{"id":2886,"date":"2026-06-29T13:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/viografiko\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:55:07","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/en\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2886\" class=\"elementor elementor-2886 elementor-1373\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e6c57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84e6c57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b99b4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b99b4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2818e71 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2818e71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e5650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76e5650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Over 1,000 procedures performed<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c32cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9c32cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum Vitae of Neurosurgeon <span style=\"color:#7ea6ff\">A. Blionas<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc96f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cc96f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105fbb1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"105fbb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429d981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"429d981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"3352\" class=\"elementor elementor-3352 elementor-1988 elementor-1988\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f76ed0e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f76ed0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d1849\" data-id=\"44d1849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a02b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a02b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide_c-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide_c-1.png 680w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide_c-1-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11c829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d11c829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">BA Neurosurgery<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35a469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a35a469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blionas Alexandros<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c5eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80c5eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">NEUROSURGEON<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9068f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9068f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #636369; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">Minimally Invasive Spine Neurosurgery<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea66e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea66e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc0cc06\" data-id=\"dc0cc06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef48349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ef48349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">YEARS OF EXPERIENCE<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"15\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c81b8c3\" data-id=\"c81b8c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a5527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"30a5527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">H-INDEX<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"5\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9691f3\" data-id=\"c9691f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca35d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ca35d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">GOOGLE<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4.9\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bbfe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61bbfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">In Brief<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70cca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70cca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Pioneer in Greece<\/strong> <strong>in Awake Same-Day Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression for the treatment of sciatica<\/strong>, a specialised technique, available at a small number of Centres internationally<br \/><strong>Director &amp; Founder<\/strong> of BA Neurosurgery, pioneering AI-enhanced \u00abPersonalized Evidence-Based Treatment Analysis\u00bb<\/li><li><strong>Trained<\/strong> at American Neurosurgical Associates and by specialists from leading centers, including Harvard and Brown Universities, in minimally invasive neurosurgery \u2014 with additional training under <strong>Marc Sindou<\/strong>, one of the most influential neurosurgeons of his generation<\/li><li><strong>Clinical Instructor in Neurosurgery<\/strong>, European University of Cyprus School of Medicine<\/li><li><strong>Researcher<\/strong> with multiple publications in peer-reviewed international journals; Peer reviewer for World Neurosurgery and Springer<\/li><li><strong>Invited speaker<\/strong> at international and national scientific conferences<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4970562 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4970562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fc8ad\" data-id=\"87fc8ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292dd9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292dd9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">In Detail<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b2b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b2b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Detail \u2014 Experience \/ Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0246a8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0246a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fd439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5fd439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\"><strong>Cyprus \u2014 Present:<\/strong> Neurosurgeon in private practice, operating and consulting at the American Medical Center in Nicosia, with outpatient consultations also at the American Medical Center in Limassol.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\"><strong>In Greece,<\/strong> he has long-standing collaborations with Metropolitan Hospital and Iaso in Athens, the Olympion Clinic in Patras, and Iatriki Ipirou in Ioannina, where he continues to see patients on scheduled visits.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\"><strong>A pioneer in Greece,<\/strong> he performs Awake Same-Day Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression \u2014 without general anesthesia, under sedation, with same-day discharge \u2014 for the treatment of sciatica. The technique is offered at only a few leading medical centers worldwide, including NHS Trust hospitals in Cambridge and Oxford (UK) and the Mayo Clinic (USA).<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He is among the first neurosurgeons internationally to integrate advanced Artificial Intelligence into everyday clinical practice through the Personalized Evidence-Based Treatment Analysis \u2014 a medically and neurosurgically guided tool for the synthesis and analysis of the scientific literature, applied to each individual patient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1cb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b1cb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #9898a0; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">Surgery \u2014 minimally invasive technique<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a6217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a6217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">A specialist neurosurgeon trained at American Neurosurgical Associates, he focuses on personalized minimally invasive surgery. He has accumulated extensive experience in the management of neurosurgical conditions of the brain and spine, with an excellent outcomes \u2014 careful patient selection and the least invasive effective technique being the defining features of his practice.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He completed part of his specialty training under leading neurosurgeons of American Neurosurgical Associates \u2014 a US-trained surgical group based at Hygeia Hospital, Athens \u2014 gaining substantial surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic experience. Under the mentorship of professors affiliated with Brown and Harvard Universities, he progressed to performing operations as primary surgeon, with a focus on minimally invasive brain and spine surgery.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">This was followed by several years of advanced training at Iaso Hospital alongside a pioneering, Cardiff-trained neurosurgeon who was among the first in Greece to introduce minimally invasive spine surgery.