Children's ENTs in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Kanellos Panagiotis is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Director of the Otolaryngology Department at Iaso Hospital, and a physician at the Pediatric Audiology Department of the same hospital. He maintains a private practice in Pefki. He graduated from the Medical School of Craiova and specialized in Otolaryngology at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis." Additionally, he received further specialization in Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatric Audiology. Today, in his private practice, he provides specialized services and treats a wide range of conditions, including sudden hearing loss, facial or neck pain, allergic rhinitis, tonsils, hearing loss, hoarseness, olfactory disorders, septum issues, tinnitus, external otitis, papillomas, vertigo, laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer, laryngitis, vocal cord paralysis, and polyps. He has authored 46 scientific papers presented at Greek and international conferences. Finally, Dr. Kanellos Panagiotis is a member of the Panhellenic Pediatric Otolaryngology Society, the "Young Doctors" Association, the Panhellenic Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, the Association of Greek Otolaryngologists, and the Panhellenic Medical Society of Audiology - Neurotology.

Panagopoulou Georgia is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist with a private practice in Melissia. She holds a PhD from Democritus University of Thrace and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Adult Otolaryngology at the Penteli General Children’s Hospital and the General Hospital of Athens Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross. The doctor is an Associate Otolaryngologist at several private hospitals and polyclinics, as well as with SOS Doctors. Additionally, she has participated as an attendee and speaker at numerous conferences aimed at continuous education in her field of specialization.

Nasiopoulou Theodora is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist who maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds the European Diploma of Otorhinolaryngology, Diploma of European Board of Otorhinolaryngology. She has amassed extensive professional experience, having worked at the Otolaryngology Clinics of Mitera Hospital, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Iaso General Hospital, the Biomedical Clinic, and the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocratio." In her private practice, she manages cases of vertigo, dizziness, and tinnitus, performs nasal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal endoscopies, and is also specialized in pediatric otolaryngology. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Otorhinolaryngology, the Hellenic Rhinologic Society, and the European Rhinologic Society.

The Euiasis Specialized Pediatric ENT Center is located in Marousi and serves a wide range of patients of all ages. The center's goal is the longevity of the individual, as well as ensuring a high quality of life. A variety of specialized services are offered, providing solutions for conditions such as sinusitis, vertigo and dizziness, rhinitis and allergic rhinitis, voice disorders, stomatitis, and pharyngitis. Additionally, all otologic and neuro-otologic problems are addressed, including hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis. The Scientific Director of the Euiasis Medical Center is Dr. Christina Efthymiou MD, MSc, Med. Ac, Otolaryngology Surgeon, Neuro-otologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, and specialist in Medical Acupuncture.

Stefanis Athanasios is a Pediatric ENT specialist with private practices in Piraeus and Marousi. He graduated from the Medical School of the Health Sciences School at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses valuable experience and knowledge in his field, having worked for several years as an Otolaryngologist at the Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio" and at the Athens Children's General Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou". Additionally, the doctor participates in seminars and conferences related to his specialty and is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association as well as a specialized member of the Athens Medical Association.

Magklaras Ilias is a Pediatric ENT specialist and maintains his private practice in Melissia. He holds a Medical Degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor specialized in Otolaryngology at Tzaneio Hospital in Piraeus, at Pammakaristos Hospital, and in Pediatric Surgery at Nikaia Hospital. Finally, the doctor serves as a Scientific Collaborator at MITERA Hospital and as a Consultant at HYGEIA Hospital.

Tsounis Mixail MD, PhD is a Military Physician - Surgeon, Otolaryngologist, and Director of the Functional and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Department at "Leto" Hospital, and he maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He is a graduate and doctorate holder from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He underwent advanced training for several years in rhinoplasty and endoscopic nasal-paranasal and skull base surgery at Charing Cross Hospital of the Imperial College of Medicine in London, Queen’s Medical Center of the University of Nottingham, and Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam. Concurrently, he performed a significant number of surgeries and gained clinical experience with a wide range of adult and pediatric otolaryngology cases. At his private clinic located at 163A Mesogeion Avenue, he provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of all ENT problems in adults and children, such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis, hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, hoarseness, and others. He conducts comprehensive examinations using flexible and rigid video endoscopes, assessments for snoring and apnea, otomicroscopy, audiograms, tympanograms, and evaluations for vertigo and tinnitus. Additionally, he performs surgeries including nasal septum straightening, rhinoplasty, endoscopic nasal and paranasal sinus surgery, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, ventilation tube placement, tympanoplasty, parotidectomy, and thyroidectomy at well-known private clinics in Athens.

