to her prior experience in gynecological obstetric clinics and her experience from the in vitro fertilization center where she worked, she has the capability to monitor women during their pregnancies to prevent adverse outcomes. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society and the Hellenic Society of Atherosclerosis and has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, contributing a significant number of studies and publications.

Kapelakis Ioannis is a Cardiologist and Consultant of the Cardiac Ultrasound Department at Hygeia Hospital and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Bologna, Italy "Alma Mater Studiorum". He completed the general cardiology training as a resident with a two-year internship in Pathology at the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi," in the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, and specialized in Cardiology at the 1st Cardiology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" (four-year specialty training in Cardiology). He has specialized in Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound Techniques (stress echo, transesophageal echocardiography, contrast echocardiography) at the Cardiology Department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1st University Cardiology Clinic - General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration"). Finally, he has worked as a Secondary Consultant Cardiologist at the Mykonos Health Center and as a Secondary Consultant Cardiologist in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriasio".

Papakonstantinou Euaggelia - Erasmia is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2005 through national entrance exams and graduated with a grade of 8.3 in 2011. Subsequently, she specialized in Cardiology in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, until 2019, when she obtained her specialty title in Düsseldorf. She has three years of clinical experience in the High Dependency and Intensive Care Unit in hospitals affiliated with the University Hospitals of Essen and Aachen and holds certification in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, as well as in emergency management including resuscitation and safe patient transfer (European Resuscitation Council). During her extended stay in Germany until 2021, she trained in the Hemodynamics Laboratory, the Department of Cardiac Ultrasound, and the Electrophysiology and Pacing Department. Currently, she is a Consultant in the Electrophysiology and Pacing Department at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center.

Ο κ. Χλαπουτάκης Γεώργιος είναι Ειδικός Καρδιολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Μαρούσι. Ασχολείται με την κλινική καρδιολογία και είναι πιστοποιημένος από το υπουργείο υγείας για υπερηχογραφική εκτίμηση της καρδιακής λειτουργίας. Τον Αύγουστο του 2022, μετά από έντεκα χρόνια επιτυχημένης πορείας ως ιδιώτης καρδιολόγος, ανακαίνισε πλήρως το ιατρείο του με μηχανήματα state of the art στην καρδιαγγειακή απεικόνιση. Έχει τεράστια εμπειρία στην κλινική καρδιολογία, μιας και ειδικεύτηκε στη χώρα μας σε νοσοκομεία αιχμής, εξετάζοντας μεγάλο όγκο ασθενών καθημερινά. Παρακολουθεί στενά τις εξελίξεις στο χώρο της καρδιολογίας, τόσο συμμετέχοντας σε συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, αλλά και μέσα από συνδρομητικές βάσεις δεδομένων έτσι, ώστε να κατέχει τη σύγχρονη γνώση. Συνεργάζεται με κορυφαίους συναδέλφους σε δημόσια και ιδιωτικά νοσοκομεία, σε περίπτωση που ο ασθενής του χρήζει δευτεροβάθμιας ή τριτοβάθμιας αντιμετώπισης. Ως αθλητής ο ίδιος (συμμετείχε επί σειρά ετών σε ανταγωνιστική ποδηλασία μεγάλων αποστάσεων -7 σπαρτακειάδες και πολυάριθμους αγώνες) είναι δικτυωμένος και δέχεται στο ιατρείο του αθλητές υψηλών επιδόσεων όλων των ηλικιών. Έτσι μπορεί να δώσει χρήσιμες συμβουλές σε όλο το φάσμα των αθλούμενων, από τους αρχάριους, μέχρι και όσους ασχολούνται με τον πρωταθλητισμό. Η μεγάλη του εμπειρία εξασφαλίζει την ασφάλεια στην άθληση, προστατεύοντας από την μία πλευρά τον αθλούμενο από προβλήματα υγείας, αλλά και αποφεύγοντας την αναίτια διακοπή της άσκησης. Είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του ιατρείου υπέρτασης του νοσοκομείου Αθηνών “Ιπποκράτειο”και συνεργάζεται με μεγάλα ιδιωτικά Νοσηλευτικά ιδρύματα, όπως το ΥΓΕΙΑ και το Ιατρικό Αμαρουσίου. Ακόμα διαθέτει πιστοποίηση από το Υπουργείο Υγείας για την υπερηχογραφική εκτίμηση της καρδιακής λειτουργίας. Τέλος είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρίας και του Ελληνικού Κολλεγίου Καρδιολογίας. Έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε Ελληνικά και ξένα περιοδικά, καθώς έχει λάβει μέρος σε διεθνείς πολυκεντρικές μελέτες.

