1997: Graduation of Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2004: Endoscopic Neurosurgery
2005: Diploma in Vascular and Nerve Microsurgery
2006: 6-year specialization in University Neurosurgery Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital
2006-2009: 3-year specialization at University Hospital of Cardiff in UK in spinal disorders and the Neurosurgical Treatment of Chronic Pain and Spasticity
2004 – 2007: Four-year EANS (European Association of Neurosurgery) training
2006 – 2007: Specialist Registrar, Cardiff University Hospital, UK
2007 – 2008: Full Time Clinical Fellow (AO Spine Certified), Department of Spine, Cardiff University Hospital
July 2008: Cleveland Clinic Spine Review Hands-On Course, Cleveland, OH, USA
July 2008: Managing Spine Tumors, Cleveland Clinic Neuro-oncology Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Announcement Award at the 20th Panhellenic Neurological Congress for the paper entitled “Presentation of the protocol and results of the Epilepsy Surgery Unit of the Neurosurgery Clinic of the University of Athens at the Hospital “Evangelismos”
2006: Lecturer in the Postgraduate Courses of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society
Twenty-six (26) presentations in Greek Neurosurgery Conferences, Spine Surgery and General Surgery
Thirteen (13) presentations at European and World Conferences Neurosurgery
“Microdialysis as a prognostic and monitoring tool in ICU for Head injury”. Maratheftis N et al, International Conference in Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology, World Neurotrauma Congress, Aswan, Egypt, 03/2004
“Unusual cases of neurovascular conflict”, Maratheftis N et al., World Congress Neurosurgery, Marrakesh, Morroco, 06/2005
“Sensitivity and specificity of cerebral microdialysis in detection of secondary insult in brain injury”, Maratheftis N et al., World Congress of Neurosurgery, Marrakesh, Morroco, 06/2005
‘ An atypical presentation of an extradural haematoma on the grounds of a temporal arachnoid cyst. A case report”. Boviatsis EJ, Maratheftis N., Kouyialis AT, Sakas D.E. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, Jul 2003, 105 (3) p 225 – 8
“Cervical disc, mimicking nerve sheath tumor, with rapid spontaneous recovery: a case report” L. C. Stavrinou, G. Stranjalis, N. Maratheftis, T. Bouras and D. E. Sakas European Spine Journal. 2008 Sep 10.
“Paroxysmal otalgia due to compression of the intermediate nerve: a distinct syndrome of neurovascular conflict confirmed by neuroimaging”. D E. Sakas, M.D., Ioannis G. Panourias, M.D., G Stranjalis, M.D., Maria P. Stefanatou, M.D., Nikos Maratheftis, M.D., Nikos Bontozoglou, M.D.
”Delayed diagnosis of steroid-induced colon diverticulum perforation” Andreas Kouyialis, Damianos Sakas, Efstathios Boviatsis, Nikolaos Maratheftis and Stefanos Korfias, N Z Med J, Oct 10 2003, 116 (1183) pU631.
“Microdialysis in Neurosurgical patients in the ICU of Evangelismos Hospital”, Stranjalis G., Maratheftis N., review article, “Iatriki” Medical Journal, (89),2, p167-176, March 2006.
Gatzonis, S; Maratheftis, N. et al. “EPILEPSY SURGERY CENTRE” OF ATHENS UNIVERSITY: RESULTS OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT: p815. [Abstract .] Epilepsy. 47 Supplement 3:208, December 2006.
“Comparison of Microdialysis and ICP to monitor cerebral ischemia in CNS Trauma”, Floros J., Maratheftis N., Kollias S., Vletsas C.,Roussos C., Intensive Care Medicine, September 2004 Suppl, (30); p 131.
“Comparison of Microdialysis and ICP to monitor cerebral ischemia in CNS Trauma”, oral presentation, Floros J., Maratheftis N., Kollias S., Vletsas C., Roussos C., Intensive Care Medicine, September 2004 Suppl, (30); p 131, 2004.
“Factors influencing decision criteria for allocation of intensive care unit beds in Greek neurosurgical patients”, Giannakopoulos P., Stranjalis G., Garini E., Prodromou O., Volanaki A., Maratheftis N., Karamichali E., Euroanesthesia, Vienna, Austria, May 2005
Protocol coordinator of the project “Microdialysis Measurement of Interleukins in Head Injury Patients “Techniques: microdialysis, flow cytometry
Protocol author and coordinator of project “Effect in one year clinical outcome of posterior longitudinal ligament division in one and two level anterior cervical discectomies with fusion”
Protocol co-author and coordinator of the project “Microdialysis in surgical Treatment of Epilepsy “Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Microdialysis, Intraoperative Neurophysiology,Video EEG
Protocol coordinator of the project “Post injury brain metabolism and inflammation cascade”.Techniques: microdialysis, flow cytometry
Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, University of Athens Hospitals, Athens, Greece
