• Born in Thessaloniki (1958).
• Graduated from the 5th (E’) men’s high school of Thessaloniki (1976).
• Married to Vasiliki Papanikolaou (Dentist), and father of two children.
• Speaks English and French.
• Certified Physiotherapist from TEI of Physiotherapy, Thessaloniki (1979).
• Admitted to Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1979).
• Military service as cadet assistant surgeon , and accepted to specialize in orthopaedic surgery for 424 General Army Hospital (1988).
• Participation in Rouling Council of the Orthopaedic Assossiation of Northern Greece (1991-1992).
• Member in the publishing committee of “Orthopaedics” magazine (1991-1993).
• Certified specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery from the University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papanikolaou hospital (1992).
• Representative of Orthopaedic Specialists and participant in the council of the Orthopaedic Assossiation of Northern Greece (1992).
• Received scholarship (IKY) for the Henry Mondor hospital, Paris (1992).
• PhD Thesis (Dissertation) in Univercity of Athens (2015).
• Works privately in his office (Aegeou 47), Kalamaria, Thessaloniki (1992-Present).
• Collaborator orthopaedic surgeron of the Bioclinic (former Galinos Clinic) (1992-1997).
• Employed for IKA as a therapist doctor (1993-2014).
• Scientific collaborator of the orthopaedic clinic of Panagia Hospital (1996).
• Holds office in Euromedica Clinic (Blue Cross), collaborator orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist team of orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
• Scientific collaborator of the C’ (3rd) University Orthopaedic Clinic in Papageorgiou hospital (2006-2007).
• Member of the Counsil EEXXOT (2012-2014).
• Representative of ELIOS for northern Greece (2015-Present)
• Active member of OTEMATH, ELIOS, EEMMO, EEXOT, ISMNI, AAOS, Sports Medicine Assossiation of Greece.
• Participant in events of the aforementioned assossiations as a president, speaker and teacher.
• Publications in national and international magazines.
• Translation of the book “Right in the middle”, by P. Davis, for orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists.εννήθηκε στην Θεσσαλονίκη (1958).

    Occupational Fields

• General Orthopaedics and Trauma (fractures and soft tissues injuries, tendons and ligaments with internal and external fixation and intramedullary nailing).
• Sports Medicine (ruptures of muscles and tendons ,dislocations and strains).
• Arthroscopic Surgery (meniscal tears, ruptures of anterior and posterior crusiate ligaments and osteochondral lessions).
• Orthopaedics (total knee and hip arthroplasties, corrective osteotomies).
• Spine Surgery ( discektomy, kyphoplasty).
• Entrapment syndromes of peripheral nerves (carpal and ulnar tunnel syndromes).
• Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic fractures (spinal,wrist and hip).
• Orthopaedic Pathology and Metabolic Diseases.