General practitioners (GPs) in Attica

Thilyzas Ksenofon is a General Practitioner - Family Physician with a private practice in Athens and extensive experience in Primary Health Care. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Ovidius University of Constanta and has completed his specialization in General Medicine at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio," where he received extensive training in managing a broad spectrum of acute and chronic conditions.

At the hospital, he gained significant clinical experience through active participation in:

• the Emergency Department 

• Triage

• multiple clinics such as Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Cardiology

• the Dialysis Unit

• the vaccination center and outpatient clinics

• management of COVID-19 cases during the pandemic period

In his private practice, he provides comprehensive General Medicine services, addressing conditions such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, respiratory and metabolic disorders, as well as the investigation and management of acute cases. He also offers preventive screening, vaccinations, prescription services, medical certificates, and health certifications. He seeks continuous professional development aiming to provide high-quality, modern, and personalized medical care, having attended numerous conferences and seminars in fields including Metabolism, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Hematology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Environmental Medicine, Rheumatology, and Primary Health Care.

Siatos Georgios is a General Practitioner who operates a private clinic in Chalandri. He graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague and holds certifications in Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS), IMPACT (Ill Medical Patient Acute Care and Treatment), Advanced Life Support - Resuscitation, and Basic Life Support. He has specialized in Emergency Pathology and Geriatrics, Surgery, and Cardiology, and possesses valuable professional experience in numerous hospitals both in Greece and abroad. Currently, in addition to his private practice, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Central Clinic of Athens, Scientific Director of the nursing homes "The Good Samaritan" and "Panagia Eleousa," and an external Scientific Collaborator at the Psychotherapeutic Center "Lyrakou." Furthermore, he is the Responsible Physician at the Friendship Club (KAPI) Clinic of the Municipality of Vrilissia. Lastly, his commitment to professional development and staying updated in his field is noteworthy, as he consistently attends scientific conferences held in Greece and internationally.

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.

Riniotou Eirini is a General Practitioner with a private practice in Keratsini. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of pathological cases such as diabetes monitoring, hypertension, anemia, and others, which, when necessary, are referred to the appropriate specialty for specialized care. Her practice offers all essential services to patients, including clinical examination, electronic prescription, and certificates/attestations. Additionally, she provides home visits to patients when deemed necessary. Furthermore, she regularly attends numerous medical conferences to ensure continuous professional development and stay updated on all new advancements in the field of General Medicine. Finally, she is a member of the Piraeus Medical Association.

Lyritsi Eirini is a General Practitioner specialized in Family Medicine, graduated from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. She completed her specialization at Papageorgiou Hospital in Thessaloniki, Karditsa General Hospital, as well as the University General Hospital of Heraklion. She holds an ALS certification and has completed further training in Emergency Prehospital Medicine.

She worked as an Attending Physician A in the National Health System (Trikala General Hospital and Naxos General Hospital-Health Center) for 15 years and at the Swiss Biological Medical Centre in Cyprus, a holistic medicine center (chronic pain and holistic approaches including acupuncture, homeopathy, vitamin therapy, nutrition, and exercise).

Since 2021, she has been working in a private clinic in Switzerland (Permanence Medcenter Luzern) managing acute and chronic cases.

Simultaneously, she provides telemedicine consulting in collaboration with Dr Online and NN since 2022.

She is fluent in English and German and has sufficient proficiency in Italian.

General family physician Dr Karvouni Lamprini maintains her practice in Pefki, Attica, and manages a wide range of cases concerning the holistic care of patients. Dr Karvouni initially began her studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in the Department of Nursing, where she obtained her degree in 2010. She then continued her education at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, graduating in 2017. Subsequently, she worked for 7 years within the National Health System (ESY) as a General Medicine resident at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio," participating in clinical practice and shift duties in both inpatient wards and the emergency department. She gained experience in primary healthcare by completing her training at the Koropi Health Center, where she was involved in emergency services as well as routine morning clinics. Dr Karvouni actively participates in numerous conferences and seminars to optimize and update her knowledge and practices in Medical Science. Starting from diagnosis and early intervention to the long-term monitoring of patients, she provides primary health promotion services across a broad spectrum of medical cases. Specifically, Dr Karvouni offers:

