Leonidou Andreas
Leonidou Andreas
OrthopedicMr. Leonidou is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Director of the Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic at the Athens Medical Center.
He returns to Greece after 14 years in the United Kingdom and having retired at the highest level of permanent Director (substantive Consultant).
Mr. Leonidou is a specialist surgeon of the upper limb, knee and sports injuries and has completed all the specialization and super-specialization in his specific field of knowledge in England. He worked continuously in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019, gaining vast surgical experience. He has a detailed logbook with over 4700 surgeries.
He is a graduate of the Athens Medical School (2005). After graduation, he began working in the United Kingdom, where, under continuous evaluation, regular examinations and interviews, he completed his specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
After completing his specialization, he specialized in the world-renowned Shoulder – Elbow Clinic in Reading. He worked as a director in the same clinic and then at the University Hospital of East Kent.
He deals with the full spectrum of traumatology with specialization in the treatment of complex fractures of the shoulder – elbow. He specializes in shoulder, knee and elbow arthroscopy with extensive surgical experience and volume of cases. He applies the minimally invasive system of reverse shoulder arthroplasty without stem.
He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, having successfully completed the relevant examinations. He holds a Master’s degree in Orthopaedic Engineering (Cardiff University) and a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He is an instructor in the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course and the world-renowned Reading Shoulder and Elbow Course. He travels frequently to Europe where he teaches the technique of stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
In the period 2017 – 2019 he was the first Greek to be elected a member of the Education Committee of the British Shoulder and Elbow Society.
In 2020 he was elected to the membership committee of the European Shoulder and Elbow Society
Returning to Greece, he aims to provide his patients with the most modern diagnostic and treatment techniques based on international standards.
2019 – present: Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – Athens Medical Center
2019: Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – East Kent University Hospitals
2018 – 2019: Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – Royal Berkshire Hospital
2017 – 2018: Senior Registrar at the world-renowned Reading Shoulder and Elbow Clinic
2015 – 2017: Senior Registrar, William Harvey Hospital, Conquest Hospital
2006 – 2015: Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the United Kingdom, Kent Surrey Sussex Deanery
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Postgraduate Diploma in Orthopaedic Engineering – Cardiff University
- Postgraduate Diploma, Orthopaedics – Brighton University
- PhD – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Εξειδικευμένος / πιστοποιημένος χειρουργός ώμου – αγκώνα και αθλητικών κακώσεων
- Εξειδίκευση στα σύνθετα κατάγματα άνω άκρου
- Αρθροπλαστική ώμου (stemless) και αγκώνα
- One stop clinic – εξέταση, διάγνωση (και υπερηχογράφημα), θεραπεία.
- Ειδικό ενδιαφέρον στο awake shoulder surgery (χειρουργείο ώμου χωρίς γενική αναισθησία)
- Αρθροσκόπηση ώμου – αγκώνα
- Εκπαιδευτής στο Advanced Trauma Life Support Course
- Εκπαιδευτής στο παγκοσμίου φήμης Course Ώμου – Αγκώνα του Reading
Member of Scientific Societies
- Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Elbow and Shoulder Society
- SECEC (European Shoulder and Elbow Society)
Reviewer in Scientific Journals
- The Bone and Joint Journal
Conference Presentations
- International Conferences: 24 oral and 20 poster presentations
- National Conferences: 40 oral and 20 poster presentations
Publications in scientific journals (pubmed)
- 32 publications
References
- 4 chapters in Adult Hip – Master Case Series and Techniques, Springer, 2018
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Email: a.leonidou@iatriko.gr