Eleytheria Krikeli

Eleftheria Krikeli, née Kalogeratou, was born in Argostoli, Kefalonia, where she spent her early childhood. She studied Medicine at the University of Athens and then pursued postgraduate studies at Boston City Hospital, specializing in Internal Medicine. After spending ten years in the United States, she returned to Greece and became actively involved in the private healthcare sector. From 1985 to 2001, she worked as a practicing physician at Hygeia Hospital and was recognized for her active participation as a member of the Scientific Staff Association. In 1989, she was elected to the Board of Directors of Hygeia, and in 1994, she became Vice President of the Scientific Council. In 1995, she was appointed a member of the Hygeia/Mayo Clinic Scientific Council, and a year later, in 1996, she was elected President of the Scientific Association of Hygeia Physicians. She was highly active both scientifically and socially, organizing conferences and seminars on current medical topics and conducting population screenings in remote areas of Greece, in close collaboration with the hospital administration. From 2001 to 2011, she served as the director of the 4th Internal Medicine Clinic at Errikos Dunan Hospital. Since January 2011, she has been the director of the 1st Internal Medicine Clinic and the coordinator of the Internal Medicine Department at Mitera General Hospital, part of the Hygeia Group. In 2010, her book titled "From August... to August" was published, with a foreword by the late academic Iakovos Kampanellis. In 2018, the book was honored with an award from the Academy of Athens.