Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeon in Prefecture of Aitoloakarnania

Dr. Lepetsos Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains his private practice in Neo Irakleio. He is a consultant at the Athens Medical Center. The physician graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens, holds a Master's Degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases, and a PhD in Knee Osteoarthritis. He has worked and specialized in the 4th Orthopedic Clinic of KAT Hospital, the Microsurgery Clinic of KAT Hospital, as well as the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. He has specialized in reconstructive hip and knee surgery through a salaried fellowship of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). He has worked as a consultant at KAT Hospital (2017 – 2019). He has more than 50 publications in international scientific journals and more than 200 presentations and lectures at international and Greek orthopedic conferences. He has been awarded five times by the Hellenic Orthopedic Society. He is a reviewer for 40 international scientific journals. He has participated in numerous seminars and scientific conferences in Greece and abroad.

Santas Rigas MD, MSc, FASM is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki since 2012. He graduated from the 2nd High School of Thessaloniki and completed his medical studies abroad, obtaining his specialty title with distinction in 2012 at hospital institutions both domestically and internationally. Subsequently, he specialized in trauma surgery at trauma centers abroad in Davos, Switzerland; Strasbourg, France; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He completed an arthroscopic fellowship under the auspices of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) in shoulder and knee. He is a certified surgeon in adult reconstructive surgery (total arthroplasties) using minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques. To date, he collaborates with the private clinics "Agios Loukas" and Bioclinic Thessaloniki, having performed numerous emergency and elective surgical procedures, and has clinically examined thousands of patients in outpatient clinics, both privately insured and uninsured. He possesses extensive experience in adult reconstructive surgery, arthroscopic surgery, and orthopedic traumatology, providing specialized services with minimally invasive techniques and biological therapies, following the most advanced contemporary orthopedic methods. Finally, Dr. Rigas is an active member of the AO Foundation Global Trauma Society, the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, the Northern Greece Arthroscopy Society, and the Orthopedic Trauma Society of Macedonia-Thrace.

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.

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.

Kyrou Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon Consultant at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of the private hospital Iaso in Marousi, while maintaining a private practice in Kallithea. He has previously served as a specialist and resident physician in some of the most prominent public hospitals in the country, including the General Hospital of Attica “Sismanoglio - Amalia Fleming,” the University General Hospital "Attikon," the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia (G.O.N.K.), and the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou," covering a wide range of pathology and surgical cases. A graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras, he has actively participated in national and international conferences and possesses experience in a variety of interventional techniques and musculoskeletal system disorders. He has also received additional training through seminars in areas such as upper limb surgery, reconstructive surgery, sports injuries, and traumatology. His clinical and scientific focus is on the optimal, evidence-based, and individualized management of orthopedic conditions, emphasizing functional rehabilitation and the minimization of postoperative complications.