PROFILE
Deputy Chief of 8th Orthopedic Clinic – Clinic of MIS Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at Metropolitan General
EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TITLE
- Graduated in 2003 from the Medical School of Athens of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Mandatory rural service at Regional Medical Centre (RMC) of Tiryntha’s Prisons (11/2004-8/2005) and RMC of Andravida (9/2006-7/2007)
- General surgery residency at General Hospital (G.H.) of Pyrgos “Andreas Papandreou” (8/2005-6/2006)
- Pediatric orthopedic residency at 1st Department (Dpt) of Childrens Orthopedic at University General Hospital for Children “Aglaia Kyriakou” (7/2007-9/2008).
- Orthopedics Residency at 1st University Orthopedic Department of Medical school of Athens of University General Hospital “Attikon”.
- Postgraduate diploma of Master of science on “Bone Metabolic Diseases” from the Medical School of Athens of National Kapodistrian University of Athens, held at Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System (LRMS), ” in the year 2014. The title of the diploma thesis was “Pathophysiology of bone pain” and was graded as “Excellent” (9/10).
- Phd candidate at Medical school of Athens under the thesis “Reconstruction of biceps distal tendon rupture with the use of two anchors and a single mini open incision”.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Scientific associate at the Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System (LRMS) of the Medical school of Athens (2015 to present).
- Scientific administrator at the Research Department of Upper limb and Microsurgery at LRMS of Medical school of Athens (2016 to present).
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES & EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Hellenic Association of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Hellenic Association of Hand surgery and Microsurgery
- Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation
- Medical Association of Athens
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- AMGEN Study 20062017:"A multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study of AMG 785 in skeletally mature adults with a fresh, unilateral, diaphyseal tibial fracture status post definite fracture fixation with an intramedullary nail. Study to assess healing of repaired tibias with sclerostin antibody(STARTT)"
- AMGEN study 20080394:" A multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study to determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of AMG 785 in adults with a fresh unilateral hip fracture,status post surgical fixation. Study to assess fracture healing with sclerostin antibody-hip(STARTT-Hip)"
DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
EFORT 2017 : 10 BEST E-POSTERS - TUMOR SESSION
Epidemiology of tumors and tumor like lesions of the upper extremity in the Greek Population. A 20-years study from a single national Hand and Upper extremity surgical department.
Tolis K., Fandridis E.,Giannoulis P., Eftychiadis C., Spyridonos S.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications in scientific journals:
- Instrumentation related complications in spine surgery.
Ballas E., Mavrogenis AF, Karamanis E,Mimidis G, Tolis K, Soultanis K, Papagelopoulos PJ. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2012: 22(4):263-72. - Prevention of non vertebral osteoporotic fractures by using disphosphonates.
E.Ballas, S.Leles, K.Tolis, V.I.Sakellariou, A.F.Mavrogenis,PJ.Papagellopoulos. Bone(2012):23(2):90-100 - Strontium ranelate as therapy to postmenopausal osteoporosis.
K.Tolis, Ε.Ballas, S.Leles, V.I.Sakellariou, A.F.Mavrogenis, P.J.Papagellopoulos Bone(2012) 23 (2): 101-110 - Pachydermodactyly: An Unknown Entity.
Tolis K, Stavropoulos N, Mavrogenis A, Spyridonos S. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Aug;41(8):e239-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.05.013. Epub 2016 Jun 18. PMID:27325556 - Tenosynovitis of a digit due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and review of the literature.
Tolis K, Spyridonos S, Tsiplakou S, Fandridis E.
New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Oct 20;8:128-30. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.10.007. eCollection 2015 Nov. PMID:26693283 - A rare intramuscular myxoma of the hypothenar.
Tolis KE, Raptis KG, Zafeiris CP, Antonopoulos DK, Spyridonos SG. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2015 Dec;15(4):372-4; quiz 374. PMID:26636283 - Gorham-Stout disease of the pelvis: Seven years follow up with complete radiological evaluation.
Tolis K, Triantafyllopoulos IK, Tournis S, Papaioannou NA. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2016 Mar;16(1):79-82. PMID:26944827 - Aberrant Radial Artery Causing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Kokkalis ZT, Tolis KE, Megaloikonomos PD, Panagopoulos GN, Igoumenou VG, Mavrogenis AF. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2016 Jun;4(3):282-4.PMID:27517078 - Isolated hamate dislocation with simultaneous carpometacarpal subluxation. A case report.
K.E.Tolis, S.G.Spyridonos, Ε.H. Fandridis Acta Orthop Trauma Hell 2018; 69(1): 52-55. - Successful arthroscopic treatment of a rare bacterial arthritis of the shoulder due to Salmonella Enteritidis
K. Tolis, P. Anastasopoulos, S. Spyridonos, E. Fandridis Acta Orthop Trauma Hell 2017; 68(3): 52-55. - Ganglion Cysts of the Proximal Tibiofibular Joint: Low Risk of Recurrence After Total Cyst Excision
Ioannis D Papanastassiou, Konstantinos Tolis, Olga Savvidou, Emmanouil Fandridis, Panayiotis Papagelopoulos, Sarantis Spyridonos Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Jul 28