Orthopaedic - Orthopaedic Surgeons including treatment for children under 12 years near Lykovrysi

Grigorios Sasalos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Consultant at the Orthopedic Clinic of Metropolitan Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Galatsi. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation to undertake a postgraduate program at the National School of Public Health. He completed his specialization at the First University Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has served for several years as an unpaid Scientific Collaborator at the Second University Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has participated in numerous international conferences, specialized seminars on new techniques, and educational courses. He manages cases across the entire spectrum of reconstructive surgery, hip and knee arthroplasty, with a particular interest in minimally invasive SuperPATH hip arthroplasty. He also undertakes arthroscopic repair of sports injuries in cases unresponsive to conservative treatment.

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.

Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos MD, MSc, F.E.B.O.T. is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Health Unit Management from the Hellenic Open University. Additionally, he has obtained the title of Fellow of the E.B.O.T. (European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) following examinations conducted by the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (E.F.O.R.T.). He has served as an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the Vitos Clinic Kassel in Germany and as an Attending Physician at the Sports Injuries Clinic of Metropolitan General. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases and provides specialized medical services including, among others, sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, and minimally invasive hip and knee arthroplasty.

Ο Dr. Ανδρέας Αρτινόπουλος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός, διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα και στην Νέα Ερυθραία και είναι συνεργάτης του Νοσοκομείου Ερρίκος Ντυνάν. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην 4η Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου ΚΑΤ και στο νοσοκομείο Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία", αποκτώντας ολοκληρωμένη εμπειρία σε ολόκληρο το φάσμα της ορθοπαιδικής χειρουργικής και τραυματολογίας ενηλίκων και Παίδων.Πραγματοποίησε μετεκπαίδευση (fellowship) στο Hôpital de La Tour στη Γενεύη, Ελβετία, στη Χειρουργική Ισχίου καθώς και στη Χειρουργική Άκρου Ποδός.Διαθέτει διεθνείς δημοσιεύσεις, συμμετοχές σε συνέδρια και ερευνητικά προγράμματα. Είναι ενεργό μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών (ΙΣΑ) και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας (ΕΕΧΟΤ).Στόχος του είναι η παροχή σύγχρονης, εξατομικευμένης ορθοπαιδικής φροντίδας βασισμένης στις τελευταίες επιστημονικές κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες.

Ο Δρ. Κασιμάτης Γεώργιος MD, PhD, FEBOT, FEBHS είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός με ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο Νέο Ηράκλειο και το Μαρούσι. Μετά την ειδικότητά του ολοκλήρωσε το Διδακτορικό του στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών με "Άριστα" πάνω στη σπονδυλική στήλη. Εξειδικεύθηκε σε μεγάλα κέντρα του εξωτερικού πάνω σε επεμβάσεις αποκατάστασης των οστών και των αρθρώσεων και έλαβε τον τίτλο του “Fellow” από την Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας (FΕΒΟΤ) κατόπιν γραπτών και προφορικών εξετάσεων. Στη συνέχεια και για μια πενταετία ασχολήθηκε με το ‘Ανω Άκρο – Μικροχειρουργική και το 2012 κατόπιν γραπτών και προφορικών εξετάσεων που διεξήγαγε ο επίσημος φορέας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για τη Χειρουργική του Χεριού (FESSH/UEMS) στην Αμβέρσα (Βέλγιο), πιστοποιήθηκε στη Χειρουργική του Χεριού ως “Fellow of the European Board in Hand Surgery” (FEBHS). Την πιστοποίηση αυτή ακόμα και σήμερα κατέχουν ελάχιστοι Έλληνες oρθοπαιδικοί χειρουργοί. Έχει ασχοληθεί επισταμένα με το αντικείμενο του ώμου και έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα σχετικά επιστημονικά περιοδικά, ενώ είναι και τακτικό μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Ώμου-Αγκώνα (SECEC/ ESSSE). Στο ιατρείο του ο κάθε ασθενής ανεξάρτητα με την ηλικία του έχει τη δυνατότητα να ενημερωθεί για την πρόληψη-θεραπεία ορθοπαιδικών παθήσεων, σύμφωνα με τις πλέον σύγχρονες και εξειδικευμένες μεθόδους. Ο Δρ. Κασιμάτης Γεώργιος, FEBOT, FEBHS έχει σημαντική εμπειρία σε περιστατικά αρθροσκοπήσεων και αρθροπλαστικών (γόνατος, ισχίου, ώμου), ενώ αναλαμβάνει παιδιά με ορθοπαιδικά προβλήματα, καθώς και ασθενείς με προβλήματα μυοσκελετικής ογκολογίας. Οι ορθοπαιδικές υπηρεσίες που παρέχονται στο ιατρείο του είναι μεταξύ άλλων: παρακολούθηση κατάγματος, παρακολούθηση κύφωσης, παρακολούθηση σπονδυλόλυσης – σπονδυλολίσθησης, παρακολούθηση σκολίωσης, έλεγχος οστεοπόρωσης, τοποθέτηση γύψου και ενδοαρθρικές ενέσεις. Τα τελευταία χρόνια ασχολείται ιδιαίτερα με τις νεότερες τεχνικές ελάχιστης παρεμβατικότητας για τη θεραπεία των μυοσκελετικών παθήσεων και κακώσεων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων της αρθροσκόπησης, της διαδερμικής οστεοσύνθεσης, αλλά και των αρθροπλαστικών ταχείας ανάρρωσης (Fast-Track Arthroplasty).

