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
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
“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
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