Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons near Analipsi

Pinto Iosif is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains his private practice at OrthoAxis Orthopedic Center in Thessaloniki. He holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he also obtained his medical degree, and he currently serves as a Lecturer at the International Hellenic University. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the 1st University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Georgios Papanikolaou." Subsequently, he traveled to England, where he completed further training on a scholarship in Orthopedics - Traumatology and modern surgical management of injuries at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has extensive experience as a Consultant in the National Health System, with his scientific and clinical interests focusing on sports injuries, arthroplasty, traumatology, and upper limb surgery. He has a substantial research portfolio, having authored over 50 studies and articles in Greek and international journals, and is frequently invited as a speaker at conferences both in Greece and abroad. To date, he maintains a collaboration with the 2nd University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas" as a Scientific collaborator.  In his practice, he provides comprehensive diagnostic and surgical treatment services for musculoskeletal system disorders.

Ο Πεταλωτίδης Γιώργος και ο Σαλούπης Παναγιώτης είναι Ορθοπαιδικοί και διατηρούν ιδιωτικό Ορθοπαιδικό κέντρο στην Πυλαία.

Ο Πεταλωτίδης Γιώργος σπούδασε στην ιατρική σχολή του πανεπιστημίου της BOLOGNA ITALIA από όπου και αποφοίτησε το 1987. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην ορθοπαιδική κλινική του Ιπποκράτειου νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης και κατέχει τον τίτλο του ειδικού στην ορθοπαιδική χειρουργική από το 1996. Μετά την ειδικότητα εργάστηκε στο ιατρικό της EXPRESS SERVICE και κατόπιν στο ιατρείο του ΙΚΑ Ακροπόλεως έως το 2014. Από το 2003 εργάζεται στο ιδιωτικό ιατρείο του μέχρι και σήμερα. Διετέλεσε εξωτερικός συνεργάτης κλινικών της Θεσσαλονίκης (Αγιος Λουκάς, Διαβαλκανικό, Κυανούς Σταυρός, Βιοκλινικη) και τα τελευταία χρόνια της Euromedica Γενική Κλινική. Παρακολούθησε πλήθος συνεδρίων, σεμιναρίων και άλλων εκπαιδευτικών δραστηριοτήτων στη Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό και έχει εκπονήσει δεκάδες ιατρικές εργασίες και παρουσιάσεις σε ιατρικά συνέδρια. Ασχολήθηκε με την τραυματολογία , τις αρθροπλαστικές ισχίου γόνατος ώμου, τις αθλητικές κακώσεις και αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική, την παιδοορθοπαιδικη και τα προβλήματα της σπονδυλικής στήλης. Ασκεί την ορθοπαιδικη χειρουργική 30 χρόνια, έχει μεγάλη κλινική εμπειρία και επί σειρά ετών αντιμετώπισε με επιτυχία χιλιάδες ασθενείς συντηρητικά η χειρουργικά. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Θεσσαλονίκης από το 1988.

Ο Σαλούπης Παναγιώτης είναι πτυχιούχος ιατρικής - χειρουργικής σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου του Μιλάνου (Universita' degli studi di Milano). To 1988 απέκτησε την άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και το 1996 την λήψη τίτλου ειδικότητος Ορθοπαιδικής. Έχει εργαστεί στην Υπηρεσία υπαίθρου Α.Ι.Ειρηνούπολης. Από το 1996 έως το 2006 διατήρησε ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Βέροια και στη συνέχεια στη Θεσσαλονίκη με 10ετή συνεργασία με το Ιατρικό της EXPRESS SERVICE. Το 2006 διορίστηκε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Έδεσσας όπου υπηρετεί μέχρι σήμερα ως Διευθυντής της κλινικής ενώ για πέντε περίπου χρόνια συνυπηρετούσε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης"Ιπποκράτειο".

Floros Euaggelos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Giannitsa and Thessaloniki. He is a PhD candidate at the University Clinic UK RUB in Bochum, Germany, and a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specializes in knee and hip arthroplasties (with anterior approaches, minimally invasive) and customized prostheses, spinal surgery, knee and shoulder arthroscopies, sports medicine, and intensive care medicine (Notarztmedizin). His private practices offer a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Popovski Grigorios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Thessaloniki and Peraia. He holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences in Croatia and specialized in Sports Injuries at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Agios Savvas” and in Spine Surgery at the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA. He has worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon in the Orthopedic Department of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Agios Pavlos” and collaborates with the “Agios Loukas” Clinic, the Diavalkaniko Center, and the Bioclinic of Thessaloniki. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki.

