Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons with experience in Κnee arthroplasty

Mandals Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kaisariani. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty training in the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," at the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," and at the Special Anti-Cancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa." During his specialty training, he participated in 1120 surgeries, either as the primary or assistant surgeon, dealing with fractures and dislocations as well as chronic orthopedic cases, such as knee and hip arthroplasties, knee and shoulder arthroscopies, spinal fusions, and discectomies. To date, he has numerous publications in Greek and international conferences, actively participating as a speaker, maintaining excellent training, deep knowledge, and continuous professional development in his field. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the AO Foundation, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Dr. Petridis Grigorios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Marousi. He completed his studies at the University of Bologna in Italy and received his orthopedic training at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He serves as a scientific collaborator at the private clinics Metropolitan General, Leukos Stavros Athens Clinic, and REA. He has previously held the position of consultant at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. He specializes in arthroplasty of major joints (knee and hip) using advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques (MIS) and Robot-Assisted Total Knee Replacement (utilizing robotic assistance systems in knee arthroplasty), arthroscopic knee surgeries, and foot surgery. He has performed a large number of procedures in these fields and possesses significant clinical experience. He manages cases across the full spectrum of orthopedics and traumatology. His curriculum vitae includes notable participation in scientific publications, orthopedic conferences, and numerous specialized educational seminars and workshops both in Greece and internationally.

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.

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.

Kakavas Pindaros is an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Athens Medical Center, Chief Physician of the AEK F.C. Football Academy, and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He holds a Diploma in Sports Injuries from the International Olympic Committee based in Lausanne. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Orthopedics at the General Hospital "Evangelismos." Concurrently, he specialized in Upper Limb Microsurgery and Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Hospital of Attica "KAT." He has served as a consultant at the 2nd Sports Injuries Clinic of Euroclinic Athens, Team Doctor for AEK FC (A' Team), Football Academy Doctor for Panathinaikos F.C., and as a member of the medical staff for AEK BC and Panellinios BC. Throughout his career, he has accumulated surgical experience in sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery, total knee and hip arthroplasties, and orthopedic trauma.

Igglezos Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, graduate of the Medical School of Comenius University of Bratislava, and in 2024 he graduated from the Master's Program (MSc) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He maintains an active private collaboration with Metropolitan Hospital, where he also serves as an Attending Physician. Previously, he has worked in the Third Orthopedic Clinic of Athens General Hospital KAT, in the Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Department of KAT, as well as in the Sports Injuries Department of the same hospital, gaining extensive experience in trauma and total knee and hip arthroplasty. He has also worked in the Second Orthopedic Clinic of "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital as an orthopedic surgeon, at Livadeia General Hospital, and earlier served as a surgical resident in General Surgery at the same hospital. With experience in contemporary orthopedics and an active scientific interest in metabolic bone diseases, he undertakes cases and provides individualized patient care. With a focus on sports injuries and reconstructive orthopedic surgery, he manages conservative treatment using biological therapies with platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as well as surgical repair when conservative treatment is not indicated. Finally, he accepts emergency cases on weekdays and holidays by telephone appointment.

