Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeon for Arthroplasty in Panormou

Papoutsis Konstantinos MD, FEBOT, FRCS (Tr&Orth) is a Military Physician, Orthopedic Surgeon, Traumatologist, and maintains a private practice in Panormou. He is a Consultant at the Orthopedic Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He graduated from the Medical Department of the Military School of Corps Officers and holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He trained in both surgical and non-surgical management of the full spectrum of orthopedic conditions initially at the Naval Hospital of Athens and subsequently in London, where he spent a total of six years. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedic Traumatology, earning fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology following specialized examinations. He has specialized in recognized centers in London in Adult Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery, management of Hip disorders in Young Adults, and is among the few surgeons in Greece specialized in Trauma Surgery, Fractures, and Pelvic Ring (Pelvis) and Acetabulum Pathologies. Hip and Knee Arthroplasty using the latest minimally invasive, bloodless techniques and fast recovery protocols, revision of painful arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee, and shoulder, ligament reconstruction, sports injuries, and fracture surgery are some of the procedures he frequently performs. He is committed to providing high-level healthcare services modeled on the standards of the United Kingdom's health system, with respect for the patient's individuality and dignity. Finally, he collaborates with Metropolitan, Metropolitan General, Mediterraneo Hospital, and the Peristeri Medical Center.

Vasilakakos Theofanis MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with private practices in Kalamata, Sparta, and Kolonaki, and is also an Associate at the "Metropolitan" Hospital in Athens. He has specialized in Arthroscopic Surgery of the shoulder and knee at McGill University in Canada and in Reconstructive Surgery of the hip, shoulder, and knee at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States of America. He manages patients with sports injuries, osteoarthritis, spinal hemangioma, fractures, meniscal tears, anterior cruciate ligament tears, scoliosis-kyphosis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, tendinitis, chondropathy, and other bone injuries.

Mpoutsiadis Axilleas is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Military Physician and Doctor of Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a private practice located within the Athens Bioclinic. He is a graduate of the Military School of Corps Officers (SSAS) and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized at the 424 General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki and the First University Orthopedic Clinic of Papageorgiou General Hospital. He received further training in shoulder and knee surgery (Shoulder and Knee fellowship) and in conducting clinical trials. He possesses extensive clinical experience, having worked in Greece and France. Moreover, he has a significant scientific portfolio reflected in 32 scientific publications in reputable international scientific journals (PubMed) with a substantial impact factor, some of which introduce innovative new techniques concerning arthroscopic shoulder surgery (instability and rotator cuff) and knee surgery (anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction). He is also the author of five orthopedic book chapters focusing on basic research and shoulder surgery (rotator cuff and shoulder arthroplasties), principal editor of a scientific orthopedic book addressing surgical techniques for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders and shoulder arthroplasties titled “EFOST Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine - Shoulder Surgery, Volume 2: Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Arthroplasty,” and principal guest editor of a scientific journal issue on shoulder pathology titled “Thematic issue in Shoulder Pathology.” Additionally, he has presented over 100 communications at international and national conferences (winning two awards), participated in the organization of numerous workshops and conferences, and has been invited as a speaker and educator at scientific conferences on shoulder surgery and sports injuries.

Mourikis Euaggelos MD, MSc is a Sports Medicine Physician and Orthopedic Surgeon – Consultant for Adults/Children at Euroclinic and the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro. He manages surgical cases across the entire spectrum of orthopedics including Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty/Fractures/Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. He has particular interest and expertise in the conservative management of orthopedic conditions, offering a wide range of therapeutic options such as Chiropractic/Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Medical Injections of biologics including PRP, Cortisone, Hyaluronic Acid (guided by ultrasound/fluoroscopy), advanced pharmacological treatments, Exercise Therapy/Physiotherapy, or even combinations of therapeutic methods. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Orthopedics at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and the Spine Department of G.N.A. KAT, as well as in Pediatric Orthopedics at the Athens Children's General Hospital "Agia Sofia." He has undergone further training 1) in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound at Sonopedics United Kingdom, 2) in Medical Acupuncture from ICMART, and 3) in Chiropractic/Osteopathy at Ackermann College Sweden. His primary concern is always to find the most accurate diagnosis that explains the patient’s symptoms and to approach the problem holistically. Subsequently, both surgical and non-surgical options are offered to resolve the issue, and the most appropriate choice is made based on the patient’s preferences and lifestyle.

