Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists

Mr. Panagiotis Koliogiotis has maintained a medical practice in Piraeus from 2003 to the present. He studied at a University in Rome and subsequently worked for many years at Sismanoglio Hospital. He has attended numerous seminars domestically and internationally to adequately meet the needs of his patients.

Markou Stamatia is a Specialist Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and Doctor of Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, with a private practice in Xanthi, where she deals with asthma, sleep disorders, respiratory system infections, and other diseases within her specialty.

Aleurakis Emmanouil is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Crete and is a graduate of the postgraduate program "Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "SOTIRIA," where he also worked for 2 years as an assistant registrar. Additionally, he deals with the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases, with a special interest in diagnostic bronchoscopy using EBUS. Finally, he is a collaborator of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic of Metropolitan General.

Papanastasiou Nikolaos is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Sepolia. Simultaneously, he is a permanent staff physician at the General Secretariat and at the Municipal Clinics of the City of Athens. Initially, he studied Physiotherapy at the Higher School of Physiotherapists of Athens and subsequently at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his studies, he worked as a Physiotherapist at SEGAS while concurrently attending lectures, laboratories, and clinical sessions at the Medical School. Upon completion of his studies, he began his specialty in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Pulmonology Clinic of the GNA "Amalia Fleming" Hospital. Finally, he possesses extensive experience and training in Pulmonology - Phthisiology, specializing in COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections, and the investigation of cough and dyspnea, and has numerous scientific publications.

Frimas Apostolos is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with private practices in Patras and Aigio. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He initially specialized in Switzerland at Hôpital du Valais and later at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" and the Naval Hospital of Athens. From 2022 to 2023, he served as a medical auditor at Accurate Health Auditing & Consulting. In his private clinics, he manages a wide range of cases, with particular expertise in ergospirometry and smoking cessation.

Patentalakis Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Paiania. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. His doctoral thesis focused on the overlap syndrome of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma, and he has experience in interventional pulmonology (bronchoscopies), sleep studies, and respiratory function testing (spirometry). Dr. Patentalakis completed his specialization at the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" and has served as an attending physician at the Therapeutic Center of Athens "White Cross," while also working at the Smoking Cessation Clinic of the Evgenidio Hospital. Furthermore, he has published numerous research papers in conferences and journals both in Greece and internationally. His private practice offers a wide range of services, including respiratory function testing (spirometry), among others.

Ntaouli Ourania is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a medical degree from the Democritus University of Thrace Medical School. She completed her postgraduate studies in "Thoracic Oncology: Contemporary Clinical and Laboratory Approach and Research" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She trained as a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist at the Pulmonology Clinic of the Military Fund Hospital (NIMTS), and subsequently completed her advanced training in Thoracic Ultrasound and Medical Thoracoscopy at BARTS and UCLH hospitals respectively in the United Kingdom. In her private practice, she manages a wide range of cases, guided by her scientific expertise and supported by her excellent professionalism.

Xatziapostolou Panagiotis is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 1999. He began his medical studies at Kent State University Ohio and continued at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated, and he was also a PhD candidate at the same institution. He specialized in pulmonology - tuberculosis at the University Clinic of G. Papanikolaou. He served as a clinical observer at Yale University Hospital in N.Haven, C.T., and simultaneously worked at Orpington-Bromley Hospital in London and later at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, where he focused almost exclusively on sleep apnea syndrome. Additionally, he was a Scientific Collaborator for four years at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in G. Papanikolaou Hospital, while he served as the Scientific Director of the pulmonology department at Euromedica General Clinic for 21 years. He served for six years as vice president of the Association of Private Practitioners of Northern Greece and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Study of Pulmonary Diseases and Occupational Thoracic Diseases. The pulmonology center he maintains is equipped with a spirometer, oximeter, nocturnal recorder, exhaled carbon monoxide monitor, inspiratory and expiratory pressure meter, nebulizer, oxygen supply, electrocardiograph, and a set of forty skin allergy tests. Finally, the practice performs all modern anti-allergic injectable therapies for asthma and other allergic respiratory conditions, as well as diagnostic tests for respiratory diseases. Since 2018, lung ultrasound has been performed at the practice for immediate and radiation-free diagnosis (such as post-COVID-19 lesions, etc.).

Meropi Panagiotarakou MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Intensivist and holds the position of Consultant at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center, while also maintaining a private practice in Petralona. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in "Thoracic Oncology" from the Medical School of the same institution. Additionally, she is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Crete, with a dissertation topic: "Frequency of expiratory muscle contraction in the Intensive Care Unit, its causes, and impact on the management of critically ill intubated patients." She provides specialized services for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. She performs respiratory function testing with spirometry and collaborates with the Physiology Laboratory of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for comprehensive respiratory assessment. She also monitors cases for smoking cessation. She has specialized in Intensive Care and has held a Consultant position at the University General Hospital of Heraklion. Finally, she has worked as a scientific collaborator in the Oncology Unit of the 3rd University Internal Medicine Clinic at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria".

