Health professionals for Scoliosis near Vrilissia

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.

Dr. Giannakos Athanasios-Rene S. is specialized in arthroscopic surgery of sports-related knee and shoulder injuries, as well as in M.I.S. Fast Track total knee and hip arthroplasty. He initiated and completed his Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology residency at the University General Hospital of Larissa in the Orthopedic Clinic Department under the direction of Professor K.N. Malizos. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. During the final year of his residency, he trained in shoulder and knee arthroscopic surgery at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor and Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He also trained in M.I.S. Fast Track total hip and knee arthroplasty and arthroscopic surgery at the Luganese Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland, under Professor and Director Prof. Mateo Denti. Immediately after obtaining his specialty certification, he was appointed as a permanent consultant at the Minimal Access Surgery Unit of the I.R.C.C.S. GSD Hospital, Milan, Italy, under Professor and Director Prof. Pietro Randelli. He began his Sports Medicine specialty at the University Hospital Catanzaro, Italy, following entrance exams, holding a salaried position and scholarship from the E.U., under the direction of Professor Pietro Scotto di Vettimo. During the first year of the specialty, he trained at the University Hospital Chieti, Italy, in the Sports Medicine Department under the direction of Professor Leonardo Vecchiet. There are articles, lectures, and surgeries by him available online. He collaborates with "Athens Medical Center," "Mitera" Hospital, and Mediterraneo Hospital, and is a scientific collaborator. He maintains private practice offices in Chalandri and Nea Smyrni.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dempegiotis Petros MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kypseli. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has attended numerous international educational seminars. He is also a certified physician in Neural Therapy. He is an affiliated physician at Euroclinic Athens, Doctor's Hospital, and Metropolitan General. With extensive experience in orthopedic disorders, he diagnoses and treats orthopedic conditions in both adults and children. Additionally, he manages cases such as tendinitis, osteoarthritis, cervical syndrome, sciatica, as well as pediatric orthopedics.

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.

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.

Sarantos Konstantinos MD, FRCS, is the Director of the 7th Orthopedic Clinic at YGEIA Hospital and maintains private practices in central Athens, Marousi, and Kranidi. He is an official trainer of the MAKO Robotic System and the minimally invasive technique “SuperPath” in Europe for Hip and Knee Arthroplasties and has trained over 450 surgeons from Europe and beyond in more than 45 educational courses. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and is a Consultant - Head Orthopedic Surgeon at Coventry and Warwick University Hospital in the United Kingdom and a member of the British Royal College of Surgeons. He specialized and received further training in the United Kingdom in hip and knee surgeries. Additionally, he completed further training in the minimally invasive hip technique, "SuperPath®", in the United States and subsequently performed the first surgery in Europe and the United Kingdom of a total hip arthroplasty using the "SuperPath®" technique in 2014. Since then, he has performed an exceptionally large number of surgical procedures using this method and has contributed to its development and adaptation to European standards. In his private practices, he manages a wide range of cases and provides solutions to his patients' problems, while also being a member of numerous Greek and international scientific societies.

Ο Μαλαχιάς Μιχαήλ-Αλέξανδρος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός-Αθλητίατρος και Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Ορθοπαιδικής στην Ιατρική Σχολή EUC Φρανκφούρτης (Γερμανία). Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο στο Χαλάνδρι. Είναι πτυχιούχος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Ο ιατρός εξειδικεύεται στην αρθροσκοπική και επανορθωτική (αρθροπλαστικές) χειρουργική του ώμου, του γόνατος και του ισχίου. Επιπλέον, θεωρείται expert στις νέες βιολογικές θεραπείες (PRP) με καθοδήγηση υπερήχου (πρώτο Διδακτορικό στην Ελλάδα πάνω στο εν λόγω πεδίο), αλλά και στη θεραπεία των αθλητικών κακώσεων, όπου έχει λάβει την εθνική κλινική υποτροφία «Γεώργιος Νούλης», της Ελληνικής Αρθροσκοπικής Εταιρείας (αντιμετώπιση ρήξης μηνίσκου, ρήξης χιαστού, χόνδρινων βλαβών, αρθροσκόπηση ισχίου σε νέους, αρθροσκόπηση ώμου για ρήξη τενόντων στροφικού πετάλου, εξάρθρημα, κτλ.). Η μετεκπαίδευσή του (complex joint reconstruction fellowship) στο πεδίο της ελάχιστα επεμβατικής ρομποτικής αρθροπλαστικής γόνατος & ισχίου έχει πραγματοποιηθεί στο Hospital for Special Surgery (Νέα Υόρκη), το οποίο αξιολογείται, επί 12 συναπτά έτη, ως το κορυφαίο (Νο1) ορθοπαιδικό νοσοκομείο των ΗΠΑ. Πέραν τούτου, έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί, επί σειρά ετών (clinical fellowships), στον τομέα της αρθροσκοπικής χειρουργικής και της αντιμετώπισης αθλητικών κακώσεων, σε διεθνή ακαδημαϊκά κέντρα του υψηλότερου επιπέδου (ESSKA teaching centers), όπως η Clinica Ars Medica (Λουγκάνο, Ελβετία), και η ATOS Klinik (Χαϊδελβέργη, Γερμανία). Ο Επ. Καθηγητής Ορθοπαιδικής, κος Μαλαχιάς, είναι αναγνωρισμένος σε διεθνή συνέδρια για την ακαδημαϊκή κλινική έρευνά του και έχει συμμετάσχει σε άνω των 110 επιστημονικών ερευνών, δημοσιευμένων σε έγκριτα διεθνή περιοδικά (του Pubmed). Μετά από πολυετή χειρουργική εξειδίκευση στο εξωτερικό, επιστρέφει στη γενέτειρά του, την Αθήνα, για να ασκήσει την ορθοπαιδική επιστήμη, ως Διευθυντής της Γ’ Ορθοπαιδικής Κλινικής στο Therapis General Hospital, με βάση τα πλέον σύγχρονα διεθνή πρότυπα και επίκεντρο τον άνθρωπο.

