Over 25 Years of Excellence
Dr. Tsoukas: Leading Orthopaedic Surgeon
Overview of His Prestigious Roles and Contributions
Quick Presentation of Adj. Prof. Dimitrios Tsoukas
- Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic for Advanced Arthroscopic Sports and Regenerative Surgery MITERA Hospital Hellenic Healthcare Group, Athens Greece
- Adjunct Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA.
- Founder and Director MIOSMED Center ISAKOS, ESSKA and ICRS approved Teaching Center. ESSKA accredited Teacher.
- Founder and Director Elite Regenerative Clinic Athens: a Lipogems SpA ,T-LAB and Regenera Activa Center of Excellence and Teaching Center
- American Board of Regenerative Medicine ABRM Diplomat. Greece Affiliate
- Founder and 2nd Vice-President of International Regenerative Medicine Experts Society IARMES www.iarmes.com
History
Professional Background
Director of E’ Orthopaedic Clinic for Advanced Arthroscopic Sports and Regenerative Surgery MITERA Hospital HH Group
Associate Orthopaedic Surgeon for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens HYGEIA HH Group
Associate Orthopaedic Surgeon Apollonion Private Hospital Nicosia, Cyprus
Associate Orthopaedic Surgeon for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center Of Athens HYGEIA S.M.S.A.
Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic MITERA General Clinic Athens, Greece
Director Women’s Sports Injuries and Health Center MITERA General Clinic Athens, Greece
Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic Meditteraneo Hospital Athens, Greece
Director Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic Athens Medical Center
Organizations
Proud Member Of
Instructor in Arthroscopic, Sports and Regenerative Surgery
1. Knee Arthrocourse Arthrex Arthrolab, Munich Germany, April 26-27 2024. Instructor in all latest innovations of Arthrex for HTO-meniscus repair-ACL/PCL repair and reconstruction.
2. Terumo BCT Adiprep technique for adipose tissue derived stem cells for knee arthritis instructor. Clinica de Valles Sabadell Barcelona Spain, April 4 2017, Arad Clinic Tel Aviv Israel, August 29 2018, TerumoBCT scientific meeting Leuven Belgium 22-23 November 2018, Talassemiya Merkezi Hospital Baku, Azerbaijan 17 of January 2019.
3. “Basic arthroscopic techniques: knee and shoulder”. Hands-on cadaver lab, Orthopaedic Department University of Ioannina and 2nd Orthopaedic Department Iaso General Hospital –shoulder arthroscopy center, Athens, March 19-20, 2010.
4. 2nd Hands – on arthroscopy course on cadavers “Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and menisci injuries/repair”, University of Thessalia School of Health Sciences, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Minimally Invasive Surgery-Arthroscopy Training Center, Larissa, September 25-27, 2009.
5. ACL Reconstructive Surgery: 4th Seminar in Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Evangelismos Hospital, Athens-Greece, April 11th-12th, 2008, Hands-on cadavers.
6. 1st Arthroscopic Instructional Seminar MIOSMED Center in ACL Advanced Surgery; Double Bundle Technique, Athens-Greece, December 5, 2007.
FIMS Team Physician Development Course, hands on training June 27-30, 2013, Santorini, Greece
FIMS Team Physician Instructor Course, June 27-30, 2013, Santorini, Greece
Main emphasis in sports injuries, knee, shoulder and cartilage and orthobiologics
Scientific visitations to specialized surgery clinics in Europe
Hands-On training with Prof. Zocchi in SVF (adipose tissue stem cells) T-LAB Academy, operating room at Kagithane Kizilay Hastanes, Istanbul
Hands on training at Imagine Regenerative Clinic, Milan, Italy on October 4-5, 2021, with Prof Carlo Tremolada in adipose tissue stem cells with the Lipogems technique. Prof. Tremolada is the Founder of Lipogems an FDA cleared technique.
• Surgical training at the Chondrofiller Visiting Surgeons Programme on November 20, 2017 at the Johanna Etienne Hospital in Neuss, Germany. Prof. Jorg Jerosch
• Surgical Training on Hyalofast one-step procedure for the treatment of chondral and osteochondral lesions. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna Italy
• LCA anatomic recon and associated lesions, Knee Experts Smith and Nephew meeting, Cadaver Lab Practice, Smith and Nephew Surgical Skill Center, York, England
Clinical attachment at the Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, England. Hip Surgery Clinic (Consultant Ronan B.C. Treacy) and Knee and Sports Medicine Clinic, (Consultant Nigel Tubbs). Participation in hip and knee surgery especially knee arthroscopies, clinics and ward rounds.
Post internship clinical fellowship/ salaried position at Spinal Surgery Clinic, St.Luc Hospital Université Catholique de Louvain Brussels Belgium.
