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STEFANOS D. KOUTSOSTATHIS, MD, PhD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Chief of the 8th, MIS Hip & Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopedic Department, Metropolitan General Hospital

Academics and Education

PhD Thesis

«Immunotherapy with unsaturated fatty acids in an experimental model of multiple trauma», Medical School of Athens

Board Member

REVIEWER for peer – reviewed International Journals

Reviewer for the EFORT official journal “European Orthopaedics and Traumatology” (EOTR) in the area of Major Lower Limb Joint Reconstruction

Professional experience

Consultant, Levadia General Hospital, 2007 – 2008
Consultant, ΚΑΤ Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Clinic, 2008 – 2009
Consultant, D’ Department of Orthopedics ΚΑΤ Hospital, Athens 2009 – 2012
Consultant, “Mitera” – Hygeia Group, 2^nd Department for Adult Orthopedic Trauma and Reconstruction Surgery, Athens, 2012 – 2018

Education experience

Clinical Training in AMIS Hip Surgery as a Fellow of the European Federation of Orthopaedics and Trauma (6 months EFORT fellowship) in 2013
Training In AMIS Hip Surgery and Customized Knee Surgery, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Colorado US (6 weeks scrub – in fellowship)
Training in the ASI technique for anterior minimal Hip Surgery, Delft Center of excellence Netherlands 2015
3 months training in microsurgery techniques, Athens University Microsurgery Laboratory 2005
ATLS qualification by the American College of Surgeons – Committee on Trauma
Seminars: 16 international, 24 national
Instructor in hands on Seminars: 3 National, 2 International

Clinical and Research interest

Clinical interest:

- Total Hip Arthroplasty, AMIS technique (Medacta official user)
- MIS customized Knee Arthroplasty
- Knee sport injuries
- Minimal invasive Trauma Surgery
Research interest:
- Molecular aspects of experimental multiple trauma (PhD thesis)
- Primary investigator for 2 years (2010 – 2011) in 2 major International, phase 2, multi – centre studies in Orthopaedic Trauma (Hip and Tibia fracture healing) (STARTT by Amgen)
- Prospective clinical studies in the area of Total Hip And Knee Primary and Revision Arthroplasty

Awards

Invited speaker (lectures): 20 national, 4 international
Invited speaker and instructor (lectures and live surgery events) by the 3 weeks Chun Li Academic Event 2013 Beijing China

Recent peer – reviewed publications

8-10 years clinical and radiographic results of a porous tantalum monoblock acetabular component. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Aug;24(5):705-9
TMT cups in treating patients with high congenital hip dislocation. A prospective study. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 May;92(5):624-8
Eicosapentanoic acid prolongs survival and attenuates inflammatory response in an experimental model of multiple trauma. Prostaglandins leukot essent fatty acids, 2010 Aug;83(2):69-74.
The long-term results of a two-stage protocol for revision of an infected total knee replacement, J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2011;93-B:1487–92.
ARC2F acetabular component: sudden onset of rapid and massive PE insert wear in long term observation. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP II 128
Early increase of serum Angiopoietin-2 are associated with early progression to death in an experimental injury model, Cytokine 2011 Dec;56(3):817-22
Applications of gene therapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis. A review. Journal of Orthopaedics 2012 9(1)e12
Which patients are at risk for kidney dysfunction after hip fracture surgery? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Dec;471(12):3795-802
THA following deformities due to congenital dislocation of the hip joint. Hip Int. 2014 Oct 2;24 Suppl 10:S29-32
Combined use of Ilizarov external fixation and Papineau technique for septic pseudoarthrosis of the distal tibia in a patient with diabetes mellitus., Diabet Foot Ankle. 2014 Feb 12;