ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON-‐TRAUMATOLOGIST
-Director of the 3rd Orthopedic Clinic and Foot and Ankle Department, Henry Dunant Hospital Center
-President of the Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology for 2022 (Athens Academy Award 2004)
-President of the Balkan Foot & Ankle Society
-Director of Central Clinics of Athens, Greek Police
-Director of Police Orthopedic Department, Athens
-Director of the Orthopedic Clinic and Foot and Ankle Department, Metropolitan Hospital 2007-2011
-Scientific Associate of Hygeia Hospital 2010-2014
-President of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of the Foot & Ankle
-President of the Hellenic Society of the Foot & Ankle in 2007
-Director of the Foot & Ankle Clinic at the World Special Olympics Athens 2011
– 1983-‐1989: Aristotelian University Medical School and Military Medical School Thessaloniki. (graduated 1st period)
–1989-‐1990:Obligatory Country Service.
– 1991-‐1997: Specialization for 6 years in the Orthopedic
department of Athens University, in the Orthopedic department of 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and in the Pediatric Orthopedic department of KAT Hospital in Athens
– 1997-‐1998: Attending Orthopedic Surgeon in Police Orthopedic Department.
– 1999-‐1999: Research Foot & Ankle Fellowship in Hospital for Joint Diseases New York University, New York, USA, from January1999 to July1999
Sub specialization in Dance Medicine, Harkness Dance Medicine School, New York University, New York, 3months
– 1999-‐2000: Clinical Foot & Ankle Fellowship in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA, from August, 1999 till September 2000.
Member of the USPE (Union Sport Police Europe) Medical Anti-‐Doping Committee Member of the National Trauma Committee, of the Ministry of Health (2004-‐20070
Member of the European College of Sports Sciences Founding Member of the Greek Institute for Osteoporosis Member of ECSS (European College of Sport Science) Member of EFAS (European Foot & Ankle Society)
Chairman Scientific Committee 2007-‐2012 Council member: 2004-‐ 2012 Honorary Treasurer of EFAS: 2008-‐2012
Membership Committee: 2008-‐2012
Member of HAOST (Hellenic Association of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology since 1998
Elected member of the Greek College of Orthopedic Surgeons since 2006
Deputy Secretary of the Hellenic Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 2001-‐2002.
Council Member of (HAOST) Hellenic Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology for the years 1995-‐1996 (residence member) and 2000-‐2001.
Member of HEFAS (Hellenic Foot & Ankle Society):since 2000 General Secretary of the (HEFAS) Hellenic Foot and Ankle Society
President of HEFAS (Hellenic Foot and Ankle Society) 2007
President of Primary Health Care Section of HAOST
Member of EFORT (European Federation of National Societies of Orthopedics and Traumatology) since 2001
Member of FEVR (European Federation of Road Traffic Victims)
President Elect of HAOST Hellenic Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Editorial member of the Diabetic Foot and Ankle Surgery
Reviewer of the Journal Foot and Ankle Surgery (official Journal of the European Foot and Ankle Society.
Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Foot and Ankle
Editor In Advance Research on Foot & Ankle journal
Editor in Rheumatic Diseases and Treatment Journal
Member of the Scientific Committee and Reviewer of Acta Orthopedica et Traumatologika Hellenica
Foot and Ankle Abstract Reviewer of EFORT since 2008 and EFORT Open Reviews reviewer.
Member of the Editorial of Board of the Journal Clinics
in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Foot Medicine and Surgery
Chief Editor of Info Orthopedics and Traumatology Greece Quarterly Review since 2002 Co editor of the book FOOT & ANKLE (in two volumes) edited in 2002 and author of 3 chapters ( (neuropathic foot, ankle and hindfoot fusions, adult acquired flatfoot deformity)
President Elect of HAOST Hellenic Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Member of the Scientific Committee of since 2005 for the HAOST and Member of the abstracts scoring Committee of Foot and Ankle Papers
Member of EFORT scoring Committee for the Foot and Ankle papers from 2008 to 2013
Head doctor of the Hellenic Police Athletic Teams, and the Hellenic Police Athletic Division.2008-‐2014
Vice –President of The Greek Police Athletic Union 2010-‐2014
Organizer and lecturer of the 1st Combined Hellenic-‐Austrian Congress on Foot and Ankle Disorders 21-‐23 September Myconos 2007.
