CHARITIDIS CHARALAMBOS

Education & Academic Titles

• 1998-1995 American College of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 09/1996 – 07/2002 Degree in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Doctoral Thesis

“Comparative study on osseous grafts in rabbit posterolateral spondylodesis experimental models”

University Department of Orthopaedics, “Papageorgiou” G.H. of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Professional Experience

• 10/2002-01/2003 Rotation residency at the Departments of Surgery, Internal Medicine and Cardiology, General Prefectural Hospital of Edessa, Greece.
• 01/2003-01/2004 Compulsory Rural Service Doctor at the Health Center of Aridaia, Greece.
• 02/2004-02/2005 Compulsory service in the Armed Forces as a Medical Private.
• 02/2005-09/2005 Scientific Associate to the 1st Department of Neurosurgery, “AHEPA” University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 10/2005-01/2007 Resident in General Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, “NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• 02/2007-11/2011 Resident in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, “NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• 11/2011-04/2012 Scientific Associate to the Department of Neurosurgery, “NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• 05/2012-05/2013 Locum Junior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Asklepieion Voulas, Athens, Greece.
• 06/2013-10/2013 Collection and processing of data for the doctoral thesis
• 11/2013-07/2014 Specialist Registrar, Neurosurgical Department, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial NHS Trust, London, UK
• 08/2014-04/2015 Senior Complex Spine Clinical Fellow, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK
• 05/2015-01/2016 Senior Complex Spine Clinical Fellow, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH, London, UK
• 02/2016- 11/2016 Senior Complex Paediatric Spine Clinical Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
• 01/2017- today:
  • Chief of Spine Division at IASO Children’s Hospital
  • Consultant Neurosurgeon/ Spine Surgeon at Metropolitan General
  • Honorary Spinal Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Honorary Spinal Fellow, UCLH

Clinical Interest

• Idiopathic scoliosis (Early-Adolescent)
• Neuromuscular scoliosis (Cerebral palsy, Duchenne, Marfan, Ritter, CHARGE, etc)
• Congenital scoliosis (Hemivertebrae, growth modulation)
• Kyphosis
• Magnetic growing rods (MAGEC rods)
• Degenerative spondyloarthropathy /li>
• Spondylolisthesis
• Cervical myelopathy
• Occipitocervical instability
• Spinal stenosis
• Herniated disc
• Spinal tumors (primary, spinal metastases, intradural tumors)
• Trauma
• Spondylodiscitis
• Minimal Invasive Surgery

Publications

• “Management of painless cervical motor radiculopathy: a systematic review”
  Under peer review
• “Hybrid circumferential fixation for degenerative lumbosacral spine disease: posterior lumbar interbody fusion plus universal clamp rod-band instrumentation: a novel technique for lumbosacral fixation”
  Tegos S, Charitidis C, Korovessis PG. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Apr 1;39(7):E441-9
• “Multifocal pyomyositis and meningitis after bone marrow biopsy in a diabetic patient”
  Charitidis C, Stampolidis N, Falidas E, Tsochataridis E., G Chir. 2011 Apr;32(4):185-7.
• «Ενσφήνωση βλωμού στον κατώτερο οισοφάγο σε έδαφος θολοπλαστικής»
  Stampolidis N, Charitidis C, Patris V, Tsochataridis E, Hellenic Journal of Surgery 2008 May-June;80(3):157-160.

