Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis addressed the case of Maria Karystianou — and the so-called “quantum medicine” she promotes through her website as president of “Hope for Democracy” — during a television interview on OPEN. He also commented on the medical handling of the case at the Kolonaki clinic where singer Giorgos Mazonakis lost his life.
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During the television interview, the Health Minister announced that the MedWatch platform — the system used to detect potential violations of medical ethics and refer them to the relevant medical associations — will be expanded to Thessaloniki. In this context, he made specific reference to Maria Karystianou.
“I will extend MedWatch to Thessaloniki as well. Ms. Karystianou holds a licence for Thessaloniki but not for Athens. Once I add it to the platform, everything she advertises will be flagged. She is promoting quantum medicine, which does not exist. There is no university that grants a medical specialisation in quantum medicine. I also noticed that she is advertising certain medical devices, and I am not at all certain she has the licence to do so. She should not think that her public profile will protect her from scrutiny. She will be inspected, just like everyone else. MedWatch identifies these cases and automatically refers them to the medical associations, flagging practitioners who advertise things that are not permitted under medical ethics. Everyone is subject to review,” Minister Georgiadis stated.
“They did everything wrong”
The Health Minister also addressed the conduct of the doctors at the Kolonaki clinic where Giorgos Mazonakis died. “What happened there should be taught as a cautionary tale in universities. The entire management of the situation was wrong. They administered adrenaline incorrectly and did not know how to perform CPR properly. They did everything wrong. In this particular case, although people rushed to attack the Athens Medical Association and Mr. Patoulis, the number of inspections carried out by the association was actually very high — seven or eight. Now, if those doctors found a way to deceive the inspection committee that visited, that is a matter of fraud,” he noted.
Finally, referring to the doctors facing charges in connection with the singer’s death, Mr. Georgiadis stated: “They are completely unknown to me. I have had no dealings with them.”
