Dimitris Mastorakos, MD, PhD

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EDUCATION:

  • High School: Varvakios Model School, 1975-1981.
  • MD: National and Capodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
  • November, 1981- June, 1987. Graduation on June 30th, 1987 (2nd best score that year: 9.2/10).
  • PhD: University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece, July 2004 (Magna cum Laude)

HONORS-AWARDS:

  • Papadakis Scholarship administered by the Athens University. It was awarded after successfully passing the appropriate examinations and provided there was a constant exceptional academic performance from 1982 till the end of my studies.
  • National Scholarships Foundation Award based on exceptional academic performance (1982-1983).
  • Kriezis Scholarship administered by the Athens University. It was awarded after successfully passing the appropriate examinations and provided there was a continued post-graduate training at an institution in the United States (1991-1995).
  • Kokkalis Award of the Greek Surgical Society (1992).
  • American College of Surgeons Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter- Murry Friedman Essay Competition- Experimental Category (First Place-1996).
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Best Scientific Exhibit Award (New York, May 7, 2001).

EXPERIENCE:

  • MILITARY
    • Non-Commissioned Officer in the Greek Navy.
    • September, 1987- October, 1988: Ship's Doctor aboard the Greek Submarine S/M NIREFS.
    • October, 1988- September, 1989: Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery, Naval Hospital of Athens, under A.D. Mandrekas, M.D., Commander.
    • September, 1989: Honorable Discharge.
  • PROFESSIONAL
    • February 28th, 1990- June 30th,1991: Resident in the 1st Surgery Department, Athens General Hospital.
    • July 1st, 1991- June 30th, 1994: PGY-1,2,3 General Surgery, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, New York.
    • July 1st, 1995- June 30th, 1996: PGY-5  General Surgery, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, New York.
    • July 1st, 1996- June 30th, 1997: PGY-6 (Chief Resident) General Surgery, New York Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, New York.
    • July 1st, 1997- June 30th, 1999: Plastic Surgery Resident 1st, 2nd year, PGY-7,8 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
    • July 1st, 1998- December 31st, 1998: Hand Fellow, Christine M. Kleinert Hand Care Center, Louisville, Kentucky.
    • July 1st, 1999- June 30th, 2000:  Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery, PGY-9 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
    • July 1st, 2000- June 30th, 2001:  Fellow, Microsurgery, PGY-10 Plastic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
    • July 1st, 2001-Present:  Private practice, Athens, Greece.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Second Surgery Department, Athens University, Athens, Greece (Chief: Prof. D. Voros).
  • Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics, “Attikon” University Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece (Chief: Ass. Prof. A. Zoumpos).
  • Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Facial Plastic Surgery, “Attikon” University Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece (Chief: Prof. E. Vairaktaris).

RESEARCH:

  • July 1st, 1993- September 15th, 1993: Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, Division of Plastic Surgery (Dr Hidalgo, Dr Cordeiro), Department of Surgery.
  • January 1st, 1994- March 15th, 1994: Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, Division of Plastic Surgery (Dr Hidalgo, Dr Cordeiro), Department of Surgery.
  • July 1st, 1994- June 30th, 1995: Research Fellow, PGY-4 Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, Division of Plastic Surgery (Dr Hidalgo, Dr Cordeiro), Department of Surgery.
  • Biostatistics for Clinical Investigators, Course at MSKCC (September-November 1994), Dr. Colin Begg.
  • The Effects of Histamine Blockade on Flap Survival and Mast Cells in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, Q.-Y. Hu. Plastic Surgery Research Council 1995.
  • L-Arginine Protects from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Epigastric Flap Model. P.G. Cordeiro, D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu, R.E. Kirschner, B.S. Fyfe. Plastic Surgery Research Council 1995.
  • The Effects of L-Arginine on Flap Survival in the rat dorsal flap model.  D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, Q.-Y. Hu.
  • Effects of vasoactive medications on the Blood Flow of Island Myocutaneous Flaps in Pigs. P.G. Cordeiro, P. Heerdt,  D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu. Submitted as research protocol to the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation by Dr. P.G. Cordeiro, and funded by a grant from that foundation.
  • Retrospective review of metastatic renal cell carcinomas treated at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center with surgical resection of metastases between 1970 and 1994. Participated in this work under Drs. M.-S. Brady, P. Russo and J. Kavolius.
  • The effects of CO2 Laser on swine random skin flaps. D.P. Mastorakos. Research funded by grant of the Aesthetic Society.

