Gynecologists - Obstetricians in Attica

Stathis Theofanis MD, MSc is an Obstetrician - Gynecologist with a private practice in Exarchia. He holds a postgraduate degree in Reproductive - Regenerative Medicine and a Medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has received advanced training in minimally invasive surgery in India and specialized in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at the Assisted Reproduction Unit of the University Hospital in Lübeck, Germany. He completed his residency in Obstetrics - Gynecology at Elefsina General Hospital "Thriasio" and Athens General Hospital "Alexandra" and has served in the 1st Surgical Clinic of the Special Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa." Furthermore, his continuous educational development includes numerous participations in clinical seminars on new techniques in gynecological endoscopy, held at the University of Strasbourg, as well as at the headquarters of the European Academy of Gynaecological Surgery in Leuven, Belgium. Finally, he is a member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, as well as the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery.

Tsimeki Maria is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and operates her private practice in Zografou. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialization at the Gynecological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and subsequently at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Upon completion of her specialization, she served as a specialist physician in the Gynecological Endocrinology and Climacteric and Menopause departments of Alexandra Hospital. She has also completed postgraduate studies in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Tsimeki actively participates in numerous Greek and international conferences and seminars, presenting scientific papers at many of these events. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Obstetric and Gynecological Society, and the Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine.

Ο Ρέλλιας Ιωάννης MD, MSc, PhD είναι Γυναικολόγος - Μαιευτήρας - Μαστολόγος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην πλατεία Μαβίλη. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και εν συνεχεία ολοκλήρωσε το Μεταπτυχιακό της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών «Έρευνα στη Γυναικεία Αναπαραγωγή» με βαθμό πτυχίου «Άριστα» 9,24. Εργάσθηκε ως Υπεύθυνος Ιατρός πολυεθνικής - πολυκεντρικής κλινικής μελέτης σχετικά με την ανοσοθεραπεία του καρκίνου μαστού στο Αντικαρκινικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Άγιος Σάββας». Ασκήθηκε στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πειραιά «Τζάνειο». Ειδικεύτηκε στη Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογία, στην Α’ Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογική κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο «Αλεξάνδρα», και εξειδικεύτηκε στο τμήμα Μαστού, στο ίδιο νοσοκομείο. Υπηρέτησε ως ειδικευμένος χειρουργός μαστού στο τμήμα Μαστού της Α’ Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογικής κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Διαθέτει πιστοποίηση Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics από την American Academy of Family Physicians και πιστοποίηση IBUS - Breast Imaging School - Multimodality Breast Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions Course, Detection, Diagnosis, Management από την Scientific Society of Mastology. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε πλήθος συνεδρίων και σεμιναρίων στα πλαίσια της συνεχούς κατάρτισης και έχει πραγματοποιήσει αρκετές επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις. Ο γιατρός διαθέτει σημαντική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση γυναικολογικών - μαιευτικών παθήσεων και παθήσεων μαστού και δίνεται ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην άσκηση της ιατρικής βάσει τελευταίων κατευθυντήριων οδηγιών και σύγχρονων θεραπευτικών πρωτοκόλλων (“evidence based medicine”). Συνεργάζεται με τα μαιευτήρια «Μητέρα», «Ιασώ», «Ρέα», καθώς και το νοσοκομείο «Ερρίκος Ντυνάν». Είναι χειρουργός μαστού στην «Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών». Τέλος, είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Μαιευτικής - Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Χειρουργικής Εταιρείας Μαστού, της Ελληνικής Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας Παθήσεων Μαστού και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής και εκλεγμένο μέλος του Πειθαρχικού Συμβουλίου της Ελληνικής Γυναικολογικής Εταιρείας Παθήσεων Μαστού από το 2018.

Ο Δρ. Δουλγεράκης Ιωάννης είναι Μαιευτήρας – Γυναικολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στην Γλυφάδα και στο Ελληνικό. Αποφοίτησε από την αγγλόφωνη Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Comenius και ξεκίνησε την επαγγελματική του πορεία στη Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Κρατικού Νοσοκομείου Νίκαιας. Στη συνέχεια μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στη Σουηδία, στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Linköping, ενώ ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στη Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία στο Centralsjukhuset Karlstad και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Karolinska της Στοκχόλμης, ένα από τα κορυφαία ακαδημαϊκά νοσοκομεία διεθνώς. Μετά την απόκτηση της ειδικότητάς του εργάστηκε ως επιμελητής στη Σουηδία, αποκτώντας εκτενή εμπειρία στην παρακολούθηση κυήσεων χαμηλού και υψηλού κινδύνου, στη γυναικολογική χειρουργική με ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευση στις λαπαροσκοπικές και ρομποτικές επεμβάσεις, στην κολποσκόπηση, καθώς και στη διαχείριση σύνθετων γυναικολογικών περιστατικών, όπως η ενδομητρίωση και η υπογονιμότητα. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδίκευσής του ανέλαβε ενεργό εκπαιδευτικό ρόλο ως υπεύθυνος εκπαίδευσης φοιτητών Ιατρικής στην Κλινική Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας. Παράλληλα, διετέλεσε υπεύθυνος του Τμήματος Επειγόντων Γυναικολογικών Περιστατικών, συμβάλλοντας στην αποτελεσματική οργάνωση του τμήματος και στην παροχή άμεσης και υψηλού επιπέδου φροντίδας.

