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CURRICULUM VITAE

Nikolaos.D.Christoforatos MD,MsC

Personal details:

Full Name : Nikolaos Christoforatos

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgeon

Office Address: Vergoti 71 Argostoli,Kefalonia, Greece, 28100

E-mail Address: nikchristoforatos@gmail.com

Telephone (office):2671027247

Telephone (mobile): 00306974103357

Nationality: Greek

Gender: male

Date of Birth: 23/04/1978

Knowledge of languages:

Language:

Greek Native language

English Good in speech, very good in reading and writing

Bulgarian Very good in speech, very good in reading and writing

qualifications/education:

1997- 2003 Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Medical school Bachelor degree

2013- 2014 Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System (LRMS) of the School of Medicine, University of Athens “ Metabolic Bone Diseases’’ Master degree

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

7/2015-present Orthopaedic surgeon in private office in Kefalonia

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

June 2010 July 2014- Public General Hospital ” Laiko “ in Orthopaedic Clinic,27 beds, both out-patients and in-patients, on average 500 out-patients and 80 in-patients per month, Athens

Resident Doctor (Duties: surgery and orthopaedics emergencies, out-patients and emergency departments- work as unsupervised; participation in 600 surgeries; 150 as operator, 300 as first assistant, 150 as second assistant)

Previous employment description:

The Public General Hospital of Laiko is a university hospital located in center of Athens. It is responsible for about 1.500.000 people in the center of the capital of Greece, Athens. The Orthopaedics Clinic has 27 beds. I worked there as a Resident doctor and my duties were: 2 days per week in emergency rooms for orthopaedic patients, 2 days as assistant in Operating rooms and 1 day as a doctor for chronic out-patients. Seven times per month I had 24h duty both in emergency rooms and clinic. Many times I worked unsupervised in emergency rooms where I covered orthopaedics patients. Also was able to read an ECG and to do stiches both subcutaneous and surface, to put Levin, ourocatheter and vein catheter. My personal medical interests are about sports injuries and generally sports medicine.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Position December 2009 June 2010 Children's Hospital “ Aglaia Kyriakou” in orthopaedic clinic

The aim of the Centre was to cover the popularity of children in age up to 14 for the children’s orthopaedic diseases Athens

Resident Doctor Duties: emergencies departments, participation in surgeries as first or second assistant Previous employment description: The Children's Hospital “Aglaia Kyriakou” in Athens is the biggest children’s hospital in Greece. . My duties there were to examine children for both pathological orthopaedic and surgery orthopaedic diseases, and to participate in the surgeries. Seven times per month I had 24h duty both in emergency rooms and clinic.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Position October 2007 October 2008 Public General Hospital Kefalonia in Surgery Clinic 30 beds

Resident Doctor (Duties: surgery and orthopaedics emergencies, out-patients and emergency departments- work as unsupervised, participation in 50 surgeries: 2 as operator, 20 as first assistant, 28 as second assistant)

Previous employment description:

The Public General Hospital of Kefalonia is a building at about 17.000m2. It is responsible for about 50.000 people and is in the island of Kefalonia, a famous island which many tourists visit. Eight times per month I had 24h duty both in emergency rooms and clinic. Many times I worked unsupervised in emergency rooms where I covered both surgery and orthopaedics patients My duties there was to prescribed drugs and to examinated both children and adults for surgery diseases. I was able to read an EGC, and to do stitches both subcutaneous and surface, to put Levin, ourocatheter and veincatheter.I participate in the surgeries of the clinic as assistant.

Summary of experience

07/2015-present Orthopaedic Surgeon in private office in Kefalonia

06/2010-07/2014 Resident in Orthopaedics in Public General Hospital of Laiko

10/2009-06/2010 Resident in Orthopaedics in Children’s Hospital of “Aglaia Kyriakou”

10/2007-10/2008 Resident in Surgery in Public General Hospital of Kefalonia

02/2007-10/2007 GP service in the primary health care centre of Poros after a 1m rotation in internal medicine surgery, and cardiology in the hospital of Kefalonia

10/2005-10/2006 I served my time as a doctor in my military service in Greek air forces

SPECIFICATION OF THE MAIN EXPERIENCE: Surgery restoration of subcapitals and transcervicals fractures of hip,restoration of peritrochanteric fractures of hip, restoration of knee fractures or replacement of cruciates , restoration of ankle fractures , restoration of wrist fractures . Many others as assistant which were more specific like osteotomia, amputation etc

DETAILS OF COURSES AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS INCLUDING THEIR SCOPE AND DURATION:

2014 15th EFFORT Congress London, United Kingdom 3 days
2014 Workshop Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries Athens 1 day
2014 Workshop for surgical tendon repair Athens 1 day
2014 Scientific seminar on clinical applications in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis Athens 2 days
2014 7th interactive tutorial Trauma: Fractures around knee Athens 2 days 2013 Scientific seminar on clinical applications in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis Athens 2 days
2013 Practical Symposium of Section Reconstructive Surgery hip-knee issue: electronic navigation systems in total knee arthroplasty system and personalized rigging knee PSI (patient specific instruments) nexgen knee solution Athens 2 days
2013 Guidelines for the diagnosis and osteoporosis in Greece Athens 1 day
2013 Orthopaedic review course in the context of 69th congress Orthopaedics and Traumatology Athens 3 days
2013-2011 Seminars Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Acupuncture (Seminar 300 hours of theoretical training and practice in traditional Chinese acupuncture, medical acupuncture, electro acupuncture and the auricular acupuncture Athens 2 years
2013 Scientific seminar on clinical applications in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis Athens 2 days
2012 68th Annual Orthopaedic congress Athens 3 days 2012 Hand Surgery seminar under the auspices of the Hellenic College of Orthopaedic with practical course Athens 2 days
2012 Clinical tutorial issue: conservative and surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures in the framework of the seminar ¨ specific issues in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis Athens 2 days
2011 2nd seminar Surgical Anatomy of the ankle and foot as Trainee Graduate Giannena 3 days
2011 Orthofix course fundamentals of external fixation Verona, Italy 3 days
2011 67th Annual Orthopaedic congress Athens 3 days
2010 Postgraduate regional seminar Orthopaedic northwestern Greece and Ionian Islands issue: traumatic and degenerative diseases knee Lefkada 3 days
2010 66th Annual Orthopaedic congress Athens 3 days
2008 III international symposium olfactory mucosa autografts and rehabilitation Kefalonia 2 days

Publications

1) Composite elbow dislocation: Clinical results after fixation and early mobilization with external fixation system G.Thevaeos, T.Laios, N.Christoforatos, G.Georgiou, S.Proveleggios Orthopaedic Clinic Hospital Laiko 68 Annual Orthopaedic congress

2) Displaced fractures of the proximal humerus with a viable head: open reduction and internal fixation with a polyaxial locking plate G.Thevaeos, N.Christoforatos, K.Tzortzis, G.Georgiou, S.Proveleggios Orthopaedic Clinic Hospital Laiko 68 Annual Orthopaedic congress

References:

Chief of Orthopaedics Clinic of Laiko Mr. Chalkias Vasileios

Former Chief of Orthopaedics Clinic of Laiko Mr. Proveleggios Stefanos