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

Η Βλάχου Σταματία είναι Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος (ΩΡΛ), Διευθύντρια της Γ' ΩΡΛ κλινικής, Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής & Τραχήλου του Metropolitan General και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι αριστούχα Διδάκτωρ και απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ παράλληλα είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου επιμόρφωσης με αντικείμενο την «Εισαγωγή στη Νανοϊατρική» από το ίδιο πανεπιστήμιο. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στο εξωτερικό στην Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Ρινός και Παραρρινίων, στην Ωτοχειρουργική, στη Χειρουργική με χρήση LASER, στην Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική Χειρουργική Στόματος και Λάρυγγα με χρήση laser, καθώς και στη Χειρουργική του Θυρεοειδούς. Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής της πορείας, εργάστηκε επί σειρά ετών στην ΩΡΛ Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου του Ελληνικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού, Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο, όπου εξελίχθηκε μέχρι τον βαθμό της Διευθύντριας. Εκεί εργάστηκε πάνω σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου και ήρθε αντιμέτωπη με εξαιρετικά σοβαρά περιστατικά. Αξιοσημείωτο είναι πως στο ενεργητικό της καταμετρά περισσότερες από 2000 επεμβάσεις, σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Ωτορινολαρυγγολογίας και Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου. Επιπρόσθετα, τα τελευταία 20 χρόνια δραστηριοποιείται με την εκπαίδευση ειδικευόμενων Ωτορινολαρυγγολόγων, τόσο σε θεωρητικό, όσο και σε πρακτικό επίπεδο (χειρουργική). Διαθέτει 12 συμμετοχές ως εκπαιδεύτρια στην Ενδοσκοπική Χειρουργική Ρινός - Παραρρινίων και την Ωτοχειρουργική, σε αντίστοιχα πρακτικά σεμινάρια και έχει συμμετάσχει σε μεγάλο αριθμό (άνω των 160) συνεδρίων και σεμιναρίων όλου του φάσματος της ειδικότητάς της, τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και στο εξωτερικό, είτε ως ομιλίτρια, εισητήγρια ή συντονίστρια στρογγύλων τραπεζών (άνω των 50), είτε με ελεύθερες ανακοινώσεις (άνω των 180), είτε ως μέλος της οργανωτικής ή επιστημονικής επιτροπής στη διοργάνωση αυτών. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πλήθος δημοσιεύσεων σε έγκριτα ελληνικά και ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά, καθώς συμμετείχε και στην μετάφραση του "Άτλαντα Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου" των Lore & Medina, εκδ. Κωνσταντάρας, 2007. Τέλος αποτελεί μέλος 10 ελληνικών και διεθνών εταιρειών, και είναι αντιπρόεδρος του ΔΣ της ΩΡΛ Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Κεφαλής και Τραχήλου Αθηνών.

Papanikolopoulou - Sitara Christina is an Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Nea Makri. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received further training at the ENT Clinic of Norfolk & Norwich Hospital - East Anglia, United Kingdom. She specializes in Laryngology, Rhinology and Rhinologic Surgery, and Pediatric Otolaryngology. She possesses valuable professional experience, having worked in the ENT departments of numerous hospitals. The clinic operates in a new facility equipped with all modern amenities to provide the best care for patients. Particularly for young patients, the children's corner helps make the visit to the Otolaryngologist a pleasant experience. The clinic is contracted with the entire network of private insurance companies, and there is the option to prescribe medications and examinations through EOPYY. The equipment is technologically state-of-the-art, covering all areas of otolaryngology. Finally, the clinic offers comprehensive examinations as well as minor surgical procedures where general anesthesia is not required.

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.

Galouzis Georgios, ORL-ENT Surgeon, is an Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Verona in Italy and has specialized in Otolaryngology at the University Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He is a Scientific Associate at the Athens Medical Center, the Scientific Director at Affidea Athens, and an ENT Consultant at Mediterraneo Hospital, with experience in the management of rhinological conditions, pediatric otolaryngological diseases, and voice disorders. Additionally, he possesses extensive expertise in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of the full spectrum of otolaryngology in both children and adults.

