Our Story – The Apheresis Center
When Markus fell ill at the end of 2020 after contracting Covid and his life was taken away from him through a severe case of Long Covid, he, his family and friends already had lost hope of a recovery when a therapy in Mülheim, Germany brought him back to life again. Dr. Beate Jaeger treated him with H.E.L.P. Apheresis for Long Covid. He was patient Nr. 14 in her published case study (click here for case study). He also was the first Long Covid patient ever to receive what is now known as Combination Therapy.
After his recovery, he, his best friends Constantinos Georgiou and Silke Fischer with the support of Dr. Beate Jaeger (WAZ News article on Dr Jaeger and Markus Klotz click here for news article), B.Braun and Mediprod opened the Apheresis Center in Larnaca with Dr. Irina Pavlik Marangos, who leads our medical team as our Medical Director, to give German, English, Greek and Russian speaking people access to H.E.L.P. Apheresis and Combination Therapy.
Markus is our managing director and head of research, Constantinos, former PiceWaterhouseCoopers, manages the center and finances and Silke, formerly B.Braun, as one of the leading H.E.L.P. Apheresis application experts trained our medical team in German medical standards. You will find Silke’s talk on various apheresis forms and Combination Therapy here: Click here
You find a video with Markus about our Long Covid and Post Vac treatments and his personal advice for affected people here
Constantinos gives you a personal tour through our clinic here
A video and interview of the two together from the ARTE TV documentary ‘Long Covid – Healing in Cyprus’ can be found here
Le nostre strutture cliniche
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Il team della clinica
Dott.ssa Irina Pavlik Marangos, Direttore medico e Primario
La dottoressa Irina Pavlik Marangos ha eseguito migliaia di H.E.L.P. aferesi per trattamenti di Covid e malattie croniche di lunga durata e ha aperto la strada alla terapia combinata di Covid e malattie croniche di lunga durata (Protocollo di Cipro). Ha conseguito il dottorato presso l'ospedale universitario di Oslo e ha lavorato nel campo della ricerca e della pubblicazione scientifica per molti anni prima di tornare in prima linea.
La sua esperienza in terapia combinata, H.E.L.P. aferesi, protocolli di trattamento farmacologico, trattamenti endovenosi, ossigenoterapia iperbarica e crioterapia è stata approfondita nel corso di molti anni di trattamento di pazienti cronici affetti da Long Covid, ME/CFS, Lyme, fibromialgia e altre malattie croniche.
Dr. Pavlik Marangos’ interview she gave for the ARTE TV documentary ‘Long Covid – Healing in Cyprus’ can be found here.
A video interview with Dr. Irina about Combination Therapy, H.E.L.P. Apheresis and the latest clinical experience can be found here
Membri del nostro team medico:
Per gli interventi di cateterizzazione e i servizi pediatrici il Dr. Ilias Papadopolous consulta i nostri pazienti.
Psychatrist Dr. George Mikkelides is responsible for our patients Trauma Therapy and Cognitive Function Therapy.
Physiotherapist Constantinos Theodorou is responsible for the passive mobilization, energy envelope and pacing techniques.
Dr. Inbar Almon Tofan, Supervisore medico
La dottoressa Inbar Almon Tofan è un medico di medicina generale che ha conseguito la laurea presso l'Università Internazionale di Zagabria.
Durante le sue rotazioni cliniche presso l'Ospedale Universitario Rebro di Zagabria, la dott.ssa Almon Tofan ha acquisito un'esperienza pratica nella medicina di famiglia, enfatizzando la cura olistica del paziente e la gestione delle condizioni croniche.
Oltre all'attività clinica, la dottoressa Almon Tofan si è occupata di ricerca presso l'Ospedale Universitario di Rebro, collaborando a diversi progetti di ricerca.
Il Dr. Almon Tofan è multilingue, con conoscenza nativa dell'ebraico, fluente dell'inglese e del croato, conoscenza intermedia dello spagnolo.
Le sue esperienze diverse e le sue competenze linguistiche la rendono un'operatrice compassionevole e competente, impegnata a fornire un'assistenza completa ai pazienti e a contribuire alla comunità medica di Cipro e alla ricerca a livello internazionale.