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He has adopted American clinical and surgical principles: precision, efficiency, commitment to excellence, and strict adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine \u2014 decisions grounded exclusively in the literature and high-quality scientific data, and, in the operating room, deliberate, targeted movements without unnecessary and potentially hazardous maneuvers.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He has performed <strong>over 1,000 procedures,<\/strong> with high success rates and a low complication rate \u2014 including hundreds of craniotomies and spine operations with excellent outcomes. Careful, evidence-based patient selection and the consistent use of minimally invasive techniques are the cornerstones of his surgical practice.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\"><strong>Medical advisor<\/strong> to private insurance companies, reviewing the clinical appropriateness of patient management, case classification, and the costing of medical interventions.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He has practiced at Metropolitan Hospital, Mediterraneo Hospital, and Iatriko Psychikou, managing complex surgical cases of the spine and brain, and has served as a consultant neurosurgeon at Mitera and Hygeia Hospitals, with a focus on spinal cases as well as craniosynostosis and hydrocephalus in pediatric patients.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">As part of his residency training, he completed two years in Vascular Surgery at Elpis General Hospital, Athens, followed by two years in the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department of Agia Sofia Children\u2019s Hospital \u2014 the largest pediatric hospital in Greece \u2014 where he took part in a wide range of pediatric neurosurgical procedures. He then spent a further two years at Asklepieio Voulas General Hospital, focusing on spinal procedures and the surgical management of traumatic brain injury.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He completed the final stage of his neurosurgical residency at G. Gennimatas General Hospital of Athens, home to one of the most advanced neurosurgical departments in Greece, and obtained his specialty certification in Neurosurgery. During these three years, his training centered on cranial procedures \u2014 including aneurysm surgery, endoscopic approaches, and skull base tumors \u2014 alongside a substantial volume of spinal operations.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He began his medical career with his mandatory rural service as a general practice physician at the Delvinaki Health Center in Epirus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314aff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"314aff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marc-Sindou-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marc-Sindou-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marc-Sindou-1-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marc-Sindou-1-1024x879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marc-Sindou-1-768x659.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e230f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e230f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #9898a0; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">With Marc Sindou, one of the most influential neurosurgeons of his generation<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dae7392 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dae7392\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc3745\" data-id=\"dcc3745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964d36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"964d36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">Academic Presence<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9a076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad9a076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28b24c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a28b24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84e61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84e61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He regularly publishes peer-reviewed papers in neurosurgery, contributing to the advancement of the field and keeping abreast of the latest surgical innovations. His current <strong>h-index is 5<\/strong> \u2014 a level of scientific impact that, by international neurosurgical benchmarks, corresponds to the median for an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6d532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6d532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:#0B1B3A;color:#fff;padding:4px 12px 4px 10px;border-radius:2px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.06em;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;\">h-index&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#C9A44E;font-size:16px;font-family:Playfair Display,serif;\">5<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca3461 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ca3461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef0724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef0724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He serves as a peer reviewer for <strong>World Neurosurgery,<\/strong> the official journal of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, and has for many years reviewed manuscripts for <strong>Springer,<\/strong> one of the world\u2019s foremost academic publishers.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He is a <strong>Clinical Instructor in Neurosurgery<\/strong> at the European University of Cyprus School of Medicine, and is also involved in clinical teaching at Iaso and Metropolitan Hospitals.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\"><strong>Founder &amp; President of Micro2Gen Ltd.,<\/strong> a molecular diagnostics company, where over fourteen years of research activity (and five in management) he led large European and national programs that produced pioneering technology in medical molecular diagnostics.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">He has collaborated with the University of Ioannina and the University of Athens on the analysis of clinical and experimental data in molecular oncology. For two years he was a research associate at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) in Ioannina, where he carried out genome-wide data mining for the identification of novel oncogenes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ff9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27ff9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1968\" height=\"2184\" src=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1.jpg 1968w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1-923x1024.jpg 923w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1-1384x1536.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dimosieysh-1-1845x2048.jpg 1845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1968px) 100vw, 1968px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b691a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b691a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #9898a0; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">PUBLICATION \u2014 PubMed \u00b7 Child\u2019s Nervous System \u00b7 2022<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d65a7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d65a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ad6c8\" data-id=\"71ad6c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45016b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b45016b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a44e; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">Studies<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f94d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f94d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Studies \u2014 Academic Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dab863 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3dab863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb57a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deb57a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 16px; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.75; font-family: Inter,sans-serif;\">An American citizen by birth, he began his schooling at the American School of The Hague before moving to Greece, where he graduated from the Lyc\u00e9e Franco-Hell\u00e9nique of Athens. He went on to study medicine at the University of Ioannina, graduating in the top quartile of his class (cum laude). During his studies he taught fellow medical students in the neuroanatomy laboratory and worked as a principal researcher in the biochemistry and biology