ISAKOS 2023 Congress Abstract Author

Andreas Panagopoulos, Professor

University Hospital of Patras
Patras GREECE

Dr A. Panagopoulos graduated from the Medical School of Kapodestrian University in Athens in 1994. He made one-year compulsory duty as General Practitioner (Scala Health Center, Kefalonia, Greece) and as Registrar in General Surgery for another year (Regional General Hospital of Argostoli, Kefalonia). After his military duty, he completed his postgraduate special training in Orthopaedics in 2004 (University of Patras, Orthopaedic Department) and presented his dissertation in 2005 dealing with the treatment of proximal humeral fractures. From March 2005 to March 2007, he completed two fellowship training programs in UK; one in Sports Orthopaedic Medicine (South Tees NHS, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton) and another one in Upper Limb Surgery (King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London). From 2007-2011 he worked as Orthopaedic consultant in a private hospital in Patras (Olympion General Hospital). In 2011 he was appointed Lecturer in Orthopaedics in Patras University Hospital, in 2013 he was promoted to Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics, and in 2020 he became Associate Professor in Orthopaedics. Dr Panagopoulos is member of various societies including Geek Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, ICRS, SECEC-ESSE, ESSKA 2000, ISAKOS. He has already 80 publications in Pubmed with 1677 citations in Google Scholar and 760 in Scopus (h-index 21 & 18 respectively), 12 in non-Pubmed journals and 12 in Greek Journals; 33 Supplements from conference proceedings; 97 presentations in a total of 53 international meetings; 91 presentations in 38 Greek meetings; invited speaker-instructor in 44 courses with a total of 50 lectures; participation in 45 national courses as trainee and in 22 international; participation in 64 national and 40 international meetings as well as participation in 18 courses of ΑΟ with 39 presentations. He has been awarded 3 times for a presentation, his is a member of 5 international and 3 national societies and member of editorial board in 3 journals and reviewer in 5. His main interest is sports medicine, shoulder-elbow and hand surgery, hip and knee arthroplasty, patellofemoral joint, Orthobiologics and cartilage regeneration.