Otolaryngologists (ENT) including treatment for children under 12 years near Argyroupoli

Dr. Tsolaridis Paulos is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) who maintains private practices in Ambelokipi, Koukaki, and Kerameikos. He has extensive experience in endoscopic nasal surgery, thyroid gland surgery, and facial plastic surgery. At his clinics, a professional approach is maintained for every patient, and the effectiveness of the provided services is guaranteed. Surgical procedures are performed at any private clinic in Athens chosen by Dr. Tsolaridis' patients. Additionally, as part of continuous professional development, the doctor actively attends and participates in national and European conferences and workshops, staying informed about advancements in his specialty. Finally, full coverage of expenses for ENT surgical procedures is provided for patients insured with EDOEAP and the Bank of Greece insurance.

Euaggelos Gouviotis is an Otolaryngologist who maintains private clinics in Kolonaki, Kypseli, and Chalkida. He graduated from medical school with honors and served as a rural doctor in northern Evia - Istiaia. He trained in general surgery at the General Hospital of Chalkida and obtained his specialty board certification at the Navy Medical Training Center (NMTS). He has participated in conferences, workshops, and seminars initially related to otolaryngology and later to facial plastic surgery. Today, together with his team, he is active at Euroclinic and the Hygeia Group, as well as serving as head of the ENT department in smaller clinics. He is capable of managing complex health issues related to the head and neck. His field of expertise includes the surgical treatment of pediatric ENT conditions (tonsils, adenoids, ear tubes), rhinoplasty (functional rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal septum correction, turbinate surgery), snoring, tympanoplasty, salivary glands, and laryngeal disorders (nodules, polyps, Reinke's edema, tumors).

H Κυπραίου Αργυρώ είναι Χειρουργός ΩΡΛ & Πλαστικής Προσώπου, Διευθύντρια του Τμήματος Λειτουργικής & Επανορθωτικής Χειρουργικής Ρινός στο Νοσοκομείο ΜΗΤΕΡΑ - Όμιλος ΥΓΕΙΑ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Πειραιά. Είναι πτυχιούχος της  Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Πραγματοποίησε την υπηρεσία υπαίθρου στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σπάρτης και στη συνέχεια έκανε την ειδικότητα της Γενικής Χειρουργικής στο Αντικαρκινικό - Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Πειραιά “Μεταξά”. Ειδικεύθηκε στην Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών, όπου και ειδικεύτηκε σε ευρύτερο πεδίο ρινοχειρουργικής και ρινοπλαστικής περί τα 3.000 περιστατικά. Έκανε clinical attachment στο Νοσοκομείο Wythensaw-Withington, S. Manchester, U.K , Τμήμα ΩΡΛ. Επιπλέον, έκανε μετεκπαίδευση στην Πλαστική Χειρουργική Προσώπου στο Πανεπιστήμιο UIC, Chicago, USA και  με ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στην επανορθωτική ρινοπλαστική . Η δρ. Κυπραίου είναι η πρώτη διπλωματούχος στην Ελλάδα του International Board for Certification Πλαστικής & Επανορθωτικής Προσώπου. Είναι ομιλήτρια, σε πολλά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό με θέματα κυρίως νέες τεχνικές  ρινοπλαστικής  και εξελίξεις στη χειρουργική ρινικού διαφράγματος . Έχει ανακοινώσεις και επιστημονικές εργασίες που αφορούν εξειδικευμένα θέματα ρινοπλαστικής και αντιμετώπισης μετεγχειρητικών επιπλοκών. Η γιατρός εξειδικεύεται στην πρωτοπαθή και επανορθωτική ρινοπλαστική. Έχει στο ενεργητικό της πολλά περιστατικά στο ευρύτερο φάσμα της ρινοχειρουργικής και πραγματοποιεί από πολλές ρινοπλαστικές ανά έτος. Η δρ. Κυπραίου έχει επίσης εξειδίκευση στην αποκατάσταση του πτερυγίου ωτός μετά από εκ γενετής ελλείψεις ή αφαίρεση ογκιδίων και καρκινωμάτων τόσο από το αυτί, όσο και σε όλο το πρόσωπο. Είναι πιστοποιημένη χειρουργός από το International Board for Certification  in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Πρόκειται για ένα διεθνές δίπλωμα που έχει σκοπό να δημιουργήσει υψηλό επίπεδο γνώσεων στον τομέα της  πλαστικής χειρουργικής προσώπου παγκοσμίως. Είναι η πρώτη χειρουργός στην Ελλάδα που κατακτά αυτό το σημαντικό δίπλωμα κάνοντας πράξη τα όσα πρεσβεύει για τη συνεχιζόμενη υψηλού επιπέδου εκπαίδευση και εφαρμογή των αρτιότερων τεχνικών χειρουργικής σύμφωνα με τα διεθνή πρωτόκολλα.