Georgoudis Mixalis is an Orthopedic Surgeon – Spine Surgeon and maintains private practices in Chalkida, as well as within Metropolitan Hospital in Faliro.

He graduated from the Medical Department of Democritus University of Thrace. He has worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon in the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic and as a Resident Orthopedic Surgeon in the Scoliosis and Spine Department and in the Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic of the G.N.A KAT General Hospital. He is specialized in hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery, and spinal surgery.

He serves as an External Associate of Metropolitan Hospital in Faliro and the Athens Medical Center – Psychiko Clinic. He has served as Director of the 2nd Orthopedic Department at Euroclinic Athens, as well as Consultant of the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Department (MISS) at the Athens Medical Center. Additionally, as a resident, he worked at the General Prefectural Hospital of Chalkida and the General Hospital of Chios "Skylitseio".

He has participated in numerous national and international scientific conferences and seminars, with his scientific work published and presented in medical journals and conferences respectively. Particularly noteworthy is the Travel Fellowship he received from the E.E.X.O.T. for his participation in the FORTE Summer School held in 2018 in Milan.

Finally, the doctor is a member of the Medical Associations of Athens and Evia, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Dr. Nikolaos Tzinieris, MD, MSc, FMH, is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices at Mavili Square and in Peristeri. He is the Director of the 2nd ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC - Upper Limb, Hand, and Microsurgery Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his specialty training, he was also trained at the University Clinic of Hôpital Orthopédique in Lausanne and subsequently was appointed as Assistant Consultant B’ at the Upper Limb-Hand and Microsurgery Clinic of KAT Hospital. He completed his subspecialty training in Upper Limb and Spine Surgery at the University Hospital of Lausanne and served as Consultant at the University Hand and Microsurgery Surgical Clinic Longeraie in Lausanne and at the CH8 Clinic in Geneva, while simultaneously working at major private medical centers in French-speaking Switzerland. Upon returning to Greece, he collaborated with his mentor, N. Gerostathopoulos, and together they established the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital, assembling an exceptionally esteemed team of experienced and accomplished associates. To this day, he continues to collaborate with surgical centers in Switzerland. Throughout his career, he has delivered numerous lectures and presentations at Greek and international conferences and serves as an instructor in postgraduate training seminars. He also holds a Master's degree, has an extensive number of publications, and is a member of the Swiss Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Swiss Medical Association, the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), and the American Spine Surgery Society.