Monitoring – Management of Chronic Diseases

Emergency Case Management

Preventive Medicine Cases

Prescription of Medications – Medical Examinations

Issuance of Certificates – Health Clearances

Home visits across all Northern Suburbs

Lemonidou Anastasia is a General Practitioner maintaining a private practice in Kolonaki. She is a certified trainer from the University of Crete (health coach) specializing in chronic respiratory conditions, with postgraduate studies in Emergency Medicine from the University of West Attica. Additionally, she holds certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She possesses extensive clinical experience, having served as an Assistant General Medicine Physician at the Alexandra Health Unit, a collaborator with the Piraeus Football Federation, the scientific director of medical and pharmaceutical companies, and a collaborator with surgical clinics at the 251 Air Force General Hospital.

Gkika Xara is a Specialist in General and Family Medicine and maintains a private practice in Ilion. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her specialty training in General and Family Medicine at the G.N.A. "G. Gennimatas" Hospital. She has attended the Postgraduate Program of the University of Thessaly focused on "Primary Health Care." She has been practicing general medicine for 20 years, serving both the public healthcare system and the private sector. She has extensive experience in managing chronic conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, anemia, osteoporosis, respiratory diseases, as well as handling acute cases. Her core principles include an emphasis on prevention and, above all, a holistic approach to the patient.

Parousi Amalia is a Specialist General Practitioner and maintains her private practice in Acharnes. She obtained her Specialty in General Medicine from the Medical School of the University of Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association (Reg. No. 28,447), a member of the Hellenic Society of General Medicine (ELEGEIA), a member of the board of directors of the Panhellenic Medical Acupuncture Society based in Athens since 1982, and an active member of the International Council for Medical Acupuncture (ICMART) based in Brussels, organizing and participating in educational seminars and conferences both in Greece and abroad. She works as a Family General Practitioner, contracted with TEVE, OGA, and other insurance funds, at her clinic. She is appointed at IKA, in the area of Acharnes, Attica. She is involved in primary medical care as a General Practitioner, utilizing acupuncture alongside conventional pharmacological medicine as part of her treatment arsenal, always tailored to the case with the aim of the best patient care. As part of her scientific development, the doctor attended a postgraduate training program in August 2010 on medical acupuncture at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing and obtained the Certificate of Advanced Acupuncture and Moxibustion.

Η Αρντέτα-Μαρία Μάρκου είναι Γενικός Οικογενειακός Ιατρός με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Κορωπί. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.

H κ. Μάρκου διαθέτει πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία και συστηματική ενασχόληση με τον Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη και την Παχυσαρκία, ενώ κατέχει τη διεθνή Πιστοποίηση SCOPE (Specialist Certification of Obesity Professional Education) για τη διαχείριση και την αντιμετώπιση της παχυσαρκίας από την Παγκόσμια Ομοσπονδία Παχυσαρκίας (World Obesity Federation).

Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή της στο Γ.Ν.Α. «Ιπποκράτειο». Στο πλαίσιο της ειδικότητάς της εκπαιδεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της Παθολογίας στις κλινικές, τα εξωτερικά ιατρεία και ειδικότερα στα εξειδικευμένα ιατρεία Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη και Υπέρτασης του νοσοκομείου. Επιπλέον, συμμετείχε στις εφημερίες του Τμήματος Επειγόντων Περιστατικών.

Έχει διατελέσει Επιμελήτρια Β’ στο Κέντρο Υγείας Καλυβίων, ασκώντας κλινικό έργο που περιλαμβάνει το σύνολο των υπηρεσιών της Πρωτοβάθμιας Φροντίδας Υγείας, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στις λοιμώξεις, τον προσυμπτωματικό έλεγχο και τη θεραπευτική διαχείριση χρονίων νοσημάτων όπως σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, παχυσαρκία, δυσλιπιδαιμία και υπέρταση. Κατά τη διάρκεια της θητείας της στο κέντρο υγείας συμμετείχε στο πρόγραμμα Sentinel για την επιδημιολογική επιτήρηση λοιμώξεων του ΕΟΔΥ.

Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών (MSc) στη «Διαχείριση Γήρανσης και Χρονίων Νοσημάτων» από το Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας σε συνεργασία με το Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Η διπλωματική της εργασία πραγματεύτηκε τις νεότερες εξελίξεις στον Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη Τύπου 2 (ΣΔ2) και την ποιότητα ζωής των ασθενών.

Η ιατρός συμμετέχει ενεργά σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια και ενημερώνεται διαρκώς για τις διεθνείς ιατρικές εξελίξεις. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ιατρικής Εταιρείας Παχυσαρκίας. Στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο παρέχει εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα συνδυάζοντας την κλινική εμπειρία με την εξειδικευμένη γνώση στη διαχείριση οξέων και χρόνιων παθήσεων.

Παροχή ολοκληρωμένων υπηρεσιών πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας υγείας, με έμφαση στην πρόληψη, διάγνωση και παρακολούθηση οξέων και χρόνιων νοσημάτων. Εμπειρία στη λήψη ιστορικού, κλινικής εξέτασης, προληπτικού ελέγχου, εμβολιασμών και στη διαχείριση επειγόντων περιστατικών καθώς και χρόνιων νοσημάτων.

Η Βαρβάρα-Ιωάννα Μαρινάκη είναι Γενικός Οικογενειακός Ιατρός με πολυετή επαγγελματική πορεία στην πρωτοβάθμια φροντίδα υγείας, σε ιδιωτικό ιατρείο, δημόσιες και ιδιωτικές δομές.Από τον Απρίλιο του 2015 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο , παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας, με έμφαση στην ολιστική προσέγγιση και στην ουσιαστική επικοινωνία με τον ασθενή.Η επαγγελματική της εμπειρία παράλληλα με το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο περιλαμβάνει σημαντική παρουσία σε δομές φιλοξενίας και φροντίδας ευάλωτων πληθυσμών. Από το Δεκέμβριο του 2015 έως τον Μάρτιο του 2023 εργάστηκε σε Κέντρα Φιλοξενίας Προσφύγων και Μεταναστών σε συνεργασία με Δημόσιους φορείς όπως ο ΕΟΔΥ και το ΚΕΕΛΠΝΟ καθώς και με μη κερδοσκοπικούς οργανισμούς όπως ο ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ και η WAHA,παρέχοντας ιατρικές υπηρεσίες στους ωφελούμενους.  

Από τον Οκτώβριο του 2005 έως τον Μάιο του 2010, παρείχε τις υπηρεσίες της στο Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο ως υπεύθυνη ιατρός σε αθλητικούς τοπικούς και διεθνείς αγώνες και εκδηλώσεις.

Stamouli Euaggelia PhD is a General Practitioner and operates a private clinic in Kifisia. She is a graduated Doctor with honors and an alumna of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in General Family Medicine at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and in 2004, after examinations, acquired the specialty title in General Medicine. She has gained valuable professional experience, having worked for several years in the Directorate of Public Health and Social Services at the Municipality of Piraeus and the Prefecture of Athens, and served as an auxiliary physician at the National Center for Emergency Care of Athens. Currently, she is an External Collaborator in clinical and scientific activities of the Psychogeriatric Clinic at the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital of Athens. Additionally, she has participated in the development of papers and studies mainly related to geriatrics and psychogeriatrics, while ensuring to attend conferences and seminars on topics concerning general medicine, covering a broad spectrum of acute or chronic diseases across all age groups.

