Stamatis Emmanouil

Stamatis Emmanouil

Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of the Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Paleo Faliro Clinic

Born in Athens in 1966. Graduated from the 52nd General Lyceum of Athens in 1984 with “Excellent”.

He was admitted in September 1984 following Panhellenic examinations to the Military Officers’ School (SSAS) in the Medical Department.

He graduated in July 1990 from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a grade of “Very Good” (Eight-8). After his swearing-in as a Medical Officer in October 1990, he joined the ranks of the Medical Corps of the Hellenic Army, where he served until 2019 with the rank of Chief Medical Officer.

After passing the exams (March 1992), in which he came first, he was selected by the Health Directorate to train in the specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.

He specialized for six years in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology from November 1992 to March 1999. His initial training in the specialty was carried out for two years at the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic of the 401st General Hospital. He then continued his training at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary and Derbyshire Children’s Hospital in Great Britain in Adult Orthopaedics and Pediatric Orthopaedics respectively. After his return to Greece, he continued his training at the Spine and Scoliosis Unit and the Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit of the National Hospital of Greece.

He obtained the specialty title after successful examinations in April 1999.

Doctor of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a grade of “Excellent”. For this performance, he was honored by the Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Army with an Honorable Mention.

He underwent further training for one year (October 25, 2001 – November 15, 2002) in a paid position (Clinical Foot and Ankle Fellowship) in the USA, at the specialized Foot and Ankle Surgery Clinics of Mercy Medical Center and Union Memorial Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland) under the world-renowned Mark S Myerson. During his training, he participated in 970 Ankle and Foot surgeries, in a large number of which he was the main surgeon under the supervision of Mark S. Myerson. The range of surgical procedures involved the rehabilitation of forefoot conditions, midfoot and hindfoot traumatology, diabetic foot rehabilitation, primary and revision total ankle arthroplasties and correction of adult and pediatric deformities.

After his return from the USA, he visited the Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the internationally renowned Schulthess Klinik in Zurich three times – for a total period of approximately two months – at the invitation of Deputy Director M Huber (with whom he trained simultaneously in the USA) and Director P Rippstein for further training in the rehabilitation of forefoot conditions, primary and revision total ankle arthroplasties.

As part of his continuing postgraduate education, he was trained and certified in 40 (forty) Courses in the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark in the most modern surgical techniques of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, surgical treatment of sports injuries of the ankle, knee and shoulder, total arthroplasty of large joints and trauma of the upper and lower extremities. In Greece, he was trained for three months in a Microsurgery Course organized by the University of Athens (Musculoskeletal System Diseases Research Laboratory “Theodoros Garofallides”) and the Department of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery of KAT Hospital, as well as in Metabolic Diseases by the Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation.

In his long clinical career so far, he served – among others – as Deputy Director and Director of the Orthopedic Clinics of the 401st General Hospital and 417th National Institute of Traumatology, while he worked for many years as an external collaborator at the private hospitals HYGEIA, IASO, and MEDICAL CENTER. After leaving the Health Service, he worked at the Mediterraneo Hospital in Glyfada, as Director of the Foot & Ankle Reconstructive Surgery Clinic.

Selected instructor – after personal training in an Instructor’s Course – for a decade of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) training seminars for Physicians, under the auspices of the American College of Surgeons/ Committee of Trauma (ACS/COT). He has participated as a trainer in 36 courses of all levels (Student’s-Instructor’s) with lectures and as a trainer of practical skills.

Selected Trainer – after personal training in the International Tips for Trainers Course – of the Training Courses for Orthopedic Surgeons of the International Trauma Organization AO (Arbeitsgemainschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen)-ASIF (Association for the study of internal fixation). He has participated as a trainer in 30 Courses of all levels (Basic-Advances-Masters) with lectures and as a coordinator-trainer of practical exercises in Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Malta.

Representative of Greece for three years in the NATO Working Group of Emergency Medicine with significant work in writing and revising scientific material for NATO Guidelines (Triptychs) regarding the selection of material and the training of personnel in dealing with emergencies.

He has presented excellent research work at the level of biomechanical studies. Initially during his stay in the USA where he was awarded as a co-investigator for the published biomechanical research “Effect of Different

Geometric Configuration of the Weil Osteotomy on Plantar Pressure in an In Vitro Cadaver Model” with the Roger H. Michael Award which rewards excellent research protocols (Baltimore, Maryland, USA). In Greece and in collaboration with the Department of Biomechanics-Division of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences of the National Technical University of Athens, he has completed and published the research protocols “Supplementary fixation impact on the stability of Ludloff oblique first metatarsal osteotomy” and “Mechanical comparison of two types of fixation for Ludloff oblique first metatarsal osteotomy under cyclic loading” which were the subject of two completed and EXCELLENT doctoral theses by two of his colleagues at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Patras, respectively. Currently, two clinical research protocols are underway that investigate the results of his own modified osteosynthesis of the Ludloff osteotomy in patients with severe hallux valgus deformities, and the results of arthrodesis of the 1st metatarsal in 4 groups of patients with different pathology. These protocols have been assigned to new colleagues as doctoral dissertation subjects at the Universities of Patras and Athens, respectively

Fellow of the Hellenic College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (KEOX) following examinations in which he excelled and was awarded (2000) by the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (HOST).

Fellow (FACS) of the American College of Surgeons following a strict selection and judgment based on his scientific achievements.

Member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS). The above society has only three members from Greece.

President of the Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery of the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (ΕΕΧΟΤ) for two years (2011-2012) with a long career before that in various positions on the Board of Directors.

Founding member of the Greek Section of the International Organization AO-TRAUMA.

Invited speaker with one hundred and forty (140) lectures and presentations at a large number of conferences, round tables, educational seminars, and courses abroad (USA-Switzerland-Belgium-Austria-Czech Republic-Malta) and in Greece.

Invited speaker in the educational program of the Orthopedic Clinics of the National Health System (KAT and Red Cross) and the Universities of Athens, Patras, and Larissa.

Presentation of a large number of scientific papers (97) at Greek and International Conferences.

He has taken part in many conferences and educational activities as a member or president of the Scientific and Organizing Committee, while he was

Chairman of the three (3) International Courses organized in Greece, of the international AO-ASIF Organization for the treatment of Foot and Ankle trauma.

Author of twenty-five (25) full and nine (9) partial publications in internationally recognized scientific journals, with over eight hundred and thirty (830) https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=5T_AobQAAAAJ bibliographic references – Citations.

Author of chapters in three (3) international scientific reference books, as well as in the books of the University Orthopaedic Clinics of Athens, Larissa, and Patras.

Contributor with an extensive presentation in the DVD Book created by the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) for its educational platform with all the modern data in the treatment of sports injuries of the knee, foot and ankle.

As part of his continuous theoretical postgraduate education, he has participated in eighty-four (84) educational seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad.

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