CURRICULUM VITAE GEORGIOS N. TZOANOS MD
SPORTS ORTHOPAEDIC
SURGEON
Full Name:
Birth place:
Georgios N. Tzoanos Heraklion-Crete, Greece
DOB: June 10, 1975
Address: 74 Sifaka St., Heraklion
Crete 71306, Greece
Telephone: +30 6947 073440
E-mail: tzoanos@hotmail.com
Education
3/’11 Certified by Hellenic Board of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
1 2 / ’ 0 5 – Resident of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital
12/’10 Heraklion- Crete, GR
9/’03 – 3/’04 Resident of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, General Hospital, Rethym Crete, GR
1 2 / ’ 0 2 – Resident of Surgery, General Hospital, Rethymno-Crete, GR
9/’03
8 / ’ 0 1 – Surgery, Internal Medicine & Cardiology, General Hospital, Heraklion-Crete, G
11/’01
8/’00 – 4/’01 Exams in Internal Medicine and Surgery for the Recognition of Foreign Stud Patra, GR (Degree: Excellent 8.72/10)
9/’94 – 5/’00 Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, CZ
(Degree: Excellent)
9/’93 – 6/’94 Pre-medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, CZ
Professional Experience
04/25-05-25 Visiting fellow in University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA (Sports Medicine Department), Advisor Prof. Lee Kaplan (Head Team physician University of Miami Athletics)
12/’12-1/’13 Visiting fellow in Mass General Hospital-Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, MA, USA • Sports Medicine Department (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center), Advisor Prof. Thomas Gill (Head Team physician of Patriots Football and Red Sox Baseball)
9/’11- 10/’11 Visiting fellow in Mass General Hospital-Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, MA, USA • Sports Medicine Department (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center), Advisor Prof. Thomas Gill (Head Team physician of Patriots Football and Red Sox Baseball)
12/’10- 3/’11 Visiting fellow in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, MD, USA• Division of
shoulder reconstructive and arthroscopic surgery, Advisor Ass. Prof Steve Petersen (Head Team physician of Baltimore Orioles Baseball)
4/’10 – 5/’10 Visiting Resident in Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, MN, USA • Sports Medicine Department, Advisor Prof. Michael Stuart (Head Team physician of USA Olympic Hockey)
3/’09 – 6/’09 Visiting Resident in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital de Sebastiao, Porto, PT • Saude Atlantica Sports Center (ISAKOS & ESSKA Appro Teaching Center) & Santa Maria Hospital, Advisor Prof. Joao Espregueira-Mendes (Te physician of Porto F.C. )
2/’09 – 3/’09 Visiting Resident in Sports Trauma and Arthroscopic Procedures, Hosp Pasteur, Rio de Janeiro, BR, Advisor Jose Luiz Runco, MD (Team physician Brazilian National Federation and Flamengo F.C)
1 1 / ’ 0 8 – Visiting Resident in Sports Trauma and Arthroscopic Procedures, Mehilain
12/’08 Clinic, Turku, FI • ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center, Advisor Prof. Sakari Orava
2/’08 – 3/’08 Visiting Resident in Sports Trauma, Surgical and Arthroscopic Procedures Orthopedic Surgery, Barcelona, SP • PRGF Treatment and Control of Patients Soccer Players, Advisor Ramon Cugat, MD (Team physician of Barcelona F. Orthopedic Service of Hospital Quiron (ISAKOS Approved Teaching Cent Ambulatory Care Center of Mutua Montanesa, Mutualitat de Futbalistes of the Span Soccer Federation, Clinic FIATC
8/’07 – 9/’07 Visiting Resident in Sports Trauma, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery, Porto, P Sao Sebastiao Hospital, Santa Maria da Feira and Saude Atlantica Sports Center (ISAK & ESSKA Approved Teaching Center), Porto, Advisor Prof. Joao Espregueira-Men (Team physician of Porto F.C)
3 / ’ 0 5 – Visiting Resident in the 2nd Orthopedic Department, 251 General Air Fo
11/’05 Hospital, Athens, GR
7/’04 – 3/’05 Military Service Doctor and Part Time Involvement in the Clinic Program of 2nd Orthopedic Department, 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, GR
4/’04 – 6/’04 Visiting Resident in 1st Orthopedic Department, General Hospital, Herakli Crete, GR
3/’04 – 4/’04 Visiting Resident in Orthopedic Department, General Hospital, Rethymno-Cr GR
1 1 / ’ 0 1 – Appointed Doctor in District Medical Health Center, Zaros-Crete, GR
11/’02
4/01 – 8/’01 Visiting Resident in the 1st Orthopedic Department of General Hospi Heraklion-Crete, GR
Other Experience
2000 – 2006 Appointed Doctor in Junior and Employment Football Championship Organi Annually by the Municipal Sports Club, Heraklion-Crete, GR
2000 – 2005 Appointed Doctor in Children and Junior Football Championship Organized Annually the Hellenic Football Association, Heraklion-Crete, GR
5/’02 Appointed Doctor in University Football Championship Organized by the University Crete, Heraklion-Crete, GR
Abstracts
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Koutroumpas I, Manidakis N “ Surgical technique reducing anterior knee pain after bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 15th ISAKOS, June 2025, Munich, Germany, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Manidakis N “ Bilateral adductor tenotomy with
or without hernioplasty in football players with groin pain” 15th ISAKOS, June 2025, Munich, Germany, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, “ New trends in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction”, 1st Hellenic Congress
