Dr Papakostas is a board qualified Orthopaedic surgeon and Fellow of European Board of Sports Medicine, specializing in knee, cartilage, and soft tissue sports surgery.
His special interest is the treatment of knee cartilage defects and he is heavily involved in research and innovation in this scientific field.
• Member of ICRS (board member 2016-2019, 2022-2023)
• Member of ESSKA & ISAKOS
• Medical Committee FIS
• Founding member Hellenic Arthroscopic Society “Georgios Noulis”
• Cofounder Thessaloniki ICRS & ISAKOS TEACHING CENTERs
• Head Medical Officer PAOK FC (2016 –2019)
• Team physician of Hellenic Olympic Committee during Athens Olympic Games