Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons

Tasios Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Orthopedics at the Orthopedic Clinic - Hand Surgery Department at Asklipieio Voula. He completed a fellowship as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Orthopedic Clinic - Knee Disorders and Sports Injuries Department at Erasme University Hospital in Brussels. His practice covers the full spectrum of orthopedic and orthopedic surgical cases, with a specialization in trauma, sports injuries, and hip and knee arthroplasty.

Kontrarou Eugenia is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Agia Varvara. She holds a postgraduate degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, specializing in sports injuries and osteoporosis. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Dr. Sarantis Mixalis, MD, MSc, PhDc, is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Psychiko. Concurrently, he serves as an Orthopedic Consultant specializing in Sports Injuries at Metropolitan Hospital. He has extensive experience, having completed his specialization at the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" and the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of G.N.A. KAT, while also specializing at the same hospital in the Hand-Upper Limb-Microsurgery Clinic, the Sports Injuries Department, and the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic. In 2018, he successfully completed advanced training in pediatric orthopedic trauma and pediatric skeletal deformities at the Orthopedic Hospital Speising (Vienna, Austria). Since 2019, he holds a Master's degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2020, he was appointed as a doctoral candidate by the Medical School of Athens, and since then he has been pursuing his doctoral thesis at the 2nd Orthopedic University Clinic of the University of Athens (Konstantopouleio Hospital – Agia Olga). He is an active member of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS), the European Society for Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (EEHOT), and the Athens Medical Association. Finally, he has a rich academic portfolio, authoring numerous publications in peer-reviewed international journals (PUBMED) and actively participating in presentations at Greek and international conferences.

Papaioannou K Ioannis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He specialized at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papanikolaou". He holds a degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He is specialized in hip and knee surgery, sports injuries, spinal disorders, and trauma. He trained in General Surgery at the 2nd Surgical Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital and to this day serves as an Associate Physician at the Euromedica Cyan Cross Clinic. The doctor provides specialized services in hip and knee surgery (arthroplasty, sports injuries), management of spinal disorders, treatment of kyphosis/scoliosis, hand surgery, and traumatology.

Stathellis Apostolos MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with expertise in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, elbow, and ankle, as well as sports injuries. He graduated with honors from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a PhD from the University of Ulm in Germany. Following an 8-year training period in Germany (2009 - 2016) at one of the leading arthroscopic surgery centers (Sportklinik - Stuttgart), he now maintains private practices in Vrilissia and Marousi and concurrently serves as an Attending Physician at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at Hygeia Hospital. In 2016, he obtained the sports medicine specialization title in Germany, as well as certification in arthroscopic surgery. Additionally, he is trained and certified in musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

Dr. Kostakos Thomas, MD, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth) is a specialized Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Physician and maintains his private practice in Chalandri. He specializes in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (robotic and conventional). He is a graduate of the Medical School of Charles University in Prague. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology in the United Kingdom. He worked and specialized in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre of University College London Hospital. Non-surgical options are thoroughly explored and managed in close collaboration with physiotherapists, radiologists, and physicians of other specialties, always personalized and according to the patient's needs. When surgical intervention is required, Mr. Kostakos provides an extremely individualized approach in every case, ensuring that the patient remains consistently at the center of decision-making. Mr. Kostakos employs the most modern techniques for bone stock preservation and minimally invasive surgical approaches.

Igglezos Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, graduate of the Medical School of Comenius University of Bratislava, and in 2024 he graduated from the Master's Program (MSc) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He maintains an active private collaboration with Metropolitan Hospital, where he also serves as an Attending Physician. Previously, he has worked in the Third Orthopedic Clinic of Athens General Hospital KAT, in the Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Department of KAT, as well as in the Sports Injuries Department of the same hospital, gaining extensive experience in trauma and total knee and hip arthroplasty. He has also worked in the Second Orthopedic Clinic of "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital as an orthopedic surgeon, at Livadeia General Hospital, and earlier served as a surgical resident in General Surgery at the same hospital. With experience in contemporary orthopedics and an active scientific interest in metabolic bone diseases, he undertakes cases and provides individualized patient care. With a focus on sports injuries and reconstructive orthopedic surgery, he manages conservative treatment using biological therapies with platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as well as surgical repair when conservative treatment is not indicated. Finally, he accepts emergency cases on weekdays and holidays by telephone appointment.