Dr. Xarisis Mixail is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in adult and pediatric care and is the head of the Arthroiasis Surgical Center in Thessaloniki. He maintains a ground-floor clinic in Thessaloniki, easily accessible for individuals with mobility issues. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's Degree from the Anatomy Laboratory of AUTH, with a scientific thesis titled: "Anatomical study of the origin, course, and distribution of the suprascapular and subscapular nerves." His clinical activity focuses on adult reconstructive surgery (minimally invasive (MIS) total knee, hip, and shoulder arthroplasties), sports injuries, arthroscopic techniques, and modern biological therapies, having performed numerous surgical procedures in these areas. He obtained his Orthopedic specialty at the General Hospital of Kilkis and subsequently trained at the Upper Limb and Hand Surgery Department of Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, under the supervision of the internationally renowned Professor Anders Björkman. During this advanced training, he acquired a high level of expertise in microsurgical techniques and in the management of complex conditions and injuries of the upper limb and hand. Additionally, he actively participates in the scientific community as a speaker at conferences and seminars, while continuously attending specialized workshops and educational programs to ensure ongoing development and enhancement of his knowledge. He is affiliated with the Medical Interbalkan and Euromedica Cyan Cross facilities in Thessaloniki.

Tzavellas Anastasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He collaborates with private clinics in the city to perform surgical procedures and is currently working as a Consultant in the First Orthopedic Clinic of the 424 General Military Hospital.

In 2008, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant (Physician), having concurrently graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he enrolled in 2002.

In 2012, he began his specialty training at the 424 General Military Training Hospital, which he completed in 2018 at the Third University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital "Papageorgiou," receiving the title of Orthopedic Surgeon.

He completed the Master's program in "Medical Research Methodology" at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014 – Grade: Excellent) and obtained his PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2024, presenting his dissertation on the osteoinductive capacity of a novel peptide derived from Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 combined with a de novo collagen sponge as a bone graft substitute.

During the period 2021-2024, he worked in the United Kingdom, specifically at Frimley Park Hospital, as a Clinical Fellow in the Hip-Knee Surgery Department, gaining significant experience by performing and participating in a substantial number of surgical procedures (hip and knee arthroplasty, revisions, unicompartmental (partial) knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery, osteotomies).

Paulos Xristodoulou is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Spinal Surgeon, maintaining a clinic in the center of Thessaloniki and serving as Consultant at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hippocrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki and further specialized in spinal surgery abroad (QMC Hospital, Nottingham, U.K.). Since 2002, he has been working at the 424 General Military Training Hospital as Consultant and Deputy Director. He deals with trauma, sports injuries, and degenerative diseases of the knee and hip. He has a particular interest and expertise in the full spectrum of Spinal Diseases including trauma, degenerative disease, infection, deformity, and congenital abnormalities. He has extensive experience in the management of herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative scoliosis, adolescent scoliosis, and spinal fractures. He has attended and been an invited speaker and trainer at numerous conferences and workshops in this field. He is a member of the European Spine Society and a reviewer for the European Spine Journal.

Gantas Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains his private practice in Thermi, Thessaloniki, and serves as the Head of the Orthopedic Department at the Medical Diavalkaniko Thessaloniki. With respect for the patient’s individuality and a strong sense of responsibility towards accurate diagnosis, appropriate therapeutic indications, and effective treatment, he provides high-quality medical services for comprehensive solutions to musculoskeletal health problems. The physician sees patients daily at his clinic by appointment only.

Dr. Vezyrgiannis Ioannis is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is specialized in Orthopedics & Traumatology, Interventional and non-interventional pain management, as well as Total hip and knee arthroplasty. He possesses extensive clinical experience across the full spectrum of Orthopedics and Traumatology, providing services to 10,000 patients annually. He manages a wide range of cases, always focusing on delivering the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each patient he treats.

Ο Μιχαήλ Θεόδωρος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός - Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και Υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, 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.

Giantsidis N Georgios MD, MSc is a Military Physician, Orthopedic Surgeon and consultant at the 1st Orthopedic Department of the 424 General Military Training Hospital. He maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki, in the Voulgari area. He graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Military Medicine) in 2012 and subsequently served as a physician in Special Forces Military Units. He completed his specialty training at the 424 General Military Hospital and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Georgios Papanikolaou." During his residency, he performed numerous orthopedic surgeries, participated in many fracture repair and orthopedic disorder surgeries, trained in urgent and routine cases of his specialty, and actively contributed to the scientific work of his clinic. Since then, he has been serving as an orthopedic consultant at the 1st Orthopedic Department of the 424 General Military Training Hospital, performing a large number of surgical procedures annually across the full spectrum of Orthopedic specialty. He actively participates in postgraduate seminars and conferences to continuously update and enhance his knowledge of the latest advances and developments in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

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.

