Doctors for Osteoporosis in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Mpenakis Leonardos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Vrilissia. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace, where he was admitted through national university entrance examinations. He received a Scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (E.E.CH.O.T.) for the first Forte Summer School in 2016. Additionally, he was awarded a scholarship from the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society (E.A.E.) for the Travelling Fellowship in 2017. He has participated in numerous international conferences, specialized seminars on new techniques, and educational courses. He has also served as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Euroclinic Athens and was among the first Orthopedic Surgeons in Greece trained in total hip arthroplasty using the minimally invasive SuperPath approach during its introduction in 2016. He undertakes arthroscopic repair of sports injuries in cases unresponsive to conservative treatment. The clinic offers the possibility of biological therapies with platelet-rich plasma.

Markopoulos Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens, with a private practice in Marousi. Concurrently, he serves as a Consultant in the Upper Limb and Microsurgery Department at YGEIA Hospital and has been a member of the medical team for the Panathinaikos BC basketball team. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Eastern Piedmont in Northern Italy and subsequently specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the 1st University Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens at "Attiko" Hospital. During his specialization, he focused particularly on the Pediatrics and Microsurgery departments at KAT Hospital. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is also a member of the Hellenic Osteoporosis Society and the Hellenic Pain Society. Finally, he has contributed to scientific papers and textbooks that have been presented at conferences and published in journals.

Vamvatsikos Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private clinics in Agios Stefanos and Oropos. After completing his studies, he specialized in Orthopedics at the 5th Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica KAT, in the Spine and Scoliosis Unit. Subsequently, he received further training at Sheffield Hospital in England, focusing on specialized conditions primarily affecting the spine. In his private clinics, he manages all orthopedic conditions, with particular expertise over the past 10 years in the DRX 9000 technology, a digital decompression bed that successfully treats complex spinal disorders such as sciatica, herniated intervertebral discs, and discopathies with high success rates. More than 8,000 cases of complex spinal disorders have been treated using DRX 9000 technology, which is an FDA-certified American innovation also utilized by NASA. Additionally, he operates podology departments offering reflexology sessions, pedobarography, and the fabrication of custom digital technology insoles, as well as departments for acupuncture, ozone therapy, and osteoporosis. Bone density measurements for osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment of arthritis conditions in the knee, shoulder, or hip are also conducted, utilizing collagen infiltration, hyaluronic acid, autologous activated platelet-rich plasma, and stem cell therapies.

Tsimplakis Mixalis is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist, Deputy Director of the 8th Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General, and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received advanced training in Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has particular expertise in knee arthroplasty, meniscal arthroscopy, chondropathy arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, osteoporosis management, as well as monitoring kyphosis, scoliosis, and fractures. Additionally, he collaborates with the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro, BioClinic of Piraeus, and Doctors Hospital. Finally, the physician has contributed to scientific publications both in Greece and internationally.

Dr. Kormpakis Ioannis is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist. He is the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General and the Director of the Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic. Since 2018, he has held a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized training from Washington University in the United States of America in Arthroscopic and Microsurgery of the Upper Limb (Shoulder - Elbow and Hand), Peripheral Nerves - Brachial Plexus as well as Ankle and Foot Surgery. Dr. Kormpakis Ioannis maintains private practices in Chalandri and Acharnes and performs numerous surgical procedures across a broad spectrum of Orthopedic and Traumatology conditions at private hospitals with which he collaborates (Metropolitan General, Therapis General, Athens Bioclinic, Medical Center, Mediterraneo Hospital). He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery. Furthermore, he continues to publish numerous scientific papers in collaboration with world-renowned orthopedic surgeons in scientific journals based in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Through his ongoing participation in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and through his personal research on tendon and nerve injuries, he stays continually updated on surgical and conservative-regenerative treatment approaches for conditions such as arthropathies and tendon and nerve injuries.

Kaldis Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Upper Limb Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Alongside his private practice in Pallini, he works as Deputy Director in the B' Department of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery at Hygeia Hospital, where he manages complex hand and shoulder injuries. He is a member of prominent medical associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Surgery, Orthopedics, and Traumatology (HECOS), the Hellenic Society of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery (HEHUS), the Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (SRM), and the International Wrist Arthroscopy Society (IWAS).

