Doctors for Kyphoplasty in Thessaloniki

Dr. Kalkanis Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private clinics in Thessaloniki and Serres. He studied medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). In 2011, he moved to Germany to complete his training in orthopedics. There, having progressed through all stages of training, he advanced to the position of senior physician (Oberarzt). He trained in orthopedic traumatology and surgery of major joints, performing hundreds of arthroplasties, osteosyntheses, and arthroscopies. Subsequently, he received training in spinal surgery from leading experts in the field. His certification from prestigious international organizations such as the German Spine Society (DWG) and Eurospine, along with his active participation in scientific events through lectures and numerous conferences, makes him one of the few surgeons in Greece with such qualifications. Since 2023, he has returned to Greece to provide his services to his fellow citizens. He has 12 years of experience in Germany and specializes in spinal and major joint disorders, both conservative and surgical treatment, biological agents, manual therapy, and interventional pain management.

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.

Ioannis Xliavoras is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a former consultant and chief surgeon at the center for comprehensive total joint replacements at Klinikum Hochsauerland in Arnsberg, Germany. Since 2019, he has been responsible for the cartilage surgery and arthroscopic surgery department of the orthopedic clinic at Klinikum Hochsauerland. Since 2017, he is a certified Surgeon-Arthroscopist of the German Society for Arthroscopic Surgery and Joint Surgery (AGA). He is a certified Sports Medicine physician by the Medical Association of Westphalia, Germany. He is a collaborator of the private clinic "Kyaneus Stavros-Euromedica." He specializes in arthroscopic procedures of the knee and shoulder, as well as total knee and hip arthroplasties, with extensive experience in modern minimally invasive techniques and rapid recovery, having performed numerous surgeries.

I am Mr Nektarios K. Mazarakis, a neurosurgeon and complex spinal surgeon fully trained in the UK and Ireland. I am an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and provide medical services in Athens and Thessaloniki.

My practice is dedicated to delivering the highest standards of care in neurosurgery and spinal surgery, with particular focus on complex spinal disorders, neuro-oncology, and minimally invasive approaches.

Athanasakopoulos Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Kalamaria. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in the Orthopedic Clinic as well as in the Chronic Diseases and Sports Injuries Unit at the General Hospital Agios Pavlos in Thessaloniki. Additionally, he completed training at the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Gennimatas" and at the 2nd Neurosurgery Clinic of the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki. For the past 20 years, he has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Agios Loukas Clinic in Thessaloniki. He focuses particularly on sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, as well as the treatment of trauma and fractures using all modern methods. Finally, he has significant experience in total joint arthroplasty and the management of osteoporosis.