Dr. Matthias Held, Responsabile scientifico e responsabile dell'assistenza ai pazienti
Il Dr. Matthias Held ha studiato per quasi due decenni come ottimizzare la raccolta e la massimizzazione della conoscenza, con particolare attenzione all'effettiva fruibilità di quella stessa conoscenza. Ha conseguito un dottorato in Ricerca scientifica presso l'Università Tecnica di Berlino.
Ricoprendo la duplice posizione di responsabile scientifico e di responsabile dell'assistenza ai pazienti, cerca di sfruttare le sinergie tra i due mondi a vantaggio dei nostri pazienti.
In qualità di responsabile dell'assistenza ai pazienti, cerca di comprendere appieno le vaste complessità della navigazione attraverso il trattamento clinico come malato cronico (in quanto ex malato, ha anche una visione molto diversa per ottimizzare questo approccio rispetto a chi non ha un'esperienza personale).
Queste conoscenze non solo vengono utilizzate per progettare un percorso e un'esperienza del paziente perfezionati presso la nostra clinica, ma in seguito saranno utilizzate per progettare nuovi studi basati sull'IA e sul biotracking relativi ai nostri trattamenti e alle varie malattie croniche trattate con essi.
Chryso Zorbas, Direttore clinico e Nutrizionista clinico
Chryso Zorbas è il nostro direttore clinico e nutrizionista clinico. Lavora con tutti i nostri pazienti e direttamente con la nostra Health Coach Tanja Walser e il nostro team medico per assicurare che ogni paziente riceva un piano di terapia combinata personalizzato, ben bilanciato e adattato in tempo reale dal team medico. Inoltre, vi terrà per mano dal punto di vista nutrizionale fin dal primo giorno e vi guiderà durante la terapia con un piano alimentare personalizzato che migliorerà il vostro processo di recupero.
Combining the two fields of clinical management and clinical nutrition – working as the perfect connector directly between the medical team and the patients, whilst optimizing the patients diet during the treatment course is a highly specialised field. Her acquired knowledge in directing large-scale projects during the last years has prepared her for this new field where cutting-edge medicine in the form of Combination Therapy meets optimizing clinical nutrition.
She has acquired her master’s from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. You can learn more about Chryso’s work in her talk Click here for videos
Artemis Zei, Direttore amministrativo
Artemis non è solo la prima persona che incontrerete quando entrerete nel centro, ma si occuperà anche di gestire i vostri appuntamenti terapeutici e medici, la documentazione e di gestire tutte le altre richieste. Potete raggiungerla via e-mail, WhatsApp o telefono. È letteralmente al centro del nostro centro!
Rafaella Evangelou, infermiera senior
Rafaella Evangelou has been heading nursing teams on the island for many years before she became sick with Long Covid. Our patients love the ‘magic way’ she handles apheresis needles and catheters. Her quite and calm way are a real blessing for all patients that suffer from anxiety and cognitive impairment – knowing Rafaella knows exactly how it feels, gives them great comfort and the feeling to be heard at any time.
Salomi Vasileiou, infermiera senior
Salomi Vasileiou è stata la prima infermiera a Cipro a completare la formazione in aferesi su H.E.L.P. e da allora ha effettuato centinaia di trattamenti di aferesi assistita. Inoltre, ha una vasta esperienza con pazienti giovani e bambini, essendo madre di due figli. La pazienza che ha sviluppato durante l'infanzia ha influenzato il suo modo di trattare con i pazienti in molti modi, la sua empatia e la sua calma sono molto apprezzate dai nostri pazienti.
Tanja Walser, coach della salute
Tanja is our certified Functional Medicine Health Coach – together with our Clinical Nutritionist Chryso one of the most important positions at our clinic – the combination of health coaching and clinical nutrition supervision is ‘nothing short of semi-miracles and boosting the treatment results to another level’ (quote of our co-founder Markus). As a recovered Long COVID patient, she fully understands the ramifications of Long COVID and other post-viral conditions.
Lavorando a stretto contatto con la nostra nutrizionista clinica Chryso Zorbas, collabora con i pazienti e i loro assistenti, fornendo indicazioni sulle modifiche dello stile di vita, come il ritmo, la gestione dello stress, il sonno e, se necessario, il movimento, per ottimizzare il percorso di recupero. Il coaching fa parte della preparazione del soggiorno del paziente presso la clinica, del supporto durante la permanenza a Cipro e della guida continua dopo il ritorno a casa per ottenere risultati ottimali.
