Doctors for Arthroscopy

Farfaras Stefanos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Katerini. He holds a Ph.D. from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and a Medical Degree from the School of Health Sciences at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Department of the University Hospital of Linköping in Sweden and in Orthopedics at the Orthopedic Clinics of Ystad Hospital and the NU-Hospital Group in Sweden. Additionally, he completed postgraduate programs in Orthopedic Medicine and Health and Safety in Transport at Université René Descartes - PARIS 5 in France, and has been trained by the National Emergency Aid Center. He has worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Capio Artroklinik Orthopedic Clinic and at the Orthopedic Clinic of the NU - Hospital Group, and he currently serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the private clinic Margretelunds kliniken in Uddevalla, Sweden. Finally, Dr. Farfaras has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, has published a large number of articles in international journals, and is the author of the book "Principles of Internal Pathology".

Dr. Nikolopoulos Ioannis, MD, MSc, is an Orthopedic Surgeon, graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, with a Master's degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He is a Scientific Associate - Orthopedic Surgeon at Metropolitan Hospital and maintains private practices in Aspropyrgos and at the Medica Polyclinic in Agios Stefanos. He provides high-level services for the treatment and rehabilitation of a wide range of orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions in adults and children, such as chondropathy, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, kyphosis, fractures, sports injuries, and upper limb neuropathy. Additionally, he offers consulting services for osteoporosis screening. He specializes in Minimally Invasive Surgery for performing surgical procedures such as total hip and knee arthroplasty, and continues to enhance his surgical expertise abroad. Moreover, he has numerous publications in reputable international and Greek scientific journals and has participated as a speaker at domestic and international conferences.

Kakouratos Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. The doctor is a graduate of the Medical School of the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale.

Kolympianakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Ano Patisia. He specializes in sports injuries, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, microsurgery, as well as reconstructive surgery of major joints (knee and hip arthroplasty). He has extensive professional experience and provides specialized services at his private clinic, addressing a wide range of conditions such as cervical arthritis, low back pain – sciatica, tendinitis, calcific tendinopathy, sports injuries, osteoporosis, and pediatric orthopedics. Committed to continuous professional development, he actively participates in both Greek and international conferences and seminars through presentations and reports. He is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Orthopedic and Traumatology Society, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Maxairas Stylianos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Pangrati. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received his specialty training at the University Orthopedic Clinic of Athens. He specialized in sports medicine, traumatology, and total knee and hip arthroplasty at recognized centers in Greece (KAT Hospital), Europe (University Orthopedic Clinic in Homburg Saar, Germany), and the USA (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois and Cornell University Hospital for Special Surgery, New York). He worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon in the sports injuries department of the General Hospital of Attica KAT for over 8 years and has served as a team physician for football, volleyball, and basketball teams. Additionally, he served as Director of the Sports Injuries Department at Metropolitan Hospital and the Euromedica Group, as well as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Neon Athinaion. Currently, he is a member of the Headquarters of the Olympic Medical Committee and the World Stem Cell Organization. Finally, with 20 years of experience, he has performed a large number of arthroscopies on the knee, hip, elbows, shoulders, and ankle.

Dr. Skardoutsos Anastasios is an Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Marousi, Athens, Greece. With nearly 20 years of surgical experience at major orthopedic centers in Germany, he offers a comprehensive surgical portfolio, specializing in knee and hip arthroplasty. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Leipzig, Germany. He is board-certified in Orthopaedics and Traumatology and has completed specialized training in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine entirely in Germany. He holds certification as an arthroplasty surgeon from ENDOCERT and has served for several years as a Supervising Senior Surgeon at the Arthroplasty Centre of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic Schön Klinik Lorsch, Germany. Dr. Skardoutsos provides expert orthopedic services in Athens, Greece, by appointment, performing surgeries in collaboration with local hospitals in Athens (Iatriko Kentron, Metropolitan, etc.) following German standards. He is fluent in English, German, Greek, and French.

Anagnostou Antonios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. In a modern facility, easily accessible for all ages, he provides comprehensive medical services including diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative follow-up of patients. Specifically, his expertise includes total knee and hip arthroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee, reconstructive surgery, sports injuries, shoulder disorders, autologous mesotherapy, carpal tunnel syndrome, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, pediatric orthopedics, and injections. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2009. He specialized in Greece, completing his residency at the 2nd University Clinic of the General Hospital "G. Gennimatas," where he received advanced training in both adult and pediatric orthopedics.

