Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons for Spondylolisthesis in Attica

Samdanis Vasileios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Agia Paraskevi and Koropi. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is specialized in upper limb surgery (shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand) at one of the largest purely orthopedic centers in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he is an attending physician at the 5th Orthopedic Clinic of "Hygeia" Hospital. He holds a postgraduate degree in metabolic bone diseases - osteoporosis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has an extensive research portfolio, with numerous lectures and presentations at Greek and international medical conferences, as well as publications in scientific journals. Furthermore, he has a rich teaching record spanning several years in the postgraduate program "Metabolic Bone Diseases" at the Medical School of Athens. Finally, he is a member of Greek and international medical associations and scientific societies.

Ο Χρηστογεώργος Πάρις, MD, MSc είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και Τραυματολόγος με εξειδίκευση στις παθήσεις και τη Χειρουργική της Σπονδυλικής Στήλης. Ο ιατρός είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (Master of Science, MSc) στην «Άθληση και Υγεία» με βαθμό Άριστα από την Ιατρική Σχολή Αθηνών του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Εκπλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή του στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας (2014-2015). Ξεκίνησε και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή του στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική και Τραυματολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Γ. Γεννηματάς» (2016-2021), όπου απέκτησε ιδιαίτερη εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση σύνθετων καταγμάτων, κακώσεων, χρόνιων εκφυλιστικών παθήσεων και παραμορφώσεων του άνω και του κάτω άκρου . Στο πλαίσιο της ειδικότητας, εκπαιδεύτηκε στο Τμήμα Σκολίωσης και Σπονδυλικής Στήλης του Γ.Ν.Α. «ΚΑΤ» (2019-2020), όπου απέκτησε εμπειρία στην ολοκληρωμένη αντιμετώπιση όλου του φάσματος των παθήσεων, σύνθετων παραμορφώσεων και κακώσεων της Σπονδυλικής Στήλης. Ακόμα, εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Παιδο-ορθοπαιδική στο Νοσοκομείο Παίδων «η Αγία Σοφία» (2020-2021), όπου ήρθε σε επαφή με μεγάλο όγκο κακώσεων και παραμορφώσεων του παιδιατρικού πληθυσμού. Ο ιατρός εκπαιδεύτηκε ως Fellow στο Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery του Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals στο Nottingham του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (2023), το οποίο αποτελεί διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένο Κέντρο Αριστείας κι Αναφοράς για τις παθήσεις, παραμορφώσεις και κακώσεις της Σπονδυλικής Στήλης στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, καθώς και Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης της AO Spine. Σήμερα, ο ιατρός εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής Ορθοπαιδικός- Χειρουργός Σπονδυλικής Στήλης στην Κλινική Σπονδυλικής Στήλης, Κέντρο Σκολίωσης, Τραύματος και Ογκολογίας Σπονδυλικής Στήλης του Νοσοκομείου Metropolitan General στην Αθήνα. Είναι διδάσκων του σεμιναρίου «Πρώτες βοήθειες- ορθοπαιδικά επείγοντα» για προπτυχιακούς και μεταπτυχιακούς φοιτητές της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών, ΕΚΠΑ από το 2019 έως σήμερα και ομιλεί άπταιστα Αγγλικά και Γερμανικά. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε εγχώρια και διεθνή συνέδρια καθώς και επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια και παράγει ερευνητικό έργο. Τέλος, είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας (Ε.Ε.Χ.Ο.Τ.) καθώς και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας (G.M.C.).

Dr. Pantos Panagiotis, MD, MSc, PhD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Marousi, Haidari, and Glyfada. He holds a PhD in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same institution. He also has a master's degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and received training in the Upper Limb and Microsurgery Clinic at the General Hospital KAT. After completing his specialization, he practiced as an Orthopedic Surgeon in Germany, serving as Oberarzt für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie in the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Center for Shoulder Surgery, Asklepios Klinik Seligenstadt. From 2016 to 2020, he worked as Leitender Oberarzt in the Clinic for Shoulder Surgery at Klinik Maingau vom Roten Kreuz, Frankfurt am Main. He is also Head of the Upper Limb Surgery and Sports Injuries Department at Osteon Orthopedic and Spine Clinic. Additionally, he is the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic - Upper Limb Department at the Athens Medical Center. In his private practices, he is capable of treating the full spectrum of shoulder conditions using either arthroscopic or open surgical techniques.

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.

