Doctors for Osteoporosis in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Tsoumas Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who operates a private practice in Nea Ionia. He is a graduate of the Military School of Corps Officers (S.S.A.S) and holds a Master's degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He serves as a Consultant Physician in the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the 251 General Hospital of Athens and as an External Collaborator at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. The doctor has an extensive record of presentations at Greek and international scientific conferences. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, leveraging his scientific expertise while always prioritizing the best possible care for each patient’s needs.

Dimitriou I. Euaggelos MD, MSc is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology and sub-specialized in Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Upper Limb Surgery, Sports Injuries, Arthroscopic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Osteoporosis treatment. He has extensive experience working at the Attica General Hospital KAT and internationally. He maintains a private practice in Melissia and performs surgeries at major private clinics in Athens.

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.

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.

Dr. Georgios Tsakotos MD, MSc, PhD Orthopedic Surgeon - Assistant Professor, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Georgios Tsakotos was born in Tripoli, Arcadia. After completing secondary education in Tripoli, he was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. From 2006 to 2012, he trained as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of "KAT" Hospital. He has received further training abroad in sports medicine, arthroscopic and reconstructive orthopedic surgery. He has participated, presenting papers and lectures, in numerous medical scientific conferences in Greece and abroad. He has authored and published over 100 research scientific articles in peer-reviewed international medical journals. He holds a distinction as Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Medical School of Athens, a Master's degree (MSc) in metabolic bone diseases – osteoporosis from the Medical School of Athens, is a member of the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation (EL.I.OS.), the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (E.E.CH.O.T.), the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society, the Hellenic Society of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, is a Full Member of the European Hip Society, a Member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA), Member of European Knee Associates (EKA), and an Associate Member of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine). He serves as Assistant Director and Orthopedic Surgeon at the "METROPOLITAN" Hospital, in the Sports Injuries and Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery department. He is Assistant Professor at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Dr. Koutsantoni Euaggelia is a Rheumatology Specialist and maintains a private practice in Anoixi (northern suburbs). She studied in Italy and holds a degree from the Medical School of Universita Politecnica delle Marche Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia. She trained in Internal Medicine at the Internal Medicine Clinic of G.O.N.K. 'Agioi Anargyroi'. Subsequently, she specialized in Rheumatology at G.N.A. KAT in Kifisia. She has clinical experience in all possible Inflammatory and Degenerative Arthritides as well as Autoimmune Diseases. She manages Peripheral and Diffuse Pain Syndromes. She has specialized experience in the Osteoporosis outpatient clinic at G.N.A. KAT. She offers services such as Joint Aspirations and Intra-articular therapeutic injections (corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid). She attends numerous conferences for continuous professional development in her field. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Rheumatology Society. Consultations with the doctor last one hour, providing a thorough medical history intake as well as a detailed patient examination for optimal diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. The clinic is located in a central area of the Northern Suburbs, in Anoixi, 54 Marathonos Avenue, Postal Code 14569 (above Nova). It offers parking facilities and an elevator behind the building. Home visits are available in the northern suburbs upon prior telephone arrangement.

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."

Mitrogiannis Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Adults and Pediatrics – Sports Medicine Physician, maintaining a private practice in Nea Ionia. Concurrently, he works as a Consultant in the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at IASO Children’s Hospital. He holds a medical degree from the University of Ioannina School of Medicine and is a doctoral candidate at the School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the General Children’s Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou," the Korgialenio-Benakio Greek Red Cross Hospital, and the General Athens Hospital "Evangelismos," where, following the receipt of his Orthopedic Specialty certification, he remained for an additional two years as a Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon. During his residency, he received extensive training in managing injuries of all severities, sports-related injuries, and arthroplasties, actively participating in a large number of surgical procedures across the full spectrum of Orthopedics. He holds the Barca Innovation Hub Professional Diploma in Team Sports Injuries and the FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, confirming his advanced expertise in sports medicine. In 2023, he served as a physician for the AEK Football Club, and from September 2024 to the present, he has been the team physician for the Academies of Panathinaikos Football Club. He also has a robust scientific portfolio with publications and presentations at Greek and international medical conferences and journals.

Vottis Xristos MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Ilisia and Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctorate and a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and trained for several years at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the same university, where he continues to serve as an active collaborator. Additionally, he has specialized in hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, USA, and has been trained in hand surgery at the specialized Hand, Upper Limb, and Microsurgery Clinic at the General Hospital of Attica "KAT". Furthermore, he is an Associate Physician of the Iatriko Group as well as the Evgenidio Therapy Center. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery, and the Medical Association of the United Kingdom.

