Biography

Elias C. Papadopoulos, M.D

Spine/ Scoliosis Surgeon

Chief of Spine Service, Hygeia Hospital
Asst. Professor, Orthopedic Department

University of Athens, School of Medicine

Name

Elias C. Papadopoulos, M.D.

Address

Ypsilantou 18 Str ; Athens, 10676; Greece

Date of Birth

January 21, 1970

Place of Birth

Athens, Greece

Nationality

Greek

Tel/fax

+30 210 7218719

Cell

+30 6944 469944

E-mail

hpapado@yahoo.com

11/1994-10/1996

GREEK NAVY
Officer, Naval Medical Corps

1994

Naval School for Reserve Medical Officers (2 months)

1995

Naval School of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (2 months)

1986

French Language
Certificat Pratique de langue Francaise

1988

German Language
Mittelstufe Zeugnis Diploma

2002

Certificate of Proficiency in English
The University of Michigan

1994

Greece

2000

ECFMG Certification

2008

State of Connecticut Licensure

1994

Medical Society of Athens

1999

Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons, Athens

2003

Hellenic Medical Society, New York

June 2008

FOCOS (Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine)

2008

North American Spine Society

2009

Scoliosis Research Society

2010

European Spine Society

2012

Education Commity, Scoliosis Research Society

2012

Global Outreach Commity, Scoliosis Research Society

1. Scheuermann’s kyphosis, Surgical Treatment
E. C. Papadopoulos, P. J. Papagelopoulos
Spine Review Course, Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons
Athens; Jan 2001

2. Total Knee Arthroplasty Following prior Distal Femoral Fractures
E. C. Papadopoulos, Javad Parvizi, D. G. Lewallen.
68th Annual Meeting, AAOS; San Francisco, CA; USA; Feb 2001
5th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Rhodes, Greece; Jun. 2001

3. Spinal Metastases from Orbital Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. A case report.
M. Kaseta, G. P. Tzagarakis, L. K. Khaldi, N. D. Gandaifis, E. C. Papadopoulos, J. Tsarouhas, D. S. Korres.
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”
Athens; Mar 2001

4. Bone Marrow Edema of the Knee. A Case Report
E. C. Papadopoulos, P. J. Papagelopoulos, P. G. Triantafyllidis, J. A. Vlamis, G. P. Tzagarakis, K. G. Stamos
5th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Rhodes, Greece; Jun. 2001

5. Five-year experience with the Orthofix tibial nailing system
Elias Ch. Papadopoulos, George C. Babis, Nikolaos D. Gandaifis, Theophilos Karachalios, John Tsarouchas
Osteosynthese International- Gerhard Küntsher Kreis;
Crete, Greece; Sept.2002
58th Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology;
Thessalonica, Greece; Oct. 2002

6. Cervical Spine pedicle screws
Elias Ch. Papadopoulos
8th Spinal Biomechanics Course, Hellenic College of Orthopedic Surgeons
Athens; Nov 2002

7. Simultaneous fracture of every cervical vertebra; a case report
D.S. Korres, A.A. Partsinevelos, Elias C. Papadopoulos, Ch. Sotiropoulos, I. Benetos/ 1st Orthopedic Dept, Athens University
Cervical Spine Research Society, Barcelona 2003

8. P.L.I.F. for the treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disorders utilizing a single structural allograft and instrumentation.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Moe Lim, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD./ Hospital for Special Surgery
ISSLS, Porto 5/2004

9. P.L.I.F. for the treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disorders utilizing a single structural allograft and instrumentation.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Moe Lim, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD./ Hospital for Special Surgery
IMAST, USA; Bermuda 6/2004

10. Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation. Radiographic and clinical results
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Keith Synnott, M.D.; Peter Frelinghoysen , MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery
IMAST, USA; Bermuda 6/2004

11. Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation. Radiographic and clinical results
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Keith Synnott, M.D.; Peter Frelinghoysen , MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery
AAOS; Washington, 2/2005

12. Accuracy of single-time, multilevel registration in image-guided spinal surgery
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Andrew Sama, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
EFFORT; Lisbon, 2005

