Dimitrios Tsoukas, MD, Adjunc. Prof.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgeon, HYGEIA Private Hospital Athens Greece
Director, MIOSMED Center ISAKOS and ICRS approved teaching Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA.
09/07/2020-Present Orthopaedic Surgeon Hygeia Private Hospital Athens Greece
24/10/06-Present Director and Founder of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Center - MIOSMED Center. ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) and ICRS (International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society) accredited Teaching Center. Collaborating organization AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) in the world campaign STOP Sports Injuries in children.
01/09/2019-Present Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Apollonion Private Hospital Nicosia Cyprus.
01/04/2019-30/08/2019 Director Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Clinic Athens Medical Center
01/10/2017-31/03/201 Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic MITERA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
04/10/2017-31/03/2019 Scientific Collaborator HYGEIA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
29/10/2018-31/03/2019 Director Women’s Sports Injuries and Health Center MITERA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
01/11/2013 -30/09/2017 Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic Mediterraneo Hospital Athens Greece
08/03/16-30/06/16 Orthopaedic Surgeon Al Attar Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine Clinic Qatar Armed Forces, Doha Qatar
EXPERIENCE IN ORTHOBIOLOGICS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Dr.Dimitrios Tsoukas has a certificate of continuing education on “Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine” on 25/01/2019 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece.
He had completed a training at Imagine Regenerative Clinic, Milan Italy on 4 and 5 of October 2021, with Prof Carlo Tremolada in adipose tissue stem cells with the Lipogems technique. Prof. Tremolada is the Founder of Lipogems.
He has internationally published many scientific papers, is a regularly invited speaker at sports medicine and regenerative medicine congresses and instructor at arthroscopic cadaveric courses and was a global trainer of the American top biotechnology company Terumo BCT in adipose tissue derived stem cells after minor belly liposuction that he can perform by himself , after the training he received from Terumo BCT.
He has trained doctors in live surgeries with this technique in Spain, Israel, Belgium, Azerbaijan and Norway so far. He is the first orthopaedic surgeon in Greece and in Cyprus who has performed intra articular injections of adipose tissue derived stem cells after belly minor liposuction for arthritic problems using three different techniques: Terumo BCT, Arthrex and Lipogems (FDA cleared) and the first one in Europe after knee liposuction for the same purpose, according the Lipopras technique of the Spanish Company Proteal now FIDIA Spa.
He is an expert in PRP with photoactivation and stem cells from adipose tissue and from bone marrow concentrated from the tibia, which is a much more convenient and painless technique than from iliac crest.
He was the first doctor that implemented on 2016, PRP with hyalouronic acid intra articular injections in Doha Qatar to the Qatar Army Forces and their families.
He served for 4 years as a member of the Regulatory and Industry Liaison Committee of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society, member of the Biologics Alliance an Orthoregeneration Network of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine ( AOSSM) and International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS), active member of the Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation, member of the Scientific Board of the Global Regenerative Academy and International member of the American Academy of Regenerative Medicine 2021.
He is the Editor-in –Chief of the Journal of Stem Cell Research Genesis Publications.
Finally he is a reviewer of the Biologic Orthopedics Journal and British Journal of Sports Medicine.
He is the first ever Greek Orthopaedic Surgeon invited to present to TOBI ( The Orthobiologics Institute) on 8 and 9 of October 2021his lecture : A novel technique; Adipose tissue stem cells from knee liposuction for knee osteoarthritis.
He was awarded in Greece by Boussias Healthcare Business Awards 2021 for innovation in surgical techniques with his stem cells techniques for joints arthritis.
He is practicing orthopaedic regenerative medicine the last 6 years with many procedures with orthobiologics like PRP, adipose stem cells after mini belly or knee liposuction, that he performs himself, bone marrow stem cells and intraarticular injections in knee, shoulder, hips, ankles for arthritis, muscle, tendons and ligaments injuries.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
PhD THESIS IN PROGRESS – MSc-Certification is Stem Cells
PhD.University of Athens (protocol number 7812/2010). Title: “Reaction of eccentric exercise on muscle tissue injury and post-traumatic inflammation”. In progress.
MSc (HUM) “Health Units Management development” Magister Gestion des établissements de Santé en French University Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers CNAM, Rene Desqartes College, Paris. 2006-2008, Reward of the titles: 12/01/2009.
Certificate of Continuing Education. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: “Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine” Academic Year 2018-19. Duration 10weeks/60 hours.