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.

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."

Maria Vlaxou is an orthopedic surgeon who maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli and concurrently holds the position of attending physician in the pediatric orthopedic clinic at Metropolitan Hospital.

Dr. Vlaxou was admitted to the medical school of the University of Patras in 2008 and graduated in 2014. Immediately thereafter, she worked for one year at the Corinth Hospital, where she was trained in the reception and management of polytrauma patients. From November 2015, she worked in the orthopedic oncology clinic at "Agios Savvas" Hospital, participating in major oncological surgeries and monitoring oncology patients. From June 2016 to 2023, she worked at General Hospital Georgios Gennimatas in the First Orthopedic Clinic, gaining experience in orthopedic trauma, arthroplasty of major joints, and sports injury rehabilitation. Concurrently, for two years, she completed a rotation in the Second Orthopedic Clinic of the Children's Hospital Agia Sofia, where she was trained in pediatric orthopedic trauma, neonatal hip ultrasound according to Graf, the Ponseti method, and a wide range of other pediatric orthopedic conditions.

Dr. Nikolaos Tzinieris, MD, MSc, FMH, is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices at Mavili Square and in Peristeri. He is the Director of the 2nd ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC - Upper Limb, Hand, and Microsurgery Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his specialty training, he was also trained at the University Clinic of Hôpital Orthopédique in Lausanne and subsequently was appointed as Assistant Consultant B’ at the Upper Limb-Hand and Microsurgery Clinic of KAT Hospital. He completed his subspecialty training in Upper Limb and Spine Surgery at the University Hospital of Lausanne and served as Consultant at the University Hand and Microsurgery Surgical Clinic Longeraie in Lausanne and at the CH8 Clinic in Geneva, while simultaneously working at major private medical centers in French-speaking Switzerland. Upon returning to Greece, he collaborated with his mentor, N. Gerostathopoulos, and together they established the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Errikos Dynan Hospital, assembling an exceptionally esteemed team of experienced and accomplished associates. To this day, he continues to collaborate with surgical centers in Switzerland. Throughout his career, he has delivered numerous lectures and presentations at Greek and international conferences and serves as an instructor in postgraduate training seminars. He also holds a Master's degree, has an extensive number of publications, and is a member of the Swiss Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Swiss Medical Association, the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), and the American Spine Surgery Society.

Sopilidis Georgios is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. He graduated from the State Medical University of Kazakhstan. He specializes in knee and shoulder arthroscopy, pediatric orthopedics, knee and hip arthroplasty, spinal disorders, fracture surgery, and traumatology. Additionally, the physician collaborates with the Central Clinic of Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Tolis Konstantinos MD, MSc, PhDc is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a private practice in Kolonaki. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a PhD candidate at the same institution. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" with a thesis on the "Pathophysiology of Bone Pain" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He initially specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Pyrgos "Andreas Papandreou," in Pediatric Orthopedics at the First Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," and finally in General Orthopedics at the First University Orthopedic Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." From 2014 to 2020, he was an Academic Fellow at the Laboratory for Research of Musculoskeletal Disorders "Th. Garofalidis," focusing on "Microsurgery" at the General Hospital of Attica KAT. He is the Deputy Director of the 8th Orthopedic Clinic at Metropolitan General and the Scientific Director of the Upper Limb - Microsurgery Clinic. Concurrently, he collaborates with several clinics within Attica. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting poster presentations, oral communications, and lectures. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, and the Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery.

Dr Spiliotopoulos Georgios is a graduate of Medical School and a PhD candidate in Orthopedics at the University of Patras. He specialized at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and further specialized in Orthopedic Sports Medicine and modern minimally invasive surgical corrective techniques (MIS). Since 2018, he has been a Forensic Orthopedic Expert (technical consultant) for major insurance companies. He maintains a clinic in Neo Psychiko and is the head of the surgical team OrthoSoma (Ortho-Body).

Igglezos Nikolaos is an Orthopedic Surgeon, graduate of the Medical School of Comenius University of Bratislava, and in 2024 he graduated from the Master's Program (MSc) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Metabolic Bone Diseases. He maintains an active private collaboration with Metropolitan Hospital, where he also serves as an Attending Physician. Previously, he has worked in the Third Orthopedic Clinic of Athens General Hospital KAT, in the Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Department of KAT, as well as in the Sports Injuries Department of the same hospital, gaining extensive experience in trauma and total knee and hip arthroplasty. He has also worked in the Second Orthopedic Clinic of "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital as an orthopedic surgeon, at Livadeia General Hospital, and earlier served as a surgical resident in General Surgery at the same hospital. With experience in contemporary orthopedics and an active scientific interest in metabolic bone diseases, he undertakes cases and provides individualized patient care. With a focus on sports injuries and reconstructive orthopedic surgery, he manages conservative treatment using biological therapies with platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as well as surgical repair when conservative treatment is not indicated. Finally, he accepts emergency cases on weekdays and holidays by telephone appointment.

