Lakkos Thomas
Orthopedic Surgeon
EDUCATION – STUDIES
1992-1998 Medical studies at the University “Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen”, Nürnberg Germany
Medical degree: June 1998 with a grade of “very good”MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
- ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY OF MACEDONIA THRACE
- HELLENIC SOCIETY OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
- SPORTS MEDICINE ASSOCIATION
- HELLENIC BONE METABOLISM STUDY COMPANY
- HELLENIC OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION
- AO SPINE EUROPE BRONZE MEMBER
- GERMANY ORTHOPEDIC FEDERATION
- NUREMBERG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GERMANY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – SPECIALTY07/1998-01/2000 Specialization in General Surgery at Martha-Maria-Krankenhaus Nuremberg, Germany (18 months)
Director: Prof.Dr.med H-H. Gentsch
09/2000- 12/2000 Three-month training at Volos Hospital, Greece
01/2001- 02/2002 Field Service in P.I. Sourpis K.Y. Almyrou
02/2002- 11/2002 Specialty in General Surgery (9 months)
2nd Surgical Clinic P.N.G.N. G. Papanikolaou
12/2002 – 02/2005 Specialist in Orthopaedics, 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki
02/2005 – 06/2005 St Luke’s Hospital, Thessaloniki
06/2005-09/2005 Orthopedic Clinic St.Anna Germany
09/2005 – 01/2008 Morning emergency rooms at the St Luke’s hospital, Thessaloniki
Assistant in surgeries of orthopedics, traumatologists and Vascular surgeons st. Saint Luke’s Clinic
01/2008 – 01/2011 Specialist in Orthopaedics at Hippocrates Orthopedic Clinic
01/2011 – now Orthopedic Surgeon, Head of Robotic Orthopedic Surgery System, St Luke hospital, Thessaloniki
Private practice in Thessaloniki
Doctoral candidate of A.P.Th.
Education of 4th and 5th year medical students at the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of A.P.Th. from 10/2002 to 02/2005.
DISEASES
Knee
- Meniscus tear
- Articular cartilage damage
- Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament
- Patellar instability
- Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
Shoulder
- Rotator cuff tear
- Shoulder impeachment syndrome
- SLAP – shoulder joint syndrome
- Shoulder dislocation – instability
- Calcific tendonitis of the supraspinatus tendon.
OPERATIONS
- Arthroscopy of the knee
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Total knee replacement
- Total hip arthroplasty
- Hip arthroplasty Fast Track.