In his private practice, he treats conditions across the full spectrum of orthopedics and provides specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Diamantopoulos Aristeidis Aris is a graduate physician of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained his professional license in 2015. He was a trainee in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia - Patision from 2016 to 2018, and from 2018 to 2023 he specialized in "Endocrinology – Diabetes – Metabolism" at the Endocrinology Department – Diabetes Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," which has also been certified as a National and European Reference Center for "Pituitary - Adrenal - Thyroid Cancer." Concurrently, since 2021, he has been pursuing a PhD at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As an endocrinologist – diabetologist, he has contributed to numerous publications in reputable Greek and international medical journals. He has also received awards at conferences, including the "Young ESE Investigator Award 2022" from the European Society of Endocrinology. In addition to clinical and research studies, he has participated in multiple conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting lectures, oral communications, and posters. In his private practice, he manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, with the primary concern being the benefit of the patient.

Mprilakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains two private practices, in Palaio Faliro and Psychiko. He holds a PhD and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses the "Advanced Trauma Life Support" and “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound” certifications from the American College of Surgeons and the Burwin Institute of Canada, respectively. He specializes in large joint arthroplasty (hip, knee, shoulder), knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and sports injuries. His expertise in the surgery of these joints is attributed to his advanced training in innovative surgical techniques. Additionally, he has served as the Orthopedic Surgeon for the Olympiacos Piraeus women's basketball team (for 2 years) and for "Panionios GS" (for 7 years), and has collaborated with numerous high-level teams and athletes. He is the Deputy Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at "Hygeia" Hospital and the Athens Center for Arthroscopy and Shoulder Surgery. He serves as the Secretary of the Sports Injuries Department of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and is a member of committees of both the European (ESSKA) and the International (ISAKOS) Societies of Sports Injuries. Finally, he is an active member of 14 Greek and international scientific societies, has published numerous scientific articles and presentations in Greek and international journals, and has delivered lectures at Greek and international sports medicine conferences.

Dr. Skardoutsos Anastasios is an Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Marousi, Athens, Greece. With nearly 20 years of surgical experience at major orthopedic centers in Germany, he offers a comprehensive surgical portfolio, specializing in knee and hip arthroplasty. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Leipzig, Germany. He is board-certified in Orthopaedics and Traumatology and has completed specialized training in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine entirely in Germany. He holds certification as an arthroplasty surgeon from ENDOCERT and has served for several years as a Supervising Senior Surgeon at the Arthroplasty Centre of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic Schön Klinik Lorsch, Germany. Dr. Skardoutsos provides expert orthopedic services in Athens, Greece, by appointment, performing surgeries in collaboration with local hospitals in Athens (Iatriko Kentron, Metropolitan, etc.) following German standards. He is fluent in English, German, Greek, and French.

Dr. Antonios Aggoules, MD, PhD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a medical degree from the same institution. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics at the "Asklepieio" Voula Hospital, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, and "Agios Savvas" Hospital, followed by a fellowship in the Academic Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, funded by a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. The doctor has extensive experience in sports injuries, trauma, knee surgery, low back pain, neck pain, as well as medical acupuncture, holding certification in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Acupuncture from the AcuScience International Postgraduate Center on Acupuncture. He collaborates with renowned private healthcare institutions and simultaneously teaches in higher education. His scientific work includes publications in international and recognized Greek medical journals, as well as numerous presentations at medical conferences on topics related to orthopedics, traumatology, and physical rehabilitation. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association and former President of its Alternative Medicine Committee, as well as a member of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society.

Dr. Kostakos Thomas, MD, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth) is a specialized Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Physician and maintains his private practice in Chalandri. He specializes in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (robotic and conventional). He is a graduate of the Medical School of Charles University in Prague. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology in the United Kingdom. He worked and specialized in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre of University College London Hospital. Non-surgical options are thoroughly explored and managed in close collaboration with physiotherapists, radiologists, and physicians of other specialties, always personalized and according to the patient's needs. When surgical intervention is required, Mr. Kostakos provides an extremely individualized approach in every case, ensuring that the patient remains consistently at the center of decision-making. Mr. Kostakos employs the most modern techniques for bone stock preservation and minimally invasive surgical approaches.