PUBLICATIONS
Director, MIOSMED Center ISAKOS and ICRS approved teaching Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA.
09/07/2020-Present Orthopaedic Surgeon Hygeia Private Hospital Athens Greece
24/10/06-Present Director and Founder of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Center - MIOSMED Center. ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) and ICRS (International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society) accredited Teaching Center. Collaborating organization AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) in the world campaign STOP Sports Injuries in children.
01/09/2019-Present Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Apollonion Private Hospital Nicosia Cyprus.
01/04/2019-30/08/2019 Director Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Clinic Athens Medical Center
01/10/2017-31/03/201 Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic MITERA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
04/10/2017-31/03/2019 Scientific Collaborator HYGEIA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
29/10/2018-31/03/2019 Director Women’s Sports Injuries and Health Center MITERA Hospital HYGEIA Group of Hospitals.
01/11/2013 -30/09/2017 Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic Mediterraneo Hospital Athens Greece
08/03/16-30/06/16 Orthopaedic Surgeon Al Attar Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine Clinic Qatar Armed Forces, Doha Qatar
EXPERIENCE IN ORTHOBIOLOGICS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Dr.Dimitrios Tsoukas has a certificate of continuing education on “Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine” on 25/01/2019 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece.
He had completed a training at Imagine Regenerative Clinic, Milan Italy on 4 and 5 of October 2021, with Prof Carlo Tremolada in adipose tissue stem cells with the Lipogems technique. Prof. Tremolada is the Founder of Lipogems.
He has internationally published many scientific papers, is a regularly invited speaker at sports medicine and regenerative medicine congresses and instructor at arthroscopic cadaveric courses and was a global trainer of the American top biotechnology company Terumo BCT in adipose tissue derived stem cells after minor belly liposuction that he can perform by himself , after the training he received from Terumo BCT.
He has trained doctors in live surgeries with this technique in Spain, Israel, Belgium, Azerbaijan and Norway so far. He is the first orthopaedic surgeon in Greece and in Cyprus who has performed intra articular injections of adipose tissue derived stem cells after belly minor liposuction for arthritic problems using three different techniques: Terumo BCT, Arthrex and Lipogems (FDA cleared) and the first one in Europe after knee liposuction for the same purpose, according the Lipopras technique of the Spanish Company Proteal now FIDIA Spa.
He is an expert in PRP with photoactivation and stem cells from adipose tissue and from bone marrow concentrated from the tibia, which is a much more convenient and painless technique than from iliac crest.
He was the first doctor that implemented on 2016, PRP with hyalouronic acid intra articular injections in Doha Qatar to the Qatar Army Forces and their families.
He served for 4 years as a member of the Regulatory and Industry Liaison Committee of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society, member of the Biologics Alliance an Orthoregeneration Network of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine ( AOSSM) and International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS), active member of the Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation, member of the Scientific Board of the Global Regenerative Academy and International member of the American Academy of Regenerative Medicine 2021.
He is the Editor-in –Chief of the Journal of Stem Cell Research Genesis Publications.
Finally he is a reviewer of the Biologic Orthopedics Journal and British Journal of Sports Medicine.
He is the first ever Greek Orthopaedic Surgeon invited to present to TOBI ( The Orthobiologics Institute) on 8 and 9 of October 2021his lecture : A novel technique; Adipose tissue stem cells from knee liposuction for knee osteoarthritis.
He was awarded in Greece by Boussias Healthcare Business Awards 2021 for innovation in surgical techniques with his stem cells techniques for joints arthritis.
He is practicing orthopaedic regenerative medicine the last 6 years with many procedures with orthobiologics like PRP, adipose stem cells after mini belly or knee liposuction, that he performs himself, bone marrow stem cells and intraarticular injections in knee, shoulder, hips, ankles for arthritis, muscle, tendons and ligaments injuries.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
- Adjunct Professor of the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences of the University Nebraska-Lincoln USA 2021.
- Member of the ISAKOS Newsletter Committee 2021-2023.
- International member of the American Academy of Regenerative Medicine 2021.
- Scientific Collaborator European University of Cyprus, School of Medicine Orthopaedic Department July 2020.
- Reviewer British Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2020.
- Editor-in-Chief Journal of Stem Cell Research Genesis Pub, September 2020.
- Accredited teacher/instructor of European Society for Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, ESSKA 2018.
- Chairman Executive Committee of the Sports Injury Section of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2018-2020.