Rozis Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Orthopedic Surgery and maintains a private practice in Elefsina. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and obtained his specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the General Hospital of Athens "KAT". Additionally, he holds a postgraduate diploma entitled "Metabolic Bone Diseases" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has worked in London as a Senior Clinical Fellow in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Department, Foot and Ankle Surgery Department at Newham University Hospital, and in the Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries Department at Homerton University Hospital. Beyond significant clinical experience, he also possesses research expertise with numerous scientific publications and presentations in both international and Greek conferences and journals. Lastly, he has teaching experience, providing clinical lectures to medical students at Barts University of Medicine and at the General Hospital of Attica KAT, as well as conducting training courses preparing for specialty examinations EEXOT.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Totlis Tryfon is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist, PhD holder, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a Scholarship of Excellence from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has been awarded 7 scholarships/training fellowships in Greece and abroad, including at Rush University Hospital in Chicago, USA, and St. Anna Hospital in Herne, Germany. At these clinics, he specialized in arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, and ankle, as well as joint replacement with prostheses (arthroplasty). He has an extensive scientific portfolio, having authored more than 270 studies and 90 scientific articles in Greek and international journals and is frequently invited as a speaker for lectures both in Greece and internationally. He is a member of the board of directors of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA/EKA), vice president of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Regenerative Medicine, and a board member of the Hellenic Sports Medicine Society, as well as an active member of other international and national scientific societies. He was part of the medical team of the football club PAOK FC in the Superleague from 2016 to 2019 and serves as a consulting orthopedic surgeon for numerous teams across various sports and levels. He maintains his scientific office at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and sees patients at the TheMIS Orthopedic Center in Kalamaria, at his private practice in Edessa, and at the specialized Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Clinic at the "Agios Loukas" Clinic in Panorama, Thessaloniki. He was himself a basketball athlete, and his approach philosophy is "movement + functionality" = "quality of life."

Samdanis Vasileios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Agia Paraskevi and Koropi. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is specialized in upper limb surgery (shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand) at one of the largest purely orthopedic centers in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he is an attending physician at the 5th Orthopedic Clinic of "Hygeia" Hospital. He holds a postgraduate degree in metabolic bone diseases - osteoporosis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has an extensive research portfolio, with numerous lectures and presentations at Greek and international medical conferences, as well as publications in scientific journals. Furthermore, he has a rich teaching record spanning several years in the postgraduate program "Metabolic Bone Diseases" at the Medical School of Athens. Finally, he is a member of Greek and international medical associations and scientific societies.

Alafropatis Ilias is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Evosmos, Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Lamia, continued at the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Kavala, and subsequently was appointed to the 3rd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at Papageorgiou General Hospital. He obtained the specialist title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology after successful examinations in 2015 and concurrently received the diploma of the Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has been a scientific collaborator of the 3rd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since obtaining his specialty to the present day. He served as an Orthopedic consultant for the MDA Hellas department operating in the 2nd University Pediatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where adults and children with neuromuscular disorders are treated. Throughout his scientific career, he has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and educational events, contributed to the authorship of various scientific papers in Greek and international scientific journals, authored a book published by an international publisher of scientific monographs, and has been involved in the education of medical students at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Finally, the physician has been trained in a broad spectrum of orthopedic surgeries encompassing both trauma surgery and reconstructive orthopedic surgery, with particular interest in upper limb and hand pathologies, and has established collaborations with all private clinics in Thessaloniki.

Stylianos Kouzoupis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Piraeus since 2004. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty in Orthopedics at the Attica General Hospital KAT. He specializes in Hip and Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Traumatology. In addition to his private practice, he is a Scientific Associate at "Hygeia" Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital. Previously, he worked for several years at IKA Piraeus as an Orthopedic Surgeon and served as the Physician for the Hellenic Equestrian Federation. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

