Doctors for Osteoporosis

Elena Thomaidi is a Rheumatologist and maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subsequently, she specialized in Sweden, where she served as a Registrar in the rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital. She possesses significant clinical experience and is a collaborator at "Hygeia" Hospital.

Tzavellas Anastasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He collaborates with private clinics in the city to perform surgical procedures and is currently working as a Consultant in the First Orthopedic Clinic of the 424 General Military Hospital.

In 2008, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant (Physician), having concurrently graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he enrolled in 2002.

In 2012, he began his specialty training at the 424 General Military Training Hospital, which he completed in 2018 at the Third University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital "Papageorgiou," receiving the title of Orthopedic Surgeon.

He completed the Master's program in "Medical Research Methodology" at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014 – Grade: Excellent) and obtained his PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2024, presenting his dissertation on the osteoinductive capacity of a novel peptide derived from Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 combined with a de novo collagen sponge as a bone graft substitute.

During the period 2021-2024, he worked in the United Kingdom, specifically at Frimley Park Hospital, as a Clinical Fellow in the Hip-Knee Surgery Department, gaining significant experience by performing and participating in a substantial number of surgical procedures (hip and knee arthroplasty, revisions, unicompartmental (partial) knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery, osteotomies).

Andreopoulos Asimakis is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist who has maintained his medical practice since 2008 in Ilion, Attica. He has been a Consultant at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of Metropolitan General since 2008 and a collaborator at the Athens Medical Center in the Peristeri Clinic. He specializes in hip and knee arthroplasties, shoulder and knee arthroscopies, and traumatology. Throughout his career, he has worked in numerous hospitals and clinics, such as the General Hospital of Attica KAT and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," treating conditions including sports injuries, sciatica, fractures, low back pain, osteoarthritis, osteosynthesis, scoliosis, and spinal stenosis. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Magarakis Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He studied Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in Surgery at the University of Crete. He possesses clinical experience from working in hospitals in Crete as well as research experience, which is reflected in the numerous scientific studies and publications he has authored.

Dr Panagiotidis Ioannis is a Pathologist who maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently specialized in Pathology at the therapeutic clinic of the University of Athens, at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra". Finally, the doctor collaborates with Cosmoclinic and in his private practice offers a wide range of services, tailored to the needs of each patient.

Papaxristos Athanasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of the 5th Orthopedic Clinic at Euroclinic Athens, who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and, after completing his specialty training at the Attikon General Hospital KAT, specialized in the surgical management of sports injuries and degenerative hip and knee disorders, completing a fellowship program at the University Hospital of Leeds in the United Kingdom, recognized by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). He has developed a particular scientific interest in the management of post-traumatic and juvenile arthritis, having performed numerous surgeries both during his four-year fellowship training in hospitals in the United Kingdom and after his return to Greece.

Dr. Kaza Maria, MD, MSc, PhD, is a Endocrinologist – Diabetologist | Metabolism Specialist and maintains a private practice in Gerakas. She is a contracted Lecturer at the Department of Pharmacy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a distinguished PhD graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a doctoral thesis entitled "Effect of physical activity on the physical and mental well-being of children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus". She completed with Distinction her postgraduate studies in Endocrinology and Diabetes (MSc in Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Medical School of Queen Mary University of London (Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK) and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. She has trained in hospitals in Greece and the United Kingdom and possesses extensive clinical experience in a wide range of endocrinological disorders, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, obesity, thyroid diseases, osteoporosis and endocrine disorders of pregnancy, polycystic ovary syndrome, menstrual disorders, adrenal and pituitary diseases, and endocrine hypertension. Her research and academic activities further include publications in international medical journals, participation in Greek and international conferences, as well as teaching experience in the Departments of Dietetics and Sport Science at Metropolitan and Mediterranean College. She is a member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society, the General Medical Council (GMC) of the UK, and the Medical Association of Athens. Finally, she holds certificates in English and French languages. 

Ο Dr. Ανδρέας Αρτινόπουλος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα και στην Νέα Ερυθραία και είναι συνεργάτης του Νοσοκομείου Ερρίκος Ντυνάν. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην 4η Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου ΚΑΤ και στο νοσοκομείο Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία", αποκτώντας ολοκληρωμένη εμπειρία σε ολόκληρο το φάσμα της ορθοπαιδικής χειρουργικής και τραυματολογίας ενηλίκων και Παίδων.Πραγματοποίησε μετεκπαίδευση (fellowship) στο Hôpital de La Tour στη Γενεύη, Ελβετία, στη Χειρουργική Ισχίου καθώς και στη Χειρουργική Άκρου Ποδός.Διαθέτει διεθνείς δημοσιεύσεις, συμμετοχές σε συνέδρια και ερευνητικά προγράμματα. Είναι ενεργό μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών (ΙΣΑ) και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας (ΕΕΧΟΤ).Στόχος του είναι η παροχή σύγχρονης, εξατομικευμένης ορθοπαιδικής φροντίδας βασισμένης στις τελευταίες επιστημονικές κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες.

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.

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.

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.

