Health professionals for Οστεοαρθρίτιδα in Athens

Varvagiannis Konstantinos is a Physiotherapist who conducts home visits. He is a certified physiotherapist specializing in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders with many years of experience in providing personalized therapeutic programs tailored to the needs and goals of each patient. He focuses on the overall improvement of functionality, mobility, and quality of life, utilizing evidence-based practices, modern rehabilitation methods, and continuous professional development. He is distinguished by effective communication, empathy, and his ability to empower patients of all ages through prevention, education, and support in self-managing their symptoms.

Masount Mamoun is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Ambelokipi (Gkyzi area) and Nafplio (Head of the Orthopedic Department at IASIS Polyclinic - Argolida).

He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate diploma in metabolic bone diseases from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He has obtained a specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology from the 3rd University Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica KAT. He is specialized in arthroplasty, arthroscopy, traumatology, sports injuries, and surgery of major joints, as well as in osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and fracture healing.

In his private clinic, he manages conditions across the entire spectrum of orthopedics, with a special interest and experience in pediatric orthopedics.

Additionally, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator and surgeon at Metropolitan Hospital, Medical Center Athens Group, and Hospitality Clinic Athens.

Finally, through his participation in numerous seminars, workshops, and conferences, he continually updates himself on advancements in his field to provide specialized services tailored to his patients' individual needs. He is also a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Maxairas Stylianos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Pangrati. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received his specialty training at the University Orthopedic Clinic of Athens. He specialized in sports medicine, traumatology, and total knee and hip arthroplasty at recognized centers in Greece (KAT Hospital), Europe (University Orthopedic Clinic in Homburg Saar, Germany), and the USA (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois and Cornell University Hospital for Special Surgery, New York). He worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon in the sports injuries department of the General Hospital of Attica KAT for over 8 years and has served as a team physician for football, volleyball, and basketball teams. Additionally, he served as Director of the Sports Injuries Department at Metropolitan Hospital and the Euromedica Group, as well as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Neon Athinaion. Currently, he is a member of the Headquarters of the Olympic Medical Committee and the World Stem Cell Organization. Finally, with 20 years of experience, he has performed a large number of arthroscopies on the knee, hip, elbows, shoulders, and ankle.

Andreas Kanellidis is a Physiotherapist and operates his private Physiotherapy clinic in Kypseli. He manages a wide range of cases, responding to the individualized needs of each patient, while it would be remiss not to mention his specialization in Physiotherapeutic assessment and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, as well as Acupuncture.

Iatrokosmos is a comprehensive primary healthcare unit located in the Ampelokipi area. It consists of the Iatrokosmos Orthopedic Department, staffed by highly trained scientific personnel and equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology. The center's objective is to provide the solution each patient desires, namely diagnosis through to treatment, in a cost-effective, reliable manner and with only the necessary examinations. The goal is to meet the health needs of every family, insured or uninsured, of any age with comprehensive solutions. Their philosophy includes three fundamental principles: friendly service, high-quality examinations, and affordable prices. Finally, always prioritizing patient safety, they assume responsibility for the patient’s health from start to finish, that is, from diagnosis through to treatment.

Pentazos Panagiotis - Nektarios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Timișoara in Romania and specialized in Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Children’s Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and in Vascular Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." Additionally, he specialized in Plastic Surgery at the Attica General Hospital KAT, Orthopedics at the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voula, and General Surgery at the General Hospital of Pyrgos "Andreas Papandreou." Since 2018, Dr. Pentazos has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Osteoporosis Clinic of the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voula. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Flevarakis Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains private practices in Voula, Cholargos within Metropolitan General, and in Neos Kosmos within Athenian Lab & Medicine. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras, where he was admitted following nationwide examinations. His initial exposure to Orthopedic specialization was at the Orthopedic Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens (2006-2008). From 2008 to 2011, he served in the Orthopedic Oncology Department of the Anticancer-Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas". In 2011, he continued his specialization in the Shoulder Surgery Department of the General Hospital Asklipieio Voula. In 2014, after completing his specialization, he obtained the title of Orthopedic Surgeon following examinations. From 2014 to 2016, he held a salaried position (Clinical Shoulder and Elbow Fellow) in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Liverpool, one of the largest referral centers in the United Kingdom. Since returning to Greece in 2016, he maintains his private practice in Voula and also works at the private hospital Metropolitan General as a consultant in the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic - Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Goules Dimitris is an Orthopedic Pathologist - Rheumatologist and maintains private practices in Psychiko, Gyzi, Chalandri, and Ampelokipi. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he also specialized in Pathology. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (USA). He began his specialization in Rheumatology in London. There, he had the opportunity to participate in J. Cyriax's team for the consolidation and dissemination of Orthopedic Pathology and to engage in the biomechanical pathophysiology of the spinal column, the scientific foundation of osteopathy (manipulation), and injection therapy of the joints and spine. He served for five years as Director of the Rheumatology Department at NIEE and currently serves as a scientific collaborator at the University of Athens. He founded the "Low Back Pain and Spinal Column Clinic" at the University of Athens, which he transferred to the private sector under the name "Institute of Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, and Spinal Column," where he focuses on the conservative non-surgical treatment of spinal diseases, the publication of related articles, and the organization of seminars. He is among the first scientists to have internationally documented that conservative treatment can reduce or eliminate the size of intervertebral disc herniation and that paretic sciatica caused by discopathy is no longer an absolute indication for surgery, but can be managed equally well or better conservatively.

