General practitioners (GPs) in Attica

Xaita Stauroula is a General Family Physician and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Bologna. She has specialized in General Family Medicine at the Naval Hospital of Athens and holds a Master's Degree in Aging and Chronic Disease Management from the Hellenic Open University in collaboration with the Medical Department of the University of Thessaly.

Dr. Theodorakopoulou Afroditi, MD, is a General/Family Physician, graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras (2006 – 2012) and holder of a Master’s degree (MSc) in Aesthetic Medicine and Therapeutics from Università di Camerino (2020 – 2022). She possesses extensive professional experience in Primary Health Care, having served as a General Medicine Resident at Kalamata Hospital (2016 – 2020), as a Physician at the National Public Health Organization (EODY) (2020 – 2021), and as an Auxiliary Physician – Consultant B’ in General Medicine at the Patision Health Center (2021 – 2025). At her clinic, comprehensive services are provided for the diagnosis, prevention, and monitoring of chronic conditions such as Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Osteoporosis, and Hyperuricemia. Additionally, wound suturing, suture removal, issuance of health certificates, prescription of medications and laboratory tests (hematological and imaging), as well as driving license renewals are performed. Home visits are also available for patients in need. Alongside Clinical Medicine, Dr. Theodorakopoulou Afroditi has specialized in the field of Aesthetic/Cosmetic Medicine, offering modern, non-invasive treatments such as Botox, Mesotherapy, Dermapen, PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma), Chemical Peels, and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers, aiming at natural rejuvenation and improvement of skin appearance. With scientific proficiency, responsibility, and a patient-centered approach, she provides comprehensive medical care tailored to each patient’s needs, combining prevention, treatment, and aesthetic care with a focus on health and quality of life.

Soldatou Kyriaki is a General Practitioner, maintaining a private practice in Glyfada and serving as a scientific collaborator at the Athens Medical Center. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in Modern Clinical Laboratory Approaches to Lung Cancer from the General Hospital for Chest Diseases "SOTIRIA." Furthermore, she specialized in general and family medicine at the General Hospital "Hippocratio" of Athens and received training at Cambridge University at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Ο Κασιμάτης Νικόλαος MD, MSc είναι Γενικός - Οικογενειακός Ιατρός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Κορυδαλλό. Κατέχει κλινική εμπειρία τόσο στην πρωτοβάθμια φροντίδα υγείας όσο και στο Τμήμα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Κορυδαλλό, ενώ παράλληλα υπηρετεί ως Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νίκαιας "Άγιος Παντελεήμων". Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη «Διοίκηση και Διαχείριση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας & Κοινωνικής Φροντίδας» του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής. Με γνώμονα την ολιστική και εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση του ασθενούς, παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες ιατρικές υπηρεσίες που περιλαμβάνουν παρακολούθηση και διαχείριση χρόνιων νοσημάτων (όπως αρτηριακή υπέρταση, σακχαρώδης διαβήτης, δυσλιπιδαιμία, ΧΑΠ και οστεοπόρωση), συνταγογράφηση, έκδοση ιατρικών πιστοποιητικών, υπηρεσίες προληπτικής ιατρικής (εμβολιασμούς και προληπτικούς ελέγχους), αντιμετώπιση επειγόντων περιστατικών (όπως συρραφή τραύματος, ρινορραγία, ζάλη), καθώς και κατ’ οίκον ιατρική φροντίδα.

Euthymiou Aleksios is an MD, MSc General Practitioner with a private clinic in Glyfada, Attica. He graduated from the Medical School of Ovidius University of Constanta in Romania and holds a certificate in basic life support and external defibrillator use (BLS/AED). He has extensive professional experience, working as an Associate Physician at EKAVI and Eurodiet Med, and has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the Palaiou Faliro Medical Center. He has also worked in the Emergency, Diabetology, and Obstetric Departments of the Markopoulo Health Center. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of General Medicine.

Maria Papamixail MD, PhD is a General Practitioner and has maintained a private practice in Kolonos since 2003. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated with distinction in her doctoral dissertation titled: "Clinical, ultrasonographic, and laboratory study of thyroid diseases in Greece." Subsequently, she completed her specialty training in Pathology for two years at the Nursing Foundation of the Army Share Fund (NIMTS) and for three years at the Third University Pathology Clinic of "Sotiria" Hospital. In 2005, she obtained a General Medicine certificate. Throughout her career, she has participated in numerous medical conferences, with her presentations published in some of these as well as in the medical press.

