Androniki Drakou (born 1965), also known as Nina Drakou, is a Greek doctor descended from Komotini, Greece[1] specialized in orthopedic surgery.[2] She is currently the Director of the Orthopaedics Clinic of Laiko General Hospital.[3]
Androniki Drakou | |
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 Androniki Drakou at the EFORT orthopaedics and traumatology conference, Barcelona 2018 | |
| Born | Androniki Drakou December 9, 1965 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Education | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Sheffield University of Glasgow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Orthopaedic surgery |
| Institutions | Laiko General Hospital |
Education
editDrakou graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1991. She also holds a MPhil from the University of Sheffield (2008)and a postgraduate diploma in Principles of Computer-Assisted Knee Arthroplasty from the University of Glasgow (2011).[2]
Distinctions
editNina Drakou is known for pioneering complex operations in orthopaedic surgery. In 2018 she led a team of orthopaedic surgeons in applying limb-lengthening intramedullary nails activated by an external electromagnetic field on a young patient with achondroplasia. The operation took place at Laiko General and it was the first of its kind to be performed in a Greek public hospital.[4] At the same hospital, in 2020 she performed the first operation using computer-aided simulation and 3-D printing to reconstruct the deformed thigh bone of a patient with a rare bone disease. The surgical procedure was developed by a team of researchers, engineers and orthopaedic surgeons from Balgrist University (Zurich) and the Orthopaedic team of Laiko General under the direction of Drakou.[5]
Her research interests include limb reconstruction by distraction osteogenesis, complex trauma, bone infection, rare skeletal diseases as well as computer assisted and minimally invasive arthroplasty of the hip & knee,[2] while she has presented her work at related medical seminars and conferences.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Ambatzi, Maria (2020-06-08). "Androniki Drakou @ "Selides Radiofonou" radio show: computer-assisted surgery is the future". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ a b c "ΟΡΘΟΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΛΑΙΚΟ | Βιογραφικό". www.ortholaiko-rare.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική - Επικοινωνία - Πληροφορίες". Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών Λαϊκό | General Hospital of Athens "LAIKO" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Πρωτιά για το Λαϊκό Νοσοκομείο". www.iatronet.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Λαϊκό: Πρωτοποριακή μέθοδος για τη διόρθωση οστικών παραμορφώσεων". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Μετεκπαιδευτικό Σεμινάριο Λοιμώξεων". Ιατρικός Σύλλογος Ευβοίας (in Greek). 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Β' Ορθοπαιδική Κλινική ΑΠΘ (2014-11-29). "Βελτίωση αναστήματος: δυνατότητες και συνέπειες (πρόγραμμα ημερίδας)" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-10-05.