• Hip Arthroscopy – a day with Prof. Marc Philippon, Cotignola RA, Italy
Interventional Pain Cadaver Lab, Bordeaux University Hospital, France
Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli Bologna, Italy,
9th Vienna Arthroscopy Forum, Austria
• 2nd International Advanced Course on Surgical Knee Arthroscopy Tours, France
Over 25 Years of Excellence
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
1) Adjunct Professor of the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences of the University Nebraska-Lincoln USA 1/01/2022 until 31/12/2026.
2) TEDex Speaker: TEDxNyarugenge Kigali, Rwanda, February 28, 2023.
3) Member of the Biological Task Force of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine): 2023-2025.
4) Member of the ISAKOS Newsletter Editorial Board 2021-2025.
5) International member of the American Academy of Regenerative Medicine from 2021 and an American Board of Regenerative Medicine Diplomat (August 14, 2023). Affiliate for Greece.
6) Member of Regulatory and Industry Liaison Committee International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society ICRS, 2013-2015, 2016-2018, Member of Communication and Publication Committee 2023-2025.
7) Scientific Collaborator European University of Cyprus, School of Medicine Orthopaedic Department July 2020-2021.
8) Founder and Director of the Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Center MIOSMED, accredited Global Teaching Center of ISAKOS, ICRS, and ESSKA.
9) Founder and Director of the Elite Regenerative Clinic Athens, 01/01/2022, a Lipogems, T-LAB and Regenera Activa Center of Excellence and Training Center.
10) Reviewer British Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2020-2021.
11) Editor-in-Chief Journal of Stem Cell Research Genesis Pub, 2020-2023.
12) Accredited teacher/instructor of European Society for Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy ESSKA from 2018.
13) Chairman Executive Committee of the Sports Injuries Section of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2018-2020.
14) Adipose tissue derived stem cells expert for arthritic joints for the leading biotechnology companies Terumo BCT, Arthrex, Lipogems, T-LAB.
15) 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).
16) Scientific collaborator in Medical Physics Laboratory Simulation Center (MPLSC). Trainer in simulation anatomy. Courses to pre-med students and researcher on development of a low cost arthroscopy simulator (Prof. E. Georgiou).
17) Member of the Medical Commission Confederation Europeenne de Volleyball (CEV), 2016-2020.
18) Member of the Board Sports Medicine Association of Greece 2011-2015.
19) Fellow member of ICRS (01/01/2024).
20) 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.
21) Member of the European Knee Advisory Board of Smith and Nephew, which is constituted by Key Opinion Leaders of the European Countries (until 2013).
22) 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.
23) Elected doctor in charge for the Greek All Star basketball game for 12 consecutive years.
24) Reviewer Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine AOSSM.
Commitment to ongoing education and research
National and Kapodistrean University of Athens Faculty of Medicine. Bachelor in Medicine with Great Distinction (25/03/1990).
Adjunct Professor Nebraska-Lincoln University USA.
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 10 weeks/60 hours. Certification of specialization: “Alternative Tourism”, Center of Professional training of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, January 5th 2009 until May 25th 2009.
Publications
1. Tissue engineering and future directions in regenerative medicine for knee cartilage repair: a comprehensive review. Croat.Med.J. 2024 Jun 13;65(3):268-287. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2024.65.268.
2. “Adipose Tissue Stem Cells for Knee Arthritis and Cartilage Lesions: A Three-Year Follow up”; Tsoukas D., Simos C., Kalodimou V.; Surg Technol Int. 2023 Nov 27;43:sti43/1742. doi: 10.52198/23.STI.43.OS1742. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38011866
3. “Prospective Observational Study of a Non-Arthroscopic Autologous Cartilage Micrografting Technology for Knee Osteoarthritis”; Tsoukas D., Muntean I., Simos C., Sabido-Vera R.; Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Nov 8; 10(11):1294. Doi: 10.3390/bioengineering10111294.
4. “Recovery Kinetics following eccentric is volume-dependant.” J Sports Sci. 2023 Sep;41(13):1326-1335.
5. “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.
6. “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
7. “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.
8. “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
9. “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.
10. “The microcycle of inflammation and performance changes after a basketball match”. Journal of Sports Sciences Vol 32, issue9, May 2014 pages 860-869.
11. “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.
12. “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.
13. “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, July, 98(1) 233-245.
14. “Physical activity is associated with bone geometry of premenarcheal girls in a dose depented manner”, Metabolism Clinical and Experimental 62(2013), 1811-1818.
15. “Plyometrics trainability in pre-adolescent soccer athletes”. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2013 Jan., 27(1):38-49.
16. “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.