Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons for Fracture

Nikolopoulos Aleksandros MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist - Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Daphne. He holds a degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Thessaly. He specialized at the General Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Karditsa and subsequently moved to Germany, where he continued his specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology at one of the largest orthopedic clinics in the country, St. Anna Hospital, Herne. For two football seasons, he served as the Sports Medicine Physician for the youth football academies of Schalke 04 e.V., accompanying the teams to home and away matches, gaining significant experience in the management of sports injuries. He worked at the distinguished University Hospital of Bochum, St Josef Hospital - Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr Universität Bochum, where he obtained the Medical Specialty title in Orthopedics and Traumatology and continued his career there as a Consultant. Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous international scientific conferences and seminars, including key topics such as: ultrasonographic neonatal diagnostics according to Graf for early detection of hip dysplasia, specialized traumatology under the auspices of AO Trauma, endoscopic spinal surgery, emergency pre-hospital medicine (Notarzt), pediatric orthopedics, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, microsurgery and arthroscopic surgery of the hand, reconstructive knee and hip surgery, among others. Overall, he has acquired substantial experience across the full spectrum of orthopedics and traumatology as well as significant surgical expertise, performing numerous complex surgical procedures in both adults and children. Finally, the physician is a member of the International Traumatology Society AO Trauma (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Ο Μάζης Γεώργιος είναι Διευθυντής Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, υπεύθυνος του τμήματος Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου (Ωμού & Αγκώνα) στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών. Επίσης, εργάζεται στο Ιατρικό Π. Φαλήρου ως υπεύθυνος του τμήματος Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου (Ωμού & Αγκώνα) και Άκρας Χειρός ενώ παράλληλα είναι συνεργάτης του Τμήματος Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου και Άκρας Χειρός στην Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική «OSTEON» στο Ιατρικό Αθηνών.

Ο κ. Μάζης κατέχει την θέση του Διευθυντή Ορθοπαιδικού Χειρουργού (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) από τον Ιανουάριο 2017 στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Queen's NHS Barking, Havering and Redbridge, του Λονδίνου. Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) από τον Ιανουάριο του 2014 (PhD degree) με βαθμό «Άριστα». Έγινε, κατόπιν εξετάσεων, “Fellow of European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology” τον Οκτώβριο 2014. Από τον Οκτώβριο του 2016 είναι εξεταστής (examiner) στο Queens Hospital Clinical FRCS (Orth) Course. Τον Ιανουάριο του 2011 έλαβε το μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών (Master of Science, MSc) με θέμα «Μεταβολικά Νοσήματα των Οστών» μετά από διετή παρακολούθηση και παρουσίαση διατριβής με βαθμό «Άριστα». Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών (2003 – Εθνικό Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών) Από το 2012 αφοσιώθηκε στο ιδιαίτερο γνωστικό του αντικείμενο, τη Χειρουργική Άνω Άκρου και Άκρας Χειρός, καθώς και στις αρχές της ιατρικής επιστήμης και ηθικής, έχοντας στοχευμένη μετεκπαίδευση σε κορυφαία κέντρα του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Διετέλεσε έμμισθος κλινικός υπότροφος (Senior Post CCT Clinical Fellow, 2015) στον τομέα της Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου (Upper Limb Surgery ) στο Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS, Reading, Berkshire, UK, υπό την καθοδήγηση του Professor Ofer (εμπνευστής και σχεδιαστής της ανάστροφης ολικής αρθροπλαστικής ώμου VERSO) που μαζί με τον Steve Copeland (εμπνευστής και σχεδιαστής της αρθροπλαστικής ώμου επιφανείας Copeland) αποτέλεσαν πρωτοπόρους στην Χειρουργική του Άνω Άκρου σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο . Στη συνέχεια, διετέλεσε έμμισθος κλινικός υπότροφος (Senior Post CCT Clinical Fellow, 2016) στο Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, στον τομέα της Χειρουργικής Άνω Άκρου και σύμπλοκων Αρθροπλαστικών Ώμου και Αγκώνα (Upper Limb and Complex Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Surgery), υπό την καθοδήγηση των Simon Lambert και Ian Bayley (εμπνευστής και σχεδιαστής της ολικής αρθροπλαστικής ώμου Bayley Walker).

Είναι μέλος του British Elbow and Shoulder Society από το 2015. Επιπλέον, είναι μέλος πολλών ελληνικών και ξένων επιστημονικών επιτροπών και οργανώσεων και παραμένει ακαδημαϊκά ενεργός, ως Διδάκτορας του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, έχοντας στο ενεργητικό του πολλαπλές δημοσιεύσεις άρθρων και πρωτοποριακών χειρουργικών τεχνικών σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά και επιθεωρήσεις του εξωτερικού καθώς και συμμετοχή στην συγγραφή αλλά και μετάφραση σύγχρονων συγγραμμάτων Ορθοπαιδικής.