Stylianos Kouzoupis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Piraeus since 2004. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty in Orthopedics at the Attica General Hospital KAT. He specializes in Hip and Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Traumatology. In addition to his private practice, he is a Scientific Associate at "Hygeia" Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital. Previously, he worked for several years at IKA Piraeus as an Orthopedic Surgeon and served as the Physician for the Hellenic Equestrian Federation. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

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.

Vasileiadis Theofilos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Petroupoli since 2000. He specializes in traumatology and sports injuries, with particular expertise in lumbar and cervical spine conditions, as well as in arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Additionally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Mpenakis Leonardos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Vrilissia. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace, where he was admitted through national university entrance examinations. He received a Scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (E.E.CH.O.T.) for the first Forte Summer School in 2016. Additionally, he was awarded a scholarship from the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society (E.A.E.) for the Travelling Fellowship in 2017. He has participated in numerous international conferences, specialized seminars on new techniques, and educational courses. He has also served as Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Euroclinic Athens and was among the first Orthopedic Surgeons in Greece trained in total hip arthroplasty using the minimally invasive SuperPath approach during its introduction in 2016. He undertakes arthroscopic repair of sports injuries in cases unresponsive to conservative treatment. The clinic offers the possibility of biological therapies with platelet-rich plasma.

Dr. Anagnostou Konstantinos, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Argyroupoli. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Patras and a graduate of the same institution. He obtained his Orthopedic Surgeon title in 2013 from the University Orthopedic Clinic at the University General Hospital of Rio, Patras, while part of his specialization was also completed at the "P. & A. Kyriakou" General Children's Hospital of Athens. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Anagnostou collaborates with MITERA Hospital - HYGEIA Group, serving as the Consultant of the 4th Orthopedic Clinic - Sports Injuries and Knee and Hip Arthroplasties. He has participated in a large number of conferences, educational seminars, and projects, focusing primarily on upper limb disorders and injuries, as well as sports injuries. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society, and AO TRAUMA.

Georgios - Evaggelos Mimidis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Petroupoli. He holds a Master's degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" and has received training at Arthrex - ArthroLab in Munich, Germany. He has specialized in adult reconstructive surgery, trauma surgery, orthopedic oncology, and Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Anti-Cancer Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas" and the First Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens at the University Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, he serves as a Consultant at Euroclinic Athens and previously held a consultant position at Mediterraneo Hospital. In his private practice, he manages conditions such as meniscal tears, cruciate ligament tears, shoulder and ankle disorders, kyphosis, osteoporosis, and others.

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.

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.

Mixas Giorgos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains his private practice in Acharnes. He holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has completed a postgraduate program in "Metabolic Bone Diseases," and is a PhD candidate at the same university. He has received additional training in ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) and the Knee Arthroscopy Course (Geneva). The doctor specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at hospitals in Belgium, Switzerland, and Greece and has served as a Medical Team Collaborator for the PAE Apollon Smyrnis football team. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each patient, as every case is unique and requires a combination of appropriate techniques. The clinic facilities are suitably designed to ensure patients' stay is pleasant, friendly, and comfortable.

Ilias Apostolos MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Glyfada. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a Basic Life Support diploma from the United Kingdom and an Advanced Trauma Life Support diploma from the University of Athens. He serves as a scientific collaborator at Mediterraneo, Metropolitan, Iaso General hospitals, and the Athens Medical Center Group, and also collaborates with the Private MITERA Hospital and Therapis General Hospital. In his private practice, he provides services in accordance with the latest protocols for the treatment of orthopedic conditions in adults and children, such as osteoarthritis, sports injuries, cartilage lesions, upper and lower limb fractures, spinal disorders, and peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuritis, and hallux valgus (bunion). Furthermore, he applies modern biological therapies (concentrated platelet-rich plasma - growth factor injections) and conducts osteoporosis assessments and EOPYY prescription services. Finally, the surgeon has an extensive curriculum vitae including participation in training seminars in the United Kingdom (UK) as well as Europe-wide, alongside publications in reputable scientific journals.

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.

Dr. Antonios Aggoules, MD, PhD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a medical degree from the same institution. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics at the "Asklepieio" Voula Hospital, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, and "Agios Savvas" Hospital, followed by a fellowship in the Academic Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, funded by a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. The doctor has extensive experience in sports injuries, trauma, knee surgery, low back pain, neck pain, as well as medical acupuncture, holding certification in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Acupuncture from the AcuScience International Postgraduate Center on Acupuncture. He collaborates with renowned private healthcare institutions and simultaneously teaches in higher education. His scientific work includes publications in international and recognized Greek medical journals, as well as numerous presentations at medical conferences on topics related to orthopedics, traumatology, and physical rehabilitation. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association and former President of its Alternative Medicine Committee, as well as a member of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society.