13. Radiographic Range-of-Motion Error Measurement of Total Disc Replacement
Elias C. Papadopoulos. MD; Moe Lim, MD; Lyman Stephen, PhD; Zhang Kai, MD; Andrew Sama, MD; Kristin Warner, MD; Russel Huang, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, MD
EFFORT; Lisbon, 2005

14. Single unilateral structural allograft P.L.I.F. and instrumentation in degenerative spinal disorders.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Moe Lim, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
EFFORT; Lisbon, 2005

15. Instrumented three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Keith Synnott, M.D.; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
EFFORT; Lisbon, 2005

16. Outcome of revision discectomies following recurrent lumbar disc herniation
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD; Patrick F. O’Leary, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
EFFORT; Lisbon, 2005

17. Instrumented three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Keith Synnott, M.D.; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
20th NASS Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, 2005

18. Histologic Evaluation of Biopsies Obtained from Vertebral Compression Fractures
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis P Pappou, MD; Joseph M Lane, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 11/2005

19. Lumbar microdiscectomy under epidural anesthesia
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD, Federico P. Girardi, MD, Andrew Sama, MD, Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD, FACS/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 11/2005

20. Reharvest of bone graft from prior posterior iliac crest bone graft site
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Ioannis P. Pappou, Federico P. Girardi, Patrick F. O’Leary/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005

21. Postoperative infection in posterior and anterior interbody fusion for degenerative diseases of the spine
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Ioannis P. Pappou, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 10/2005

22. Indications for prosthetic disc nucleus (pdn) in a cohort of patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease.
Ioannis P. Pappou,MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Peter Frelinghuysen, MD; Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD, FACS; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005

23. Pott’s disease in the thoracolumbar spine with marked kyphosis and progressive paraplegia necessitating posterior vertebral column resection and anterior reconstruction with a cage
Ioannis P. Pappou, MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Andrew Swanson, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005

24. Outcome of revision discectomies following recurrent lumbar disc herniation
Elias C Papadopoulos, Ioannis P Pappou, Federico P Girardi, Harvinder S Sandhu, Andrew A Sama, Patrick F O’Leary, Frank P Cammisa/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
61st Annual Meeting, Hellenic Association of Orhopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Athens, 10/2005
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 10/2005

25. P.L.I.F. for the treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disorders utilizing a single structural allograft and instrumentation
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Moe Lim, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 10/2005

26. Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation. Radiographic and clinical results
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Keith Synnott, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Chania, Crete; 10/2005

27. Unsuspected lymphoma diagnosed using biopsy during kyphoplasty
Michael K Shindle, Michael J Gardner, Elias Papadopoulos, Hose Toro, Jon Cabin, Joseph Lane/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
AAOS; Chicago, 2/2006

28. Screening for contraindications to prosthetic disc nucleus (PDN) in surgical candidates with lumbar degenerative disc disease
Ioannis P Pappou, Frank Cammisa, Jr., Peter Frelinghuysen, Elias Papadopoulos, Federico P. Girardi/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
IMAST; Athens, 5/2006

29. Reharvest bone graft from prior posterior iliac crest bone graft site
Elias Papadopoulos, Ioannis P Pappou, Federico P. Girardi, Patrik F O’Leary/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
IMAST; Athens, 5/2006

30. Unipedicular Versus Bipedicular Kyphoplasty For The Treatment Of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Folorunsho Edobor-Osula, MPH; Michael J. Gardner, MD; Michael K. Shindle, MD; I.H Lieberman, MD; Joseph M. Lane, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
AAOS; San Diego, 2/2007

31. Major Vascular Injury During Anterior Spinal Access
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Ioannis P. Pappou, , Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, Gary A. Fantini/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Mykonos, Greece; 4/2007

32. Unipedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty For The Treatment Of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Folorunsho Edobor-Osula, MPH; Michael J. Gardner, MD; Michael K. Shindle, MD; Joseph M. Lane, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Annual Spine Congress “Giannestras- Smyrnis”; Mykonos, Greece; 4/2007

33. Unipedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty For The Treatment Of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Folorunsho Edobor-Osula, MPH; Michael J. Gardner, MD; Michael K. Shindle, MD; Joseph M. Lane, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
NASS; Austin, TX; 10/2007

34. Lumbar spine fusion rates in patients with osteoporosis; a case control study
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Alexander Richer; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
SpineWeek; Geneva 5/2008

35. Lumbar spine fusion rates in patients with osteoporosis; a case control study
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Alexander Richter; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery
NASS; Toronto, 10/2008

36. Sacral fractures complicating thoracolumbar fusion to the sacrum
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery
NASS; Toronto, 10/2008

37. Lumbar spine fusion rates in patients with osteoporosis; a case control study
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Alexander Richer; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS; Federico P. Girardi, MD/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
AAOS; Las Vegas, 3/2009

38. Results and Complications of Kyphectomy (PVCR) for Pediatric Hyperkyphotic Spine Deformities (An SRS GOP Review of One Site)
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei MD, Matthew E. Cunningham MD PhD, Cristina Sacramento PhD MD, Elias C. Papadopoulos MD, Francisco Javier Sanchez Perez-Grueso MD, Yamuna Kanazawa BS, Howard B. Calder PhD, William R. Aibinder BA, Kenneth J. Paonessa MD, Bettye Wright RN PA, Michael J. Mendelow MD, Munish Gupta MD, William F. Hess MD, Baron S. Lonner MD
IMAST; Vienna, 7/2009

39. Results and Complications of Kyphectomy (PVCR) for Pediatric Hyperkyphotic Spine Deformities (An SRS GOP Review of One Site)
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei MD, Elias C. Papadopoulos MD, Matthew E. Cunningham MD PhD, Cristina Sacramento PhD MD, Francisco Javier Sanchez Perez-Grueso MD, Kenneth J. Paonessa MD, Michael J. Mendelow MD, Munish Gupta MD, William F. Hess MD, Baron S. Lonner MD
EUROSPINE; Vienna, 9/2010

40. Outcomes and Complications of Posterior Vertebral Column Resection Performed in Underdeveloped and Underserved Regions
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; W. F. Hess, MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Francisco Javier Sánchez Pérez-Grueso; Munish C. Gupta, MD; Baron S. Lonner; Kenneth J. Paonessa, MD; Maria Cristina Sacramento Dominguez, MD, PhD; Michael J. Mendelow, MD; Matthew E. Cunningham, MD, PhD; Ferran Pellise, MD
IMAST; Copenhagen, 7/2011

41. Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Kyphosis Correction in Juveniles from West Africa: Intra-Operative, Early & Two-Year Outcomes and Complications
Michael Faloon, MD; Dennis S. Meredith, MD; Woojin Cho, MD, PhD; Akilah B. King, BA; Baron S. Lonner; Ferran Pellise, MD; Michael J. Mendelow, MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; W. F. Hess, MD; Kenneth J. Paonessa, MD; Francisco Javier Sánchez Pérez-Grueso; Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD; Focos Organization
IMAST; Istanbul, 7/2012
SRS; Chicago, 9/2012

1. G. Babis, E. C. Papadopoulos, P. Nikiforidis
Shock in Orthopaedics. In: 4th I.C.U. Course; Shock.
Editor: G. Baltopoulos
Paschalidis Publications; Athens 2001

2. E. C. Papadopoulos, G.S. Sapkas
Growth and Metastasis of Musculoskeletal tumors. Chapter 1: p 15-26; In: Current Issues in Spinal Disorders; Editor: G. S. Sapkas.
Kafkas Publications; Athens 2005

3. E. C. Papadopoulos, G.S. Sapkas
Pathogenesis of Scoliosis. Chapter 23: p 199-210; In: Current Issues in Spinal Disorders;
Editor: G. S. Sapkas.
Kafkas Publications; Athens 2005

