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

Dr. Kostakos Thomas, MD, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth) is a specialized Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Physician and maintains his private practice in Chalandri. He specializes in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (robotic and conventional). He is a graduate of the Medical School of Charles University in Prague. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology in the United Kingdom. He worked and specialized in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre of University College London Hospital. Non-surgical options are thoroughly explored and managed in close collaboration with physiotherapists, radiologists, and physicians of other specialties, always personalized and according to the patient's needs. When surgical intervention is required, Mr. Kostakos provides an extremely individualized approach in every case, ensuring that the patient remains consistently at the center of decision-making. Mr. Kostakos employs the most modern techniques for bone stock preservation and minimally invasive surgical approaches.

Dimitrios Xrysovitsianos is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Ilion. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Orthopedics - Orthopedic Surgery at the Attikon General Hospital of Athens KAT. He is specialized in microsurgery, upper limb and hand surgery, sports injuries, pediatric and adult trauma, osteoporosis, arthritis treatment, hip and knee arthroplasties, and foot disorders. He serves as the Chief of the Orthopedic Clinic of the Upper Limb Surgery - Traumatology Department at Euroclinic Athens, as well as Consultant at the First Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic of the Marousi Medical Center. Additionally, he is a member of the SOS Doctors. Previously, he has served as Consultant in Upper Limb Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital. He has significant professional experience in private hospitals in Athens, having worked in these institutions since 2001. Finally, the doctor has participated in numerous lectures and orthopedic conferences and has authored many medical papers, aiming for continuous engagement with advancements in his field.

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.

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).

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 Δημόπουλος Λεωνίδας MD, MSc είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στο Κολωνάκι και στην Τρίπολη. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών το 2012. Ειδικεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της Ορθοπαιδικής Χειρουργικής και Τραυματολογίας στην Α’ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Αττικόν". Στα πλαίσια της εκπαίδευσής του, διετέλεσε επίσης ειδικευόμενος στην Ορθοπαιδική Παίδων στην Α' Παιδοορθοπαιδική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Π. & Α. Κυριακού", καθώς επίσης και ειδικευόμενος στην Κλινική Χεριού, Άνω Άκρου και Μικροχειρουργικής του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής ΚΑΤ. Ταυτόχρονα με την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής παρακολούθησε και το Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο "Άθληση και Υγεία", με εξειδίκευση στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία των αθλητικών κακώσεων. Μετά το τέλος της ειδίκευσης του, βρέθηκε στη Νέα Υόρκη στο επί σειρά ετών Νο 1 Νοσοκομείο των ΗΠΑ για ορθοπαιδικές παθήσεις, το Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, USA, όπου και εξειδικεύτηκε στη επανορθωτική χειρουργική ισχίου και γόνατος ως Academic Visitor to 2019, συμμετέχοντας σε πολυάριθμα ερευνητικά πρωτόκολλα και στην αντιμετώπιση πολύπλοκων περιστατικών του τμήματος SNF Complex Joint Reconstruction Center. Έπειτα έλαβε την επίσημη έμμισθη θέση εξειδίκευσης της Μ. Βρετανίας στη χειρουργική ώμου και αγκώνα (post C.C.T. Clinical Fellowship) στα διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα κέντρα Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham 2020-2021 και Royal Orthopaedic Hospital 2021-2022 όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στις πλέον σύγχρονες τεχνικές αρθροσκόπησης και αρθροπλαστικής ώμου και αγκώνα, πραγματοποιώντας πολυάριθμες επεμβάσεις τόσο στο γενικό πληθυσμό όσο και σε επαγγελματίες αθλητές. Έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά σε πληθώρα εγχώριων και διεθνών επιστημονικών συναντήσεων ενώ έχει λάβει πολλαπλές υποτροφίες από εγχώριες και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες, έχει πολυάριθμες δημοσιεύσεις επιστημονικών άρθρων σε διεθνή περιοδικά ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών Ιατρικής στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, καθώς και στο University of Birmingham, MBChB. Ιδιαίτερο επιστημονικό ενδιαφέρον του αποτελούν η αρθροσκοπική χειρουργική ώμου και γόνατος, η ελάχιστης επεμβατικότητας επανορθωτική χειρουργική μεγάλων αρθρώσεων (γόνατος/ισχίου/ώμου) καθώς και η ορθοπαιδική έρευνα. Από το 2022 έχει επιστρέψει στην Ελλάδα, διατηρεί ιατρείο στην Αθήνα και στην Τρίπολη, χειρουργεί στα Νοσοκομεία του Ομίλου Υγεία HHG και έχει σαν στόχο την παροχή υπηρεσιών υψηλού επιπέδου για τους ασθενείς του.