GRANTS

  • Effects of vasoactive medications on the Blood Flow of Island Myocutaneous Flaps in Pigs. P.G. Cordeiro, P. Heerdt,  D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu. Submitted as research protocol to the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation by Dr. P.G. Cordeiro, and funded by a grant from that foundation.
  • The effects of CO2 Laser on swine random skin flaps. D.P. Mastorakos. Research funded by grant of the Aesthetic Society.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

  1. A.D. Mandrekas, H.C. Christoforidis, D.P. Mastorakos: Free Scapular Flap. 2nd Mediterranean Surgical Congress, Athens, Greece, June 24-27, 1989.
  2. A.D. Mandrekas, H.C. Christoforidis, D.P. Mastorakos: Hairy pigmented Nevus on the Face. 2nd Mediterranean Surgical Congress, Athens, Greece, June 24-27, 1989.
  3. A.D. Mandrekas and D.P. Mastorakos: Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy. 5th Panhellenic Oncology Congress, Athens, Greece, November   23-26, 1989.
  4. A.D. Mandrekas and D.P. Mastorakos: Creation of Nipple and Areola in Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy. 5th Panhellenic Oncology Congress, Athens, Greece, November 23-26, 1989.
  5. G.I. Assimakopoulos, A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos: Our Experience in Breast Reconstruction. 1st National Symposium of Breast Cancer, Albena, Bulgaria, September 28-30, 1990.
  6. A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos, T. Theodosopoulos: Tissue expanders- Use in Reconstructive Surgery. 17th Panhellenic Surgical Congress and International Surgical Symposium, Athens, Greece, November 10-14, 1990.
  7. A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos, T. Theodosopoulos: Musculocutaneous flaps in the treatment of Pressure Sores. 17th Panhellenic Surgical Congress and International Surgical Symposium, Athens, Greece, November 10-14, 1990.
  8. A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos, A. Anastasopoulos, G.I. Assimakopoulos: Reduction Mammaplasty: A five-year experience. 3rd Panhellenic Congress of Senology, Athens, Greece, January 24-26, 1991.
  9. D.P. Mastorakos and A. Anastasopoulos: Lid Reconstruction. 24th Panhellenic Ophthalmology Congress, Corfu, Greece, May 24-27, 1991.
  10. A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos, G.I. Assimakopoulos: Immediate Versus Delayed Breast Reconstruction with permanent Tissue Expander. A comparison Study. 7th International Congress on Senology, Rhodes, Greece, May 3-7, 1992.
  11. D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, Qun-Ying Hu: The Effects of Histamine Blockade on Flap Survival and Mast Cells in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Plastic Surgery Research Council, New York, May 17-20, 1995.
  12. P.G. Cordeiro, D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu, R.E. Kirschner, B.S. Fyfe: L-Arginine Protects from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Epigastric Flap Model (poster presentation). Plastic Surgery Research Council, New York, May 17-20, 1995.
  13. D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, Q.-Y. Hu:  Random Flap Survival Improvement with the Use of Nitric Oxide Precursors. American College of Surgeons Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter Murry Friedman Essay Competition, New York, New York, May 1996.
  14. J.P. Kavolius, D.P. Mastorakos, C. Pavlovich, P. Russo, M.E. Burt, M.S. Brady: Resection of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. 50th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, March 20-23, 1997.
  15. D.P. Mastorakos, L.S. Levin:  Coordination of Fixation and Vascular Access to assure success of Osteoseptocutaneous Fibular Grafts in Extremity Reconstruction.  American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, South Beach, Florida, January 8-11, 2000.
  16. G.I. Zampakos, A. Anastasopoulos, A.D. Mandrekas, P.N. Katsantoni, D.P. Mastorakos: Reduction Mammoplasty with the inferior pedicle method:  Late results.  7th Hellenic Breast Congress, Athens, Greece, March 16-19, 2000.
  17. A.D. Mandrekas, G.I. Zampakos, A. Anastasopoulos, D.P. Mastorakos:  Breast Reconstruction post mastectomy with the Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap (TRAM). 7th Hellenic Breast Congress, Athens, Greece, March 16-19, 2000.
  18. A.D. Mandrekas, A. Anastasopoulos , G.I. Zampakos, D.P. Mastorakos:  Method of Reconstruction of Nipple-Areola Complex (poster). 7th Hellenic Breast Congress, Athens, Greece, March 16-19, 2000.
  19. D.P. Mastorakos, B. Klitzman, L.S. Levin:  Comparison of Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF) and Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension (TcPO2) Monitoring of CO2 Laser resurfaced Random Skin Flaps in Swine.  ASPS Senior Residents Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April 26-30, 2000.
  20. D.P. Mastorakos, B. Lee, C.B. Carlin, B. Klitzman, E.F. Ritter, C.R.. Shea, L.S. Levin: Effects of CO2 Laser and Phenol on Resurfacing of Photoaged Mouse Skin (poster).  2000 Aesthetic Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 12-17, 2000, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Best Scientific Exhibit Award.
  21. D.P. Mastorakos, C.R.. Shea, M. El Hadidy, L.S. Levin, B. Klitzman: Effects of CO2 laser resurfacing in random skin flaps in swine.  2000 Aesthetic Meeting, Residents and Fellows Forum, Orlando, Florida, May 12-17, 2000.
  22. D.P. Mastorakos, C.R.. Shea, M. El Hadidy, L.S. Levin, B. Klitzman: Effects of CO2 laser resurfacing in random skin flaps in swine (poster).  Plastic Surgery Research Council, 45th annual meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 17-20, 2000.
  23. D.P.Mastorakos, N. Sourras, T.-M. Tsai: The Use of A1 Pulley in Pulley Reconstruction: An Anatomical Study (poster). American Society of Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 4-7, 2000.
  24. D.P. Mastorakos, J.J. Disa, P.G. Cordeiro: Soft Tissue Flap Coverage Maximizes Limb Salvage after Allograft Bone Extremity Reconstruction (poster). Society of Surgical Oncology, 54th annual meeting, Washington, D.C., March 15-18, 2001.