Kalogerakis Iakovos is an Otolaryngologist - Military Physician, Consultant at the Naval Hospital of Athens with a private practice in Mavili Square. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds the European Diploma in Otolaryngology (Fellow of the European Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery). He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, he specialized in Otolaryngology at the 2nd University Otolaryngology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon" and at the Otolaryngology Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He has many years of experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of adult and pediatric ENT disorders. The physician is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the Hellenic Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and has actively participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad.

Η Γιαννακοπούλου Βασιλεία MD είναι Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος – Χειρουργός Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο ενηλίκων και παίδων, στο κέντρο της Αθήνας. Ασχολείται με όλο το παθολογικό και χειρουργικό φάσμα της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας, με έμφαση στην ωτολογία, τη νευροωτολογία και τις παθήσεις ισορροπίας (ίλιγγος), τη ρινολογία και ρινοχειρουργική-την ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινος παραρρινιων, την υπνική άπνοια και τις διαταραχές φωνής και παθησεις του λάρυγγα, την παιδοωτορινολαρυγγολογια και την αισθητική επανορθωτική χειρουργική κεφαλής και τραχήλου.

Ioannis Petrakos is an Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School. He serves as a Consultant at the 2nd ENT Clinic of the Athens Pediatric Center, and has previously worked at major hospitals in Attica such as the Athens Naval Hospital, the Specialized Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa," the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Finally, the physician offers a wide range of services at his practice and is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

Pappa Persefoni is an Otolaryngologist who maintains private practices in Kypseli and Chalandri. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in the Otolaryngology Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria" from 2003 to 2008, when she obtained her Otolaryngology specialty certification from the Athens Prefecture. To date, she is a permanent Associate Physician at the private hospital "Hygeia". Additionally, Dr. Pappa has numerous presentations at conferences in her field and is a member of the Hellenic Rhinologic Society, the European Rhinologic Society, and the Athens Medical Association.

Stefanakis Ioannis is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon specializing in adults and children, maintaining a private practice in Cholargos. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been trained in pediatric Otolaryngology at the ENT clinic of the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital and in adult Otolaryngology at the ENT clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas," where he remained after completing his specialty as a scientific collaborator to complete the research component of his doctoral thesis focused on endoscopic surgery of the middle nasal meatus. Previously, he served as a Second Registrar in the National Health System (ESY) and currently collaborates with the Metropolitan General Hospital, where he is the Scientific Director of the ENT department. He has over 30 years of clinical experience as a specialist ENT physician and has successfully performed numerous surgical procedures across the full spectrum of otolaryngology. Additionally, he has contributed papers to National and International ENT conferences and has attended most of the advanced training seminars related to his specialty.

Ο Σαμαράς Γεώργιος είναι Χειρουργός Εξειδικευμένος Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος Ενηλίκων και Παίδων - MSc Παθήσεις ρινός, Βάσης Κρανίου και Προσωπικής χώρας.

Διατηρεί το δικό του ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι, είναι Επιμελητής στο Mediterraneo Hospital και κατέχει θέση Ωτορνολαρυγγολόγου στα Πολυϊατρεία του ΕΔΟΕΑΠ.

