Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Anastasakos Vasilis is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He specialized in Pulmonology at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas," and has expertise in EBUS and interventional bronchoscopy. Furthermore, the doctor has served as a scientific collaborator at the 3rd Pulmonology Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" and regularly attends numerous conferences in Greece and abroad as part of his ongoing professional development.

 Papapetrou Dimosthenis is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Pefki. He was born in 1978 in Athens and is a graduate of the German School of Athens (Deutsche Schule Athen) (1996). He was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens through nationwide examinations, graduating in 2005 (MD). He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Thoracic Oncology (2015). He completed his mandatory rural service at the Regional Clinic of Foinikas, performing on-call duties as the head of the Surgical Department at the General Hospital of Syros (2006-2008). He specialized in Pulmonology-Phthisiology at the General Hospital of Thoracic Diseases of Athens ‘Sotiria’ from 2009 to 2014, when he obtained his specialty certification. He has been a Pulmonologist Associate at the Athens Medical Group - Palaiou Faliro Clinic since 2014, as well as the Scientific Lead Pulmonologist at the ‘Iatrokosmos’ Polyclinic since 2015. He has served as the lead physician in the Streetwork department of the Reception & Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens (KYADA) since 2022. Since 2010, he has participated as a researcher (Principal Investigator & Study Coordinator) in numerous international, multicenter Phase II, III, and IV clinical studies on bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He has participated as Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator at the Clinical Study Center of 'Iatriko Palaiou Falirou' since 2016. Finally, he is a member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the asthma group of the Hellenic Respiratory Society (HRS), with contributions to oral and poster presentations at international and Greek conferences, and is certified by the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) for electronic prescribing.

Ο Ζαχαράτος Παναγιώτης MD, PhD είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος. Ξεκίνησε την επαγγελματική του πορεία αποκτώντας βασικές γνώσεις αρχικά Βιολογίας (πτυχίο Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών) και στη συνέχεια Ιατρικής (πτυχίο Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Πνευμονολογία - Φυματιολογία στο Πνευμονολογικό Τμήμα της Α Πανεπιστημιακής Κλινικής Εντατικής Θεραπείας στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Ευαγγελισμός". Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδίκευσης του, πέρα από την εμπειρία στη ΜΕΘ, συμμετείχε στα εξωτερικά ιατρεία "ΧΑΠ" και "Διακοπής Καπνίσματος" του παραπάνω Νοσοκομείου, ενώ αργότερα παρακολούθησε τις εργασίες του Ιατρείου Διαμέσων Νοσημάτων του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία". Έχει μεγάλη εμπειρία και στην Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική, ξεκινώντας με την επιτυχημένη ολοκλήρωση της διδακτορικής του διατριβής στη Μοριακή Διαγνωστική του Καρκίνου του Πνεύμονα (PhD in MolMed)(Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών), συμμετέχοντας ως Επιστημονικός συνεργάτης σε Πανεπιστημιακές Κλινικές - Εργαστήρια (Εργαστήριο Ιστολογίας, Κλινική Παθολογικής Φυσιολογίας, Α’ Κλινική Εντατικής Θεραπείας, Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Πνευμονολογική Κλινική) και του εξωτερικού (Department of Molecular Oncology "The Wistar Institute" Philadelphia USA, "Roy Castle Institute for Lung Cancer Research" Liverpool UK), με αντικείμενο μηχανισμούς καρκινογένεσης, μικροβιακή μοριακή διαγνωστική ιών και μυκοβακτηριδίων, και πειραματικών μοντέλων αποφρακτικών νόσων πνεύμονα. Στην Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική Διαγνωστική εργάστηκε ως Μοριακός Βιολόγος στο Κ.ΕΛ.ΑΝ.Ι.Η. του 1ου Νοσοκομείου ΙΚΑ Αθηνών και στη συνέχεια ως Βιολόγος - Κλινικός Χημικός στο Βιοχημικό Εργαστήριο του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Η Σωτηρία", όπου και βρίσκεται στον παρόντα χρόνο ως Αναπληρωτής Διεύθυνσης με τον Τίτλο Εξειδίκευσης Ειδικού στη Εργαστηριακή Ιατρική (EuSpLM). Έχει λάβει πολλές τιμητικές επιστημονικές και ακαδημαϊκές διακρίσεις (υπότροφος του ΕΚΠΑ, της ΓΓΕΤ και του ΙΚΥ, πάνω από 15 βραβεία συνεδρίων). Έχει σημαντικό επιστημονικό και εκπαιδευτικό έργο με περισσότερες από 50 δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά, συνεχή ενεργό συμμετοχή σε εθνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, ενώ το διδακτικό του έργο συνίσταται ως επισκέπτης Επίκουρος Καθηγητής στο Τμήμα Ιατρικών Εργαστηρίων ΤΕΙ Αθηνών και Λέκτορας στο Τμήμα BioMedical Sciences του Μητροπολιτικού Κολλεγίου Αθηνών. Τέλος, ο γιατρός συμμετέχει ενεργά σε Επαγγελματικές Ενώσεις/Εταιρείες του Ιατρικού χώρου όπως η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κλινικής Χημείας και η Ένωση Πνευμονολόγων Ελλάδος, ενώ συμμετέχει και στις δραστηριότητες της Ελληνικής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας.