of Physiotherapy, June 2023, Heraklion, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Donor site morbidity
and graft ligamentization in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 30th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, May 2023, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Healing of the
patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 29th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, June 2022, Lyon, France, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Healing of the
patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 20th ESSKA, April 2022, Paris, France, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Healing of the
patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 13th ISAKOS, November 2021, Virtual, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Healing of the
patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 7th ECOSEP & 2nd EA4SD, November 2021, Athens, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Healing of the
patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 19th ESSKA, May 2021, Virtual, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Bilateral adductor
tenotomy with or without hernioplasty in Greek football players with groin pain” 19th ESSKA, May 2021, Virtual, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ ABO blood group
and anterior cruciate ligament tear in football players” 19th ESSKA, May 2021, Virtual, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A, Danassi D, Manidakis N “ Healing
of the patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 6th ECOSEP & INSEP , November 2019, Paris, France, Oral Presentation
Kakavas G, Malliaropoulos N, Kalliakmanis A, Rousis S, Piskopakis A, Konstantakis X,
Tzoanos G How fatigue of a 90 minutes in football match affects hamstring flexibility, 28th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2019, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kakavas G, Kalliakmanis A Manidakis N “ Healing
of the patella harvest donor site and tendon graft in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 28th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2019, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A “ Patella harvest donor site healing
after autologous bone transplantation in bone tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 27th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, June 2018, Barcelona, Spain, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Kalliakmanis A, Chardaloumpas D, Manidakis N “ Patellar tendon
healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 18th ESSKA Congress, May 2018, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas, Kalliakmanis A “ ABO blood group and anterior cruciate ligament tear in football players”, 18th ESSKA Congress, May 2018, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Bilateral adductor tenotomy
with or without hernioplasty in Greek football players with groin pain” 18th ESSKA, May 2018, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Papadogoulas A. Kalliakmanis A “ ABO blood group and anterior
cruciate ligament tear in football players”, 4th Saude Atlantica & ISAKOS & ESSKA international meeting, September 2017, Porto, Portugal, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Papadogoulas A Kalliakmanis A “ Patellar tendon healing after
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”,, 4th Saude Atlantica & ISAKOS & ESSKA international meeting, September 2017, Porto, Portugal, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Kalliakmanis A “ ABO blood group and anterior cruciate ligament
tear in football players”, 11th ISAKOS, June 2017, Shanghai, China, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Patellar tendon
healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 11th ISAKOS, June 2017, Shanghai, China, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Kalliakmanis A “ ABO blood group and anterior cruciate ligament
tear in football players”, 26th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, May 2017, Barcelona, Spain, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N “ Ultrasonografic
evaluation of harvested patellar tendon in football players”, 17th ESSKA, May 2016, Barcelona, Spain, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Patellar tendon
healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in football players”, 25th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2016, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Extraordinary
cause of hip joint pain in professional football player”, 25th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2016, London, England, Poster Presentation-Best clinical case history award
Tzoanos G, Chardaloumpas D, Tsavalas N, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N “ Ultrasonografic
evaluation of harvested patellar tendon in football players”, 10th Biannual ISAKOS, June 2015, Lyon, France, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Epidemiology of
muscle injuries in a Greek sub-elite professional football team”, 10th Biannual ISAKOS, June 2015, Lyon, France, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manousaki e, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis N
“ Bilateral adductor tenotomy with or without hernioplasty in Greek football players with groin pain” 24th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2015, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Chardaloumpas D, Tsavalas N, Georgiou N, Cruz F, Kalliakmanis A, Manidakis