Παράλληλα είναι Εξωτερικός Συνεργάτης διαφόρων ιδιωτικών κλινικών και Νοσοκομείων.

Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ιατρικής του Δημοκριτείου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης (Δ.Π.Θ.) και έχει ολοκληρώσει με βαθμό ΑΡΙΣΤΑ το διιδρυματικό μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών του τμήματος ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών: παθήσεις ρινός, βάσης κρανίου και προσωπικής χώρας, ενώ εκπονήθηκε η διπλωματική εργασία με θέμα τις ενδοσκοπικές και εξωτερικές προσπελάσεις του μετωπιαίου κόλπου.

Διετέλεσε ειδικευόμενος στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Μυτιλήνης "Βοστάνειο" και Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο, Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός", όπου και απέκτησε εμπειρία σε πλήθος περιστατικών ενηλίκων και παίδων.

Έχει λάβει μέρος σε διάφορες μετεκπαιδεύσεις, κυρίως στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινός και παραρρινίων κόλπων, στη ρινοπλαστική, καθώς και στη χειρουργική παθήσεων του ωτός.

Τέλος, ο γιατρός έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος συνεδρίων και μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων με ενεργή συμμετοχή σε εργασίες, άρθρα και ανακοινώσεις.

Dr. Papagianni Eleni is an ENT Surgeon – Otolaryngologist, MD, MSc, maintaining private practices in Larissa and Athens (Kifisia). She graduated with honors from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a Master's degree in "Surgical Anatomy." She specialized in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the ENT Clinic of the Pammakaristos Hospital in Athens, the ‘Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH’ hospital in Moenchengladbach, Germany, and the ‘417 N.I.M.T.S’ Hospital in Athens. The fully equipped and modern facilities of her clinic provide the capability for comprehensive otolaryngological examinations, including audiograms, tympanograms, acoustic reflex testing, otoacoustic emissions, video endoscopy of the nose, pharynx, and larynx with contemporary recording, and otomicroscopy using a surgical microscope. Surgically, she covers a broad range of interventions in the nasal and paranasal sinus areas (rhinoplasty, functional nasal septum surgery, turbinate reduction, FESS), the nasopharynx (adenoidectomy), as well as surgical procedures in the oropharynx (tonsillectomy, pharyngo-uvuloplasty) and larynx (microlaryngoscopy, excisions, and biopsies of benign and malignant lesions using laser technology). In the specialized field of audiology, neurotology, and otosurgery, she performs medical procedures such as vertigo evaluation, balance assessment, canalith repositioning maneuvers, intratympanic injections, and minor surgical interventions.

Dr. Malatos Antonios MD, MSc is an Otolaryngologic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Pangrati. He is an Honor Graduate Doctor of Medicine & Surgery from the "La Sapienza" University of Rome. He completed his surgical residency at the General Hospital of Agrinio and subsequently specialized in Otolaryngology at the Naval Hospital of Athens. He holds a Master's Degree (M.Sc) in Rhinology - Rhinoplasty from the Interdepartmental Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and the Medical School of the University of Patras. He has attended numerous advanced training seminars on modern surgical techniques in Greece and abroad (University hospitals: Freiburg in Germany, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Bern in Switzerland), with specialization in nasal and ear plastic surgery and endoscopic surgery. Finally, he is a member of scientific societies and performs surgery in various private clinics.

Dr. Fetta Melina MD, PhD, is an Otolaryngologist maintaining her private practice in Chalandri. She graduated from the Medical School of the University "La Sapienza" of Rome and completed her doctoral dissertation at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her doctoral thesis is entitled "Study of Quality of Life in Children with Nasal Polyps Undergoing Endoscopic Surgery." She has trained at two of the largest hospitals in Athens, at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sofia," gaining experience in the management of emergency as well as chronic cases. She has research involvement in clinical studies of oncology patients at the General University Hospital "Attikon," and in recent years she has been affiliated with the private hospital HYGEIA. Notably, her specialization includes Interventional Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otology/Audiology, as well as Vertigo and Tinnitus. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences presenting research papers and has published articles in reputable international journals. Finally, Dr. Fetta has served as an instructor in ear surgery workshops.