Organizer and lecturer of the Course on Gunshot Injuries 23-‐25 of May 2008 Kamena Vourla
Team physician of the “Sporting” men’s and women basketball team.
Director of Foot and Ankle and Lower Extremities department, in the Polyclinic during the Olympic and Palympic Games Athens 2004.
Local Clinical Director Healthy Athletes in 2011 World Summer Games Special Olympics
Head Trainer of the Police, Civil Protection, Fire Brigade and Coast Guard Officers, in Weapons of Mass Destruction and prevention in CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) attacks, during the Olympic Games 2004. CBRN medical advisor of the Olympic Security Division.
Head of the Medical CBRN Police response team.
Director of the Lower Extremities Orthopedic Clinic in Metropolitan Hospital, Athens Greece from October 2008 since September 2012
Director Orthopedic Department Athineon Clinic from 2004-‐2008 Director Orthopedic Department Athinaiki Clinic 2001-‐2003
CURRENT STATUS
BRIGADIER and DIRECTOR OF THE HELLENIC POLICE HEALTH QUARTERS, since March 2015
Director of Hellenic Police Orthopedic Department since 2009 CONSULTANT IN HYGEIA ATHENS HOSPITAL, since September 2012
Member of the International Scientific Teaching Team, of the Ergonomics and Biomechanics Department of New York University, New York.
Memorandum on Establishing Chongqing International Foot and Ankle Institution (CIFAI) 28 0f October 2011Chongqing, China between Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Hospital, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Chongqing, China and the Metropolitan Hospital Foot and Ankle Department Athens Greece responsible doctor Thanos Badekas MD.
Host to the Travelling Fellows of DAF (German Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society) September 2012
Lecturing from 2000 -‐2015 in Annual HAOST (Hellenic Association of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology) Foot and Ankle teaching program
Head organizer of the above HAOST program years 2007-‐2008 and 2011-‐2012
Instructor and co-‐organizer in Foot and Ankle Surgical Anatomy and Cadaver lab program since 2010
Foot and Ankle Teaching and lecturing in Greek College of Orthopedic Surgeons Courses and Symposia Continuing education since 2006
Post Graduate lessons in Foot and Ankle in Kapodistrian University Medical School of Athens since 2008
Osteochondral transplantation of autologous graft for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of talus: 5-‐ to 7-‐year follow-‐up.
Georgiannos D, Bisbinas I, Badekas A. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:
Multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the foot and ankle: a case report. Bisbinas I, Karabouta Z, Georgiannos D, Lampridis V, Badekas A. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2014 Apr;22(1):122-‐5.
Treatment principles for osteochondral lesions in foot and ankle.
Badekas T, Takvorian M, Souras N. Int Orthop. 2013 Sep;37(9):1697-‐706. doi: 10.1007/s00264-‐013-‐2076-‐1.
Epub 2013 Aug 28.
PMID: 23982639
[PubMed -‐ in process]
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Proximal opening wedge metatarsal osteotomy for correction of moderate to severe hallux valgus deformity using a locking plate.
Badekas A, Georgiannos D, Lampridis V, Bisbinas I.
Int Orthop. 2013 Sep;37(9):1765-‐70. doi: 10.1007/s00264-‐013-‐2019-‐x. Epub 2013 Jul 20.
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Foot and ankle injuries during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Badekas T, Papadakis SA, Vergados N, Galanakos SP, Siapkara A, Forgrave M, Romansky N, Mirones S, Trnka HJ, Delmi M.
J Foot Ankle Res. 2009 Apr 12;2:9. doi: 10.1186/1757-‐1146-‐2-‐9.
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The role of apoptosis and current therapeutic challenges in myelodysplastic syndromes.
Diamantidis M, Dimoudis S, Klonizakis P, Badekas K, Koutourli K, Haralambidou-‐Vranitsa S, Ioannidou-‐Papagiannaki E.
