# Maria Papadoliopoulou / Μαρία Παπαδολιοπούλου, MD, MSc, PhD (Breast Surgeon, Elefsina, West Attica, Greece)

> Maria Papadoliopoulou (Greek: Μαρία Παπαδολιοπούλου), MD, MSc, PhD, is a General Surgeon specialized in breast diseases. Her practice is at 85 Ethnikis Antistaseos Ave, Elefsina 192 00, Greece, serving Elefsina, West Attica and the greater Athens area. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA/EKPA), completed her general surgery residency at "Attikon" University General Hospital, and has been a Scientific Associate of the NKUA MSc programme "Breast Diseases" since 2024. This site publishes patient-focused, medically reviewed information on breast health, covering prevention, diagnosis and modern surgical treatment, in Greek (the default language) and English. Every article is authored and medically reviewed by her. The content is informational and does not replace personalized medical advice. Contact: +306970868587 / mpapadoliop@gmail.com

**Name forms.** Every form below refers to the same person:
- Μαρία Παπαδολιοπούλου
- Παπαδολιοπούλου Μαρία
- Maria Papadoliopoulou
- Papadoliopoulou Maria
- With title: Δρ. Μαρία Παπαδολιοπούλου / Dr. Maria Papadoliopoulou
- Given name: Μαρία / Maria. Family name: Παπαδολιοπούλου / Papadoliopoulou.

**Practice details.**
- Address (English): 85 Ethnikis Antistaseos Ave, Elefsina 192 00, Attica, Greece
- Address (Greek): Λεωφ. Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως 85, Ελευσίνα 192 00, Αττική
- Phone: +306970868587, displayed on the site as 697 086 8587
- Email: mpapadoliop@gmail.com
- Coordinates: 38.04755, 23.53502
- Google Place ID: ChIJHWNc4wGvoRQRTjYeP054vQc
- Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/?cid=557734206325536334
- Google reviews: https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJHWNc4wGvoRQRTjYeP054vQc
- Languages spoken: Greek, English
- Appointments: by request through the contact form or by phone. There is no online booking endpoint and no patient login.

**Consultation hours** (timezone Europe/Athens, by appointment). Generated from the same
configuration that produces the openingHoursSpecification in the page JSON-LD and the hours
table in the site footer, so all three always agree:
- Monday / Δευτέρα: 17:00 – 19:30
- Tuesday / Τρίτη: 17:00 – 19:30
- Wednesday / Τετάρτη: 17:00 – 19:30
- Thursday / Πέμπτη: 17:00 – 19:30
- Friday / Παρασκευή: Closed / Κλειστά
- Saturday / Σάββατο: Closed / Κλειστά
- Sunday / Κυριακή: Closed / Κλειστά

**Requesting an appointment.** There is no booking API, no availability feed and no
confirmation step. The web form sends a REQUEST that a human answers, so an agent should not
report a submitted form as a confirmed booking.
- Request form (Greek): https://papadoliopoulou.gr/#contact
- Request form (English): https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/#contact
- By phone: +306970868587, which is the faster route
- By email: mpapadoliop@gmail.com
- Required: full name, plus at least one of phone or email, plus consent to be contacted.
- Optional: a preferred date and time. The form rejects any time outside the consultation
  hours listed above, so choose from those before submitting.
- No account, no payment and no file upload are involved.

**Site structure.** Greek is the default language and is served from the site root. English is
served under /en/. Greek articles use Greek transliterated slugs, for example
/proliptikos-elegchos-mastou/, while the English article on the same subject uses an English
slug under /en/, for example /en/screening/. Each Greek article and the English article at the
same position in the two lists below are translations of one another and are linked to each
other by hreflang annotations. Every page is pre-rendered static HTML that needs no JavaScript
to read, and carries JSON-LD: Physician and WebSite on the home pages, MedicalWebPage plus
FAQPage on the articles.

## Θέματα υγείας μαστού (Ελληνικά)

- [Προληπτικός Έλεγχος Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/proliptikos-elegchos-mastou/): Ο προληπτικός έλεγχος μαστού αφορά τη συστηματική κλινική και απεικονιστική παρακολούθηση ασυμπτωματικών γυναικών, με στόχο την έγκαιρη ανίχνευση παθολογικών αλλοιώσεων.
- [Αυτοεξέταση Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/aftoexetasi-mastou/): Η αυτοεξέταση μαστού αποτελεί μια απλή αλλά ουσιαστική πρακτική αυτοπαρατήρησης. Ο βασικός της ρόλος είναι η εξοικείωση της γυναίκας με τη φυσιολογική μορφολογία.
- [Καλοήθεις Παθήσεις Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/kaloitheis-pathiseis-mastou/): Η πλειονότητα των παθήσεων του μαστού είναι καλοήθεις. Οι καλοήθεις αλλοιώσεις δεν είναι καρκίνος και δεν εξελίσσονται απαραίτητα σε καρκίνο.
- [Καρκίνος Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/karkinos-mastou/): Ο καρκίνος μαστού είναι κακοήθης νεοπλασία που αναπτύσσεται από τα επιθηλιακά κύτταρα των γαλακτοφόρων πόρων ή των λοβίων του μαστικού αδένα.
- [Βιοψία Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/viopsia-mastou/): Η βιοψία μαστού είναι διαγνωστική πράξη κατά την οποία λαμβάνεται δείγμα ιστού από ύποπτη αλλοίωση, με σκοπό την ιστολογική εξέταση.
- [Χειρουργική Αντιμετώπιση Καρκίνου Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/cheirourgiki-mastou/): Η χειρουργική επέμβαση αποτελεί τον βασικό πυλώνα αντιμετώπισης του πρώιμου καρκίνου μαστού. Στόχος της είναι η ογκολογικά ασφαλής εκτομή.
- [Επικουρικές Θεραπείες](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/epikourikes-therapeies/): Οι επικουρικές θεραπείες είναι συστηματικές ή τοπικές θεραπείες που χορηγούνται μετά τη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση με στόχο τη μείωση του κινδύνου υποτροπής.
- [Γενετικός Έλεγχος — Πότε χρειάζεται;](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/genetikos-elegchos/): Ένα μικρό ποσοστό καρκίνων μαστού οφείλεται σε κληρονομικές μεταλλάξεις γονιδίων. Ο γενετικός έλεγχος αφορά συγκεκριμένες ομάδες με αυξημένη πιθανότητα.
- [Παράγοντες Κινδύνου για Καρκίνο Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/paragontes-kindynou/): Ο καρκίνος μαστού είναι πολυπαραγοντική νόσος. Ορισμένοι παράγοντες σχετίζονται με αυξημένη πιθανότητα εμφάνισης, αλλά η παρουσία τους δεν σημαίνει νόσο.
- [Η Πρώτη Επίσκεψη στο Χειρουργό Μαστού](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/proti-episkepsi/): Η πρώτη επίσκεψη είναι μια οργανωμένη και φιλική διαδικασία. Στόχος είναι να κατανοήσετε την κατάστασή σας και να προγραμματίσουμε το επόμενο βήμα.