Oral Presentations

1. Asymptomatic Cervical Spine Stenosis and Cord Signal
   AO Spine Advanced Course, London 6-7 November 2015
2. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF): 2 Years Prospective Outcome Study In A Tertiary Care Hospital45th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, 22-24/05, Kuala Lumbur
3. Intra-operative Spinal Implant Waste in Paediatric Deformity SurgeryBritish Scoliosis Society, 22-23 April 2015, Sheffield
4. ROTATOR CUFF BRACE STRAPSRound Table, Annual Hellenic Congress of Neurosurgery, 30 May-2 June 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece
5. BRAIN ABSCESSES OF ODONTOGENIC ORIGINCharitidis C., Kostakou E., Ntrinias Th., Fallidas E., Paraoulakis I., Tegos S.
   3rd Congress of Internal Medicine of Central Greece, 10-12 March 2011, Larissa, Greece
6. PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL DISC HERNIA – THE EXPERIENCE OF A DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
   Matis Georgios, Balampanis G., Baroutas S., Moralis I., Ntemourtsidis L., Peios D., Charitidis C., Department of Neurosurgery, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki; Department of Neurosurgery,“417 NIMTS” Hospital
   4th Panhellenic Spine Congress, 27-30 October 2010, Volos, Greece
7. LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION PATIENT SATISFACTION – A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
   Matis Georgios, Baroutas S., Birmpilis Th., Moralis I., Peios D., Charitidis C., Chrysou O.
   1st Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Kavala; Department of Neurosurgery, “Papanikolaou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki; Department of Neurosurgery, “417 NIMTS”; University Department of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis
   4th Panhellenic Spine Congress, 27-30 October 2010, Volos, Greece
8. LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION PATIENT SATISFACTION – A PRIMARY FACTORS ANALYSIS
   Matis Georgios, Baroutas S., Birmpilis Th., Moralis I., Peios D., Charitidis C., Chrysou O.
   1st Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Kavala; Department of Neurosurgery, “Papanikolaou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki; Department of Neurosurgery, “417 NIMTS”; University Department of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis
   4th Panhellenic Spine Congress, 27-30 October 2010, Volos, Greece
9. THORACIC DISCECTOMY: HIGH MORBIDITY PROCEDURE. THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
   Emm.Petridis, C.Charitidis, K.Lampropoulos, N.Michalainas, G.Kottas
   Department of Neurosurgery, “NIMTS” Hospital
   24th Annual Hellenic Congress of Neurosurgery, 19-20 May 2010, Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
10. DYNAMIC FUSION AND DYNAMIC STABILIZATION COMBINATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN 2 PLANES.
    Emm.Petridis, Ch.Charitidis, K.Lampropoulos, N.Michalainas, G.Kottas
    Department of Neurosurgery, “NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    24th Annual Hellenic Congress of Neurosurgery, 19-20 May 2010, Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
11. SPINAL FUSION COMPLICATIONS: ASD CAUDALY OF THE FUSION
    “Inspiration”, 2009, Monaco, France
12. ANASTYLOSIS DELLA COLONNA LOMBARE STENOTICA DEGENERATIVA NELLA VECHIA ETA, USANDO STAND-ALONE CAGES A LIVELI MULTIPLI (M-P.L.I.F)
    N. Michalenas, E. Petridis, C. Charitidis, K. Lambropulos, S. Tegos
    Clinica Neurochirurgica, Ospedale Dei Veterani Militari, (NIMTS) Atene, Grecia
    3rd International Symposium on Advanced Spine Surgery, 3-4 April 2009, Milan, Italy
13. CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS – FOUR-LEVEL DISEASE
    C. Charitidis, P. Kyriakongonas, P. Andrias, G. Matis, D. Lyras, S. Tegos
    Department of Neurosurgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece.
    1st Panhellenic Spine Congress, 20-23/09/2007, Athens, Greece.
14. POSTERIOR TRANSMENINGIAL REMOVAL OF THORACIC DISC
    V. Moraitis, P. Kyriakongonas, P. Andrias, C. Charitidis, G. Matis,
    S. Tegos, G. Kottas, Department of Neurosurgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    1st Panhellenic Spine Congress, 20-23/09/2007, Athens, Greece.
15. SYMPTOMATIC SEVERE LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOSIS
    P. Kyriakongonas, P. Andrias, C. Charitidis, G. Matis, D. Lyras, S. Tegos, G. Kottas, Department of Neurosurgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    1st Panhellenic Spine Congress, 20-23/09/2007, Athens, Greece.
16. POST-OPERATIVE VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR
    N. Salemis, Ch. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    21st Congress of Armed Forces, 22-26/11/2006, Thessaloniki, Greece.
17. MANAGEMENT OF ΜΕCKEL DIVERTICULUM
    N. Salemis, C. Charitidis, A. Chrysikou, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    21st Congress of Armed Forces, 22-26/11/2006, Thessaloniki, Greece
18. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ADRENAL TUMORS
    N. Salemis, C. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    21st Congress of Armed Forces, 22-26/11/2006, Thessaloniki, Greece
19. UNUSUAL CAUSE OF OBSTRUCTIVE ILEUS
    N. Salemis, C. Charitidis, A. Chrysikou, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    21st Congress of Armed Forces, 22-26/11/2006, Thessaloniki, Greece
20. FEMORAL HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY
    N. Salemis, C. Charitidis, A. Chrysikou, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    21st Congress of Armed Forces, 22-26/11/2006, Thessaloniki, Greece
21. ACUTE SURGICAL ABDOMEN OF NEOPLASTIC AETIOLOGY
    N. Salemis, C. Charitidis, N. Stampolidis, D. Grosomanidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 9-12/11/2006, Athens, Greece.
22. OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE OF MALIGNANT AETIOLOGY
    N. Salemis, N. Stampolidis, C. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 9-12/11/2006, Athens, Greece.
23. SMALL INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
    N. Salemis, N. Stampolidis, C. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 9-12/11/2006, Athens, Greece.
24. LOWER GI BLEEDINGS. DIAGNOSTICS AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
    N. Salemis, N. Stampolidis, C. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 9-12/11/2006, Athens, Greece.
25. ACUTE ABDOMEN AS FIRST MANIFESTATION OF CROHN’S DISEASE
    N. Salemis, N. Stampolidis, C. Charitidis, E. Tsochataridis.
    2nd Department of Surgery, “417 NIMTS” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 9-12/11/2006, Athens, Greece.

International Postgraduate Seminars

1. AO Spine Advanced Course, 6-7 November 2015, London
2. De Puy Posterior Fixation Hands On Course, 27-28/04/2015, Newcastle
3. Master Class Universal Clamp, 05/07/2010, Paris, France
4. World Spine V & World Spine 2010 Hands On Course, 10-14/05/2010, Larissa, Greece
5. Cervical Spine Hands On Course, 12-14/11/2009, Thessaloniki, Greece
6. 1st European Spine Review and Cadaver Hands-On Course, 25/07-01/08/2008, Chersonisos, Crete, Greece
7. EANS Research Course (Methodology of Research & Publication), 26-27/08/2005, Thessaloniki, Greece

Contact

Telephone: +30210 6502000, +30210 6383070-2