Xristaki Sofia is a Pathologist, Deputy Director of the Clinic of Pathology and Clinical Immunology at Euroclinic Athens, and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The doctor has extensive experience in cases of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and immunology, and has been trained and worked in several hospitals in Greece and abroad, including Dewsbury General Hospital in Leeds, England. In her private practice, she provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of her patients. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Makrygiannis Panagiotis is a Pathologist who has maintained a private practice in Korydallos since 2000. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized as a Specialist Pathologist at the General State Hospital of Nikaia and the Specialized Oncology Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa." He served as a Pathologist and Head of the Home Care Assistance Program at the Second KAPI of the Municipality of Korydallos and as Financial Manager at the Private Clinic ATHINA, as well as Chief Pathologist at the Nursing Home "Agia Marina" in Korydallos. The physician specializes in Diabetology and Hypertension and, in his private practice, offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Η Δρ. Μαριδάκη Χρυσούλα - Διδάκτωρ Ιατρικής Σχολής Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών MD, PhD είναι Παθολόγος - Διαβητολόγος - Διαιτολόγος - Διατροφολόγος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Βριλήσσια. Είναι Επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του Διαβητολογικού Κέντρου του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Λαϊκό". Διατηρεί ιατρείο παχυσαρκίας, στο οποίο γίνεται διερεύνηση μεταβολικού συνδρόμου, ρύθμιση βάρους, λιπομέτρηση, μέτρηση βασικού μεταβολισμού, ρύθμιση λιπιδίων και δίδεται εξατομικευμένη διατροφή. Στο ιατρείο της γίνεται διερεύνηση και ρύθμιση υπερτασιακού ασθενούς, 24ωρη παρακολούθηση υπέρτασης (holter πιέσεως) και ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφημα. H Δρ. Μαριδάκη Χρυσούλα είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έλαβε τον τίτλο της Ιατρικής Ειδικότητας της Παθολογίας το 2000. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, της παχυσαρκίας και του διαβητικού ποδιού στο Διαβητολογικό κέντρο της Α’ Προπαιδευτικής Παθολογικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και επί 7 έτη συμμετείχε στην εξέταση και παρακολούθηση ασθενών του Τακτικού Εξωτερικού Διαβητολογικού Ιατρείου, ασθενών του Ιατρείου Παχυσαρκίας , ασθενών του Ιατρείου Διαβητικού Ποδιού καθώς και Χειρουργηθέντων διαβητικών ατόμων. Παρακολούθησε και συμμετείχε στα μαθήματα και στις τακτικές βιβλιογραφικές ενημερώσεις του Διαβητολογικού Κέντρου και για 5 έτη είχε ενεργό συμμετοχή στις εργασίες του Τακτικού Εξωτερικού Ιατρείου Υπέρτασης, στην εξέταση και παρακολούθηση ασθενών του Εξωτερικού Υπερτασικού Ιατρείου, υπό την εποπτεία του Αναπληρωτή καθηγητή κ. Δ. Παπαδόγιαννη. Από το 2012 έως και σήμερα, παρακολούθησε και συμμετείχε στις εργασίες του Ιατρείου Διαβητικού Ποδιού της Α’ Προπαιδευτικής Κλινικής και Ειδικής Νοσολογίας του Διαβητολογικού Ιατρείου και του Ιατρείου Παχυσαρκίας. Το 2020 έλαβε τον τίτλο της Ιατρικής Εξειδίκευσης στον Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη κατόπιν εξετάσεων που διενεργήθηκαν από το Υπουργείο Υγείας στο Λαϊκό Νοσοκομείο. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλά σεμινάρια, συνέδρια ελληνικά και παγκόσμια με γνωστικό αντικείμενο τον Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη και την Παχυσαρκία και στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο της Παθολογίας και της Υπέρτασης και έχει συμμετάσχει σε επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις σε συνέδρια. Είναι συγγραφέας του βιβλίου με γνωστικό αντικείμενο την Υπέρταση "Η επιρροή της αρτηριακής υπέρτασης και της φαρμακευτικής αγωγής στην ποιότητα ζωής σε ασθενείς άνω των 65 ετών", που ανακοινώθηκε στο 21ο Πανευρωπαϊκό Συνέδριο στο Μιλάνο Ιούνιο 2011.Οι εξετάσεις που γίνονται στο ιατρείο είναι τεστ ανίχνευσης καλπροτεκτίνης στα κόπρανα για τη διάγνωση φλεγμονής εντέρου, τεστ ανίχνευσης αίματος (μη ορατού) στα κόπρανα για πρόληψη του καρκίνου του εντέρου, τεστ ανίχνευσης του ελικοβακτηριδίου του πυλωρού σε αίμα και κόπρανα, τεστ για λοιμώδη μονοπυρήνωση, καθώς και strep test για διάγνωση στρεπτόκοκκου σε πονόλαιμο. Παρέχεται γραμματειακή υποστήριξη για κλείσιμο ραντεβού και η δυνατότητα εξυπηρέτησης μέσω τηλεϊατρικής (μέσω Skype, Messenger, Viber, Face time, κλπ.). Τέλος, στο ιατρείο υπάρχει σύστημα συνεχούς καταγραφής του σακχάρου για μια βδομάδα (holter σακχάρου) και γίνεται επίσης εκμάθηση υπολογισμού των υδατανθράκων της τροφής.

