Specialty

Neurosurgeon, Brain, Spine and Spinal Cord Surgeon

Medical School

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Residency

Athens Anticancer Hospital

Internship

Ippokrateio General Hospital Thessaloniki

Academic Interests

• Tarlov’s cysts surgery

• Brain Tumors surgery

• Tumors of the spine and the spinal cord

• Degenerative spine and Reconstructive Spinal surgery

• Peripheral nerve surgery

• Revision surgeries

Certification

• Member of Cyprus Medical Association

• Member of Cyprus Neurosurgical Association

• Member of Hellenic Medical Association

Professional Hightlights

2023 Endoscopic Spine Surgery Course Level 1-2-3-4 Hands on Cad Lab. Endoscopic Spine Academy Karlsruhe, Germany.

2017 Intracranial Neuroendoscopy: Aesculap Academy, Berlin, Germany

2017 Vertebral compression fractures: Controlled anatomical restoration: Spine Jack, Nice, France

2016 Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2014 Minimal Invasive Spine Symposium, Hands on cad. course, Vienna, Austria

Publications

1. The malignant transformation of benign brain tumors. S.Mourgela, G.Dimogerontas, P.Pachniotis, D.Kazantzis, A.Spanos. Forum of clinical ongology, vol.3(13)p.171 2004.

2. Modern treatment of patients with malignant brain tumor by subtraction or single biopsy. S.Mourgela, P.Pachniotis, G.Espinoza, A.Spanos. Medical Annals 2005, 28(12):615-617.

3. Hydrocephalus normal pressure, a clinical syndrome of age ... 40. G.Espinoza, P.Varvatsoulis, P.Pachniotis, P.Foteas, A.Spanos. Medical Annals 2006, 29 (7-8): 345-349

4. Extensive lumbar skin cancer by filtration paravertebral muscles, vertebrae and epidural extension. P.Riganellis, D.Kazantzis, D. Kazdaglis, P.Pachniotis, M.Archontaki, S.Chatzigiannis, P. Dendrinos, G.Zarkadas, A.Spanos, G.Kokkalis. Medicine Jan 2008, 93(1).

5. Symptomatic cystic dilatation of the final ventricle. Case report and international literature review. D.Kazantzis, P.Pachniotis, K.Lilimpakis, A.Spanos. Greek Neurosurgery 2008, 15 (3): 146-150