Doctors for Sports injuries in Vrilissia

Anoua Nikolaos is a specialized Orthopedic Surgeon and Traumatologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He has extensive clinical and surgical experience with adults as well as a particular focus on Pediatric Orthopedics. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and obtained his specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology in 2019. He has served at leading hospitals in the country, such as the General Hospital of Athens "KAT", Metropolitan Hospital, IASO Children’s Hospital, Athens Medical Center, and OSTEON Orthopedic & Spine Clinic, covering a wide range of cases in both children and adults. His expertise also includes additional experience in Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Children’s Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou". He is a member of important scientific associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the General Medical Council (UK), the Hellenic Society of Surgery and Orthopedic Traumatology (EEXOT), and the Hellenic Society of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Medicine (EEEE). His goal is to provide personalized and scientifically substantiated care, emphasizing patient safety, functionality, and improvement of quality of life.

Dr. Kyrilis Xristos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Spine Surgeon specializing in spinal surgery, as well as endoscopic spinal surgery, and maintains a private practice in Vrilissia. He was admitted to the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and, after completing his studies and fulfilling his military obligations, he began the general part of his specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the General Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Agrinio. Since 2014, he worked as an Orthopedics and Traumatology resident at the Attica General Hospital KAT, in the 1st Orthopedic Clinic, until September 2019. During this period, he participated in numerous surgical procedures and contributed to the operation of all departments of the Clinic. Additionally, he was seconded to the Scoliosis and Spine Department of the General Hospital KAT, where he participated in the diagnosis and management of complex cases, covering the entire spectrum of spinal pathology. During his specialty training, he attended numerous educational conferences and seminars, enhancing his knowledge and experience. Continuing his education, he completed his postgraduate studies program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on the "Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Injuries." Today, he works as a Scientific Associate at YGEIA Hospital and as a Consultant in the Spine, Scoliosis, and Oncology Department of Metropolitan General Hospital. With his experience and expertise, he is committed to providing high-quality medical care, focusing on pain relief and the restoration of mobility for his patients.

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. After eight years of training in Germany (2009 - 2016) at one of the leading centers for arthroscopic surgery (Sportklinik - Stuttgart), he now maintains private clinics in Vrilissia and Marousi and concurrently serves as an Attending Physician at the Third Orthopedic Clinic of Hygeia Hospital. In 2016, he obtained the sports medicine specialization title in Germany, as well as certification in arthroscopic surgery. Additionally, the physician is trained and certified in musculoskeletal ultrasound.

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. 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.

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.

Avramidis Grigorios is an Orthopedic Surgeon – Sports Medicine Specialist and Deputy Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at HYGEIA. He maintains private practices in Chalkida and Marousi, Attica, and also conducts consultations and performs surgical procedures in Cyprus. He was born and raised in Chalkida and is originally from Nafplio. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in "Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. His specializations include Arthroscopy, Robotic Arthroplasty, Hand Surgery, and Sports Injuries. He is officially certified in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. He has received multiple scholarships and actively participates in scientific conferences both in Greece and abroad, as well as in the authorship of scientific articles.

Karagkounis Panagiotis MD, MSc, PhD is a Physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine, with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He also serves as the Scientific Director of the "THISEAS" Rehabilitation and Recovery Center and the Scientific Director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Metropolitan Hospital (Neo Faliro). Additionally, he was a member of the medical staff of P.A.E. PANATHINAIKOS (2022-2025) and Director of inpatient care at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Anaplasi," as well as Deputy Scientific Director at the K.A.A. "Philoktitis." He holds a postdoctoral degree in Neurorehabilitation from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and both doctoral and postgraduate degrees in Sports Medicine from the same institution. Dr. Karagkounis has managed a large number of patients following cerebrovascular accidents, traumatic brain injuries, neurological diseases, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries. He specializes in performing injections (pharmaceutical substances and botulinum toxin-Botox injections for the treatment of spasticity) under ultrasound guidance, as well as mesotherapy/prolotherapy. He is certified to perform ozone therapy and is an authorized physician to conduct muscle function assessment using the Tensomyography (TMG) method. Finally, he is the official physician of the Hellenic Olympians Association.

