Kalfa Maria Cytologist

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

• Hellenic Society of Clinical Cytology

• Hellenic Society of Health Promotion and Education 

• Hellenic Anticancer Society

Work Experience

• Residency in Pediatric Surgery , Children’s Hospital “P. & A. Kyriakou” 2nd Pediatric Surgery Clinic (1991-1992)

• Medical Country Service, Arcadia –Peloponnisos 1992 

• Residency in Histopathology in the Histopathology Laboratory of the Peripheral General Hospital of Athens “ALEXANDRA” (1992-1994)

• Residency in Cytopathology in the Cytopathology Laboratory of the Oncologic Anticancer Hospital of Athens “SAINT SAVVAS” (1994-1998)

• Residency in Histopathology in the Histopathology Laboratory of 251 General Hellenic Air Force Hospital (1998-1999)

• Scientific Collaborator , MICROMEDICA LABORATORIES, 2000-2012

• Cytopathologist at the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens “HYGEIA” 2004-today

Education Experience

• Educational courses of “MITERA” Maternity Hospital, Athens, June 2014, “PAP TEST in Pregnancy”

• Scientific Meeting for Modern Applications of Computed Tomography, “MITERA” Hospital , April 2015 /  The Role of On-Site Cytopathologist in FNA of Deep-seated organs. Possibilities and Limitations.

• Scientific Meeting for Clinical Cytology , “MITERA” Hospital, January 2016 

1. Breast Session -Interesting Case Presentation (1) 

2. Breast Session -Interesting Case Presentation (2) 

3. On Site Cytology (ROSE) in EBUS 

4. Small Lung Biopsies, Limitations in Cytologic Diagnosis

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest:

• ROSE in EBUS

• ROSE in CT-guided FNA’s 

• ROSE in US guided FNA’s

• FNA of Breast lesions

• Gynecological Cytology

Research Interest:

• Patients’ counselling

Recent Publications

• Immunohistochemical assessment of Her-2 expression in FNAB of locally advanced breast cancer: A study of 37 cases

• Eirini Klapsinou1, Maria Kalfa1, Eirini Karyda2, Savvas Papadopoulos3, Georgia-Heleni Thomopoulou4, Sophia Markidou1

• 1Cytology Department, 2Breast Center, 3Pathology Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, 4First Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Acta Cytologica, Vol.57 Supplement 1 (2013): 54 (short communication)

• Immunohistochemical assessment of hormonal receptors expression in FNAB of locally advanced breast cancer: A study of 35 cases Eirini Klapsinou1, Maria Kalfa1, Eirini Karyda2, Savvas Papadopoulos3, Georgia-Heleni Thomopoulou4, Sophia Markidou1 1Cytology Department, 2Breast Center, 3Pathology Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, 4First Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

• Acta Cytologica, Vol.57 Supplement 1 (2013): 54 (short communication) 

• Diabetic fibrous mastopathy (DFM): A case report. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), clinical and imaging findings

• M. Kalfa1, E. Klapsinou1, E. Karyda2, D. Savvidou3, I. Fanariotis4, S. Markidou1 1Cytology Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece  2Breast Clinic, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece 3CT Scan – Magnetic Tomography and Magnetic Angiography Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece 4Ultrasonography Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece Cytopathology vol.23 supplement 1: 90, October 2012 (short communication)

•  Recurring thymic carcinoma diagnosed by intraoperative fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report E. Klapsinou, M. Kalfa, E. Scarpidi, K. Iliadis, S. Markidou Cytology Department, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece Cytopathology vol.23 supplement 1: 118-119, October 2012 (short communication)

• FNAB of epithelioid variant of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): A case report with presentation of cytologic and immunocytochemical features Maria Kalfa1, Eirini Klapsinou1, Savvas Papadopoulos2, Sophia Markidou1  1Department of Cytopathology, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece 2Department of Histopathology, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece Cytopathology Vol.22 supplement 1: 179, October 2011(short communication)

• CT-guided FNAB of intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT): A case report with presentation of cytologic and immunocytochemical features Maria Kalfa1, Eirini Klapsinou1, Theodoros Filippidis2, Sophia Markidou1 

• 1Department of Cytopathology, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Athens, Greece 2Micromedica Histopathology Center, Athens, Greece Cytopathology Vol.22 supplement 1: 129-130, October 2011(short communication)

• COLON ADENOCARCINOMA WITH UNUSUAL IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY. REPORT OF TWO CASES  Markidou Sophia, Klapsinou Eirini, Kalfa Maria, Papadopoulos Savvas  Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens “HYGEIA”, Athens, Greece

• Acta Cytologica, Vol.54 Number 3 (Supplement) May-June 2010:512-513 (short commu-nication).

• Cytological Diagnosis of Mediastinal Masses: Study of 226 cases” 9th Panhellenic Congress of Clinical Cytology, Athens, May 2011. Klapsinou E., Kalfa M., S.