Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists

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.).

Το Πολυϊατρείο Affidea Καλλιθέας εξυπηρετεί ασθενείς από το νότιο κέντρο της Αθήνας, με έμφαση στην αξιόπιστη και γρήγορη πρόσβαση σε βασικές ιατρικές ειδικότητες. Ιδανικό για τακτική παρακολούθηση, προληπτικούς ελέγχους και γυναικολογική φροντίδα.

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.

Psatha Aggeliki is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Volos. She holds a PhD from the Medical Department of the University of Thessaly and graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the University Hospital of Larissa and has extensive experience in managing chronic respiratory diseases, pleural conditions, as well as smoking cessation. Furthermore, the doctor is affiliated with the private clinic "ANASSA" and is a lecturer in the postgraduate program "Management of Aging and Chronic Diseases" at the School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University.

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.

Katsoulis Konstantinos is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Military School of Officers Corps of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received training in Internal Medicine at the 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and specialized in the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". He has served as Consultant and subsequently as Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at the 424 General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki. Dr. Katsoulis manages conditions across the entire spectrum of pulmonology and tuberculosis and is specialized in asthma. He has extensive experience and has participated in 35 Greek and 7 international conferences with oral presentations, as well as 23 publications in Greek and international journals. At his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Elli Malakounidou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist who maintains a private practice in Patras. She graduated in 2008 from the Medical School of the University of Crete and has since served in various medical positions, specializing in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis. Her training includes service as a physician in the "Home Help" program, as a rural doctor at the General Hospital of Pyrgos, and in the remote healthcare region under the jurisdiction of the Andritsaina Health Center. Additionally, she has worked as a resident and specialist at the General Hospital of Aigio, the General Hospital "Agios Andreas" of Patras, as well as in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she initially worked in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras and subsequently served as the lead attending physician in the COVID-19 pulmonology clinic of the same hospital, significantly contributing to patient care and the management of the health crisis. Concurrently, she has participated in various scientific studies published in international medical journals. Finally, her extensive experience in the medical community is further enhanced by her many years of involvement with respiratory diseases and her continuous education in this field.

Vasileios Mixailidis is a Pulmonologist-Tuberculosis Specialist, head of the Pulmonology Department and the Sleep Laboratory at the "Agios Loukas" clinic in Panorama, Thessaloniki, and maintains a practice both in Panorama and within the clinic. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a PhD from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He holds the European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine, obtained through pan-European examinations. He has received certification from the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) in sleep disorders specialization (Expert Somnologist) as well as the Greek certification in Sleep Medicine following examinations, conducting polysomnographic sleep studies (PSG) for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with respiratory sleep disorders. He has specialized in mechanical ventilation, which includes invasive and non-invasive respiratory support (portable ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP), monitoring patients with tracheostomy and ventilators, the weaning process from mechanical respiratory support and tracheostomy removal, and the monitoring of patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV). The physician possesses the necessary experience and knowledge to manage any type of pulmonary problem and pathology, with the capability to handle cases both in the outpatient setting and at the level of hospitalization and hospital monitoring.

Gkizopoulou Euaggelia MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist - Sleep Medicine Specialist and maintains a private practice in Alimos, while also serving as the Director of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic at IASO General Clinic in Marousi. She holds a doctoral degree and a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in sleep-related breathing disorders, bronchoscopy, and interventional pulmonology. She completed her Pulmonology specialization at the General University Hospital of Athens Sismanoglio. She has served as the Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. In her fully equipped private practice, she provides services covering the entire spectrum of pulmonary cases. She has participated in numerous conferences and has authored many original research articles published in scientific journals. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society.

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.

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.

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.

Η Δρ. Aλεξάνδρα Κάββαλου είναι Παιδοπνευμονολόγος – Παιδίατρος με πλήρη ειδικότητα και εξειδίκευση στη Γερμανία. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών, όπου εισήλθε με πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις στη δεύτερη θέση, και κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της υπήρξε ακαδημαϊκός υπότροφος του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Κρατικών Υποτροφιών καθώς και του Ιδρύματος Παπαδάκη. Μετά την αποφοίτησή της με βαθμό 8.3/10 μετέβη στη Γερμανία, όπου και πραγματοποίησε την ειδικότητά της στην Παιδιατρική στην Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου του Έσσεν. 

Στη συνέχεια απέκτησε την ειδικότητα της Παιδιατρικής ενώ το ίδιο έτος απέκτησε το Δίπλωμα Υπερήχων στα παιδιά από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Υπερήχων. Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Παιδοπνευμονολογία στο Τμήμα Παιδοπνευμονολογίας, Κυστικής Ίνωσης και Ιατρικής Ύπνου στην Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδιατρική κλινική του Έσσεν η οποία αποτελεί παγκόσμιο κέντρο αναφοράς στην Παιδοπνευμονολογία. Απέκτησε την εξειδίκευση της Παιδοπνευμονολογίας μετά από εξετάσεις στον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Βόρειας Ρηνανίας- Βεστφαλίας και εργάστηκε στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Έσσεν ως εξειδικευμένη Παιδοπνευμονολόγος έως και το 2024. Καθ´ όλη την σταδιοδρομία της στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Έσσεν έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών Ιατρικής Σχολής και ειδικευόμενων στην Παιδιατρική πάνω στο αντικείμενο της Παιδοπνευμονολογίας.

Το 2023 απέκτησε το διδακτορικό της δίπλωμα από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Έσσεν πάνω στην Κυστική Ίνωση.

Έχει εργαστεί σε όλα τα αντικείμενα φροντίδας παιδοπνευμονολογικών ασθενών με επιπλέον εξειδίκευση στην κυστική ίνωση, το αλλεργικό άσθμα, την βρογχοπνευμονική δυσπλασία, τις διαταραχές της προωρότητας, στο μακροχρόνιο επεμβατικό και μη επεμβατικό αερισμό, στην ιατρική ύπνου, στις συγγενείς ανωμαλίες των αεροφόρων οδών και σε νευρομυϊκούς/ νευρολογικούς ασθενείς.

Έχει πραγματοποιήσει μεγάλο αριθμό βρογχοσκοπήσεων και έχει πλούσιο συγγραφικό και ερευνητικό έργο με δημοσιεύσεις στα μεγαλύτερα διεθνή περιοδικά Παιδοπνευμονολογίας και Λοιμωξιολογίας (Pediatric Pulmonology, Infectious Diaseases και άλλα). Ακόμη έχει σημαντικές διακρίσεις και πολλές συμμετοχές σε διεθνή συνέδρια σε Ευρώπη και Αμερική. Παράλληλα έχει συμμετάσχει ως sub-investigator σε πληθώρα κλινικών μελετών πάνω στο αντικείμενο της παιδοπνευμονολογίας και της κυστικής ίνωσης.

Τέλος, είναι μέλος διεθνών ιατρικών εταιρειών, μεταξύ των οποίων της Ευρωπαϊκής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕRS), της Γερμανικής Παιδοπνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας (GPP) καθώς και της Ελληνικής Παιδοπνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας.