Vergados Nikolaos Orthopedist
Assistant, 1st Orthopaedics Department HYGEIA HospitalEducation & Academic Qualifications
- March 2005 – March 2010 Orthopaedic Clinic General Hospital Laikon, Greece
- March 2004 – December 2004 Orthopaedic Clinic 251 General Air Force Hospital of Athens, Greece
Doctoral thesis
PhD Candidate in the University of Athens Medical School with the title: “The effect of bone healing in bone metabolic indexes of diabetic patients”
Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees
Medical Association of Athens, Greece 2000, #54456
Sports Medical Society (ATHLETIA)
Τhe Hellenic Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society
Orthopaedic residents delegate in the board of directors of the Hellenic Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (2007 and 2008)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society for the years 2007 and 2008
Member of the Management Committee of the College of Greek Orthopaedic Surgeons for the year 2007
Member of the Foot and Ankle society of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
Member of the European Foot and Ankle Society
Member of the I.S.E.T.A.T. (Institute For The Study and Education On Thrombosis And Antithrombotic Therapy)
Work Experience
From April 2010 in 2nd Orthopedic Clinic of ‘’HYGEIA’’ Hospital
March 2005 to March 2010 in Orthopedic Clinic of ‘’Laikon’’ General Hospital of Athens
March 2004 to December 2004 in Orthopedic Clinic of ‘’251’’ General Air Force Hospital
July 2003 to February 2004, Athens Medical Center Department of Sports Injury
January 2000 to January 2011 Doctor in the Hellenic Football Federation
Educational Experience:
Member of the Organizing Committee of the postgraduate courses of the Ankle and Foot Society 2005-2014
Member of the Organizing Committee of the Annual Congress of Ankle – Foot Society, Edipsos, June 2-4, 2006
Member of the Organizing Committee of the first Greek-Austrian Congress of Ankle and Foot Society. Mykonos, September 21-23, 2007
Member of the Organizing Committee for the 63th National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Society, Athens, October 21-23, 2007
Member of the Organizing Committee of the 9th International Congress of Sports Medicine Association of Greece. Eugenides Foundation, Athens, March 27-30, 2008
Member of the Organizing Committee for the Annual Congress of the Ankle and Foot Society, Nafplio, September 4-7, 2008
Member of the Scientific Committee of the 68th National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Society, Athens, October 3-6, 2012
Lecturer on educational content courses for the nursing staff of ‘’Hygeia’’ Hospital from 2011 to date.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Scientific Association of ‘’Hygeia’’ Hospital Doctors from 2014 to date
Clinical & Research Interest
Clinical interest:
Minimal invasive surgery
Total hip replacement – knee and ankle
Athletic injuries
Knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery
Modern osteosynthesis technique for fractures
Surgical treatment of elbow diseases
Hand surgery and microsurgery
Carpal tunnel endoscopic surgery
Foot surgery
Modern treatment techniques of hallux valgus and metatarsal fractures (bunion)
Research interest:
Upper limb microsurgery
Transfusion
Haematological diseases
Foot surgery
Honors & Awards
2/1999 Diploma Thesis titled: ‘’Upper limb ligations – Long term results’’ Grade: ‘’Excellent’’ (A)
Scholarship to a Medical Foot Center abroad. Foot ( Problems and Treatment Principles ) Best Paper Award Annual Conference of the Ankle and Foot Department. Nafplio, September 4-7, 2008
Books
Participation in the writing of the book ‘’The rheumatoid foot’’ Ε.D ounis – Χ. Moutsopoulos
Participation in the translation of the book ‘’Oxford Handbook of Sports Medicine’’ Editing: Α. Mitsou
Recent Publications
Ιntra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid for the treatment of haemophilic arthropathy Ηaemophilia 2006, Vol. 12 (2) 80-90.
Foot and ankle injuries during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2: 9
Treatment of peritrochanteric fractures with Endovis-type intramedullary nail 10th EFORT (European Federation of Orthopedics and Traumatology) Congress Vienna, Austria, June 3-6, 2009
Proximal humeral fracture osteosynthesis with titanium locking plate 66th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 13-16, 2010.
Surgical treatment of middle-third clavicle fractures 66th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 13-16, 2010.
The functional result of the surgical treatment of intra-articular fractures of the distal humerus 67th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 12-16, 2011
Surgical treatment of the Achilles Tendon ruptures 68th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 3-6,2012
Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint for the treatment of severe hallux valgus deformities 68th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 3-6, 2012
The opening base wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal for the treatment of severe hallux valgus deformities 68th Panhellenic Orthopaedic Congress, Athens, October 3-6, 2012
Risk factors and treatment of venous thrombosis in orthopedic surgery 2nd Panhellenic Thrombosis Congress – Antithrombotic therapy, Athens, April 11-12, 2014