Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons in Attica

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.

Orthopedic surgeon Ntousis Dionysios is a graduate of the Medical School of Athens, where he also completed his postgraduate specialization in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He has maintained his private practice in the Alimos area since 2016, diligently addressing the orthopedic issues of his fellow citizens with a sense of responsibility, professionalism, and excellent, modern, evidence-based scientific knowledge. Guided by the individualized approach to each patient's needs and aiming to improve the quality of life of those he serves, the physician manages all orthopedic conditions both conservatively and surgically.

The physician's areas of expertise include, among others, the surgical treatment of foot disorders, sports injuries of the knee (anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears), shoulder (shoulder dislocation), and knee and hip arthroplasty.

Papagiavis Anastasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Hip and Knee surgery, maintaining a private practice at Mavili Square and is the founder of the hip-knee team. He obtained his Medical Degree in 2002 and worked as a Military Doctor until 2006 in Athens, Tripoli, and Cyprus. He received advanced training in the specialized treatment of Knee and Hip conditions in the U.S. (Hedley Orthopaedic Institute) and the United Kingdom (City Hospital - Nottingham, Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital – Oxford, UK). He applies the most innovative SuperPATH MIS technique in Hip Arthroplasty, having been trained by the method’s inventor, Dr. Jimmy Chow. In Knee Surgery, he employs minimally invasive techniques combined with robotic assistance, resulting in rapid recovery with less pain and complications. He undertakes complex cases within his specialty, offering the most modern and effective treatments. His principle is the customization of therapy to the specific characteristics of each patient and the integration of new technological advancements into his surgical practice. More specifically, he performs hip and knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy, surgery for cruciate ligament tears - meniscal tears and cartilage defects of the knee, hip fractures, lower limb fracture surgery (femur - tibia), sports injuries, hip and knee arthroplasty revisions, and specialized hip and knee procedures. Finally, the physician serves as Chief Medical Officer at the 401 General Military Hospital and operates at Hygeia Group and other private clinics in Athens.

Tasios Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Orthopedics at the Orthopedic Clinic - Hand Surgery Department at Asklipieio Voula. He completed a fellowship as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Orthopedic Clinic - Knee Disorders and Sports Injuries Department at Erasme University Hospital in Brussels. His practice covers the full spectrum of orthopedic and orthopedic surgical cases, with a specialization in trauma, sports injuries, and hip and knee arthroplasty.

Dr. Kalantzis Panagiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Chalandri, and he is also Senior Consultant A' of the Knee and Hip Orthopedic Clinic at Euroclinic Athens, where he manages cases from the hospital as well as his own patients in the greater central area. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and participated in specialized clinical departments such as the Hand Surgery unit and the Sports Injuries unit of the General Hospital of Attica KAT as part of his specialization. Subsequently, he served as an adjunct consultant in the Orthopedic Clinic of Kavala Hospital. In recent years, he has practiced privately at his clinic and has served as a consultant at major private hospitals (Hygeia Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital - Faliron). Additionally, he was a consultant in the Knee and Hip Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital. In his private practice, he manages cases of general orthopedics, osteoporosis, sports injuries, musculoskeletal pain syndromes (spinal and limb), as well as osteoarthritis of large joints (knee and hip) with the ability to offer conservative (pharmacological), interventional (intra-articular, periarticular, peritendinous injections), and surgical treatment (arthroscopies, total arthroplasties).

Xatzixristou Marios MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Nea Makri. He has specialized in orthopedics, plastic surgery, and neurosurgery at the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriasio," in the A’ Orthopedic Department of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou," as well as in the sports injuries clinic at the Athens Medical Center under the supervision of Pantelis Nikolaou. His clinic is equipped with modern devices for soft tissue ultrasound and bone density measurement, facilitating the physician's diagnostic approach. He has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars and has presented at international scientific meetings with publications in peer-reviewed foreign journals. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, and the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism.

Eltaxir Theoxaris is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has undergone further training and attended specialization seminars both in Greece and abroad. Additionally, he has been trained at the Attikon General Hospital KAT, the Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas," and the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voula." He has served as Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Metropolitan Hospital and as a physician for the Panionios Football Team. To date, he is the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Piraeus Therapeutic Center and a Scientific Associate of the Metropolitan Hospital, the Athens Bioclinic, and the General Clinic of Piraeus "Hippocrates." He is dedicated to providing the best possible orthopedic care to his patients and is a physician who believes in respect, patient education, continuous follow-up, and above all, immediate contact at all times. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Orthopedic Society.

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.

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.

Daras Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist who operates a private practice in Kolonaki and simultaneously serves as the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Rome. Additionally, he specialized in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the General State Hospital of Nikaia and the General Hospital of Athens "KAT." He has extensive experience and has served as a physician for football and basketball teams in the Greek first division, as well as for the national swimming and water polo teams. Specifically, he has been the Sports Medicine Specialist for the football clubs Olympiacos FC, Panionios, and Ionikos. Finally, he specializes in sports injuries.

