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

Antoniadou Thekla is an Orthopedic Surgeon and a PhD candidate at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), with a private practice in Palaio Faliro. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed postgraduate studies in "Exercise and Health" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized at the 1st University Orthopedic Clinic of the Attikon University General Hospital. Her specialization continued at the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She has received a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery and

Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery and Upper Limb and has undergone further training in Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Queen Victoria Hospital, NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. Finally, she possesses significant clinical experience, having worked in hospitals in the United Kingdom, and currently serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Athens Medical Center and as a scientific associate of the 1st University Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens.

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.

Katsougkrakis Ilias is an Orthopedic Surgeon, serving as Deputy Director of the Robotic Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. He maintains private practices in Ilioupoli and Sparta, Laconia. After completing his specialty training, he went to the United Kingdom where he completed a postgraduate specialization program, a Fellowship, in Arthroscopic Surgery and Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, England. From 2012 to 2017, he worked as an Orthopedic Consultant in Adult and Pediatric Traumatology and Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Arthroplasty at Ealing Hospital in London and East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and obtained his medical specialty title from the 6th Orthopedic Clinic of the General Hospital "Asklipieio Voulas." After completing his specialty, he worked as the coordinating physician of the Parnassos Ski Center. Finally, he completed a postgraduate program in Health Units Management and Crisis Management at the University of Peloponnese. He maintains private practices in Ilioupoli and Sparta, Laconia.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tsintzos Xaris is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist who maintains a private practice in the square of Nea Smyrni and simultaneously serves as an Attending Physician at the Athens Bioclinic. He studied at the Semmelweis University of Medicine (English-speaking program) in Budapest, Hungary, and subsequently, after examinations, received certification and equivalency from DIKATSA with a grade of "Very Good." He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the 6th Orthopedic Clinic of the KAT Hospital in Athens and obtained the title of Orthopedic and Traumatology Specialist following successful written and oral examinations in July 2007. He served as an Auxiliary Orthopedic Attending Physician at the KAT Hospital in Athens for three annual terms, spending one year in the Special Sports Injury Department and the remaining years in the 6th Orthopedic Clinic. Additionally, he specialized in the management of polytrauma patients using the specialized Ilizarov technique, in Sports Injuries, and in reconstructive surgery of the hip, knee, and foot. Finally, his portfolio includes significant teaching contributions at universities and other schools, as well as numerous scientific publications.

Vottis Xristos MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with private practices in Ilisia and Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctorate and a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and trained for several years at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of the same university, where he continues to serve as an active collaborator. Additionally, he has specialized in hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, USA, and has been trained in hand surgery at the specialized Hand, Upper Limb, and Microsurgery Clinic at the General Hospital of Attica "KAT". Furthermore, he is an Associate Physician of the Iatriko Group as well as the Evgenidio Therapy Center. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, the Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery, and the Medical Association of the United Kingdom.

Ο Γεωργίου Λοΐζος είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός – Τραυματολόγος με ιατρείο στις Αχαρνές.. Είναι εξωτερικός συνεργάτης κλινικών, όπως Γενική Κλινική ΙΑΣΩ, Ευρωκλινική, Ερρίκος Ντυνάν, Κεντρική Κλινική Αθηνών, Αθηναϊκή Mediclinic και Doctors’ Hospital. Ολοκλήρωσε τις σπουδές του αποφοιτώντας με Άριστα (9.84/10) από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου ΄΄CAROL DAVILA΄΄, Βουκουρέστι. Ο ιατρός εκπαιδεύτηκε σε μεγάλα νοσοκομεία, όπως ΚΑΤ, Νοσοκομείο Παίδων "Αγία Σοφία", Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λευκωσίας, Νοσοκομείο ΄΄Παμμακάριστος΄΄, Νοσοκομείο Σύρου, Νοσοκομείο Σαντορίνης αποκτώντας μεγάλη εμπειρία σε ορθοπαιδικές χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις όλου του φάσματος της ειδικότητας, καθώς και σε συντηρητικές μεθόδους αποθεραπείας. Παράλληλα, η επιστημονική του κατάρτιση εμπλουτίστηκε με την συμμετοχή του στα Τμήματα Νευροχειρουργικής - Σπονδυλικής Στήλης, Πλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Μικροχειρουργικής - Παθήσεων Άνω Άκρου. Έχει εργαστεί ως επιμελητής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών (Κλινική Αμαρουσίου), ΙΑΣΩ Γενική Κλινική, καθώς και στην Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Γενικού Κρατικού ΝίκαιαςΠειραιά. Είναι κάτοχος τίτλων, όπως του ATLS (ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT), BLS (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) και της U/S Hip Graaf Method. Ενώ, παράλληλα, είναι μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Αθλητιατρικής Εταιρείας, της Ευρωπαϊκής Αρθροσκοπικής Εταιρείας, της AO TRAUMA Foundation, του Ελληνικού Ιδρύματος Οστεοπόρωσης, του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών και του Παγκύπριου Ιατρικού Συλλόγου. Επίσης, συμβάλλει στην σύσταση ιατρικού ερευνητικού υλικού σε ιατρικά περιοδικά, όπως το Cureus. Επιπλέον, έχει διατελέσει ιατρός αθλητικών σωματείων, όπως της Ομόνοιας Λευκωσίας, της ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας, του Ευρωπαϊκού Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας σε τμήματα ποδοσφαίρου, μπάσκετ, βόλεϊ, καθώς επίσης, έχει συνεργαστεί ως βοηθός ιατρικού επιτελείου στην DINAMO FC Βουκουρεστίου με τον Dr. Liviu Batineanu. Ακόμα, ήταν υπεύθυνος ιατρός σε Ακαδημίες Ποδοσφαίρου Αχαρνών Ταύρου. Συμμετέχει σε συνέδρια, σεμινάρια και ημερίδες της ειδικότητάς του και όχι μόνο. Ενημερώνεται διαρκώς για τα τελευταία νέα με στόχο τη συνεχόμενη εκπαίδευση, καθώς και τις καλύτερες δυνατές υπηρεσίες προς τους ασθενείς. Προτεραιότητά του είναι ο σεβασμός στον ασθενή και η αποτελεσματική αντιμετώπιση των ορθοπαιδικών παθήσεων άμεσα και υπεύθυνα. Τέλος, διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία σε αρθροσκοπήσεις, αρθροπλαστικές και στην τραυματολογία αρθρώσεων ώμου, γόνατος, ισχίου και ποδοκνημικής. Ταυτόχρονα, στο ιατρείο του παρακολουθούνται και περιστατικά που αντιμετωπίζονται συντηρητικά.

