Internists in the Southern suburbs of Athens

Dr. Ntouna Katerina is a Pathologist with a private practice in Piraeus. She specializes in the prevention, effective diagnosis, and management of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is undoubtedly a major scourge of the modern lifestyle. Therefore, its timely and effective diagnosis will prevent the occurrence of potential complications. More specifically, this begins with recording the patient's anthropometric data (height, weight, BMI calculation, waist circumference), blood pressure regulation, and lipid profile (HDL-LDL cholesterol, triglycerides). She also specializes in the therapeutic management of patients with diabetes mellitus. Emphasis is placed on the early diagnosis of diabetes-related complications that may arise, such as diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, as well as early atheromatosis. The latter is primarily responsible for the development and manifestation of cardiovascular events. Finally, the proper management of diabetic ulcers is crucial. The goal is to achieve optimal glycemic control in diabetic patients through the provision of specialized diets, nutritional counseling, self-monitoring diaries, and education on the correct use of insulin pens. It is noteworthy that home-based education by specialized personnel is available without any financial burden.

Spyros Georgios is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He completed his specialty at Laiko Hospital and underwent clinical and laboratory training in diabetes mellitus at the Diabetes Clinic of the First Medical Clinic of the University of Athens.

Maria Mpalogianni is a Specialist Pathologist who has maintained a private practice in Nea Smyrni since 2011. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After completing her rural service, she undertook a clinical attachment at Whittington Hospital in London, specializing in Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, and Emergency Medicine. She served as a postgraduate scholarship physician at Hygeia Hospital in the Pulmonology, Cardiology Clinics, and the Intensive Care Unit. She specialized in Pathology at the 1st Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Additionally, she received further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetes Center of the 1st Propaedeutic Pathology Clinic and Special Pathology of the University of Athens. Finally, Dr. Mpalogianni is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society, and the Society for the Study of Diabetic Foot Diseases.

Paulopoulou Despoina is a Specialist Pathologist with a private practice in Piraeus. The physician provides high-level specialized medical services, understanding the needs of each patient with the aim of offering the best possible care. She has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of diseases comprising metabolic syndrome (dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, prediabetes, diabetes mellitus, obesity), as well as in the prevention of their complications. Additionally, she monitors chronic diseases across the full spectrum of pathology, treats infections and other febrile illnesses, schedules preventive check-ups according to the individual’s and family history, and administers vaccinations to adults. She also undertakes the issuance of certificates and approvals for sports and driving. She holds a Master’s Degree in Palliative Care for Chronically Ill Patients and is a Certified BLS/AED Instructor. Alongside her professional career, the physician is engaged in teaching, writing, and research activities. She regularly participates in domestic and international conferences to stay continuously informed about developments in her medical field and delivers educational lectures aimed at informing and raising awareness among the public on health issues.

Margaritis Athanasios is a Specialist in Pathology - Intensive Care Medicine and maintains a private practice in Argyroupoli. He is a graduate and PhD holder from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses significant clinical experience and serves as Consultant in the First Pathology Clinic of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center.

H Δημητρακοπούλου Αμαλία MD, MSc είναι Ειδικός Παθολόγος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στη Δάφνη. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Federico II στη Νάπολη Ιταλίας και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών δευτέρου επιπέδου στην Αισθητική Ιατρική.

Ειδικεύτηκε στην Εσωτερική Παθολογία στην 5η Παθολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Ο Ευαγγελισμός", αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία σε μεγάλο πλήθος περιστατικών που άπτονται στο ευρύ φάσμα της παθολογίας και της γηριατρικής. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητάς της στο νοσοκομείο, συμμετείχε ενεργά στις γενικές εφημερίες του νοσοκομείου στο Τμήμα Επειγόντων Περιστατικών, στα περιστατικά της παθολογικής κλινικής καθώς και στη Μονάδα Ειδικών Λοιμώξεων αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία και σε λοιμωξιολογικά περιστατικά.

Το τελευταίο έτος της ειδικότητας της στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Ο Ευαγγελισμός" υπηρέτησε για τρεις μήνες στην Ρευματολογική Κλινική, όπου συμμετείχε ενεργά στο εξωτερικό ρευματολογικό ιατρείο καθώς και στα περιστατικά της κλινικής. Τους ακόλουθους τρεις μήνες εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Β΄ Καρδιολογική κλινική, με άσκηση στην κλινική, το εξωτερικό καρδιολογικό ιατρείο και τη Μονάδα Εμφραγμάτων, ενώ το τελευταίο τρίμηνο εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του νοσοκομείου.

Στο παρελθόν έλαβε την απαιτούμενη εκπαίδευση στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Χαλκίδας και στη συνέχεια υπηρέτησε για 15 μήνες στο Κέντρο Υγείας Ιστιαίας στη Βόρεια Εύβοια ,ως Αγροτικός Ιατρός.

Από το 2017 έως και το 2025 εργάστηκε ως επικουρική επιμελήτρια Β΄ με την ειδικότητα της Εσωτερικής Παθολογίας στο Κέντρο Υγείας Νέου Κόσμου, όπου άσκησε τα καθήκοντά της στο τακτικό παθολογικό ιατρείο καθώς και στο τμήμα έκτακτων περιστατικών.