laboratory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749c4a2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"749c4a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04254fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"04254fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Blionas\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:45% 26%;display:block;\"><div style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(11,27,58,.7),transparent 55%);\"><\/div><div style=\"position:absolute;left:20px;bottom:16px;right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:19px;color:#fff;line-height:1.1;\">Alexandros Blionas<\/div><div style=\"margin-top:5px;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.16em;color:#e3bd6b;text-transform:uppercase;\">Specialist Neurosurgeon<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:20px;\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:11px;margin-bottom:18px;\"><div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:#374151;\"><span style=\"color:#2563eb;margin-top:1px;font-weight:700;\">\u2713<\/span> Trained at American Neurosurgical 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style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;color:#6b7280;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:9px;background:#eaf1ff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#2563eb;font-size:16px;\">\u26b2<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amc.com.cy\/el\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Medical Center, Cyprus<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e8d18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e8d18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb13db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fb13db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0992e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0992e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/protoporiaki-aposybiesi-osfyikis-moiras\/%20\">Same-Day\nLumbar\nDecompression<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9918c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9918c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you a candidate <br>\nFor the innovating <br>\ntreatment?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd53ef3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd53ef3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c4a0a elementor-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c4c4a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/kleiste-rantevou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23b742 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e23b742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2daa5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2daa5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d64f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d64f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ceac45 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2ceac45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/protoporiaki-aposybiesi-osfyikis-moiras\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pioneering Lumbar Decompression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/elachista-epemvatiki-cheirourgiki-spondylikis-stilis\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/osfyiki-mikrodiskektomi\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lumbar Microdiscectomy - Decompression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/afcheniki-diskektomi\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cervical Discectomy (ACDF)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/petalektomi\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Laminectomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/spondylodesia-osfyiki\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lumbar Spinal Fusion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/episkliridies-egchyseis-alles-therapeies\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Epidural \/ Transforaminal Injections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/nevrolysi-rf-ablation-gia-osfyalgia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Neurolysis (RF Ablation) for Low Back Pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/xeirourgiki-ydrokefalias\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hydrocephalus Surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/xeirourgiki-ogkon-egkefalou\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brain Tumor Surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/diasfinoeidiki-prospelasi-gia-ogkous-ypofysis-vasis-kraniou\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary \/ Skull Base<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df97545 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df97545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1b85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"9c1b85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"3120\" class=\"elementor elementor-3120 elementor-1862 elementor-1862\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1ee40 e-con-full ba-tech-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c1ee40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974ee3c ba-tech-img-col e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"974ee3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8ff6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb8ff6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3121\" alt=\"Medical professional demonstrating minimally invasive spinal treatment approach with patient care f\u2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blionas-neurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20250305_181732-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d3dfe ba-tech-content-col e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45d3dfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3a000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d3a000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Trust Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae67cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ae67cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-tech-link-wrap\">\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-num\">01<\/span>\r\n  <div class=\"ba-tech-bullet\"><\/div>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-link-txt\">\r\n      <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">We serve scientific truth:<\/strong> We are among the first to apply advanced <a style=\"color: #eeac4d;\" href=\"\/en\/protoporoi-stin-a-i-gia-exatomikevmenes-therapeies\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI to every case<\/a>, so that each treatment decision rests on the evidence, not on habit.\r\n  <\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc69a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bc69a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-tech-link-wrap\">\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-num\">02<\/span>\r\n  <div class=\"ba-tech-bullet\"><\/div>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-link-txt\">\r\n<strong style=\"color: #fff;\">We are fully transparent:<\/strong> The relationship between doctor and patient depends on it &mdash; we explain, we educate, and we remain available.\r\n  <\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f331134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f331134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-tech-link-wrap\">\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-num\">03<\/span>\r\n  <div class=\"ba-tech-bullet\"><\/div>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-link-txt\">\r\n      <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">We operate only when it helps:<\/strong> Surgery is proposed only when conservative treatment has failed or is not appropriate &mdash; and then as a personalized, carefully planned, <a style=\"color:#eeac4d;\" href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/elachista-epemvatiki-cheirourgiki-spondylikis-stilis\/\" target=\"_blank\">minimally invasive procedure.<\/a> We do not over-operate.\r\n  <\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"56ec5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-tech-link-wrap\">\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-num\">04<\/span>\r\n  <div class=\"ba-tech-bullet\"><\/div>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-link-txt\">\r\n      <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">We innovate:<\/strong> With minimally invasive <a style=\"color:#eeac4d;\" href=\"\/en\/therapeies\/protoporiaki-aposybiesi-osfyikis-moiras\/\" target=\"_blank\">lumbar spinal decompression<\/a> for the treatment of sciatica. With same-day discharge, the patient awake, under sedation only.\r\n  <\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"ba-tech-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1,000 procedures performed Curriculum Vitae of Neurosurgeon A. 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