Georgokostas Athanasios is an Orthopedic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Moschato and Psychiko. Additionally, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic of YGEIA Hospital and as a Consultant at MEDITERRANEO Hospital and YGEIA-MITERA Hospital. He graduated with honors from the Medical School of Rome and holds an ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) certification from the American College of Surgeons. He specialized in the Sports Injuries and Lower Limb Reconstructive Surgery department at Hinchingbrooke Hospital NHS, in the Sports Injuries of Knee, Hip, and Ankle department at Santy and Jean Mermoz Hospital in Lyon, France, as well as in the Shoulder Surgery department at the 8th Orthopedic Clinic of Asklipieio Voula Hospital. Finally, he has extensive experience and training and has participated in numerous presentations and publications.

Ο Σπαγάκος Γεώργιος MD MSc είναι Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός- Αθλητίατρος και διατηρεί δύο ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στη Βούλα και στο Μαρκόπουλο. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Federico II της Νάπολι Ιταλίας και έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Ορθοπαιδική Χειρουργική στην Έ Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική και Μονάδα Άκρας Χειρός του Γ.Π.Ν "Ασκληπιείου" Βούλας όπου και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στην Ορθοπαιδική Τραυματολογία, τη Μικροχειρουργική και σε Παθήσεις της Άκρας Χειρός και στη Β' Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική του νοσοκομείου Παίδων "Π. & Α Κυριακού" στην Ορθοπαιδική Παίδων. Συνέχισε τη μετεκπαίδευση του στη Μασσαλία της Γαλλίας European School of Marseille και, από το 2007 έως και σήμερα, στη Νέα Υόρκη ΗΠΑ Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Από το 2005 ασχολείται με την Αθλητιατρική ως ιατρός ομάδων και αθλητών/τριων. Εξειδικεύτηκε στο Sports Medicine και στις αθλητικές κακώσεις στη Νέα Υόρκη και στη Μασσαλία. Είναι αναγνωρισμένος Αθλητίατρος (FIMS Team Physician) από την FIMS (International Federation Of Sports Medicine). Είναι εξειδικευμένος στη Βιο-ορθοπαιδική, μια νέα υποειδικότητα της ορθοπαιδικής, που σχετίζεται με την αναγέννηση των ιστών με βιολογικούς παράγοντες και είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου Αναγεννητικής Ιατρικής του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Μεταξύ αρκετών διαθέσιμων θεραπευτικών σχημάτων είναι η θεραπεία cSVF και του Πλάσματος Πλούσιου σε Αιμοπετάλια, στο οποίο έχει μεγάλη εμπειρία από το 2007, των οποίων ο βασικός ρόλος είναι η επούλωση, επισκευή και αναζωογόνηση των κατεστραμμένων ιστών. Στο ιατρείο ασχολείται με την αντιμετώπιση αθλητικών κακώσεων, την αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων ώμου, την αρθροσκόπηση όλων των αρθρώσεων, την αρθροπλαστική γόνατος και ισχίου, τη ρήξη μηνίσκου, με παθήσεις σπονδυλικής στήλης, σύνδρομο καρπιαίου σωλήνα, την αντιμετώπιση τενοντίτιδας, τροχαντηρίτιδας και επικονδυλίτιδας, cSVF, με πλάσμα πλούσιο σε αιμοπετάλια, διεξάγει υπέρηχο μαλακών μορίων, πραγματοποιεί ενδαρθρικές εγχύσεις με υπερηχογραφική καθοδήγηση και τοποθέτηση γύψου.

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.