Mpousi Vasiliki, MD, MSc, is a Pediatric ENT specialist with a private practice in the Paiania area. Additionally, she is a registrar at the Otolaryngology-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic of Metropolitan General and an affiliated physician at IASO Clinic. She holds a degree in Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and is a graduate of the postgraduate program "Clinical & Industrial Pharmacology" at the same university. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the 1st University Otolaryngology Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration". Finally, she actively ensures she stays updated with advances in her field by participating in Medical Conferences & Courses.

Stefanis Athanasios is an Otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) with private practices in Piraeus and Marousi. He graduated from the Faculty of Health Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses valuable experience and knowledge in his field, having worked for several years as an Otolaryngologist at the Athens General Hospital "Hippocratio," as well as at the Athens Children's General Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou." Furthermore, the doctor actively participates in seminars and conferences related to his specialty and is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association and a specialized member of the Medical Association of Athens.

Η Ιατρός Αναστασία Λιάπη είναι Διευθύντρια ΕΣΥ στην ΩΡΛ Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", με πολυετή εμπειρία στην κλινική και χειρουργική Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία ενηλίκων/παίδων, καθώς και στη Φωνιατρική. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο (MSc in Voice Pathology) από το University College London, με διάκριση (Distinction). Έχει εκπαιδευτεί και εργαστεί σε κορυφαία Νοσοκομεία της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας, όπως το Leeds General Infirmary, το Royal Surrey County Hospital, το St George’s Hospital του Λονδίνου και το John Radcliffe Hospital της Οξφόρδης. Κατά την παραμονή της στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο απέκτησε διπλώματα του Royal College of Surgeons of England (DOHNS) και του Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (MRCS), ενώ συμμετείχε ενεργά σε εξειδικευμένα ιατρεία φωνής και παιδιατρικής ακοολογίας.

Από το 2009 υπηρετεί στο Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας, αρχικά ως Επιμελήτρια στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία" και από το 2018 στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", όπου από το 2021 κατέχει τη θέση Διευθύντριας ΕΣΥ. Το επιστημονικό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στις παθήσεις της φωνής και του λάρυγγα, στη ρινοχειρουργική και ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική ρινός και παραρρινίων, καθώς και στη χειρουργική κεφαλής και τραχήλου. Διαθέτει σημαντική εμπειρία στη φωνιατρική αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση, καθώς και στη διαχείριση διαταραχών κατάποσης.

Παράλληλα, έχει πλούσιο διδακτικό έργο ως μέλος ΔΕΠ του Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών "Αναπνευστική Ανεπάρκεια και Μηχανικός Αερισμός" της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ και συμμετέχει στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών και ειδικευομένων ιατρών. Η ερευνητική της δραστηριότητα περιλαμβάνει μελέτες σε θέματα παθολογίας φωνής, ρινολογίας και ωτοχειρουργικής, με δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή περιοδικά και παρουσία σε δεκάδες συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. Συμμετέχει σε κλινικές μελέτες για την εφαρμογή των βιολογικών παραγόντων στη θεραπεία των ρινικών πολυπόδων σε συνεργασία με πνευμονολόγους.  Είναι μέλος πολλών ελληνικών και διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών, μεταξύ των οποίων η European Laryngological Society, η British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngology, και η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Φωνιατρικής και Διαταραχών Κατάποσης, της οποίας είναι τακτικό  μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου.

Με γνώμονα τον σεβασμό στον ασθενή και την επιστημονική αριστεία, η Δρ. Λιάπη προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες ιατρικές και χειρουργικές υπηρεσίες με έμφαση στην αποκατάσταση της υγείας και της ποιότητας ζωής.

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.

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.

Nasiopoulou Theodora is an ENT specialist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a Master's degree in Audiology-Neuro-otology, is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holds the European Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology, Diploma of European Board of Otorhinolaryngology. She has amassed extensive professional experience, having worked in the ENT Clinics of Mitera Hospital, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Iaso General Hospital, the Biomedical Clinic, and the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocrates." In her private practice, she manages cases of vertigo, dizziness, and tinnitus, performs endoscopies of the nose, pharynx, and larynx, while also specializing in pediatric otorhinolaryngology.

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.

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.

Andrianopoulos Dimosthenis MD, MSc is an Otolaryngologist Surgeon for adults and children, Director of the Endoscopic Surgery Unit at the 1st ENT Clinic of Mitera Hospital, former Senior Registrar at the 1st ENT Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in Health Administration from the University of Piraeus and has received advanced training in Otosurgery, Endoscopic Surgery of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, and the full spectrum of Head, Neck, and Thyroid surgery. With his extensive experience, the doctor is able to examine, diagnose, and treat patients both at his private practice and at Mitera Hospital. The private office operates in a fully renovated and equipped space with modern ENT medical devices. Finally, the doctor is involved in the entire range of otolaryngological surgical procedures, particularly in Endoscopic Otosurgery, where he performed the first operation in Greece in November 2016.

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.

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.