Ass. Professor George A. Skarpas, MD, PhD
Head of 3rd Orthopaedic Dept. for Sports Injuries & Regenerative Medicine, MITERA GENERAL HOSPITAL-HHG

Education and Academic Qualifications

9/1996-12/2002 Medical School; National and Kapodestrian University of Athens
Medical Degree Grade: Very Good; Rank: Upper 20%

3/2003-4/2004 Public Service, General Practice; Patras; Greece

5/2004-5/2005 Internship in General Surgery; General Hospital “Asklepieion”, Athens-Greece

6/2005 - 10/2006 Resident in Paediatric Orthopedics; 1st Orthopedic Dpt.
University of Athens, “Aghia Sofia” Childrens Hospital, Greece

9/2006-10/2006 Visiting Resident in Orthopedics (1 month)
St.Vincenz Orthopaedic & Trauma Hospita, Koln-Germany

11/2006-12/2007 Resident in Orthopedics; 251 General Air Force Hospital; Greece

1/2008-12/2012 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery; Chase Farm & Barnet NHS Trust Hospitals; London-UK/General Hospital “Asklepieion”, Athens-Greece
1/2008-5/2010 Fellow in Open Care for the Elderly Center, Greece

6/2011-12/2013 Junior Lecturer in ICU (trauma expert) & History of Medicine,
University of Athens, Medical and Nursing Schools

2014-2020 Guest Lecturer in Anatomy, Histology & Embryology,
Universit of Athens, Medical and Nursing Schools

2013 Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Certification; Greece
2013 Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine Travelling Fellowship; Hellenic Arthroscopic Society & ESSKA
2015 Head of Orthopaedic Dept., “EUGENIDEIO” UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL
2017 Head of Orthopaedic Dept., AIMIS HEALTH PROVIDER,
Limassol-Cyprus
2018 HSS Fellow for 2 years, “S.Niarchos Foundation” Scholarship

2019 Paley Institute International Fellow for Limb Lengthening,
AIMIS CYPRUS Sponsored Fellowship
2019 Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon for AMIS(MEDACTA),
MAKO(STRYKER), ORTHOKEY(IAMEX),
SUPERPATH(MICROPORT)

2020 Adjunct Professor of Medicine, OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

2020 Head of 3rd Orthopaedic Dept. for Sports Injuries &
Regenerative Medicine, MITERA GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Hellenic Healthcare Group

2020 Adjunct Professor of Medicine, HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY

2021 Elected Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics-Medical School,
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
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PhD/ Thesis

“The Histrory of Traumatology at the works of Ambroise Pare”
Department of History of Medicine and Orthopedics; School of Medicine, University of Athens

Board Member

2005- Hellenic Association of Orthopeadic Surgery & Traumatology
2003- Athens Medical Society
2008- ESSKA
2008- ICRS
2010- ECOSEPT
2008- Hellenic Arthroscopic Society
2012- Greek Sports Medicine Association
2020- Global Regenerative Academy and Society

Professional Experience
Sports Medicine expert at the “Athens Olympic Games 2004”
Orthopedic Resident at Chase Farm &Barnet NHS Trust Hospitals, London-UK Orthopedic Resident at General Hospital “Asklepieion” and 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens-Greece
Sports Injuries Fellow-Academic Scholar at 2nd Orthopaedic Dept, University of Athens, Medical School
Osteoporosis and Ortopaedics Fellow at Open Care for the Elderly Centers, Athens-Greece
Lecturer-University Scholar, Anatomy, Histology & Embryology Dept, University of Athens, School of Medicine and Nursing
Head of Orthopaedic Dept, “Evgenideio” University Clinic
Attending Robotic Reconstruction, Sports Injuries, Foot & Ankle Surgeon at HYGEIA HOSPITAL
Head of Orthopaedic Dept., AIMIS HEALTH PROVIDER, Limassol-Cyprus
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
Head of 3rd Orthopaedic Dept. for Sports Injuries & Regenerative Medicine, MITERA GENERAL HOSPITAL-HHG Group
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Medical School-UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

Clinical and Research Interest
Clinical Interest:
• Robotic & Minimally invasive Sports Injuries & Reconstruction Surgery
• Sports Injuries
• Regenerative Medicine in Orthopaedics
• Osteoporosis
• Lower Limb Osteotomies, Complex Revision and Trauma Surgery/Cartilage Repair

Research Interest:
• Cartilage Repair/Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis Research Society, Global Outreach Programs)
• Regenerative medicine
• Knee, Shoulder, Foot & Ankle-Functional Anatomy and Approaches
• Robotic surgery-reconstruction

Awards
2005 IAMEX Scholarship in Trauma and EX-FIX
2008 ICRS Scholar in Rizzolli Hospital-Bologna
2013 Travelling Fellowship, Hellenic Arthroscopic Society/ESSKA/ICRS/AMIS
2017 HSS-Stavros Niarchos Foundation Orthopaedic Seminar Program 2017
Publications and Literature:
45 publications in peer-reviewed journals
10 chapters in Textbooks
4 Scientific Journals editorial board member-reviewer
4 textbooks editor