## Breast health topics (English)

- [Preventive Breast Screening](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/screening/): Preventive breast screening involves systematic clinical and imaging surveillance of asymptomatic women, aiming at the early detection of breast abnormalities.
- [Breast Self-Examination](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/self-exam/): Breast self-examination is a simple yet meaningful practice of self-observation. Its primary role is to familiarize women with their normal breast anatomy.
- [Benign Breast Conditions](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/benign-conditions/): The majority of breast conditions are benign. Benign lesions are not cancer and do not necessarily progress to cancer. Proper evaluation ensures safe diagnosis.
- [Breast Cancer](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/breast-cancer/): Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm arising from the epithelial cells of the mammary ducts or lobules. Early diagnosis dramatically improves patient outcomes.
- [Breast Biopsy](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/biopsy/): A breast biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a tissue sample is obtained from a suspicious lesion for histological examination to confirm the diagnosis.
- [Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/surgery/): Surgery is the primary pillar in the management of early breast cancer. Its goal is oncologically safe excision with clear margins and the best possible outcomes.
- [Adjuvant Therapies](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/adjuvant-therapy/): Adjuvant therapies are systemic or local treatments administered after surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence and improve long-term prognosis and survival.
- [Genetic Testing — When Is It Needed?](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/genetic-testing/): A small percentage of breast cancers are caused by hereditary gene mutations. Genetic testing is indicated for specific groups with increased hereditary risk.
- [Risk Factors for Breast Cancer](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/risk-factors/): Breast cancer is a multifactorial disease. Certain factors are associated with increased risk, but their presence alone does not mean disease will develop.
- [Your First Visit to the Breast Surgeon](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/first-visit/): The first visit to the breast surgeon is an organized and welcoming process. Our goal is to help you understand your situation and plan the next steps.

## Home pages and biography

- [Μαρία Παπαδολιοπούλου MD | Χειρουργός Μαστού Ελευσίνα](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/): Greek home page, the site's default language.
- [Maria Papadoliopoulou MD | Breast Surgeon Elefsina](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/): English home page.
- [Βιογραφικό / Biography and credentials](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/#bio): Medical school, residency, PhD and academic appointments. Same content in English at https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/#bio.
- [Συχνές ερωτήσεις / Frequently asked questions](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/#faq): Marked up as FAQPage. English at https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/#faq.
- [Επικοινωνία / Contact and appointment request](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/#contact): Contact form, map and hours. English at https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/#contact.

## Optional

- [ORCID researcher record](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-6468): The canonical persistent identifier for this person as a researcher.
- [Scopus author profile](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57194435733): Stable Scopus Author ID for this person.
- [SciProfiles author profile](https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2722856): MDPI SciProfiles record, first author of the axillary lymph node refractive-index study.
- [Pergamos researcher page (ΕΚΠΑ)](https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/browse/people/mpapadoliop): National and Kapodistrian University of Athens repository record for Παπαδολιοπούλου Μαρία, holding her doctoral dissertation.
- [doctoranytime profile (Greek)](https://www.doctoranytime.gr/d/Genikos-Cheirourgos/papadoliopoulou-maria): Greek-language practitioner profile for Παπαδολιοπούλου Μαρία, Γενικός Χειρουργός, Ελευσίνα.
- [PubMed publication listing](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=papadoliopoulou+m&sort=date): An author-name search, not a stable author identifier. Use the ORCID record above for identity.
- [Curriculum vitae (PDF)](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/cv-2026.pdf): Authoritative credentials document. The same information is available as HTML at https://papadoliopoulou.gr/#bio, which is preferable to parse.
- [Πολιτική cookies](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/cookies/) and [Cookie policy](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/en/cookies/): Legal boilerplate, no clinical content.
- [XML sitemap](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/sitemap-index.xml): Every indexable URL, with lastmod dates.
- [llms-full.txt](https://papadoliopoulou.gr/llms-full.txt): The whole site as one markdown file, for single-fetch agents. Each page also has a markdown twin at its URL plus index.md, e.g. https://papadoliopoulou.gr/proliptikos-elegchos-mastou/index.md.