Health professionals for Scoliosis in the Southern suburbs of Athens

Karapatakis Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist, maintaining a private practice in Nea Smyrni, while concurrently serving as Deputy Director at Metropolitan General. He completed his medical studies at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a BLS (Basic Life Support) certification. Additionally, he specialized at the 4th Orthopedic Clinic, the Microsurgery and Upper Limb Surgery Clinic, and the Sports Injuries Clinic of the Attikon General Hospital of Athens "KAT." He has also received training in fracture management from the AO Foundation. Currently, in addition to his private practice, he is Deputy Director of the IB' Orthopedic Clinic and Shoulder and Sports Injuries at Metropolitan General and a Collaborator of the Athenian Clinic "Mediclinic." Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Panhellenic Medical Association, and the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, while continuously attending seminars on arthroscopic surgery and reconstructive surgery and participating in conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Dr. Sarantis Mixalis, MD, MSc, PhDc, is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Psychiko. He also serves as a Consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic and Sports Injuries Unit at Metropolitan Hospital. He has extensive experience, having specialized at the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" and the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of G.N.A. KAT, while at the same hospital he further specialized 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 disorders 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 a doctoral candidate by the Medical School of Athens, and since then has been conducting his doctoral research at the 2nd Orthopedic University Clinic of the University of Athens (Konstantopouleion 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 (HSOST), and the Medical Association of Athens. Furthermore, he has a substantial academic portfolio, being the author of numerous publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals (PUBMED) and actively participating in presentations at Greek and international conferences.

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.

Katsougkrakis Ilias is an Orthopedic Surgeon, serving as Deputy Director of the Robotic Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. He maintains private practices in Ilioupoli and Sparta, Laconia. After completing his specialty training, he went to the United Kingdom where he completed a postgraduate specialization program, a Fellowship, in Arthroscopic Surgery and Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, England. From 2012 to 2017, he worked as an Orthopedic Consultant in Adult and Pediatric Traumatology and Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Arthroplasty at Ealing Hospital in London and East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and obtained his medical specialty title from the 6th Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voulas." After completing his specialty, he worked as the coordinating physician of the Parnassos Ski Center. Finally, he completed a postgraduate program in Health Units Management and Crisis Management at the University of Peloponnese. He maintains private practices in Ilioupoli and Sparta, Laconia.

Ο Δρ Παναγιώτης Διαρεμές είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός MD, PhD με εξειδίκευση στη χειρουργική της σπονδυλικής στήλης και με σημαντική κλινική, ακαδημαϊκή και ερευνητική πορεία στη Γερμανία και την Ελλάδα. Κατέχει τη θέση του Αναπληρωτή Διευθυντή και Συντονιστή του Κέντρου Αριστείας Σπονδυλικής Στήλης στην Κλινική Τραυματολογίας και Ορθοπαιδικής του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Goethe στη Φρανκφούρτη. Διαθέτει εκτενή εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση σύνθετων παθήσεων της σπονδυλικής στήλης, όπως εκφυλιστικές αλλοιώσεις, σκολίωση, κύφωση, σπονδυλοδισκίτιδα, αυχενική ριζοπάθεια και μυελοπάθεια, καθώς και οστεοπορωτικά κατάγματα. Παράλληλα περιθάλπτει σε συστηματική βάση και ογκολογικούς ασθενείς με πρωτοπαθη και μεταστατική νόσο των οστών. Το επιστημονικό του ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στην ασφάλεια της χειρουργικής της σπονδυλικής στήλης, στην πρόληψη επιπλοκών και λοιμώξεων, στη χειρουργική εκπαίδευση, καθώς και στην αξιοποίηση καινοτόμων τεχνολογιών, όπως η τρισδιάστατη εκτύπωση και οι τεχνικές μείωσης της ακτινοβολίας στη χειρουργική της σκολίωσης και της κύφωσης σε συνδυασμό με ελάχιστα επεμβατικές τεχνικες. Είναι διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Goethe University Frankfurt και διαθέτει πρόσθετες πιστοποιήσεις στην Ειδική Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική, στη Χειροθεραπεία / Χειροπρακτική, καθώς και στην Οστεολογία για την αντιμετώπιση της οστεοπόρωσης και των μεταβολικών παθήσεων των οστών. Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ενεργά στην εκπαίδευση νέων ιατρών και φοιτητών και έχει έντονη διεθνή επιστημονική παρουσία μέσα από δημοσιεύσεις και ομιλίες σε κορυφαία συνέδρια. Η ιατρική του προσέγγιση βασίζεται στην επιστημονική ακρίβεια, στην εξατομικευμένη αξιολόγηση και στη διαμόρφωση της πλέον κατάλληλης θεραπευτικής στρατηγικής για κάθε ασθενή, με στόχο την αποκατάσταση της λειτουργικότητας, τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής και την παροχή φροντίδας υψηλού επιπέδου.

