Health professionals for Herniated Disc near Ampelokipoi

Ο Παντελής Σταυρινού, MD, PhD, είναι Διευθυντής Νευροχειρουργός του Metropolitan Hospital, Καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου της Κολωνίας της Γερμανίας, Καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας και Διδάκτωρ του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Νέο Φάληρο και στο Κολωνάκι. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Νευροχειρουργικής στην Πανεπιστημιακή Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου ΑΧΕΠΑ στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Ακολούθως, εξειδικεύτηκε στη Νευροχειρουργική Παίδων στην Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Μονάχου (LMU), στη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση όγκων εγκεφάλου (μηνιγγιώματα, γλοιώματα, ακουστικά νευρινώματα) και στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική χειρουργική της σπονδυλικής στήλης, κατέχοντας μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα (Master) της Γερμανικής Εταιρείας Σπονδυλικής Στήλης. Υπηρέτησε ως Αρχίατρος (Oberarzt) στην Πανεπιστημιακή Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική της Κολωνίας, ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα νευροχειρουργικά κέντρα της Γερμανίας, δυναμικότητας 80 κλινών. Επίσης, υπήρξε υπεύθυνος του ιατρείου αντιμετώπισης όγκων εγκεφάλου και σταθερό μέλος του Νευρο-Ογκολογικού Συμβουλίου του ίδιου νοσοκομείου, συνεργαζόμενος στενά με ιατρούς διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων για την διεπιστημονική αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με όγκους εγκεφάλου. Κατά τη διάρκεια της καριέρας του έχει διενεργήσει μεγάλο αριθμό επεμβάσεων όγκων της βάσης του κρανίου και έχει συμμετάσχει ως προσκεκλημένος εκπαιδευτής σε διεθνή σεμινάρια. Παράλληλα, διοργανώνει και διευθύνει το Διεθνές Εκπαιδευτικό Course Χειρουργικής της Βάσης του Κρανίου, το οποίο πραγματοποιείται κάθε χρόνο στην Κολωνία. Έχει συντάξει τις πανευρωπαϊκές κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες (ΕΑΝΟ) για την αντιμετώπιση των μηνιγγιωμάτων και ακουστικών νευρινωμάτων. Τέλος, έχει δημοσιεύσει πληθώρα επιστημονικών εργασιών σε διεθνή περιοδικά και είναι μέλος της κριτικής επιτροπής (review board) σε αρκετά κορυφαία νευροχειρουργικά περιοδικά παγκοσμίως.

Dr. Nikolopoulos Dimitrios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a PhD and is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in arthroscopic repair of Athletic Injuries of the Knee, Hip, Shoulder, and Ankle, as well as in the Management and Surgical Reconstruction of Foot Disorders. Additionally, he has specialized in the Surgical Management of Pathology of the Foot and Ankle Joint, applying the most advanced techniques in Surgical Reconstruction of the Forefoot or Rearfoot, in conditions such as hallux valgus, claw or hammer toes with or without accompanying metatarsal head collapse, or in cases of acquired valgus-flatfoot deformity. Furthermore, he employs minimally invasive techniques for ankle joint pathology, such as arthroscopy. Finally, he is a member of numerous medical associations, including the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

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.

ThinkPhysiotherapy - Papazoglou Apostolos is located in Ilisia. ThinkPhysiotherapy - Papazoglou Apostolos is a Physiotherapist who studied Physiotherapy at the Technological Educational Institute of Aegio. He specializes in Physiotherapeutic Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, as well as Neurological Rehabilitation.

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.

Nasis Georgios is a Neurologist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Psychiatry at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. His training and completion of specialty took place at the Neurology Clinic of the Nursing Institution of the Army Shareholders' Fund (NIMTS). Currently, he is the Scientific Director of the Neurology Department at the Central Clinic of Athens and the Mental Health Unit for patients with end-stage dementia INIMA Megara. He is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society and the Medical Association of Athens. Finally, his practice addresses a wide range of conditions, including headaches - dizziness, vertigo, cerebrovascular accidents, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Mr. Nikolaos Kalos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Deputy Director of the 4th Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General in Cholargos. He maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko.

He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and completed his specialization at the University Orthopedic Clinic of Ioannina.

He specialized at the Osteoarthritis and Knee Deformities Treatment Center, LKH Stolzalpe - Murau in Austria. In his private practice, he provides a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Athanasios Konstantelias is a Neurosurgeon, specializing in minimally invasive Neurosurgery with main focus on Spine diseases and Neuro-oncology. He maintains a private practice in Athens and Peristeri. He has served as an Attending Neurosurgeon-Facharzt Neurochirurgie at the Cereneo Clinic, Lucerne, Switzerland. He studied Medicine at the University of Crete and obtained a Diploma of Postgraduate Studies from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens with a thesis on the Epidemiology of Brain Tumours Internationally. He then specialized in a full-time position and post-graduate training in the Spine Department at the SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl in Germany. He completed postgraduate training in Endoscopic Skull Base Neurosurgery at the Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy where he received the corresponding Master di Secondo Livello certification. His bibliographic references exceed 980. The physician collaborates with hospitals and clinics.

Dr. Mparmpounakis Nikolaos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Marousi within the "Mitera" Hospital, in Salamina, and in Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" and completed a postgraduate program in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Orthopedics at the Sports Injuries Department of the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voulas and received further training in the Shoulder Disease Clinic at the Istituto Clinico Humanitas in Milan. Additionally, he specialized in sports injuries at the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and in the management of Upper Limb and Shoulder disorders at the Microsurgery Clinic of the Attikon General Hospital of Athens KAT. Finally, he is a Scientific Collaborator at the Athens Bioclinic, the Medical Group at the Peristeri Clinic, and the Evgenidio Therapeutic Center, and collaborates with the private hospitals "Mitera," Metropolitan General, and Mediterraneo Hospital.

Konstantelias Athanasios is a Neurosurgeon Acupuncturist, maintains an Acupuncture practice in Athens and Peristeri. He specializes in the application of Medical Acupuncture according to therapeutic protocols, which are specific to each patient. He holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Crete and a diploma from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been post-trained in the Department of Neurotraumatology and Spine at the SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl in Germany. He has served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon (Facharzt Neurochirurgie) at the Cereneo Clinic in Lucerne, Switzerland. He holds a Diploma in Medical Acupuncture, which he obtained after 2 years of training and examinations from the Acupuncture Training Institute of Greece. He holds a Diploma in Medical Acupuncture from the ICMART World Council of Medical Acupuncture. She has further postgraduate specialization in Yamamoto's Scalp Acupuncture at the International School of Scalp Acupuncture. Yamamoto's method is also referred to as neuroacupuncture. In this method, acute and chronic pain and neurological conditions are treated by inserting a small number of needles into specific areas of the head. The method is used for a variety of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, headaches, musculoskeletal pain and neuralgia. The practitioner carries out acupuncture treatments across the therapeutic spectrum.