Hippokratia. 2007 Oct;11(4):178-‐82.
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The effect of different skin-‐ankle brace application pressures on quiet single-‐limb balance and electromyographic activation onset of lower limb muscles.
Papadopoulos ES, Nikolopoulos C, Badekas A, Vagenas G, Papadakis SA, Athanasopoulos S.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007 Sep 12;8:89.
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Treatment of stage II posterior tibial tendon deficiency with flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer and calcaneal osteotomy.
Myerson MS, Badekas A, Schon LC.
Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Jul;25(7):445-‐50.
PMID: 15319100
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Foot malignancies: a multidisciplinary approach.
Papagelopoulos PJ, Mavrogenis AF, Badekas A, Sim FH.
Foot Ankle Clin. 2003 Dec;8(4):751-‐63. Review.
PMID: 14719840
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Thoracic spinal injuries: operative treatments and neurologic outcomes.
Sapkas GS, Papagelopoulos PJ, Papadakis SA, Themistocleous GS, Stathakopoulos DP, Efstathiou P, Sapoutzi-‐Krepia D, Badekas ACh.
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2003 Feb;32(2):85-‐8.
PMID: 12602637
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[Airlimb. Initial experiences with a new immediate early management prosthesis with individually adjustable air chambers].
Ivanic GM, Schon LC, Badekas T, Badekas O, Homann NC, Trnka HJ.
Chirurg. 2002 Apr;73(4):360-‐5. German.
PMID: 12063921
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A biomechanical study of two postoperative prostheses for transtibial amputees: a custom-‐molded and a prefabricated adjustable pneumatic prosthesis.
Boucher HR, Schon LC, Parks B, Kleeman J, Dunn WR, Badekas T, Noll K, Melamed E.
Foot Ankle Int. 2002 May;23(5):452-‐6.
PMID: 12043992
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The acquired midtarsus deformity classification system-‐-‐interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility.
Schon LC, Easley ME, Cohen I, Lam PW, Badekas A, Anderson CD.
Foot Ankle Int. 2002 Jan;23(1):30-‐6.
PMID: 11826874
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Hypermobility of the first ray.
Myerson MS, Badekas A.
Foot Ankle Clin. 2000 Sep;5(3):469-‐84. Review.
PMID: 11232392
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Evaluation of pedicle screw position in thoracic and lumbar spine fixation using plain radiographs and computed tomography. A prospective study of 35 patients.
Sapkas GS, Papadakis SA, Stathakopoulos DP, Papagelopoulos PJ, Badekas AC, Kaiser JH.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Sep 15;24(18):1926-‐9.
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Radiological parameters associated with the evolution of degenerative scoliosis.
Sapkas G, Efstathiou P, Badekas AT, Antoniadis A, Kyratzoulis J, Meleteas E.
Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1996;55(1):40-‐5.
