Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons for Spondylolysis

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.

Mr. Georgoulis Stylianos MD, MSC, Dipl is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist with a private practice in Marousi. He has received advanced training at Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in reconstructive orthopedics (hip and knee arthroplasty) and practices orthopedic surgery and traumatology - sports medicine at the 251 Air Force General Hospital as the Director of the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic. Simultaneously, he serves as the Deputy Director of the 7th Orthopedic Clinic at HYGEIA, focusing on robotic hip and knee arthroplasty, having been certified in these techniques. The core principles of his therapeutic approach to patients include information, understanding, honesty, and trust, which form the foundation for a personalized treatment process tailored to meet the distinct needs and demands of his patients. These are the essential elements of a mutual trust relationship between patient and surgeon, which will determine the choice of method, define the patient's therapeutic expectations, and ultimately ensure an excellent outcome.

Dimitrios Kaklamanis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Galatsi and Kolonaki. He is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a degree from the Medical School of the same university. He completed his specialization in General Surgery at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the Athens Prefectural General Hospital "Elpis" and in Orthopedic Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". With his experience and expertise, he is capable of diagnosing and managing common orthopedic problems encountered in daily life as well as treating any related conditions. Additionally, he participates in Greek and European conferences and is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism, and the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

Ο Μιχαήλ Θεόδωρος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, μέλος του διοικητικού συμβουλίου της ΑΘΛΗΤΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ, με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Εύοσμο Θεσσαλονίκης. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με πλήθος ιδιωτικών κλινικών της Θεσσαλονίκης, καθώς και με την Γ’ Πανεπιστημιακή Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική, όπου προσφέρει της υπηρεσίες του ως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στις μονάδες Αθλητικών Κακώσεων, Μυοσκελετικού Τραύματος ενηλίκων και Μυοσκελετικής Ογκολογικής Χειρουργικής. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Ξεκίνησε την ειδικότητά του στο 424 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Εκπαιδεύσεως, την οποία ολοκλήρωσε στην Γ’ Πανεπιστημιακή Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης "Παπαγεωργίου". Μετά το πέρας της ειδικότητας του, έλαβε υποτροφία από το Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος για το Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) στην Νέα Υόρκη των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Αμερικής, το μεγαλύτερο νοσοκομείο Ορθοπεδικών παθήσεων παγκοσμίως, όπου, μέσω του προγράμματος HSS-Stavros Niarchos Foundation Orthopaedic Seminar Program αλλά και του ετήσιου συνεδρίου ισχίου και γόνατος (Annual Holiday Knee & Hip Course), ενημερώθηκε για τις πιο σύγχρονες τεχνικές (Ρομποτική και Navigation) και τα νεότερα υλικά στο πεδίο της αρθροπλαστικής. Επίσης, έχει πραγματοποιήσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο πεδίο της Αθλητιατρικής (Sports Medicine) ενώ κατέχει και το Δίπλωμα "Ιατρικής Ποδοσφαίρου" της FIFA (Federation International de Football Association). Η ενασχόλησή του με τον αθλητισμό από την παιδική του ηλικία τον οδήγησε να εστιάσει μέρος των σπουδών του προς την πρόληψη και αντιμετώπιση αθλητικών κακώσεων και στην Αθλητιατρική. Επί του παρόντος ο ιατρός έχει αναλάβει καθήκοντα Υπεύθυνου του Ιατρικού Επιτελείου ομάδας Πετοσφαίρισης Ανδρών που αγωνίζεται στην Α1 Εθνική κατηγορία (Volley Leauge), Πετοσφαίρισης Γυναικών που αγωνίζεται στην Α2 Εθνική κατηγορία και Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών που αγωνίζεται στην Γ’ Εθνική κατηγορία. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων, αλλά και ως ομιλητής σε ένα μεγάλο αριθμό επιστημονικών συνεδρίων. Τέλος, διαθέτει αξιόλογη ερευνητική εμπειρία έχοντας δημοσιεύσει έρευνες του σε εγχώρια και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και έχει προσφέρει τις γνώσεις του σε νέους συναδέλφους από την θέση του εκπαιδευτή σεμιναρίων, μέσω εβδομαδιαίων διαλέξεων στους φοιτητές ιατρικής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και ως υπεύθυνος για την εξοικείωση με το αντικείμενο της Ορθοπαιδικής, φοιτητών των Η.Π.Α., μέσω του προγράμματος ATLANTIS.

