PROFILE
Chief of 8th Orthopedic Clinic – Clinic of MIS Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at Metropolitan General
EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TITLES
- Graduate of Athens Medical School, 1997
- Qualification in Orthopedics, 2007
- PhD in Orthopedics, Athens University 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Consultant, Levadia General Hospital, 2007 - 2008
- Consultant, ΚΑΤ Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Clinic, 2008 - 2009
- Consultant, D’ Department of Orthopedics ΚΑΤ Hospital, Athens 2009 - 2012
- Consultant, “Mitera” - Hygeia Group, 2nd Department for Adult Orthopedic Trauma and Reconstruction Surgery, Athens, 2012 - 2018
Clinical interest:
- Total Hip Arthroplasty, AMIS technique (Medacta official user)
- MIS customized Knee Arthroplasty
- Knee sport injuries
- Minimal invasive Trauma Surgery
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES & EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Member of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedics and Trauma since 2008
- Elected member of the Association of Orthopaedics and Trauma Council for 2015
- Member of the European Hip Society since 2011
- REVIEWER for peer - reviewed International Journals: Reviewer for the EFORT official journal “European Orthopaedics and Traumatology” (EOTR) in the area of Major Lower Limb Joint Reconstruction
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- Molecular aspects of experimental multiple trauma, PhD Thesis: «Immunotherapy with unsaturated fatty acids in an experimental model of multiple trauma», Medical School of Athens
- Primary investigator for 2 years (2010 - 2012) in 2 major International, phase 2, multi - centre studies in Orthopaedic Trauma (Hip and Tibia fracture healing) (STARTT by Amgen)
- Prospective clinical studies in the area of Total Hip And Knee Primary and Revision Arthroplasty
DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
- Clinical Training in AMIS Hip Surgery as a Fellow of the European Federation of Orthopaedics and Trauma (6 months EFORT fellowship) in 2013
- Training In AMIS Hip Surgery and Customized Knee Surgery, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Colorado US (6 weeks scrub - in fellowship)
- Training in the ASI technique for anterior minimal Hip Surgery, Delft Center of excellence Netherlands 2015
- Invited speaker (lectures): 20 national, 4 international
- Instructor in hands on Seminars: 3 National, 2 International
- Invited speaker and instructor (lectures and live surgery events) by the 3 weeks Chun Li Academic Event 2013 Beijing China
- 3 months training in microsurgery techniques, Athens University Microsurgery Laboratory 2005
- ATLS qualification by the American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma
- Seminars: 16 international, 24 national
PUBLICATIONS
- GA Macheras, D Baltas, A Kostakos, K Tsiamtsouris, SD Koutsostathis, K Kateros. Acetabular bone response to porous tantalum. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica 53/4, 10-12/02
- GA Macheras, D Baltas, SD Koutsostathis, I Petropoulos. Frequency and effects of orthopedic pathologies in active population. Edition of Greek Community for Health Education p.88, 12/ 2002
- D Baltas, GA Macheras, G Terzis, K Kateros, SD Koutsostathis. Bath- Wessex Total Ankle Replacement: Eight- year results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica 53/4, 10-12/02
- GA Macheras, D Baltas, A Kostakos, K Tsiamtsouris, SD Koutsostathis, K Kateros. Management of large acetabular bone defects. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica 54/1 , 1-3/03
- GA Macheras, D Baltas, A Kostakos, D Dallas, SD Koutsostathis, K Kateros. Retrograde intramedullary nailing and mini open reduction for the treatment of delayed union and non union of humeral fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica 55/2 , 4-6/04
- G Sapkas, SA Papadakis, SD Koutsostathis. Spinal metastasis of primary lung cancer. Info orthopedics (43) 2006
- Sakellariou, E Kotoulas, SD Koutsostathis, I Tagkalegkas. Bone morphogenetic proteins. Theory and applications. Info orthopaedics & trauma (48) 11-12/2007
- G Macheras, K Kateros, A Kostakos, S Koutsostathis, D Danomaras, PJ Papagelopoulos. 8-10 years clinical and radiographic results of a porous tantalum monoblock acetabular component. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Aug;24(5):705-9
- S Koutsostathis, G Tsakotos, I Papakostas, G Macheras: Biological processes at Bone – Porous Tantalum Interface. Journal of Orthopaedics 2009; 6(4)e3
- GA Macheras, K Kateros, I Papakostas, S Koutsostathis, S Galanakos, SA Papadakis: TMT cups in treating patients with high congenital hip dislocation. A prospective study. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 May;92(5):624-8
- GA Tsakotos, SD Koutsostathis, GA Macheras: Treatment of a femoral shaft fracture in a patient with congenital hip disease: a case report. Journal of Medical case reports, 2010 Jul 22;4:221
- S Koutsostathis, T Tsaganos, EJ Giamarellos-Bourboulis, A Kotsaki, A Savva, A Papalois, N Efstathopoulos: Eicosapentanoic acid prolongs survival and attenuates inflammatory response in an experimental model of multiple trauma. Prostaglandins leukot essent fatty acids, 2010 Aug;83(2):69-74.