Gerasimos Kavvadias is a Physiotherapist and the scientific director of the Model Physiotherapy Center “Anelixis Physio Clinic” in Kallithea. He graduated from the Physiotherapy department of the Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece and completed his internship at the Asklepieio Hospital of Voula. Concurrently, he is attending the postgraduate training program for Physiotherapists of the Hellenic OMT Diploma. Additionally, he has worked as a Physiotherapist in private physiotherapy clinics in Athens, focusing on musculoskeletal issues, sports injuries, and postoperative rehabilitation. He has also collaborated with a private physiatry medical practice and a sports club. At Anelixis Physio Clinic, musculoskeletal problems are approached by applying specialized techniques, such as the Mulligan therapeutic approach and the McKenzie method.

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.

Athanasopoulos Konstantinos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining private practices in Piraeus and Galata Troizinia, while also collaborating with the Athens Medical Group (Peristeri clinic) and the sports injury center at Mediterraneo Hospital. He is certified in robotic knee and hip arthroplasty using the most advanced robotic system worldwide, the only one with FDA certification in the USA for robotic total joint revision arthroplasty. He holds a postgraduate degree in “Metabolic Bone Diseases” from the Medical School of Athens and graduated in Medicine from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila". He specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio” and in Pediatric Orthopedics at the Children’s Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou", and after successful examinations where he ranked first in Attica, he obtained the title of orthopedic specialty. He served as an instructor at the Special Training Center for Health Professionals in the Orthopedics and Traumatology department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio" regarding the implementation of a preventive screening program for scoliosis and other spinal deformities in students. Additionally, he has participated as a speaker and trainee in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece. His areas of expertise include arthroscopic surgery, robotic knee and hip arthroplasty, as well as robotic knee and hip revision surgery with Fast-Track ERAS protocols for rapid return to activities, and minimally invasive surgery.

Iliadis Thodoris is a Physiotherapist and runs a private Physiotherapy Clinic in Dafni. His physiotherapy team consists of individuals with deep knowledge and many years of experience in the healthcare field. His primary concern is the immediate rehabilitation and well-being of the patient.

Rodopoulos Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Ilioupoli. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the same institution. He specializes in sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery of the knee, ankle, shoulder, and elbow, as well as reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee. Additionally, he has been trained and gained experience in modern surgical techniques related to minimally invasive surgery of the hip, knee, and foot. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Orthopedic Department at the General Clinic "Hippocrates" in Piraeus and as a Scientific Collaborator at Euroclinic Athens and the Medical Center of Athens - Peristeri. He actively participates in Greek and international conferences with presentations and lectures and has numerous publications in nationally and internationally recognized orthopedic journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and the Scoliosis Research Society.

Daras Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist who operates a private practice in Kolonaki and simultaneously serves as the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Rome. Additionally, he specialized in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the General State Hospital of Nikaia and the General Hospital of Athens "KAT." He has extensive experience and has served as a physician for football and basketball teams in the Greek first division, as well as for the national swimming and water polo teams. Specifically, he has been the Sports Medicine Specialist for the football clubs Olympiacos FC, Panionios, and Ionikos. Finally, he specializes in sports injuries.

Fragkopoulos Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Korydallos and Keratsini. Additionally, he serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon in the Pediatric Orthopedic Department at Metropolitan Hospital. Furthermore, he has worked at the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon," in the 2nd Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Agia Sophia," and in the Microsurgery Clinic of the Upper Limb & Shoulder at the General Hospital of Attica KAT. Finally, the doctor specializes in pediatric orthopedics, sports injuries, and hip and knee arthroplasty.