N “ Ultrasonografic evaluation of harvested patellar tendon in football players”, 26th SICOT & 46th SBOT World Congress, November 2014, Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Chardaloumpas D, Tsavalas N, Georgiou N, Manidakis N “Double bundle
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; not for all; an MRI study”, 26th SICOT & 46th SBOT World Congress , November 2014, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Epidemiology of
muscle injuries in a Greek sub-elite professional football team”, 6th MuscleTech Network workshop, October 2014, Barcelona, Spain Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Healing of the
patellar tendon after ACL reconstruction in football players”, 70th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, October 2014, Athens, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Ultrasonografic
evaluation of harvested patellar tendon in football players”, 23rd International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, March 2014, Milano, Italy, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ An unusual cause of hip joint pain in a professional football player; a case report”, 23rd International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, March 2014, Milano, Italy, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Tsavalas N, Chardaloumpas D, Kalliakmanis A “ Epidemiology of
muscle injuries in a Greek sub-elite professional football team”, 22nd International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2013, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Ntailiani A, Manidakis N, Karantanas A “ The prevalence of
anatomic restrictions in double bundle ACL reconstruction; An MRI study”, 5th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, April 2013, Larissa, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Karantanas A “ Epidemiology of injuries in a Greek
Sub-elite football team; comparative epidemiology study”, 5th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries”, April 2013, Larissa, Greece, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Manidakis N, Karantanas A “ The role of intra-articular infusion of
steroids and hyaluronic acid in conservative treatment of hip labral tears”, 5th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries April 2013, Larissa, Greece, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G. “ Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sports injuries”, March 2013, Meeting
organized by Lamberts UK, Crete, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G. “Knee chondral injuries”, Hellenic College of Orthopaedic Surgeons, November
2012, Athens, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Tsavalas N, Katonis P, Karantanas A. “The role of
intra-articular infusion of long lasting steroids and hyaluronic acid in conservative treatment of labral tears of the hip joint”, 68th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, October 2012, Athens, Greece , Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Ntailiani A, Manidakis N, Tsavalas N, Katonis P, Karantanas A. “Double bundle
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; not for all; an MRI study”, 68th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, October 2012, Athens, Greece, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Ntailiani A, Manidakis N, Tsavalas N, Katonis P, Karantanas A. “Double bundle
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; not for all; an MRI study”, 15th ESSKA Congress, May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Tsavalas N, Katonis P, Karantanas A. “The role of
intra-articular infusion of long lasting steroids and hyaluronic acid in conservative treatment of degenerative labral tears of the hip joint”, 15th ESSKA Congress, May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland, Poster Presentation
Tzoanos G, Ntailiani A, Tsavalas N, Katonis P, Karantanas A. “ Double bundle anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction: An MRI study”, 21st International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, April 2012, London, England, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Datsis G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Kouvidis G, Katonis P. ‘‘ ACL
reconstruction using hamstring autograft with transtibial technique: two- to seven- years follow up’’, 4th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, June 2011, Crete, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Kakavelakis K, Zisimopoulou E,
Kouvidis G, Katonis P. “ Knee arthroscopy under local anaesthesia: The Crete experience”, ISAKOS 2011, May 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oral Presentation – Finalist for the John Joyce Award
Ntailiani A, Tzoanos G, Tsavalas N, Vassalou E, Karantanas AH “ Are all patients with
anterior cruciate ligament tear able to undergo a double-bundle reconstruction? An MRI study”, ECR 2011, March 2011, Vienna, Austria, Oral Presentation
Τzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Katonis P. “ Degenerative labral tears
of the hip joint; the role of intra-articular infusion of long lasting steroids and hyaluronic acid in non-operative management”,6th Meeting of EFOST, November 2010, Brussels, Belgium, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Karantanas A, Katonis P.