PMID: 8771354
[PubMed -‐ indexed for ME
Electronic pages Foot and ankle injuries during the athens 2004 olympic games
M Takvorian, co-‐author E Evangelou, co-‐author T Badekas,author
Br J Sports Med 2011;45:e1 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2010.081554.6
Evangelos Evangelou, co-‐author Thanos Badekas-‐author
Br J Sports Med 2011;45:e1 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2010.081554.59
An International Perspective on Topics in Sports Medicine and Sports Injury, 2013
Edited by: Kenneth R. Zaslav ISBN 978-‐953-‐51-‐0005-‐8
2.Foot and Ankle Disorders-‐An Illustrated Reference, Springer editions, 2015, 3 Chapters, Osteochondral lesions of the ankle, Sinus Tarsi Syndrome, Ankle impingement (soft tissue and bony), In Press
Chapter “Managing soft-‐tissue ankle equinus and anterior/posterior translation of the talus during total ankle replacement.” In press
5.Arthroscopy in the treatment of upper ankle arthritis, European Musculoskeletal Review vol 6 issue 1. 2012
GUEST SPEAKER (CONFERENCES-‐COURSES-‐SYMPOSIA)
cadaver lab instructor ostochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting peroneal dislocation & tear lectures moderator
lecture on Ankle fusion 3.Symposium Woman & Spine Athens 28 March 2015
Lower extremities anatomical abnormalities the implications in women spine
4.Invited Speaker in 10th International meeting of the Austrian Foot and Ankle Society, 3-‐5 April 2014 Going Austria, moderator lecture: Calcaneus fractures classification and treatment
pperoneal tendon dislocations
Total Ankle Arthroplasty
6.18th Congress of the Pan Arab Orthopedic Association
Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee Guest speaker osteochondral lesions of the talus Debate participation Ankle Fusion versus Ankle Replacement Session moderator
7, Invited Speaker,7th International meeting of the Austrian Foot and Ankle Society, 5-‐8 March 2006, Going Austria Guest Lecture The Foot and Ankle Center at World Olympic Games 2004,
moderator
Moderator 9. Foot and Ankle and Soccer, Swiss and Austrian Foot and Ankle Societies, 2-‐3 ay 2008 Lecture: Report on Foot and Ankle Injuries in World Olympic games
10.Federation S.F.M.C.P.-‐A.F.C.P. Paris France combined Congress 1-‐2 December, 2006 Guest lecture Calcaneus fractures classification and treatment
moderator
Lecture: FHL transfer for Achilles tendinitis Live surgery demonstration
2, ostochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting 3, Satellite Symposia on 1st MTP fusion with locked PEEK system plate and triple arthrodesis with UNIMA guide
ankle instability (indications, results, complications), Achilles tendon(peritendinitis, tendinosis, Haglund exostosis) Ankle fractures
Presenter: Sports Injuries Around the Ankle
ostochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting treatment guidelines of the cavovarus foot deformity
osteochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting treatment guidelines of the cavovarus foot deformity
management of hallux rigidus treatment guidelines of the cavovarus foot deformity
Cavovarus foot reconstruction Diabetic Ankle Fractures
March 2013 Ioannina cadaver lab instructor moderator Hallux Valgus
Sequellae of Forefoot Injuries
Guest speaker and sawbones workshop Forefoot reconstruction techniques (chevron-‐akin-‐weil osteotomies) Arthrodesis of 1st MTP joint by Fyxis plate Subtalar arthrodesis with the use of the new UNIMA 7.3 screw
Moderator Clinical Conference Speaker: Acute Ankle Injuries Treatment of stage II posterior tibial tendon dysfunction with FDL tendon transfer and calacaneal osteotomy Turf toe and plantar plate pathology Treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting, long term results
36.1st Congress of the Polish Foot and Ankle Society, 2-‐4 of October Jastarnia, Poland moderator Invited speaker: tarsometatarsal arthrodesis for the treatment of Hallux Valgus
Forefoot reconstruction techniques (chevron-‐akin-‐weil osteotomies)
Treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus treatment with local osteochondral grafting, long term results
Evaluation of a prefabricated adjustable prosthesis for transtibial amputees a prospective clinical study
tarsometatarsal arthrodesis for the treatment of Hallux Valgus
(COFAS) and the Second International Symposium of Foot and Ankle Surgery Sept. 11th to 13th 2009 of September Chongqing,
Invited speaker 1.Forefoot Reconstruction (algorithm of treatment) 2.Treatment of Hindfoot arthritis
51. 18th European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 28-‐May-‐1st of June 2012 Thessaloniki Greece Faculty Guest speaker: Ankle arthritis treatment alternatives
1st Degree Award in 5th BMMC (Balkan Military Medicine Congress) 25-‐28 of September Ankara Turkey Evaluation of a prefabricated adjustable prosthesis for transtibial amputees a prospective clinical study
Research award for static parametres in evolutinn od adult acquired flatfoot deformity. Union Memorial Hospital, 1st of August 1999.
Athanasios Badekas is the Scientific Officer of the Orthopedic Department of the ORTHO REHAB CENTER, which is housed in the center of Glyfada. Our space, recently completely renovated, has been created in such a way as to meet the needs of our doctors and to offer a friendly and functional environment to our patients.
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