Sinopoulou Panagiota is a Cardiologist who maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is specialized in clinical cardiology as well as advanced ultrasound techniques, having also completed further specialization at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens Hippocratio. She is certified to perform complex examinations such as stress-echo, transesophageal echocardiograms, etc. In her private practice, she deals with the full spectrum of clinical and laboratory cardiology.

Eleutherios Sakadakis is a Cardiologist with a private practice in Pangrati. 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 has specialized in cardiomyopathies, ultrasound imaging, and cardiac magnetic resonance diagnosis, having received a scholarship from the Hellenic Cardiological Society to further his training at the Cardiology Clinic of the University Hospital "La Timone" in France, focusing on cardiomyopathies and endocarditis. Currently, he serves as Deputy Director of the Adult Cardiology Clinic at "Mitera" Hospital of the Hygeia Group and works as an external collaborator in the Radiology Department of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, specializing in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Furthermore, Dr. Sakadakis has numerous publications in international journals, abstracts presented at Greek and international conferences, as well as multiple commendations and an award for the best research protocol at the 17th Panhellenic Conference on Lipidology, Atherosclerosis, and Vascular Disease.

Papamentzelopoulos Spyridon is a Cardiologist and operates a private practice in Piraeus. He was admitted to the Military Officers School of Corps and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He initially specialized in Pathology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens for two years, including nine months in the Intensive Care Unit, and subsequently specialized in Cardiology for four years at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. There, he participated in the management of numerous and complex cardiological cases, while also performing hundreds of diagnostic (stress tests, echocardiograms, Holter monitoring, and others) and interventional procedures (coronary angiographies, angioplasties, cardiac catheterizations, intravenous pacing). Additionally, he has participated in international studies of new transcatheter techniques for treating cardiac valve diseases (TAVI), as well as in the monitoring of patients with heart failure (using left ventricular assist devices [LVAD]) and heart transplantation. At his private practice, he provides specialized solutions tailored to the needs of his patients.

Theoxaridis Eustathios is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Neo Irakleio. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ancona in Italy and operates his private clinic with the capability to perform ECG, Echocardiography of the Heart and Aorta, 24-hour cardiac rhythm and blood pressure monitoring (Holter), hypertension and lipid regulation, as well as preventive and pre-athletic assessments. The physician has attended numerous seminars including educational workshops on stroke, training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (eACLS) from the Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and a seminar on Transthoracic Echocardiography from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, where he has received distinctions and certifications, aiming at continuous education and updating in cardiology. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, and the European Society of Cardiology.

Georgios Sionis is a Cardiologist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Pecs in Hungary. Currently, in addition to his private practice, he is a Consulting Physician in the Hemodynamics Department of the Central Clinic of Athens and at Metropolitan General Hospital in Cholargos. The doctor has extensive experience and has specialized in cardiac ultrasound, exercise testing, 24-hour rhythm and blood pressure monitoring (Holter), interventional cardiology, the Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU) – Infarction Unit, and the latest echocardiographic techniques. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous conferences and seminars both in Greece and abroad. In his private practice, he manages cases across the entire spectrum of cardiology, understanding the unique needs of his patients.