“ Degenerative labral tears of the hip joint treated with a combination of intra-articular long
lasting steroid and hyaluronic acid infusion”, 9th Domestic Meeting of the European Hip Society, September 2010, Athens, Greece, Poster Presentation
Manidakis N, Tzoanos G, Lykoudis S, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Katonis P. “Percutaneous
Hybrid Fixation of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Without Neurological Deficit”, 7th SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden, Poster Presentation
Manidakis N, Lykoudis S, Tzoanos G, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Katonis P. “Percutaneous
Hybrid Fixation of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Without Neurological Deficit”, World Spine V & World Spine 2010, May 2010, Santorini-Larissa, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G, Kouvidis G, Koutroumpas I, Aggelidakis I, Katonis P. “Knee arthroscopy with
local anaesthesia: Review of clinical experience & evaluation of patients satisfaction”, 29th Annual Congress of Orthopedic & Traumatologic Society of Macedonia-Thraki, April 2010, Alexandroupoli, Greece, Poster Presentation
Manidakis N, Georgiou N, Tzoanos G, Kakavelakis K, Katonis P. “Surgical treatment of
cervical myelopathy in multiple degenerative changes”, 29th Annual Congress of Orthopedic & Traumatologic Society of Macedonia-Thraki, April 2010, Alexandroupoli, Greece, Oral Presentation
Borralho N, Monteiro A, Sevivas N, Cruz M, Gomez M, Tzoanos G. “High Tibial Osteotomy
for the Treatment of Unicompartmental Gonarthrosis – Closed Wedge Versus Open Wedge”, 29th National Congress of SPOT (Portuguese Association of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology), October 2009, Porto, Portugal, Oral Presentation
Kakavelakis K, Tzoanos G, Stathakos G, Tosounidis T, Kouvidis G, Katonis P. “Knee
Arthroscopy Under Local Anaesthesia: A Review of Clinical Experience and Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction”, 65th Hellenic Orthopedic Congress with the Participation of Balkan Countries, October 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece, Oral Presentation
Likoudis S, Koutroumpas I, Tzoanos G, Aggelidakis I, Balalis K, Katonis P. “One Stage and
Two Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplastics for Osteoarthritis”, 65th Hellenic Orthopedic Congress with the Participation of Balkan Countries, October 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece, Poster Presentation
Εspregueira-Mendes J, Monteiro A, Vieira-Silva M, Varanda P, Pereira H, Sevivas N, Lob T,
Tzoanos G. “Cartilage Lesions – Osteochondral Graft from Proximal Tibiofibular Joint – ‘Gut’”, 3rd Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, June 2009, Crete, Greece, Oral Presentation
Espregueira-Mendes J, Lopes JM, Araujo JA, Passos C, Vasconcelos JC, Monteiro A, Sevivas
N, Tzoanos G, Lob T. “Return to Sports after ACL Reconstruction”, 10th European Federation of National Associations of Orthopedics and Traumatology of ESSKA Session “The ACL: From Cradle to the Grave”, June 2009, Wien, Austria, Oral Presentation
Espregueira-Mendes J, Monteiro A, Lopes JM, Araujo JA, Passos C, Vasconcelos JC, Sevivas
N, Tzoanos G, Lob T. “ACL- Measurement of AP & Rotation Laxity-Porto KTD”, International Forum: Update on Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction, May 2009, Milan, Italy, Oral Presentation
Balalis K, Kakavelakis K, Tzoanos G, Tosounidis T. “Neuropathy of Suprascapular Nerve in
Amateur Players”, 9th Meeting of Greek Sports Medicine Society and 7th Greek-Cypriot Sports Medicine Meeting, March 2008, Athens, Greece, Poster Presentation
Christoforakis Z, Balalis K, Tzoanos G, Katonis P, Handjipavlou A. “Simultaneous Bilateral
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Is it a Safe Operation for the Patient?”, 13th Cretan Medical Meeting with International Participation, November 2006, Crete, Greece, Oral Presentation
Tzoanos G. “Functional Anatomy, Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of the Basal Joint
Arthritis”, 12th Combined Annual Meeting Organized by the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery & Hellenic Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 2006, Patra, Greece, Oral Presentation
CONFERENCES
15th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Munich, Germany, June 2025
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons –AAOS 2025, San Diego, CA, USA, March
2025
80th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Thessaloniki, Greece, October
2024
31st International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Madrid, Spain, May
2024
21st ESSKA Congress, Milan, Italy, May 2024
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons –AAOS 2024, San Francisco, CA, USA,
February 2024
1st Hellenic Congress of Physiotherapy, Heraklion, Greece, June 2023
14th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Boston, USA, June 2023
30th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, London, England,