Trigonis Sotirios is a General Practitioner with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a postgraduate degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health, and a postgraduate diploma from EKAB in Emergency Prehospital Medicine. He has extensive experience in managing emergency cases, home care, and treating patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity, while also implementing the Eurodiet medical weight management method. In addition to his private practice, he serves as an emergency and chronic disease management physician at the modern polyclinic of Alimos. Previously, he was the head of emergency cases at the Polyclinic of the Olympic Village and served as Scientific Director at the Health Center of Keratea. Furthermore, he continues to collaborate with numerous private clinics to date.

Tsantilas Apostolos MD, MSc is a General Practitioner who maintains a private practice in Melissia. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his postgraduate studies in "International Medicine/Health Crisis Management" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he graduated from the Military Officers School of Corps (SSAS) and holds certifications in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS). Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous hospitals, and currently, alongside his private practice, he serves as an Emergency and Chronic Cases Physician at the "Medifirst" Polyclinic, Consultant at the Emergency Department of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and collaborates with the Elderly Care Home "Agios Symeon." Finally, the doctor has served as an instructor at the Combat Nursing School within the Army Special Forces Directorate, as well as at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Ilias Kouslis is a General Practitioner - Family Physician and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and specializes in General - Family Medicine, with training at the Piraeus General Hospital "Tzaneio." He has acquired substantial clinical experience by working in Emergency Departments, chronic disease clinics, and COVID-19 units, while actively participating in mass vaccination programs during the pandemic. Additionally, he served as a resident physician in Health Centers in Amorgos, Kalyvia, Vyronas, and Megara, strengthening the connection between Primary Health Care and the local population. He completed his postgraduate studies in Public Health at the University of West Attica, with a research focus on evaluating the reliability of information regarding diabetes on social networks. He has presented related studies at national scientific conferences. Currently, he operates a General - Family Medicine practice in Nea Smyrni as a contracted personal physician with EOPYY, offering comprehensive health care services, prevention, and management of chronic diseases. He is distinguished by his continuous voluntary work and participation in blood donation programs in Attica and Aegean islands.

Zoi Viky is a General Practitioner and operates a private clinic in Exarchia. She specialized in General Medicine at Papageorgiou Hospital in Thessaloniki and received further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Dietetic Association of Northern Greece (D.E.V.E). Additionally, she has completed postgraduate studies in Public Health at the National School of Public Health and training in Emergency Medicine at the National Emergency Aid Center. Finally, she possesses substantial clinical and scientific experience.

Dr. Psyxa Valentini is a General Practitioner who operates her private practice in Dafni. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in General Medicine at GNA Laiko Hospital. She holds a postgraduate diploma specializing in "Neoplastic Disease in Humans: Contemporary Clinicopathological Approach and Research" and has attended advanced training seminars organized by the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society, of which she is a member, and has obtained a Certification in Lipidology. The physician holds ACLS and ATLS certifications and was trained in Medical Acupuncture at the International Advanced Training Center for Acupuncture AcuScience, under the direction of Miltiadis Karavis. She has worked as an Assistant Registrar B' in General Medicine at the Dafni Health Center and the Ilioupoli Health Center from 2016 to 2021. As a physician, she served at the Kapi Lesvos Regional Clinic as part of fulfilling her mandatory Rural Service, as an assistant in the pathology department of the private Doctors Hospital clinic, at concert and exhibition centers, as well as in children’s summer camps.

Papadopoulou Elina is a physician specializing in General Family Medicine. She operates her private practice, “FamilyMed Center,” in Argos and Kiveri. She specialized at the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas.” She has received additional training in emergency prehospital medicine, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and infections. She is also trained in medical acupuncture. She holds a Master of Science degree in Occupational and Environmental Health from the National School of Public Health. She worked for 20 years in the National Health System (ESY), the last 12 years as a Consultant at the Lygourio Health Center, with on-call duties at the Nafplio and Argos Hospitals. She held the positions of coordinator of the 1st Local Health Unit (TOMY) of Argos and supervisor for the National Public Health Organization (EODY) for the Argolis Prefecture (KOMY) during the pandemic. She has attended numerous conferences and has produced a significant number of papers related to the broader field of primary health care.