Sofias Aleksandros - Premedicare is an Endocrinologist, a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Following two years of training in the Internal Medicine Department of the 7th IKA Hospital and four years of work at the Aspropyrgos refinery clinic as an on-call physician, he specialized in the Endocrinology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". There, he actively participated in the Endocrinology Laboratory - Dynamic Testing Unit, the endocrinology clinic, outpatient clinics, and specialized clinics for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, pituitary disorders, diabetic nephropathy, and osteoporosis. He gained significant experience in adrenal gland diseases, pituitary disorders, and thyroid cancer. Additionally, he has taken part in numerous weekly interdisciplinary clinical case discussions and literature updates of the department, coordinated by Director Dr. Stylianos Tsagkarakis. Since then, he has participated in numerous conferences and has served as a reviewing physician for MedNet Greece SA, while continuing to provide high-quality services to his patients.

Avramidis Grigorios P. is an Orthopedic Surgeon – Sports Medicine Specialist and Deputy Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at HYGEIA. He maintains private practices in Chalkida and Marousi, Attica, and also conducts examinations and performs surgical procedures in Cyprus. He was born and raised in Chalkida and originates from Nafplio. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in "Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. He specializes in Arthroscopy, Robotic Arthroplasty, Hand Surgery, as well as Sports Injuries. He is officially certified in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. He has received multiple scholarships and actively participates in scientific conferences in Greece and abroad, as well as in the authorship of scientific papers.

Ο Κυριακόπουλος Σταμάτης Dr. είναι Ορθοπαιδικός - Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Νέα Φιλοθέη ασκώντας την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής για 20 έτη. Ειδικεύτηκε στην Α’ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής “ΚΑΤ” και έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Ορθοπαιδική Ογκολογία στο Γενικό Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο “Οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι”, στα πλαίσια υποτροφίας από την Ορθοπαιδική εταιρεία ΕΕΧΟΤ. Είναι μέλος του Κολλεγίου των Ελλήνων Ορθοπαιδικών ΚΕΟΧ κατόπιν εξετάσεων και κάτοχος δύο μεταπτυχιακών μετεκπαιδεύσεων Master, με το ένα να είναι στα μεταβολικά νοσήματα των οστών (οστεοπόρωση). Έχει υπηρετήσει σε πολλά δημόσια νοσοκομεία της επαρχίας και των Αθηνών, κατέχει τον βαθμό του Διευθυντή ΕΣΥ και επιστημονικά υπεύθυνου Ορθοπαιδικής κλινικής και έχει πλούσια εμπειρία στην θεραπεία μικρών και μεγάλων καταγμάτων. Ασχολείται ιδιαίτερα με τις αρθροπλαστικές μεγάλων αρθρώσεων, ειδικά γόνατος και ισχίου, με προσπελάσεις ελάχιστης παρεμβατικότητας και με ρομποτικά συστήματα υποβοήθησης.

Επίσης κατέχει μεγάλη εμπειρία σε χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις άνω άκρου όπως τα κατάγματα, τα πιεστικά συνδρομα, ο καρπιαίος σωλήνας και ο εκτινασσόμενος δάκτυλος και ασχολείται με αρθροσκόπηση γόνατος όπως η ρήξη χιαστών ,μηνίσκων ή χόνδρινων βλαβών. Δείχνει ειδικό ενδιαφέρον στη θεραπεία της οστεοπόρωσης και σε βιολογικές θεραπείες όπως η αυτόλογη έγχυση αιμοπεταλίων, η καλλιεργεια οστεοβλαστών και η έγχυση υαλουρονικού σε αρθρώσεις.

Tzaves Ioannis is a Specialist Endocrinologist with a private practice in Nea Ionia. He trained in Endocrinology at the Piraeus Oncology Hospital "Metaxa," where he served in the Hospital’s Endocrinology Clinic, which is the largest endocrinology clinic in Greece and remains the most important center for thyroid ultrasound training. The doctor played a leading role in this center, having specialized in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) techniques for thyroid and lymph node nodules. He also participated in clinical studies conducted by the Clinic, which were subsequently published in both domestic and international journals. As part of his Endocrinology specialization, he trained in Endocrinology and Gestational Diabetes at "Elena Venizelou" Hospital, as well as in Andrology within the same department. Additionally, he received training in Pediatric Endocrinology at the "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital and finally at "Sotiria" Hospital for the management of patients with pathological endocrine diseases. He possesses extensive experience in diagnosing and managing thyroid disorders, as well as in the care of patients with endocrine diseases. Lastly, he has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Endocrinological Society and The Endocrine Society of the USA.