Ο Γεώργιος Πολονύφης είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα ενώ παράλληλα είναι Διευθυντής της Ορθοπαιδικής Κλινικής στο Ιατρικό κέντρο Περιστερίου. Πραγματοποιεί τις χειρουργικές του επεμβάσεις σε μεγάλες ιδιωτικές κλινικές της Αθήνας και της Περιφέρειας ενώ συνεργάζεται και με το Ιατρικό Κέντρο Ψυχικού. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Υπηρέτησε και εκπλήρωσε την στρατιωτική του θητεία στον Στρατό Ξηράς ως οπλίτης ιατρός του υγειονομικού ,αντιμετωπίζοντας πολλαπλά περιστατικά επείγοντος ορθοπαιδικού τραύματος κατά τη διάρκεια της θητείας του. Στο πλαίσιο της ειδίκευσης του στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική, άρχισε την ειδικότητά του και εργάστηκε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Μεσολογγίου στο τμήμα της Γενικής Χειρουργικής με έμφαση στην αντιμετώπιση του επείγοντος χειρουργικού τραύματος. Εν συνεχεία εργάστηκε και ειδικεύτηκε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Αθηνών "Η Αγία Σοφία" στο τμήμα της Παιδοορθοπαιδικής όπου συμμετείχε σε πολυάριθμες παιδοορθοπαιδικές επεμβάσεις (τραυματολογία, αντιμετώπιση σκολίωσης, αντιμετώπιση συγγενών δυσπλασιών του μυοσκελετικού) καθώς και εκπαιδεύτηκε και στο υπερηχογράφημα ισχίου νεογνών για τη διάγνωση συγγενούς δυσπλασίας του ισχίου όπου και έλαβε την διεθνή πιστοποίηση απ΄τον παγκοσμίου φήμης καθηγητή Reinhard Graf, αντιμετωπίζοντας παράλληλα πολλαπλά επείγοντα και τακτικά περιστατικά. Απέκτησε εμπειρία στην διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση παραμορφώσεων σπονδυλικής στήλης (σκολίωση, κύφωση, λόρδωση) καθώς και στις διαταραχές βάδισης και παραμορφώσεις άκρων ποδών. Έπειτα συνέχισε την ειδίκευσή του στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ασκληπιείο Βούλας, όπου ασχολήθηκε με όλο το φάσμα των ορθοπαιδικών παθήσεων ενηλίκων, λαμβάνοντας μέρος σε πολυάριθμες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις όπως επεμβάσεις τραυματολογίας, επανορθωτικής χειρουργικής αρθρώσεων(ολικές αρθροπλαστικές), αρθροσκοπήσεις, χειρουργικής άνω άκρου, χειρουργικής σπονδυλικής στήλης, επεμβάσεις μικροχειρουργικής, χειρουργική άκρου ποδός, επείγουσα αντιμετώπιση ορθοπαιδικού τραύματος κ.α. Συνέχισε την ειδίκευσή του στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ατυχημάτων Κ.Α.Τ. Αθηνών στο Τμήμα Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου - Μικροχειρουργικής Άκρας Χειρός αντιμετωπίζοντας όλο το εύρος της τραυματολογίας του άνω άκρου καθώς και χρονίων παθήσεων του χεριού, λαμβάνοντας μέρος σε μεγάλο αριθμό επεμβάσεων μικροχειρουργικής άκρας χειρός, αρθροσκοπικής αποκατάστασης παθήσεων του ώμου(αρθροσκοπήσεις ώμου), χειρουργικής αποκατάστασης χρόνιων παθήσεων του άνω άκρου και αντιμετώπισης όλων των επειγόντων και τακτικών περιστατικών των παθήσεων του άνω άκρου συμμετέχοντας παράλληλα στην τρίμηνη πρακτική άσκηση της μικροχειρουργικής στο Εργαστήριο Έρευνας Μυοσκελετικών Παθήσεων του Γ.Ν.Α. ΚΑΤ. Συνέχισε την εκπαίδευσή του στο Γ.Ν.Α ΚΑΤ Αθηνών στο τμήμα Αρθροσκοπήσεων μικρών και μεγάλων αρθρώσεων συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμες αρθροσκοπικές επεμβάσεις. Συνέχισε κατόπιν,στα πλαίσια της ειδίκευσής του, στο Τμήμα Αγγειοχειρουργικής του Γ.Ν.Α ΚΑΤ όπου συμμετείχε σε μείζονες και ελάσσονες αγγειοχειρουργικές επεμβάσεις με έμφαση στην αποκατάσταση τραυματισμών περιφερικών αγγείων στο επείγον ορθοπαιδικό τραύμα. Εν συνεχεία επέστρεψε στο Γ.Ν Ασκληπιείο Βούλας όπου και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή του στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική. Ο ιατρός έχει εργαστεί ως ιατρός αγώνων ποδοσφαίρου και καλαθοσφαίρισης σε πρωταθλήματα του νομού Αττικής ως μέλος της ΑΘΛΕΤΙΑ (Αθλητιατρική Εταιρεία Ιατρών Αγώνων). Ο ιατρός είναι κάτοχος του ATLS(AdvancedTraumaLifeSupport),έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολυάριθμα συνέδρια του εσωτερικού και του εξωτερικού όπου υπήρξε και ομιλητής. Eπίσης έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλαπλά επιστημονικά σεμινάρια, συνέδρια και courses Ορθοπαιδικής Χειρουργικής σε μια διαρκή προσπάθεια εξέλιξης και ενημέρωσης γύρω από τα νεότερα και πιο έγκυρα δεδομένα στον τομέα της ορθοπαιδικής. Παράλληλα, είναι εκπαιδευτής νέων συναδέλφων του σε πολλά Courses του εξωτερικού και του εσωτερικού.

Vottis Xristos MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Ilisia and Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctorate and a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and trained for several years at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the same university, where he continues to serve as an active collaborator. Additionally, he has specialized in hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, USA, and has been trained in hand surgery at the specialized Hand, Upper Limb, and Microsurgery Clinic at the General Hospital of Attica "KAT". Furthermore, he is an Associate Physician of the Iatriko Group as well as the Evgenidio Therapy Center. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery, and the Medical Association of the United Kingdom.