Βασική αρχή της ιατρικής του φιλοσοφίας αποτελεί η εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση κάθε γυναίκας. Επενδύει στην ουσιαστική επικοινωνία, στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης και στην αναλυτική ενημέρωση, ώστε κάθε ασθενής να αισθάνεται ασφαλής και πλήρως ενημερωμένη για τις διαγνωστικές και θεραπευτικές επιλογές που αφορούν την υγεία της. Στο ιατρείο του στη Γλυφάδα, στον χώρο του PPC, παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες μαιευτικής και γυναικολογικής φροντίδας, αξιοποιώντας σύγχρονες, επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένες μεθόδους. Οι υπηρεσίες του περιλαμβάνουν προληπτικό γυναικολογικό έλεγχο, παρακολούθηση εγκυμοσύνης, κολποσκόπηση, αντιμετώπιση γυναικολογικών παθήσεων και εξειδικευμένη συμβουλευτική, με στόχο την ολοκληρωμένη φροντίδα της γυναίκας σε κάθε στάδιο της ζωής της.

Papatheodorou Sofia is an Obstetrician - Gynecologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She studied Medicine at the University of Patras. Additionally, she holds a postgraduate degree in "Pathology of Pregnancy" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Finally, she specializes in menopause, the monitoring of low and high-risk pregnancies, and HPV warts.

Kathopoulis Nikolaos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a PhD in the field of Gynecological Laparoscopy from the Medical School of Athens, where he is a Fellow at the First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in the Laparoscopic Surgery department of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Additionally, he holds an MSc in "Female Reproduction" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and he is also certified with the "Bachelor in Endoscopy Certificate" from the European Academy of Gynecological Surgery. Furthermore, he completed his specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Hospital of Pyrgos "Andreas Papandreou" and the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." He collaborates with numerous Gynecological Clinics and Maternity Hospitals, such as "IASO," "Rhea," "Mitera," "Leto," and "Doctor's Hospital." Lastly, he has participated in numerous international and national conferences, and his articles have been published in both Greek and international medical journals.

Antonis Nikoloudakis is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Kalyvia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, specializing in reproductive immunology and laparoscopic surgery. He heads the recurrent miscarriage control department and is a scientific collaborator at the IVF unit of REA Maternity Hospital (REA IVF). Additionally, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Endoscopy and the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy. His practice covers the full spectrum of gynecology and obstetrics, specifically: Infertility, Robotic surgery, and Pregnancy - Prenatal screening.

Tassou Argyro is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. She graduated from the Medical School of the II Universita' degli Studi di Napoli in Naples, Italy. She began her specialty training at the University Hospital of Naples, where she specialized in female infertility (IVF), and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology specialty at the University General Hospital "Attikon". Additionally, she holds a postgraduate degree in Pathology of Pregnancy from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She provides comprehensive gynecological services, with a primary focus on establishing a meaningful relationship with her patients.

Dr. Mpalafoutas Dimitrios is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist maintaining a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a degree and a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and has also received scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service as well as from the State Scholarships Foundation. Additionally, he has obtained several certifications in various areas of his specialty. Upon completion of his studies, he continued at the University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany, where he trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology and obtained his specialty certification in 2013. He was immediately appointed as a consultant at the same hospital, where he remained until 2015. Subsequently, he moved to the University Hospital of Würzburg, where in 2016 he was elected Deputy Chief Physician and in 2017 Chief Physician, a position he held until the end of 2020. Moreover, he was appointed Consultant at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of the University Hospitals of Freiburg and Würzburg. He specialized in Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University Hospitals of Freiburg and Würzburg, as well as in Robotic Surgery at the University Hospital of Würzburg. At these hospitals, he was also head of the Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology departments, as well as the specialized uterine fibroid treatment clinic. Currently, Dr. Mpalafoutas collaborates with IASO and REA maternity hospitals and the Bioclinic of Athens. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous conferences and attended various seminars that have enhanced his expertise. Notably, he has published several medical articles. Finally, he is a member of the Landesärztekammer Bayern, the Athens Medical Association, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zervixpathologie und Kolposkopie e.V. of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (AG-CPC).