Melxer Spyridon is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Moschato. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Palermo and completed his specialty in Pathology at the "P. Giaccone" Polyclinic in Italy. He has served as Consultant at the Internal Medicine Clinic of Euroclinic Athens and has recently been promoted to Deputy Director at the same Clinic. He specializes in the management of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Obesity and is a collaborator of Eurodiet. He also has significant experience in Rheumatology, having been a Clinical Associate at the rheumatology outpatient clinic (Policlinico “P. Giaccone”) in Palermo, Italy. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the Italian Society of Internal Medicine, and the Piraeus Medical Association.

Xampaloglou Kyriaki is a Specialist Internist and maintains a private practice in Pallini. She holds a medical degree from Justus-Liebig University in the city of Giessen, West Germany. She worked for approximately two years at the Medical Clinic and Polyclinic of the same university, with a special interest in diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lipids, and endocrine gland diseases. Subsequently, she completed her specialty at the 2nd University Medical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration," focusing on liver diseases and autoimmune disorders. She is a doctoral candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation titled "The role of antibodies against biological agents (anti-TNF) in patients with autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases." Finally, in her private practice, she is able to manage a wide range of conditions, such as cough, persistent fever, infections, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and the investigation of liver and thyroid diseases.

Poulis Arsenios is a Specialist in Internal Medicine, a collaborator of the Diagnostic Therapeutic Center of Athens "HYGEIA" for many years, and maintains a private practice in Alsoupoli, Nea Ionia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He completed his specialty in Internal Medicine and trained in Medical Acupuncture, Chinese Acupuncture, Auricular Neuromodulation (auriculotherapy), and New Cranial Acupuncture according to YAMAMOTO (YNSA). During his professional career, he served for 17 years as a Chief Consultant in the 1st Pathological Oncology Clinic of the "HYGEIA" Hospital. Currently, he is a collaborator at "HYGEIA" Hospital with extensive experience in managing pathological diseases and applying Medical Acupuncture. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Institute of Acupuncture Education as well as a founding member of the Academy of Auricular Neuromodulation.

Sotiropoulos Konstantinos is a Pathologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Erythraia. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as a Master's degree (MSc) in Endocrinology from the same educational institution. He received specialized training in the field of diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications at the Vascular Cell Biology and Diabetic Complications department of the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Subsequently, he held a salaried position at the Joslin Diabetes Center, where he participated in clinical protocols involving diabetic patients, gaining both clinical and research experience. He has been clinically involved in Pathology, the management of diabetes mellitus, and its complications continuously for over 20 years, having worked in hospitals in Greece, and in recent years, he has also been involved in Geriatrics, working in hospitals within the National Health System of Great Britain. Throughout his extensive career, he has received numerous distinctions and awards in Greece and abroad for his research work and has a wealth of scientific publications in both Greek and international journals.

Papaspyropoulou Georgia MD is an Internist with a private practice in Petroupoli. She has 25 years of experience in internal medicine clinics. She has worked as a resident at the Thia Pronía Hospital "Pamakaristos," the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialeneio-Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross," and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Upon completion of her specialty training, she pursued and obtained a specialization in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Since 2011, she has been a Consultant in the Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Chalkida, and from 2016 to the present, she has been the Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic at the Multipurpose Nursing Unit of Mental Health of Attica. Finally, she actively participates in National and International conferences to continuously update her knowledge on health developments.

Maria Kolia is an Internist with a private practice in Koropi. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a doctoral degree with honors from the same institution. She has specialized in diabetes mellitus at the Diabetes Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and has since been monitoring patients with diabetic conditions. Through her work at the IKA Koropi and the Municipal Clinics of Koropi, she has gained experience across the full spectrum of internal medicine, including infections, viral illnesses, etc. She has many years of professional experience and regularly attends conferences both in Greece and abroad to stay updated on developments in her field. Finally, Dr. Kolia is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine.