Doctors for Arthroplasty near Cholargos

Georgokostas Athanasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Moschato and Psychiko. Additionally, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of YGEIA Hospital and as a Consultant at MEDITERRANEO Hospital and YGEIA-MITERA Hospital. He graduated with honors from the Medical School of Rome and holds an ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) certification from the American College of Surgeons. He specialized in the Sports Injuries and Lower Limb Reconstructive Surgery department at Hinchingbrooke Hospital NHS, in the Sports Injuries of Knee, Hip, and Ankle department at Santy and Jean Mermoz Hospital in Lyon, France, as well as in the Shoulder Surgery department at the 8th Orthopedic Clinic of Asklipieio Voula Hospital. Finally, he has extensive experience and training and has participated in numerous presentations and publications.

Theodoroudis Ioannis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military School of Corps Officers (SSAS), and he is a Consultant at the First Orthopedic Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He specialized in Knee and Hip Arthroplasties using Minimally Invasive and Rapid Recovery methods (Navigated ALMIS-Fast Track) at a major Endoprosthesis Center in Germany (St. Josef Krankenhaus Moers, EndoProthetikZentrum der Maximalversorgung (EPZmax)). The physician is also a certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon by the German Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery (Gesellschaft für Fuss- und Sprunggelenkchirurgie, GFFC), having trained at specialized centers (St. Josef Krankenhaus Wuppertal, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mettmann, St. Josef Krankenhaus Moers). He employs modern surgical techniques for the correction of Foot deformities, such as Hallux Valgus, Hammer Toe, Claw Toe, Hallux Rigidus, Adult Acquired Flatfoot, etc. In particular, for Hammer Toe and Claw Toe, the percutaneous DMMO (Distal Metaphyseal Metatarsal Osteotomy) technique is performed through 0.5 cm incisions with immediate mobilization of patients.

Spyridon Kseinis is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining private clinics in Pefki and Psychiko. He is the Deputy Director of the 1st Clinic of Sports Injuries at METROPOLITAN GENERAL and holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens since May 2014, awarded with the grade "Excellent." Since 2008, he has collaborated with the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) and serves as the physician for the National Futsal Team. Concurrently, he is UEFA-accredited, having completed the "UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme." He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism. He trained at the General Accident Hospital KAT, specializing in fracture management, reconstructive joint surgery (knee and hip arthroplasty), and sports injuries. Following his specialization, he assumed the position of Registrar at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of KAT Hospital, where he remained for four years. During his tenure as Registrar, he gained substantial surgical experience, serving as the lead Orthopedic Surgeon in numerous emergency shifts and successfully performing a large number of surgical interventions across the full spectrum of trauma (upper and lower limb fractures, hip fractures, tendon ruptures, hand surgery), reconstructive surgery (hip and knee arthroplasties), and sports injuries (arthroscopic surgery). Additionally, he received training in Pediatric Orthopedics at the "Agia Sophia" Children's Hospital and in disorders of the Hand during his tenure at the University Hospital "Sahlgrenska University Hospital" in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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.

Dr Loupas Dimitrios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the University Orthopedic Clinic at KAT Hospital and completed his doctoral dissertation at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He specialized in sports injuries (Sports Injuries Clinic at KAT) and at the Athens Medical Center (under the direction of L. Nikolaou). Additionally, the doctor has worked at the 1st and 3rd IKA Hospitals and has served as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". He is involved in general orthopedic surgical conditions, with a specialization in disorders of the hand and knee (including knee arthroscopy) and total knee and hip arthroplasties.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Alkiviadis Kallivokas, BSc, MD, PhD, specializes in modern arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgery of the hip, knee, and shoulder, utilizing minimally invasive techniques (AMIS and MIS) and robot-assisted surgery, with the aim of rapid recovery, reduction of postoperative pain, and immediate return of patients to their daily activities. He holds degrees in Medicine and Biology from the University of Athens and a PhD in Orthopedics from the University of Patras, with significant scientific activity and publications in international scientific journals. He has been trained and worked at leading hospitals in Greece and the United Kingdom and has served as Director of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Homerton University Hospital in London. He possesses extensive experience in the management of diseases and injuries of major joints, including arthroscopies of the hip, knee, and shoulder, arthroplasty procedures, sports injuries, and orthopedic trauma. He collaborates with the Athens Medical Center (Neo Psychiko) and the Evgenidio Hospital, providing personalized therapeutic solutions focused on the needs of each patient. His medical approach is based on accurate diagnosis, comprehensive patient education, and the establishment of a trust-based relationship with the patient.

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.