Daglas Grigorios is a Pulmonologist – Tuberculosis Specialist, graduate of the University of Patras, with further training in Sleep Disorders and Sleep Apnea. The physician has extensive experience in thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, and smoking cessation following many years of collaboration with the Sotiria General Chest Hospital. He is trained in Biomedical Acupuncture with 300 hours of theoretical and practical training from the International Acupuncture Center. In his private clinics located in Ilisia and Galatsi, Attica, he provides specialized services for the diagnosis and management of all respiratory diseases, including acute upper and lower respiratory infections and chronic respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma, allergic cough, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and smoker's bronchitis. The physician also performs preventive respiratory function assessments using dynamic spirometry and imaging studies when necessary, and monitors patients undergoing specialized treatment for smoking cessation. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the assessment of sleep apnea, which can cause serious health problems and requires specialized management.

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Kokkolis Ioannis is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" in Iași, Romania, and specialized in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria". He is an external associate of the Euromedica General Clinic and the Athens Therapy Center, and has served as the scientific director of the Pulmonology Department at the Private General Clinic Euromedica as well as Second Consultant at the 12th Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria". Finally, the doctor regularly attends numerous conferences as part of his continuing medical education.

Papadopoulou Amalia is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and specialized in Pulmonology at the First Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio," where she trained in the Intensive Care Unit, the Cardiology Clinic, and the Sleep Study Unit. She served for 2 years as an Assistant Consultant at the Second University Pulmonology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, she worked as an Assistant Consultant at the regular pulmonology clinic of the General State Hospital of Nikaia for 2 years, where she gained experience in the asthma clinic, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diffusion studies, and smoking cessation clinic follow-up. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Georgia Kotantoula is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Gerakas. Additionally, she serves as a Scientific External Associate and Academic Fellow at the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of Sotiria Hospital and as an Associate Physician at the private medical facility "White Cross." She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has specialized in respiratory diseases and respiratory oncology through extensive clinical experience at the Respiratory Failure Center (RFA) as well as serving as an Academic Fellow at the Pulmonology Clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at the University of Colorado. Dr. Kotantoula specializes in respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD, interstitial lung diseases, lower respiratory tract infections, sleep disorders, among others. She has incorporated modern approaches into her therapeutic options in pulmonology, offering immunotherapy for asthma, targeted and personalized treatments, as well as monitoring and prevention for patients belonging to specific high-risk groups. Furthermore, the clinic provides diagnostic evaluation of suspicious lung lesions and facilitates placement and monitoring of overnight oximetry. Finally, Dr. Kotantoula has numerous participations in conferences, workshops, and seminars both in Greece and abroad, as a participant and speaker.

Maria Xarikiopoulou is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist with a private practice in Petralona, while also serving as a Scientific External Collaborator at the Asthma Center of the 7th Pulmonology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria".

She has many years of professional experience and manages patients presenting with symptoms across the full spectrum of respiratory diseases, providing diagnosis, treatment, and guidance. Her main areas of expertise include Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Tsoukalas Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, former Director of the 6th Pulmonology Clinic at Metropolitan General, and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD. He completed postgraduate training in the Study of Patients with Sleep Apnea at Ospedale Luigi Sacco in Milan and holds a Laser Operator Diploma, obtained through examinations at the Medizin Zentrum in Berlin. Notably, he is also a fellow of the Onassis Foundation for Post Doctoral Studies at the University of Milan. He served for 17 years as Coordinating Director of the 4th Pulmonology Clinic at the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria," Head of the Second Pathology Department for 8 years, Head of the Bronchology Laboratory, and also President of the Scientific Council of the hospital. In 2005, he was elected Assistant Professor of Pulmonology at the University of Patras. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is responsible for conducting scientific research protocols. Finally, he has several publications in Greek medical journals and recognized international medical journals and has been awarded three times for the best work by the Hellenic Thoracic Society.

Dr. Mathioudakis Georgios A., MD, PhD, is a Pulmonologist - Respiratory Physiologist and maintains a Clinic and Respiratory Function Testing Laboratory at 232 Mesogeion Avenue, Cholargos Metro Station. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has served as a Research Fellow at the Graduate Medical School of the University of London. He possesses extensive experience of 36 years as a Hospital Physician. The Athens Pulmonology Center operates under the principle of "more precise, not more expensive Medicine." More than 60 different clinical-laboratory tests are performed, from which the most appropriate are selected to support accurate diagnosis and the design of personalized treatment, carried out by specialized and experienced staff, under the supervision of the experienced physician. Dr. Mathioudakis Georgios A. has authored a series of scientific publications, serves as the administrator of the Pulmonology Forum, and has made 200 publications in Greek medical journals and prestigious international medical conferences.

Spyropoulos Georgios is a Specialist Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist, Military Physician, and maintains private clinics in Thessaloniki and Koufalia. He holds a degree from the Medical Department of the Military Officers School and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He serves as a Consultant at the Pulmonology Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as a member of the Thessaloniki Medical Association. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, combining his scientific expertise with extensive experience, always focusing on the safest advisor: Love for the patient.