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Professor Dr. med. Nikolaos A. Papadopulos

Senior Consultant Plastic Surgeon ("Oberarzt")
Department of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
Munich Technical University
Munich, Germany

September, 2010



1. PERSONAL DATA

Birth date: March 10, 1966
Birthplace: Zevgolatio, Serres, Greece
Citizenship: Greek
Marital status: Unmarried

ADDRESSES FOR CORRESPONDENCE
UNIVERSITY

Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
University Hospital rechts der Isar
Munich Technical University
Ismaningerstr. 22, D - 81675 Munich
Germany

Phone / Fax: +49 89 4140-2171 / -4869
Email address: n.papadopulos@lrz.tum.de
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Truderingerstr. 112
D - 81673 Munich
Germany

Mobile phone: +49 172 6441941
Email address: n_papadopulos@yahoo.com


2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING


Undergraduate: Oct. 1984 - July 1986: University of Naples, Italy.

Graduate: Aug. 1986 - Oct. 1991: University of Perugia, Italy.

Oct. 1991: M.D. in Medicine and Surgery.
Diploma Thesis: "Cleft Lip and Palate, Surgical Technique" under the supervision of Prof. C. Dominici (University of Perugia, Italy), and Prof. Dr. U. Joos (University of Freiburg, Germany).

Postgraduate: 01/10/1992 - 19/05/1993: Fellow, Department of Surgery, State Hospital Neuss, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. A. J. Coburg).

20/05/1993 - 01/08/1994: Resident, Department of Surgery, Traumatology and Orthopedics, Paracelsus Clinic Neuss, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. R. M. Konrad until 30/9/93, and Dr. H. Frentzen from 1/10/93).

Season 1993 - 1994: Doctor of the "Neusser Eissport Club" (Ice-hockey team of Neuss, Germany).

01/09/1994 - 31/08/1996: Resident, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. E. Biemer).

01/09/1996 - 30/06/1997: Research fellow, Centre for Surgical Technologies (Topic: Endoscopic Fetal Surgery), Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (Head: Prof. T. Lerut, and Prof. P. Koninckx).

01/08/1997 - 31/05/2000: Resident, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. E. Biemer).

Feb. 1999: Doctorate Degree in Medicine.
Title: “Long-term results by free osteofasciocutaneous forearm and fibula flaps for neophallus construction” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. E. Biemer (School of Medicine, Munich Technical University, Germany).

01/03/2000 - 31/03/2000: Resident, Burn Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, State Hospital Munich-Bogenhausen, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. W. Muehlbauer).

01/06/2000 - 30/11/2000: Resident, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, State Hospital Dachau-Indersdorf, Germany (Head: Dr. E. John).

01/06/2000 - 30/06/2002: Research Fellow, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. E. Biemer).

March 2001: Diploma - Board Certified as Specialist in Plastic Surgery by the Bavarian Medical Association, Munich, Germany.

August 2001: European acknowledgment as "Specialist in Plastic Surgery" (2001/19/ΕΕ, May 14, 2001) by the German Medical Association, Germany.

01/06/2001 - 30/06/2002: Senior Consultant Plastic Surgeon ("Oberarzt"), Department of Hand, Micro, and Plastic Surgery, Klinikum Dachau, Dachau, Germany. (Head: Dr. med. J. Schaff).

01.07.2002 - present: Senior Consultant Plastic Surgeon ("Oberarzt"), Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University, Germany (Head: Prof. Dr. E. Biemer, and Prof. Dr. H.G. Machens after November 1st, 2007).

Jan. 2003: Privat Dozent Degree in Plastic Surgery.
Title: “Intrauterine surgery for fetal wound healing of surgically created cleft lip and palate (An experimental study)” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. E. Biemer (School of Medicine, Munich Technical University, Germany).

March 2009: Professor of Plastic Surgery
School of Medicine, Munich Technical University, Germany.

Languages: Greek - mother language
English - very good (Stratigakis Institute, Thessaloniki, GR)
German - very good (Goethe Institute, Duesseldorf, D)
Italian - very good (University for Foreigners, Perugia, I)
Spanish - good
French - satisfactory (Palatidion Lyceum, Sidirocastro, Serres, GR)


3. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES


Working Group for Intrauterine Surgery (experimental; project manager):
- surgical closure techniques of the fetal membranes and their healing after intrauterine surgery in the pregnant rabbit model using tissue engineering.
- fetal wound healing by surgically created cleft lip and palate in the pregnant sheep model using autogenous bone grafts and tissue engineering.
- influence of high frequency MRT used for diagnostic purposes in the pregnant sheep model.
- evaluation of the left of right left-right-shunts on the lung conducting path (partial study A, "lung") and on the adaptation mechanisms of the right ventricle (partial study B, " heart") in the pregnant sheep model".


Working Group for Reconstruction of Peripheral Nerve Defects (experimental & clinical; project manager):
- establishment of nerve graft alternatives and thus optimization of the operative reconstruction of peripheral nerve defects using collagen conduits, growth factors, tissue engineering, and stem cells.


Working Group for Studies on Poland Syndrome (clinical; project manager):
- retro- and prospective evaluation of our operative results.
- validation and optimization of the pre-operative planning methods and strategies.