Οι Δρ. Πισκοπάκης Νικόλαος & Πισκοπάκης Ανδρέας είναι Ορθοπαιδικοί Χειρουργοί και διατηρούν ιδιωτικό ιατρείο Ρέθυμνο και στο Μαρούσι (εντός του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών). Ο Δρ. Πισκοπάκης Νικόλαος είναι Διευθυντής της Ορθοπεδικής Κλινικής - Αθλητικών Κακώσεων του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών. Είναι Διδάκτωρ του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και έχει εξειδίκευση στην Αρθροσκοπική Χειρουργική, στη χειρουργική αντικατάσταση των μεγάλων αρθρώσεων (ολική αντικατάσταση γόνατος, ισχίου, ώμου) και στις αθλητικές κακώσεις. Διαθέτει πλούσια εμπειρία στον κλάδο του από το 1982, κατέχοντας σημαντικές θέσεις, καθώς ήταν ένας εκ των ιδρυτών της Κλινικής Αθλητικών Κακώσεων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής ΚΑΤ και σήμερα κατέχει την θέση του Διευθυντή της Ορθοπεδικής Κλινικής και Αθλητικών Κακώσεων του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών. Έχει διατελέσει Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Αρθροσκοπικής Εταιρείας από το 2010 έως το 2012. Ο κ. Πισκοπάκης είναι ενεργό μέλος των σημαντικότερων Συλλόγων Ορθοπαιδικής σε Ευρωπαϊκό και Παγκόσμιο επίπεδο.Ο Πισκοπάκης Ανδρέας είναι Ορθοπαιδικός χειρουργός και Αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής στην Ορθοπαιδική κλινική του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών.Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του πανεπιστημίου Universita di Foggia της Ιταλίας.Στην συνέχεια ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής Χειρουργικής & Τραυματιολογίας στο Νοσοκομείο ΚΑΤ.Είναι Διδάκτωρ(PhD) Πανεπιστημίου των Ιωαννίνων, με έρευνα πάνω στην ενσωμάτωση του πρόσθιου χιαστού συνδέσμου του γόνατος.Έχει επίσης διατελέσει Βασικός Ερευνητής στο πρόγραμμα “e-teams : οργάνωση και διαχείρισηαθλητικών ομάδων” του Πανεπιστημίου Πελοποννήσου.Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική Ώμου στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Humanitas του Μιλάνου , από τον καθηγητή Alessandro Castagna και στην Αμερική από τον καθηγητή του Harvard Medical School Dr. Tom Minas, σε τεχνικές διατήρησης και αποκατάστασης χόνδρινων βλαβών του Γόνατος και σε εξατομικευμένες τεχνικές ολικής αρθροπλαστικής του Γόνατος.Από το 2022 έχει ξεκινήσει συνεργασία με το ερευνητικό τμήμα του πανεπιστημίου της Bologna , Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute , πάνω στην εφαρμογή τεχνικών μεταμόσχευσης και διατήρησης των μηνίσκωντου γόνατος.Συμβουλεύει και παρακολουθεί ερασιτέχνες και επαγγελματίες αθλητές, σε Ελλάδα και Εξωτερικό και παρέχει σύγχρονες θεραπείες αρθροπλαστικής μεγάλων αρθρώσεων σε ασθενείς μεγαλύτερων ηλικιών.Επιπλέον είναι ενεργό μέλος των εταιριών: ISAKOS (International Society Of Arthroscopy , Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine),ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society) και ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy).Τέλος,η Ιατρική Ομάδα έχοντας αποκτήσει πολυετή εμπειρία,από το 1996 έως σήμερα ,δραστηριοποιείται με επιτυχία στις αθλητικές κακώσεις, την αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική και την κάλυψηεπαγγελματικών ομάδων στο υψηλότερο επίπεδο, υπεύθυνος των ποδοσφαιρικών τμημάτων του Ολυμπιακού Αθλητικού Ομίλου & του Ατρόμητου.

Kaldis Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Upper Limb Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Alongside his private practice in Pallini, he works as Deputy Director in the B' Department of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery at Hygeia Hospital, where he manages complex hand and shoulder injuries. He is a member of prominent medical associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Surgery, Orthopedics, and Traumatology (HECOS), the Hellenic Society of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery (HEHUS), the Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (SRM), and the International Wrist Arthroscopy Society (IWAS).

In his private practice, he treats conditions across the full spectrum of orthopedics and provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Liosis Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Chalandri, a member of the Medical Team of KAE Panathinaikos, and a Consultant at the Orthopedic Clinic of HYGEIA Hospital. He holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at Ovidius University and a postgraduate degree from the Department of Metabolic Bone Diseases at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he has specialized in the management of persistent pain and inflammation, holding a Diploma in Neural Therapy, a therapeutic technique utilizing local anesthetics for the management of acute and chronic pain. His private practice offers a range of services, including meniscal arthroscopy, cruciate ligament arthroscopy, osteoporosis screening, and chondropathy arthroscopy. Furthermore, he is a member of the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Society of Neural Therapy and Homeostasis Study, while actively attending multiple conferences to stay updated with ongoing advancements in the field.

Dempegiotis Petros MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kypseli. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has attended numerous international educational seminars. He is also a certified physician in Neural Therapy. He is an affiliated physician at Euroclinic Athens, Doctor's Hospital, and Metropolitan General. With extensive experience in orthopedic disorders, he diagnoses and treats orthopedic conditions in both adults and children. Additionally, he manages cases such as tendinitis, osteoarthritis, cervical syndrome, sciatica, as well as pediatric orthopedics.

Pathiakis Ioannis Md, MSc, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has obtained two postgraduate degrees in "Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery & Tele-surgery Medicine" and "Surgical Anatomy" from the Medical School of the same university. Additionally, he holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the Department of Anatomy. He is specialized in Robotic Knee and Hip Surgery and in Microsurgical Bloodless Carpal Tunnel Release and holds a diploma in Medical Acupuncture from the Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncturists of Greece. He has completed training at numerous hospitals, while his specialty was completed in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Ierapetra. Furthermore, during his career, he has taught courses on First Aid, Traumatology, and musculoskeletal injuries at the IEK of Siteia and at the Volunteer Corps of Samaritans and Rescuers of Siteia, respectively. Finally, as part of his continuous education and updating in microsurgery and medical acupuncture, the physician regularly attends medical conferences, earning personal honorary distinctions.

Beyond Medicine, he holds a degree in Social Theology from the Theological School of Athens.

Vasileiadis Theofilos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Petroupoli since 2000. He specializes in traumatology and sports injuries, with particular expertise in lumbar and cervical spine conditions, as well as in arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Additionally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Trellopoulos Aggelos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains two private clinics in Zografou and Marousi. He holds a Medical Degree and a postgraduate degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specializes in Arthroscopic Surgery, Arthroplasty & Robotic Arthroplasty, Hand Surgery - Microsurgery, and Sports Injuries. He is a Consultant at the Third Orthopedic Clinic of "Hygeia" Hospital and at the Athens Center for Arthroscopy and Shoulder Surgery. He is a member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology (ESSKA), from which he has received educational fellowships aimed at specializing in athlete injuries. Finally, he is an active member of Greek and international scientific associations, has published numerous scientific articles and papers in Greek and international journals, and has delivered lectures at Greek and international sports medicine conferences.

Dr. Zaxariou Stergios MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist, maintaining private practices in Elefsina and Ano Liosia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialization at the Orthopedic Department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio." Dr. Zaxariou specializes in sports injuries and is a member of the Medical Team of the Olympiacos B.C. Additionally, he specializes in the minimally invasive Surgical Treatment Method for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and stays continuously updated on all developments in Orthopedics through participation in conferences. In his private practice, he offers all necessary examinations and patient services including clinical examination, fracture monitoring, kyphosis and scoliosis management, osteoporosis screening, meniscus, cruciate ligament, and chondropathy arthroscopy, as well as intra-articular injections. Finally, Dr. Zaxariou is a member of the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Tsimplakis Mixalis is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist, Deputy Director of the 8th Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General, and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received advanced training in Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has particular expertise in knee arthroplasty, meniscal arthroscopy, chondropathy arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, osteoporosis management, as well as monitoring kyphosis, scoliosis, and fractures. Additionally, he collaborates with the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro, BioClinic of Piraeus, and Doctors Hospital. Finally, the physician has contributed to scientific publications both in Greece and internationally.