Andreopoulos Asimakis is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist who has maintained his medical practice since 2008 in Ilion, Attica. He has been a Consultant at the 1st Orthopedic Clinic of Metropolitan General since 2008 and a collaborator at the Athens Medical Center in the Peristeri Clinic. He specializes in hip and knee arthroplasties, shoulder and knee arthroscopies, and traumatology. Throughout his career, he has worked in numerous hospitals and clinics, such as the General Hospital of Attica KAT and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," treating conditions including sports injuries, sciatica, fractures, low back pain, osteoarthritis, osteosynthesis, scoliosis, and spinal stenosis. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Dr. Perpirakis Konstantinos is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He holds an MSc in Metabolic Bone Diseases from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been trained in Orthopedics at KAT Hospital, Pediatric Orthopedics at Aghia Kyriaki Children’s Hospital, and is specialized in the United Kingdom. He currently serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon at IATRIKO Palaiou Faliro.

Nikolopoulos Aleksandros MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Traumatologist - Sports Medicine Specialist with a private practice in Daphne. He holds a degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Thessaly. He specialized at the General Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Karditsa and subsequently moved to Germany, where he continued his specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology at one of the largest orthopedic clinics in the country, St. Anna Hospital, Herne. For two football seasons, he served as the Sports Medicine Physician for the youth football academies of Schalke 04 e.V., accompanying the teams to home and away matches, gaining significant experience in the management of sports injuries. He worked at the distinguished University Hospital of Bochum, St Josef Hospital - Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr Universität Bochum, where he obtained the Medical Specialty title in Orthopedics and Traumatology and continued his career there as a Consultant. Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous international scientific conferences and seminars, including key topics such as: ultrasonographic neonatal diagnostics according to Graf for early detection of hip dysplasia, specialized traumatology under the auspices of AO Trauma, endoscopic spinal surgery, emergency pre-hospital medicine (Notarzt), pediatric orthopedics, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, microsurgery and arthroscopic surgery of the hand, reconstructive knee and hip surgery, among others. Overall, he has acquired substantial experience across the full spectrum of orthopedics and traumatology as well as significant surgical expertise, performing numerous complex surgical procedures in both adults and children. Finally, the physician is a member of the International Traumatology Society AO Trauma (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) and the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

Η Φωτίκα Ευδοκία είναι Χειρουργός Ορθοπαιδικός και εξειδικεύεται στην χειρουργική άκρου ποδός και αστραγάλου, καθώς και στην τραυματολογία. Διατηρεί ορθοπαιδικό ιατρείο στον Πειραιά και συνεργάζεται με ιδιωτικές κλινικές στην Αθήνα και τον Πειραιά. Επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα μετά από σχεδόν 17 χρόνια παραμονής στην Γερμανία και έχοντας υπηρετήσει ως Επιμελήτρια Α΄ σε μεγάλα ακαδημαϊκά νοσοκομεία της χώρας. Εξακολουθεί και συνεργάζεται με μεγάλες ορθοπαιδικές κλινικές της Γερμανίας. Είναι εξειδικευμένη χειρουργός κάτω άκρου, και έχει ολοκληρώσει όλη την ειδικότητα και την εξειδίκευση στο γνωστικό αντικείμενό της στην Γερμανία. Εργάστηκε συνεχόμενα στη Γερμανία από το 2007 έως και το 2024 αποκτώντας μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και διαθέτει αναλυτικό - πιστοποιημένο logbook πλέον των 3500 χειρουργείων.​​ Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Μετά την αποφοίτησή της, ξεκίνησε να εργάζεται στην Γερμανία, όπου κάτω από διαρκή αξιολόγηση, τακτικές εξετάσεις και συνεντεύξεις, ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Ορθοπαιδικής και Τραυματολογίας, το 2013. Μετά το πέρας της ειδικότητας, εξειδικεύτηκε στην χειρουργική του άκρου ποδός και του αστραγάλου. Το 2016 απέκτησε τον τίτλο της εξειδικευμένης χειρουργού στον τομέα αυτό, από την αντίστοιχη γερμανική εταιρεία (D.A.F., German Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society). Ασχολείται με όλο το φάσμα της τραυματολογίας, με ειδίκευση στην αντιμετώπιση σύνθετων καταγμάτων και των επακόλουθων καταστάσεων τους. Αφού συγκέντρωσε μεγάλη χειρουργική εμπειρία και όγκο περιστατικών, απέκτησε, το 2018, τον τίτλο της εξειδικευμένης τραυματοχειρουργού, από τον αντίστοιχο ιατρικό σύλλογο της Βόρειας Ρηνανίας Βεστφαλίας. Στην συνέχεια ξεκίνησε να συνεργάζεται στενά με την εργατική ομοσπονδία της Γερμανίας (Berfufsgenossenschaft) ως D-Ärztin, στην αντιμετώπιση και περίθαλψη ατόμων με εργατικά ατυχήματα. Είναι εκπαιδεύτρια στο Advanced Trauma Life Support Course (ATLS) από το 2016, και από το 2011 δραστηριοποιείται ως γιατρός επειγόντων (Notärztin) στα ασθενοφόρα του αντίστοιχου γερμανικού ΕΚΑΒ. Το 2021 ξεκίνησε να ασχολείται παράλληλα με την χειροπρακτική (Manuelle Medizin/Manual Therapy) και το 2022 έλαβε την πιστοποίηση ως χειροπρακτικός από την αντίστοιχη γερμανική εταιρεία (MWE & DGMM, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Manuelle Medizin). Επιστρέφοντας στην Ελλάδα έχει ως στόχο να παρέχει στους ασθενείς της, τις πιο σύγχρονες τεχνικές διάγνωσης και θεραπείας, με βάση τα διεθνή πρότυπα.

