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Dr. George Konstantinidis

Dr. George Konstantinidis

Dr. George Konstantinidis

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. George Konstantinidis was born on 1978 in Thessaloniki and completed his Medical Degree at Aristotle University. He trained at the Orthopaedic Sports Injuries Department of St. Paul Hospital at Thessaloniki. He was distinguished with two scholarships and undertook training at Anatomy Research Institute of Koln University and St. Anna Orthopaedic Hospital, Herne, Germany. In 2013 he was honoured with the scholarship of European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) and undertook the EFORT Travelling Fellowship gaining significant knowledge in traumatology.

His special interest to sports led him to become member of the medical team of Basketball Sports Club Makedonikos in 2008-2009 and of ARIS FC professional soccer team during 2008-2013.

Starting in 2014, he undertook annual training in each of the following programs:

- Knee-Foot & Ankle fellowship accredited by the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

- Shoulder-Foot & Ankle fellowship accredited by theTe Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waikato.

- Joint Preservation, Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy fellowship accredited by ISAKOS at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

The last five consecutive years Dr Konstantinidis worked at the Orthopaedic Department of Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia, performing a mean of 600 surgical procedures per year and gaining experience in Orthopaedic Trauma, Hip and Knee arthroplasty surgery. 

Mr Konstantinidis is a Doctor of Philosophy of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and former Lecturer of Dalhousie University of Halifax, Canada. His on going academic work consists of 18 peer-reviewed paper publications, 4 Chapters in Orthopaedic books and more than 70 presentations of his research outcomes in multiple scientific conferences around the world.

Dr. Konstantinidis expertise lies in minimally invasive arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgeries of shoulder, hip, knee foot and ankle joint. He is experienced in many innovative surgical techniques, including arthroscopic alternatives to some of the most difficult problems. His current research focuses upon the use of orthobiologics for the treatment of cartilage defects.