Dr. Kakkos Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice located in Neo Iraklio. He holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and specializes in arthroplasty. The doctor has extensive experience in osteoporosis, total hip and knee arthroplasty, and microsurgery of the hand. He specialized at the General Hospital of Attica KAT and obtained his General Surgery qualification at the Thia Pronoia Hospital "The Pammakaristos." He serves as a Senior Consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center and is the lead physician of the Orthopedic Department at the Municipal Clinics of Iraklio, Attica. Additionally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Ο Ασλανίδης Ηλίας MD,MSc,FEBOT είναι Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός, Ορθοπαιδικός- Aθλητίατρος και Διευθυντής Τμήματος Κάτω Άκρου και Επανορθωτικής Χειρουργικής Ποδός στη Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών. Διατηρεί Ιατρείο στους Αμπελοκήπους, Αθανασιάδου 6, έναντι της Ευρωκλινικής Αθηνών αλλά και στο Λαγονήσι. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και Αριστούχος απόφοιτος της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ) (Υπαρχηγός Τάξης). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Ορθοπαιδική και Τραυματολογία για 1,5 χρόνο στο 401 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών, 6 μήνες στην Γ΄ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του ΚΑΤ Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής και 3 χρόνια στο Great Western Hospital του Σουίντον στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου και ολοκλήρωσε την εκπαίδευση του. Είναι κάτοχος και αριστούχος του μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος Μεταβολικών Νοσημάτων των Οστών του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας του στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο εκπαιδεύτηκε για 6 μήνες στην άκρα χείρας και μικροχειρουργική, 6 μήνες στις παθήσεις ώμου και αγκώνος, 6 μήνες στις παθήσεις ισχίου, 6 μήνες στις παθήσεις σπονδυλικής στήλης και 1 χρόνο στις παθήσεις γόνατος και αθλητικών κακώσεων. Συνέχισε την εξειδίκευση του στο κάτω άκρο και στις αθλητικές κακώσεις (συμπεριλαμβανομένου παιδιών και εφήβων) για 1 χρόνο στο Σουίντον του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (Senior Fellow) με διενέργεια μεγάλου αριθμού εξειδικευμένων επεμβάσεων υπ’ ευθύνη του. Eργάζεται ως επιμελητής της Β' Ορθοπαιδικής του 401 Γενικού Στρατιωτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών και είναι Διευθυντής του Υγειονομικού Τμήματος της Ζ' Μοίρας Αμφιβίων Καταδρομών. Είναι Διευθυντής Τμήματος Κάτω Άκρου και Επανορθωτικής Χειρουργικής Ποδός στη Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών ενώ επιπλέον είναι Sports Medicine Consultant της Tangram Sports Management, εταιρείας που διαχειρίζεται μεγάλο αριθμό επαγγελματιών παικτών μπάσκετ σε όλη την Ευρώπη. Παρέχει ιατρικές συμβουλές για την αντιμετώπιση αθλητικών κακώσεων σε επαγγελματικές ομάδες μπάσκετ τόσο της Ευρώπης (Euroleague, Eurocup, Liga ACB, BBL, LNB Pro A κ.α.) όσο και της Ασίας. Στο παρελθόν έχει διατελέσει ιατρός και σε άλλες μονάδες των ειδικών δυνάμεων με συμμετοχή σε διάφορα σχολεία του Ελληνικού Στρατού (Ελεύθερης Πτώσης, Καταδυτικής Ιατρικής), καθώς και ιατρός αγώνων ποδοσφαίρου (ΕΠΣΑ,ΕΠΣΑΝΑ,ΕΠΣΔΑ,ΕΠΣΠ, Football Leaue,Football League 2, Superleague Νέων) και πολεμικών τεχνών (πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα παγκρατίου, καράτε κ.α.). Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (GMC Specialty Registry) και της Βρετανικής Ορθοπαιδικής Εταιρείας Ποδός και Ποδοκνημικής (BOFAS). Έχει συμμετάσχει στο παρελθόν σε πληθώρα συνεδρίων ελληνικών και διεθνών. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στο κάτω άκρο και στις αθλητικές κακώσεις με ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον το γόνατο , την ποδοκνημική και τον άκρο πόδα. Είναι ένας από τους λίγους χειρουργούς στην Ελλάδα με επίσημη εξειδίκευση στο πόδι και την ποδοκνημική στο εξωτερικό ( Foot and Αnkle Fellow). Είναι υπότροφος της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας κατόπιν ειδικών εξετάσεων και αυτήν την περίοδο είναι συνεργάτης της Ευρωκλινικής Αθηνών, της Βιοκλινικής Αθηνών, του Θεραπευτηρίου ΥΓΕΙΑ, ΜΗΤΕΡΑ και του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών. Λόγω της ενασχόλησης του για χρόνια με τον αθλητισμό-έχοντας υπάρξει ο ίδιος ποδοσφαιριστής - και γνωρίζοντας πλέον και τις δύο όψεις αθλητή και ιατρού διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία στις αθλητικές κακώσεις και στην ταχεία επιστροφή των αθλητών στις επαγγελματικές τους δραστηριότητες. Υπηρετώντας επιπλέον για περισσότερο από 6 χρόνια σε μονάδες Ειδικών Δυνάμεων έχει αναλάβει μεγάλο αριθμό δύσκολων περιπτώσεων που έχει φέρει εις πέρας με μεγάλη επιτυχία, βασιζόμενος στις ιδιαιτερότητες των υψηλών απαιτήσεων ασθενών με στόχο την ταχεία αποκατάσταση και την πλήρη επιστροφή στην υπηρεσία.

Kampras Dimitrios is a Sports Medicine Physician with a private practice in Melissia. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the A' Orthopedic Department of the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and the corresponding department of the General Attica Hospital KAT. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in "Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Alongside his private practice, he serves as Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department at the "Euroclinic Children's Hospital" and collaborates with the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center and the Athens Medical Center. Throughout his professional career, he has gained valuable experience and knowledge and currently offers specialized services in his private practice covering the full spectrum of orthopedic cases. Additionally, he has particular expertise in sports injuries, pediatric orthopedics, and reconstructive surgery of major joints, specifically the hip and knee.