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.

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.

Ksomeritaki Eleni is an Orthopedic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She studied at the Medical School of the University of Crete in Heraklion. She served her mandatory Rural Service at the Vamou Health Center in Chania. In 1998, she obtained her specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. She specialized in Orthopedics at the Asklipieio Hospital of Voula and at KAT Hospital in specialized departments of hand surgery, microsurgery, and pediatric orthopedics. Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in the organization and management of health services. She has completed three years of training in medical acupuncture (2 years at the Northern Greece Institute of Acupuncture and 1 year at the Medical Acupuncture Training Center) and holds certification according to the standards of ICMART - International Council of Medical Acupuncture Related Techniques. Furthermore, she has been trained in homeopathy. Alongside Orthopedics, she has been practicing acupuncture since 2010, primarily addressing musculoskeletal pain by administering homeopathic medicines in combination.

Triantafyllidis Pantelis is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a clinic located in Galatsi, Marousi. He specializes in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, Robotic Arthroplasty, Arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, and ankle, the treatment of Sports injuries, Osteoporosis, and fracture management. Additionally, during his specialty training, he has been trained in Microsurgery and upper limb surgery, as well as Pediatric Orthopedics. The clinic treats adult and adolescent patients with all types of orthopedic problems. Concurrently, he serves as the Director and Scientific Supervisor of the orthopedic department at Orthobiomed. He performs surgeries and collaborates with major hospitals in Athens, such as "Hygeia," where he also served as Deputy Director, and Mitera. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, holds a specialty title in Orthopedic Surgery from the Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Athens at KAT Hospital, and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has participated in the education of students in Orthopedics and the first aid laboratory for Physiotherapy students. He has served as a physician for various teams and sports clubs and has operated on numerous athletes. He has participated as a speaker and organizer in numerous conferences, lectures, and presentations in Greece and abroad, as well as in writing articles for Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of many Greek and international scientific societies.

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.

Vasilakakos Theofanis MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine Specialist with private practices in Kalamata, Sparta, and Kolonaki, and is also an Associate at the "Metropolitan" Hospital in Athens. He has specialized in Arthroscopic Surgery of the shoulder and knee at McGill University in Canada and in Reconstructive Surgery of the hip, shoulder, and knee at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States of America. He manages patients with sports injuries, osteoarthritis, spinal hemangioma, fractures, meniscal tears, anterior cruciate ligament tears, scoliosis-kyphosis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, tendinitis, chondropathy, and other bone injuries.