She has acquired her master’s from the University of Zurich, Switzerland as well as Edinburgh, Scotland. You can learn more about Tanja’s work in her talk. Click here for videos.
Dr. Gustavo Aguirre-Chang, consulente medico
Dr. Aguirre-Chang, who has more than 30 years of professional experience, has worked with us not only on the digital version of the diagnostic screening test for Microclots/ Hypoperfusion/ Hypercoagulability (HHM) Symptoms, but has also contributed with his medical research carried out on Covid in its different forms: acute, subacute and mainly chronic Covid (Long Covid or PASC) and Post Vac Syndrome. In addition, he has developed several widely used “Therapeutic Tests” and large parts of his medication protocols against viral load, hyperactivated platelets and hypercoagulation have been incorporated into ‘The Cyprus Protocol’. He has also developed specific diets for Long Covid.
Based on his experience in Long Covid, he is currently developing protocols for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, Autoimmune Diseases and other diseases and syndromes with fatigue and chronic pain.
You will find an interview about this and other topics of Dr. Gustavo Aguirre-Chang Click here for interviews
George Kyriacou, Direttore marketing e impegno digitale
George, our Director of Marketing and Digital Engagement, works closely with our Clinical Director and partners to ensure a seamless patient experience from first contact to treatment. Known for his skill in reaching new patients, George has led numerous individuals to express, “if only I had found you sooner.” He drives our digital marketing and outreach campaigns, raising awareness of our clinic’s specialized therapies. By understanding each patient’s goals and challenges, George tailors our approach to meet specific needs, enhancing quality of life. With extensive experience in London’s healthcare sector, he brings invaluable expertise to our Larnaca clinic, promoting patient-centered care with professionalism and insight.
Arri Morris, consulente scientifico
Arri is an inventor, biomedical engineer, and a clinical researcher with interests in rehabilitation medicine, genetic engineering, anti-aging, and saving lives with science. He designs clinical trials, analyses results with custom statistical software, programs compliant data capture systems, and carefully listens to patients to get at the right answers in the complicated world of medicine. He has been inspiring new treatment forms and treatment schedules with his scientific views – especially when our medical teams’ clinical experience is combined with his scientific approach, the results are outstanding!
Partner
Dr. Beate Jaeger provides invaluable data as a medical advisor to our medical team who cooperates with her by exchanging data and clinical experience. All of our H.E.L.P. Apheresis protocols are based on her work. She recently has published a larger case study about H.EL.P. Apheresis for Long Covid.
Our common current focus is to constantly find more affordable and available treatments for the patients, as H.E.L.P. Apheresis despite the great results seen in the last years also has drawbacks: costs involved/low coverage of insurances and low availability of machines in the next years.
You will find an interview about this and other topics of Dr. Beate Jaeger and our Co-founder Markus Klotz here: Click here for interviews
Joachim Gerlach, Scientist and Researcher in the field of Long Covid and the SarsCov2 virus delivers valuable insights into the nitty-gritty of biochemical processes in this field. Find some of his work here here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joachim-Gerlach and a talk with Markus Klotz and him on the advance of Long Covid treatment protocols below.
Video del Centro di aferesi e del nostro team
Entering our Clinic – come in and have a look!
Supercharging our Patients’ Treatment Results with Health Coaching and Clinical Nutrition Supervision
Markus Klotz, il nostro co-fondatore e amministratore delegato, parla con le nostre due Superdonne:
Our Health Coach Tanja Walser, who will guide you through your entire recovery journey from A to Z, making sure that every bit of it is optimised and effortless – full support from someone who knows and has been there – a recovered expertpatient and Health Coach at your side all the time!
Our Clinical Director and Nutritionist Chryso Zorbas, from whom you will receive full clinical nutritional supervision from day one, even before you arrive at the clinic – because any food you put into your body is essentially information – getting this part and the supplements right is a huge bonus to your treatment outcome, especially as she is also our Clinical Director and directly involved with our medical team!
