Dr Andreas Leonidou
Mr Leonidou specialises in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the upper limb and knee. He is Director of the Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic at Athens Medical Center in Marousi. He returned to Greece after 14 years in the United Kingdom, having served at the highest permanent consultant level as a Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
He is a specialist surgeon in upper limb surgery, knee surgery, and sports injuries, having completed both his orthopaedic training and subspecialty fellowship training in his field in England. He worked continuously in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019, gaining extensive surgical experience. He maintains a detailed, certified operative logbook documenting more than 6,500 surgical procedures.
20
years of experience
14 years
in the United Kingdom
6500+
surgical procedure
Further bibliography
He is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School. After graduation, he began working in the United Kingdom, where, through continuous assessment, regular examinations, and interviews, he completed his specialist training in Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
After completing his specialist training, he undertook subspecialty training at the internationally renowned Reading Shoulder and Elbow Unit. He subsequently worked as a Consultant in the same unit and later at East Kent University Hospitals.
He manages the full spectrum of orthopaedic trauma, with particular expertise in the treatment of complex shoulder and elbow fractures. He specialises in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, and knee, with extensive surgical experience and a high volume of cases. He also performs minimally invasive stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, having successfully completed the relevant examinations. He holds a postgraduate degree in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff University and a PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He is an instructor on the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course and the internationally renowned Reading Shoulder and Elbow Course. He frequently travels across Europe, where he teaches the technique of stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
From 2017 to 2019, he was the first Greek surgeon to be elected to the Education Committee of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS). In 2020, he was elected to the Membership Committee of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC/ESSSE).
Following his return to Greece, his aim is to provide his patients with the most advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques, in accordance with international standards.
Scientific, Professional and Teaching Activities
Professional Experience
Education
Distinctions & Scholarships
Teaching
Memberships in Professional Societies and Associations
Professional Experience
- 2019 - today
- Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – Athens Medical Center
- 2019
- Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – East Kent University Hospitals
- 2018 - 2019
- Director Orthopaedic Surgeon – Royal Berkshire Hospital
- 2017 - 2018
- Subspecialty Fellow at the internationally renowned Reading Shoulder and Elbow Unit.
- 2015 - 2017
- Senior Registrar, William Harvey Hospital, Conquest Hospital
- 2005 - 2015
- Specialist Training in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the United Kingdom, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery.
Education
Postgraduate Education
- 2025
- FIFA Certification in Football Sports Medicine
- 2024
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- 2021
- PhD – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- 2016
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
- 2016
- Diploma in Orthopaedics – University of Brighton
- 2011
- Master’s Degree in Orthopaedic Engineering – Cardiff University
- 2009
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
Studies
- 1999 - 2005
- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Distinctions & Scholarships
- Award for Best Poster Presentation, European Orthopaedic Congress EFORT (2019)
- Best Oral Presentation Award – Fred Heatley Award – Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery (2015)
- Award for Oral Presentation, 70th Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (2014)
- Best Audit Award – Fred Heatley Award – Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery (2012)
- Award for Best Medical Student Teacher, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch (2011)
- Scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Athens (2002–2005)
- Honorary Scholarship – Academic Excellence Award, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2005)
Teaching
Instructor
- ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Instructor, American College of Surgeons, from 2015 to present.
- Instructor in the Stemless Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Course (2025)
- Shoulder Arthroscopy Instructor, Arthrex, Munich (2023)
- 4th and 5th Athens Shoulder Congresses (2022, 2020)
- Hellenic Arthroscopy Society Courses (2025, 2024, 2020)
- MAST Arthroplasty Congress (2019)
- Educational Course in Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty, Kent, William Harvey Hospital (2019)
- Reading Shoulder Unit Masterclass (2019)
- Orthopaedic Review Course, Hellenic Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Society (2019)
- Kent Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Educational Course, William Harvey Hospital (2019)
- Orthopaedic Review Course for the Royal College Examinations, Medway Hospital (2018, 2017)
University Instructor
- Clinical Orthopaedic Training for Medical Students, European University Cyprus (2023–present)
- Orthopaedic Surgery Lectures for 5th-Year Medical Students, University Clinic, Attikon University Hospital (2020)
- University of Birmingham, Medical School (2010–2011)
- University of Hull and York Medical School (2009–2010)
University Examiner
- Second-Year Medical Student Examiner, King’s College London School of Medicine (2013)
- Third-Year Medical Student Examiner, Birmingham Medical School (2011)
Anatomy Instructor
- Anatomy Instructor for Orthopaedic Trainees, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery (2013, 2014)
Memberships in Professional Societies and Associations
Medical Association of Athens
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Medical Association (BMA)
European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC/ESSSE)
Hellenic Arthroscopy Society
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Hellenic Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Society
