Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Curriculum Vitae - Ioannis Polyzois

The goal of Ioannis Polyzois is to provide high-level medical services in Greece, utilizing the most modern diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques, always focusing on absolute patient care and attention through personalized treatment.

Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Professional Career

Ioannis Polyzois is a leading Director Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Athens Medical Center and the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki. He returned from the United Kingdom, specifically London, where he served as a Director Orthopaedic Surgeon in both the National (NHS) and Private Health Systems. He holds official educational certification from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, of which he is an official Member and Fellow. After 25 years of a successful career in the UK, he has now returned permanently to Greece.

Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Experience

The doctor completed his university education, residency, post-graduate training, and specialization in Great Britain. He reached the highest rank of permanent Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, a position he held for 10 consecutive years. He is highly trained with multifaceted experience across the entire spectrum of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Regarding Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the shoulder, knee, and upper limb, he holds official specialization and certification from centers of excellence. He has performed over 9,750 arthroscopic and open surgeries.

Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Fields of Specialization

His specializations include:

  • Upper limb sports injuries
  • Sports injuries around the knee
  • Modern Arthroscopic techniques for shoulder, knee, and elbow surgery, such as:
    • Shoulder arthroscopy for simple and complex tendon tears (partial – small – medium – large – massive tears)
    • Shoulder arthroscopy for shoulder dislocation (labral and ligament repair, simple and complex)
    • Knee arthroscopy for meniscus and cruciate ligament tears
  • Upper limb trauma, complicated fractures, and dislocations
  • Complex ligamentous injuries
  • Shoulder and upper limb arthroplasty:
    • Reverse shoulder arthroplasty
    • Total shoulder arthroplasty
    • Shoulder hemiarthroplasty
  • All types of upper limb arthroplasty
  • Complex revisions
Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Education

  • Medical Degree (MB ChB), University of Liverpool School of Medicine
  • Member and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of the United Kingdom (MRCS/FRCS)

Post-graduate Training

  • Registrar in orthopaedic units in Leeds (Leeds General Infirmary)
  • Registrar in the official rotation of University College London Hospital (U.C.L.H.)
  • European Diploma in Orthopaedics (FEBOT) and 1st place in the Greek specialty examinations
Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Certifications

  • Senior Fellow in the Upper Limb Unit and Trauma Center at the Rowley Bristow Unit (official certification from the Royal College of Surgeons of the UK)
  • Senior Fellow in Open and Arthroscopic Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgery at the world-renowned center of excellence, Reading Shoulder Unit (official certification from the Royal College of Surgeons of the UK)
Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Distinctions

  • Teacher of the Year Award from the UK National Health Service (NHS) for the years 2016–2018
  • Distinguished Orthopaedic Surgeon of the Diaspora 2024 Award from AUTH, presented by Professor Eleftherios Tsiridis during the 80th Congress of EEXOT
Ιωάννης Πολυζώης – Ορθοπαιδικός Χειρουργός

Academic Work & Participations

  • Over 35 publications in “medline” peer-reviewed articles:

Aerosol generating procedures in trauma and orthopaedics in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic; What do we know?
Sobti A, Fathi M, Mokhtar MA, Mahana K, Rashid MS, Polyzois I, Narvani AA, Imam MA.

Pudendal nerve palsy in trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery.
Polyzois I, Tsitskaris K, Oussedik S.

Posterior Shoulder Instability: The Augmented McLaughlin Procedure.
Dimock R, Memon K, Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Imam MA, Narvani AA.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32980216/
Paparoidamis G, Iliopoulos E, Narvani AA, Levy O, Tsiridis E, Polyzois I.

Local and systemic toxicity of nanoscale debris particles in total hip arthroplasty.
Polyzois I, Nikolopoulos D, Michos I, Patsouris E, Theocharis S.

The effect of beta-blockers on bone metabolism as potential drugs under investigation for osteoporosis and fracture healing.
Graham S, Hammond-Jones D, Gamie Z, Polyzois I, Tsiridis E, Tsiridis E.

Targeting bone morphogenetic protein antagonists: in vitro and in vivo evidence of their role in bone metabolism.
Tsialogiannis E, Polyzois I, Oak Tang Q, Pavlou G, Tsiridis E, Heliotis M, Tsiridis E.

Prostaglandin EP2 and EP4 receptor agonists in bone formation and bone healing: In vivo and in vitro evidence.
Graham S, Gamie Z, Polyzois I, Narvani AA, Tzafetta K, Tsiridis E, Helioti M, Mantalaris A, Tsiridis E.

  • Presentations at more than 85 international and domestic conferences
  • Author of chapters on sports injuries of the shoulder and knee
  • Director of international companies (Arthrex)
  • Instructor for surgeons in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Greece
  • Official speaker at AO Trauma and the MAST course

Ο μόνος Ορθοπαιδικός στην Ελλάδα στην χειρουργική ώμου και άνω άκρου με προϋπηρεσία μόνιμης διευθυντικής θέσης (substantive Consultant ) για 10 συναπτά έτη στην Μεγάλη Βρετανία