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.

Dimitrios Kampras is an Orthopedic Surgeon 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 1st Orthopedic Department of the General Children’s Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the corresponding department of the Attica General 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 "Euroclinic Children’s Hospital" and collaborates with "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center and the Athens Medical Center. Throughout his professional career, he has gained valuable experience and knowledge, and today, in his private practice, he offers specialized services covering the entire spectrum of orthopedic cases. Finally, he has particular expertise in sports injuries, pediatric orthopedics, and reconstructive surgery of major joints, namely the hip and knee.

Adam Athanasios MD, FICS is an Orthopedic Surgeon based in Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Kastoria, as well as in Orthopedic Surgery at the General Hospital of Edessa and the General Hospital "Agios Pavlos" of Thessaloniki (Sports Injuries Department). He has also been trained in Pediatric Surgery at Booth Hall Children’s Hospital in Manchester, England, and in Shoulder Surgery at the Academic Hospital "Asklepios Klinik Seligenstadt" in Frankfurt, Germany. Additionally, he specialized in the prosthetics/total arthroplasty department at the University Orthopedic Clinic "Sahlgrenska" in Goteborg, Sweden. There, he stayed for an extended period performing a large number of Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties, following the most modern and specialized Swedish preoperative and postoperative protocols. Furthermore, he has been involved in Foot Surgery, having trained at the "Policlinico-Ponte San Pietro" Clinic in Milan, Italy, and at the end of 2017, he trained at the leading American hospital "Hospital for Special Surgery-HSS" in the total arthroplasty department, as a fellow of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. (This is the No. 1 Orthopedic Clinic in America, according to U.S. News & World Report). Since 2014, he is a member of the International College of Surgeons, headquartered in Chicago, USA, and has participated in numerous orthopedic conferences both within and outside Greece. Finally, he has been trained at the headquarters of the American company Stryker, in Miami, Florida, in the MAKO Smart Robotics system for Robotic Knee & Hip Arthroplasty.

Makris Xaris is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Orthopedics and maintains a private clinic in Nikaia. He specialized in Orthopedics & Traumatology at the Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Ioannina, where he had previously trained in General Surgery and obtained his Medical degree. Additionally, he was a Clinical Fellow at the Sports Traumatology and Joint Surgery Center of ATOS KLINIK, focusing primarily on knee surgery, ligament injuries, and arthroscopic surgery. Concurrently, he was a Research Fellow at the Immunology Laboratory of Ruprecht-Karls University in Germany, participating in the research program "Quantitative determination of cytokines in the synovial fluid of patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture, as a prognostic factor for the future development of osteoarthritis." Notably, he was the first orthopedic specialist fellow at ATOS KLINIK and Karl Ruprecht University in Germany. Furthermore, he is a founding member of the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society and a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology (HSSOT), the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (HSRM), the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA 2000), and the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). Lastly, he has participated in numerous educational scientific conferences and seminars, many of which he attended as an instructor.

Eltaxir Theoxaris is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has undergone further training and attended specialization seminars both in Greece and abroad. Additionally, he has been trained at the Attikon General Hospital KAT, the Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas," and the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voula." He has served as Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Metropolitan Hospital and as a physician for the Panionios Football Team. To date, he is the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Piraeus Therapeutic Center and a Scientific Associate of the Metropolitan Hospital, the Athens Bioclinic, and the General Clinic of Piraeus "Hippocrates." He is dedicated to providing the best possible orthopedic care to his patients and is a physician who believes in respect, patient education, continuous follow-up, and above all, immediate contact at all times. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Orthopedic Society.

Roussis Ksenofon MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He holds a medical degree from the School of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna in Italy and completed his doctoral thesis in Sports Medicine. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the General Hospital of Attica KAT and at the 1st IKA Therapeutic Center (Papadimitriou). Additionally, his expertise in both conservative and surgical treatment of sports injuries, particularly those concerning the knee, along with extensive professional experience in recognized hospitals and sports clubs, enables him to manage a wide range of cases. Specifically, he possesses valuable professional experience as a Sports Medicine Physician for numerous football teams and as a Lecturer at football coaching schools, teaching Sports Medicine, Anatomy, and Dietetics. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that he served as an official physician at the Athens and South Korea Olympic Games, as well as the Pre-Olympic Games in Australia. Finally, Dr. Roussis is the President of the Sports Medicine Association of Sports Physicians, a member of the Hellenic Sports Medicine Society, and the European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations, actively participating in conferences held both in Greece and abroad.

