Dr. George K. Paraskevas, MD, PhD; Associate Editor(Orthopedic Research and Reviews)

Dr George K. Paraskevas born in Greece and works as Associate Professor of Anatomy at Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece. He  received  the Medical degree from Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, attained the Ph.D. degree in 2000 (degree: excellent)  and gained full qualification as specialist in orthopaedic surgery in 2005. In 2005 was appointed as Postdoctoral Lecturer at Department of Anatomy, AUTH and in 2010, G.K.Paraskevas served as Assistant Professor at the Department of Anatomy in Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and since 2014 serves as Associate Professor.

Research and Scientific Fields of Interest:

Surgical anatomy and embryology of gastrointestinal tract, Congenital anomalies of bones and muscles, Entrapment syndromes of nerves and neuropathies, Variational anatomy of vascular system, Trauma and surgery, History of Anatomy, Anatomical nomenclature, Anthropometric studies

General scientific activity:

• Member of Organizing Committees (in 12 Congresses) and Scientific Committees ( in4  Congresses) of various national (mostly) and international Congresses, Workshops, Seminars and Meetings  mainly in the field of Anatomy, Orthopaedics and Surgery.
• Member of 4 Medical Societies.
• Supervisor and member of the advisory board of 10 dissertations (Ph.D Thesis) and 1 postgraduate diploma (Master of Science).
• Participation in the examination committee of 8 dissertations.
• Author of many papers published in various Greek journals.
• Participation with oral announcements or posters in various national and international Congresses.
• Participation as invited speaker with lectures (10) given in congresses.
• Participation as chairman in 3 congresses.
• Translations of Anatomy Textbooks and Atlases in Greek language (Sobotta, Netter, Thiel, Whitaker-Borley, Jacob, Lippert, Tillmann,The World’s Best Anatomical Charts).

Collaboration with Clinics-Laboratories-Departments:

• Laboratory of Anatomy of School of Sports Science of University of Thessaloniki.
• Institute of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade (with Prof. S. Malobabic and Prof. G. Teofilovski – Parapid ).
• Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, University of Timisoara (with Prof. V. Niculescu).
• Department of Anatomy of Veterinary Faculty of University of Thessaloniki (with Prof. Α. Κaramanlidis).
• Department of History of Medicine of Medical Faculty of University of Thessaloniki.
• Β’ Surgical Clinic, Medical Faculty of University of Thessaloniki.
• Β’ Surgical Clinic, Hospital “Papageorgiou”,Thessaloniki (with Consultant Κ. Κaramoschos).
• Orthopaedic Clinic, Hospital “Panagia”,Thessaloniki.
• 3^rd Orthopaedic Clinic, Medical Faculty of University of Thessaloniki.
• Β’ Neurosurgical Clinic of Medical Faculty of University of Thessaloniki.
• Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology ,Medical Faculty,University of Ioannina,Greece.
• Department of Anatomy-Ηistology-Embryology,Medical Faculty,University of Bochum, Germany.
• Β’ Surgical Clinic, Hospital “Papanikolaou”,Thessaloniki.

Research and Scientific Fields of Interest

Surgical anatomy and embryology of gastrointestinal tract, Congenital anomalies of bones and muscles, Entrapment syndromes of nerves and neuropathies, Variational anatomy of vascular system, Trauma and surgery, History of Anatomy, Anatomical nomenclature, Anthropometric studies.