Ο Θωμάς Χατζηπέτρου είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, με εξειδίκευση στις αθλητικές κακώσεις και στη ρομποτική χειρουργική ισχίου και γόνατος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και ειδικεύτηκε στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης «Άγιος Παύλος», στο Τμήμα Αθλητικών Κακώσεων. Το κλινικό του αντικείμενο περιλαμβάνει τη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση μυοσκελετικών παθήσεων και αθλητικών τραυματισμών, καθώς και τη ρομποτικά υποβοηθούμενη αρθροπλαστική ισχίου και γόνατος. Η θεραπευτική προσέγγιση προσαρμόζεται στις ανάγκες κάθε ασθενούς, από τη συντηρητική αντιμετώπιση έως τη χειρουργική θεραπεία και τη μετεγχειρητική αποκατάσταση. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στην ιατρική υποστήριξη αθλητών υψηλού επιπέδου. Έχει αναλάβει καθήκοντα επικεφαλής ιατρού στις Εθνικές Ομάδες Καλαθοσφαίρισης U16 και U20, συμμετέχοντας σε ευρωπαϊκά πρωταθλήματα και διεθνείς διοργανώσεις της FIBA. Έχει επίσης προσφέρει ιατρική υποστήριξη στην ανδρική ομάδα χειροσφαίρισης του ΠΑΟΚ και στην ποδοσφαιρική ομάδα των Ακριτών Συκεών. Δίνει έμφαση στη σαφή ενημέρωση του ασθενούς, στην εξατομικευμένη επιλογή θεραπείας και στη συνεχή παρακολούθηση της αποκατάστασης, με στόχο τη βελτίωση της κινητικότητας και την ασφαλή επιστροφή στην καθημερινότητα και την άθληση.

Pathiakis Ioannis Md, MSc, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has obtained two postgraduate degrees in "Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery & Tele-surgery Medicine" and "Surgical Anatomy" from the Medical School of the same university. Additionally, he holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the Department of Anatomy. He is specialized in Robotic Knee and Hip Surgery and in Microsurgical Bloodless Carpal Tunnel Release and holds a diploma in Medical Acupuncture from the Scientific Association of Medical Acupuncturists of Greece. He has completed training at numerous hospitals, while his specialty was completed in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Ierapetra. Furthermore, during his career, he has taught courses on First Aid, Traumatology, and musculoskeletal injuries at the IEK of Siteia and at the Volunteer Corps of Samaritans and Rescuers of Siteia, respectively. Finally, as part of his continuous education and updating in microsurgery and medical acupuncture, the physician regularly attends medical conferences, earning personal honorary distinctions.

Beyond Medicine, he holds a degree in Social Theology from the Theological School of Athens.

Mylonas Xrysanthos is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist with private practices in Anavyssos, Lavrio, and Glyfada. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialty in General Surgery at the General State Hospital of Nikaia. Throughout his professional career, he served as a Scientific Collaborator at IKA Lavrio for over 15 years. Currently, in addition to his private practices, he is a Scientific Collaborator at the private hospital Medirerraneo in the Glyfada area. Furthermore, he regularly attends conferences in Greece and abroad covering the entire spectrum of Orthopedics, including topics such as osteoporosis, trauma, surgical arthroplasty, geriatric patients, and bone neoplasms. He also participates in various research projects and presentations both in Greece and internationally.

Ο Χαράλαμπος Α. Τσακιρόπουλος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός – Τραυματολόγος, Επιμελητής στο  Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής ΚΑΤ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Μέγαρα. Είναι απόφοιτος Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Ovidius της Κωνστάντζας και κάτοχος τίτλου ειδικότητας Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας, και έχει ολοκληρώσει το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών «Αποκατάσταση Βλαβών Νωτιαίου Μυελού – Διαχείριση του Πόνου Σπονδυλικής Προέλευσης» του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής ΚΑΤ και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Μέγαρα, έχοντας προηγούμενη επαγγελματική εμπειρία στον Όμιλο Ευρωκλινικής Αθηνών και στην Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική OSTEON. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας, ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει σε εξειδικευμένα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα και συνέδρια με αντικείμενο την αρθροπλαστική ισχίου και γόνατος, τη διαχείριση καταγμάτων, τη χειρουργική του προσθίου χιαστού συνδέσμου και των μηνίσκων, καθώς και σε συνέδρια των ESSKA, ECTS και ΕΕΧΟΤ. Επιπλέον, έχει παρακολουθήσει σεμινάρια αρθροσκοπικής χειρουργικής ώμου και άκρου ποδός.