May 2023
29th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Lyon, France, June
2022
20th ESSKA Congress, Paris, France, May 2022
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons –AAOS 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, March 2022
13th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Virtual, November 2021
7th ECOSEP & 2nd EA4SD congress, Athens, Greece, November 2021
19th ESSKA Congress, Virtual, May 2021
6th ECOSEP & INSEP congress, Paris, France, November 2019
28th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, London, England,
April 2019
2nd Conference, organized by AEK FC, Athens, Greece, March 2019
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons –AAOS 2019, Las Vegas, NE, USA, March
2019
27th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Barcelona, Spain,
June 2018
18TH ESSKA Congress, Glasgow, United Kingdom, May 2018
Madrid Foot & Ankle Course, Madrid, Spain, March 2018
1st Conference of Sports Injuries-Hamstring injuries from research to clinical practice
organized by AEK FC, Athens, Greece, March 2018
4th Saude Atlantica & ISAKOS & ESSKA international meeting, Porto, Portugal, September
2017
11th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Shanghai, China, June 2017
26th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Barcelona, Spain,
May 2017
8th MuscleTech Network workshop, Barcelona, Spain, October 2016
17th ESSKA Congress, Barcelona, Spain, May 2016
25th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, London, England,
April 2016
Challenges in football injuries, Doha, Qatar, February 2016
7TH MuscleTech Network workshop & 4th ECOSEP Congress, Barcelona, Spain, October
2015
10th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Lyon, France, June 2015
24th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, London, England,
April 2015
26th SICOT & 46th SBOT World Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, November 2014
6th MuscleTech Network workshop, Barcelona, Spain, October 2014
70th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, Greece, October 2014
16th ESSKA Congress, Amsterdam, Holland, April 2014
23rd International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Milan, Italy, March
2014
69th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, Greece, October 2013
22nd International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, London, England, April 2013
5th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, Larissa,
Greece, April 2013
Meeting organized by Lamberts U, Crete, Greece, March 2013
68th Greek meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, Greece, October 2012
15th ESSKA Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, May 2012
21st International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology,, London, England,
April 2012
4th Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, Crete,
Greece, June 2011
8th Biannual Congress ISAKOS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2011
Meeting Organized by the Hematologic and Orthopedic Departments of University Hospital
of Crete, under the auspices of Medical Association of Heraklion with theme ‘ Blastocytes- Current concepts and perspectives’, Heraklion, Crete, April 2011
6th Meeting of EFOST, Brussels, Belgium, November 2010
9ΤΗ Domestic Meeting of the European Hip Society, Athens, Greece, September 2010
14th ESSKA Congress, Oslo, Norway, June 2010
Αdvanced Techniques in Shoulder Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, & Fractures, organized by Mayo
Clinic in Minnesota, MN, USA, April 2010
Βasic Athroscopic Techniques of Knee and Shoulder Organized by the 2nd Orthopedic Clinic
of IASO GENERAL and the Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Ioannina Under the Auspices of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Athens, March 2010
65th Hellenic Orthopedic Congress with the Participation of Balkan Countries, Thessaloniki,
October 2009
3rd Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, Crete,
June 2009
National Congress of Foot and Ankle, V.N Gaia, Portugal, May 2009
1st Congress of Rheumatoid Arthritis Organized by the Orthopedic and Traumatologic
Department of Hospital de Sao Sebastiao of Porto, Caramulo-Portugal, May 2009
ΑΟ Course, “Management of Common Periarticular Fractures”, Patra, February 2009
1st Congress of Rheumatoid Arthritis Organize by the Orthopedic and Traumatologic
Department of Hospital de Sao Sebastiao of Porto, Caramulo, Portugal, May 2009
2nd Ιnternational Symposium of Kyphoplasty with Subject “Kyphoplasty 10 years Knowledge
& Experience”, Athens, January 2009
1st Shoulder Arthroscopy Course of the Upper Limb Committee of ESSKA, Athens,
October 2008
64th Greek Meeting of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, October 2008
11th International PCL Study Group Meeting, Myconos, June 2008
34th Congress of Spine, Heraklion-Crete, June 2008
13th ESSKA 2000 Congress, Porto, Portugal, May 2008
Seminar of Hip and Knee and Biomechanics, Ioannina, December 2007
