Dr A. Panagopoulos graduated from the Medical School of Kapodestrian University in Athens in 1994. After his military duty, he completed his postgraduate special training in Orthopaedics in 2004 (University of Patras, Orthopaedic Department) and presented his dissertation in 2005 dealing with the treatment of proximal humeral fractures. From March 2005 to March 2007, he completed two fellowship training programs in UK; one in Sports Orthopaedic Medicine (South Tees NHS, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton) and another one in Upper Limb Surgery (King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London). From 2007-2011 he worked as Orthopaedic consultant in a private hospital in Patras (Olympion General Hospital). In 2011 he was appointed Lecturer in Orthopaedics in Patras University Hospital, in 2013 he was promoted to Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics, and in 2020 he became Associate Professor in Orthopaedics.

Dr Panagopoulos is member of various societies including Geek Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, ICRS, SECEC-ESSE, ESSKA 2000, ISAKOS. He has already 90 publications in Pubmed with 2024 citations in Google Scholar and 1100 in Scopus (h-index 23 & 19 respectively), 12 in non-Pubmed journals and 12 in Greek Journals; 33 Supplements from conference proceedings; 97 presentations in a total of 53 international meetings; 91 presentations in 38 Greek meetings; invited speaker-instructor in 54 courses with a total of 70 lectures; participation in 45 national courses as trainee and in 22 international; participation in 64 national and 40 international meetings as well as participation in 20 courses of ΑΟ with 43 presentations. He has been awarded 3 times for a presentation and he is an active member of editorial board in 3 journals and reviewer in 5. His main interest is sports medicine, shoulder-elbow and hand surgery, hip and knee arthroplasty, patellofemoral joint, Orthobiologics and cartilage regeneration.