Gastroenterologists in South Aegean

Dr. Zaxou Maria is an External Collaborator at the private hospitals "Lefkos Stavros" and "Mediterraneo" and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of Athens - NKUA, focusing on hydrocolonoscopy and new techniques for the removal of colorectal polyps. She is actively engaged in clinical research and has participated in Greek and international conferences, including the Pan-European UEG 2023, where she was awarded for the COLDWATER study. She is specialized in the management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and is a member of the educational committee of the Rome Foundation. In her private practice, she addresses the full spectrum of Gastroenterology (e.g., Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Helicobacter pylori infection, GERD, dyspepsia, etc.) and performs gastroscopies and colonoscopies using state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring painless and safe procedures.

Dr. Pappas Vasileios is a Gastroenterologist - Hepatologist specialized at the General Hospital of Attica Sismanoglio. His clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art endoscopes and a video processor (Full HD) with digital chromoendoscopy capability (for the detection of early lesions of the upper and lower digestive system), as well as modern disinfection and sterilization equipment. The physician provides comprehensive endoscopic examination of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, rectoscopy), performs polyp removal, endoscopic gastrostomy, esophageal variceal ligation, endoscopic dilations, and investigates gastrointestinal symptoms (dysphagia, odynophagia, dyspeptic discomfort, nausea - vomiting, bloating, abdominal pain, acute and chronic diarrheal syndrome, constipation, fecal incontinence). The clinic also conducts the Hydrogen Breath Test for the diagnosis of intolerance to foods containing lactose, fructose, as well as for the diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. As part of continuous medical education, the physician has participated in numerous national and pan-European conferences.

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.

Tzitzi Dimitra is a Gastroenterologist who has maintained a private practice in Chalandri since 1992. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a degree grade of "excellent." She was a scholarship recipient of the State Scholarships Foundation for every academic year and obtained the specialty title in Gastroenterology. She served as a Consultant in the Endoscopy Department of the 1st IKA Hospital for a decade. She has a fully equipped office and performs esophagogastroscopies, rectoscopies, proctoscopies, colonoscopies, abdominal ultrasounds, and endoscopic polypectomies of the stomach and large intestine. Additionally, she provides treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease – Barrett's esophagus – and inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Finally, she has participated in numerous scientific papers presented in Greek and international scientific journals and is a member of Greek and European medical associations.