Ο Πέτρος Ι. Πετρίδης είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός – Αθλητίατρος και ειδικεύεται στις αθλητικές κακώσεις και στις αρθροπλαστικές επεμβάσεις χρησιμοποιώντας το ρομποτικό σύστημα ΜΑΚΟ της Stryker. Εργάζεται παράλληλα στη Γερμανία ως Αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής του Κέντρου Χειρουργικής Ισχίου-Γόνατος-Άκρου Ποδός του St. Anna Hospital Herne Γερμανίας και διετέλεσε επικεφαλής του ιατρικού επιτελείου της ΠΑΕ Ηρακλής το 2024. Έχει πλούσιο κλινικό έργο και κατέχει τον τίτλο Κύριου Χειρουργού του Κέντρου Αρθροπλαστικών Επεμβάσεων Μέγιστης Αντιμετώπισης του St. Anna Hospital Herne και είναι υπεύθυνος για τον έλεγχο ποιοτικής διασφάλισης του Κέντρου. Έλαβε τη διεθνή πιστοποίηση Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής στο Amsterdam Ολλανδίας και εξειδικεύθηκε στη Ρομποτική Χειρουργική Γόνατος και Ισχίου οργανώνοντας τη λειτουργία του ρομποτικού συστήματος MAKO της Stryker στο Κέντρο Αρθροπλαστικών Επεμβάσεων του St. Anna Hospital Herne, με άνω των 1800 αρθοπλαστικών επεμβάσεων (προθέσεων) ετησίως. Επίσης εξειδικεύθηκε και έλαβε στη Stuttgart Γερμανίας (Prof. Dr. med. P. Aldinger) την πιστοποίηση για την επέμβαση μονοδιαμερισματικής πρόθεσης γόνατος σε ασθενείς με μερική αρθρίτιδα του γόνατος. Διετέλεσε από το 2013 έως το 2022 μέλος του ιατρικού επιτελείου της ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας της Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 στο Gelsenkirchen Γερμανίας και απέκτησε κατόπιν εξετάσεων την υποειδικότητα της Αθλητιατρικής από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Westfalen-Lippe Γερμανίας. Έχει λάβει την Πιστοποίηση αρθροσκοπικών επεμβάσεων από τη Γερμανόφωνη Εταιρία Αρθροσκόπησης AGA με τομείς εξειδίκευσης την αρθροσκόπηση γόνατος (συνδεσμικές κακώσεις γόνατος – Πρόσθιος/Οπίσθιος Χιαστός Σύνδεσμος, κακώσεις μηνίσκων, χόνδρινες βλάβες γόνατος), την αρθροσκόπηση ισχίου (σύνδρομο μηροκοτυλιαίας πρόσκουσης, χόνδρινες βλάβες, βλάβη επιχειλίου χόνδρου) και την αρθροσκόπηση ποδοκνημικής άρθρωσης. Ανήκει στους λίγους χειρουργούς διεθνώς που είναι εξειδικευμένοι στην αποκατάσταση του οπισθίου χιαστού συνδέσμου του γόνατος. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών του έλαβε το 2008 υποτροφία και σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Βόννης, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität, στη Γερμανία. Έκτοτε εργάστηκε και εξειδικεύθηκε εξ΄ολοκλήρου στη Γερμανία. Έλαβε την ειδικότητα Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας στο St. Anna Hospital στο Herne της Γερμανίας, ενός Κέντρου Ορθοπαιδικής με 29.500 ασθενείς και άνω των 4.000 αρθροσκοπήσεων ετησίως, και ειδικεύθηκε σε όλο το φάσμα των αθλητικών κακώσεων με έμφαση στις κακώσεις γόνατος, ισχίου, ώμου και ποδοκνημικής άρθρωσης εφαρμόζοντας εξειδικευμένες αρθροσκοπικές τεχνικές ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας και πρωτόκολλα ταχείας αποκατάστασεις των ασθενών. Από τον Ιανουάριο 2019 ανέλαβε τη θέση Αναπληρωτή Διευθυντή του Κέντρου Χειρουργικής Ισχίου-Γόνατος-Άκρου Ποδός του St. Anna Hospital Herne. Επίσης έλαβε κατόπιν εξετάσεων από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Westfalen-Lippe Γερμανίας την υποειδικότητα Ειδικής Χειρουργικής Τραύματος σχετικά με την αντιμετώπιση περίπλοκων καταγμάτων και πολυτραυματία όπως επίσης και την υποειδικότητα της Επείγουσας Ιατρικής. Συμμετέχει ενεργά με ομιλίες σε διεθνή και ευρωπαϊκά συνέδρια Ορθοπαιδικής και είναι μέλος της Γερμανόφωνης Εταιρίας Αρθροσκόπησης AGA και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Χειρουργικής Γόνατος ESSKA. Διατηρεί το επιστημονικό του έργο στη Γερμανία συνεχίζοντας να εργάζεται ως υπεύθυνος του Κέντρου Αρθροπλαστικών Επεμβάσεων στο St. Anna Hospital Herne και παράλληλα δέχεται ασθενείς στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Τέλος, γνώμονας του είναι η εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση του ασθενούς υπό τη δέουσα προσοχή, ώστε μέσω της άρτιας και εμπεριστατωμένης διάγνωσης να επιτευχθεί η βέλτιστη θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση εφαρμόζοντας διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα πρωτόκολλα θεραπείας.