Working Group for Studies on Quality of Life after Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (clinical; project co-manager):
- quality of life after severe hand injuries.
- quality of life after reconstructive breast surgery.
- quality of life after aesthetic surgery.
- psychological / psychiatric remarkablenesses and/or disturbances by aesthetic surgery patients.
- quality of life after sex reassignment surgery.


Working Group for Studies on Breast Cancer. (experimental & clinical; member):
- Initiating mutations of human breast cancer.
- development of new technologies for the analysis of single cells and on the detection of cellular target structure for the adjuvant treatment of cancer.


Working Group for Computer-Assisted Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (clinical; member):
- three-dimensional documentation of the human body surface by optical 3d scanner systems.
- establishment of different systems for particular clinical issues and operative areas
- application of new technologies for the improvement of quality of operative evaluation; three-dimensional documentation.
- operative planning at virtual three-dimensional models.
- fine modeling of soft tissue deformations and development of a software tool for a realistic 3D operative planning and simulation.


Working Group for Studies on Pharmaceutical Prophylaxis of Vessel-Thrombosis after Microsurgical Interventions. (experimental & clinical; project manager):
- development of new strategies for pharmaceutical thrombosis prophylaxis after microsurgical tissue transfer.


Working Group for Studies on Transsexualism (clinical; project co-manager):
- development of new operative strategies for the treatment of female-to-male and male -to-female transsexualism.


Working group for the clinical application of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC's) (clinical & experimental; project co-manager):
- Gain of MSC's from human fatty tissue for the acquisition of manufacture permission after §§ 13, and/or 20b of the German Pharmaceutical Law.
- Clinical application of MSC's from human fatty tissue for tissue repair.
- Experimental application of the of MSC's from human fatty tissue at the above mentioned studies on Intrauterine as well as Peripheral Nerve Surgery.


Working group for the evaluation of regenerative effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) in burn and scald injuries (clinical & experimental; member).


4. HONOURS AND AWARDS


Nov. 1986 - Oct. 1991: Student Grant, Regional Administration for Students (E. R. S. U.), Perugia, Italy.

Sep. 1994 - Aug. 1996: Residency Grant, Central Division of the Hellenic Orthodox Church, Bonn, Germany.

Sep. 1996 - June 1997: Research Fellowship Grant, Research Council of the Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Jan. 1998 - March 2001: Research Grant, Research Council of the Munich Technical University, Munich, Germany.

Jan. 2001 - March 2004: Research Grant, Research Council of the Munich Technical University, Munich, Germany.

Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2004: Research Grant, Karl Storz Endoskope, Tüttlingen, Germany.

Jan. 2003 - March 2005: Research Grant, Research Council of the Munich Technical University, Munich, Germany.

Organizing Committee Member, International Congress of Upper Extremity, Hand and Micro Surgery, organized by the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery, Corfu, Greece, August 28 - 31, 2002.

Biographical profile is included in the 20th & 21st edition of "Who's Who in the World" and the 5th edition of "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®".

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Hippokratia".

Together with Dr. Daniel Mueller we organized the Plastic Surgery Week Davos 2003 in Switzerland (Hands on Courses for Aesthetic Surgery, Laser Surgery, Flap Surgery, Burn Treatment, Microsurgery] including a State of the Art Phalloplasty Symposium, March 7 - 15, 2003.

Reviewer of the Journal "Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy” (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2005: 0.889).

The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge declared me as the "International Health Professional of the Year" for the years 2003 and 2005.

Golden Award of the 2nd International Congress on Life of Quality in the clinical practice, Porto Carras, Chalkidiki, Greece, June 2004.

Annual Scientific Award of the Association of German Plastic Surgeons for the year 2004.

"Golden Camera „Award of the Association of German Plastic Surgeons for the year 2004.

Member of the Board, Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2005-2009.

Organizing Committee Member, International Congress for Hand - Upper Limb and Microsurgery, organized by the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Samos, Greece, September 7-10, 2005.

Reviewer of the online Journal "Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery”.

Member of The Councils of Advisor of the "Gerson Lehrman Group Healthcare Council" (http://www.glgroup.com).

Reviewer of "The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology" (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2005: 3.083).

Reviewer of the "European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology" (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2005: 1.141).

"Edgar Ungeheur-Preis 2006" Award of the German Society of Surgery for the year 2006.

"Hans Anderl Award 2006" of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS).

"Forschungspreis 2006" Award of the Dr. Hans L. Geisenhofer Foundation, Bavarian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Reviewer of the Journal "Obstetrics & Gynecology" (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2005: 4.170).

Organizing Committee Member, Common Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery, Killini, Greece, September 6-10, 2006.

Since 2007, Member of the Board, "Griechische Akademie e.V." [Greek Academy] in Munich, Germany.

Member of the International Advisory Committee of the 3rd World Congress on "Quality in the clinical practice" Thessaloniki, Greece September 28 - October 1, 2006.

Chairman of the sessions "Lungs" and "Head and Spine" during the 26th annual meeting of International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (IFMSS) in Aruba, April 29 - May 2, 2007.

Reviewer of the Journal "Libertas Academica".

Member of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS).