Orthopedic Surgeon Mpekas Georgios maintains private clinics in Pangrati, Agioi Anargyroi, and Palaio Faliro. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently attended a postgraduate program in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Messolonghi "Chatzikosta" and in Orthopedics at the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voula and the Children's General Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou," where he also engaged in Pediatric Orthopedics. Additionally, he completed a six-month specialization in the Microsurgery - Upper Limb department at the Attica General Hospital KAT. He has worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon Consultant at Metropolitan Hospital. The physician holds an Advanced Life Trauma Support diploma and is a member of the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation. Besides his private clinics in Pangrati and Agioi Anargyroi, Mpekas Georgios also works as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Athens Medical Center (Marousi Clinic) and as an Associate Orthopedic Surgeon at the private clinic REA. Concurrently, he works as a Pediatric Orthopedic Consultant at the Pediatric Center of Athens (Athens Medical Group). The physician approaches each case with particular sensitivity, providing appropriate treatment tailored to the specific needs of each patient and their condition. He undertakes the surgical management of emergency orthopedic cases (fractures). Furthermore, his medical team manages numerous elective orthopedic surgical cases (arthroscopies, total arthroplasties, upper limb microsurgery, sports injuries). Finally, modern biological therapies (PRP, hyaluronic acid and cortisone injections) are performed in the clinic.

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.

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.

Η Φωτίκα Ευδοκία είναι Χειρουργός Ορθοπαιδικός και εξειδικεύεται στην χειρουργική άκρου ποδός και αστραγάλου, καθώς και στην τραυματολογία. Διατηρεί ορθοπαιδικό ιατρείο στον Πειραιά και συνεργάζεται με ιδιωτικές κλινικές στην Αθήνα και τον Πειραιά. Επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα μετά από σχεδόν 17 χρόνια παραμονής στην Γερμανία και έχοντας υπηρετήσει ως Επιμελήτρια Α΄ σε μεγάλα ακαδημαϊκά νοσοκομεία της χώρας. Εξακολουθεί και συνεργάζεται με μεγάλες ορθοπαιδικές κλινικές της Γερμανίας. Είναι εξειδικευμένη χειρουργός κάτω άκρου, και έχει ολοκληρώσει όλη την ειδικότητα και την εξειδίκευση στο γνωστικό αντικείμενό της στην Γερμανία. Εργάστηκε συνεχόμενα στη Γερμανία από το 2007 έως και το 2024 αποκτώντας μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και διαθέτει αναλυτικό - πιστοποιημένο logbook πλέον των 3500 χειρουργείων.​​ Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Μετά την αποφοίτησή της, ξεκίνησε να εργάζεται στην Γερμανία, όπου κάτω από διαρκή αξιολόγηση, τακτικές εξετάσεις και συνεντεύξεις, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας, το 2013. Μετά το πέρας της ειδικότητας, εξειδικεύτηκε στην χειρουργική του άκρου ποδός και του αστραγάλου. Το 2016 απέκτησε τον τίτλο της εξειδικευμένης χειρουργού στον τομέα αυτό, από την αντίστοιχη γερμανική εταιρεία (D.A.F., German Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society). Ασχολείται με όλο το φάσμα της τραυματολογίας, με ειδίκευση στην αντιμετώπιση σύνθετων καταγμάτων και των επακόλουθων καταστάσεων τους. Αφού συγκέντρωσε μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και όγκο περιστατικών, απέκτησε, το 2018, τον τίτλο της εξειδικευμένης τραυματοχειρουργού, από τον αντίστοιχο ιατρικό σύλλογο της Βόρειας Ρηνανίας Βεστφαλίας. Στην συνέχεια ξεκίνησε να συνεργάζεται στενά με την εργατική ομοσπονδία της Γερμανίας (Berfufsgenossenschaft) ως D-Ärztin, στην αντιμετώπιση και περίθαλψη ατόμων με εργατικά ατυχήματα. Είναι εκπαιδεύτρια στο Advanced Trauma Life Support Course (ATLS) από το 2016, και από το 2011 δραστηριοποιείται ως γιατρός επειγόντων (Notärztin) στα ασθενοφόρα του αντίστοιχου γερμανικού ΕΚΑΒ. Το 2021 ξεκίνησε να ασχολείται παράλληλα με την χειροπρακτική (Manuelle Medizin/Manual Therapy) και το 2022 έλαβε την πιστοποίηση ως χειροπρακτικός από την αντίστοιχη γερμανική εταιρεία (MWE & DGMM, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Manuelle Medizin). Επιστρέφοντας στην Ελλάδα έχει ως στόχο να παρέχει στους ασθενείς της, τις πιο σύγχρονες τεχνικές διάγνωσης και θεραπείας, με βάση τα διεθνή πρότυπα.

Spanakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Moschato. He is certified in Robotic Hip and Knee Surgery and serves as the Deputy Director of Metropolitan Hospital. He also has extensive experience in total joint arthroplasty, sports injuries, arthroscopies, traumatology, and osteoporosis. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.