Dr Koukos Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a former Director of specialized sports injuries at St. Josef Hospital in Wuppertal, Germany. He completed his specialization and sub-specialization entirely in Germany. He undertook advanced training at world-renowned sports injury centers specializing in shoulder and elbow injuries, including: ATOS Klinik München (Prof. Martetschläger, Prof. Tauber), Klinikum Rechts der Isar (Prof. Imhoff), OCC Tübingen (Prof. Kasten), ARCUS Klinik Pforzheim (PD Dr. Burkhart), and AZ Monica Antwerp (Prof. Van Riet). In 2017, he served as Consultant at Sportklinik Duisburg, and in 2018, he was appointed Head of the arthroscopy department at the Evangelical Hospital of Mettmann (EVK Mettmann). In 2022, he assumed the position of Director at St. Josef Hospital in Wuppertal, overseeing 1,700 surgeries annually exclusively related to sports injuries of the knee, shoulder, and elbow. He is a certified trainer of the German Arthroscopic Society (AGA). Additionally, he is a member of the committees of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) and the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), as well as a member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA - ESA) committee for shoulder and elbow. He holds international recognition in the field of shoulder and elbow, frequently presenting at international conferences and seminars, and he is one of only 3-4 surgeons worldwide performing arthroscopic reconstruction of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament. His expertise also includes multiligamentous knee injuries, beyond just the cruciate ligaments, as well as knee osteotomies aimed at avoiding arthroplasty in younger patients.

Alafropatis Ilias is an Orthopedic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Evosmos, Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his specialization at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Lamia, continued at the Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Kavala, and subsequently was appointed to the 3rd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at Papageorgiou General Hospital. He obtained the specialist title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology after successful examinations in 2015 and concurrently received the diploma of the Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has been a scientific collaborator of the 3rd University Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since obtaining his specialty to the present day. He served as an Orthopedic consultant for the MDA Hellas department operating in the 2nd University Pediatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where adults and children with neuromuscular disorders are treated. Throughout his scientific career, he has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and educational events, contributed to the authorship of various scientific papers in Greek and international scientific journals, authored a book published by an international publisher of scientific monographs, and has been involved in the education of medical students at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Finally, the physician has been trained in a broad spectrum of orthopedic surgeries encompassing both trauma surgery and reconstructive orthopedic surgery, with particular interest in upper limb and hand pathologies, and has established collaborations with all private clinics in Thessaloniki.

Ο Αλέξανδρος Λεωνίδας Χολέβας είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και Στρατιωτικός Ιατρός εν αποστρατεία της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου της Θεσσαλονίκης και την ΣΣΑΣ. Απέκτησε τίτλο ειδικότητας στην Ορθοπαιδική και Τραυματιολογία μετά από εκπαίδευση στο 251 ΓΝΑ και στην Β' Πανεπιστημιακή Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του ΑΠΘ, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά στο εκπαιδευτικό και ακαδημαϊκό έργο των Κλινικών. Μετά από πολυετή εκπαίδευση σε Ευρωπαϊκά Κέντρα, τομέας ειδίκευσης του Ιατρού αποτελούν η Επανορθωτική Χειρουργική ενηλίκων και οι Αθλητικές Κακώσεις, έχοντας πραγματοποιήσει πλήθος χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων ολικής αρθροπλαστικής ισχίου και γόνατος, καθώς και μεγάλο αριθμό αρθροσκοπικών επεμβάσεων γόνατος και ώμου.

Ο Ορθοπαιδικός διατηρεί Ιατρείο στην Καλαμαριά της Θεσσαλονίκης και αποτελεί επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της Κλινικής "Άγιος Λουκάς". Παρέχονται σύγχρονες υπηρεσίες διάγνωσης και θεραπείας για όλο το φάσμα των ορθοπαιδικών παθήσεων και κακώσεων, με εφαρμογή των νεότερων επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένων τεχνικών. Κάθε ασθενής αντιμετωπίζεται εξατομικευμένα, με στόχο την επιλογή της καταλληλότερης θεραπευτικής προσέγγισης σύμφωνα με τις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες και απαιτήσεις του.

Βασική προτεραιότητα αποτελεί η αποκατάσταση της λειτουργικότητας, η ελαχιστοποίηση του χρόνου ανάρρωσης και η ασφαλής, ταχεία επιστροφή του ασθενούς στις καθημερινές, επαγγελματικές και αθλητικές του δραστηριότητες.