Levakos Ioannis Orthopedist
Education & Academic Qualifications
- Oct 1983: Medical Degree / Eberhard-Karls University – Medical School – Tuebingen/Germany
- April 1985: Doctorate degree (Dr. med.)
- April 1991: Greek Orthopaedic Board Exams, Athens / Greece
- Jan 1993: Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGEMS), ECFMG / USA
- Dec 1993: Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), Utah / USA
- Aug 1994: Arthroscopy Association of North America, Fellowship Certification in Sports Medicine, New York / USA
Doctoral thesis
Fracture-dislocations of the elbow – Results of operative and conservative treatment, Chirurgische Klinik, Eberhard-Karls University, Tubingen / Germany
Work Experience
Nov 1984 – March 1986: Registrar – General Surgery, Livingstone Hospital – Port Elizabeth- South Africa
April 1986 – Jan 1987: Registrar – Orthopaedics, Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg – South Africa (University of the Witwatersrand Hospital)
Sept 1987 – Feb 1991: Registrar in training – Orthopaedic Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg // Rotation in four teaching Hospitals (JHB General, Hillbrow, Baragwanath και J G Strijdom)
May 1992 – Jan 1993: Registrar, Orthopaedic Department, Broomfield Hospital, Essex/ UK
Aug 1993 – Aug 1994: Clinical Fellow – Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, (Mark F. Sherman MD, Director), Arthroscopy Association of North America Fellowship
12/1996 – 07/2000: Head – Medical Services, Hellenic Gymnastics Federation, Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics – Olympic Teams
07/1998 – 06/2001: Head – Medical Services, Kalamata FC, A’ National Soccer League
07/1999 – 01/2000: Head – Medical Services, Panionios FC, A’ National Soccer League
06/2005 – 07/2007: Head – Medical Services, Asteras Tripolis FC, A’ National Soccer League
07/2004 – 01/2009: Head – Medical Services, AEK FC, A’ National Soccer League
06/2016 – to date: Head – Medical Services, Panathinaikos FC, A’ National Soccer League
08/2004: Olympic Games – Athens 2004, Medical Venue Director
Clinical & Research Interest
Arthroscopic Surgery
Sports Traumatology
Knee Arthroplasty
Recent Publications
Simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the patellar tendon, (Levakos, Sherman, Shelbourne, Trakru, Bonamo), American Journal of Sports Medicine 24: 498-503, 1996