Our Long Covid and Post Vac Story – a look into the past, present and future with Markus Klotz – our Co-founder and Managing Director
Long Covid, Post Vac Syndrome and Chronic Illnesses – it is never easy to find one’s right road to recovery. But with a little help it is definitely much easier. Markus talks about what we have learned from our medical team’s clinical experience in the last two years and what his personal advice as a former patient is, if you are looking for the right treatment form.
Altri video con Markus:
Intervista a Markus Klotz Radio Italiana Florida
Interview Markus Klotz in the ARTE TV documentary ‘Long Covid – Healing in Cyprus’
A tour through our clinic with Constantinos Georgiou – our Center Manager and Co-founder
Constantinos’ family has grown substantially the last two years. He keeps ‘adopting’ patients. He is the person helping you with everything in the clinic and on the island to make you feel at home.
And after all treatment shifts have finished, he makes sure we never run out of supplies and the whole clinic keeps running like a Swiss clock. Another, shorter video tour with no sound through our clinic you find at the bottom of this page.
La nostra direttrice clinica Chryso Zorbas ci parla di come gestiamo la migliore assistenza per i nostri pazienti e della sua esperienza come nutrizionista clinica.
La nostra direttrice clinica Chryso Zorbas e il cofondatore Markus parlano brevemente di come gestisce le cure e i trattamenti migliori per i nostri pazienti, di cosa possono aspettarsi nella nostra clinica e dell'importante ruolo dei corsi prima, durante e dopo il trattamento. Avere nel nostro team un manager esperto e un'esperta di nutrizione clinica come Chryso ci aiuta a portare gli standard già elevati e le percentuali di successo ancora più in alto. Perché ogni piccolo passo in avanti nella scala del recupero è importante.
Clinical Experience, Combination Therapy with Help Apheresis and our patients – a talk with our medical director and chief physician, Dr. Irina Pavlik Marangos
Dr. Irina as she is affectionately called by our patients and nurses has been working in research in the University Hospital Oslo for almost a decade before she decided to come back to the frontline. After having treated chronic illness sufferers for many years, there is only few symptoms and medical issues she has not come across in this field – one of the reasons no patient ever gets a questioning look from her. Only if someone under her care does not follow her doctor’s advice she will go in no time from soft as silk to pragmatic! One of her biggest strengths is to talk to patients in a non-medical language that makes everyone understand their treatment effortlessly.
La clinica
Fate un tour virtuale del Centro di aferesi
A little silent round tour through our clinic. It really is this silent – and if needed even much less bright. And there is always a silent and comfortable bed in a separate room for you to rest or wait.
Fate un tour virtuale dei nostri dintorni
A little trip through our neighbourhood and close surroundings in Larnaca and Ayia Napa. Video excerpts from the ARTE TV Documentary ‘Long Covid – Healing in Cyprus’ (watch more here)
Video del Centro di aferesi e del nostro team
ARTE TV Documentary ‘Long Covid – Healing in Cyprus’ about our Apheresis Center
The documentary aired in June 2024. A team of journalists from European TV channel ARTE TV accompanied three of our Long Covid and Post Vac Syndrom patients and interviewed them and our team at the Apheresis Center. Here you can watch an excerpt of the documentary which is also easy to watch for patients with cognitive dysfunction, brainfog and related migraines. English audio by Dubly.
Since the documentary was filmed, new scientific findings have been made, you can find the latest studies published here.
Markus has published a blog post here, where he describes the developments and updates since the documentary was filmed.
Conferenza internazionale di esperti
Il Centro di aferesi alla Conferenza internazionale di esperti - I fattori nascosti della disfunzione post-covidica
Il nostro cofondatore Markus Klotz è salito sul palco di una potente tavola rotonda che ha esplorato l'impatto duraturo della COVID, approfondendo le disfunzioni immunitarie, del microbioma, mitocondriali e della coagulazione.
Per la prima volta alcuni dei più importanti scienziati, clinici e ricercatori del mondo sono stati riuniti per esplorare i fattori nascosti alla base della COVID lunga e delle sindromi post-vaccinali.
Participants were Dr Philip McMillan, Professor Brigitte König, Professor Resia Pretorius, Dr Sabine Hazan, Markus Klotz and Dr Shankara Chetty. Read more in our blog here