Anna Mylona is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her Obstetrics training at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki. She obtained her specialty following training in hospital institutions in Athens as well as in Sweden. Additionally, she worked as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist at Karlstad Centralsjukhuset Hospital and the Avonova Mariestad Health Center in Sweden. Currently, alongside her private practice, she collaborates with the maternity clinics Leto, Iaso, and Rea. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Piraeus Medical Association and continuously attends seminars and annual symposiums aiming to enhance her specialization and maintain excellent professional training.

Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης Γεώργιος είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος με 20ετή εμπειρία και ειδίκευση τη διερεύνηση της υπογονιμότητας, την Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή και Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση καθώς και την Αναπαραγωγική Λαπαροσκοπική -Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Εκατοντάδες παιδιά έχουν γεννηθεί μέχρι σήμερα στην Ελλάδα και την Μεγάλη Βρετανία από τον ίδιο μετά από κύκλους εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης που πραγματοποίησε. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από όπου αποφοίτησε το 1994. Στη συνέχεια μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και ειδικεύθηκε εξ ολοκλήρου στη Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογία. To 2002 απέκτησε τον Ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο ειδικότητας στην Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία. Στη συνέχεια εξειδικεύτηκε μέχρι το 2005 σε όλες τις τεχνικές υποβοήθησης αναπαραγωγής, εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Hammersmith του Λονδίνου, υπό τον διάσημο και πρωτοπόρο στην εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση Καθηγητή Λόρδο Robert Winston. Επίσης έλαβε περαιτέρω εξειδίκευση σε προχωρημένες τεχνικές λαπαροσκοπικής και υστεροσκοπικής χειρουργικής στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Ulleval του Όσλο. Το 2001 απέκτησε την Ευρωπαϊκή πιστοποίηση Κολποσκόπησης από το Βασιλικό Κολλέγιο Μαιευτήρων - Γυναικολόγων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, ενώ το 2002 πιστοποιήθηκε από το Family Planning Association της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Το 2005, με την επιστροφή του από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και τη Νορβηγία, εντάχθηκε στο Νοσοκομείο ΜΗΤΕΡΑ στην Αθήνα, ως Μαιευτήρας Γυναικολόγος με εξειδίκευση στην Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση και τη Λαπαροσκοπική - Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Το 2005 ιδρύει το ιδιωτικό κέντρο Αναπαραγωγής “gonimotis” στην Αθήνα. Από το 2005 έως σήμερα εργάζεται συνεχώς στη μονάδα Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του ΜΗΤΕΡΑ. Διετέλεσε Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος της Μονάδας Εξωσωματικής ΜΗΤΕΡΑ IVF από το 2012 έως το 2013 και από το 2015 έως το 2017. Το 2017 είχε την τιμή να εκλεγεί Τακτικό Ακαδημαϊκό Μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Επιστημών (Euromediterranean Academy of Sciences). Το 2018, η σταθερή του δέσμευση στη ζωή τον ώθησε να γίνει μέλος της Ιατρικής Γυναικολογικής Ομάδας IVF της HOPEgenesis που προσπαθεί να ανατρέπει το κλίμα της υπογονιμότητας-υπογεννητικότητας στην Ελλάδα. Είναι Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος Μονάδας της Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του Νοσοκομείου ΜΗΤΕΡΑ και μέλος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου του ίδιου Νοσοκομείου. Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης είναι μέλος πολλών διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών όπως η Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Ανθρώπινης Αναπαραγωγής και Εμβρυολογίας (ESHRE) και η Αμερικανική Εταιρεία Αναπαραγωγικής Ιατρικής (ASRM). Έχει διαρκές επιστημονικό έργο είτε ως διοργανωτής πολλαπλών συνεδρίων που αφορούν την Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση ή ως προσκεκλημένος διεθνής ομιλητής.

Askoksylaki Marili is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Glyfada. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a specialization in in vitro fertilization from the University of Lübeck in Germany, and a postgraduate degree in "Pathology of Pregnancy" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. The doctor has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars and has published papers in scientific journals. She has specialized in surgery, gynecology, and obstetrics-gynecology in several hospitals, including the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," and is a Scientific Collaborator of the Iaso Maternity Hospital, Iaso General Clinic, as well as the Assisted Reproduction Unit at the Institute of Life - Iaso. In her private practice, she treats conditions across the full spectrum of gynecology and provides specialized services tailored to the individualized needs of her patients.