4. G.S. Sapkas, E Stylianesi, S. Papadakis, E. C. Papadopoulos, N. Gandaifis
Surgical Treatment in Adult Scoliosis. Chapter 36, p 323-337; In: Current Issues in Spinal Disorders;
Editor: G. S. Sapkas.
Kafkas Publications; Athens 2005

5. G. Babis, E. C. Papadopoulos, G.S. Sapkas
The intervertebral disc. Chapter 13, p109-111. In: Biomechanics, pathophysiology and treatment of the Spine Disorders
Editor: G. S. Sapkas.
Kafkas Publications; Athens 2006

6. G.Sapkas, L. Nikolakakos, E. Stylianesi, P. Mposkainos, EC Papadopoulos
Spinal Stenosis. Chapter 39, p 346-355. In: Biomechanics, pathophysiology and treatment of the Spine Disorders;
Editor: G. S. Sapkas.
Kafkas Publications; Athens 2006

“Pyriformis Syndrome”. Pathologic study in cadavers.
Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Athens

2005- present

Chief of Spine/Scoliosis Service, Hygeia Hospital

9/1988-7/1994

School of Medicine National and Kapodestrian University of Athens Medical Degree Grade: Excellent; Rank: Upper 2%

9/1994-10/1994

University of Berlin, Oscar Helene-Heim Hospital Elective Clerkship in Orthopedics and Trauma

9/1995-10/1996

Internship in General Surgery Athens Naval Hospital

1/1997-1/1998

Public Service, General Practice; Evia Island, Greece

2/1998 - 3/2003

Resident in Orthopedic Surgery Department of Orthopedics University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece

1/2000-7/2000

Visiting Resident in Orthopedics (6 months) Mayo Graduate School of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota

2003

Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Certification; Greece

7/2003-6/2005

Fellow in Spinal and Scoliosis Surgery Hospital for Special Surgery, NY Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University, NY

2003-2005

Spine and Scoliosis Surgery Certification; USA

2012

Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship

2001

Microsurgery Course (2 months) Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Athens

2002

Adult Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

2004

BLS/ ACLS

1990-1994

Papadakis Scholarship Award for Academic Achievement

1993

Greek Ministry of Education
Award for Excellence
Ranked Third in Fifth year Medical School Class

1994

Athens University Medical School Graduation Award
Upper 2% throughout the Medical School

2003-2006

Empirikion Foundation

2012

Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship

2015

Swanson Humanitarian Award; New York

1. Bone Marrow Edema of the Knee. A Review
E. C. Papadopoulos, P. J. Papagelopoulos, P. Boscainos, D. Pascaloglou, N. D. Gandaifis,
M. Kasseta, D. S. Korres, K. G. Stamos.
(Orthopedics. 2001 Jan; 24(1): 69-73)

2. Total Knee Arthroplasty Following Distal Femoral Fractures
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Javad Parvizi, Choon Hin Lai, David G. Lewallen
(Knee. 2002 Dec; 9(4): 267-274)

3. Tuberculous sacroiliitis
Elias C. Papadopoulos, PJ Papagelopoulos, OD Savvidou, ME Falagas, GS Sapkas, EG Fragkiadakis
Orthopedics. 2003 Jun;26(6):653-7

4. Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome of the Knee. A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, Maria Kaseta, George S. Themistocleous, Demetrios S. Korres
(Knee; 2003; 10: 295-302)

5. Five-year experience with the Orthofix tibial nailing system
Elias Ch. Papadopoulos, George C. Babis, Nikolaos D. Gandaifis, Theophilos Karachalios, John Tsarouchas
(Osteosynthese International; 2003; 11: S113-S116)

6. Outcome after anatomic reduction and transfixation with Kirschner wires of Lisfrank Joint injuries
D. S. Korres, I. P. Psicharis, N. Gandaifis, E. C. Papadopoulos, A. B. Zoubos, K. Nikolopoulos
(European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology; 2003; 13: 85-90)

7. Piriformis Syndrome and low back pain: a new classification and review of the literature
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Safdar N. Khan
(Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2004 Jan;35(1):65-71)