Mantakos Dimitrios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Ilion and Skala Lakonias. Additionally, he serves as Consultant at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of the private hospital HYGEIA and as a Scientific Collaborator at the private hospital MITERA. He studied Medicine at the University of Patras and subsequently completed his postgraduate studies in "Metabolic Bone Diseases" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has many years of experience, having specialized at the Penteli General Children’s Hospital where he completed training in Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, and at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the General Attica Hospital KAT. At the same hospital, he further specialized in the Hand - Upper Limb - Microsurgery Clinic, as well as in the Sports Injuries Department. He has also completed courses in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Prehospital Trauma Life Support. He is a member of the European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS), the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (HSOST), and the Athens Medical Association. Furthermore, he has attended numerous national and European orthopedic and other specialty conferences and has participated in a significant number of seminars both as an instructor and as a trainee.

Georgios Xristodoulakis is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Orthopedic Department at the private clinic "Piraikos Therapeutirio." He sees his patients in Votanikos, Piraeus, and Kypseli. He graduated with honors from the Medical School and holds an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification. He is a Scientific Associate at the private clinic Iatriko Psychikou and the private hospital "Mitera." Additionally, he has worked at major hospitals in Athens, including Asklipieio Voula, the Military Fund Nursing Institution, the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou," the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," and the Plastic Surgery Clinic of the 6th IKA Therapeutic Center "G. Gennimatas." He has over 70 presentations at accredited international and Greek conferences and more than 100 conference participations, ensuring that he remains informed about all current advancements in modern Orthopedics. Finally, Dr. Xristodoulakis is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Ο Κουτσουράδης Παναγιώτης MD, MSc είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παλαιό Φάληρο. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και εργάστηκε ως ειδικευόμενος Γενικής Χειρουργικής στη Β΄Χειρουργική Κλινική του Ειδικού Αντικαρκινικού Νοσοκομείου Πειραιά "Μεταξά". Μετέπειτα έγινε δεκτός στο University College of London (UCL), όπου και παρακολούθησε το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα με αντικείμενο την αθλητιατρική και τις αθλητικές κακώσεις (Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health). Παράλληλα, παρακολουθούσε και συμμετείχε σε χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις που λάμβαναν χώρα στο University College Hospital του Λονδίνου. Κατόπιν εξετάσεων και εκπόνησης της μεταπτυχιακής διατριβής του με τίτλο "A Service Evaluation On Outcome Predictors To A Non-operative Multimodal Programme For Knee Osteoarthritis", έγινε κάτοχος του τίτλου Master of Science (MSc) in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health. Απέκτησε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας κατόπιν εξετάσεων τον Μάιο του 2019. Aπό το 2014 έως το 2019, ειδικεύτηκε στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική και Τραυματολογία. Συγκεκριμένα εργάστηκε για 4 έτη στην Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του 417 ΝΙΜΤΣ και για 1 έτος στην Α΄ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Η Αγία Σοφία". Κατά τη διάρκεια του ανωτέρω χρονικού διαστήματος εκπαιδεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας και ιδιαίτερα στην αρθροσκοπική και επανορθωτική χειρουργική ενηλίκων. Από τον Ιούλιο του 2019 έως και τον Μάιο του 2024 εργαζόταν ως Επιμελητής στην Κλινική Επανορθωτικής Χειρουργικής Ποδιού και Ποδοκνημικής του ιδιωτικού θεραπευτηρίου Mediterraneo Hospital στη Γλυφάδα, ενώ από τον Ιούνιο του 2024 κατέχει ανάλογη θέση στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών(Παλαιό Φάληρο). Από το Φεβρουάριο του 2019 ο ιατρός είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.Είναι συγγραφέας εννέα δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή αναγνωρισμένα επιστημονικά περιοδικά, καθώς και άλλων εργασιών και ανακοινώσεων σε ελληνικά επιστημονικά συνέδρια. Τέλος, στα πλαίσια της συνεχούς πρακτικής και θεωρητικής του εκπαίδευσης έχει εκπαιδευθεί και πιστοποιηθεί σε διάφορα courses που έλαβαν χώρα στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό, ενώ παράλληλα έχει παρακολουθήσει και παρακολουθεί διάφορα επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια.

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.

Dimitris Xardaloumpas is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Nea Makri, Attica, and Spata. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and completed his doctoral dissertation at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on "Surgical Infections." He trained at the KAT General Hospital of Attica, where he specialized in fractures, total knee and hip arthroplasties, knee arthroscopies, and hand conditions within the Microsurgery Department, as well as Pediatric Orthopedics. He also pursued further training at Southampton General Hospital in England. He has worked as an Assistant Consultant B at the General Hospital of Serres, where he performed over 700 surgical procedures, and simultaneously served as the team physician for Panserraikos FC during the 2012-2013 season. Finally, Dr. Xardaloumpas is a member of the Athens Medical Association.