- Adipose tissue derived stem cells expert for arthritic joints for the leading biotechnology company TerumoBCT company.
- Scientific collaborator in the 1st Department of Orthopaedics Athens University Medical School at Attikon University General Hospital involved in scientific activities including sports orthopaedic clinical and research work, courses and seminars (Prof. P. I. Papageorgopoulos).
- Scientific collaborator in Medical Physics Laboratory Simulation Center (MPLSC). Trainer in simulation anatomy. Courses to premed students and researcher on development of a low cost arthroscopy simulator (Prof. E. Georgiou).
- Member of the Medical Commission Confederation Europeenne de Volleyball (CEV), 2016-2020.
- Member of the Board Sports Medicine Association of Greece 2011-2015.
- Member Scientific and Educational Contributor at the European College of Sports and Exercise Medicine Physicians (ECOSEP), including teaching, lecturing and having research work since 2008.
- Member of Regulatory and Industry Liaison Committee International Cartilage Repair Society ICRS, 2013-2015, 2016-2018.
- Member of the European Knee Advisory Board of Smith and Nephew which is constituted by Key Opinion Leaders of the European Countries. (till 2013).
- Head Doctor for Athinaikos Female Basketball Team Greek Champions 2009-2010,2010-2011,2011-2012, European Cup Holders 2010-2011. Enlisted at 'Record book of Guinness' for their 91 consecutive wins.
- Elected doctor in charge for the Greek All Star basketball game for 12 consecutive years.
- Reviewer Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine AOSSM.
- Fully licensed to practice in Switzerlandfrom 28/12/2016. Commission des professions medicales MEBEKO Swisse Confederation, Medical diploma and title of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology recognition (GLN 7601003891027).
- GMC registered. GMC reference number:4357586
PhD THESIS IN PROGRESS – MSc-Certification is Stem Cells
PhD.University of Athens (protocol number 7812/2010). Title: “Reaction of eccentric exercise on muscle tissue injury and post-traumatic inflammation”. In progress.
MSc (HUM) “Health Units Management development” Magister Gestion des établissements de Santé en French University Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers CNAM, Rene Desqartes College, Paris. 2006-2008, Reward of the titles: 12/01/2009.
Certificate of Continuing Education. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: “Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine” Academic Year 2018-19. Duration 10weeks/60 hours.
PUBLICATIONS
- “Increasing consensus on terminology of Achilles tendon-related disorders”. Ankle platform study collaborative-science of variation group. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2021 Aug:29(8):2528-2534. Doi:10.1007/s00167-021-06566-z.
- "The role of cell therapies and hip arthroscopy in the management of osteonecrosis – An Update" Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. 2018 June 14,5(3):202-208. Doi:10.1093/jhps/hny021
- "Large variation in use of Patient-reported Outcome Measures; a survey of 188 foot and ankle surgeons". Foot and Ankle Surgery 2018 Jun,24(3):246-251.doi:10.1016/j.fas.2017.02.013
- "Evidence of a Redox-Dependent Regulation of Immune Responses to Exercise-Induced Inflammation," Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016,2016:2840643.Epub 2016 Nov 15.
- “No difference in osteoarthritis after surgical and non surgical treatment of ACL-injured knees after 10 years.” Knee Surg.Sports Traumatol.Arthroscopy (2016) Sep, 24(9):2953-9 Tsoukas D.et all.
- The microcycle of inflammation and performance changes after a basketball match”.
- Journal of Sports Sciences Vol 32, issue9, May 2014 pages 860-869.
- "Oxidative stress and inflammatory responses following an acute bout of isokinetic exercise in obese women with knee osteoarthritis." The Knee 2013, Dec. 20(6), 581-590.
- “The time-frame of acute resistance exercise effects on football skill performance.The impact of exercise intensity”. Journal of Sports Sciences 2013, 31(7):714-722.
- “Thiol based antioxidant supplementation alters human skeletal muscle signaling and attenuates its inflammatory response and recovery after intense eccentric exercise”. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2013 Jul, 98(1) 233-245.
- “Physical activity is associated with bone geometry of premenarcheal girls in a dose depented manner”, Metabolism Clinical and Experimental 62(2013), 1811-1818.
- “Plyometrics trainability in pre-adolescent soccer athletes”. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2013 Jan, 27(1):38-49
- “Validity and reliability of the single-trial line drill test of anaerobic power in basketball players”. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 2011 March;51 (1):33-41.