Evangelos I. Papanastasiou MD, Phd

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

Curriculum Vitae

Evangelos I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgeon trained in Medical Acupuncture

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

PERSONAL DATA Surname: Papanastasiou Name: Evangelos Date of birth: 4 June 1983 Gender: Male Nationality: Greek Telephone: +306972080255

E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND

 Secondary education certificate 2001, 3rd Lyceum of Larissa, Greece: Grade Excellent (19.4 out of 20.0)

 Doctor of Medicine (MD) 27 Oct 2009, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece: Grade Very Good

 Medical License 8687 14 Dec 2009, Larissa, Greece

 Teaching in Undergraduate Courses (August 2014 to August 2018) in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.

 Certificate of training in Microsurgery. Microsurgery laboratory of the Orthopaedic Department of the University of Ioannina, Greece, 24 November 2017.

 PhD Thesis 26 June 2018, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece: Grade Excellent. Subject of the PhD Thesis: “Clinical outcomes and MRI changes after microdiscectomy, performed for a lumbar herniated disc”, performed under the supervision of Associate Professor Ioannis D. Gelalis.

 Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology License after written and oral examination: 133922/3601, 08 Nov 2018, Ioannina, Greece.

 Postgraduate training in Medical Acupuncture. 2-years training program of the Acupuncture Educational Institute of Greece, with an emphasis on musculoskeletal disorders and injuries and on the treatment of myofascial pain and chronic pain syndromes, Oct 2017 – May 2019. (Program of studies certified by the International Council for Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques, ICMART).

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''Journal of Surgery (JS)'' since Dec 2018.

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''Clinical Journal of Orthopedics'' since Jan 2019

 Reviewer in ''Neurosurgical Review" since Jan 2019

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''Open Journal of Surgery Case Reports'' since Jan 2019

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''Current Trends in Medicine'' since Feb 2019

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''International Journal of Anesthesiology and Pain Research'' since Feb 2019

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''Deformities in Bones and Muscles Journal'' since April 2019

 Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in ''SunKrist Sports Medicine and Research Journal'' since April 2019

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

 Member of the Greek Medical Society of Spinal Cord (Hellenic Spine Society) since Nov 2018.

 Member of the Greek Medical Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity since 2018.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 Greek: Native speaker

 English: Proficient user. I. Adequacy of teaching English professionally in Greece (Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs of Greece, June 2003). II. Cambridge Proficiency Certificate (Dec 1999). III. Michigan Proficiency Certificate (March 1999).

 German: Independent user. B1 Level without having received the corresponding certificate yet.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 Military Service at Greek Army as a General Doctor (Lemnos island, Greece): 09 February 2010 - 09 November 2010.

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

 Rural Practice in a Remote Area (Loutropigi, Sofades Karditsas, Greece) as a General Doctor: 09 March 2011 - 03 July 2012.

 Resident of General Surgery in Koutlimbaneio & Triantafylleio General Hospital of Larissa, Greece: 04 July 2012 - 03 January 2013.

 Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the General Hospital of Trikala, Greece: 19 March 2013 - 26 May 2014.

 Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece: 27 August 2014 - 26 August 2018.

 Orthopaedic Surgeon and Medical Acupuncturist: since Nov 2018.

 National Healthcare Service, 5th Dype of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece: since 31 May 2019.

CONGRESSES / SEMINARS / SYMPOSIUMS

 19 Oral and Poster Presentations in Greek Congresses.

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

 Award winning work (Vicky Zachariou Award, 12th Congress of the Hellenic Spine Society, Nov 2018, Volos, Greece).

 Member of the Organization Committee of 8 Greek Congresses / Seminars / Symposiums.

 Attendance to 29 Greek Conferences / Seminars / Symposiums.

 123 CME / CPD credits.

 Attendance to 2 International Orthopaedic Congresses.

PUBLICATIONS Published Papers in International Peer-Review Journals, participating as the corresponding author:

 Gelalis, I.D., Papanastasiou, E.I., et al. Postoperative MRI findings 5 years after lumbar microdiscectomy. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (2019) 29:313–320 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-018-2338-0 PMID: 30411244. (Participating as the corresponding author).

E.I. Papanastasiou MD, PhD (CV)

 Gelalis, I.D., Papanastasiou, E.I., et al. Clinical outcomes after lumbar spine microdiscectomy. A 5 year follow up prospective study in 100 patients. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (2019) 29:321–327 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-018-2359-8 PMID: 30523462. (Participating as the corresponding author).

 Evangelos I. Papanastasiou, Daphne J. Theodorou, et al. Association between MRI findings and clinical outcomes in a period of 5 years after lumbar spine microdiscectomy European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (2019). Doi: 10.1007/s00590-019-02588-z (Participating as the first author and corresponding author).

 Evangelos I. Papanastasiou and Ioannis D. Gelalis. A Critical Review of the Current Trends in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques. Advances in Clinical and Translational Research (2019, Volume 3 Issue 2) https://www.onjourn.org/journals/advances-in-clinical- and-translational- research.php#journalTab5|articlesTab1 (Participating as the first author and corresponding author).