Dr. Mparmpounakis Nikolaos MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Marousi within the "Mitera" Hospital, in Salamina, and in Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" and completed a postgraduate program in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Orthopedics at the Sports Injuries Department of the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voulas and received further training in the Shoulder Disease Clinic at the Istituto Clinico Humanitas in Milan. Additionally, he specialized in sports injuries at the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" and in the management of Upper Limb and Shoulder disorders at the Microsurgery Clinic of the Attikon General Hospital of Athens KAT. Finally, he is a Scientific Collaborator at the Athens Bioclinic, the Medical Group at the Peristeri Clinic, and the Evgenidio Therapeutic Center, and collaborates with the private hospitals "Mitera," Metropolitan General, and Mediterraneo Hospital.

Tsiavos Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in the Acharnes area. In recent years, he has worked as a Consultant in the Spine Surgery Department at "Hygeia" Hospital, specializing in Spine Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, and Trauma Management. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his postgraduate studies focusing on metabolic bone diseases and Osteoporosis at the same university. He began his specialization in Orthopedic Surgery as an assistant physician to Professor Mr. Soukakos at the Athens Bioclinic. Subsequently, for approximately six years, he worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon at some of the largest hospitals in Athens, specifically at the University General Hospital "Attikon" and the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" (1 year). He has accumulated more than 10 years of experience in Orthopedic Surgery and successfully performs a large number of surgeries daily, focusing on conditions related to the Spine. His clinical interest centers on adult spinal disorders and congenital spinal conditions in children (scoliosis). He continuously pursues further education and attends seminars and specialized training courses in Greece and Europe and has obtained certification from the AO Course Advance In Operative Fracture Management. Finally, he has authored five academic publications, the latest of which was published in 2016 with the participation of academic colleagues and peers.

Dr. Natsioulas Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi and concurrently serves as a Consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He was admitted through nationwide examinations to the Medical Department of the Military Academy of Corps Officers and to the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He graduated in 2006 with the grade "very good" and was commissioned as an Ensign in the Hellenic Navy. He initially served as a physician on the Hellenic Navy's frigate Elli, and in 2009 began his specialization in Orthopedic Surgery at the Naval Hospital of Athens. In 2011, he moved to Glasgow, United Kingdom, where he completed a 4-year residency in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. In 2015, after examinations, he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons), and in 2017, after examinations, a member of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT), making him one of the few Orthopedic surgeons in Greece holding both titles. The doctor has acquired significant experience in the conservative and surgical management of Orthopedic and Traumatology conditions. He operates privately at Metropolitan General in Cholargos and at other private clinics in Athens.

Misitzis Adamantios MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Kifisia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received advanced training in Upper Extremity Surgery and Microsurgery at the Universities of Louisville and Michigan in the United States. He trained at the University Orthopedic Clinic of Athens at the Attikon General Hospital KAT. Additionally, he has extensive experience in orthopedic traumatology and microsurgical reconstruction, peripheral nerve compression syndromes, and peripheral nerve injuries. Throughout his career, he has served as President and founding member of numerous societies and medical centers, including the Hellenic Society of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery and the Department of Upper Extremity Surgery & Microsurgery at the Medical Center of Athens. Finally, he is a member of both Greek and international medical associations, such as the Hellenic Society of Upper Extremity Surgery, the Hellenic and International Societies of Reconstructive Microsurgery, among others.

Lallos Stergios MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Agia Paraskevi and also sees patients at the Metropolitan General. He holds a master's degree (MSc) in Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis and a Medical Degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his specialty in Orthopedics and holds ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) certification as well as a Basic Life Support diploma. Additionally, he is specialized in arthroplasty, arthroscopy, traumatology, sports injuries, and major joint surgery, areas he focused on after completing his specialty and subsequently upon selection by the Medical School of Athens, where he served as a University Fellow of the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens. He then moved to Switzerland, where he worked as a Consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic of Salem Spital in Bern, covering the full spectrum of joint pathology and surgery. It is noteworthy that during his career, he served as a Scientific Associate at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center and the Medical Diavalkaniko Center. Finally, Dr. Lallos is a member of numerous professional associations and has extensive participation in conferences, seminars, presentations, and publications.