Ailamakis Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Chalandri and holds a position as a consultant at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and is specialized in Arthroplasty, fracture management, upper and lower limb surgery, Sports Injuries, Shoulder – Hip – Knee pathologies, and Pediatric Orthopedics. He covers the entire spectrum of Orthopedics and Traumatology using the most modern treatment methods, either surgical and/or conservative depending on indications. Additionally, he offers a range of services, including osteoporosis screening, fracture management and follow-up, treatment of spinal and limb disorders, wound suturing and repair, and cast application. Moreover, thanks to his extensive experience, he provides high-level services in total hip and knee arthroplasty using minimally invasive techniques — resulting in shorter hospitalization time, minimal and controlled postoperative pain, and rapid recovery. Finally, he offers medical treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions using specialized biological agents without contraindications or side effects, such as hyaluronic acid and injections of concentrated platelets – growth factors.

Ο Μαλαχιάς Μιχαήλ-Αλέξανδρος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός-Αθλητίατρος και Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Ορθοπαιδικής στην Ιατρική Σχολή EUC Φρανκφούρτης (Γερμανία). Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στο Χαλάνδρι. Είναι πτυχιούχος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Ο ιατρός εξειδικεύεται στην αρθροσκοπική και επανορθωτική (αρθροπλαστικές) χειρουργική του ώμου, του γόνατος και του ισχίου. Επιπλέον, θεωρείται expert στις νέες βιολογικές θεραπείες (PRP) με καθοδήγηση υπερήχου (πρώτο Διδακτορικό στην Ελλάδα πάνω στο εν λόγω πεδίο), αλλά και στη θεραπεία των αθλητικών κακώσεων, όπου έχει λάβει την εθνική κλινική υποτροφία «Γεώργιος Νούλης», της Ελληνικής Αρθροσκοπικής Εταιρείας (αντιμετώπιση ρήξης μηνίσκου, ρήξης χιαστού, χόνδρινων βλαβών, αρθροσκόπηση ισχίου σε νέους, αρθροσκόπηση ώμου για ρήξη τενόντων στροφικού πετάλου, εξάρθρημα, κτλ.). Η μετεκπαίδευσή του (complex joint reconstruction fellowship) στο πεδίο της ελάχιστα επεμβατικής ρομποτικής αρθροπλαστικής γόνατος & ισχίου έχει πραγματοποιηθεί στο Hospital for Special Surgery (Νέα Υόρκη), το οποίο αξιολογείται, επί 12 συναπτά έτη, ως το κορυφαίο (Νο1) ορθοπαιδικό νοσοκομείο των ΗΠΑ. Πέραν τούτου, έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί, επί σειρά ετών (clinical fellowships), στον τομέα της αρθροσκοπικής χειρουργικής και της αντιμετώπισης αθλητικών κακώσεων, σε διεθνή ακαδημαϊκά κέντρα του υψηλότερου επιπέδου (ESSKA teaching centers), όπως η Clinica Ars Medica (Λουγκάνο, Ελβετία), και η ATOS Klinik (Χαϊδελβέργη, Γερμανία). Ο Επ. Καθηγητής Ορθοπαιδικής, κος Μαλαχιάς, είναι αναγνωρισμένος σε διεθνή συνέδρια για την ακαδημαϊκή κλινική έρευνά του και έχει συμμετάσχει σε άνω των 110 επιστημονικών ερευνών, δημοσιευμένων σε έγκριτα διεθνή περιοδικά (του Pubmed). Μετά από πολυετή χειρουργική εξειδίκευση στο εξωτερικό, επιστρέφει στη γενέτειρά του, την Αθήνα, για να ασκήσει την ορθοπαιδική επιστήμη, ως Διευθυντής της Γ’ Ορθοπαιδικής Κλινικής στο Therapis General Hospital, με βάση τα πλέον σύγχρονα διεθνή πρότυπα και επίκεντρο τον άνθρωπο.

Dr. Giannakos Athanasios-Rene S. is specialized in arthroscopic surgery of sports injuries of the knee and shoulder, as well as in M.I.S. Fast Track total knee and hip arthroplasty. He initiated and completed his Orthopedic and Traumatology residency at the University General Hospital of Larissa in the Orthopedic Clinic Department under the direction of Professor K.N. Malizos. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. During the final year of his residency, he trained in shoulder and knee arthroscopic surgery at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor - Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He also trained in M.I.S. Fast Track total hip and knee arthroplasty and arthroscopic surgery at Luganese Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland, under Professor - Director Prof. Mateo Denti. Immediately after obtaining his specialty title, he was appointed as a permanent consultant at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor - Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He began his specialty in Sports Medicine at the University Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy, after competitive examinations, holding a salaried position - scholarship funded by the E.U., under the direction of Professor Prof. Pietro Scotto di Vettimo. In his first year of specialization, he trained at the University Hospital, Chieti, Italy, in the Sports Medicine Department under the direction of Professor Prof. Leonardo Vecchiet. There are articles, lectures, and surgeries by the physician available online. He collaborates with the "Athens Medical Center," the "Mitera" Hospital, and Mediterraneo Hospital as a scientific associate. He maintains private practices in Chalandri and Nea Smyrni.