Από την έναρξη του θεσμού το 2022 έχει ενεργοποιηθεί ως Προσωπικός Ιατρός, στο Κέντρου Υγείας Νέου Κόσμου έως το τέλος του 2025. Πλέον είναι Προσωπικός Ιατρός και στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στη Δάφνη.

Συμμετέχει σε διάφορα ιατρικά συνέδρια με στόχο την επιμόρφωσή της, ενώ άξια αναφοράς είναι η πιστοποίησή της στην καρδιοπνευμονική αναζωογόνηση BLS-AED.

Στο ιατρείο αναλαμβάνει την διερεύνηση, διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση του συνόλου των παθολογικών παθήσεων, προληπτικό έλεγχο νοσημάτων, την χορήγηση ιατρικών βεβαιώσεων, την συνταγογράφηση μέσω ΕΟΠΥΥ φαρμάκων, παραπεμπτικών εξετάσεων και παροχών ΕΚΠΥ, πάντα με σεβασμό προς τον ασθενή και με στόχο την ειλικρινή αμφίδρομη επικοινωνία και την αμοιβαία εμπιστοσύνη.

Papaxatzakis Ioannis is an Intensivist and Internist who maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras, specialized in Internal Medicine with postgraduate studies and is a PhD candidate. He works as a Senior Registrar in the ICU of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center.

Karalis Konstantinos is a Pathologist with a private practice in Ilioupoli. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and completed his specialty in Pathology at St. Antonius Krankenhaus Hospital in Cologne, as well as at the General University Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." In addition to his private practice, he serves as a Scientific Associate – Attending Physician at the Athens Medical Center in Marousi and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. He provides a wide range of medical services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Kotronias Konstantinos is a Geriatrician - Gerontologist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. Additionally, he serves as a Scientific Consultant for Nursing Homes. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Cardiology, Oncology, and Geriatrics - Gerontology.

Dimitrakopoulou Natalia is an Internist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree and a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has specialized in Internal Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, and Diabetic Foot at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and has also participated in multicenter studies at the Diabetes Laboratory of the same hospital. She is a member of the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the Society for the Study of Diabetic Foot Disorders, and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society.

Velliou Triantafyllia is a Specialist Internist and maintains a private practice in Vyronas, Attica. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and has worked as a Consultant at the Metropolitan Private Hospital. She has extensive experience in the management of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Anemia, Infections, etc. Additionally, she is an affiliated physician of EURODIET, where she treats patients seeking weight loss. Furthermore, she offers home visits, serving the areas of Vyronas, Ymittos, Pangrati, Kaisariani, central Athens, Dafni, Ilioupoli, and others.

Eleutheria Mixalopoulou is a Specialist in Pathology - Diabetology and maintains a private clinic in Nea Smyrni. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in Diabetology, Hyperlipidemia, and Arterial Hypertension. In her private clinic, she offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Mpiliou Smaragda is an Internist and a Doctoral Candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation on "Microcirculatory Disorders in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease" and maintains a private practice in Dafni. She holds a degree from the Medical School and a postgraduate diploma in Thrombosis and Hemorrhage – Transfusion Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she completed a one-year fellowship in Hepatology, specifically in Chronic Liver Diseases, at the "Migliavacca" Liver Center of the University of Milan in Italy. Previously, she taught Neurology and Psychiatry to students of the Nursing and Emergency Care Department at the public IEK Piraeus as well as First Aid courses for first-year medical students as part of the First Aid curriculum. Beyond teaching, she worked for a year as a physician in a dermatology clinic, participating in interventional and clinical procedures, served as a rural doctor at the peripheral clinic in Antikyra, and underwent a three-month training program at the General Prefectural Hospital of Livadeia. Furthermore, she periodically supervised patients at the external hepatology clinic of Hippocratio General Hospital and at the diabetes clinic of Laiko Hospital. She also served as an assistant junior consultant (B’) for one year at the Dafni Health Center. Moreover, she has participated in various conferences to further her education in her field, with notable publications in both Greek and international journals. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver and the Hellenic Society of Ergospirometry, Exercise, and Rehabilitation. In her practice, she manages cases covering the full spectrum of pathology, with special expertise in diabetes mellitus, general pathology, and cardiovascular risk prevention.

Elena Petsiou MD, PhD is an Internist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a doctoral degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has a medical degree from the University of L’Aquila in Italy. She specialized in Diabetes Mellitus at the University General Hospital "Attikon." Alongside her private practice, she is the Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital and has served as Deputy Director at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. She has also worked as an Internist - Diabetologist at Queens Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospital in England, gaining significant experience in arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, with a specialization in diabetes mellitus and obesity. Finally, Dr. Petsiou is a member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association, the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine, and the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Xouzouris Ilias is an Internist who maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds EKAE - OAKA certification for pre-competition athlete screening. He completed his specialty in Internal Medicine at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the General State Hospital of Athens. He has served as a family physician for IKA for a decade. Finally, Dr. Xouzouris is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Katsakoulas Ioannis, MD, MSc, is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Moschato. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He underwent further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the 1st Propedeutic Clinic of the University of Athens and holds postgraduate degrees in both Health Services Organization and Management as well as in Emergency Care Management. Dr. Katsakoulas has worked as a Registrar Physician in the National Health System at Laiko General Hospital of Athens and at the General Hospital of Amfissa. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous scientific medical studies and has contributed to the authorship of scientific articles.