Georgios - Evaggelos Mimidis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Petroupoli. He holds a Master's degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" and has received training at Arthrex - ArthroLab in Munich, Germany. He has specialized in adult reconstructive surgery, trauma surgery, orthopedic oncology, and Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Anti-Cancer Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas" and the First Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens at the University Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, he serves as a Consultant at Euroclinic Athens and previously held a consultant position at Mediterraneo Hospital. In his private practice, he manages conditions such as meniscal tears, cruciate ligament tears, shoulder and ankle disorders, kyphosis, osteoporosis, and others.

Mixailidou - Xristopoulou Melia is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Kalamata. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a grade of "very good." In 2004, she began her specialty in General Surgery at the 1st Surgical Department of the General Hospital of Serres, which she completed in 2005, and continued as an Orthopedic resident at the General Hospital of Serres. She obtained her specialty title in Orthopedics at the University Hospital of Rio Patras and at the Karamanadaneio Children’s Hospital in 2012. During this period, she traveled to SLK Klinikum in Heilbronn, Germany, where she specialized in the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic, particularly in neonatal ultrasound. She participated in a large number of conferences, presenting papers at several of them, as well as attended numerous seminars of the AO Foundation, whose official representative in Greece is the Orthopedic Clinic of the University Hospital of Rio. Finally, in 2014, she attended courses and received certification for the application of ultrasound in the musculoskeletal system with a specialization in neonatal ultrasound.

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.

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.

Dr. Vezyrgiannis Ioannis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is specialized in Orthopedics & Traumatology, Interventional and non-interventional pain management, as well as Total hip and knee arthroplasty. He possesses extensive clinical experience across the full spectrum of Orthopedics and Traumatology, providing services to 10,000 patients annually. He manages a wide range of cases, always focusing on delivering the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each patient he treats.

Myriokefalitakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Peristeri since 2011. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed the postgraduate program "Health Unit Management" at the School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and in Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou". He has served as a collaborating physician for the Women's Basketball Team Esperides, as well as the Men's Basketball Team of Olympiacos for 4 years. Additionally, he is the Head of the medical team of G.S. Peristeri and responsible for all the club’s academies, and he is a Lecturer in paramedical courses at IEK Peristeri, Haidari, Acharnes, and Korydallos. He has numerous participations in Greek and international conferences, seminars, and workshops with many presentations, as well as publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society, and the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism.

Dr. Georgios Karydakis, MD, PhD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Military Physician, Doctor of Medicine from the University of Thessaly, Consultant at the Orthopedic Clinic of the 251st Air Force General Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Athens. He specializes in sports injuries, arthroscopy, reconstructive surgery of major joints (arthroplasty), pediatric orthopedic conditions, as well as trauma surgery. He graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officers School of Corps. He completed a one-year fellowship at the internationally recognized center for hip, knee, foot surgery and sports injuries at the ATOS Clinic in Heidelberg, Germany (HKF Zentrum, ATOS Klinik, Heidelberg), focusing on a wide range of sports injuries and reconstructive surgery of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Furthermore, Dr. Karydakis has extensive experience in conditions such as cartilage lesions of the knee and foot, cruciate ligament and meniscal tears, limb length discrepancy, osteoporosis, spinal disorders, fractures, among others. Finally, he has participated in numerous scientific conferences and educational seminars and has an extensive portfolio of publications and presentations in both Greek and international scientific journals and conferences.

Dr. Giannakos Athanasios-Rene S. is specialized in arthroscopic surgery of sports-related knee and shoulder injuries, as well as in M.I.S. Fast Track total knee and hip arthroplasty. He initiated and completed his Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology residency at the University General Hospital of Larissa in the Orthopedic Clinic Department under the direction of Professor K.N. Malizos. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. During the final year of his residency, he trained in shoulder and knee arthroscopic surgery at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor and Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He also trained in M.I.S. Fast Track total hip and knee arthroplasty and arthroscopic surgery at the Luganese Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland, under Professor and Director Prof. Mateo Denti. Immediately after obtaining his specialty certification, he was appointed as a permanent consultant at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor and Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He began his Sports Medicine specialty at the University Hospital Catanzaro, Italy, following entrance exams, holding a salaried position and scholarship from the E.U., under the direction of Professor Pietro Scotto di Vettimo. During the first year of the specialty, he trained at the University Hospital Chieti, Italy, in the Sports Medicine Department under the direction of Professor Leonardo Vecchiet. There are articles, lectures, and surgeries by him available online. He collaborates with "Athens Medical Center," "Mitera" Hospital, and Mediterraneo Hospital, and is a scientific collaborator. He maintains private practice offices in Chalandri and Nea Smyrni.