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.

Myriokefalitakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Peristeri since 2011. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed the postgraduate program "Health Unit Management" at the School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and in Pediatric Orthopedics at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou". He has served as a collaborating physician for the Women's Basketball Team Esperides, as well as the Men's Basketball Team of Olympiacos for 4 years. Additionally, he is the Head of the medical team of G.S. Peristeri and responsible for all the club’s academies, and he is a Lecturer in paramedical courses at IEK Peristeri, Haidari, Acharnes, and Korydallos. He has numerous participations in Greek and international conferences, seminars, and workshops with many presentations, as well as publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, the Hellenic Arthroscopy Society, and the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism.

Tsoumas Xristos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who operates a private practice in Nea Ionia. He is a graduate of the Military School of Corps Officers (S.S.A.S) and holds a Master's degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He serves as a Consultant Physician in the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the 251 General Hospital of Athens and as an External Collaborator at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. The doctor has an extensive record of presentations at Greek and international scientific conferences. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, leveraging his scientific expertise while always prioritizing the best possible care for each patient’s needs.

Stathellis Apostolos MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with expertise in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, elbow, and ankle, as well as sports injuries. He graduated with honors from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a PhD from the University of Ulm in Germany. Following an 8-year training period in Germany (2009 - 2016) at one of the leading arthroscopic surgery centers (Sportklinik - Stuttgart), he now maintains private practices in Vrilissia and Marousi and concurrently serves as an Attending Physician at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at Hygeia Hospital. In 2016, he obtained the sports medicine specialization title in Germany, as well as certification in arthroscopic surgery. Additionally, he is trained and certified in musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

Dimitrios Mpazios is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist with a private practice in Peristeri. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. The doctor specializes in arthroplasty, arthroscopy, sports injuries, spinal disorders, pediatric orthopedics, and traumatology. Additionally, patients can visit his modern clinic for conditions such as sports injuries, cervical syndrome, sciatica, shoulder dislocation, anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and kyphosis, osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, and shoulder, herniated disc, among others. Finally, his specialized services include meniscus, cruciate ligament, and chondropathy arthroscopy, osteoporosis screening, intra-articular injections, cast application, as well as monitoring of kyphosis, spondylolysis, and spondylolisthesis.

Georgios Sxinas MD, MSc, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Pefki. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Surgical Orthopedics, and completed advanced training in total joint arthroplasties at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, supported by a scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. As a scholar, he also trained in the sports injuries department of the KAT General Hospital, where he gained extensive surgical experience in sports injuries in both diagnosis and treatment. He serves as a Consultant at Ygeia Hospital and is a former Consultant at the Second Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he acquired significant experience in Emergency Orthopedics, actively participating in the clinic's on-call program. Previously, he worked as a physician in the Orthopedic Clinic at James Paget University Hospital in the United Kingdom. To date, he has authored presentations and publications in renowned scientific and medical journals and has been awarded for the best paper entitled: "Experience and Observations from Bone Lengthening with Unilateral External Fixation Devices."

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.

Ioannis Masiotis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Agia Paraskevi and Cholargos. He holds a doctoral dissertation on the "Effect of anticoagulant factors on fracture healing," conducted in collaboration with the 4th University Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica KAT at the National Technical University of Athens. He has undergone advanced training in metabolic bone diseases and minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty techniques. Utilizing modern surgical methods (Minimally Invasive Surgery), he ensures minimal pain and rapid recovery in the management of sports injuries (meniscal tears, cruciate ligament tears, chondral lesions – cartilage transplantation, chondropathy, tendon ruptures, shoulder dislocation), knee, shoulder, ankle, and hip arthroscopies, knee and hip arthroplasty (Path and SuperPath techniques), fractures, hand disorders (carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, trigger finger, tendinitis, etc.), foot conditions, and osteoporosis. Furthermore, Dr. Masiotis has authored numerous pioneering studies and publications presented at national and international conferences and is a member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.

Flevarakis Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains private practices in Voula, Cholargos within Metropolitan General, and in Neos Kosmos within Athenian Lab & Medicine. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras, where he was admitted following nationwide examinations. His initial exposure to Orthopedic specialization was at the Orthopedic Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens (2006-2008). From 2008 to 2011, he served in the Orthopedic Oncology Department of the Anticancer-Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas". In 2011, he continued his specialization in the Shoulder Surgery Department of the General Hospital Asklipieio Voula. In 2014, after completing his specialization, he obtained the title of Orthopedic Surgeon following examinations. From 2014 to 2016, he held a salaried position (Clinical Shoulder and Elbow Fellow) in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Liverpool, one of the largest referral centers in the United Kingdom. Since returning to Greece in 2016, he maintains his private practice in Voula and also works at the private hospital Metropolitan General as a consultant in the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic - Minimally Invasive Surgery.