Lazaraki Antonia is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Kifisia. She studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, she specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Melissia "Amalia Fleming", where she participated in numerous laparoscopic surgeries; in Obstetrics at the Konstantopouleio General Hospital of N. Ionia "Ag. Olga" and at the General Hospital of Nikaia Piraeus "Ag. Panteleimonas"; as well as at the Anticancer Hospital "Ag. Savvas", where she took part in oncologic gynecological surgeries, oncological councils, and simultaneously served as an assistant surgeon in the breast clinic. Concurrently, she specialized in gynecological and obstetric ultrasound at the university hospital of Larissa and holds a license for performing ultrasounds from KESY. Additionally, she trained in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery at Acet and participated in seminars and courses by A. Wattier, while also receiving training in aesthetic gynecology. Finally, she continuously updates herself on advancements in her specialty and participates in numerous conferences and seminars both in Greece and abroad.

Tsitoura Anastasia MD, PhD is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician - Clinical Sexologist, graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and she maintains her private practice in Ilisia. She holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed a two-year postgraduate seminar "Psychosexual Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment" from E.P.I.PSY. Dr. Tsitoura began her specialty in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Karditsa and continued her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." At the same hospital, she served as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist in an extension sector within the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology of the 1st University Clinic of the University of Athens. Additionally, she is a Certified Clinical Sexologist, holder of the FECSM title (Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine), and since September 2022, she has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Sexual Health Clinic of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. Finally, Dr. Tsitoura is a member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Hellenic Society of Climacteric and Menopause, and the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM).

Dr Olivia FIORI was born in Paris and studied medicine at the Saint-Antoine Faculty of Medicine, Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris VI between 1990 and 1996. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and successfully passed the medical internship exam, deciding to specialize in Gynecology-Obstetrics. Between 1997 and 2004 she trained in the best university hospital departments in Paris under the supervision of internationally recognized professors of gynecology. From 2001 she chose to focus on reproductive medicine, a field that allowed her to combine her interest in endocrinology and gynecology. In parallel to her hospital training, she completed a Master’s degree in reproductive biology and a Master’s degree in developmental physiology at the University of Paris V. In 2004, she became head of clinic at the Paris Hospitals and worked in the reproductive medicine Assistance unit of Pr UZAN, at the TENON Hospital in Paris. In 2008 she left the public hospital and decided, with the precious help of a biologist trained in the department of Pr Frydman, to revitalize the Assisted Reproduction department in a private clinic near Paris. She has been practicing there until now and has performed nearly 4000 IVF giving birth to several hundred beautiful babies. Dr Fiori is convinced of the power of the mind over the body, as she has observed during her 20 years of practice. She trained in Medical Hypnosis at the Paris Medical University and at the Milton Erickson Foundation (Arizona-USA) to help each woman mobilize her inner resources to become a mother. Passionate about Greece since her teenage years and extremely impressed by the high quality of the Institute of Life’s assisted reproduction laboratory, Dr Olivia FIORI has chosen to divide her time between Paris and Athens to bring her expertise in the field of fertility to couples.

Diamantopoulou Sofia MD, MSc is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She completed her studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received further training in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, as well as in Female Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Eustathiadi Olga is a Gynecologist-Obstetrician maintaining a private practice in Korydallos. She began her specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Karditsa, subsequently specializing at the Gynecological Clinic of the Anticancer Hospital "Metaxa" and at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" in the 1st University Clinic of Gynecology-Obstetrics of the University of Athens, where she also completed her specialty training. Afterwards, she worked as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist in the departments of Gynecological Ultrasound, Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra". Since 2024, she has been an associate/attending physician in the Department of Clinical Gynecology & Gynecological Oncology at the Athens Medical Center. Dr. Eustathiadi is currently enrolled in the postgraduate program of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled "Research in Female Reproduction." She has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars, with articles published in medical journals. She also holds certification in Diagnostic Colposcopy. Dr. Eustathiadi performs all examinations related to the prevention of gynecological diseases, manages pregnancy monitoring, addresses issues related to menstrual disorders, fertility evaluation, menopause, cervical pathology, and more. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Society of Prenatal Medicine, Hellenic Society of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (HSCCP), and the Medical Association of Piraeus.

Papaioannou Stefanos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician with a private practice in Nea Ionia. He has completed his studies as well as his surgical training in Southern Italy. He possesses extensive experience in breast screening and diagnostic mammography, having worked in Gynecological clinics at numerous hospitals in Greece and abroad. Specifically, he served as an Internal Associate at Iaso Hospital, worked at Agia Olga General Hospital, Zakynthos General Hospital, and at the University Hospital Mater Domini in Italy. In his gynecological clinic, women of all ages can undergo basic gynecological examinations such as Pap smear, transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries, and breast ultrasound. Additionally, he manages pregnancy monitoring and performs second and third trimester ultrasound scans. Finally, he continuously updates his knowledge in the field by participating in numerous conferences both in Greece and internationally.