Kazas Christos is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist for adults and children, maintaining a private practice in Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace, based in Alexandroupoli, and holds a Master’s degree in "Clinical Surgical Anatomy" from the Medical School of the same institution. He completed his specialization in Orthopedics & Traumatology at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Papageorgiou Hospital and subsequently moved to the United Kingdom to work as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, BWC NHS Trust, and later worked at Leeds General Infirmary. Currently, in his private practice, he manages cases of Pediatric Trauma, Pediatric Orthopedics, Adult Orthopedics, as well as Adult Traumatology.

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.

Triantafyllidis Pantelis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a clinic located in Galatsi, Marousi. He specializes in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, Robotic Arthroplasty, Arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, and ankle, the treatment of Sports injuries, Osteoporosis, and fracture management. Additionally, during his specialty training, he has been trained in Microsurgery and upper limb surgery, as well as Pediatric Orthopedics. The clinic treats adult and adolescent patients with all types of orthopedic problems. Concurrently, he serves as the Director and Scientific Supervisor of the orthopedic department at Orthobiomed. He performs surgeries and collaborates with major hospitals in Athens, such as "Hygeia," where he also served as Deputy Director, and Mitera. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, holds a specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery from the Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens at KAT Hospital, and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has participated in the education of students in Orthopedics and the first aid laboratory for Physiotherapy students. He has served as a physician for various teams and sports clubs and has operated on numerous athletes. He has participated as a speaker and organizer in numerous conferences, lectures, and presentations in Greece and abroad, as well as in writing articles for Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of many Greek and international scientific societies.

Ο Δημόπουλος Λεωνίδας MD, MSc είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο Κολωνάκι και στην Τρίπολη. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών το 2012. Ειδικεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της Ορθοπαιδικής Χειρουργικής και Τραυματολογίας στην Α’ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Αττικόν". Στα πλαίσια της εκπαίδευσής του, διετέλεσε επίσης ειδικευόμενος στην Ορθοπαιδική Παίδων στην Α' Παιδοορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Π. & Α. Κυριακού", καθώς επίσης και ειδικευόμενος στην Κλινική Χεριού, Άνω Άκρου και Μικροχειρουργικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής ΚΑΤ. Ταυτόχρονα με την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής παρακολούθησε και το Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο "Άθληση και Υγεία", με εξειδίκευση στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία των αθλητικών κακώσεων. Μετά το τέλος της ειδίκευσης του, βρέθηκε στη Νέα Υόρκη στο επί σειρά ετών Νο 1 Νοσοκομείο των ΗΠΑ για ορθοπαιδικές παθήσεις, το Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, USA, όπου και εξειδικεύτηκε στη επανορθωτική χειρουργική ισχίου και γόνατος ως Academic Visitor to 2019, συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμα ερευνητικά πρωτόκολλα και στην αντιμετώπιση πολύπλοκων περιστατικών του τμήματος SNF Complex Joint Reconstruction Center. Έπειτα έλαβε την επίσημη έμμισθη θέση εξειδίκευσης της Μ. Βρετανίας στη χειρουργική ώμου και αγκώνα (post C.C.T. Clinical Fellowship) στα διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα κέντρα Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham 2020-2021 και Royal Orthopaedic Hospital 2021-2022 όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στις πλέον σύγχρονες τεχνικές αρθροσκόπησης και αρθροπλαστικής ώμου και αγκώνα, πραγματοποιώντας πολυάριθμες επεμβάσεις τόσο στο γενικό πληθυσμό όσο και σε επαγγελματίες αθλητές. Έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά σε πληθώρα εγχώριων και διεθνών επιστημονικών συναντήσεων ενώ έχει λάβει πολλαπλές υποτροφίες από εγχώριες και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες, έχει πολυάριθμες δημοσιεύσεις επιστημονικών άρθρων σε διεθνή περιοδικά ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών Ιατρικής στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, καθώς και στο University of Birmingham, MBChB. Ιδιαίτερο επιστημονικό ενδιαφέρον του αποτελούν η αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική ώμου και γόνατος, η ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας επανορθωτική χειρουργική μεγάλων αρθρώσεων (γόνατος/ισχίου/ώμου) καθώς και η ορθοπαιδική έρευνα. Από το 2022 έχει επιστρέψει στην Ελλάδα, διατηρεί ιατρείο στην Αθήνα και στην Τρίπολη, χειρουργεί στα Νοσοκομεία του Ομίλου Υγεία HHG και έχει σαν στόχο την παροχή υπηρεσιών υψηλού επιπέδου για τους ασθενείς του.

Dr. Papathanasiou Athanasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, and Pediatric Orthopedist, maintaining private clinics in the center of Thessaloniki and in Evosmos. He graduated from the School of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate degree in Sports Medicine. Dr. Papathanasiou specialized in General Surgery and subsequently in Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology and Pediatric Orthopedics at the hospitals of Florina, Serres, and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Hippokration.” He is a member of O.T.E.MA.TH (Orthopedic & Traumatology Society of Macedonia-Thrace) as well as the H.S.O.T. (Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology). Beyond his private clinics, he served as a scientific collaborator in the Orthopedic Department of Naousa Hospital and is the official Orthopedic physician for the Thessaloniki sports clubs “Aias Evosmos,” “Deka,” “Gefyra,” “Dimokritos,” and “Odysseas Kordeliou.” He manages a wide range of cases across the full spectrum of his specialty and has performed a significant number of surgical procedures.

Dr. Nikolaos Tzinieris, MD, MSc, FMH, is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices at Mavili Square and in Peristeri. He is the Director of the 2nd ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC - Upper Limb, Hand, and Microsurgery Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his specialty training, he was also trained at the University Clinic of Hôpital Orthopédique in Lausanne and subsequently was appointed as Assistant Consultant B’ at the Upper Limb-Hand and Microsurgery Clinic of KAT Hospital. He completed his subspecialty training in Upper Limb and Spine Surgery at the University Hospital of Lausanne and served as Consultant at the University Hand and Microsurgery Surgical Clinic Longeraie in Lausanne and at the CH8 Clinic in Geneva, while simultaneously working at major private medical centers in French-speaking Switzerland. Upon returning to Greece, he collaborated with his mentor, N. Gerostathopoulos, and together they established the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital, assembling an exceptionally esteemed team of experienced and accomplished associates. To this day, he continues to collaborate with surgical centers in Switzerland. Throughout his career, he has delivered numerous lectures and presentations at Greek and international conferences and serves as an instructor in postgraduate training seminars. He also holds a Master's degree, has an extensive number of publications, and is a member of the Swiss Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Swiss Medical Association, the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), and the American Spine Surgery Society.

Orthopedic surgeon Ntousis Dionysios is a graduate of the Medical School of Athens, where he also completed his postgraduate specialization in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He has maintained his private practice in the Alimos area since 2016, diligently addressing the orthopedic issues of his fellow citizens with a sense of responsibility, professionalism, and excellent, modern, evidence-based scientific knowledge. Guided by the individualized approach to each patient's needs and aiming to improve the quality of life of those he serves, the physician manages all orthopedic conditions both conservatively and surgically.

The physician's areas of expertise include, among others, the surgical treatment of foot disorders, sports injuries of the knee (anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears), shoulder (shoulder dislocation), and knee and hip arthroplasty.