Hip and Knee Orthopaedic Centre

Career Highlights

• 02/2004: Graduation from the Medical School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Medicine, Greece (Grade: Very good – (7) Seven)
• 09/2004-09/2005: Army Medical Officer as part of the Compulsory military service (Hellenic Army)
• 01/2006-02/2007: Training in General Surgery (Part of the Orthopaedic Training) General Hospital of Lamia, Greece (Director: Dr I. Papaioannou)
• 06/2007-04/2008: GP service, Health Center of Makrakomi, Greece
• 04/2008-12/2009: Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Karpenisi, Karpenisi, Greece (Director: Dr N. Christodoulou)
• 12/2009-04/2013: Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Patras, Greece (Director: Prof. E. Panagiotopoulos)
• 26/06/2013: Certificate of Completion Training (CCT)- FRCS T&O equiv, which was issued on 15/7/2013 (License no: 122439/1774/09.07.2013- Directorate of Public Health/Western Greek Region/Reference no:191062/2829/2013)
• 07/2013: Registration to General Medical Council (GMC) of UK with license to practice (GMC: 7424441)
• 10/2013: Registration to GMC’s Specialist Registry
• 10/2013-06/2014: Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Hillingdon Hospital, London, UK (Supervisor: Miss: J. Waterman)
• 07/2014-02/2015: Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, West Midlands, UK. (Supervisor: Mr. O. Thomas)
• 03/2015- 02/2016: Fellowship training in Hip and Knee surgery in ATOS clinic, Heidelberg, Germany (Scholarship of the Greek Arthroscopic Association). During his fellowship training he has worked with Prof. Reiner Siebold, who is an expert in Soft Tissue Knee Surgery and Prof. Fritz Thorey, who specialises in Lower Limb Arthoplasty and Hip Arthroscopy. ATOS clinic is a centre of excellence in Lower Limb Surgery, world famous for pioneering and state of the art techniques
• 03/2016 – 07/2017: Senior Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma, Royal London Hospital (Barts and the London NHS Trust), which is one of the busiest Trauma Centres in UK
• 07/2017-03/2018: Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship in Lincoln County Hospital. (Supervisor: Mr Prasad Antapur)
• 03/2018-02/2020: Senior Knee Fellowship in Sports Injuries and Soft Tissue Knee Surgery in Leeds (Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust), where he received thorough training in knee arthroscopic techniques. (Supervisors: Mr Ram Venkatesh, Mr S. Anand, Mr O.Wall)
• 04/2020-10/2021:Senior Arthroplasty Fellowship in Hip and Knee arthroplasty in Reading, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, where he received thorough training in Total joint Replacements and Revision Surgery. (Supervisors: Mr S. Tavares and Mr J. Morley).
• 10/2021-04/2022: Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Inverclyde Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Trust.
• 05/2022-10/2023: Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Oaks Hospital, Colchester (Part of the Ramsay Health Care, UK)
• 10/2023-present: Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cherwell Hospital, Banbury and Blakelands Hospital, Milton Keynes (Part of the Ramsay Health Care, UK)

Languages: Greek, English, German

Scholarships and Grants:

1. “Georgios Noulis” Scholarship (2015) of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Association for Training in Hip ,Knee, Foot and Ankle surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy in ATOS-Clinic, Heidelberg [HKF – International Center for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery Sports Traumatology. Prof Prof. R. Siebold, Prof. F. Thorey, H.Thermann]
2. Grant after scientific contest (2011) of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology for the research protocol: “Molecular investigation of the biochemical mechanisms involved in painful-loosened total hip arthroplasty”. (Moderator: Prof. P. Megas).

Research Experience:

Mr Evangelou has participated in a research program at University of Patras, Greece entitled: “Molecular investigation of the biochemical  mechanisms involved in painful-loosened total hip arthroplasty”. We have finished our primary – pilot experiments and we are at the point of writing a paper. The unpublished data show new insights in the cascade of aseptic loosening regarding microRNA molecules. Our research work has been attributed the honorary grant of the Hellenic Orthopaedic Association in 2011 (Grant after scientific contest 2011 of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology for the research protocol: “Molecular investigation of the biochemical mechanisms involved in painful-loosened total hip arthroplasty”. Moderator: Prof. P. Megas), and was presented in BOA (2017), EFFORT (2017) and EORS (2014) meetings.

Mr Konstantinos Evangelou has presented numerous studies in Greek and International meetings.

Professional Memberships:

1. GMeneral Medical Council (UK)
2. British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
3. Patras Medical Council (Patras, Greece)
4. Member of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology – HAOST
5. Member of the Hellenic Arthroscopic Association – George Noulis

Fields of Interest:

• Knee arthroscopy
• Meniscal Repair
• Meniscal Root Repair
• Treatment for Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries (Cartilage)
• Ligament Reconstruction
• Patella Dislocation (MPFL repair)
• Tibial Tuberocity Osteotomy
• Total Knee Replacement
• Revision of Total Knee Replacement
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Periprosthetic Knee Fracture
• Total hip replacement
• Revision of Total hip replacement
• Periprosthetic Hip Fractures
• Fracture Fixation of upper and lower limb fractures in adults and children
• Treatment of Fracture non-union