Dr. Karatzias was born and raised in Engomi – Nicosia and after completing his two-year military obligation as a cadet officer in Special Forces he continued his undergraduate education by attaining the Medical Degree in Alexandroupolis – Greece (University of Thrace). His postgraduate education started with the training program for specialty in Nicosia for becoming a Plastic Surgeon and was also
enhanced by a Master of Science in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (University of Cardiff). While being in training he attained license to practice with full registration to Cyprus, Greece, Croatia and the United Kingdom. Training included visiting well-known centres of excellence, such as the National Spinal Injury Centre in Stoke Mandeville Hospital in UK, for working amongst the most experienced surgeons for dealing with pressure ulcers and University Hospital Dubrava in Zagreb for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. In addition, he became member of the most known organisations dealing with Plastic Surgery such as aesthetics, burns, wounds, traumas and diabetic ulcers and became fellow of the European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He is serving as the current representative of Cyprus in International Working Group on Diabetic foot and follows all the national and international congresses – seminars of his field. Current work status
Practicing as a Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon mainly in Nicosia working in collaboration with prestigious private clinics and doctors / surgeons of other specialties for achieving a multidisciplinary approach in the reconstructive cases and a successful / safe aesthetic enhancement in cosmetic cases. Director / Partner of Mobile Wound Healing Unit, a home care company dedicated to dealing with chronic wounds and traumas for people unable or unwilling to be transferred from their home, hospital or nursing home. Program “Wound Prevention and Care”, in the Community Health Care – Department of Nursing at Frederick University of Nicosia, Cyprus (starting October 2016)
National and International Memberships:
• CySPRAS (Cyprus Society of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery)
• EAFPS (European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery)
• EMEDIP (Greek Diabetic Foot Study Group)
• PSRC (Plastic Surgery Research Council)
• MBC (Mediterranean Burn Council)
• EWMA (European Wound Management Association)
• ISAPS (Iinternational Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
• IWGDF (International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot)
License to practice medicine:
• Medical Clinical Practice and member of Doctors Council of Greece
• Medical Clinical Practice and member of Doctors Council of Cyprus (No. 4839)
• Registration as a medical practitioner in the UK by GMC (No. 7463619), Dec. 2013
Previous experience
2014 –2015
Training as a registrar Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Dubrava Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
2011 –2014
Training as a registrar Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus
2009 –2011
Resident of General Surgery in Nicosia General Hospital for the speciality of Plastic Surgery, General Surgery Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus
Education
Postgraduate:
2009 - 2014
University of Cardiff, UK
MSc (Master of Science in Wound Healing & Tissue Repair)
2009 – 2015
Specialty of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, appointed by Greek General Administration of Public Health, Attica district, Greece
Undergraduate:
2002 – 2008
University of Thrace, Greece
Medical Degree
Other Information
Life support courses:
BLS/AED (2007)
ATLS (2014)
ABLS (2011)
Courses – Seminars
• Northwick Park Microsurgery Workshop (35h) (CPD), London, Mar. 2011
• Recent Advances in Burn Care, Advanced Educational Course organized by BAPRAS, Manchester, May 2011, CME: 13
• Practical seminar of head and neck surgery on fresh frozen cadavers and special “hands on” training for parotidectomy, rhinoplasty, tracheostomy and neck dissection, Nicosia, Oct. 2013.
• Practical “hands on” seminar on animals for training in incisions flaps and suturing, Nicosia, Oct. 2013.
• 22nd European Course in Plastic Surgery, Thessaloniki, Nov. 2013, CME: 15
• Clinical attachment (8 weeks) at National Spinal Injuries Centre and Plastic Surgery Department in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Feb. 2014
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course, Nicosia, Sep. 2014
• 8th International Microsurgery two-days hands-on course, Zagreb, Nov. 2014
• Greek exams for the specialty of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and appointed Plastic Surgeon, Athens, Jan 2016
• European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) exam fellowship, Brussels, Jan 2016
• Practical “hands on” course on fresh frozen cadavers for training in rhinoplasty, Thessaloniki, Apr. 2016
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) course, Mykonos, Jun. 2016
• Facial Aesthetic Dissection Course, Lausanne, Jul. 2016
Other achievements:
• Member of the Mediterranean Burn Council (MBC) since Jul. 2012
• National delegate of Cyprus in IPRAS-TA (International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Trainees Association)
• Member of the 1st Executive Committee (ExCo) of IPRAS-TA since November 2012
• Scholarship (financial) awarded by the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Society of Wound Healing including one month of training in a center specialized in healing chronic wounds and ulcers and financial support, Apr. 2013
• Appointed as Honorary Lecturer at the University of Nicosia Medical School, St George’s University of London, Oct. 2013
• Lecturer in Educational Program for Nursing Health Services organized by Ministry of Health on Acute and Chronic Wound Management, Nicosia, Jan.-Mar. 2014
• Member of the organizing committee of the International Hands on Course in Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissues held in Athens, Greece, Mar. 2014
• Representative of Cyprus for International Working Group on Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), The Hague, May 2015
• Participated as invited speaker of the 7th National Congress of the Helllenic Society of Wound Healing, Athens, Oct. 2015
• Lecturer in Educational Program for Nursing Health Services organized by Ministry of Health on Acute and Chronic Wound Management, Nicosia, Nov. 2015
• Participated as invited speaker of the 5th Panhellenic Congress organized by the Greek Diabetic Foot Study Group (EMEDIP), Athens, Feb. 2016
Participated as a speaker during residency in Plastic Surgery:
• 5thNational Congress in healing of traumas and ulcers, Athens, Apr. 2011
• 11th National Perioperative nursing Congress, Limassol, May 2011
• Symposium on Recent Advances and New Concepts in Plastic Surgery & Fat Grafting course, Limassol, Oct. 2011
• 17th MBC meeting / Euro-Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters, Palermo, Jun. 2012, CME: 10
• 12th National Perioperative nursing Congress, Larnaca, Sep. 2012, CME: 7,8
• 10th IQUAM Congress and Consensus conference, Athens, Nov. 2012, CME: 12
• Symposium of Plastic Surgery for the teenager patient, Limassol, Jan 2013, CME:6
• 17th IPRAS World Congress, Santiago / Chile, March 2013, CME: 29
• 27th National Congress of Greek Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nicosia, Oct. 2013, CME:15
• 11th IQUAM Congress and Consensus Conference and 3rd IPRAS International Meeting of Plastic Surgery Trainees, Budapest, Apr. 2014
Language literacy
Greek & English