Ο Λεωνίδου Ανδρέας PGDip, MSc, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Tr&Orth) είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Xειρουργός - Τραυματολόγος και Διδάκτωρ στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Μαρούσι. Παράλληλα, διατελεί Διευθυντής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών στο Μαρούσι. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Ορθοπαιδική Μηχανική στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Cardiff. Μετά την αποφοίτησή του ξεκίνησε να εργάζεται στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου κάτω από διαρκή αξιολόγηση, τακτικές εξετάσεις και συνεντεύξεις, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας. Είναι εξειδικευμένος Χειρουργός άνω άκρου, γόνατος και αθλητικών κακώσεων και έχει ολοκληρώσει όλη την ειδικότητα και την υπερεξειδίκευση στο ειδικό γνωστικό αντικείμενό του στην Αγγλία. Μετά το πέρας της ειδικότητας, εξειδικεύτηκε στην παγκοσμίου φήμης Κλινική Ώμου - Αγκώνα στο Reading. Εργάσθηκε δε ως Διευθυντής στην ίδια κλινική και εν συνεχεία στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του East Kent. Εργάσθηκε συνεχόμενα στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο από το 2005 έως το 2019 αποκτώντας τεράστια χειρουργική εμπειρία. Διαθέτει αναλυτικό - πιστοποιημένο logbook πλέον των 6000 χειρουργείων. Επιστρέφει στην Ελλάδα μετά από 14 χρόνια παραμονής στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, έχοντας αφυπηρετήσει στην υψηλότερη βαθμίδα του μόνιμου Διευθυντή (substantive Consultant), με στόχο να παρέχει στους ασθενείς του τις πιο σύγχρονες τεχνικές διάγνωσης και θεραπείας με βάση τα διεθνή πρότυπα. Ασχολείται με όλο το φάσμα της τραυματολογίας με εξειδίκευση στην αντιμετώπιση των σύνθετων καταγμάτων του ώμου - αγκώνα. Επίσης, εξειδικεύεται στην αρθροσκόπηση ώμου - αγκώνα και γόνατος με μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και όγκο περιστατικών. Εφαρμόζει το ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας σύστημα ανάστροφης αρθροπλαστικής ώμου χωρίς stem. Είναι εταίρος (fellow) του Βασιλικού Κολλεγίου των Χειρουργών του Εδιμβούργου, έχοντας ολοκληρώσει με επιτυχία τις σχετικές εξετάσεις. Επιπλέον, είναι εκπαιδευτής στο Advanced Trauma Life Support Course και στο παγκοσμίου φήμης Reading Shoulder and Elbow Course. Ταξιδεύει συχνά στην Ευρώπη όπου διδάσκει την τεχνική της ανάστροφης αρθροπλαστικής ώμου χωρίς stem. Την περίοδο 2017 - 2019 ήταν ο πρώτος Έλληνας που εκλέχτηκε μέλος της Εκπαιδευτικής Επιτροπής της Βρετανικής Εταιρίας Ώμου - Αγκώνα. Tέλος, τo 2020 εκλέχτηκε στην επιτροπή μελών της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Ώμου - Αγκώνα.

Stefanos Xatzipantelis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty training at the Trauma Rehabilitation Center (KAT Kifisia). There, he handled a large number of General Orthopedic and Trauma cases and specialized in the Microsurgery - Upper Limb department, the Sports Injuries department, and Pediatric Orthopedics. Concurrently with his private practice, he has worked for the past 10 years as a Second Consultant in the Pediatric Orthopedic department of "MITERA" Hospital, and since 2005, he has been a Scientific Collaborator at the "HYGEIA" clinic. Finally, in his private practice, he treats a wide range of conditions, offering specialized services such as total knee and hip arthroplasty, treatment of entrapment neuropathies, and arthroscopic surgeries of the knee and shoulder.

Athanasopoulos Konstantinos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining private practices in Piraeus and Galata Troizinia, while also collaborating with the Athens Medical Group (Peristeri clinic) and the sports injury center at Mediterraneo Hospital. He is certified in robotic knee and hip arthroplasty using the most advanced robotic system worldwide, the only one with FDA certification in the USA for robotic total joint revision arthroplasty. He holds a postgraduate degree in “Metabolic Bone Diseases” from the Medical School of Athens and graduated in Medicine from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila". He specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio” and in Pediatric Orthopedics at the Children’s Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou", and after successful examinations where he ranked first in Attica, he obtained the title of orthopedic specialty. He served as an instructor at the Special Training Center for Health Professionals in the Orthopedics and Traumatology department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio" regarding the implementation of a preventive screening program for scoliosis and other spinal deformities in students. Additionally, he has participated as a speaker and trainee in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece. His areas of expertise include arthroscopic surgery, robotic knee and hip arthroplasty, as well as robotic knee and hip revision surgery with Fast-Track ERAS protocols for rapid return to activities, and minimally invasive surgery.

Mr. Siopis Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Thessaloniki (28 Agias Sofias, 2nd Floor) and Veria (32 El. Venizelou, 3rd Floor). He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. Since 2021, he has been a Collaborating Surgeon at the A’ Orthopedic Clinic of the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki and a direct collaborator of Dr. Stylianos Kapetanakis in the Spine & Deformities Department. Simultaneously, he serves as a Collaborating Physician at the Athens Medical Center in Marousi and Psychiko. He specializes in knee and hip arthroplasties with customized implants, spinal surgery, knee and shoulder arthroscopies, as well as pediatric orthopedics. In his private practices, he provides a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient, always with respect to the patient himself.