Best free paper Award of the common annual meeting of the Bavarian Society for Gynecology and the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Munich, Germany, June 7-9, 2007.

Scientific Committee Member, IV Congress of the World Society of Reconstructive Surgery (WSRM), organized by the Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, as well as chairman of the session "Lower Extremity" Athens, Greece, June 25 - July 1, 2007.

Member of the Board, Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery for the year 2007.

Reviewer of the Journal "World Journal of Pediatrics" (PubMed Journal).

Reviewer of the Journal "Prenatal Diagnosis" (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2007: 1.319).

Scientific Committee Member, 8th Panhellenic Congress of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Chalkidiki, Greece, October 4-7, 2007.

Member of the Board, Dept. of Microsurgery and Hand Surgery of the Hellenic Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2007 - 2009,.

Elected President of the International Fetal Medicine & Surgery Society (IFMSS) for the year 2008, Member of the IFMSS-Board since 2007, and President of the 27th Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine & Surgery Society (IFMSS) in Athens, Greece September 12-16, 2008.

Chairman of the session for the invited lecture of Prof. C. Cosmi "Fetal treatment by growth retardation" during the 5th Panhellenic Meeting of Greek Feto-Maternal Society in Volos, Greece, May 16-18, 2008.

"Bernd Spiessl Award 2008" during the Bernd Spiessl Symposium, Basel, Switzerland, June 5-7, 2008.

Founding Member, Working group for Face and Extremities Allotransplantation which performed world wide the first upper extremities allotransplantation, both sides, in the University Hospital rechts der Isar of the Munich Technical University in Germany, June 25-26, 2008. As Member of the working group honoured by the President of the Munich Technical University, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Hermann with the "Karl Max von Bauernfeind-Medaille", December 4, 2008.

Member of the Faculty of the "International Meeting on Aesthetic and Reconstructive Facial Surgery" (ΙΜΑFR), Mykonos, Greece, May 13-17, 2009.

Scientific Committee Member, 20th and 21st annual meeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS), Barcelona, Spain, May 28-30, 2009, and Manchester, United Kingdom, May 27-29, 2010.

Scientific Committee Member, (Topic co-ordinator "Experimental-Research"), Faculty Member, and Chairman of the session "Research and Bioengineering" during the 11th Congress of the European Section of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS), Rhodes, Greece, September 20-26, 2009.

Reviewer of the Journal "The Breast" (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2009: 2.087).

Chairman of the session "General" during the 20th Annualmeeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS) in Barcelona, Spain, May, 28-30, 2009.

Reviewer of the Journal "The Placenta” (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2009: 2.767).

On 25 July 2009, during the summer festival "Zevgolatio 2009" in my birth place, I have been honored with the plaque of honour by the mayor of the city Strymoniko, Mr. Isaak Rizos.

Reviewer of the Journal "Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” (PubMed Journal, impact factor 2009: 0.912).

Chairman of the session "Membranes/Hematology" during the 28th annual meeting of International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (IFMSS) in Manaus-Amazonian, Brasil, September 6-10, 2009.

Video - Moderation of the session „Fibulaflap“ during the meeting “Plastic Surgery by Transsexuals”, in Munich, Germany, November 27-28, 2009.


5. MEMBERSHIPS


German Medical Association.
Association of German Plastic Surgeons.
German Society of Surgery.
German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Hellenic Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society.
Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
German Society of Senology.
Hellenic Medical Association.
Balkan Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
Greek Maternalfetal Medical Society,
Greek Academy of Munich, Germany
Hellenic Society for Hand Surgery
Association of the Bavarian Surgeons
International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS)


6. PUBLICATIONS


1. N. Papadopulos. La labiopalatoschisi, tecnica chirurgica [Cleft lip and palate, surgical technique]. Diploma thesis, University of Perugia, 1991.


2. J. Schaff, N. Papadopulos, R. Gröner, E. Biemer. Die Verwendbarkeit von freien osteofasziokutanen Fibula-Flaps mit ausgedehnten Hautinsel [The usefulness of free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flaps with extend skin island]. Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 1995;27:K 16.


3. N. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, R. Gröner, M. Geishauser, E. Biemer. Die Hebedefektmorbidität von freien osteofasziokutanen Fibula Flaps mit ausgedehnten Hautinsel [The donor - site morbidity of free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flaps with extent skin island]. Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 1996;28:K 12.


4. P. Graf, M. Cavallini, N. Papadopulos. Ricostruzione del profilo facciale con lembo libero di parascapolare nella microsomia emifaciale [The reconstruction of the facial profile with free parascapulae flap in the hemifacial microsomia]. Proceedings of the 45th Congress of the Italian Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Perugia (I), 1996;Vol. I:124-31.


5. J.A. Deprest, M. Miserez, N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dimitrascu, D. Van Schoubröck, P. Koninckx, T. Lerut, K. Vandenberghe. Endoscopic fetal surgery: a new hope for fetal surgery? Gynaecological Endoscopy, 1997;Vol. 6, Supplement I:3.


6. N.A. Papadopulos, P. Graf, E. Biemer. Handgelenksrekonstruktion mit vaskularisiertem proximallem Fibula-Transplantat bei Kindern [The reconstruction of the wrist joint with vascularised proximal fibula flap in children]. Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 1997;29:K 7.


