IASO General Clinic: Center of Excellence in Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. International training center in innovative endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques of spine surgeons, which originate from Australia, Europe and USA. 

IASO General Clinic, true to its commitment to providing top-quality medical care, announces the establishment of the Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) Clinic, which constitutes a certified Center of Excellence in the field of endoscopic spine surgery, by Elliquence.

Dr. Georgios Vastardis, MD, PhD, Spine Surgeon, is the Director of the Clinic and he is among the top internationally ranked instructors for Endoscopic Spine Surgery (International Instructor for Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery) and is an Ambassador, International Instructor and Key Opinion Leader (ΚΟL) of Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Elliquence, based in New York, USA. In May 2022, the first endoscopic spine surgeries in Australia were performed, at Prince Wales University Hospital and at Norwest Private Hospital in Sydney, by Georgios Bastardis, MD, PhD, with the aim of training professors of Neurosurgery and Orthopedics of the respective University, as well as doctors from other Australian hospitals

At the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Spine Society of Australia, as a keynote speaker invited by the Society, he presented to spine surgeons the endoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques, as well as ways to avoid complications, for the first time.

Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery treats the entire range of spine conditions and deformities (cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral) with contemporary, advanced techniques. The principles of Evidence-Based Medicine are strictly applied, and particular importance is given to the step-by-step treatment of the conditions, based on scientific documentation, from which the success of the respective treatment is evaluated.

Advantages of Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques:

• They are carried out through small skin incisions (~1 cm), resulting in the minimization of the destruction of surrounding tissues and in the avoidance of bleeding
• In most techniques, they surgeries performed with local anesthesia
• Postoperative recovery-healing is swift
• There is almost no pain after surgery
• Hospital stay is minimized: patients are discharged the next day, or even a few hours after the operation
• Patients are immediately functional and can return to work in a very short period of time.

At IASO General Clinic, organizational and operational excellence, modern facilities with innovative medical technological equipment, staffing consisting of highly-qualified personnel and collaborations with leading physicians of all specialties, guarantee the provision of high-level healthcare services, for men and women of all age groups.

For more journalistic information: Nancy Christopoulou, IASO Group Commercial & Marketing Department, tel.: 210 6383917, E-mail: [email protected]