Vaias Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains his private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He specialized in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the General Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." He has been trained in Respiratory System functional tests at the laboratory of the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a member of Greek and European pulmonology and allergology societies. Additionally, he is a speaker at numerous nationwide pulmonology, allergology, and pathology conferences, providing updates on the latest data regarding Obstructive Respiratory Diseases. His clinic investigates and treats conditions such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cough, respiratory infections, Sleep Apnea Syndrome, lung opacities, among others. Smoking cessation services are provided, as the clinic is officially certified by the Hellenic Pulmonary Society as a Smoking Cessation Clinic. Furthermore, respiratory functional tests are performed. Free parking is available at the clinic.

Dr. Xristopoulos Antonios is a Specialist Pulmonologist, PhD holder from the Medical School of the University of Patras and former Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Higher Technological Educational Institute of Patras. He has worked as a registrar in the ICU and pulmonary laboratory of the ONASSIO Cardiac Surgery Center as well as a Clinical Chest Physician at King’s College Hospital in London. He has also completed postgraduate studies (Master’s degree) in “Thoracic Oncology” at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a Scientific Collaborator at the University Pulmonology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras. The physician is certified by Harvard Medical School (accreditation 2014), the United Kingdom’s General Medical Council (RN 7523439), and the Global Health Network {ICH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE E6 (R2) 94%}. He has undertaken a series of further training programs at specialized centers abroad with practical training, certified by the European Respiratory Society (ERS), of which he is a Golden Member. Dr. Xristopoulos is the Director of the Bronchial Asthma Department at the Medical Center of Athens in Marousi and is the scientific head of the ASTHMA CLINICS, where he oversees a fully equipped modern laboratory for respiratory function testing, sleep studies, and respiratory allergy assessments. The ASTHMA CLINICS feature specialized allergy and asthma departments and a severe bronchial asthma unit, where patients with difficult-to-treat asthma are evaluated for the initiation of new injectable biological therapies and the monitoring of asthma during pregnancy, as physiological changes during gestation may exacerbate asthma.

Karydi Panagiota is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, Director of the 4th Pulmonology Clinic at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, while simultaneously maintaining a private practice in Cholargos since 2008. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed her specialization in Pulmonology at the University Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria". For many years, she worked as a Pulmonology Department Consultant at IASO General Clinic and, within her duties, was active in the Respiratory Function Testing Laboratory, the Smoking Cessation Clinic, and the Bronchology Laboratory, while also serving as the head of the clinic's Sleep Study Laboratory. In 2006, she assumed the directorship of the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic at IASO General, later "Metropolitan General," continuing her engagement with the full spectrum of pulmonology, as previously mentioned, until March 2022. From 2017 to 2022, she held the scientific responsibility of the Pulmonology Department at the "Metropolitan General" clinic. Dr. Karydi has participated in pharmaceutical research protocols and research teams and is a member of the European Respiratory Society. Additionally, she has participated as a speaker in the clinic’s educational program, at workshops, local and national conferences, and has delivered oral presentations at international conferences. Finally, she contributes to informative television programs on health topics and authors informative articles on issues related to her specialty in daily newspapers, magazines, and electronic media. Emphasizing personalized and individual care for each patient, always based on contemporary bibliographical data, her goal is to provide high-level services to all patients.

Aggeliki Athanasopoulou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". She completed a postgraduate program in Thoracic Oncology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Lung Cancer. Finally, she is a consultant at the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic of Metropolitan General.

Dr. Papadaki Georgia is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Drosia. She holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has been collaborating with the 2nd University Pulmonology Clinic of the University Hospital of Athens "Attikon" since 2012. She obtained a medical license from Germany and worked there at the Hospital zum Heiligen Geist Geseke. Dr. Papadaki has extensive experience in managing bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diffuse interstitial lung diseases (pulmonary fibrosis), as well as respiratory infections. Additionally, she continuously attends seminars and conferences to further her education in her specialty.