7. J.A. Deprest, M. Miserez, V. Evrard, H. Flageole, N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dumitrascu, K. Vandenberghe, T. Lerut and F. Luks. Animal models for endoscopic fetal surgery and early human spin-off. Advances in Perinatal Medicine 1997;11:10-6.


8. J.A. Deprest, N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dumitrascu, J.L.Ordoñez, I. Laermans, H. Decaluwe, K. Vandenberghe. Closure of fetoscopic access site in the mid-gestational pregnant rabbit. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998;178(1):152.


9. N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dumitrascu, P. Van Ballaer, J.L. Ordoñez, I. Laermans, K. Vandenberghe, J.A. Deprest. Fetal membrane closure techniques after hysteroamniotomy in the mid-gestational rabbit model. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998;178(1):155.


10. P.F. Graf, R. Gröner, L. Kovacs, N. Papadopulos, M. Klöppel. Möglichkeiten der Defektdeckung beim Strahlenschaden [Possibilities of defect covering by radiation damages]. Proceedings of the 75th Meeting of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons, H. Bauer, W. Hohenberger, G. Metak, (Editors), Hieronymus Verlag München (Publ.), 1998;60.


11. H. Yamamoto, N. Papadopulos, H. Decaluwe, K. Vandenberghe, J. Deprest. Closure techniques for fetoscopic access sites in the mid-gestational rabbit model. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 1998;13(Suppl 1):84-5.


12. N.A. Papadopulos, P. Van Ballaer, J.L. Ordoñez, I. Laermans, K. Vandenberghe, T. Lerut, J.A. Deprest. Fetal membrane closure techniques after hysteroamniotomy in the midgestational rabbit model. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998;178(5):938-42.


13. N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dumitrascu, J.L. Ordoñez, Ph. Koninckx, T. Lerut, K. Vandenberghe, E. Biemer, J.A. Deprest. Fötoskopie am schwangeren Kaninchen: Ein neues Tiermodell für endoskopische fetale plastische Chirurgie? [Fetoscopy in the pregnant rabbit: A new animal model for endoscopic fetal plastic surgery?]. Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 1998;30:K 41.
14. N.A. Papadopulos, P. Van Ballaer, J.L. Ordoñez, Ph. Koninckx, T. Lerut, K. Vandenberghe, E. Biemer, J.A. Deprest. Verschlussmethoden der fötalen Membranen und Heilung nach Hysterotomie am Modell des schwangeren Kaninchens. [Closure techniques of the fetal membranes and healing after hysterotomy in the pregnant rabbit model]. Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 1998;30:K41-2.


15. N. Papadopulos. Spätergebnisse bei freien osteofasziokutanen Radialis- und Fibulalappen zur Penoidkonstruktion. [Long-term results by free osteofasciocutaneous forearm and fibula flaps for neophallus construction]. Doctorate degree thesis, Munich Technical University, 1999.


16. J.A. Deprest, J. Wu, H. Yamamoto, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Gratacós, V. Evrard, M. Miserez, X. Ge, E.A. Verbeken, T. Lerut. Temporary tracheal occlusion in the fetal lamb with congenital diaphragmatic hernia does not cause overshooting lung growth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;180(1):179.


17. J.A. Deprest, I. Dumitrascu, J.L. Ordoñez, H. Decaluwe, E. Gratacós, T. Lerut, N.A. Papadopulos. Fetoscopy in a mid-gestational rabbit model. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;180(1):180.


18. N.A. Papadopulos, I. Dumitrascu, J.L. Ordoñez, H. Decaluwe, T. Lerut, G. Barki, J.A. Deprest. Fetoscopy in the pregnant rabbit at mid-gestation. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 1999;14(2):118-21.


19. E. Gratacós, H. Yamamoto, N.A. Papadopulos, T. Adriaenssens, T. Phlips, T.A. Lerut, J.A. Deprest. The midgestational rabbit as a model for the creation of membrane defects after needle fetoscopy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;180(5):1263-7.


20. J.A. Deprest, N.A. Papadopulos, H. Decaluwe, H. Yamamoto, T.E. Lerut, E. Gratacos. Closure techniques for fetoscopic access sites in the rabbit at mid-gestation. Human Reproduction 1999;14(7):1730-4.


21. P.F. Graf, E. Biemer, N. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs. Ergebnisse nach Fingerreplantation [Results after finger replantation]. Langebecks Arch. Chir. 1999;621-3.


22. M. Kloeppel, N.T. Hoang, L. Kovacs, N. Papadopulos, C. Hoehnke, P. Graf, M. Geishauser, E. Biemer. Optimierte Neovaskularisation im präformierten Gewebelappen durch kontrollierte Gewebeexpansion [The positive effect of tissue expansion in prefabricated flaps]. In: O. Thetter, B. Passlik, H. Bauer, G. Matak (Editors), Vereinigung der Bayerischen Chirurgen e.V.: Wissenschaftliche Referate, 76. Tagung, Hieronymus Verlag, München, 1999;28.


23. N.A. Papadopulos, J.A. Deprest, I. Dumitrascu, M. Miserez, N. Yesildaglar, K. Vandenberghe, T.E. Lerut. Endoskopische fetale Chirurgie: eine neue perspektive in der fetalen Therapie? [Endoscopic fetal surgery: a new perspective in the fetal therapy?] Sozialpaediatrie - Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde 2000;22:14-22.