Ο Δρ. Δαμάσκος Δημήτριος είναι Ειδικός Καρδιολόγος με εξειδίκευση στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία.  Έχει λάβει τον τίτλο του Διδάκτορα από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, εκπονώντας τη διδακτορική διατριβή του στην Ά Καρδιολογική Κλινική του Ωνασείου Καρδιοχειρουργικού Κέντρου, της οποίας αποτέλεσε Ερευνητικός Συνεργάτης στον τομέα της Πρόληψης των Δυσλιπιδαιμιών για έξι έτη. Έχει ανακηρυχθεί υπότροφος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Αθηροσκλήρωσης με τελικό στόχο την μελέτη του Μεταβολικού Συνδρόμου, έχοντας παράλληλα μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Λιπιδολογία και την Καρδιαγγειακή Πρόληψη από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Αθηροσκλήρωσης σε συνεργασία με την Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Αθηροσκλήρωσης. Εξειδικεύθηκε στη διάνοιξη των στεφανιαίων αγγείων διακαθετηριακά και στην επιδιόρθωση δομικών παθήσεων της καρδιάς παρακολουθώντας εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα μετεκπαίδευσης σε αντίστοιχα κέντρα της Ελλάδας και του εξωτερικού όπως στο Παρίσι, τη Λωζάννη, τη Νίκαια και άλλα. Είναι πιστοποιημένος από την Ευρωπαϊκή Καρδιολογική Εταιρεία στη διενέργεια υπερήχων καρδιάς και έχει εξειδικευθεί στις νεότερες απεικονιστικές τεχνικές. Διετέλεσε Επιμελητής του Αιμοδυναμικού Εργαστηρίου του Ερρίκος Ντυνάν Hospital Center επί 5ετίας, έχοντας εκτελέσει σειρά συμβατικών πράξεων της επεμβατικής καρδιολογίας (στεφανιογραφία, δεξιός και αριστερός καθετηριασμός, αγγειοπλαστική στεφανιαίων αρτηριών, σύμπλοκη αγγειοπλαστική στελέχους, ενδοστεφανιαίο υπερηχογράφημα, rotablator, τοποθέτηση διαδερμικής αορτικής βαλβίδας κτλ.). Αποτελεί ενεργό μέλος της Ομάδας Διακαθετηριακής Επεμβατικής Καρδιολογίας της Ευρωπαϊκής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ομάδας Καρδιαγγειακής Απεικόνισης της Ευρωπαϊκής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Αθηροσκλήρωσης, του Ελληνικού Κολλεγίου Θεραπείας της Αθηροσκλήρωσης και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Μελέτης της Παχυσαρκίας του Μεταβολισμού & των Διαταραχών Διατροφής. Έχει εκλεγεί στο ΔΣ της Ομάδας Πρόληψης και Επιδημιολογίας της Ελληνικής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας για τα έτη 2018-20. Το ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον του Δρ. Δαμάσκου είναι εστιασμένο στη σύγχρονη αντιμετώπιση της στεφανιαίας νόσου και των συγγενών δυσλιπιδαιμιών, την εξέλιξη του κλάδου της κάρδιο-ογκολογίας, καθώς και σε τομείς που άπτονται της επεμβατικής καρδιολογίας, όπως οι υψηλού κινδύνου αγγειοπλαστικές σε σύμπλοκες βλάβες και η χρήση βιοαπορροφήσιμων stent. Έχει συνολικά δημοσιεύσει περισσότερα από 50 επιστημονικά άρθρα και έχει συγγράψει κεφάλαια επιστημονικών συγγραμμάτων και είναι κριτής σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Τέλος, συμμετέχει με ομιλίες σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια και έχει λάβει μέρος σε σημαντικές διεθνείς κλινικές μελέτες.

Tsaggaris Adamantios is an Interventional Cardiologist, maintains a private practice in Marousi, and serves as a Cardiologist Consultant at the Red Cross (Korgialeneio - Benakeio EES). He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Pathology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in the USA. He specialized in Cardiology at the University of Minnesota in the USA. He completed subspecialty training in interventional cardiology and structural cardiology (TAVI, MitraClip, Watchman) at the University of Minnesota in the USA (worked at VA MPLS, Fairview Hospital, Southdale Hospital). He is a Diplomate of the American College of Cardiology. He has been awarded, following examinations, the American Subspecialty Certificates in Cardiology (ABIM-Cardiology) and Interventional Cardiology (ABIM-Interventional Cardiology). He is board certified in echocardiography (National Board of Echocardiography). He has published papers in international scientific journals and has presented at Greek, American, and European conferences. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology as well as the Hellenic Cardiological Society. In his practice, he manages cases covering the entire spectrum of cardiology and specializes in coronary artery disease and valvular heart diseases (interventional and structural cardiology).

