Health professionals for Scoliosis in Attica

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Katsoulis Grigorios MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Korydallos. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Adult and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, gaining extensive experience at hospitals such as the "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, the Korgialeneio - Benakeio "Hellenic Red Cross" Hospital, and the Royal & Broadgreen University Hospitals of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, under the supervision of Professor Simon P. Frostick. In 2012, he was awarded a scholarship by the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (HSOST) through written examinations for further specialization in the United Kingdom. His area of expertise includes trauma, sports injuries, and reconstructive joint surgery, with a focus on shoulder and knee arthroscopy as well as total hip and knee arthroplasty using advanced contemporary techniques (ALMIS, Navigator). He collaborates with the private clinic of the Medical Center Group in Psychiko and Paleo Faliro, whose facilities provide assurance for the management of both simple and highly complex surgical procedures. Finally, the doctor actively participates annually in major conferences and educational seminars in Greece and abroad, either as a speaker or for his ongoing education and training in the latest advancements in the specialty.

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.

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.

Ο Αλέξανδρος Σιδέρης είναι φυσικοθεραπευτής με κλινική εξειδίκευση στη Μυοσκελετική Φυσικοθεραπεία, το Manual Therapy, τον Βιοϊατρικό Βελονισμό και τη διαχείριση του επίμονου και χρόνιου πόνου. Δραστηριοποιείται σε δύο εξειδικευμένες κλινικές φυσικοθεραπείας, τη Physio Science Clinic και το Pain Physios, εφαρμόζοντας μια κοινή φιλοσοφία σύγχρονης, εξατομικευμένης και επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένης φυσικοθεραπείας.

Και στους δύο κλινικούς χώρους, η θεραπεία ξεκινά από την ουσιαστική κατανόηση του προβλήματος και όχι απλώς από τη διάγνωση. Η λεπτομερής αξιολόγηση, ο κλινικός συλλογισμός και η συνεχής επανεκτίμηση αποτελούν τη βάση για τη δημιουργία ενός πραγματικά εξατομικευμένου θεραπευτικού πλάνου.

Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στη Μυοσκελετική Φυσικοθεραπεία, στον επίμονο και χρόνιο πόνο, στις παθήσεις της σπονδυλικής στήλης, στις κεφαλαλγίες, στις δυσλειτουργίες της κροταφογναθικής άρθρωσης, στις παθήσεις του περιφερικού νευρικού συστήματος, καθώς και σε σύνθετα περιστατικά όπου τα συμπτώματα επιμένουν ή δεν εξηγούνται εύκολα από μία μόνο διάγνωση.

Παράλληλα, προσφέρονται εξατομικευμένα προγράμματα μετεγχειρητικής και αθλητικής αποκατάστασης, με στόχο την ασφαλή επάνοδο στη λειτουργικότητα, την επιθυμητή καθημερινότητα και την επιστροφή στον αθλητισμό.

Στις υπηρεσίες των δύο κλινικών χώρων περιλαμβάνονται, ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες κάθε περιστατικού, θεραπευτική άσκηση, Manual Therapy, βελονισμός, εκπαίδευση στην κατανόηση του πόνου και σύγχρονες τεχνολογίες αποκατάστασης, πάντα μέσα σε ένα εξατομικευμένο θεραπευτικό πλάνο.

Στους τομείς εξειδικευμένης φροντίδας εντάσσονται επίσης η Φυσικοθεραπεία Πυελικού Εδάφους και η φυσικοθεραπευτική υποστήριξη ανθρώπων στους οποίους ο χρόνιος πόνος, το στρες, η χρόνια κόπωση και η ψυχική επιβάρυνση αλληλεπιδρούν και επηρεάζουν σημαντικά τη λειτουργικότητα και την ποιότητα ζωής. Η κοινή φιλοσοφία των δύο κλινικών χώρων είναι απλή: δεν αντιμετωπίζουμε μόνο τη διάγνωση, αλλά τον άνθρωπο πίσω από αυτήν.

Topkas Athanasios MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist, affiliated with the Orthopedic Clinic of "Hygeia" Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Marousi. He graduated with honors from the Medical School of Varna University and holds a Master's degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He began his specialization in Orthopedic Surgery - Traumatology at the General Prefectural Hospital of Edessa and continued his training at the 1st IKA Hospital of Athens and the General Attica Hospital KAT. He worked as a Registrar B at the Sports Injuries Department of the General Attica Hospital KAT and subsequently as a Registrar B in the 2nd Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Department of the same hospital. During his specialization and tenure, he specialized in all surgeries related to the upper limb and the hand. Additionally, he specialized in Sports Medicine, with a particular emphasis on knee arthroscopy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ligament injuries of the knee). To date, Dr. Topkas remains a Scientific Collaborator of numerous private hospitals and groups such as Hygeia Hospital, the Biomed Group, the Athens and Piraeus Bioclinic, the Euromedica Group, the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center, the Mediterraneo Hospital, the Athenian Clinic, and the Athens Medical Group. Throughout his medical career, he has actively participated in the development of numerous studies, which have been presented at Greek and international conferences, and has contributed to the authorship of publications. He has participated in numerous postgraduate training programs and workshops and has served on organizing committees for various conferences. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, the Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery, and the Hellenic Society for Wound and Ulcer Healing.

Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos MD, MSc, F.E.B.O.T. is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Health Unit Management from the Hellenic Open University. Additionally, he has obtained the title of Fellow of the E.B.O.T. (European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) following examinations conducted by the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (E.F.O.R.T.). He has served as an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the Vitos Clinic Kassel in Germany and as an Attending Physician at the Sports Injuries Clinic of Metropolitan General. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases and provides specialized medical services including, among others, sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, and minimally invasive hip and knee arthroplasty.

Dr. Tsapakidis Giannis was born in Larisa in 1975 and graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2000. He completed his Orthopedic specialty residency at Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus, with part of his training conducted at KAT Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital in London. He received a scholarship from AO and worked as a Fellow at the Sports Injuries and Trauma Center of Queens Medical Centre University Hospital in Nottingham. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Athens and a member of AO ALUMNI. Since 2006, he has served as the team physician for the women's basketball team “ESPERIDES” Kallithea (Women’s A1 Basketball Champion for 2006-07 and 2008-09 and Greek Cup Winner for 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09). From 2015 to 2018, he was part of the medical team covering orthopedic concerns for the athletes of KAE AEK. Since 2013, he has provided medical coverage for the basketball team PROTEAS VOULAS and from 2015 to 2025 served as the medical provider for the athletes of the basketball team KAE AMAROUSIOU. From 2021 to 2023, he was the team physician for the WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM, and from 2022 to 2024 for the team of PANIONIOS B.C. Previously, he was part of the medical team covering orthopedic needs of the athletes of KAE PANELLINIOS from 2008 to 2011 and the Cultural and Sports Center “DAIS.” Subsequently, from 2018 to 2022, he provided medical coverage to the athletes of MELLISION and since 2018 to the athletes of ESPEROS B.C. Finally, starting this year, he has been the medical provider for the amateur club PANATHINAIKOS A.O. He has attended specialized seminars/workshops in Traumatology, Microsurgery, and Arthroscopic Surgery both in Greece and abroad. He has participated with publications/presentations in Greek and International scientific conferences and journals.

Dr. Mperdousis Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He graduated from the Military School of Health Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Orthopedics - Traumatology and Sports Injuries at the General Hospital of Attica KAT and in the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the Athens Children's Hospital "P. and A. Kyriakou." He serves as a Consultant in the Orthopedic Department of the Hellenic Police and as an Associate Physician at the Peristeri Medical Center, Mediterraneo Hospital, and Doctors Hospital. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association and speaks English.

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.

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.

Dr. Nikolopoulos Ioannis, MD, MSc, is an Orthopedic Surgeon, graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, with a Master's degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He is a Scientific Associate - Orthopedic Surgeon at Metropolitan Hospital and maintains private practices in Aspropyrgos and at the Medica Polyclinic in Agios Stefanos. He provides high-level services for the treatment and rehabilitation of a wide range of orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions in adults and children, such as chondropathy, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, kyphosis, fractures, sports injuries, and upper limb neuropathy. Additionally, he offers consulting services for osteoporosis screening. He specializes in Minimally Invasive Surgery for performing surgical procedures such as total hip and knee arthroplasty, and continues to enhance his surgical expertise abroad. Moreover, he has numerous publications in reputable international and Greek scientific journals and has participated as a speaker at domestic and international conferences.

Vasilakakos Theofanis MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with private practices in Kalamata, Sparta, and Kolonaki, and is also an Associate at the "Metropolitan" Hospital in Athens. He has specialized in Arthroscopic Surgery of the shoulder and knee at McGill University in Canada and in Reconstructive Surgery of the hip, shoulder, and knee at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States of America. He manages patients with sports injuries, osteoarthritis, spinal hemangioma, fractures, meniscal tears, anterior cruciate ligament tears, scoliosis-kyphosis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, tendinitis, chondropathy, and other bone injuries.

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.

Dionysios Xionis, an orthopedic surgeon, is an associate of the Athens Medical Center and specializes in the full spectrum of orthopedic medicine. In his orthopedic clinic, every patient, regardless of age, can receive information on the prevention and rehabilitation of orthopedic conditions. As an orthopedic surgeon, Dionysios Xionis provides a range of services at his clinic, including fracture monitoring, kyphosis, spondylolysis-spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, osteoporosis screening, and intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for knees and shoulders. Additionally, the physician offers high-quality services for arthroscopic procedures such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) arthroscopy, meniscus repair, and chondropathy treatment. Finally, through continuous education, he focuses on the management of spinal disorders, including low back pain and cervical syndrome.

Georgios Xatzimarkakis MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Patras and Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from the University of Florence, Italy, and specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases “Sotiria” and in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens KAT. He subsequently completed a Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedics at Lewisham University Hospital of the National Health Service Trust in London. Additionally, he pursued a postgraduate program focused on Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a scientific collaborator with the Athens Medical Group, the General Clinic of Olympio Therapeutirion, Mediterraneo Boutique Hospital, Henry Durant Hospital Center, and serves as the scientific director at the Medical Polyclinic of Patras. Furthermore, he has published articles and research papers both in Greece and internationally.