Dr Dimitrios RigopoulosInternal Medicine specialist
Appointments
Dr Dimitrios Rigopoulos in his office

Dr Dimitrios Rigopoulos

Internal Medicine specialist · SCOPE Certified

Director of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine at 417 NIMTS. PhD, Athens Medical School; certified by the World Obesity Federation.

Dr Dimitrios Rigopoulos is an Internal Medicine specialist and military physician. He is Director of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine at 417 NIMTS (Army Share Fund Hospital) in Athens, with private practices in Athens and Thebes.

He graduated from the Hellenic Army Medical Corps Officers School and the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and trained in Internal Medicine at the 2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Athens, at Evangelismos and Attikon hospitals.

Leadership roles in Army medical units

  • Director, 1st Department of Internal Medicine
    417 NIMTS
  • Chair of the Primary Sick Leave Board and of the Infection Control Committee
    417 NIMTS · since 2024
  • Director, 2nd Independent Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic
    417 NIMTS · since 2021
  • Director, Periodic Health Examination Department for Military Personnel
    414 Military Hospital of Special Diseases · 2020–2021. During the pandemic he was responsible for organising and running a COVID-19 testing centre for the general public.
  • Section Head, Medical Directorate
    Supreme Military Support Command · 2018–2019
  • Head of the Medical Section
    Central Coordinating Body for the Management of the Refugee Crisis, Hellenic National Defence General Staff · 2017
  • Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine
    401 General Military Hospital of Athens · 2012–2018
  • Director of the Emergency Department and of the Army Emergency Aid Centre
    401 General Military Hospital of Athens · 2008–2011. Also responsible for the hospital’s telemedicine service; in 2010 he led the planning of telemedicine across the Army.
  • Head of the Medical Station
    Special Forces Training Centre · 2006–2008, responsible for the medical screening of new recruits.
  • Medical officer in Amphibious Raider units
    10th and 7th Amphibious Raider Squadrons · 1998–2000

He holds a PhD with distinction from the Athens Medical School and an MSc with distinction in Molecular and Applied Physiology (clinical specialisation in therapeutic exercise). He is SCOPE Certified by the World Obesity Federation for the treatment of obesity. He is currently studying for the NKUA MBA at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialising in Healthcare Management.

He is a research associate of the FAME Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly. He has 20 publications in international medical journals, 25 communications at Greek and international congresses, and has served as Principal Investigator in three clinical studies.

Teaching

  • Instructor, 1st Spring School “Epilyo” on obesity (2025)
  • Instructor, training school for general practitioners on diabetes management in primary care (2016)
  • Head of the Emergency Medicine School for junior army physicians (since 2008)

Scientific societies

  • Athens Medical Association
  • Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity
  • Hellenic Diabetes Association
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • European Stroke Organisation
  • American College of Emergency Medicine

Languages

  • Greek (native)
  • English (C1)
  • Spanish (C1)
  • Italian (B2)

Education and credentials

  1. PositionAdvisory Board MemberBLOOM ARONIA IKE · 2025 – present
  2. Postgraduate degreeMaster of Business Administration (NKUA MBA) — specialisation in Healthcare ManagementNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2024 – present
  3. CertificationSCOPE Certified in Obesity ManagementWorld Obesity Federation · 2024Verify in the registry SCOPE Certified in Obesity Management
  4. Further trainingCore Learning Path for Obesity TreatmentSCOPE, World Obesity Federation · 2024
  5. Further trainingThe Health Effects of Climate ChangeHarvard University · 2024
  6. Further trainingPractical Time Series AnalysisThe State University of New York · 2024
  7. Postgraduate degreeMSc in Molecular and Applied Physiology — Clinical Specialisation in Therapeutic ExerciseAthens Medical School · 2016–2018 · Distinction (9/10)
  8. Further trainingStatistics for the social sciences with SPSSNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2014–2015
  9. Further trainingMarketing and Communication ManagementNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2014–2015
  10. DoctoratePhD, Athens Medical SchoolNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2014 · Distinction
  11. DegreeDegree in Political Science and Public AdministrationNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2013 · Very good
  12. FellowshipPostgraduate training in diabetes mellitus (Diabetes – Obesity – Diabetic Foot)1st Propaedeutic Department, Laiko General Hospital, Athens · 2011–2012
  13. Specialty trainingSpecialty training in Internal Medicine2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens — Evangelismos and Attikon hospitals · 2000–2006
  14. DegreeDegree in MedicineAristotle University of Thessaloniki · Hellenic Army Medical Corps Officers School · 1991–1997