24. N.A. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, E. Biemer. Usefulness of free sensate osteofasciocutaneous forearm and fibula flaps for neophallus construction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2001;17(6):407-12.


25. L. Kovacs, M. Kloeppel, N.A. Papadopulos, W. Reeker, E. Biemer. Necrotizing fasciitis. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2001;47(6):680-2.


26. L. Kovacs, C. Hoehnke, M. Kloeppel, N. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. How to organize microsurgery in plastic surgery: In-house vs. satellite surgery. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2002;18(5):442.


27. Ν.A. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, E. Biemer. Long-term fate of the bony component in neophallus construction with free osteofasciocutaneous forearm or fibula flap in 18 female-to-male transsexuals. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002;109(3):1025-30, Discussion 1031-2.


28. M.A. Papadopoulos, P.K. Christou, A.E. Athanasiou, H.F. Zeilhofer, P. Boettcher, Ν.A. Papadopulos. Three-dimensional craniofacial reconstruction imaging. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 2002;93(4):382-93.


29. Ν.A. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, H. Bucher, R. Groener, M. Geishauser, E. Biemer. The donor-site morbidity following harvesting of free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flaps with extended skin island. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2002;49(2):138-44.


30. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, H. Boos, J. Henke, W. Erhardt, P. Boettcher, R. Stolla, L. Kovacs, J. Schaff, E. Biemer. Intrauterine Oberkieferrekonstruktion am Beispiel der Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte beim Schafmodell. Chirurgisches Forum 2002;31:557-60.


31. M.A. Papadopoulos, Chr. Jannowitz, P. Christou, J. Henke, P. Boettcher, R. Sader, L. Kovacs, H.F. Zeilhofer, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. Fetal surgical treatment of cleft-lip and palate: A real possibility or an utopia? Hellenic Plastic Surgery 2002;1(2):191-203.


32. N. Papadopulos. Intrauterine Chirurgie zur fetalen Wundheilung am Beispiel eines operativ erzeugten Lippen-Kieferdefektes (Eine tierexperimentelle Studie). Privat Dozent Thesis (Habilitatiosschift), Munich Technical University, 2002.


33. Ν.A. Papadopulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, M.A. Papadopoulos, H. Feussner, J. Henke, L. Kovacs, H.H. Horch, E. Biemer. Tierexperimentelle endoskopische intrauterine Chirurgie bei kraniofazialen Fehlbildungen am Βeispiel der Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten. Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie 2003;7:70-5.


34. M.A. Papadopoulos, N.A. Papadopulos, C. Jannowitz, J. Henke, P. Böttcher, M. Klöppel, D. Müller, H.-F. Zeilhofer, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. Drei-dimensionale computertomographische Auswertung des Mittelgesichtswachstums nach intrauteriner Wiederherstellung von chirurgisch erzeugten Oberkieferdefekten am Schaffetus. Chirurgisches Forum 2003;32:17-9


35. M.A. Papadopoulos, N.A. Papadopulos, C. Jannowitz, J. Henke, P. Böttcher, M. Klöppel, D. Müller, H.-F. Zeilhofer, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. 3D-CT maxillary growth evaluation following intrauterine repair of cleft-like defects in the sheep fetus. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2003;32(Suppl 1):38.


36. N.A. Papadopulos. Free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flap: nine-year experience in 77 patients. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2003;19(6):435-36.


37. N.A. Papadopulos, S. Klotz, J. Henke, L. Kovacs, T. Brill, W. Erhardt, E. Biemer. Chirurgische Verschlussmethoden von fetoskopisch erzeugten Membrandefekten am mittel-trächtigen Kaninchenmodell. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 2003;63:651-7.


38. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos. Can intrauterine surgery improve the quality of life of cleft lip and palate patients? Hippokratia 2003;7:107-29.


39. E. Ruckhäberle, K.T.M. Schneider, S. Nekolla, K. Schreiber, S. Pildner von Steinburg, N.A. Papadopulos. Intrauterine akustische und Temperaturmessungen bei verschiedenen MRT Sequenzen. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe & Neonatologie 2003;207(Suppl 2):126.


40. N.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos, C. Jannowitz, Α. Raith, J. Henke, P. Böttcher, H.-F. Zeilhofer, D. Mueller, R. Stolla, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. Intrauterine autogenous fetal bone transplantation for the repair of cleft-like defects and 3D-CT maxillary growth evaluation in the midgestational sheep model. European Surgical Research 2004;36(Suppl 1):54.


41. N.A. Papadopulos, A. Raith, S. Klotz, U. Schillinger, M. Foehn, J. Henke, R.E. Horch, D. Mueller, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. In vitro culture of amniocytes for surgical closure of the fetal membranes after fetoscopy in the mid-gestational rabbit model. European Surgical Research 2004;36(Suppl 1):79.


42. E.A. Huhn, C. Jannowitz, H. Boos, M.A. Papadopoulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, J. Henke, D. Müller, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. Fetale Wundheilung: Aktueller Stand und neue Perspektiven. Der Chirurg 2004;75(5):498-507.


43. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, H. Boos, J. Henke, W. Erhardt, P. Boettcher, R. Stolla, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. Intrauterine autogenous fetal bone transplantation for the repair of cleft-like defects in the midgestational sheep model. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2004;32(4):199-210.


44. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. Three-dimensional recording of breast shape - a useful method? Re: Factors determining shape and symmetry in immediate breast reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2004;53(2):192-4.


45. L. Kovacs, N.A. Papadopulos, S.Α. Ammar, M. Kloeppel, P. Herschbach, G. Heinrich, A. Baumann, E. Biemer. Clinical outcome and patients' satisfaction after simultaneous bilateral breast reconstruction with free transverse rectus abdominis muscle flap. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2004;53(3):199-204.


Golden Award
2nd International Congress on Life of Quality in the Clinical Practice
Porto Carras - Chalkidiki, Greece, June 3 - 6, 2004.

46. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, H. Wawrzyn, K. Schwenzer, H. Seitz, C. Tille, N.A. Papadopulos, M. Kloeppel, R. Sader, H.F. Zeilhofer, E. Biemer. Computer aided surgical reconstruction after complex facial burn injuries - opportunities and limitations. Burns 2005;31:85-91.


47. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, J. Henke, T. Brill, P. Boettcher, R. Stolla, L. Kovacs, P. Graf, E. Biemer. Fetal surgery & cleft lip and palate: Current status and new perspectives. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2005;58(5):593-607.


48. M. A. Papadopoulos, C. Jannowitz , P. Boettcher, J. Henke, R. Stolla, H.-F. Zeilhofer, L. Kovacs, W. Erhardt, E. Biemer, N. A. Papadopulos. Three-dimensional cephalometry: An evaluation of the reliability of cephalometric measurements based on three-dimensional CT reconstructions and on dry skulls of sheep fetuses. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2005;33(4):229-37.


49. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, H. Wawrzyn, K. Schwenzer, H. Seitz, C. Tille, N.A. Papadopulos, M. Kloeppel, R. Sader, H.-F. Zeilhofer, E. Biemer. Opportunities and limitations of the computer-aided surgical reconstruction after complex facial burn injuries. Elsevier - CARS 2005 - Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2005;1281:504-8.


50. L. Kovacs, M. Kloeppel, N.A. Papadopulos, C. Schmidt, P. Graf, E. Biemer. Desmoid tumour in the donor-site of a latissimus dorsi flap in Gardner´s Syndrome. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2005;58:884-6.


51. L. Kovacs, M. Eder, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. Re: Validating three-dimensional imaging of the breast. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2005;55:695-6.


52. M. A. Papadopoulos, N.A. Papadopulos, C. Jannowitz , P. Boettcher, J. Henke, R. Stolla, H.-F. Zeilhofer, L. Kovacs, W. Erhardt, E. Biemer. Three-dimensional cephalometric evaluation of maxillary growth following in utero repair of cleft lip and alveolar like defects in the mid-gestational sheep model. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2006;21(1):105-114.


Annual Scientific Award
of the Association of German Plastic Surgeons for the year 2004.

53. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, P. Juhnke, C. Taskov, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. Weichteildefekte als Komplikation nach Knieendoprothetik: Operative Strategien zur Weichteilrekonstruktion. Der Orthopäde, 2006;35(2):162-168.


54. L. Kovacs, A. Yassouridis, A. Zimmermann, G. Brockmann, A. Wöhnl, M. Blaschke, K. Schwenzer-Zimmerer, R. Rosenberg, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. Optimization of three-dimensional imaging of the breast region with 3D laser scanners. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2006;56:229-236.


55. A. Zimmermann, R. Zimmer, L. Kovacs, S. Einödshofer, P. Herschbach, G. Henrich, W. Tunner, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. Lebenszufriedenheit transsexueller Patienten nach geschlechtsangleichenden Operationen. Der Chirurg, 2006;77:432-438.

56. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, G. Brockmann, H. Baurecht, K. Schwenzer-Zimmer, N.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopulos, R. Sader, E. Biemer, H. F. Zeilhofer. Accuracy and precision of the three-dimensional assessment of the facial surface using a 3D laser scanner. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2006;25(6):742-754.


57. N.A. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs, A. Baumann, S. Ali, P. Herschbach, G. Henrich, E. Biemer. Lebensqualität und Zufriedenheit nach Brustrekonstruktion. Der Chirurg, 2006;77(7):610-615.


58. N.A. Papadopulos, S. Klotz, A. Raith, M. Foehn, U. Schillinger, J. Henke, L. Kovacs, R.E. Horch, E. Biemer. Amnion cells engineering: A new perspective in fetal membrane healing after intrauterine surgery?. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2006;21:494-500.


59. L. Kovacs, A. Zimmermann, G. Brockmann, M. Gühring, H. Baurecht, N.A. Papadopulos, K. Schwenzer-Zimmerer, R. Sader, E. Biemer, H.F. Zeilhofer. Three-dimensional recording of the human face with a 3D laser scanner. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2006;59:1193-1202.


60. H.-R. Teymouri, S. Stergioula, M. Eder, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. Breast reconstruction with autologous tissue following mastectomy. Hippokratia, 2006;10:153-162.