Tolis Konstantinos MD, MSc, PhDc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kolonaki. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a PhD candidate at the same institution. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" with a thesis on the "Pathophysiology of Bone Pain" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He initially specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Pyrgos "Andreas Papandreou," in Pediatric Orthopedics at the First Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," and finally in General Orthopedics at the First University Orthopedic Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." From 2014 to 2020, he was an Academic Fellow at the Laboratory for Research of Musculoskeletal Disorders "Th. Garofalidis," focusing on "Microsurgery" at the General Hospital of Attica KAT. He is the Deputy Director of the 8th Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General and the Scientific Director of the Upper Limb - Microsurgery Clinic. Concurrently, he collaborates with several clinics within Attica. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting poster presentations, oral communications, and lectures. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, and the Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery.

Georgios Xatzimarkakis MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Patras and Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from the University of Florence, Italy, and specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases “Sotiria” and in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens KAT. He subsequently completed a Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedics at Lewisham University Hospital of the National Health Service Trust in London. Additionally, he pursued a postgraduate program focused on Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a scientific collaborator with the Athens Medical Group, the General Clinic of Olympio Therapeutirion, Mediterraneo Boutique Hospital, Henry Durant Hospital Center, and serves as the scientific director at the Medical Polyclinic of Patras. Furthermore, he has published articles and research papers both in Greece and internationally.

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.

Ο Χλωρός Γιώργος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Κολωνάκι.Αποφοίτησε από το Κολλέγιο Αθηνών και σπούδασε Ιατρική στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Λιέγης στο Βέλγιο.Στη συνέχεια, απέκτησε ουσιαστική κλινική εμπειρία στην Ορθοπεδική Χειρουργική στο Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) στη Virginia και στο νοσοκομείο ΝΙΜΤΣ στην Αθήνα.Ακολούθως, μετεκπαιδεύτηκε σε κορυφαία πανεπιστημιακά κέντρα των ΗΠΑ (όπως το Allegheny General Hospital στην Pennsylvania) και της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας (Leeds General Infirmary)—νοσοκομεία με ιδιαίτερα υψηλό όγκο προχωρημένων χειρουργείων—συμμετέχοντας ενεργά σε χειρουργεία υψηλών απαιτήσεων και αποκτώντας σε βάθος γνώση στη χειρουργική αρθροπλαστική γόνατος και ισχίου.Κατά τη διάρκεια της εκπαίδευσής του, είχε την ευκαιρία να μαθητεύσει στο πλευρό καταξιωμένων χειρουργών διεθνούς φήμης στις ΗΠΑ και τη Μεγάλη Βρετανία, συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμες απαιτητικές επεμβάσεις που του προσέφεραν τεχνογνωσία αιχμής. Έτσι, ανέπτυξε υψηλή τεχνική αρτιότητα σε δύσκολα περιστατικά και απέκτησε πολύτιμη εμπειρία σε αρθροσκοπικές τεχνικές, σε ελάχιστα επεμβατικές προσεγγίσεις (minimally invasive), καθώς και σε ταχύτατα πρωτόκολλα αποκατάστασης (fast-track).Η εντατική τριβή του με μεγάλο όγκο καινοτόμων επεμβάσεων τον οδήγησε να ειξιδικευθεί περαιτέρω σε καινοτόμες τεχνικές, όπως η ρομποτική ολική αρθροπλαστική γόνατος (Robotic TKA) και η εξατομικευμένη αρθροπλαστική γόνατος (patient-specific instrumentation), προσφέροντας έτσι μια υψηλού επιπέδου, σύγχρονη αντιμετώπιση ακόμη και των πιο απαιτητικών ορθοπεδικών περιστατικών.Ο Δρ. Χλωρός διαθέτει πλήρη άδεια ασκήσεως ιατρικού επαγγέλματος στις ΗΠΑ (Πολιτεία της Pennsylvania, αρ. MD465887) και στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία (General Medical Council, αρ. GMC6049891). Έχει πραγματοποιήσει εκατοντάδες επιτυχημένες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις σε ΗΠΑ, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και Ελλάδα, με κύρια έμφαση σε:

Αρθροπλαστικές γόνατος και ισχίου (συμπεριλαμβανομένων ρομποτικών & εξατομικευμένων τεχνικών)

Αρθροσκοπικές επεμβάσεις (ώμου, γόνατος)

Τεχνικές αναγεννητικής ιατρικής (Βιολογικές θεραπείες: PRP, βλαστοκύτταρα)

Πρωτόκολλα ταχείας ανάρρωσης (fast-track protocols)

Ακαδημαϊκό Έργο & Ερευνητική Πρωτοπορία

Ο Δρ. Χλωρός έχει να επιδείξει ένα ιδιαιτέρως πλούσιο ερευνητικό έργο, με πάνω από 85 πρωτότυπες δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή έγκυρα περιοδικά (Annals of Surgery, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Injury, Arthroscopy κ.ά.). Έχει συγγράψει κεφάλαια σε κορυφαία ξενόγλωσσα εγχειρίδια ορθοπεδικής χειρουργικής (συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Green’s Operative Hand Surgery) και έχει παρουσιάσει το έργο του σε πολλά μεγάλα διεθνή συνέδρια, λαμβάνοντας βραβεία και σημαντικές διακρίσεις από κορυφαίους επιστημονικούς οργανισμούς.