Dr. Georgakopoulos Xristos is a rheumatologist specializing in the management of rheumatic diseases, with a particular focus on arthritis, inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders, mechanical musculoskeletal pain, and osteoporosis.

His training at the Rheumatology Clinic of GNA KAT and collaboration with specialized centers and multidisciplinary teams have shaped an approach that combines clinical experience with personalized and evidence-based care. He is certified by EULAR in the use and teaching of musculoskeletal ultrasound and has completed further training at the IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi – Sant’Ambrogio in Milan through a scholarship from the Hellenic Rheumatology Society.

Additionally, he actively participates in scientific groups and associations in the field of rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Ο Μακρής Κωνσταντίνος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, Τραυματιολόγος, Αθλητίατρος, MD, MSc και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο Μαρούσι και στο Κολωνάκι. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε κορυφαία Πανεπιστημιακά και Νοσοκομειακά Ιδρύματα, αναπτύσσοντας διεθνή εμπειρία στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική και τις Αθλητικές Κακώσεις. Πραγματοποίησε την ειδικότητά του στο Γενικό Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο "Παπαγεωργίου", στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Καβάλας και στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης "Γ. Γεννηματάς", αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία σε προηγμένες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις και σύγχρονες τεχνικές θεραπείας. Εξειδικεύεται στην ολική αρθροπλαστική ισχίου, γόνατος και ώμου, καθώς και στην αρθροσκόπηση αθλητικών κακώσεων, εφαρμόζοντας ελάχιστα επεμβατικές τεχνικές που προσφέρουν άμεση ανακούφιση και ταχεία αποκατάσταση των ασθενών. Είναι αριστούχος κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στην Αθλητιατρική από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα διεθνών σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων, παρακολουθώντας τις τελευταίες εξελίξεις στον τομέα της Ορθοπαιδικής παγκοσμίως. Διαθέτει κλινική εμπειρία στο Βερολίνο, Γερμανίας. Σήμερα, είναι συνεργάτης του Νοσοκομείου ΜΗΤΕΡΑ στο Μαρούσι Αττικής, όπου εφαρμόζει προηγμένες θεραπευτικές μεθόδους με έμφαση στην εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα των ασθενών του. Ο κ. Μακρής είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Αρθροσκόπησης (ΕΑΕ), Χειρουργικής Γόνατος και Αθλητικών Κακώσεων.

Dr Loupas Dimitrios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the University Orthopedic Clinic at KAT Hospital and completed his doctoral dissertation at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He specialized in sports injuries (Sports Injuries Clinic at KAT) and at the Athens Medical Center (under the direction of L. Nikolaou). Additionally, the doctor has worked at the 1st and 3rd IKA Hospitals and has served as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". He is involved in general orthopedic surgical conditions, with a specialization in disorders of the hand and knee (including knee arthroscopy) and total knee and hip arthroplasties.

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.

Vasilakis Aleksandros is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Cholargos. Simultaneously, he serves as a Consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital in N. Faliro. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a Master’s degree (MSc) in "Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. From 2019 to 2022, he held the position of Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon in the Orthopedic Clinic at Asklipieio Voulas General Hospital, after which he has been providing his services in the private sector. He manages the treatment of conditions across the entire spectrum of Orthopedics, with particular interest in hip and knee arthroplasty, reconstructive surgery of foot disorders, and percutaneous minimally invasive reconstructive surgery of hallux valgus (bunion). He is also specialized in Arthroscopic Surgery of sports injuries and has further specialized in Hand Surgery - Microsurgery at KAT General Hospital and Asklipieio Voulas General Hospital. Dr. Vasilakis has participated in numerous national and international conferences, educational seminars, and courses on newer techniques, and has a scientific record with publications in international journals. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society, the Athens Medical Association, and the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

Georgios Sxinas MD, MSc, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Pefki. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Surgical Orthopedics, and completed advanced training in total joint arthroplasties at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, supported by a scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. As a scholar, he also trained in the sports injuries department of the KAT General Hospital, where he gained extensive surgical experience in sports injuries in both diagnosis and treatment. He serves as a Consultant at Ygeia Hospital and is a former Consultant at the Second Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he acquired significant experience in Emergency Orthopedics, actively participating in the clinic's on-call program. Previously, he worked as a physician in the Orthopedic Clinic at James Paget University Hospital in the United Kingdom. To date, he has authored presentations and publications in renowned scientific and medical journals and has been awarded for the best paper entitled: "Experience and Observations from Bone Lengthening with Unilateral External Fixation Devices."

