Consultant General and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician

Katia Sofianou

PhD, MSc, PgDip (Allergy), IBCLC

Athens University Medical School (grad.1999) Worked for the NHS as a paediatric trainee (SHO and SpR, London Deanery North Thames SpR Rotation) 2001-2007

As part of her paediatric training worked in Level 3 Neonatal Units, at St. Mary’s Hospital (Imperial College) in General Paediatrics and Allergy department, at the Royal London Hospital in paediatric Gastroenterology, at the Hammersmith Hospital ( Neuromascular diseases) and at Enfield Child Development Center

She concluded the exams for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health membership in 2003 (MRCPCH). 

She has been working in Greece in her private office since 2007. She is currently in charge of the neurodevelopmental clinics at the  Athens Paediatric Center and Euroclinic private hospitals.

Other placements:

2007-2011 Institute of Child Health, Athens.Clinical and Research fellow  field work and coordination for the greek branch of the multicenter study (PHIME). Study of the Me Hg toxicity on the neurodevelopmental effect during pregnancy in a population of mothers and infants of the North Eastern Aegean islands. 

2013-2015 Institute of Child Health, Athens. Paediatric Fellow for the Greek Breastfeeding promotion Campaign (Alkyoni).

2013-2022 Head of the Child Development Office of the Euroclinic for Children.

May 2016 until today Head of the Child Development Office of the Athens Medical Center.


  • Postgraduate degrees
  • Certifications
  • Medical Associations Memberships
  • PhD (Athens University Medical School) – 2016
  • PgDipl (Allergy)-University of Southampton-2008
  • MSc (Clinical Paediatrics- University College London-2005
  • MRCPCH  (UK)- 2003
  • IBCLC -2010 &2015
  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)-2001, 2006, 2019
  • Neonatal Life Support (NLS) 2002 &2009
  • Courses and cerification of competence in administration of the following neurodevelopmental tools
  • Griffiths ER & Griffiths III, Bayley III, ADOS-2, ADIR, Athena test, Metafon test.
  • Galaxias (Greek IBCBLC association, also elected member of the executive committee-2019)
  • Greek Association of Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics
  • Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Member of the European Academy of Astma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Member of the Hellenic Society of Developmental Paediatricians
  • Member of the Hellenic Network for Autism

Our team

ATHANASIA PAGONI

ATHANASIA PAGONI


Paediatrician

Mrs. Athanasia Pagoni studied at the Medical School of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens from where she graduated in 2008.

She specialized in Pediatrics at the University Clinic of the Athens General Children’s Hospital “Agia Sophia”.

Since 2022 she has been working as a private pediatrician specializing in dyslipidemias in children.

At the same time, she is a Scientific Associate of the Mater and Responsible for the health care of infants and toddlers who are accommodated in daycares stations of the Municipality of Zografou.

She has been:

2012-2022: Scientific Associate of the Lipidemic Clinic B’ Pediatrics University General Children’s Hospital “Pan & Aglaia Kiriakou”.

2020-2022: Auxiliary Assistant B’, Clinic B’ Pediatrics University General Children’s Hospital. “H Agia Sophia”.


Our team

VENETIA MICHALOPOULOU

VENETIA MICHALOPOULOU


Personal Assistant and Secretary

Mrs. Venetia Michalopoulou performs Secretary duties at the Kaisariani Paediatric Office every day from 09:00-16:00. 

She has rich experience in secretarial support positions in companies and special education centers.

She has studied languages and computers. She has also graduated from drama school and has attended seminars in Theatrical Play and Drama Therapy


Our team

AGNI ALIKI FOTOPOULOU

AGNI ALIKI FOTOPOULOU


Personal Assistant and Secretary

Mrs. Agni Aliki Fotopoulou performs Secretary duties at the Kaisiariani and Neo Heraklion paediatric office. She works in  Kaisariani’s office every Monday and Wednesday from 16:00 to 22:00 and in the  Neo Heraklion’s office every Friday from 15:30 to 21:30.

She is a graduate of the 1st Vocational Lyceum of Amarousion with a major in Nursing Assistant in Health and Social Care.

Graduated from the Department of Obstetrics of the School of Health and Social Professions of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (now University of West Attica). She completed her internship as a midwife in the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the General Hospital of Argolis.


Paediatric Office A

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Neofronos 6
Athina 161 21
Nearest metro stations: Evangelismos & Megaro Mousikis

Paediatric Office B

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Stratarxou Alexandrou Papagou 25
Iraklio 141 22

Contact Info

Call Center: +30 210 7214903
Iraklio: +30 210 2851126
Mobile: +30 6942 676265
Email: info@drsofianou.gr

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