Γιατί να επιλέξετε τον Δρ. Χλωρό

1. Διεθνής Εμπειρία & Πολυετής Εκπαίδευση

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε κορυφαία πανεπιστημιακά και νοσοκομειακά ιδρύματα των ΗΠΑ και της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας, αποκτώντας παγκόσμια νοοτροπία και ευρεία χειρουργική τεχνογνωσία. Η πολυετής του παρουσία σε απαιτητικά χειρουργικά περιβάλλοντα διασφαλίζει τεχνογνωσία αιχμής και εφαρμογή σύγχρονων διεθνών προτύπων για κάθε ασθενή.

2. Μεγάλος Όγκος Χειρουργείων

Έχει πραγματοποιήσει εκατοντάδες επιτυχημένες επεμβάσεις σε ΗΠΑ, Μεγάλη Βρετανία και Ελλάδα, αντιμετωπίζοντας και τα πιο απαιτητικά περιστατικά.

3. Ακαδημαϊκή Αριστεία & Ερευνητική Πρωτοπορία

Με πάνω από 85 επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις σε κορυφαία διεθνή περιοδικά και ενεργό ρόλο ως Κριτής (Consultant Reviewer), παραμένει στην αιχμή των εξελίξεων της ορθοπεδικής χειρουργικής. Η αφοσίωσή του στην επιστημονική έρευνα και τα καινοτόμα πρωτόκολλα εξασφαλίζει λύσεις που βασίζονται σε τεκμηριωμένες πρακτικές, αναβαθμίζοντας συνεχώς το επίπεδο των παρεχόμενων υπηρεσιών στον ασθενή.

4. Εξειδίκευση σε Απαιτητικές Επεμβάσεις

Διαθέτει υψηλή εξειδίκευση σε προχωρημένες τεχνικές, όπως ρομποτική αρθροπλαστική γόνατος (Robotic TKA) και εξατομικευμένη αρθροπλαστική (patient-specific instrumentation), αλλά και σε αρθροσκοπικές επεμβάσεις γόνατος. Παράλληλα, εφαρμόζει αναγεννητικές θεραπείες (PRP, βλαστοκύτταρα) για μια ολοκληρωμένη και καινοτόμα αντιμετώπιση ακόμη και των πιο σύνθετων ορθοπεδικών περιστατικών.

5. Ανθρώπινη Προσέγγιση & Εμπιστοσύνη

Για τον κ. Χλωρό, ο ασθενής βρίσκεται πάντα στο επίκεντρο. Από την πρώτη συνάντηση έως την ολοκλήρωση της θεραπείας, παρέχει εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα με σεβασμό και ειλικρινή ενημέρωση. Στόχος του είναι να χτίσει σχέση εμπιστοσύνης και να διασφαλίσει μια ομαλή, θετική εμπειρία για κάθε ασθενή, δίνοντας έμφαση τόσο στην κλινική επιτυχία όσο και στη συνολική άνεσή του.

Veves Aristeidis - Ilias is an Orthopedic Surgeon. He holds a degree from the Charles University Medical School in Prague. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery in Sweden, with a focus on shoulder and knee arthroscopy, microsurgery of the hand and foot, and reconstructive hip surgery. He currently collaborates with hospitals in Sweden. He has a private practice and serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon at Athinaiki Clinic Hospital and the Therapis Private Hospital in Pagrati. He is a member of medical associations in Greece and Sweden, and as part of his lifelong education, he has attended numerous seminars both in Greece and internationally. He employs a contemporary diagnostic approach assisted by musculoskeletal ultrasound. "The goal is always to place the patient at the center; understanding and explaining the problem is paramount before concluding on the therapeutic approach."

Georgios Xristodoulakis is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Orthopedic Department at the private clinic "Piraikos Therapeutirio." He sees his patients in Votanikos, Piraeus, and Kypseli. He graduated with honors from the Medical School and holds an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification. He is a Scientific Associate at the private clinic Iatriko Psychikou and the private hospital "Mitera." Additionally, he has worked at major hospitals in Athens, including Asklipieio Voula, the Military Fund Nursing Institution, the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou," the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," and the Plastic Surgery Clinic of the 6th IKA Therapeutic Center "G. Gennimatas." He has over 70 presentations at accredited international and Greek conferences and more than 100 conference participations, ensuring that he remains informed about all current advancements in modern Orthopedics. Finally, Dr. Xristodoulakis is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.