61. L. Kovacs, M. Eder, R. Hollweck, A. Zimmermann, M. Settles, A. Schneider, K. Udosic, K. Schwenzer-Zimmerer, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. New Aspects of Breast Volume Measurement Using 3D Surface Imaging. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2006;57:602-610.


62. M. Klöppel, C. Tudor, L. Kovacs, N.A. Papadopulos, C. Höhnke, I. Himsl, N.T. Hoang, E. Biemer. Comparison of experimental microvascular end-to-end anastomosis via VCS®-Clips versus conventional suture technique in an animal model. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2007;23:45-50.


63. L. Kovacs, M. Eder, R. Hollweck, A. Zimmermann, M. Settles, A. Schneider, M. Endlich, A. Mueller, K. Schwenzer-Zimmerer, N.A. Papadopulos, E. Biemer. Comparison between the breast volume measurement using 3D surface imaging and classical techniques. The Breast, 2007;16:137-145.


64. M. Eder, N.A. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs. Re: Breast volume determination in breast hypertrophy. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007;120:356-357.


65. N.A. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs, S. Krammer, P. Herschbach, G. Henrich, E. Biemer. Quality of life following Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: A prospective study. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2007;60:915-921.


66. C. Hoehnke, M. Eder, N.A. Papadopulos, A. Zimmermann, G. Brockmann, E. Biemer, L. Kovacs. Minimal invasive reconstruction of posttraumatic hemi facial atrophy by 3D computer assisted lipofilling. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2007;60:1138-1144.


67. U. Dornseifer, K. Matiasek, A. Fichter, A. Rupp, J. Henke, N. Weidner, L. Kovacs, W. Schmahl, E. Biemer, M. Ninkovic, N.A. Papadopulos. Surgical therapy of peripheral nerve lesions: Current status and new perspectives. Zentralblatt fuer Neurochirurgie, 2007;30:101-110.


68. M. Eder, N.A. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs. Re: Virtual 3-dimensional modelling as a valuable adjunct to aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. American Journal of Surgery, 2007;194:563-565.


69. A. Rupp, U. Dornseifer, K. Rodenacker, A. Fichter, U. Jütting, P. Gais, N.A. Papadopulos, K. Matiasek. Temporal progression and extent of the return of sensation in the foot provided by the saphenous nerve after sciatic nerve transection and repair in the rat - implications for nociceptive assessments. Somatosensory and Motor Research, 2007;24:1-13.


70. A.S. Mallik, M.A. Fichter, S. Rieder, G. Bilic, S. Stergioula, J. Henke, K.T.M. Schneider, E. Biemer, R. Zimmermann, A.H. Zisch, N.A Papadopulos. Fetoscopic closure of iatrogenic defects in foetal membranes with decellularized human amnion plugs in a rabbit model. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007;110(5):1121-1129.


71. A. Rupp, U. Dornseifer, A. Fischer, W. Schmahl, K. Rodenacker, U. Jutting, P. Gais, E. Biemer, N. Papadopulos, K. Matiasek. Electrophysiologic assessment of sciatic nerve regeneration in the rat: Surrounding limb muscles feature strongly in recordings from the gastrocnemius muscle. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2007;166(2):266-277.


72. S. Mauroudi, L. Rekopoulou, N.A. Papadopulos, M.A Papadopoulos. Αιτιολογία, ταξινόμηση, διάγνωση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση των χειλεοϋπερωιοσχιστιών [Etiology, classification, diagnosis and treatment of cleft lip and palate]. Ελληνική Ορθοδοντική Επιθεώρηση [Hellenic Orthodontic Review], 2007;10:103-128.


73. V. Mirceva, B. Jessberger, N.A. Papadopulos, A. Konstantinow, R. Hein, J. Ring, K. Brockow. Warzentherapie mit Anthralin-Salicylsäure-haltiger Salbe - Wirksamkeitsanalyse bei 44 Patienten. Aktuelle Dermatologie, 2007;33:422-427.


74. A. Fichter, U. Dornseifer, J. Henke, K.T.M. Schneider, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer, J. Bruner, N. S. Adzick, M. R. Harrison, N.A. Papadopulos. Fetal Spina Bifida Repair - Current Trends and Prospects of Intrauterine Neurosurgery, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2008;23:271-286.


75. M. Eder, A. Schneider, H. Feussner, A. Zimmermann, C. Höhnke, N.A. Papadopulos, L. Kovacs. Brustvolumenbestimmung anhand der 3-D Oberflächengeometrie - Verifizierung der Methode mit Hilfe der Kernspintomographie. Zeitschrift Biomedizinische Technik / Biomedical Engineering, 2008;53:112-121.


76. Ι.C. Ioannidis, Μ.A. Papadopοulos, Ν.A. Papadopulos. Muscle reconstruction of the lip in the primary surgical treatment of cleft lip: A comprehensive review [Μυϊκή επανόρθωση του χείλους κατά την αρχική αντιμετώπιση χειλεοσχιστιών: Μια περιεκτική ανασκόπηση]. Ελληνική Ορθοδοντική Επιθεώρηση [Hellenic Orthodontic Review], 2008;11:35-53.