Theodorakopoulou Elpida is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in Vrilissia. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same university. Dr. Theodorakopoulou has extensive experience in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), smoking cessation, and infections. In her private practice, she manages conditions across the full spectrum of pulmonology, including allergic diseases, bronchial asthma, sleep apnea, COPD, and chronic cough, while providing specialized services tailored to her patients' needs. Ms. Theodorakopoulou is equipped with state-of-the-art spirometry technology and can perform pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry. She has served as a Collaborator at the Respiratory Function Testing Laboratory and as Chief Physician in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." Additionally, she has participated with lectures and presentations at international and national conferences and has numerous scientific papers and publications in reputable international scientific journals.

Dr. Sarma Niki is a Pulmonologist - Sleep Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Melissia. She holds a PhD from the University of Kiel in Germany and graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Sarma specialized in Pulmonology at major hospitals in Greece and Germany, such as the Athens Chest Diseases General Hospital "Sotiria," the "Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft GmbH," and the "Lungenclinic Großhansdorf" in Hamburg. Additionally, she specialized in Sleep Medicine at the Sleep Clinic of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf "UKE" and has worked as a Pulmonologist in the private practice "Alsterpneumologie." To date, she continues as an external collaborator of the 4th Pulmonology Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center.

Η Κολτσίδα Γεωργία MD, FAAP είναι Παιδοπνευμονολόγος, με πλήρη ειδίκευση και εξειδίκευση στην Παιδιατρική και Παιδιατρική Πνευμονολογία αντίστοιχα στις ΗΠΑ, και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Τον Μαίο 2025, εκλέκτηκε Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Παιδιατρικής Πνευμονολογίας στην Β'Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων 'Π&Α Κυριακού'. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με βαθμό "Λίαν Καλώς ". Ολοκλήρωσε την θητεία της ως Αγροτικός Ιατρός στη Ζάκυνθο και κατόπιν ασχολήθηκε με την κλινική έρευνα στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Μετά από την επιτυχή ολοκλήρωση των USMLE εξετάσεων, μετέβη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής το 2011, όπου και πραγματοποίησε την ειδικότητα της Γενικής Παιδιατρικής στο Maimonides Medical Center, στην Νέα Υόρκη. Συμμετείχε επιτυχώς στις εξετάσεις ειδικότητας του Αμερικανικού Παιδιατρικού Συμβουλίου και έλαβε τον τίτλο της Διαπιστευμένης από τον Παιδιατρικό Συμβούλιο Ειδικευμένης της Γενικής Παιδιατρικής (Board Certified Pediatrician) το 2015. Στη συνέχεια, ολοκλήρωσε την υποειδικότητα της Παιδιατρικής Πνευμονολογίας στο Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Top #2 Children’s Hospital in USA), στην Πενσυλβάνια και παράλληλα συμμετείχε με υποτροφία στο Master in Epidemiology and Biostatistics του University of Pennsylvania. Στα πλαίσια της εκπαίδευσης της, αντιμετώπισε πληθώρα συνήθων αλλά σπάνιων και περίπλοκων παιδοπνευμονολογικών περιστατικών. Επιπρόσθετα συμμετείχε στο Τμήμα για τα Νοσήματα των Αεραγωγών, πραγματοποιώντας σημαντικό αριθμό βρογχοσκοπήσεων ενώ στα ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέροντά της, ήταν και είναι η φροντίδα παιδιών με νευρομυικα νοσήματα. Η εξειδίκευση της περιελάμβανε επίσης το αντικείμενο της Ιατρικής του Ύπνου και εργάστηκε δίπλα στην Dr. Carole Marcus. Ακολούθως συμμετείχε επιτυχώς στις εξετάσεις ειδικότητας του Αμερικανικού Παιδιατρικού Συμβουλίου και έλαβε τον τίτλο της Διαπιστευμένης από τον Παιδιατρικό Συμβούλιο Ειδικευμένης στην Παιδιατρική Πνευμονολογία (Board Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist ) το 2018. Τέλος, έχει συμμετάσχει και παρουσιάσει σε διεθνή συνέδρια, κυρίως στις ΗΠΑ, καθώς και στην Αγγλία και Ελλάδα και έχει συγγράψει επιστημονικά βιβλία.