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.

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.

Dr. Ioannis Kotrotsos is an Otolaryngologist (ENT Surgeon) specializing in Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, having acquired significant clinical experience and training in Germany. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens and holds a PhD degree from the University of Freiburg with the distinction “cum laude.”

A distinctive part of his training was his specialization at the University of Würzburg, where he deepened his expertise in voice disorders as well as audiological and speech disorders in children. In Germany, Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology are recognized subspecialties of ENT, which provides him with an additional level of expertise compared to the Greek standards.

He has worked in university and specialized clinics, and currently practices privately, examining a large number of patients with voice disorders, including professional voice users and artists. In his practice, he utilizes state-of-the-art equipment for accurate diagnosis and monitoring of conditions.

Simultaneously, he has significant experience in the assessment and management of pediatric cases, particularly in hearing and speech problems, based on the standards of modern European medicine.

His goal is to provide high-level, personalized care with an emphasis on scientific accuracy and a compassionate approach.

Memtsas Zaxarias is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) who maintains a state-of-the-art, fully equipped private clinic in Chalandri. He studied at the Medical School of the University "La Sapienza" in Rome and graduated with honors. He subsequently specialized in adult and pediatric Otolaryngology. He is highly trained in modern Otolaryngology and Neuro-otology, with over 12 years of extensive clinical as well as practical and surgical experience in complex cases. Additionally, he received further training in Aesthetic Surgery & Cosmetology in London. Beyond being a skilled physician, he is distinguished by his compassion for people and the attention he gives to his patients.

Xalastras Thomas is an Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice in Keratsini. He is a graduate of the Medical School and trained in General Surgery at the General Hospital "Asklipieio" of Voula. He completed his rural service in Ioannina and subsequently served his military duty as a medical private in the infantry. Thereafter, he continued his specialization in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and obtained the title of Surgeon Otolaryngologist in 2007. Additionally, he received further training in Neuro-otology at the University College London Hospital, Department of Neuro-Otology in London, as well as in Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Surgery at the Universitätsklinik und Ambulanz für Hals Nasen Ohren Heilkunde in Ulm, Germany. Furthermore, he has collaborated with major private hospitals and since 2010 holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has also attended numerous seminars in Greece and abroad focusing on otolaryngology, particularly in vertigo, rhinoplasty, laser surgery, and functional endoscopic surgery. He has published scientific papers in international and Greek otolaryngology journals and has presented a significant number of scientific papers at conferences both in Greece and internationally. At his practice, he manages cases encompassing the entire spectrum of otolaryngology, with notable specialization in otology/neuro-otology, rhinology and nasal surgery, and pediatric otolaryngology. He performs the full range of otolaryngological and head and neck surgical procedures.

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.

Maroudias Nikolaos MD, PhD is a former Chief Surgeon Otolaryngologist and maintains a private practice within YGEIA Hospital on the 3rd floor. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with further training at UCL University of London in Endoscopic Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Surgery, Rhinoplasty, and Otologic Surgery. He holds a distinguished PhD from the University of Crete in Audiology - Neurotology and has international participation in multiple conferences, seminars, and hands-on workshops at hospitals worldwide. He has 35 years of extensive experience in the entire spectrum of current Otolaryngology and has performed over 12,000 surgical procedures. His private practice offers a wide range of services and treats numerous conditions such as otitis, allergic rhinitis, septal deviation, rhinoplasty, nasal polyps, vocal cord and laryngeal disorders, vertigo, sudden hearing loss, and tinnitus. He has significant expertise in the bloodless tonsillectomy method using the D&A ultrasonic system in patients with tonsillar hypertrophy, halitosis, and chronic tonsillitis. He is specialized in aesthetic rhinoplasty and otoplasty. Additionally, he addresses lacrimal duct obstruction with Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy. Lastly, he serves as a Disciplinary Officer of the Athens Medical Association and is a member of the Otolaryngology Specialty Examination Committee.