8. Piriformis Syndrome
Elias C. Papadopoulos, D.S. Korres, G. Papachristou, N. Efstathopoulos
(Orthopedics. 2004 Aug;27(8):797, 799; author reply 799)

9. Bone Density Study at the distal Radius using pQCT analysis in Greek Thalassemic Patients.
Vassilis Ladis, Nicos Gandaifis, Elias C Papadopoulos, George M Gavras, Ioannis Papasotiriou, Dimitrios S Korres, Christos A. Kattamis
(Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2004 Dec;2 Suppl 2:307-9)

10. Acute thoracic outlet syndrome after internal fixation of a clavicle pseudarthrosis
Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, Elias Ch. Papadopoulos, Olga D. Savvidou, MA Kaseta, George S. Themistocleous, FG Milas
(Orthopedics. 2005 Jun;28(6):606-8)

11. Accuracy of Single-Time, Multilevel Registration In Image-Guided Spinal Surgery
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Federico P. Girardi, Andrew Sama, HS Sandhu, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr
(Spine J; 2005 May-Jun;5(3):263-7; discussion 268)

12. Scoliosis In Steinert’s Syndrome; a case report
Themistocleous GS, Sapkas GS, Papagelopoulos PJ, Stilianessi EV, Papadopoulos EC, Apostolou CD. (Spine J.; Mar-Apr;5(2):212-216)

13. Tuberculous sacroiliitis. A case report and review of the literature
PJ Papagelopoulos, Elias C. Papadopoulos, AF Mavrogenis, GS Themistocleous, DS Korres, PN Soucacos
(Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):683-8)

14. Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with pre-existing Fracture Deformity
Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, George S. Themistocleous, Theophilos Karachalios, Elias Ch. Papadopoulos, Olga D. Savvidou, James A. Rand
(Orthopedics. 2007 May; 30(5):373-8)

15. Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation: radiographic and clinical results
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Federico P. Girardi, Russel C. Huang, Keith Synnott, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr
(Spine; 2006 Apr 15;31(8):897-902)

16. Outcome of revision discectomies following recurrent lumbar disc herniation
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD; Patrick F. O’Leary, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr, MD, FACS
(Spine; 2006 Jun 1;31(13):1473-6)

17. Postoperative infection in posterior and anterior interbody fusion for degenerative diseases of the spine
Ioannis p. Pappou, Elias C. Papadopoulos, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa
(Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Mar;444:120-8)

18. Spinal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Matthew E. Cunningham, Federico Girardi, Elias C. Papadopoulos, Frank P. Cammisa
(Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Mar;443:73-82)

19. Pott’s disease in the thoracolumbar spine with marked kyphosis and progressive paraplegia necessitating posterior vertebral column resection and anterior reconstruction with a cage.
Ioannis P. Pappou, Elias C. Papadopoulos, A. Swanson, Federico P. Girardi.
(Spine. 2006 Feb 15;31(4):E123-7)

20. Measurement Error of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Range-of-Motion
Moe R. Lim, MD; Randall T. Loder, MD; Stephen Lyman, PhD; Kai Zhang, MD; Andrew Sama, MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Kristin Warner, MD; Russel C. Huang, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD
(Spine; 2006 May 1;31(10):E291-7)

21. Lumbar microdiscectomy under epidural anesthesia
Elias C. Papadopoulos, Federico P. Girardi, Andrew A. Sama, Ioannis P. Pappou, Michael K. Urban, Frank P. Cammisa
(Spine J; 2006 Sep-Oct;6(5):561-4)

22. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures and collapse with intravertebral vacuum sign-Kűmmel’s disease.
Ioannis P. Pappou, Elias C. Papadopoulos, Andrew N. Swanson, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi
(Orthopedics; 2008 Jan;31(1):61-6)

23. Postoperative spine infections: a retrospective analysis of 21 patients
G.S. Sapkas, A.F.Mavrogenis, D.S. Mastrokalos, E.C.Papadopoulos, P.J.Papagelopoulos
(Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol; 2006 Dec; 16(4):322-326)

