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
Nuestras instalaciones clínicas
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Nuestro equipo clínico
Dra. Irina Pavlik Marangos, Directora Médica y Médico Jefe
La Dra. Irina Pavlik Marangos ha realizado miles de H.E.L.P. Aféresis para tratamientos de Covid largo y enfermedades crónicas y ha liderado la terapia combinada de Covid largo y enfermedades crónicas (el protocolo de Chipre). Obtuvo su doctorado en el hospital universitario de Oslo y trabajó en el campo de la investigación y la publicación científica durante muchos años antes de volver a la primera línea.
Su experiencia en terapia combinada, H.E.L.P. aféresis, protocolos de tratamiento con medicamentos, tratamientos intravenosos, terapia con oxígeno hiperbárico y crioterapia se ha profundizado a lo largo de muchos años de tratamiento de pacientes crónicos con Covid largo, ME / CFS, Lyme, fibromialgia y otras enfermedades crónicas.
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
Miembros de nuestro equipo médico:
Para las operaciones de catéter y los servicios pediátricos, el Dr. Ilias Papadopolous consulta a nuestros pacientes.
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, Supervisor Médico
La Dra. Inbar Almon Tofan es una dedicada médica generalista que obtuvo su título en la Universidad Internacional de Zagreb.
Durante sus rotaciones clínicas en el Hospital Universitario Rebro de Zagreb, la Dra. Almon Tofan adquirió experiencia práctica en medicina familiar centrada en la atención holística del paciente y la gestión de enfermedades crónicas.
Además de su labor clínica, la Dra. Almon Tofan trabajó en investigación en el Hospital Universitario Rebro, colaborando en varios proyectos de investigación.
El Dr. Almon Tofan es políglota, con dominio nativo del hebreo, fluidez en inglés y croata, y conocimientos intermedios de español.
Sus diversas experiencias y conocimientos lingüísticos la posicionan como una profesional compasiva y bien informada, comprometida a proporcionar una atención integral al paciente y a contribuir a la comunidad médica en Chipre y a la investigación a nivel internacional.
Dr. Matthias Held, Director Científico y de Atención al Paciente
El Dr. Matthias Held lleva casi dos décadas estudiando cómo optimizar la recopilación y maximización de conocimientos, centrándose en la utilidad real de esos mismos conocimientos. Es doctor en Investigación Científica por la Universidad Técnica de Berlín.
Al ocupar un doble puesto como responsable científico y de atención al paciente, intenta aprovechar las sinergias entre ambos mundos en beneficio de nuestros pacientes.
Como gestor de la atención al paciente, intenta comprender plenamente las enormes complejidades de navegar a través del tratamiento clínico como enfermo crónico (como antiguo enfermo, también tiene una visión muy diferente para optimizar este enfoque más allá que alguien sin experiencia personal).
Estos conocimientos no sólo los utiliza para diseñar un recorrido y una experiencia del paciente perfeccionados en nuestra clínica, sino que más adelante los inyectará en el diseño de nuevos estudios basados en IA y relacionados con el biotracking sobre nuestros tratamientos y diversas enfermedades crónicas tratadas con ellos.
Chryso Zorbas, Director Clínico y Nutricionista Clínico
Chryso Zorbas es nuestra directora clínica y nutricionista clínica. Trabaja con todos nuestros pacientes y directamente con nuestra Health Coach Tanja Walser y nuestro equipo médico para garantizar que cada paciente reciba un plan de terapia combinada individualizado, bien equilibrado y adaptado en tiempo real por el equipo médico. También le ayudará nutricionalmente desde el primer día y le guiará a lo largo de la terapia con un plan dietético personalizado que mejorará su proceso de recuperación.
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, Responsable de Administración
Artemis no solo es la primera persona que conocerá al entrar en el centro, sino que también gestionará su tratamiento y las citas con el médico, la documentación y se encargará de todas las demás solicitudes. Puede ponerse en contacto con ella por correo electrónico, WhatsApp o teléfono. ¡Ella está literalmente en el centro de nuestro centro!
