PROFILE
Efstathios Charalambidis is a Registrar Orthopedic Surgeon at the Metropolitan Hospital Orthopedic and Sports Injury Clinic.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE / TRAINING
- He trained as an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, where he gained extensive experience in managing trauma and treating upper and lower limb conditions.
- In 2008 he attended 6-month specialty training in Orthopedic Oncology at the Metaxas Cancer Hospital, Piraeus.
- In 2009 he attended 6month specialty training in Hand Surgery and Microsurgery at KAT Hospital, Athens.
- In 2009 he attended 1-year specialty training in Pediatric Orthopedics at KAT Hospital, Athens.
- From 2001 to 2014, he worked as a Registrar at the Mediterraneo Hospital Sports Injury Clinic in Glyfada.
- Since November 2014, he has been working as a Registrar at the Metropolitan Hospital Orthopedic and Sports Injury Clinic.
PUBLICATIONS
Management of femoral shaft fractures with close locked IM nailing. K. Papagiannakos, P. Kouloumentas, E. Charalambidis, G. Vastardis, Z. Stavrou European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. May 2008, Volume 34, Supplement I, Page 52.
Time-to-treatment for critically ill-polytrauma patients in Emergency Department. Markopoulou A, Argyriou G, Charalampidis E, Koufopoulou A, Nestor A, Nanas S, Marvaki C. Health Science Journal.2013;7 (1):81-89.
CONFERENCES
- Early and under conditions closure of open fracture wounds, with the development of inflammation. 63rd Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery (Athens, October 2007).
- Surgical treatment of displaced calcaneal fractures. 87th AO Course - Principles in Operative Fracture Management (Davos, December 2007).
- Treatment of proximal quarter tibial fractures with intramedullary nailing. 3rd Panhellenic Conference on Wound Healing & Chronic Ulcers (Athens, 2007).
- Management of femoral shaft fractures with close locked IM nailing. 9th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. First ESTES- Congress (Budapest, May 2008).
- Operative treatment for delayed union and non-union of midshaft clavicular fractures. Acetabular reconstruction with bone allograft, flexible metal net and acrylic cement in cases of aseptic loosening of hip prosthesis. 9th EFFORT Congress (Nice, May 2008).
- The use of compression bolts in the treatment of intra-articular knee fractures. 64th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery (Athens, October 2008).
- 4th Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Workshop (Athens, April 2008).
- College of Greek Orthopedic Surgeons, Intensive 2-day Training (Athens, November 2008).
- Principles of Diaphyseal Femal - Tibial Fractures Intramedullary Nailing. OTC Hellas (Athens, November 2008) - Organizing Committee.
- AO Course – Management of Common Periarticular Fractures. (Patra, February 2009).
- “Principles of Clinical Research” How to Design, Analyse and Participate in Clinical Research. OTC Hellas (Athens, March 2009).
- College of Greek Orthopedic Surgeons, Intensive 2-day Training (Athens, March 2009).
- 9th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (Athens, March 2009).
- Surgical management of intra-articular calcaneal fractures. 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (Antalya, May 2009).
- Charcot neuroarthropathy of the knee treated with total knee replacement (a case report). 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (Antalya, May 2009).
- Results of primary TKR (PCL retaining) after 5-15 years follow up. 10th EFFORT Congress (Nice, May 2009).
- Isolated Scaphoid Dislocations. Our experience from 25 case studies. Surgical Technique Results. 15th Annual Joint Conference of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery & the Hellenic Society of Hand & Upper Limb Surgery. (August 2009).
- Closed rupture of the deep flexor tendor of the upper extremity fingers. 15th Annual Joint Conference of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery & the Hellenic Society of Hand & Upper Limb Surgery. (August 2009).
- Fractures of the humerus head and treatment with intramedullary nailing. 15th Annual Joint Conference of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery & the Hellenic Society of Hand & Upper Limb Surgery. (August 2009).
- ΑΟ Foundation – PFNA User Meeting. (Athens, October 2009).
- 11th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (Brussels, May 2010).
- 66th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery (Athens, October 2010).
- World Sports Trauma Congress & 7th EFOST Congress 2012 (London, October 2012).
- 5th Congress of the Hellenic Association of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Sports Injury, George Noulis (Larisa, April 2013).
- 69th Congress on Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology (Athens, October 2013).
EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS
- 5th Intensive Treatment - Blood Gases - Acid-base Balance Workshop (Athens, November 2002).
- 17th Inter-university Medical Symposium (Patra, 2002).
- Advanced Trauma Life support. American College of Surgeons, 15th Annual Continuing Medical Education Seminar, Evangelismos Hospital (Athens, February 2010).
- 2009-2010 2nd Microsurgery practical training session. Athens University T. Garofalidis Laboratory for the Research of the Musculoskeletal System (Kifisia, January - March 2010).
- Complex Upper Extremity Trauma Course. OTC Hellas. (Athens, March 2010).
- AO Foundation - Distraction Osteogenesis Course. (Athens, May 2010).
- AO Trauma Course - Advances in Operative Fracture Management. (Lake Balaton, June 2010).
- Hand Surgery Workshop Athens Medical Center. (Athens, October 2010).
- College of Greek Orthopedic Surgeons, Intensive 2-day Training (Athens, November 2010).
- Femoral fractures. Interactive Workshop. OTC Hellas. (Athens, November 2010).
- Zimmer Institute Medical Education Course: MIS HIP Instructional Course. (Athens, May 2014).