77. M. Grob, N.A. Papadopulos, A. Zimmermann, E. Biemer L. Kovacs,. Psychological impact of severe hand injury. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 2008;33:358-362.

78. N.A. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, E. Biemer. The use of free prelaminated and sensate osteofasciocutaneous fibula flap in phalloplasty. Injury, 2008;39:62-67.


79. N.A. Papadopulos, J. Schaff, H.-F. Zeilhofer, L. Kovacs, H. Deppe, H.-H. Horch, E. Biemer. Mandible reconstruction with free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flap: A 10 years experience. Injury, 2008;39:75-82.


80. E. Ruckhäberle, S.G. Nekolla, C. Ganter, K.T.M. Schneider, A. Peter, A. Raidt, L. Kovacs, S.J. Brockmeier, M. Schwaiger, R. Oberhoffer, N.A. Papadopulos. In-vivo intrauterine sound pressure and temperature measurements during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (1,5 T) in pregnant ewes. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2008;24:203-210.


81. V. Mirceva, B. Jeßberger, A. Konstantinow, N.A. Papadopulos, R. Hein, J. Ring, K. Brockow. Behandlung von Verrucae vulgares mit Dithranol-Salizylsäure-haltiger Salbe. Anwendungsbeobactung bei 30 Patienten Aktuelle Dermatologie, 2008;34:428-432.


82. Ν.A. Papadopulos, C. Weigand, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. The free vascularized fibular epiphyseal transfer: Long-term results of wrist reconstruction in young patients. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2009;25:3-13.


83. J. Schaff, N.A. Papadopulos. A new protocol for complete phalloplasty with free sensate and prelaminated osteofasciocutaneous fibula flaps: Experience in 37 patients. Microsurgery, 2009;29:413-419


84. N.A. Papadopulos, D. Kyriakidis, U. Schillinger, A. Totis, J. Henke, L. Kovacs, R.Ε. Horch, K.T.M. Schneider, H.-G. Machens, E. Biemer. Successful anatomic repair of feto-endoscopic access sites in the mid-gestational rabbit model. In Vivo, 2010; 24:745-50


85. L. Kovacs, M. Grob, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. Quality of Life after Severe Hand Injury Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 2010 (accepted)


86. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M.A. Papadopoulos. Cleft lip and palate. In: Eduardo V. Isfer, Ed. "Medicina Fetal : Diagnóstico Pré - Natal e Conduta" ("Fetal Medicine : Pre-Natal Diagnosis and Management"). Sao Paolo, Brazil, Revinter, 2010. (in press)


87. Ν.A. Papadopulos, A. Totis, O.N. Papadopoulos. Ποιότητα Ζωής Ασθενών με Πλαστική Αποκατάστασή Μαστού (Quality of Life of Patients after Breast Reconstruction). In: Othonas Papadopoulos, 2nd Ed. “Πλαστική, Επανορθωτική και Αισθητική Χειρουργική” (Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery). Athens, Greece, P.Ch. Paschalidis, 2010. (submitted)


88. N.A. Papadopulos, M. Eder, S. Stergioula, H.R. Teymouri, M.C. Mavroudis, P. Herschbach, G. Henrich, O.N. Papadopoulos, E. Biemer, L. Kovacs. Long-term outcome following breast reconstructive surgical treatment in Poland`s Syndrome Patients. The Breast Journal, 2010. (submitted)


89. Ν.A. Papadopulos, D. Kyriakidis, O.N. Papadopoulos. Eνδοσκοπική ανύψωση του μετώπου (The Endoscopic Forehead Lift). In: Othonas Papadopoulos, 2nd Ed. “Πλαστική, Επανορθωτική και Αισθητική Χειρουργική” (Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery). Athens, Greece, P.Ch. Paschalidis, 2010. (submitted)


90. A. Totis, D. Kyriakidis, G. Henrich, L. Kovacs, M. Mavroudis, O. Papadopoulos, P. Herschbach, E. Biemer, H.-G. Machens, N.A. Papadopulos. Quality of life in patients with mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction: Methods & outcomes. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2010. (submitted)


Best Poster Award
30th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Senology
Hamburg, Germany, June 1 - 3, 2010.

91. D. Kyriakidis, S. Klotz, Chr. Hoehnke, J. Henke, M.A. Papadopulos, H.F. Zeilhofer, T. Brill, L. Kovacs, W. Erhardt, E. Biemer, N.A. Papadopulos. The importance of fetal rabbit model in the development of intrauterine surgery. In vivo 2010. (submitted)


92. Ν.A. Papadopulos, A. Totis, O.N. Papadopoulos. Eνδοσκοπική Αυξητική Μαστού (Endoscopic Breast Augmentation). In: Othonas Papadopoulos, 2nd Ed. “Πλαστική, Επανορθωτική και Αισθητική Χειρουργική” (Plastic, Reconstructive ans Aesthetic Surgery). Athens, Greece, P.Ch. Paschalidis, 2010. (submitted)


93. Ν.A. Papadopulos, M. Eder, C. Weigand, L. Kovacs, E. Biemer. 12 years of experience with endoscopic forehead lift: A quantitative and qualitative assessment. Head and Neck 2010. (submitted)









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