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.

Ramantanis Dimitrios is a surgical otolaryngologist with a distinguished presence in the medical field. He maintains his private practice in Chalandri. He serves as a scientific associate at Metropolitan General Hospital as a Consultant in the 2nd ENT Clinic and is a member of the Medical Association of Athens. He collaborates directly with the team of the distinguished Dr. Georgios Anastasopoulos. The physician completed his medical studies at Carol Davila University in 2000. He served as a rural doctor at the health center of Kymi and the Primary Health Care Unit of Skyros until 2007. He completed his specialization in otolaryngology in 2013 at the University General Hospital Laiko.

Georgios Xristopoulos is an Otolaryngologist with private practices in Koukaki and Argyroupoli. He was admitted to the Medical Department of the Military School of Officers of Corps (SSAS) and to the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated with a Medical Degree and was commissioned as a Naval Medical Officer, Ensign, in the Hellenic Navy. After his maritime service on Hellenic Navy ships as a Medical Officer, he specialized in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University ENT Clinics of "Papageorgiou" Hospital in Thessaloniki and "Attikon" Hospital in Athens, where he was trained in a large number of cases and surgical procedures, including tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, thyroidectomies, salivary gland surgeries, rhinoplasties, septoplasties, etc. After obtaining his ENT specialization, he serves as a Consultant in the ENT Clinic of the Navy Hospital of Athens, where he undertakes patient care in the clinic and performs and participates in numerous surgical procedures in the field of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He has participated in specialized training concerning the management of nasal disorders (FESS - Endoscopic Sinus and Nasal Surgery) and surgical diseases of the ear. Finally, he has participated as a speaker and attendee in numerous seminars and conferences in his specialty and is an external collaborating surgeon at the Athenian Clinic, the Athens Bioclinic, and the ENT Clinic of Athens.

Vasileios Miliakis is an Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. Simultaneously, he serves as a Consultant Otolaryngologist at the 2nd ENT Clinic of Metropolitan General. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and subsequently at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," covering the entire spectrum of his specialty. Additionally, he received training in General and Plastic Surgery, as well as Neurosurgery. After completing his specialization, he remained as an Otolaryngologist at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and was subsequently appointed as a Deputy Consultant B' at the Health Center of Aigaleo. Finally, the doctor is specialized in Laryngology, Rhinology and Rhinologic Surgery, as well as Otology - Audiology.

Koutsourelakis Ioannis MD, MSc, PhD is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon (ENT) who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a Doctorate with a dissertation titled "Nasal obstruction and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome" and a Master's degree in "Minimally invasive surgery, Robotic surgery, telesurgery" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he also completed his medical degree. He has specialized in the treatment of snoring and apnea in the Netherlands and the United States (Johns Hopkins Medical University, Weill Cornell Medical University). He is the first ENT in Greece to implement Inspire therapy through hypoglossal nerve stimulation for the treatment of sleep apnea. Additionally, he has a significant body of published work and numerous scientific publications on rhinology, rhinoplasty, snoring, and sleep apnea. Finally, the physician has received distinctions for his research contributions and postdoctoral research.

Koropouli Maria - Dimitra is an Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. She is a scientific collaborator and performs surgical procedures in major private clinics.

She specialized in general surgery and Pediatric Otolaryngology at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli and completed her Otolaryngology training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". She obtained her Otolaryngology specialty title in June 2018.

She has extensive experience in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of the entire spectrum of otolaryngology in adults and children and is proficient in the use of the most advanced diagnostic tools to ensure painless and thorough examination of patients. She has been trained and has extensive surgical experience in all head and neck surgeries in adults and children. In her clinic, she manages cases covering the entire range of Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology. It is noteworthy that she specializes in neuro-otology, audiology, and allergology, as well as functional rhinoplasty (nasal septum surgery) and tonsillectomy.

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.