Στο ιατρείο του εξετάζει και αντιμετωπίζει παθήσεις και τραυματισμούς του μυοσκελετικού συστήματος: πόνο στη μέση, στον αυχένα, στον ώμο, στο ισχίο και στο γόνατο, οστεοαρθρίτιδα, αθλητικές κακώσεις, διαστρέμματα και κατάγματα. Το χειρουργικό του αντικείμενο περιλαμβάνει αρθροπλαστικές ισχίου και γόνατος, αρθροσκοπήσεις και αντιμετώπιση καταγμάτων.

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.

Athanasakopoulos Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Kalamaria. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in the Orthopedic Clinic as well as in the Chronic Diseases and Sports Injuries Unit at the General Hospital Agios Pavlos in Thessaloniki. Additionally, he completed training at the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Gennimatas" and at the 2nd Neurosurgery Clinic of the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki. For the past 20 years, he has been a Scientific Collaborator at the Agios Loukas Clinic in Thessaloniki. He focuses particularly on sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, as well as the treatment of trauma and fractures using all modern methods. Finally, he has significant experience in total joint arthroplasty and the management of osteoporosis.

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. 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.

Konstantinos Xorianopoulos is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist - Traumatologist and maintains a private practice in the Agioi Anargyroi area. He specializes in sports injuries and traumatology and has attended specialized seminars at dedicated arthroscopy centers in the city of Tours, France. The physician is a Scientific Collaborator at the Peristeri Medical Center and the Psychiko Medical Center. In his private practice, he offers a multitude of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Ioannis Xliavoras is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a former consultant and chief surgeon at the center for comprehensive total joint replacements at Klinikum Hochsauerland in Arnsberg, Germany. Since 2019, he has been responsible for the cartilage surgery and arthroscopic surgery department of the orthopedic clinic at Klinikum Hochsauerland. Since 2017, he is a certified Surgeon-Arthroscopist of the German Society for Arthroscopic Surgery and Joint Surgery (AGA). He is a certified Sports Medicine physician by the Medical Association of Westphalia, Germany. He is a collaborator of the private clinic "Kyaneus Stavros-Euromedica." He specializes in arthroscopic procedures of the knee and shoulder, as well as total knee and hip arthroplasties, with extensive experience in modern minimally invasive techniques and rapid recovery, having performed numerous surgeries.

Dr. Georgios Karydakis, MD, PhD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Military Physician, Doctor of Medicine from the University of Thessaly, Consultant at the Orthopedic Clinic of the 251st Air Force General Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Athens. He specializes in sports injuries, arthroscopy, reconstructive surgery of major joints (arthroplasty), pediatric orthopedic conditions, as well as trauma surgery. He graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officers School of Corps. He completed a one-year fellowship at the internationally recognized center for hip, knee, foot surgery and sports injuries at the ATOS Clinic in Heidelberg, Germany (HKF Zentrum, ATOS Klinik, Heidelberg), focusing on a wide range of sports injuries and reconstructive surgery of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Furthermore, Dr. Karydakis has extensive experience in conditions such as cartilage lesions of the knee and foot, cruciate ligament and meniscal tears, limb length discrepancy, osteoporosis, spinal disorders, fractures, among others. Finally, he has participated in numerous scientific conferences and educational seminars and has an extensive portfolio of publications and presentations in both Greek and international scientific journals and conferences.

Lagoudakis Georgios MD, MSc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Chania. He holds a Master's Degree (MSc) specializing in "Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from the Medical School of Ioannina. Additionally, after completing his specialization at the largest orthopedic hospital in Athens, the General Attica Hospital KAT, he received a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and began his postgraduate training in England alongside world-renowned orthopedic surgeons, focusing on the most advanced arthroscopic surgical techniques. He also received a scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for further training at the top orthopedic hospital in America, the HSS-Hospital for Special Surgery, in Manhattan, New York. He is specialized in performing arthroplasties using minimally invasive methods. He has extensive experience in sports injuries, particularly knee injuries such as meniscal and cruciate ligament tears, as well as all shoulder disorders. Furthermore, he handles hand and upper extremity surgery cases and microsurgery, following his extensive training in the microsurgery department of the General Attica Hospital KAT.

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.

Dr. Paraskeuakos Grigorios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Nikaia since 2005. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his residency at the General Hospital of Attica KAT. Additionally, he specialized in General Surgery in the Pediatric Surgery Department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio" and further specialized in the Microsurgery Department of the General Hospital of Attica KAT. The physician continuously updates his knowledge in orthopedic matters through ongoing participation in osteoporosis and general orthopedics seminars both in Greece and abroad. Finally, his private clinic offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.