21st Annual Meeting of Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery Organized by the Hellenic
Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, November 2007
3rd Seminar of Shoulder-Elbow Trauma Organized by the Orthopedic Department of the
University of Patras, Patra, October 2007
63rd Greek Orthopedic Meeting, Athens, October 2007
2nd Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries, Athens,
June 2007
Meeting of Metabolic Bone Diseases with Theme “The Effects of Fractures in Osteoporotic
Patients”, Crete, June 2007
Seminar for External Fixation, Bologna-Italy,April 2007
Meeting with Theme “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”, Organized by the 1st
Orthopedic Department of 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, April 2007
19th Greek Meeting of General Medicine, Heraklion-Crete, April 2007
Seminar for Updated Techniques for Surgical Repair of Intra-Articular Lesions of the Knee,
Athens, March 2007
14th University Seminar of Osteosynthesis Organized by the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of University Hospital of Crete, Crete, March 2007
11th Medical Meeting of the Navy Hospital of Athens, Athens, January 2007
1st Annual Seminar of Distal Radial Fractures Organized by the Microsurgery Department of
Trauma Rehabilitation Center of Athens, Athens, January 2007
4th Seminar of Anatomic Surgery of the Hand organized by the Orthopedic Department of
University of Ioannina, Metsovo, October 2006
12th Combined Annual Meeting Organized by the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery & Hellenic Society for Surgery of the Hand, Killini-Patras, September 2006
Cretan Orthopedic Seminar with International Participation, Heraklion-Crete, June
2006
3rd Seminar of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Injuries Organized by the 1st Orthopedic
Department of University Hospital of Athens under the auspices of the Athroscopic Department, Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries “G.NOULIS” and the College of Greek Orthopedic Surgeons, Athens, May 2006
Forum in education in General Medicine, Heraklion-Crete, March 2006
3rd Seminar of Skiing Injuries, Athens, December 2005
61st Greek Meeting of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology with Participation of British
Trauma Society, Athens, October 2005
1st Meeting of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Society & 5th Symposium of Arthroscopic Surgery,
Thessaloniki, June 2005
3rd Symposium of Emergency Medicine with Theme “The Art of Treating”, Athens, June
2005
2nd Greek Meeting of the Department of Shoulder-Elbow of the Hellenic Society of
Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, April 2005
Meeting Organized by the 2nd Department of Orthopedic Surgery of General Hospital of
Athens with Theme “Total Hip Arthroplasy”, Athens, March 2005
Seminar for External Fixation, Bologna-Italy, May 2004
8th Greek Meeting Organized by Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatological Union of Crete,
Chania-Crete, May 2003
11th Cretan Medical Meeting, Chania-Crete, November 2002
16th University Medical Symposium Organized by Internal Medicine Department of
University of Crete, Heraklion-Crete, June 2002
12th Cretan University Pediatric Symposium, Heraklion-Crete, March 2002
Meeting Organized by the Hellenic Rheumatologic Society, Heraklion-Crete, October 2001
9th Greek Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Metabolic Bone Diseases and 5th Seminar of
Hellenic Institute of Osteoporosis, Rethymno-Crete, April 2001
11th Cretan University Pediatric Symposium, Heraklion-Crete, March 2001
PUBLICATIONS
Vassalou EE, Tzoanos G, Hantes M, Tsavalas N, Karantanas A. Feasibility of a double- bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can be predicted by anthropometric and skeletal parameters: An MR imaging study. Hell J Radiol 2018; 3(4): 00-00
Tzoanos G, et al, “Sacral Fatique Fracture in an Amateur Soccer Player”, Case Reports In
Medicine, Volume 2013, 2013
Tzoanos G, et al, “Non-operative treatment of peroneal split syndrome-a case report”, Acta Orthop Belgica, Dec;78(6):804-7, 2012
G. Tzoanos. “Osteoid osteoma of the hip in a football player; a case report”, FIFA Medical Network, November, 2012
G. Tzoanos, N. Manidakis, I. Koutroumpas, G. Stathakos, K. Kakavelakis, G. Kouvidis, P. Katonis “Knee arthroscopy under local anaesthesia: The Crete experience”, Arthroscopy – The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 27 (10), 2011
S. Likoudis, I. Koutroumpas, G. Tzoanos, I. Aggelidakis, K. Balalis, P. Katonis “ Comparison of one-stage and two-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasties for osteoarthritis”, Journal of Bone Joint Surgery Br 93-B; 373, 2011
Tzoanos G, Manidakis N, Koutroumpas I, Stathakos G, Katonis P. “ Impingement syndrome of the infrapatellar fat pad: A case report”, Journal of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece, 4(1), 2010
Lycoudis S, Koutroubas I, Manidakis N, Tzoanos G, Kakavelakis K, Balalis K, Katonis P.
