Georgios M. Kontakis
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Georgios M. Kontakis
Professor of Orthopedics
Medical School, University of Crete, P.C. 71003 Heraklion, Crete
Georgios M. Kontakis is a Professor of Orthopedics and the Rector of the University of Crete.
He is the Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the University General Hospital of Heraklion.
He has previously served as the Dean of the Medical School at the University of Crete.
He has undergone advanced training in new techniques for shoulder and spinal surgery at various specialized university centers and hospitals in Europe and the United States, including:
▪ Spine Surgery, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (September 2012, March, November 2013).
▪ Upper Limb Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, UK (March to September 2009).
▪ L’Archet II Hospital, Nice, France (April to October 2000).
▪ University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA (July 1998).
▪ Balgrist Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland (January 1998).
▪ Balgrist Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland (March, November to December 1996).
▪ Shoulder and Elbow Clinic, University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark (September 1995).
▪ 1987 – Medical Degree, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
▪ 1995 – Doctoral Diploma, School of Medicine, University of Crete. (“Excellent”)
His research interests focused on fracture healing, shoulder surgery, and spinal surgery.
He has 109 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (Google Scholar citations: 5602, h-index: 42, i10-index: 77), 10 contributions as an author in chapters of international books, and participation in translating abstracts of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons into Greek.
He has participated as an invited speaker at international and Greek scientific conferences and seminars and has served as a reviewer, upon invitation, for international journals and editorial series.
▪ Rector of the University of Crete, from September 1, 2020, to the present.
▪ Dean of the Medical School of the University of Crete (two terms: September 1, 2014, to August 31, 2018, and September 1, 2018, to August 27, 2020).
▪ Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at the University General Hospital of Heraklion, from September 10, 2012, to the present. The clinic serves as a referral center for the Crete health region for shoulder, spinal, and pelvic conditions and injuries, as well as complex trauma cases.
▪ Director of the Postgraduate Program “Surgical Sciences” at the Medical School of the University of Crete (2019 to 2022).
▪ Director of the “Orthopedic Research Laboratory” in the Department of Surgery at the Medical School of the University of Crete.
▪ Deputy Administrator of the University General Hospital of Heraklion (2012 to 2013).
▪ President of the Shoulder-Elbow Surgery Department of the Hellenic Association of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology for two years (2010 to 2011).
▪ Served for many years as an elected faculty member of the Assembly of the Medical School and as a member of the Senate of the University of Crete, in his capacity as Dean of the School.
1) Candida glabrata prosthetic joint infection, successfully treated with anidulafungin: a case report and review of the literature.
Koutserimpas C, Samonis G, Velivassakis E, Iliopoulou-Kosmadaki S, Kontakis G, Kofteridis DP. Mycoses. 2017 Dec 22. doi: 10.1111/myc.12736.
2) Impaired mRNA Expression of the Migration Related Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells of COPD Patients.
Karagiannis K, Proklou A, Tsitoura E, Lasithiotaki I, Kalpadaki C, Moraitaki D, Sperelakis I, Kontakis G, Antoniou KM, Tzanakis N.
Int J Inflam. 2017;2017:6089425. doi: 10.1155/2017/6089425. Epub 2017 Jul 19.
3) Differential expression of cell cycle and WNT pathway-related genes accounts for differences in the growth and
differentiation potential of Wharton’s jelly and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Batsali AK, Pontikoglou C, Koutroulakis D, Pavlaki KI, Damianaki A, Mavroudi I, Alpantaki K, Kouvidi E, Kontakis G, Papadaki HA.
Stem Cell Res Ther. 2017 Apr 26;8(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13287-017-0555-9.
4) Complications of Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures in Adults: Key Points for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment.
Koutserimpas C, Magarakis G, Kastanis G, Kontakis G, Alpantaki K.
Foot Ankle Spec. 2016 Sep 9. pii: 1938640016668030. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
5) Interpretation of Post-operative Distal Humerus Radiographs After Internal Fixation: Prediction of Later Loss of Fixation.
Claessen FMAP, Stoop N, Doornberg JN, Guitton TG, van den Bekerom MPJ, Ring D; Science of Variation Group.
J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Oct;41(10):e337-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.094. Epub 2016 Aug 10.
