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Biography

Titles

HEAD OF THE NEUROSURGICAL DEPARTMENT AND THE ENDOSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MICRONEUROSURGERY CLINIC

  • Professor of the Medical School University of Patras
  • Member of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society

Specialty Areas & Research Interest

Specialty Areas

  • Brain and Spine Robotics (Robotic-Brain lab)
  • Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Accesses for Pituitary Adenoma Removal
  • Brain tumors
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Spine
  • Vertebroplasty – Kyphoplasty
  • Cervical Artificial disc replacement
  • Vascular-Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Stereotactic Intracranial Biopsies

Research Interest

  • New High Technology Robotic Microsurgery Systems
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery (Full Endoscopic)
  • Stem cells – Stem Cell cultures – Transplants in chronic neurological or post-traumatic diseases

Professional Experience

  • 9/96 – 3/01: Specialist in the University Neurosurgery Clinic of P.P.G.N.P. Rio, under the direction of Professor Nikolaos Papadakis.
  • 3/00 – 3/01: At the Invasive Neuroradiology Department of “HYGEIA “Hospital, with full participation in aneurysm, AVM and brain tumor embolization surgeries, under the Neurosurgeon Mr. Al. Andreou
  •  3 /01 – 6/01: Unpaid associate at the B’ Neurosurgery Clinic of “HYGEIA “Hospital, under the direction of Professor Nikolaos Papadakis.
  •  7/01 -6/2004: Curator at ¨ERRIKOS DYNAN¨ at the BD Neurosurgery Clinic, under the direction of Professor Nikolaos Papadakis
  •  7 / 01-6 / 2004: At the Invasive Neuroradiology Department of the Hospital ¨ERRIKOS DYNAN ¨, with participation in the aneurysm embolization surgeries, AVM and brain tumors, under the Radiologist Mr. G. Magoufis
  •  07/04 – 07/2009: Director of the 3rd Neurosurgery Clinic – “Euroclinic of Athens”
  •  08 / 2009-11 / 2015: Director of the Neurosurgery Department and the Clinic of Endoscopy and Robotic Microneurosurgery at the MEDICAL CENTER OF AMAROUSI and P. FALIRO
  •  01/2016 -today: Director of the Neurosurgery Department and Clinic of Endoscopic and Robotic Microneurosurgery at the Euroclinic Group

Medical Degree

Medical School of the University of Athens, (1991)

Neurosurgery – University General Hospital of Rio Patras, (2001)

  • 4/1997: ATLS Diploma (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Student Course (Course Serial No.13954-P).
  • University General Hospital of Rio,Patra 1997
  • 6/1998: Neuroradiological Seminar, Thessaloniki, 1998
  • 2003: PhD thesis “Failed lumbar discectomy syndrome”
  • 2001: At Bagatelle Hospital in Bordeaux, France / Endoscopic microdiscectomy (Dr. J. Destandau)
  • 2002: Abteilung Stereotaktische Neurochirurgie Neurozentrum in Freiburg- Germany, / Stereotactic
  • brain tumors and functional stereotactic surgeries.
  • 27/1 – 1/2/03: At the University Neurosurgery Clinic of Nijmegen – Netherlands, / Endoscopic                           Neurosurgery.
  • English

PUBLICATIONS IN GREEK SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

1. K. Konstantinou, D. Prokopakis, K. Liaropoulos, Th. Maraziotis, N. Papadakis.
“Epidural hematoma of the cervical spine”.
Hellenic Neurosurgery, 5: 86-88, 1998

2. D. Konstantinou, Th. Maraziotis, D. Karavias, D. Prokopakis, K. Liaropoulos, S. Voulgaris, N. Papadakis.
“Body chordage of the fifth lumbar vertebra”.
Hellenic Neurosurgery, 6: 45-48, 1999

3. D. Konstantinou, K. Liaropoulos, Ch. Iliadis, Th. Maraziotis
“Dysphagia and idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis”.
Hellenic Neurosurgery, 6: 113-115, 1999.

4. P. Spyropoulou, K. Liaropoulos, F.W.Kreth
“The role of surgical removal of polymorphic glioblastoma in adults”
Hellenic Neurosurgery 8: 143-150 2001

5. K. Liaropoulos, P. Spyropoulou, K. Kyrgiannis, Th. Maraziotis
N.Papadakis.
Spinal cord Glioblastoma: A case description and
review of the bibliography”
Hellenic Neurosurgery 9: 69-72, 2002

6. K. Liaropoulos, P. Spyropoulou, N. Papadakis.
¨ Neuroendoscopic technique for its surgical treatment
septal syringomyelia ¨
Hellenic Neurosurgery 10: 7-12, 2003

7. K. Liaropoulos, P. Spyropoulou, N. Papadakis.
ΕξωThoracic extracellular fat ¨
Hellenic Neurosurgery 10: 91-97, 2003

8. K. Liaropoulos, P. Spyropoulou, N. Papadakis.
¨Unilateral radical pain after discectomy¨
Hellenic Neurosurgery (to be published)

9. K. Liaropoulos, P. Spyropoulou, N. Papadakis.
¨Frontal spinal fusion with RAY-TFC cage in cervical
spondylosis
Hellenic Neurosurgery 10: 162-168, 2003

 

PUBLICATIONS OF ABSTRACTS IN FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

M.Partheni , K.Liaropoulos, F.Tzortzidis, P.Spiropoulou, C.Constantoyannis , Th.Maraziotis.
‘Surgical management of cerebellopontine angle epidermoid cysts”.
Third International Conference on Acoustic Neurinoma and other
CPA Tumors 12-17 June 1999, Rome ( Italy )
International Proceedings Division, p773-777

2. K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“ Ipsilateral radicular pain following discectomy”
12th European Congress of Neurosurgery
7-12 September 2003 Lisboa, Portugal.
Ιnternational Proceedings Division, p 819-824

3. K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“Glioblastomas of spinal cord : A case report ”
12th European Congress of Neurosurgery
7-12 September 2003 Lisboa, Portugal
Ιnternational Proceedings Division, p 913-917

4. .K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“Thoratic intradural extramedullary lipomas: case report of one case”
12th European Congress of Neurosurgery
7-12 September 2003 Lisboa, Portugal
Ιnternational Proceedings Division, p 919-923

5. K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“Neuroendoscopic technique for the operative treatment of septated
syringomyelia : report of 8 cases ”
12th European Congress of Neurosurgery
7-12 September 2003 Lisboa, Portugal
Ιnternational Proceedings Division p 1053- 1057

6.K.Liaropoulos,P.Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis,Th.Maraziotis P.Korovesis
“Recurrence of sciatica following hemilaminectomy for disc herniation”
Eur J Orthop Surg. Traumatol (2003) 13 : 235-240
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7. K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“ Ipsilateral radicular pain following discectomy”
Journal of pain & Palliative care Pharmacotherapy

8. K.Liaropoulos, P. Spiropoulou, N.Papadakis
“ Ipsilateral radicular pain following discectomy”
Journal of Musculoskeletal pain

9. S.Kasiakou, P.Rafailidis, K.Liaropoulos, M.Falagas
“ Cure of post-traumatic recurrent multiresistant Gram-negative rod
meningitis with intraventicular colestin ”