Lung Specialist Pulmonologist Kifissia

He is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist and maintains a private practice in Kifissia.

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Christopoulos Anthony MD, MSc, PhD

Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist

Christopoulos Anthony MD, MSc, PhD is a Specialist Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist with a private practice in Kifissia. He is a Doctor of the Medical School of the University of Patras and Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Higher Technological Educational Institute of Patras. He has completed postgraduate studies (Master) in "Thoracic Oncology" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He is a Scientific Associate of the University Lung Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras, as well as the Scientific Manager of the Lung Department of the MEDI FAMILY Polyclinic. The doctor is certified by Harvard's Medical School and the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom, and has completed a series of postgraduate training courses, with practical training, certified by the European Respiratory Society (ERS), of which he is a Golden Member. He maintains a full state-of-the-art laboratory for respiratory function testing (spirometric testing) and respiratory allergy testing (skin allergy tests, rhinanometry, nasal challenge tests and food intolerance tests). Finally, the doctor maintains a contract with private insurances, and also with EOPYY.

What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic condition characterised by inflammation of the airways. The airways (bronchi) are the tubes that carry air to the lungs.

 

When an asthma patient inhales an irritant from the environment, an exaggerated bronchial response is triggered by a contraction of the smooth muscle fibres of the airways (bronchospasm), which leads to a narrowing of the airway lumen. Inflammation of the bronchi is characterised by swelling and production of secretions that are thick and sticky, with the end result being a worsening of the narrowing of the bronchial lumen. This restricts the flow of air through the bronchi.

 

A schematic illustration of the mechanisms by which inflammation causes airway obstruction in patients with asthma is shown in the next figure.

 

Asthma patients have a genetic (hereditary) predisposition, but symptoms appear after exposure to certain triggers. Such factors are infections (especially viral ones), irritants in the environment (dust, pollens, animal dander, humidity, smoke, drugs, etc.) and exercise.

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