Publications

  1. c-MYC Protein Expression Patterns in Laryngeal-Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell CarcinomasPapoulakos S., Chrysovergis A., Papanikolaou V., Tsounis D., Rigopoulos D., Papanastasiou G., Tsiambas E.Anticancer Research (accepted) · 2025
  2. Relationship between Short- and Mid-Term Glucose Variability and Blood Pressure Profile Parameters: A Scoping ReviewVakali E., Rigopoulos D., Dinas P.C., Drosatos I.A., Theodosiadi A.G., Vazeou A., Stergiou G., Kollias A.J Clin Med 2023;12(6):2362
  3. Effects of Alpha-lipoic Acid Supplementation on Human Diabetic Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisVakali E., Rigopoulos D., Carrillo A.E., Flouris A.D., Dinas P.C.Curr Diabetes Rev 2022;18(6)
  4. Differential Regulation of Circulating Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (sRAGEs) and Its Ligands S100A8/A9 Four Weeks Post an Exercise Intervention in a Cohort of Young Army RecruitsDrosatos I., Tsoporis J., Izhar S., Gupta S., Tsirebolos G., Sakadakis E., Triantafilis A., Rigopoulos A., Rigopoulos D., Rallidis L., Rizos I., Parker T.Biomolecules 2021;11:1354
  5. Effects of Nutrition/Diet on Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisHeenan K.A., Carrillo A.E., Fulton J.L., Ryan E., Edsall J.R., Rigopoulos D., Markofski M.M., Flouris A.D., Dinas P.C.Nutrients 2020;12(9):2752
  6. Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma developmentMastronikolis N., Rigopoulos D., Kordela V., Tsiambas E.J BUON 2020;25(3):1667
  7. IGF/IGFR and diabetes mellitus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patientsMastronikolis N.S., Rigopoulos D.N., Tsiambas E., Ragos V.J BUON 2017;22(5):1361-1362
  8. Molecular assays in detecting EGFR gene aberrations: an updated HER2-dependent algorithm for interpreting gene signals; a short technical reportTsiambas E., Ragos V., Lefas A.Y., Georgiannos S.N., Rigopoulos D.N., Georgakopoulos G., Stamatelopoulos A., Grapsa D., Syrigos K.J BUON 2016;21(2):512-515
  9. E-cadherin/α-catenin deregulated co-expression in thyroid carcinoma based on tissue microarray digital image analysisTsiambas E., Ragos V., Georgakopoulos G., Rigopoulos D.N., Fotiades P.P., Chatziioannidis A., Stamatelopoulos A., Vilaras G., Karameris A.J BUON 2016;21(2):450-455
  10. c-MYC and h-TERT co-expression in colon adenocarcinoma: a tissue microarray digitized image analysisGeorgakopoulos G., Tsiambas E., Korkolopoulos P., Kavantzas N., Karameris A., Ragkos V., Rigopoulos D.N., Vilaras G., Athanasiou A.E., Tatsiou D., Patsouris E.J BUON 2013;18(1):124-130
  11. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in dehydrated patients: a preliminary reportAntonopoulos C.N., Kalkanis A., Georgakopoulos G., Sergentanis T.N., Rigopoulos D.N.BMC Res Notes 2011;4:435
  12. A new perspective on obesity as a cardiovascular risk factor (in Greek)Rigopoulos D.Hellenic Journal of Student’s Medicine 2010;1:53-60
  13. Deregulation of EGFR/VEGF/HIF-1a signaling pathway in colon adenocarcinoma based on tissue microarrays analysisRigopoulos D.N., Tsiambas E., Lazaris A.C., Kavantzas N., Papazachariou I., Kravvaritis C., Tsounis D., Koliopoulou A., Athanasiou A.E., Karameris A., Manaios L., Sergentanis T.N., Patsouris E.J BUON 2010;15(1):107-115
  14. Correlation between different p53 expression patterns and chromosome 17 imbalances in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on tissue microarray analysisTsiambas E., Kravvaritis C., Tsounis D., Salemis N.S., Niotis A., Niotis T.H., Rigopoulos D.N., Karameris A., Athanasiou A.E., Patsouris E., Karakitsos P.J BUON 2010;15(1):94-100
  15. Chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis of EGFR gene copies in colon adenocarcinoma based on intra-operative imprints and tissue microarraysTsiambas E., Rigopoulos D.N., Kravvaritis C., Lazaris A.C., Kavantzas N., Niotis A., Niotis T.H., Tsounis D., Karameris A., Patsouris E.J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2009;18(3):293-298
  16. Chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor gene/chromosome 7 numerical aberrations in hepatocellular carcinoma based on tissue microarraysTsiambas E., Manaios L., Papanikolopoulos C., Rigopoulos D.N., Tsounis D., Karameris A., Soultati A., Koliopoulou A., Kravvaritis C., Sergentanis T., Patsouris E., Dourakis S.Pathol Oncol Res 2009;15(3):511-520
  17. Simultaneous EGFR and VEGF Alterations in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Based on Tissue MicroarraysTsiambas E., Stamatelopoulos A., Karameris A., Panagiotou I., Rigopoulos D., Chatzimichalis A., Bouros D., Patsouris E.Cancer Inform 2007;3:275-284

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