Anoua Nikolaos is a specialized Orthopedic Surgeon and Traumatologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He has extensive clinical and surgical experience with adults as well as a particular focus on Pediatric Orthopedics. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and obtained his specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology in 2019. He has served at leading hospitals in the country, such as the General Hospital of Athens "KAT", Metropolitan Hospital, IASO Children’s Hospital, Athens Medical Center, and OSTEON Orthopedic & Spine Clinic, covering a wide range of cases in both children and adults. His expertise also includes additional experience in Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Children’s Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou". He is a member of important scientific associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the General Medical Council (UK), the Hellenic Society of Surgery and Orthopedic Traumatology (EEXOT), and the Hellenic Society of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Medicine (EEEE). His goal is to provide personalized and scientifically substantiated care, emphasizing patient safety, functionality, and improvement of quality of life.

Ο Ιωάννης Μπάμπης είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, διατηρεί το δικό του Ιδιωτικό Ορθοπεδικό Ιατρείο στο Κέντρο της Αθήνας και είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της Βιοκλινικής Αθηνών και άλλων θεραπευτηρίων της Αθήνας. Ολοκλήρωσε τις σπουδές του στην Ιατρική σχολή  του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας στη Λάρισα, όπου και ήρθε πρώτη φορά σε επαφή με την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής φοιτώντας δίπλα σε κάποιους από τους μεγαλύτερους δασκάλους στην Ελλάδα. Μετά την αποφοίτησή του το 2012, ξεκίνησε την ειδικότητα του στην Γενική Ορθοπαιδική στο Γ.Ν. Καρδίτσας όπου έλαβε σημαντική εμπειρία στην τραυματολογία και στην επανορθωτική χειρουργική του ισχίου και του γόνατος. Την ειδικότητα του την ολοκλήρωσε στο 401 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο  Αθηνών όπου θήτευσε δίπλα σε σπουδαίους χειρουργούς και απέκτησε πιστοποιημένη εμπειρία στις Αθλητικές Κακώσεις και την Αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική του Ώμου και του Γόνατος.  Επίσης, σημαντική είναι η εκπαίδευση που έλαβε στην Παιδοορθοπαιδική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων “Αγία Σοφία”. Διετέλεσε για ένα διάστημα στην Ορθοπαιδική κλινική του Kungsbacka Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden όπου και εκπαιδεύτηκε στις νεότερες τεχνικές της χειρουργικής του χόνδρου των αρθρώσεων υπό την καθοδήγηση ενός από τους πρωτοπόρους και διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένους χειρουργούς στο πεδίο αυτό, prof. Mats Brittberg. Τέλος, είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Αρθροσκοπικής Εταιρείας (ΕΑΕ), της European Society for Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology (ESSKA) και της  European Shoulder Associate (ESA).

Kyrou Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon Consultant at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of the private hospital Iaso in Marousi, while maintaining a private practice in Kallithea. He has previously served as a specialist and resident physician in some of the most prominent public hospitals in the country, including the General Hospital of Attica “Sismanoglio - Amalia Fleming,” the University General Hospital "Attikon," the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia (G.O.N.K.), and the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou," covering a wide range of pathology and surgical cases. A graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras, he has actively participated in national and international conferences and possesses experience in a variety of interventional techniques and musculoskeletal system disorders. He has also received additional training through seminars in areas such as upper limb surgery, reconstructive surgery, sports injuries, and traumatology. His clinical and scientific focus is on the optimal, evidence-based, and individualized management of orthopedic conditions, emphasizing functional rehabilitation and the minimization of postoperative complications.

Gatos Giorgos, MD, MSc, is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with expertise in Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder and Knee Surgery, Sports Injuries, Reconstructive Surgery, and modern combined Biological therapies. He maintains a private practice in Gerakas and simultaneously serves as Deputy Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at Hygeia-Mitera Hospital, as well as a Scientific Collaborator at the Psychiko Medical Center. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a thesis on Metabolic Bone Diseases.

Kalliampakos Dimitris is a Military Doctor – Specialist in Internal Medicine and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. Simultaneously, he serves as the Deputy Director at the 4th Internal Medicine Clinic of "HYGEIA" (building 2). He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Internal Medicine at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Subsequently, he served for several years as an attending physician at the 1st Internal Medicine Clinic of the 401 Military Hospital of Athens while also working for 8 years at the emergency outpatient medical company "SOS IATROI." Additionally, he received further training in Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetology Center of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration" and is a regular member of the Hellenic Diabetology Society. He has extensive experience in managing infections, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, rheumatic diseases, chronic systemic diseases, geriatric patients, as well as home-based emergency outpatient care. Finally, preventive medicine is thoroughly practiced in the private clinic, where rapid tests, electronic prescription, electrocardiogram, and spirometry are performed.

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.