Thesis
Alterations in blood flow to the dislocated femoral head on rabbits following early or delayed reduction, Athens, 1978.
Ph.D.
Alterations of lumbar spine's mechanical properties following destruction of the posterior spinal elements, Athens, 1984.
Current Position
- Professor of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian Athens University, Greece affiliated to 1st Orthopaedic dpt of the Athens Medical School, "ATTIKON" University Hospital.
- Director of the Spinal Disorders dpt of "Metropolitan" Hospital, Neo Faliro Athens Greece.
Member of Scientific Societies
- Member of the Athens Medical Association
- Member of the Panhellenic Medical Association
- Member of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Member of the European Spine Society
- Founding member of the Hellenic Spine Society
- Founding member of the Spine Section of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Founding member of the College of Hellenic Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Associate member of the Hellenic Surgical Association
- Member of the Hellenic Association of Medical Research
- Member of the Hellenic Association of Trauma
- Member of the European Spinal Deformities Society
- Member of the European Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgeons
- Member of the International Society of Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery ISMISS
- Affiliated member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of the Cervical Spine Research Society
- Member of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia
- Member of the Spine Society of Europe
- Member of the Hellenic Association for Medicine and Science
- Member of the ARGOS Society
- Member of the Hellenic Association for Sarcoma
- Member of the Scoliosis Research Society
- Member of N.A.S.S
- Delegate of the Greek (Hellenic Orthopaedic Society) in the U.E.M.S. (European Union of Medical Specialists) (E.B.O.T.)
- Member of Mutlisciplinary Joint Committee for the Spine (U.E.M.S.)
- Member of the Hellenic Association on Crisis Management in the Health Sector
President
- President of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (2001)
- President of the Hellenic Spine Society (2007)
- President of the College of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2011-2012)
- Vice president of the Hellenic Association on Crisis Management in the Health Sector
Books & Publications
- 69 papers published referenced in Pub Med
- Numerous papers published not referenced in Pub Med
- Six scientific books published on Spine Subjects
- Numerous chapters (on spine subjects) in Greek and International literature
Educational Activities
- Organizer of
- 18 Annual Meetings on "Biomechanics of the Spine and Biotechnology"
- 6 Bi-annual Meetings on "Water Sports and Orthopaedic Problems"
- Combined research programs with the Athens Polytechnic School and The Greek Center of Molecular Biology (Democritus)
- Numerous seminars of medical interest at the Athens University due to membership of Educational Faculty of the 1st Orthopaedic Medical School as well as at the Hellenic College of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Within the framework of the" APOLLON" training program, various meetings in Greece and Cyprus.
- 3 International Conferences on "Excellence: Education and Human Development" in association with the University of Connecticut, USA, in Europe.
Reviewer
- Περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Χειρουργικής Ορθοπαιδικής Τραυματολογίας (Ε.Ε.Χ.Ο.Τ.)
- "ΟΣΤΟΥΝ"
- "Spine"
- "Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions"
- "European Spine Journal"
- "The Spine Journal"
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Osteoporosis International
- Bone and Joint 360
- The Scientific World Journal
- Journal Mechanics in Med & Bio
