Specialist in Internal Medicine
Founder – Kroustalis Medical Care
Personal Information
Name: Kroustalis
First Name: Athanasios
Date of Birth: 12 April 1975
Nationality: Greek
Marital Status: Married (3 children)
Address: Rue du Pont de la Ramée 10, 6640 Morhet, Belgium
Phone: +32 493 37 20 46
E-mail : thkrou@yahoo.com | kroustalismedicalcaresecr@gmail.com | Contact
Profile
Dr Athanasios Kroustalis is a specialist in Internal Medicine with extensive experience in general, intensive, and emergency medicine.
Fondateur de Founder of Kroustalis Medical Carea medical structure dedicated to internal medicine, emergency care, and personalized patient support.
He combines scientific precision with a deeply human approach.
He has worked in several renowned hospitals, including:
CHIREC Brussels, CHU Dinant, CHU André Renard (Liège), Hôpital Reine Astrid Malmedy, Klinik Saint Joseph St. Vith, Vivalia Bastogne, Vivalia Marche-en-Famenne, Vivalia Arlon, and the General Hospital of Nikaia (Athens).
Vivalia Bastogne, Vivalia Marche-en-Famenne, Vivalia Arlon, ainsi que l’Hôpital Général de Nikaia (Athènes).
He has also contributed to the development of medical emergency management protocols and algorithms, always emphasizing human contact and individualized patient care.
Education
- 2006 – 2011 : Specialization in Internal Medicine – General Hospital of Nikaia, Athens
- 2000 : Doctor of Medicine – “Carol Davila” University, Bucharest (recognized by NARIC Greece in 2002)
Professional Experience
- 2025 – present: Physician – Emergency Department, CHU Dinant (Belgium)
- 2024 – present: Physician – Emergency, Intensive Care and Internal Medicine, Hôpital Reine Astrid (Malmedy)
- 2024 – present: Physician – Emergency, Klinik Saint Joseph (St. Vith)
- 07/2024 – 02/2025 : Physician – Emergency, CHU André Renard (Herstal – Liège)
- 2022 – 2023 : Physician – Internal Medicine, CHIREC St Anne – St Rémi (Anderlecht – Brussels)
- 2020 – 2024 : Physician – Internal Medicine and COVID Unit, Vivalia Sainte-Thérèse Hospital (Bastogne))
- 2020 – 2024 : Physician – Emergency, Vivalia IFAC Princess Paola (Marche-en-Famenne)
- 2020 – 2024 : Physician – Emergency, Vivalia Arlon
- Depuis 2020 : Founder and Medical Director – Kroustalis Medical Care – Consultations and Internal Medicine Support
- 2012 – 2020 : Physician – Private practice, Greece
- 2016 – 2020 : Specialist in Internal Medicine – “Iatriko” Private Clinic, Athens
- 2017 – present: Doctors of the World – Medical care for refugees and migrants, Thermopyles, Greece
- 2018 – 2020 : Specialist – Infectious Diseases, KEELPNO (National Prevention Center), Refugee Camp, Thermopyles
- 2005 – 2006 : Occupational Doctor – LARKO (Steel and Mining Company), Greece
- 2006 – 2011 : Resident in Internal Medicine – General Hospital of Nikaia, Athens
Clinical Training and Practice
- 2010 : Intensive Care Unit – General Hospital of Lamia, Greece
- 2006 – 2011 : Residency – Internal Medicine and Lipid Disorders, General Hospital of Nikaia, Athens
- 2006 – 2011 : University Researcher – Private Clinic Agios Nikolaos, Athens
Invasive procedures performed: lumbar and abdominal punctures, thoracentesis, joint aspiration, central venous catheter insertion, arterial blood gas sampling, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, etc.
Teaching Experience
- 2009 : Instructor – Nursing students, Hematology and Blood Diseases, Athens
- 2005 – 2007 : Instructor – Anatomy, Physiology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Traumatology (Lamia & Athens)
Conferences and Congresses (selection)
- 2023 : International Conference Cancer Science & Robotics – New York
- 2018, 2017, 2016 : Panhellenic Conferences on Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
- 2017 : European Atherosclerosis Society, Athens
- 2008 : WONCA Europe – Istanbul (Empirical antibiotic therapy in community infections)
Publications (selection)
- Atorvastatin improves levels of oxidized LDL…,International Angiology, 2010
- Blood glucose levels in admittance are related to increased co-morbidity…, Iatriko Vima, 2008
- Presentations in various international medical congresses
Awards and Memberships
- 2019 : Award for Medical Services – University of Athens, Panhellenic Medical Association
- Member of: European Atherosclerosis Society, ESAAM, Hellenic Diabetes Association, European Society of Obesity, etc.
Languages
- Greek: C2
- Romanian: C2
- English: C1
- French: C2
- Italian: B1