Cardiologist Tzanogiorgis Ioannis practices in Petralona and Peristeri. He graduated from the Medical School of Iuliu Hatieganu University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He completed his Cardiology specialty at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," where he actively participated in the clinical and educational activities of the department. After obtaining his specialty, he remained as a scientific collaborator at the Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Diseases Laboratory of the Cardiology Clinic at Tzaneio. He took on the organization and operation of the Cardiology Clinic of the NGO Praksis. He served as Consultant at the 2nd Cardiology Clinic of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. He collaborated with the Hemodialysis Unit "Frondis," conducting cardiological assessments. To this day, he remains a Scientific Collaborator at the Hygeia Hospital. He holds a postgraduate degree from the University of Bologna focusing on Pulmonary Hypertension. He is a member of the European and Hellenic Society of Cardiology, the European and Hellenic Atherosclerosis Societies, as well as other scientific associations. He has served as a member of the presidium of the Prevention and Rehabilitation Working Group of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology and has participated in presenting abstracts at international and Greek conferences. Additionally, he has contributed to the translation of chapters of scientific textbooks. Lastly, he was awarded a scholarship by the Hellenic Society of Cardiology for his postgraduate studies.

Dr. Kolyviras Thanos MD, PhD, FESC is an Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the 4th Cardiology Clinic - Interventional Cardiology at Metropolitan General Hospital, HHG Group. He holds an official Specialization Title in Interventional Cardiology and specializes in complex coronary artery interventions and the interventional treatment of aortic valve stenosis using the TAVI method. He was admitted through the Panhellenic Examinations to the Medical School of the University of Athens in 2002 and subsequently moved to Brussels (Belgium) in 2009, where he specialized in Cardiology. In September 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Athens with honors. He has performed more than 3,000 coronary artery procedures and is an accredited Interventional Cardiologist for the implantation of percutaneous aortic valves using the TAVI method. He has received a Fellowship from the European Society of Cardiology to attend the European Congress in Barcelona (2014), where he was awarded for the best oral presentation. Additionally, in 2020, he obtained certification from the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI) – Certificate of Excellence and since 2021 he is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). He has an extensive authorial and research portfolio, with particular interest and involvement in the education of young colleagues. His future plans focus on clinical research in the fields of interventional cardiology for the treatment primarily of valvular diseases with new transcatheter techniques, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration on specialized topics in interventional cardiology both in Greece and abroad.

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).

Ο Ελευθέριος Σαμιώτης είναι Ειδικός Καρδιολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Περιστέρι, ενώ παράλληλα είναι επιμελητής Β΄ στο Κέντρο Υγείας Αγίου Ιεροθέου. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Ειδικεύτηκε στην Καρδιολογία στη Β΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Καρδιολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου «Αττικόν», ενώ εκπαιδεύτηκε και στην Παθολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Η Ελπίς». Διατελεί μέλος της Ελληνικής και Ευρωπαϊκής καρδιολογικής εταιρείας και συμμετέχει ενεργά σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ενώ επίσης έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στην πρωτοβάθμια και νοσοκομειακή φροντίδα καρδιολογικών ασθενών, και παρέχει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες πρόληψης, έγκαιρης διάγνωσης και θεραπείας καρδιαγγειακών παθήσεων αξιοποιώντας τις τελευταίες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις. 

Xatzis Mixalis is a Specialist Cardiologist who also maintains a private cardiology clinic in Vrilissia. Simultaneously, he serves as a consultant cardiologist at the 3rd Cardiology Department of Metropolitan General Hospital and at the Praxis Ygeias Polyclinic. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After completing rural service, he specialized in Cardiology at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration" and the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," gaining significant experience across the full spectrum of cardiological cases and participating in the academic activities of the clinics. Furthermore, he holds a postgraduate diploma in "Interventional Cardiology" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as graduation from the four-month program "Rehabilitation of Cardiac Patients after Cardiac Surgery" from the same institution. Emphasizing the second component of the word "cardiology" (logos/logic), he strives to respond in the best possible way to the individualized needs of his patients.