Akis Loukopoulos is a Physiotherapist who operates a private rehabilitation clinic. He graduated from the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of West Attica and provides specialized and effective treatments to both athletes and non-athletes. For the past six years, he has been practicing as a freelancer, managing cases of all kinds. He has gained particular experience working with track and field athletes, swimmers, and basketball players, which is closely related to his own background as a professional water polo player. He is specialized in Manual Therapy (Mulligan Concept), Dry Needling (University of West Attica), Myofascial Release, Ergon Therapy, combining the most modern techniques along with classic physical therapy modalities to offer targeted solutions for musculoskeletal injuries of all kinds, athlete rehabilitation, chronic pain management, and neurological patient care. His philosophy is simple yet profound: not only is the symptom addressed, but the true cause of the problem is identified and treated. With an emphasis on clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, and continuous education on new scientific developments, Akis guarantees a comprehensive, personalized, and highly effective treatment experience.

Η Physio Science Clinic – Tailor Made Physiotherapy, υπό την επιστημονική καθοδήγηση του Αλέξανδρου Σιδέρη και των συνεργατών του, παρέχει εξατομικευμένες υπηρεσίες φυσικοθεραπείας, βασισμένες στη σύγχρονη επιστημονική τεκμηρίωση και προσαρμοσμένες στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες κάθε ασθενούς. Η θεραπευτική φιλοσοφία της κλινικής στηρίζεται στην ολοκληρωμένη και εξατομικευμένη αξιολόγηση, στη στενή συνεργασία θεραπευτή και ασθενούς, καθώς και στη συνεχή παρακολούθηση και επανεκτίμηση της θεραπευτικής πορείας. Η κλινική εμπειρία, η διδασκαλία και η επιστημονική έρευνα συνδυάζονται με στόχο την παροχή φυσικοθεραπείας υψηλού επιπέδου, δίνοντας έμφαση όχι μόνο στην αντιμετώπιση του πόνου αλλά και στην αποκατάσταση της λειτουργικότητας, της αυτοπεποίθησης στην κίνηση και της συνολικής ποιότητας ζωής.

Η κλινική προσφέρει ολοκληρωμένη φυσικοθεραπευτική αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση σε όλο το φάσμα των μυοσκελετικών παθήσεων, με ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευση στη διαχείριση σύνθετων και απαιτητικών κλινικών περιστατικών. Διαθέτει σημαντική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση του μακροχρόνιου επίμονου πόνου, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του χρόνιου μυοσκελετικού πόνου, του αυχενικού και οσφυϊκού πόνου, των κεφαλαλγιών και αυχενογενών πονοκεφάλων, των δυσλειτουργιών και του πόνου της κροταφογναθικής άρθρωσης, καθώς και της νευραλγίας τριδύμου και άλλων μορφών χρόνιου νευροπαθητικού πόνου. Παράλληλα, παρέχει εξειδικευμένη αξιολόγηση και υποστηρικτική φυσικοθεραπευτική παρέμβαση σε λειτουργικές διαταραχές που σχετίζονται με τη λειτουργία του αυτόνομου νευρικού συστήματος, όπως διαταραχές ύπνου, χρόνιο στρες, αγχώδεις διαταραχές, σύνδρομο ευερέθιστου εντέρου, σωματοαισθητικές εμβοές και άλλες λειτουργικές διαταραχές. Η φυσικοθεραπεία εφαρμόζεται πάντοτε βάσει των σύγχρονων επιστημονικών κατευθυντήριων οδηγιών και δεν αποτελεί θεραπεία πρώτης γραμμής για τις παραπάνω παθήσεις, αλλά μπορεί, σε επιλεγμένες περιπτώσεις και σε συνεργασία με τον θεράποντα ιατρό, να συμβάλει στη βελτίωση συγκεκριμένων συμπτωμάτων και λειτουργικών περιορισμών.

Η Physio Science Clinic διαθέτει επίσης ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευση στην αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση παθήσεων της κρανιοπροσωπικής περιοχής και του περιφερικού νευρικού συστήματος, όπως η πάρεση προσωπικού νεύρου, οι δυσλειτουργίες της κροταφογναθικής άρθρωσης, οι περιφερικές νευροπάθειες, οι παγιδεύσεις νεύρων και οι νευρομυϊκές δυσλειτουργίες της περιοχής κεφαλής και τραχήλου. Παράλληλα, σχεδιάζει εξατομικευμένα προγράμματα μετεγχειρητικής αποκατάστασης μετά από ορθοπαιδικές και άλλες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις, με στόχο την ασφαλή επούλωση των ιστών, τη σταδιακή επαναφορά της λειτουργικότητας, την πρόληψη επιπλοκών και την ταχύτερη επιστροφή στις καθημερινές δραστηριότητες και τον αθλητισμό. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται και στη διαχείριση σύνθετων ή ανθεκτικών περιστατικών, όπου τα συμπτώματα επιμένουν ή η αιτία του προβλήματος δεν είναι προφανής, μέσα από αναλυτική κλινική αξιολόγηση, εφαρμογή των αρχών της τεκμηριωμένης πρακτικής, εξατομικευμένο θεραπευτικό σχεδιασμό και στενή συνεργασία με ιατρούς άλλων ειδικοτήτων, όταν αυτό απαιτείται.

