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Dr GEORGIOS DIMOGERONTAS MD, PhD

MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGEON - SPINE SURGEON
Director of the Department of Neurosurgery - Athens Medical Center, Peristeri

About the Doctor

Dr. George Demogerontas is a neurosurgeon specialized in both classical and modern (minimally invasive) Neurosurgery, as well as in Spinal Surgery.

He graduated with honors in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1988.

He is one of the first spine surgeons in Europe and the only certified neurosurgeon in Greece using the ExcelsiusGPS (Globus) robotic guidance and navigation system in spinal surgery.

He specialised in neurosurgery for 6 years (2002-2008) at the Neurosurgery Clinic of the Asclepion Hospital in Voula, where he remained for 3 years (2009-2012) as Assistant Attending Surgeon, with further specialisation in spinal surgery, functional neurosurgery, neurosurgical oncology and the treatment of central nervous system trauma.

He also served as an Attending, Associate Director and Director of the Department of Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Metropolitan Hospital for 4 years. He also served as Chief of the Neurosurgery Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, providing services to children and adults

Today, he serves as Director of Neurosurgery at the Athens Medical Group, the Peristeri Clinic and the Psychiko Clinic.

He has presented 158 oral presentations in Greek and international conferences and has published more than 25 articles in Greek and international journals.

Education:

  •  Graduation with honors from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
  • He specialized in the 1st General Surgery Clinic and the Neurology Clinic of Evangelismos, the Neurosurgery Clinic of Agios Savas and the Neurosurgery Clinic of Asclepion Hospital in Voula, Greece.
  • He has a Master’s degree (MSc) in Health Services Administration, Athens, Greece.
  • He holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and his research focused on benign and malignant tumors of the human brain.
  • He is skilled in robotic spinal surgery, Philadelphia, USA.

Medical Training:

  • Attended 15 postgraduate courses (Courses).
  • Attended 31 postgraduate seminars and workshops (Diploma awarded).
  • Invited as an instructor in 3 postgraduate seminars
  • Participated in the writing and publication of 5 scientific papers
  • Published 10 scientific articles in international journals (peer-reviewed)
  • Published 12 scientific articles in Greek journals
  • Participated in more than 25 oral or written reports in international scientific journals

Conferences

  • Participated in more than 140 oral or written reports in Greek international Scientific Conferences
  • Participated in more than 45 Greek or foreign scientific conferences

Scientific Conferences

  • Attended over 45 Greek or Foreign Scientific Conferences

Awards:

  • Award for outstanding academic performance at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Scholarship for doctoral studies at the Athens School of Medicine from the Stella Tsaga-Letta Despotidou Foundation.

Membership in scientific societies, associations, and organizations:

  • Medical Association of Arcadia
  • Hellenic Surgical Society of Athens
  • Hellenic Society of Athens
  • Society for Neuromodulation of Southeastern Europe
  • Hellenic Society of Pharmacology
  • Hellenic Neurosurgical Society
  • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
  • Hellenic Spinal Society
  • Congress of Neurosurgeons (CNS)
  • Hellenic Association for Health Services Management
  • Médecins du monde (Doctors of the World)

Languages
Greek, English

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