Clinique de Genolier

Dr. med. Konstantinos Vakalopoulos

Surgery of the hand and peripheral nerves

Languages
EN FR NL
Areas of specialisation (2)
Further accreditations (1)
  • Clinique Générale-Beaulieu

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Hospital (1)

Clinique de la Main Genève
Rue des Bains 35
1205 Genève

Education

After studying in New York (USA) and the Netherlands, Dr. Vakalopoulos completed his medical studies at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam (NL). He also joined a surgical research team which led to a Doctorate (Phd) in Surgery in 2014. Dr. Vakalopoulos trained in general surgery, then hand surgery, at the University Hospitals of Geneva, where he also worked as assistant chief of clinic, before setting up as an independent hand surgeon in Geneva.

He is also accredited by the European Board of Hand Surgery and is a member of the Geneva Hand Surgeons Association.

Dr Vakalopoulos is an expert in pathologies of the hand and wrist, and is trained in new techniques such as arthroscopy of the hand and wrist, as well as aesthetic medicine of the hand, for which he is also a consultant at the Nescens clinic in Genolier.

Competences

  • Traumatology of the wrist bones and ligaments
  • Recent fractures of the metacarpals and fingers and their sequelae
  • Post-traumatic reconstruction of the hand
  • Prosthetic joints of the fingers and thumb
  • Microsurgery
  • Arthroscopy of the wrist
  • Compression syndromes and peripheral nerve injuries
  • Osteoarthritis and rheumatic diseases of the wrist and fingers
  • Injuries in athletes and musicians
  • Aesthetic medicine of the hand and wrist
  • Hand rejuvenation
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • WALANT ('wide awake' local anaesthetic without tourniquet)

Work Experience

since 2022

Associate doctor
Geneva Hand Clinic

since 2019

President of the European Association for Surgical Research (ESSR)

2021

Deputy Head of Clinic
Hôpital de la Tour (Geneva, Switzerland)
Genolier Clinic (Genolier, Switzerland)

2018 - 2021

Head of University Clinic
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Motor System
Geneva University Hospitals (Geneva, Switzerland)

2019

President of the annual congress of the ESSR (European Society of Surgical Research)
Geneva International Conference Centre CICG

2017 - 2018

Resident training in hand surgery
Geneva University Hospitals (Geneva, Switzerland)

2014 - 2017

Internist training in general surgery
Geneva University Hospitals (Geneva, Switzerland)

Memberships

  • President of the European Association for Surgical Research(ESSR)
  • Fellow of the European Board of Hand Surgery (EBHS)
  • Federation of European Societies for Hand Surgery (FESSH)
  • Federation of Swiss Doctors (FMH)
  • Swiss Society for Surgery of the Hand (SSCM)
  • Geneva Doctors' Association (AMG)
  • Geneva Association of Hand Surgeons
  • American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (AAAM)

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