Dr. Doxa Kotzia is a Paediatrician - Paediatric Pulmonologist (fully qualified in England), Director of the Paediatric Pulmonology Department and Sleep Laboratory of Iaso Children’s Hospital, as well as a collaborator of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre and the 1st Paediatric University Clinic of the Aghia Sophia Children’σ Hospital. Dr Kotzia graduated from the Athens Medical School and completed her residency in Pediatrics at the 3rd University Pediatric Clinic of Attikon Hospital. She trained in Paediatric Pulmonology in England, working in paid fellowship positions at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital (the world reference centre for paediatric pulmonology) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (the largest quaternary reference hospital in the UK and Europe) in London. Dr Kotzia was a full-time Director of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, specialising in long-term non-invasive ventilation and sleep medicine at Cambridge University Hospital in England. Dr Kotzia was an Honorary Director of Paediatric Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Dr Kotzia has worked in all areas related to the care of pediatric pulmonary patients with additional specialization in cystic fibrosis, long-term non-invasive ventilation, sleep medicine, lung transplantation, congenital airway abnormalities, neuromuscular/ neurological patients, cardiac patients and case management in the NICU, ICU and cardiac surgery unit. Dr Kotzia holds a PhD from the Athens Medical School and two postgraduate degrees (MSc from the Athens Medical School and MPH from the National School of Public Health, specialising in infectious diseases). Dr Kotzia served as an Academic Fellow in Paediatric Pulmonology at the 1st University Paediatric Clinic at the Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital. Dr Kotzia is a post - PhD candidate at the Aegean University of Greece. Dr. Kotzia has a rich authorial and research work, with significant distinctions in her career and a strong presence in international and national conferences. Dr Kotzia is a reviewer in international scientific journals and has a special interest in leadership, management and quality improvement projects. Dr Kotzia is systematically involved in the training of younger colleagues. It is worth mentioning that she holds the honorary title of Fellow in the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH), UK. She is a member of the board of the Hellenic Paediatric Pulmonology Society and a member of the Hellenic College of Paediatricians, as well as a member of international medical societies, including the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the British Paediatric Respiratory Society (BPRS).

Dr. Zagkla Styliani Elina, MD, PhDc, is a Pediatric Pulmonologist - Pediatrician who maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. Dr. Zagkla is a physician specialized in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, with further specialization in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She has extensive clinical experience in Germany, in an academic setting, at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, with particular focus on respiratory and allergic diseases in children and adolescents.

She possesses specialized experience in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis and ciliary dyskinesia, having worked at a specialized center, as well as active participation in research protocols and clinical studies. Concurrently, she has teaching experience as a lecturer for undergraduate medical students, emphasizing Pediatric Pulmonology, Cystic Fibrosis, and Pediatric Allergology.

Her goal is to provide modern, evidence-based, and individualized medical care, emphasizing effective communication with the child and family, detailed information, and the establishment of a trusting relationship.

Koutsokera Aleksandra is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Vrilissia, while simultaneously serving as a Consultant A' at the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic of the "Errikos Dunant" Hospital Center. She holds a master's degree in Thoracic Oncology and has completed a postgraduate program with distinction in Pediatric Pulmonology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her specialties in both Pulmonology and Pathology at numerous hospitals in Greece and currently possesses valuable expertise in the field of Thoracic Oncology. In her practice, each patient can receive information regarding the prevention and management of pulmonary diseases, while she offers a range of pulmonology services such as respiratory function testing - spirometry, measurement of lung diffusion capacity, oximetry, allergy testing, and bronchodilation. Additionally, advice is provided for the treatment of respiratory infections, with particular emphasis on the prevention of bronchial asthma as well as chronic cough. Finally, the doctor is a member of both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies and ensures to keep patients informed through the articles she publishes.

Kartsiouni Elpiniki is a Pediatrician with postgraduate training in Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, PhD holder from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds postgraduate degrees in "Pediatric Pulmonology" and "Clinical Pediatrics and Nursing Research" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor initially specialized in hospitals in Germany and subsequently returned to Greece where she trained in major hospitals in Athens such as the University General Hospital "Attikon," the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia," and the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio." From 2017, she worked as an external collaborator at the "Mitera" Hospital; from 2018 as an Assistant Pediatrician in the Pediatric High Dependency Unit at the University General Hospital "Attikon"; and from 2021 as a Registrar B' in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the same hospital. Since 2018, she has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology Clinic of the 3rd University Pediatric Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon," and from 2023 to 2025 served as Registrar B' at the 3rd University Pediatric Clinic of the same hospital. Finally, the doctor has participated in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece and abroad and is an active member of the Hellenic and European Pediatric Pulmonology Society as well as the Hellenic and European Pediatric Allergology Society.