GRAND ROUNDS:

  1. Immediate versus delayed breast reconstruction.  Department of Surgery, New York Flushing Hospital, June 1997.
  2. Local Anesthetics in Plastic Surgery.  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,  Duke University Medical Center, August 1997.
  3. Breast Augmentation. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, May 1998.
  4. Blepharoplasty.  How to avoid complications.  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, May 19, 1999.
  5. Abdominoplasty.  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, August 18, 1999.
  6. Plastic Surgery and Gynecology.  Lito Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece, May 28, 2002.
  7. The use of Vacuum-assisted Closure as a temporizing or definitive modality in Orthopedic Trauma, 1st Orthopedic Department, Athens University, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece, Septtember12, 2006

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

  1. A.D. Mandrekas and D.P. Mastorakos: The Management of Decubitus Ulcers by Musculocutaneous Flaps. A 5- year experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 28(2): 167-174, 1992.
  2. A.D. Mandrekas, D.P. Mastorakos, E.N. Stathopoulos, A.G. Diamantis: Giant Hairy pigmented Nevus of the Face. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 15: 31-34, 1992.
  3. A.D. Mandrekas, G.I. Assimakopoulos, D.P. Mastorakos, K. Pantzalis: Fat Necrosis Following Breast Reduction. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 47: 560-562, 1994.
  4. P.G. Cordeiro, D.P. Mastorakos, A.R. Shaha: The Radial Forearm Fasciocutaneous Free Tissue Transfer For Tracheostomy Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 98(2):354-357, 1996.
  5. P.G. Cordeiro, D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu, R.E. Kirschner: The protective effect of L-Arginine on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rat Skin Flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 100(5): 1227-1233, 1997.
  6. D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, Q.-Y. Hu: The Effects of L-Arginine on Flap Survival in the rat dorsal flap model (in preparation).
  7. P.M. Heerdt, D.P. Mastorakos, P.G. Cordeiro, B.E. Pleimann: Dopamine Dose-Response Effects on Island Myocutaneous Flap Pressure-Flow Relationships in Swine. Anesthesia, Analgesia, 82: 5167, 1996.
  8. J.P. Kavolius, D.P. Mastorakos, C. Pavlovich, P. Russo, M.E. Burt, M.S. Brady: Resection of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol, 16(6):  2261-2266, 1998.
  9. D.P. Mastorakos, P.J. Milman, R. Cohen, S. Goldenberg:  An Unusual Complication of a Biliary Stent- Small Bowel Perforation of an Incarcerated Hernia Sac.  Am J Gastroenterol, 93(12): 2533-2535, 1998.
  10. P.G. Cordeiro, J.J. Lee, D.P. Mastorakos, Q.-Y. Hu, J.T. Pinto, E. Santamaria: Prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat skin flap model: the role of mast cells, cromolyn sodium, and histamine receptor blockade. Plast Reconstr Surg, 105(2):654-659, 2000.
  11. D.P. Mastorakos, J.J. Disa, E. Athanasian, P. Boland, J.H. Healey, P.G. Cordeiro: Soft Tissue Flap Coverage Maximizes Limb Salvage after Allograft Bone Extremity Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg, 109(5):1567-1573, 2002.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS:

  • American College of Surgeons, Associate Group.
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Candidate Group.
  • American Medical Association.
  • Kleinert Society.
  • Athens Medical Association.
  • Hellenic Breast Surgical Society.

SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS

  • Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Greek Affiliate.
  • Duke Alumni Association.
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Association.
  • Varvakios Model School Alumni Association.

LICENCES:

  • North Carolina (#78431)
  • Kentucky (#34001)
  • Greece:   Medical Doctor (July 1987)
  • Plastic Surgeon (April 2001)
  • General Surgeon (September 2001)

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, December 1998.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, December 2008.

LANGUAGES:

  1. Greek (fluent, written and spoken).
  2. English (fluent, written and spoken).
  3. French (fluent, written and spoken).
  4. German (fluent, written and spoken).

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