Tsilis Nikolaos MD, PhD, MSc, FEBORL, is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and

a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He holds a Master’s degree in Salivary Gland Disorders. Additionally, he has undergone advanced training at university clinics in Germany and the United Kingdom,

and completed his specialization at the University Hospital of Athens "Attikon" and the Pediatric Hospital "Aglaya Kyriakou". Regarding his professional experience, he has volunteered at the "Doctors of the World" polyclinic, and has served as

Consultant Otolaryngologist at the Maternity Hospital Clinic,

Deputy Director of the Adult ENT Clinic at IASO Hospital,

Scientific Collaborator at the Athens Bioclinic, Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University ENT Clinic of the University of Athens, as well as Head of the Neurotology Laboratory.

Furthermore, he continuously updates his knowledge in the field through participation in numerous conferences, where he has also been a speaker. Finally, he has authored fifteen international and Greek publications in medical journals and is a member of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Hellenic Society of Neurotology, and the Panhellenic Otolaryngology Society.

Dr. Med. Papaspyrou Konstantinos is an Otolaryngologist maintaining his private practice in Pangrati. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his Doctoral Thesis at the Medical School of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the University ENT Clinic Mainz, Germany, where he also worked as a Specialist Otolaryngologist-Registrar (Facharzt) after obtaining his specialty certification. During his military service, he served as a Unit Physician at the Special Forces Training Center in Nea Peramos, Attica, and as a Unit Physician at the 124 Combat Wing in Tripoli. It would be remiss not to mention the physician’s extensive educational experience: He participated in the undergraduate teaching of medical students at the Medical School of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, for five years in the course of Otolaryngology and also served as an examiner for students in the final oral examinations of the same course. Additionally, he took part in internal post-graduate training courses at the University ENT Clinic Mainz, Germany, delivering lectures and has participated as an instructor in the Mainzer Ultrasound Courses for ENT Doctors and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2012/13 Grundkurs der Kopf- Halssonographie (Postgraduate Ultrasound Seminar for ENT and Maxillofacial Surgeons – Basic Level), University ENT Clinic Mainz, Germany. Finally, the physician has an extensive record of scientific presentations at Greek and international conferences, as well as numerous scientific publications in Greek and foreign-language scientific journals.

Η Πινιάρα Αναστασία είναι Χειρουργός Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Πύργο Απόλλων στην Πανόρμου.

Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και το 2017 έλαβε τον τίτλο Ιατρικής Ειδικότητας Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας - Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου.

Επιπλέον, είναι Διδάκτωρ Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στη Νευροωτολογία (Βαρηκοΐα -Ίλιγγος- Εμβοές) και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών Master στη "Ρινολογία και Ρινοχειρουργική" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Δημοκρίτειου Πανεπιστήμιου Θράκης.

Έχει ειδικευθεί στην Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νέας Ιωνίας-Πατησίων "Αγία Όλγα - Κωνσταντοπούλειο" όπου έλαβε εμπειρία κλινικής εξέτασης και χειρουργικής αντιμετώπισης πληθώρας περιστατικών σε όλο το φάσμα της ΩΡΛ και πραγματοποίησε Honorary Observership in Rhinology-Rhinosurgery στο Νοσοκομείο Guys &Thomas του Λονδίνου όπου έλαβε εξειδικευμένες γνώσεις για Ρινοπλαστική, Διαφραγματοπλαστικη και Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Παραρρινιων (FESS). Μετά από επιτυχείς ευρωπαϊκες εξετάσεις κατέχει τον Πανευρωπαϊκό τίτλο Fellow of European Board of ORL-HNS.

