Georgios F. Hadjigeorgiou

Dr. Hadjigeorgiou is a neurosurgeon with a special interest in endoscopic skull base surgery, neuro-oncology and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He has subspecialized in some of the most prestigious departments in the USA (Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital & New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine) and Europe (University Hospital of Copenhagen & Royal National Orthopedic Hospital of London). He also served for several years as a Consultant Neurosurgeon in the University Hospital of Munich.

 

Dr. Hadjigeorgiou received his medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and his PhD with honors from the University of Thessaly. His PhD is entitled “Genetic association studies in patients with traumatic brain injuries”. He is one of the few neurosurgeons in Greece and Cyprus with a European Board Certification. He is also certified as a specialist neurosurgeon both in the UK and Germany. He is a member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) as well as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Finally, he has attended several international congresses as an invited speaker and served as an instructor in many workshops.

 

On an academic level, Dr. Hadjigeorgiou is a Lecturer at the School of Medicine of the European University of Cyprus and the Coordinator of the Neuroanatomy and Neurosurgery. He has numerous publications in international scientific journals and oral presentation in international congresses. During his academic and professional career, he has received several grants (Aesculap, Codman) and awards (Red Cross Golden Cross, C. Antoniadis Award). He also sits on editorial boards of international medical journals and on other scientific committees.

Personal Information

Name/Surname:	Georgios F. Hadjigeorgiou
Work Address:	European University of Cyprus 6, Diogenous Str, 2404 Engomi, Nicosia P.O. Box: 22006, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus
Work phone:	+357 22559639
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Email:	G.Hadjigeorgiou@euc.ac.cy
Date of Birth:	28th April

 

Employment History

01/2019- To Date	Neurosurgeon in Private Practice, Athens Medical Center/Apollonion Hospital, Athens/Nicosia
09/2016-10/2018	Consultant Neurosurgeon, Klinikum München, Munich, Germany
03/2016 -09/2016	Spinal Surgery Clinical Fellow, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, London, UK.
01/2016- 03/2016	Cerebrovascular Surgery Fellow, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
08/2015-12/2015	Skull Base Surgery Fellow, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
02/2015-05/2015	Endoscopic Skull Base & Brain Surgery Fellow, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
10/2011-07/2015	Resident in Neurosurgery, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
09/2010-09/2011	Resident in Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
11/2009-09/2010	Resident in General Surgery, Metaxa Anticancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
09/2008-09/2009	Resident in General Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Rastatt, Rastatt, Germany

 

Medical Education

2017	PhD,Genetic Association Studies in patients with traumatic brain injury. University of Thessaly
2007	Medicine, University of Athens (MD)

 

Awards/International Recognition

2016	EANS-Codman Training Grant in Cerebrovascular Surgery, Charité, Berlin, Germany	European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
2015	Medtronic Training Grant in Skull Base Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark	European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
2015	“C.Antoniadis Award”, for the top score in National Neurosurgical Written Examination	Greek Neurosurgical Society
2015	Aesculap Training Grant in Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain & Skull Base Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA	Weill Cornell Medical College
2013	Nominated with the “Hellenic Red Cross Organization” Golden Cross, for the total contribution in the patient care and health services	Hellenic Red Cross Organization
2010	Best Paper Presentation. Presented at 7th International Workshop on Peritoneal Surface Malignancy for the work done regarding the re-cytoreductive surgery (RCRS) and re-HIPEC for peritoneal carcinomatosis recurrence. Uppsala, Sweden	International Workshop on Peritoneal Surface Malignancy

 

Professional Licenses and board Certification

2017- To date	Journal of Spinal diseases and Research, Editorial Board
2018-present	EC Orthopedics, Editorial Board
2018-present	EC Neurology, Editorial Board
2018-Present	European University Cyprus, Clinical Training Committee
2018-Present	European University Cyprus, Quality Assessment Committee

 

Research Outcomes

Journals & Congresses Publications	#
Journal Publications	#
Congresses presentations	#
Citations	229
H – Index (Scopus/ISI)	8
Books & Book Chapters	#
Research protocols	#

 

Selected publications

1. Fountas KN, Hadjigeorgiou GF, Kapsalaki EZ, Paschalis T, Rizea R, Ciurea AV (2018). “Surgical and Functional Outcome of Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Lessons from the Past Experience and Strategy Development”. Clin Neurol Neurosurg.2018 Aug;171:46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.05.016. Epub 2018 May 18.
2. Anagnostopoulos C, Chamilos C, Hadjigeorgiou GF, Petsanas A (2017). “Isolated massive intraventricular haemorrhage without subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a posterior communicating artery aneurysm”. Br J Neurosurg.2019 Oct;33(5):597-598. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1406451. Epub 2017 Dec 4
3. Hadjigeorgiou GF, Lund EL, Poulsgaard L, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Rasmussen ÅK, Wegener M, Fugleholm K (2017). “Intrachiasmatic abscess caused by IgG4-related hypophysitis”. Acta Neurochir (Wien). doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3288-8
4. Uppstrom TJ, Singh R, Hadjigeorgiou GF, Magge R, Ramakrishna R (2017). “Repeat surgery for recurrent low-grade gliomas should be standard of care”. Clin Neurol Neurosurg:18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.09.013.
5. Hadjigeorgiou GF, Singh R, Dardiotis E, Paterakis K, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Fountas KN. (2017). “Traumatic brain injury and gene knockout animal models: an up-to-date review.”J Neurosurg Sci. 61(6):652-664. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03589-X. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
6. Hadjigeorgiou GF, Samaras V, Varsos V. (2016). “Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma of the thoracic spine: report of an extreme rare case”. Br J Neurosurg.2017 Dec;31(6):731-733. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1220505. Epub 2016 Aug 18.
7. Hadjigeorgiou GF, Singh R, Stefanopoulos PK, Petsanas A, Hadjigeorgiou FG, Fountas K (2016). “Traumatic pneumorrachis after isolated closed head injuries: An up-to-date review”. J Clin Neurosci. 34:44-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.07.008
8. Singh R, Ryan C, Chohan M, Tisnado J, Hadjigeorgiou GF, Bilsky M (2016). “Intracranial meningioma with vertebral or intraspinal metastasis: report of 2 cases and review of the literature”. J Neurosurg Spine.2016 Dec;25(6):775-781. Epub 2016 Jul 15.
9. Dardiotis E, Paterakis K, Tsivgoulis G, Tsintou M, Hadjigeorgiou GF, Dardioti M, Grigoriadis S, Simeonidou C, Komnos A, Kapsalaki E, Fountas K, Hadjigeorgiou G (2014). “AQP4 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with traumatic brain injury”. J Neurotrauma.2014 Dec 1;31(23):1920-6. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3347. Epub 2014 Oct 10.
10. Hadjigeorgiou GF, Anagnostopoulos C, Chamilos C, Petsanas A (2014). “Patients on anticoagulants after a head trauma: is a negative initial CT scan enough? Report of a case of delayed subdural hematoma and review of the literature”. JKNS. 55(1):51-3. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2014.55.1.51. Epub 2014 Jan 31.