Mprilakis Emmanouil is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains two private practices, in Palaio Faliro and Psychiko. He holds a PhD and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses the "Advanced Trauma Life Support" and “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound” certifications from the American College of Surgeons and the Burwin Institute of Canada, respectively. He specializes in large joint arthroplasty (hip, knee, shoulder), knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and sports injuries. His expertise in the surgery of these joints is attributed to his advanced training in innovative surgical techniques. Additionally, he has served as the Orthopedic Surgeon for the Olympiacos Piraeus women's basketball team (for 2 years) and for "Panionios GS" (for 7 years), and has collaborated with numerous high-level teams and athletes. He is the Deputy Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic at "Hygeia" Hospital and the Athens Center for Arthroscopy and Shoulder Surgery. He serves as the Secretary of the Sports Injuries Department of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and is a member of committees of both the European (ESSKA) and the International (ISAKOS) Societies of Sports Injuries. Finally, he is an active member of 14 Greek and international scientific societies, has published numerous scientific articles and presentations in Greek and international journals, and has delivered lectures at Greek and international sports medicine conferences.

Ο Νικόλαος Σαλαμαλίκης είναι Ορθοπεδικός Χειρουργός Σπονδυλικής Στήλης και σκοπεύει στην εξατομικευμένη αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων και παραμορφώσεων της σπονδυλικής στήλης με ατραυματικές τεχνικές, κατέχοντας ήδη μεγάλη σειρά αποσυμπιέσεων σπονδυλικής στήλης με ενδοσκοπική τεχνική. Το 2024 ολοκλήρωσε με επιτυχία, Χειρουργικό Fellowship, με αντικείμενο τη Χειρουργική Σπονδυλικής Στήλης ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας (Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery), σε αναγνωρισμένη Κλινική Σπονδυλικής Στήλης, από το παγκόσμιο εκπαιδευτικό δίκτυο Ορθοπεδικής (ΑΟ), στο Okayama Rosai Hospital της Ιαπωνίας, υπό τον Καθηγητή Dr. Masato Tanaka. Ο Ιατρός ειδικεύτηκε και εξειδικεύτηκε στην Γερμανία, αποκτώντας τον τίτλο του Ειδικού Χειρουργού Ορθοπεδικού, κατόπιν εξετάσεων, από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο του κρατιδίου του Βρανδεμβούργου (2020).Μετά τη λήψη της ειδικότητάς του, διετέλεσε Επιμελητής Α' Ορθοπεδικής και Τραυματιολογίας σε αναγνωρισμένο κέντρο Τραύματος της Γερμανίας (Sana Klinikum Niederlausitz). Μετά από πολυετή εμπειρία σε πρωτοπόρα Ορθοπεδικά Κέντρα και κέντρα Tραύματος της Γερμανίας, ο Ιατρός υπηρέτησε, ως συνεργάτης, στην Κλινική Σκολίωσης και Σπονδυλικής Στήλης του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "ΚΑΤ" για ένα έτος (2022). Διαθέτει πληθώρα εμπειρίας και εξειδικεύεται στις χειρουργικές τεχνικές ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας των παθήσεων και παραμορφώσεων της Σπονδυλικής Στήλης, στην ενδοσκοπική αποσυμπίεση των παθήσεων του Σπονδυλικού καναλιού, στις αρθροπλαστικές μεγάλων αρθρώσεων με πρωτόκολλα ταχείας μετεγχειρητικής αποκατάστασης και στην αρθροσκοπική αποκατάσταση αθλητικών κακώσεων. Το 2022, κατόπιν εξετάσεων, έγινε μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Ορθοπεδικών Χειρουργών ( FEBOT). Ο Σαλαμαλίκης Νικόλαος διατηρεί ιδιωτικό Ιατρείο στους Αμπελοκήπους και στο Περιστέρι, ενώ παράλληλα διατελεί Επιμελητής στο 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο της Αεροπορίας.Χειρουργεί ιδιωτικά στο Νοσοκομείο Υγεία, στο Νοσοκομείο Ερρίκος Ντυνάν.Είναι απόφοιτος της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων και της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (2009).

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.

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.

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.

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.