Rafaella Evangelou, enfermera jefe
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, enfermera jefe
Salomi Vasileiou ha sido la primera enfermera de Chipre en completar la formación en aféresis H.E.L.P. y desde entonces ha realizado cientos de tratamientos de aféresis de ayuda. Además, tiene una amplia experiencia con pacientes jóvenes y niños, ya que es madre de dos hijos. La paciencia que desarrolló durante su paternidad ha influido en su forma de tratar a nuestros pacientes de muchas maneras, su empatía y calma son muy apreciadas por nuestros pacientes.
Tanja Walser, Health Coach
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.
En estrecha colaboración con nuestro nutricionista clínico Chryso Zorbas, trabaja con los pacientes y sus cuidadores, proporcionando orientación sobre las modificaciones del estilo de vida, como el ritmo, la gestión del estrés, el sueño y, en su caso, el movimiento para optimizar el camino hacia la recuperación. El asesoramiento forma parte de la preparación de la estancia del paciente en la clínica, el apoyo durante la estancia en Chipre y la orientación continua tras el regreso a casa para obtener resultados óptimos.
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, Asesor Médico
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, Director de Marketing y Compromiso Digital
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, asesor científico
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!
Socios
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.
Vídeos del Centro de Aféresis y de nuestro equipo
Entering our Clinic – come in and have a look!
Supercharging our Patients’ Treatment Results with Health Coaching and Clinical Nutrition Supervision
Markus Klotz, nuestro Cofundador y Director General, habla con nuestras dos Superwomen:
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.
Más vídeos con Markus:
Entrevista 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.
Nuestra Directora Clínica Chryso Zorbas nos habla de cómo gestionamos la mejor atención a nuestros pacientes y de su experiencia como nutricionista clínica
Nuestra Directora Clínica Chryso Zorbas y el cofundador Markus tienen una breve charla sobre cómo gestiona la mejor atención y tratamiento para nuestros pacientes, lo que pueden esperar en nuestra clínica y el importante papel de los cursos antes, durante y después del tratamiento. Contar en nuestro equipo con una gestora experimentada Y una experta en nutrición clínica como Chryso nos ayuda a elevar aún más los ya de por sí elevados estándares y tasas de éxito. Porque cada pequeño paso en la escalera de la recuperación es 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 clínica
Visita virtual del Centro de Aféresis
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.
Visite virtualmente nuestro entorno
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)
Vídeos del Centro de Aféresis y de nuestro equipo
Documental de ARTE TV "Long Covid - Healing in Cyprus" sobre nuestro Centro de Aféresis
El documental se emitió en junio de 2024. Un equipo de periodistas de la cadena de televisión europea ARTE TV acompañó a tres de nuestros pacientes de Covid Largo y Síndrome Post Vac y les entrevistó a ellos y a nuestro equipo del Centro de Aféresis. Aquí puede ver un extracto del documental, que también es fácil de ver para pacientes con disfunción cognitiva, niebla cerebral y migrañas relacionadas. Audio en inglés por Dubly.
Desde que se rodó el documental, se han hecho nuevos descubrimientos científicos, puede encontrar los últimos estudios publicados aquí.
Markus ha publicado una entrada en su blog aquídonde describe los avances y actualizaciones desde que se filmó el documental.
Conferencia internacional de expertos
Apheresis Center en la Conferencia Internacional de Expertos - Factores ocultos de la disfunción postcovídica
Nuestro cofundador, Markus Klotz, subió al escenario en una potente mesa redonda en la que se exploraron las repercusiones duraderas de la COVID, profundizando en las disfunciones persistentes del sistema inmunitario, el microbioma, las mitocondrias y la coagulación.
Por primera vez se reunieron algunos de los científicos, clínicos e investigadores más destacados del mundo para explorar las causas ocultas de los síndromes COVID y postvacunales prolongados.
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