- GA Macheras, K Kateros, SP Galanakos, SD Koutsostathis, E Kontou, SA Papadakis: The long-term results of a two-stage protocol for revision of an infected total knee replacement, J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2011;93-B:1487–92.
- Paganias, E. Kontou, S. Galanakos, G. Tsakotos, S. Koutsostathis, G. Macheras, A33 Report of early results of the use of PFNA II in the treatment of peritrochanteric fractures, Injury, Volume 42, Supplement 3, September 2011, Page S9
- G Macheras, SD Koutsostathis, S Papadakis, S Galanakos, G Tsakotos. ARC2F acetabular component: sudden onset of rapid and massive PE insert wear in long term observation. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP II 128
- S Koutsostathis, S Lallos, M Georgitsi, L Roumeliotis, EJ Giamarellos-Bourboulis, N Efstathopoulos: Early increase of serum Angiopoietin-2 are associated with early progression to death in an experimental injury model, Cytokine 2011 Dec;56(3):817-22
- Paganias C, Kontou E, Schizas N, Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD. Applications of gene therapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis. A review. Journal of Orthopaedics 2012 9(1)e12
- Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD, Kateros K, Papadakis S, Anastasopoulos P. A two stage re-implantation protocol for the treatment of deep periprosthetic hip infection. Mid to long-term results. Hip Int. 2012 Jul-Aug;22 Suppl 8:S54-61.
- Paganias CG, Tsakotos GA, Koutsostathis SD, Macheras GA. Osseous integration in porous tantalum implants. Indian J Orthop. 2012 Sep;46(5):505-13.
- Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD, Galanakos S, Kateros K, Papadakis SA. Does PFNA II avoid lateral cortex impingement for unstable peritrochanteric fractures? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Nov;470(11):3067-76.
- Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD, Galanakos SP, Kateros K, Papadakis SA. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Does PFNA II Avoid Lateral Cortex Impingement for Unstable Peritrochanteric Fractures? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Apr;471(4):1395-6
- Macheras GA, Galanakos SP, Koutsostathis SD, Kateros K, Karras K, Papadakis SA. Unstable pertrochanteric fractures. A comparison of preliminary results using three different methods of fixation Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica Volume 64, (1): 25-33, 2013
- Macheras GA, Kateros K, Koutsostathis SD, Papadakis SA, Tsiridis E. Which patients are at risk for kidney dysfunction after hip fracture surgery?, Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Dec;471(12):3795-802
- Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD, Galanakos S, Kateros K, Papadakis SA.The surveillance of Arc2f polyethylene after 15 years of implantation, Hip Int. 2013 Sep-Oct;23(5):478-83.
- Macheras GA, Koutsostathis SD, Lepetsos P, Anastasopoulos PP, Galanakos S, Papadakis SA.THA following deformities due to congenital dislocation of the hip joint. Hip Int. 2014 Oct 2;24 Suppl 10:S29-32
- Koutsostathis SD, Lepetsos P, Polyzois VD, Pneumaticos SG, Macheras GACombined use of Ilizarov external fixation and Papineau technique for septic pseudoarthrosis of the distal tibia in a patient with diabetes mellitus., Diabet Foot Ankle. 2014 Feb 12;