Ο Δρ. Γιαννακόπουλος Ιωάννης MD, PhD, MSc, είναι Ορθοπεδικός Χειρουργός - Αθλητίατρος, Διδάκτωρ Πανεπιστημίου Κολωνίας με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Μαρούσι. Παράλληλα διατελεί Διευθυντής της Ορθοπεδικής Κλινικής Χειρουργικής Κάτω Ακρων και Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών στο Μαρούσι. Μετά από 15 χρόνια καριέρας στη Γερμανία, απέκτησε μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία, υπηρετώντας ως Διευθυντής τμήματος Χειρουργικής Ποδοκνημικής και Ακρου Ποδός, αν. Διευθυντής Ορθοπεδικής Κλινικής και Συντονιστής Πιστοποιημένου Κέντρου Αρθροπλαστικής Ισχίου & Γόνατος πραγματοποιώντας εξαιρετικά μεγαλο αριθμό χειρουργείων (πιστοποιημένο logbook χειρουργείων). Είναι πιστοποιημένος ως Expert από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Χειρουργικής Ποδοκνημικής και Ακρου Ποδός (Expert Certification / German Foot and Ankle Society – GFFC). Ειδικεύεται σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Ποδοκνημικής και Ακρου Ποδός με μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και όγκο περιστατικών. Έχει ειδικό χειρουργικό ενδιαφέρον στις Αρθροσκοπικές & Διαδερμικές Οστεοτομίες του ποδιού (MIS Foot&Ankle Surgery) όπως επίσης στη διαδερμική τεχνική θεραπείας του βλαισού μεγάλου δαχτύλου. Από το 2016 είναι πιστοποιημένος Χειρουργός (certified Senior Hip&Knee Arthroplasty Surgeon) σε Γερμανικά Κέντρα Αρθροπλαστικών, πραγματοποιώντας πάνω από 1200 Αρθροπλαστικές Ισχίου και Γόνατος. Είναι πιστοποιημένος χειρουργός Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής Γόνατος εφαρμόζοντας εξατομικευμένες τεχνικές ευθυγράμισσης (Functional Alignment, Kinematic Alignment). Ο Δρ. Ιωάννης Γιαννακόπουλος είναι επίσης πιστοποιημένος από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Χειρουργικής Γόνατος (certified Knee Surgeon / German Knee Society – DKG). Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Πατρών και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου της Κολωνίας με ειδικό ενδιαφέρον της Διατριβής του στην αρθροπλαστική του γόνατος. Είναι επίσης κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών του Ανοιχτού Πανεπιστημίου της Κύπρου στον τομέα της Διοίκησης Μονάδων Υγείας. Επιπροσθέτως, είναι κάτοχος του Τίτλου Ειδικότητας της Αθλητιατρικής (Sports Medicine Specialty) από την Γερμανική Ιατρική Εταιρεία. Επίσης, ο Δρ. Ιωάννης Γιαννακόπουλος υπήρξε εκπαιδευτής πολλών νέων συναδέλφων στη Γερμανία και προσκεκλημένος ομιλητής σε πολλά επιστημονικά συνέδρια στην Ευρώπη και την Ελλάδα. Παράλληλα είχε τον ρόλο εκπαιδευτή για την εταιρεία Microport Orthopedics, στην πρωτοποριακή ελάχιστα επεμβατική τεχνική αρθροπλαστικής ισχίου (PATH® HIP Arthroplasty) και στην ρομποτική αρθροπλαστική γόνατος. Τέλος, ο Δρ. Ιωάννης Γιαννακόπουλος επιστρέφοντας στην Ελλάδα εφαρμόζει την ίδια ακριβώς αξιόπιστη γερμανική νοοτροπία και τεχνογνωσία στον τόπο του, παρέχοντας στους ασθενείς του τις πιο σύγχρονες θεραπευτικές τεχνικές.