“ Bilateral simultaneous traumatic hip dislocation in opposite direction at a non complient patient”, Journal of Orthopaedics, 7(4)e3, 2010
Balalis K, Christoforakis Z, Katonis P, Tzoanos G. “Posterior Impingement of the Ankle”,
Journal of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece, 3(2), 2009 Balalis K, Christoforakis Z, Katonis P, Tzoanos G. “Posterior Impingement of the Ankle”, Journal of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece, 3(2), 2009
Book Chapters
P. E Gelber, F Abat, G Tzoanos, J Karlsson, “ Non-surgical management of tendon injuries” in Injuries and Health Problems in Football. Editor: Joao Espregueira-Mendes, Publisher: Springer, 2017
Tzoanos G, “Sports Injuries during Growth Phase in Children Football” in Organization and Programming of Children Training in Football during Growth Phase. Editor: Kalpakidis K, Publisher: Dokimakis, Heraklion-Crete, Greece, 2010
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Imaging of Sports Injuries – stress fractures, chondral and osteochondral injuries, foot and ankle injuries, 10th Semester, University of Crete, School of Medicine, academic period 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016
EDITORIAL BOARD
Video Journal of Sports Medicine (VJSM)
REVIEWER
Reviewer of Video Journal of Sports Medicine (VJSM), 2021-
Reviewer of Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (OJSM), 2018-
Reviewer of American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM), 2011-
Awards
Finalist for the John Joyce Award in 8th Biennial Congress of ISAKOS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2011
Hellenic Association of Orthopeadic Surgery and Traumatology Award 2010, to Visit an
American Medical School for a period of 3 months
COURSES
9th Football Manager Seminar, September, 2019
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Comprehensive Review Course, May, 2012
Basic Life Support and Automatic External Defibrillation, November, 2005
Organization of Medical Office with P.C., June, 2003
Memberships
International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, SICOT,2014-
FIFA Medical Network, 2012-
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, AMSSM, 2010-
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine,
ISAKOS, 2010-
European Society of Sports Medicine Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, ESSKA, 2008 –
Hellenic Arthroscopic Society, 2006 –
Hellenic Association of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2005 –
References
Lee Kaplan, MD, Professor in Sport Medicine Department of University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, FL, USA, Τel: +1 3056071492 E-mail: Kaplan.med.miami.edu
Michael Stuart, MD, Professor and Co-director in Sport Medicine Department of Mayo
Clinic in Minnesota, MN, USA, Τel: +1 507 2843462, E-mail: Stuart.Michael@mayo.edu
Steve Petersen, MD, Ass. Professor and Co-director in Division of Shoulder Reconstructive
and Arthroscopic Surgery of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, MD, USA, Tel: +1 410 8473517, E-mail: petersen.sa@gmail.com
Thomas Gill, IV, MD, Professor and Chief of Sports Medicine Department of Mass
General Hospital-Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, MA, USA, Tel.: +1 617 7267797, E-mail: tgill@partners.org
Language Abilities Extracurricular
Greek (native speaker)
English (fluent)
Czech (moderate)
Portuguese (moderate)
Football Player
Outdoor Excursions