Dr. ILIAS GALANOPOULOS

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Shoulder and elbow surgery, Knee reconstructive surgery, sports injuries, trauma
Henry Dunant Hospital Center

Private office address: 90, Kifisias Avenue, 2nd Floor, P.C. 11526, Athens
Tel. +30 210 6924216, +30 6974 715094
email address: galanop.ilias@gmail.com

Dr Ilias Galanopoulos graduated from the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1998. After completing his residency in Trauma and Orthopaedics and successfully passing the Orthopaedic Licensing Examinations in 2008, he was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the 1st Department of Orthopaedics in 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. In 2011 he went to the United Kingdom, where he did a fellowship in knee reconstructive surgery for a year and a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery for another year and returned to his previous post. Currently, he is working as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the 2nd Department of Orthopaedics in 401 General Military Hospital and at the 2nd Department of Orthopaedics at Henry Dunant Hospital Center.
His main area of interest is shoulder surgery including complex arthroscopic procedures, shoulder replacement including both primary and revision cases (anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty), knee reconstructive surgery (primary and revision total knee replacement), knee arthroscopic surgery and a wide range of trauma surgery (fracture fixation).

Medical Services

  • Arthroscopic management of shoulder instability
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (double-row repair)
  • Arthroscopic acromioplasty/distal clavicle resection
  • Latarjet procedure for shoulder instability with bony defects
  • Reverse shoulder arthroplasty
  • Anatomic shoulder arthroplasty
  • Tendon transfers around the shoulder
  • Total knee replacement (primary and revision)
  • Knee arthroscopic surgery (ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscal repair, meniscectomy, cartilage repair procedures)
  • Surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome (decompression/transposition of ulnar nerve)
  • Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Surgery for lateral/medial epicondylitis (tennis elbow/golfer’s elbow)
  • Surgical management of fractures (internal fixation, external fixation, intramedullary nailing techniques)
  • PRP injections (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for chronic tendonitis