Apostolova Elitsa is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She has completed advanced training at the Endocrinology Clinic of Yale University Hospital in the USA and studied for many years on a full scholarship, graduating with highest honors [Summa Cum Laude]. She has practiced endocrinology for over twenty years and has gained extensive clinical experience from thousands of clinical cases she has managed at Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki, Diavalkaniko Thessaloniki, Yale University Hospital, as well as in her private practice, which has been operating since 2008. She specializes in endocrinopathies, thyroid disorders, and neuroendocrine diseases in adolescents and adults, Diabetes Mellitus (gestational and adult), menstrual disorders, metabolic syndrome, obesity, osteoporosis, among others. Finally, her clinic is equipped with a state-of-the-art color Doppler ultrasound machine.

Nikolas Bourganos is an Orthopedic Surgeon-Traumatologist at Children's Orthopedic Clinic of Athens Pediatric Center. He is also an external associate of General Orthopedics at Athens Medical Center. He maintains a private practice in Cholargos, Athens. He graduated from Medical School of Larissa and is a PhD candidate of Athens Medical School. He specialized at Amfissa Hospital for one year, where he came into contact and treated a number of sports related injuries. Affterwards, he continued his specialty at KAT Attica General Hospital. During his residency he specialized in Microsurgery and Hand Surgery in the homonymous department of KAT General Hospital, as well as in Children's Orthopedics at Pendeli's Children's Hospital. He has participated in many seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad, while he has publications in international journals. He is a member of the SITEMSH and ISSS global organizations that specialize in treatment and prevention of injuries during Skiing and Snowboarding, while he has carried out publications and presentations focusing on the above mentioned injuries of children, adolescents and adults.

Dr. Margaritopoulos Dimitrios is an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Petralona. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in Applied Dietetics - Nutrition at Harokopio University of Athens. Additionally, he is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received training in Gestational Diabetes at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra". He possesses significant clinical experience having worked as an Endocrinologist - Diabetologist at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos", at the 2nd University Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippocration", as well as at the Centre Hospitalier du Centre du Valais in Switzerland. Finally, the physician specializes in diabetes mellitus, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and osteoporosis.

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.

Ο Πεταλωτίδης Γιώργος και ο Σαλούπης Παναγιώτης είναι Ορθοπαιδικοί και διατηρούν ιδιωτικό Ορθοπαιδικό κέντρο στην Πυλαία.

Ο Πεταλωτίδης Γιώργος σπούδασε στην ιατρική σχολή του πανεπιστημίου της BOLOGNA ITALIA από όπου και αποφοίτησε το 1987. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην ορθοπαιδική κλινική του Ιπποκράτειου νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης και κατέχει τον τίτλο του ειδικού στην ορθοπαιδική χειρουργική από το 1996. Μετά την ειδικότητα εργάστηκε στο ιατρικό της EXPRESS SERVICE και κατόπιν στο ιατρείο του ΙΚΑ Ακροπόλεως έως το 2014. Από το 2003 εργάζεται στο ιδιωτικό ιατρείο του μέχρι και σήμερα. Διετέλεσε εξωτερικός συνεργάτης κλινικών της Θεσσαλονίκης (Αγιος Λουκάς, Διαβαλκανικό, Κυανούς Σταυρός, Βιοκλινικη) και τα τελευταία χρόνια της Euromedica Γενική Κλινική. Παρακολούθησε πλήθος συνεδρίων, σεμιναρίων και άλλων εκπαιδευτικών δραστηριοτήτων στη Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό και έχει εκπονήσει δεκάδες ιατρικές εργασίες και παρουσιάσεις σε ιατρικά συνέδρια. Ασχολήθηκε με την τραυματολογία , τις αρθροπλαστικές ισχίου γόνατος ώμου, τις αθλητικές κακώσεις και αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική, την παιδοορθοπαιδικη και τα προβλήματα της σπονδυλικής στήλης. Ασκεί την ορθοπαιδικη χειρουργική 30 χρόνια, έχει μεγάλη κλινική εμπειρία και επί σειρά ετών αντιμετώπισε με επιτυχία χιλιάδες ασθενείς συντηρητικά η χειρουργικά. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Θεσσαλονίκης από το 1988.

Ο Σαλούπης Παναγιώτης είναι πτυχιούχος ιατρικής - χειρουργικής σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου του Μιλάνου (Universita' degli studi di Milano). To 1988 απέκτησε την άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και το 1996 την λήψη τίτλου ειδικότητος Ορθοπαιδικής. Έχει εργαστεί στην Υπηρεσία υπαίθρου Α.Ι.Ειρηνούπολης. Από το 1996 έως το 2006 διατήρησε ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Βέροια και στη συνέχεια στη Θεσσαλονίκη με 10ετή συνεργασία με το Ιατρικό της EXPRESS SERVICE. Το 2006 διορίστηκε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Έδεσσας όπου υπηρετεί μέχρι σήμερα ως Διευθυντής της κλινικής ενώ για πέντε περίπου χρόνια συνυπηρετούσε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης"Ιπποκράτειο".

Pappa Nelli is a specialist Endocrinologist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She has extensive clinical experience in Greece and Germany and is an external collaborator at Metropolitan General Hospital in Cholargos and at the "PEA" Maternity Hospital. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She specialized in Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism at the academic hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, EvK Herne in Germany, as well as in the Endocrinology department and the gestational diabetes department of the General Hospital "Alexandra." Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Endocrinological Society and the Athens Medical Association.