24. Unipedicular Balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures; early results
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Folorunsho Edobor-Osula, MPH; Michael J. Gardner, MD; Michael K. Shindle, MD; Joseph M. Lane, MD
(Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques; 2008 Dec;21(8):589-96)

25. Screening for nuclear replacement candidates in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease
Ioannis P. Pappou, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Peter Frelinghuysen, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, MD, Jr
(SAS journal; Spring 2008;2:114–119)

26. Sacral Stress Fractures complicating thoracolumbar fusion to the Sacrum
Elias C. Papadopoulos, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, MD, Jr; Federico P. Girardi, MD
(Spine; 2008 Sep 1;33(19):E699-707)

27. Spontaneous posterior iliac crest regeneration enabling second bone graft harvest; a case report
Papadopoulos EC, O’Leary FP, Pappou IP, Girardi FP
(HSS J; 2009 Sep 5(2):114-6)

28. Piriformis syndrome – an attempt to understand its pathology
Kanakis DN, Lazaris AC, Papadopoulos EC, Kallitsis EA, Patsouris ES, Paraskevakou HA
(Clinical Neuropathology; 2010 Mar-Apr;29(2):65-70)

29. Posterior decompression and stabilization and surgical vertebroplasty with the vertebral body stenting for metastatic vertebral and epidural Cauda Equina Compression
Mavrogenis AF, Papadopoulos EC, Starantzis K, Korres DS, Papagelopoulos PJ.
J Surg Oncol.; 2010 Mar 1;101(3):253-8

30. Pathophysiology and biomechanincs of the aging spine.
Papadakis M, Sapkas G, Papadopoulos EC, Katonis P.
Open Orthop J. 2011;5:335-42. Epub 2011 Sep 19

31. Late treatment of tuberculosis-associated kyphosis: literature review and experience from a SRS-GOP site.
Boachie-Adjei O, Papadopoulos EC, Pellisé F, Cunningham ME, Perez-Grueso FS, Gupta M, Lonner B, Paonessa K, King A, Sacramento C, Kim HJ, Mendelow M, Yazici M
Eur Spine J. 2012 May 25

32. Common surgical complications in degenerative spinal surgery
Papadakis M, Aggeliki L, Papadopoulos EC, Girardi FP
World J Orthop. 2013 Apr 18;4(2):62-6

33. Early outcomes and complications of posterior vertebral column resection
Papadopoulos EC, Boachie-Adjei O, Hess WF, Sanchez Perez-Grueso FJ, Pellisé F, Gupta M, Lonner B, Paonessa K, Faloon M, Cunningham ME, Kim HJ, Mendelow M, Sacramento C, Yazici M; Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine, New York, NY.
Spine J. 2013 Apr 25. doi:pii: S1529-9430

34. Post thoracotomy spinal cord compression in a child. A word of caution.
Kanakis MA, Chatzis A, Papadopoulos E, Contrafouris C, Azariades P, Karabinis A, Mitropoulos F.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(3):354-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.01.009. Epub 2013 Feb 1

35. Uncommon complication after revision hip surgery
Sakellariou VI, Papadopoulos EC, Babis GC
Orthopedics. 2014 Jun;37(6):e608-12

36. Spinal surgery in patients with Parkinson’s disease: unsatisfactory results, failure and disappointment.
Sapkas G, Lykomitros V, Soultanis K, Papadopoulos EC, Papadakis M.
Open Orthop J. 2014 Sep 3;8:264-7

37. Surgical Risk Stratification Based on Preoperative Risk Factors in Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery.
Boachie-Adjei O, Yagi M, Sacramento-Dominguez C, Akoto H, Cunningham ME, Gupta M, Hess WF, Lonner BS, Ayamga J, Papadopoulos E, Sanchez-Perez-Grueso F, Pelise F, Paonessa KJ, Kim HJ; FOCOS Spine Research Group.
Spine Deform. 2014 Sep;2(5):340-349

38. Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Complications in Patients With Complex Spinal Deformity: A Report From an SRS GOP Site.
Boachie-Adjei O, Yagi M, Nemani VM, Sacramento-Dominguez C, Akoto H, Cunningham ME, Gupta M, Hess WF, Lonner BS, Mendelow MJ, Papadopoulos EC, Sanchez-Perez-Grueso F, Pelise F, Paonesa K, Wright B, Wulff I, Kim HJ.
Spine Deform. 2015 Jan;3(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Dec 18

39. Preoperative halo-gravity traction for severe spinal deformities at an SRS-GOP site in West Africa: protocols, complications, and results.
Nemani VM, Kim HJ, Bjerke-Kroll BT, Yagi M, Sacramento-Dominguez C, Akoto H, Papadopoulos EC, Sanchez-Perez-Grueso F, Pellise F, Nguyen JT, Wulff I, Ayamga J, Mahmud R, Hodes RM, Boachie-Adjei O; FOCOS Spine Study Group.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Feb 1;40(3):153-61

40. Apex of deformity for three-column osteotomy. Does it matter in the occurrence of complications?
Sacramento-Domínguez C, Yagi M, Ayamga J, Nemani VM, Akoto H, Mahmud R, Wulff IA, Gupta M, Papadopoulos EC, Pellisé F, Sánchez-Pérez-Grueso F, Hess WF, Kim HJ, Hodes R, Boachie-Adjei O; FOCOS Spine Research Group.
Spine J. 2015 Nov 1;15(11)

41. Spinal Surgery Complications and Failures in Patients with Parkinsons Disease.
Sapkas GS, Mavrogenis AF, Papastathis E, Tsiavos K, Igoumenou V, Megaloikonomos PD, Galanopoulos I, Soultanis K, Papadopoulos EC, Papagelopoulos PJ.
J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2016;26(1):1-5

42. Anatomical considerations of C2 lamina for the placement of translaminar screw: a review of the literature.
Chytas D, Korres DS, Babis GC, Efstathopoulos NE, Papadopoulos EC, Markatos K, Nikolaou VS.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2017 Nov 8. doi: 10.1007/s00590-017-2072-z.

43. Methodology of surface electromyography in gait analysis: review of the literature.
Papagiannis GI, Triantafyllou AI, Roumpelakis IM, Zampeli F, Garyfallia Eleni P, Koulouvaris P, Papadopoulos EC, Papagelopoulos PJ, Babis GC.
J Med Eng Technol. 2019 Jan;43(1):59-65. doi: 10.1080/03091902.2019.1609610. Epub 2019 May 10

44. A new classification for coronal malalignment in adult spinal deformity: a validation and the role of lateral bending radiographs.
Hayashi K, Boissière L, Cawley DT, Larrieu D, Kieser D, Berjano P, Lamartina C, Gupta M, Silvestre C, Protopsaltis T, Bourghli A, Pellisé F, Annis P, Papadopoulos EC, Kreichati G, Pizones J, Nakamura H, Ames CP, Obeid I.
Eur Spine J. 2020 Sep;29(9):2287-2294. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06513-5. Epub 2020 Jun 25

45. Application of Wearable Sensors Technology for Lumbar Spine Kinematic Measurements during Daily Activities following Microdiscectomy Due to Severe Sciatica.
Triantafyllou A, Papagiannis G, Stasi S, Bakalidou D, Kyriakidou M, Papathanasiou G, Papadopoulos EC, Papagelopoulos PJ, Koulouvaris P.Biology (Basel). 2022 Mar 3;11(3):398. doi: 10.3390/biology11030398.PMID: 35336772

1. E.C. Papadopoulos, O. Boachie-Adjei
Osteotomies and Vertebral Column Resections for Complex Spinal Deformities. In: Spinal Deformities/ The Essentials; Chapter 22, pages 230-239
Editor: T. Albert
Thieme, New York, NY: 2007

2. E.C. Papadopoulos, O. Boachie-Adjei
Osteotomies and Vertebral Column Resections for Complex Spinal Deformities. In: Spinal Deformities/ The Essentials; Chapter 22, pages 230-239
Editor: T. Albert
Thieme, New York, NY: 2011

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Elias C. Papadopoulos, M.D

Spine Surgeon

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