Στους εξειδικευμένους τομείς της κλινικής περιλαμβάνεται ακόμη η φυσικοθεραπεία πυελικού εδάφους για γυναίκες και άνδρες με λειτουργικές διαταραχές της πυελικής περιοχής, όπως χρόνιος πυελικός πόνος, δυσλειτουργίες των μυών του πυελικού εδάφους, ακράτεια ούρων ή κοπράνων, δυσλειτουργίες μετά από χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις της πυέλου, επώδυνη σεξουαλική λειτουργία όπου ενδείκνυται, καθώς και αποκατάσταση κατά την προγεννητική και μεταγεννητική περίοδο. Η θεραπεία βασίζεται στη λεπτομερή λειτουργική αξιολόγηση, στην εξατομικευμένη θεραπευτική άσκηση, στη μυϊκή επανεκπαίδευση και στην εφαρμογή εξειδικευμένων φυσικοθεραπευτικών τεχνικών, με απόλυτο σεβασμό στην ιδιωτικότητα και την αξιοπρέπεια κάθε ασθενούς. Παράλληλα, η κλινική αναπτύσσει σημαντική δραστηριότητα στον τομέα της φυσικοθεραπείας στην ψυχική υγεία, εφαρμόζοντας σύγχρονες, επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένες παρεμβάσεις που στοχεύουν στη βελτίωση της λειτουργικότητας, της ποιότητας ζωής και της σωματικής ευεξίας ατόμων με αγχώδεις ή καταθλιπτικές διαταραχές, χρόνιο στρες, σωματικά συμπτώματα που σχετίζονται με ψυχολογική επιβάρυνση ή χρόνιο πόνο με σημαντικές ψυχοκοινωνικές επιδράσεις. Οι παρεμβάσεις περιλαμβάνουν θεραπευτική άσκηση, εκπαίδευση στην κατανόηση του πόνου, τεχνικές ρύθμισης του νευρικού συστήματος, αναπνευστική επανεκπαίδευση, βελτίωση της σωματικής επίγνωσης και ενίσχυση της συμμετοχής στις καθημερινές δραστηριότητες, πάντοτε ως μέρος μιας ολοκληρωμένης διεπιστημονικής θεραπευτικής προσέγγισης.

Dr. Manthas Spyros is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Senior Consultant at TYPET - General Clinic "Ygeias Melathron" - and maintains private practices in Kifisia and Galatsi. He specializes in the lower extremity, foot, and ankle disorders. He has extensive experience in trauma, upper extremity microsurgery, and sports injuries. His postgraduate studies focused on bone metabolism and osteoporosis.

Ntatsis Xaris is a Physiotherapist who operates a physiotherapy clinic in the Chalandri area. He holds a degree in Physiotherapy from the Technological Educational Institute of Patras. He has specialized in Manual Therapy (Chiropractic Techniques), Sports Injuries, Acupuncture, Kinesiotherapy, and Therapeutic Exercise at Karolinska University in Sweden. With many years of experience in the field of physiotherapy, his goal is to provide a comprehensive physiotherapeutic approach by applying individualized treatments to all patients. By taking a detailed history and assessing the patient's clinical condition, he develops a rehabilitation program that is entirely tailored to each individual in order to achieve the best possible outcome. He is an external scientific collaborator at OAKA and private clinics and manages the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal, sports, neurological, and cardiopulmonary conditions, while also providing home-based therapies. Finally, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Association of Physiotherapists.

Venetanis Panagiotis is a Physiotherapist who operates a private physiotherapy clinic in Marousi. He graduated from the Department of Physiotherapy of the School of Health Professions and Welfare (SEYP) at the Higher Educational Institution of Athens in 1997. He completed his practical training at the National Rehabilitation Center (EKA). In 1999, he established a Physiotherapy Center in Mouzaki Karditsa, where he remained for 5 years. Subsequently, in 2004, he relocated the Physiotherapy Center to Athens, specifically at 1 Navarinou Street, on the borders of Marousi - Pefki, where he continues to work to this day. He has over 25 years of experience in the rehabilitation of orthopedic and sports injuries, the treatment of neck and lumbar conditions, sciatica, osteoarthritis, tendinitis, epicondylitis, arthroplasties, fractures, neurological cases, etc., with very good responses in managing symptoms and the progression of these conditions.