Από το 2018 μέχρι και σήμερα είναι Επιμελήτρια ΩΡΛ Χειρουργός- Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης του Νοσοκομείου ΥΓΕΙΑ και έχει πραγματοποιήσει μεγάλο αριθμό επεμβάσεων Διαφραγματοπλαστικης, Λειτουργικής Ρινοπλαστικης , Αμυγδαλών, Τυμπανοπλαστικης, Ενδοσκοπικής Παραρρινιων, Φωνητικών Χορδών, , Παρωτιδεκτομής κτλ

Με σκοπό τη συνεχιζόμενη κατάρτησή της λαμβάνει μέρος σε πλήθος πανελλήνιων και διεθνών συνεδρίων ως ομιλήτρια αλλά και ως εκπαιδεύτρια instructor σε εκπαιδευτικά χειρουργικά σεμινάρια course με εξειδίκευση στη Ρινοπλαστική και την Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Παραρρινίων και Διαφράγματος. Τέλος, αριθμεί πολλές δημοσιεύσεις και είναι μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας ΩΡΛ (Fellow of the European Board of ORL-HNS), της Ευρωπαϊκής Ρινολογικής Εταιρείας (ERS member), της Ελληνικής Ρινολογικής Εταιρείας και της Πανελλήνιας Εταιρείας Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας και Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής Τραχήλου.

Zavras Panagiotis is a Surgeon Otolaryngologist - Pediatric Otolaryngologist and maintains his private practice in Ampelokipi. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens. He specialized in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Children's Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and subsequently continued his specialization in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". He holds a Master's Degree in "Diseases of the Nose, Skull Base, and Facial Region" from the University of Patras. Following successful examinations, he holds the European Diploma in Otolaryngology (Fellow of the European Board of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery). Simultaneously, he works as an Otolaryngology Consultant at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," managing a wide range of cases and performing a large number of simple and complex surgeries across the entire spectrum of Otolaryngology. He collaborates as an external associate with ORL Athens Clinic and the Bioclinic of Athens.

Avouris Ioannis is an Otolaryngologist 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 undertaken training 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 in the ENT Clinics of 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 particular expertise in the surgical treatment of sleep apnea and snoring, as well as pediatric otolaryngological surgery. He actively participates in educational seminars, workshops, and conferences to ensure continuous postgraduate training and specialization. Finally, he is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and the Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncture Physicians of Greece.

Μετά την ειδίκευση της στην ειδικότητα της Ωτορινολαρυγγολογιας- Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου σε νοσοκομεία Παίδων και ενηλίκων (401 ΓΣΝΑ, Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Πεντέλης, “Κοργιαλένειο- Μπενάκειο” Νοσοκομείο Ελληνικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού) και μετεκπαιδεύσεις στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, η ιατρός διετέλεσε επιμελήτρια της ΩΡΛ Κλινικής του Ερυθρού Σταυρού και αναλαμβάνει πληθώρα παθολογικών και χειρουργικών περιστατικών σε ενήλικες και παιδιά. Παρακολουθεί δε το πρόγραμμα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών του ΕΚΠΑ “MSc Ακοολογία- Νευροωτολογία”.

Georgios Telios is an Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his specialty training at the Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa" and at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis" and subsequently worked for 5 years in the United Kingdom in responsible positions within the British National Health Service. There, he specialized in Ear Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery for neck tumors, Nasal Surgery - Rhinoplasty - Endoscopic Nasal Surgery, and Pediatric Otolaryngology. In his final year in the UK, he served as the Director of the ENT department. He maintains close ties with the UK, where he travels annually for training in the latest surgical techniques in Otolaryngology while simultaneously maintaining his private practice in Piraeus.

Dimitrios Telios is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained his Otolaryngology specialty at the University Hospital "Attikon," where he was also trained in General Surgery. With training in high-level university clinics and continuous scientific education, he offers medical services with an emphasis on personalized care and trust in the doctor-patient relationship. Raised in a medical environment, he followed in the footsteps of his father in Otolaryngology, inspired by his work and dedication to people. This choice was based not only on science but also on the desire to provide meaningful care with ethics, consistency, and respect for every patient.