BOARD COUNSCIL
President: Giasna Giokic (Kakavouli) –giasnagiokic@gmail.com
Treasurer: Ekaterini Siagri caterinasiagkri@hotmail.com
Founding members
Dimitrios Karokis– dkarokis@hotmail.com
Giasna Giokits (Kakavouli)– giasnagiokic@gmail.com
Ecaterini Siagri– caterinasiagkri@hotmail.com
Ioannis Raftakis– jraft68@gmail.com
Georgios Kambakis – gkampakis@yahoo.com
Amalia Raptopoulou– raptamalia@gmail.com
Giasna Giokits
Rheumatologist Jasna Jokic was born in Belgrade and graduated from the Medical School of Belgrade.
She specialized in Rheumatology at the Rheumatology Department of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “St. Pavlos” under the direction of K. Voudouris and received the specialty title in 2002 from the committee of Professor X. Moutsopoulos at the “Laiko Nosokomeio” – University Hospital of Athens
She has been trained in application of ultrasound in the musculoskeletal system disorders at the Institute of Rheumatology of the Medical School of Belgrade under Professor N. Damjanov advisory and has participated in a significant number of seminars in Greece and abroad, as a speaker and trainer.
Dimitrios Karokis
Dimitris Karokis, born in Patras in 1967, was a prominent rheumatologist and president of the Hellenic Society of Rheumatology (HSR). He graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military School of Officer Corps, serving as a Colonel in the Medical Corps until 2010. He specialized and received further training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in hospitals in Greece and the United Kingdom, and held a Master’s degree in Health Services Management from the University of Birmingham.
Dr. Karokis served in various positions on the Board of Directors of the HSR, assuming the presidency for the 2023-2024 term. He was a certified instructor by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) in musculoskeletal ultrasound and actively participated in conferences and seminars, both in Greece and internationally, as a speaker and instructor.
He maintained a private practice in Patras, where he provided his services with dedication and professionalism. Dr. Karokis was known for his commitment to promoting awareness and sensitization regarding rheumatic diseases, organizing initiatives such as free rheumatologist consultation weeks.
Unfortunately, he passed away on December 8, 2024, after a battle with cancer, leaving behind a significant legacy in the field of rheumatology and the medical community at large.
Katerina Siagkri
Katerina Siagkri was born in Thessaloniki. She studied and obtained her specialty in Rheumatology at the University Hospital of Siena (Italy) under Professor R. Marcolongo, where she also specialized in musculoskeletal ultrasound. Currently, she practices in Thessaloniki, maintaining a private clinic. She collaborates with the 4th University Clinic of Hippocrateion General Hospital of Thessaloniki and has participated in numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad, both as a trainee and trainer.
Ioannis Raftakis
Ioannis Raftakis was born in Volos.
He studied at the School of Medicine of A.P.Th. He finished the specialty of Rheumatology at “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens. Afterword, he retrained in musculoskeletal ultrasound at Henry Ford Hospital MI and Cooper University Hospital NJ USA, where he participated as an instructor at educational conferences. He has attended a significant number of seminars, as well as special EULAR training seminars for trainers.
From 2009 to 2018 he worked at “Asklipion Voulas” starting in 2011 the 1st public musculoskeletal ultrasound clinic for inpatients and outpatients.
Amalia Raptopoulou
Amalia Raptopoulou was born in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed her Rheumatology residency at the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, under Professor Mr. Boumpas. There, she also completed her doctoral thesis on the role of immune tolerance in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
MEMBERSHIP
Voulgari Paraskevi– pvoulgar@uoi.gr
Dimitroulas Theodoros – dimitroul@auth.gr
Georgakopoulos Hristos– georgakopoulosx@gmail.com
Georgiadis Athanasios– athangeorgiadis@yahoo.gr
Ecaterini Laskari– katerina_laskari@yahoo.gr
Merinopoulos Dimos– dmerinopoulos@gmail.com
Bozios Panagiotis– boziosp@gmail.com
Papalopoulos Ioannis– ipapalopoylos@yahoo.gr
Stamatis Pavlos– pavlos.stamatis@gmail.com
Fortis Athanasios– apfortis@yahoo.com