EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TITLES
Dr. Ioannis Korpakis graduated in Medicine in 2003 and subsequently worked successively at the General Hospital of Chania and the General Hospital of Sparta.
From 2007 to 2012 he specialized in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Asklepieion of Voula.
During this period he received a scholarship to carry out a research protocol in Microsurgical Rehabilitation of Peripheral Nerves.
Upon completion of his specialty, he received an honorary scholarship for Specialization in the orthopedic department of Washington University in the United States of America.
in 2018 he was awarded a Doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Athens
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2013-2015: Clinical and Research Fellow in the Orthopedic Surgery Department of Washington University, USA, in the Shoulder-Elbow Department with Pr. L. Galatz and in the Hand Department with Pr. R. Gelberman
- 2015: Postgraduate training in the Plastic Surgery Department of Barnes Jewish Hospital, USA, in Microsurgical repair of peripheral nerve and brachial plexus disorders with Pr. Susan Mackinnon
- Postgraduate training in Ankle-Foot Surgery
- 2008-2013: Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery at the Upper Limb Unit of Asklepieion Hospital, Voula
- 2007: Specialization in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Sparta
- 2004 – 2005: General Hospital of Chania
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES & EDITORIAL BOARDS
- member of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- member of the Hellenic Society of Hand Surgery
- member of the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
In USA Dr. Kormpakis was integral to a number of research projects in the orthopaedic surgery focused on flexor tendon and rotator cuff injuries. For the flexor tendon project, funded by the National Institutes of Health (R01 AR062947) and BioTime Inc.For the rotator cuff project protocol, funded by the National Institutes of Health (R01 AR057836)
In Greece, he received an ELPEN Scholarship for an experimental research protocol, focusing on the microsurgical repair of nerve damage.
DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Athens
- Scholarship for specialization in the United States of America
- ELPEN scholarship for an experimental research protocol, with the subject of microsurgical repair of nerve damage.
- Former Member of the Scientific Council of the General Hospital of Asklepieion, Voula
PUBLICATIONS
- Silicone Tubes With Thyroid Hormone (Τ3) and BDNF as an Alternative to Autografts for Bridging Neural Defects
IOANNIS KORMPAKIS; Apostolos Papalois; Panayotis kinnas; Aristidis Zoubos; Ioannis Sioutis; Anastasia Dimitriadi; Panayotis N Soucacos; Elizabeth O Johnson
INJURY 2020 - Sclerostin Antibody Treatment Enhances Rotator Cuff Tendon-to-Bone Healing in an Animal Model.
Shah SA, Kormpakis I, Havlioglu N, Ominsky MS, Galatz LM, Thomopoulos S.J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 May 17;99(10):855-864. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.01019. - Rotator cuff muscle degeneration and tear severity related to myogenic, adipogenic, and atrophy genes in human muscle.
Shah SA, Kormpakis I, Cavinatto L, Killian ML, Thomopoulos S, Galatz LM.J Orthop Res. 2017 May 4. doi: 10.1002/jor.23593. [Epub ahead of print] - Enhanced Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair through a New Half Hitch Loop Suture Configuration.
Kormpakis I, Linderman SW, Thomopoulos S, Gelberman RH. PLOS ONE, 11(4):e0153822. (2016). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153822. PMID: 27101409. - The effect of mesenchymal stromal cell sheets on the inflammatory stage of flexor tendon healing.
Shen H, Kormpakis I, Havlioglu N, Linderman SW, Sakiyama-Elbert SE, Erickson IE, Zarembinski T, Silva MJ, Gelberman RH, Thomopoulos S. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2016 Sep 27;7(1):144.
PMID:27677963 - Effect of adipose-derived stromal cells and BMP12 on intrasynovial tendon repair: A biomechanical, biochemical, and proteomics study.
Gelberman RH, Shen H, Kormpakis I, Rothrauff B, Yang G, Tuan RS, Xia Y, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Silva MJ, Thomopoulos S.
J Orthop Res. 2016 Apr;34(4):630-40. doi: 10.1002/jor.23064. Epub 2015 Oct 14.PMID:26445383 - Shear Lag Sutures: Improved Suture Repair Through the Use of Adhesives.
Linderman SW, Kormpakis I, Gelberman RH, Birman V, Wegst UGK, Genin GM, and Thomopoulos S,
Acta Biomaterialia, 23:229-239 (2015). PMID: 26022966. - Open surgical treatment of the stiff elbow in patients with neuromuscular disease.
V. N. Psychoyios, I. Kormpakis, S. Thoma, P. Intzirtzis ,E. Zampiakis
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP III - Compression neuropathies of the elbow – simultaneous existence of pronator and cubital tunnel syndrome.
V. N. Psychoyios, I. Kormpakis, P. Intzirtzis, S. Thoma, I. Stathakopoulos
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP III - Hinge fixator for instability of the elbow.
V. N. Psychoyios, A. Alexandris, S. Thoma, I. Kormpakis, A. Mpogiopoulos
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP III, - Late ulnar nerve palsy after a lateral column procedure for stiff elbow
V Psychoyios, S Thoma, A Kotsonis, I Kormpakis, F Villanueva Lopez.
Hand Surg Eur Vol May 2011 vol. 36 no. 1
