Professor Marios Papadopoulos : Neurosurgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Aneurysms/arteriovenous malformations (AVM)

Spinal tumours

Spine

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Professor Marios Papadopoulos graduated with first class honours from Cambridge, and continuted his clinical medicine studies in Oxford. He obtained an MD in neuroscience from Cambridge. He completed his neurosurgery training at Atkinson Morley Hospital, Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre and the University of California at San Francisco. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Surgical Neurology.

Professor Papadopoulos has been a Consultant Neurosurgeon at St George’s Hospital in London since 2006 and has a large clinical practice.

Areas of interest

General neurosurgical problems (brain and spine); Sciatica; Spinal disc problems; Spinal tumours; Carpal tunnel; Ulnar nerve; Neurovascular surgery; Brain aneurusms; Brain AVMs; Nerve compression; Peripheral nerve disorders; Spinal cord injury; microdiscectomies; laminectomies, spinal fusion; craniotomies

Medical secretaries

Medical Secretary to Mr Marios Papadopoulos
07726 478137
020 8181 6687
mpapadop@sgul.ac.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Sarang Puranik Fee Assured
Dr Sharief F A Sharaf Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Professor of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George's Hospital

Research interests

Professor Papadopoulos leads clinical studies (ISCoPE) aiming to devise novel surgical techniques to improve the outlook of patients with spinal cord injuries.

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Selected publications

Saadoun S, Papadopoulos MC. Targeted Perfusion Therapy in Spinal Cord Trauma. Neurotherapeutics. 2020 Jan 8. [EPub]

Gallagher MJ, Hogg FRA, Zoumprouli A, Papadopoulos MC, Saadoun S. Spinal Cord
Blood Flow in Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injuries. J Neurotrauma. 2019;36:919-929.

Chen S, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Papadopoulos MC, Saadoun S. Continuous Monitoring and Visualization of Optimum Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure in Patients with Acute Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2017;34:2941-2949.

Saadoun S, Chen S, Papadopoulos MC. Intraspinal pressure and spinal cord perfusion pressure predict neurological outcome after traumatic spinal cord
injury. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2017;88:452-453.

Gallagher MJ, Zoumprouli A, Phang I, Schwab JM, Kopp MA, Liebscher T,
Papadopoulos MC, Saadoun S. Markedly Deranged Injury Site Metabolism and Impaired
Functional Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Fever. Crit Care
Med. 2018;46:1150-1157.

Chen S, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Papadopoulos MC, Saadoun S. Continuous
Monitoring and Visualization of Optimum Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure in
Patients with Acute Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2017;34:2941-2949.

Saadoun S, Papadopoulos MC. Spinal cord injury: is monitoring from the injury site the future? Crit Care. 2016;20:308.

Greenway FE, Papadopoulos MC. Fusion surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis? J Spine Surg. 2016;2:154-7.

Phang I, Zoumprouli A, Saadoun S, Papadopoulos MC. Safety profile and probe placement accuracy of intraspinal pressure monitoring for traumatic spinal cord injury: Injured Spinal Cord Pressure Evaluation study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016;25:398-405.

Phang I, Werndle MC, Saadoun S, Varsos G, Czosnyka M, Zoumprouli A, Papadopoulos MC. Expansion duroplasty improves intraspinal pressure, spinal cord perfusion pressure, and vascular pressure reactivity index in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: injured spinal cord pressure evaluation study. J Neurotrauma. 2015;32:865-74.

Werndle MC, Saadoun S, Phang I, Czosnyka M, Varsos GV, Czosnyka ZH, Smielewski P, Jamous A, Bell BA, Zoumprouli A, Papadopoulos MC. Monitoring of spinal cord perfusion pressure in acute spinal cord injury: initial findings of the injured spinal cord pressure evaluation study. Crit Care Med. 2014;42:646-55.

Complete publication list

Medline entries: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=papadopoulos+mc

About my work

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

CCST in neurosurgery Specialist Training Authority 2002
FRCS(SN) Royal College of Surgeons 2002
FRCS Royal College of Surgeons 1998
BM BCh Oxford 1993
MD Cambridge 1997
BA Cambridge 1990

GMC registration

Reference number 4029038

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Chairman Neurosciences Research Foundation 2012
Member Academic Committee, Society of British Neurological Surgeons 2012

Details of entry to specialist register

Neurosurgery , 2002

Affiliations / memberships

Society of British Neurological Surgeons (member)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (foreign member)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (foreign member)
EuroSpine (member)
International Spinal Cord Society (member)
American Spinal Injuries Association (member)
British Medical Association (member)
General Medical Council (member)

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

New Victoria Hospital, KT2 7EG
Tuesday
08:00 - 12:00
020 8949 9000

New Victoria Hospital, KT2 7EG
Tuesday
17:00 - 20:00
020 8949 9000

New Victoria Hospital, KT2 7EG
Friday
10:00 - 12:30
020 8949 9000

Parkside Hospital 53 Parkside Wimbledon...
Wednesday
09:00 - 12:00
020 8971 8000

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Hospital where surgery was done

Tel. 07726 478137

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

V2542
Posterior excision of disc prolapse with undercutting facetectomy +/- decompression - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - (5-50)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital (1-5)
V2560
Decompression for central spinal stenosis (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital (1-5) New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
V3362
Primary posterior fusion with instrumentation +/- decompression +/- discectomy (including Graf stabilisation and all fusion approaches) (lumbar region) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital (1-5)
A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital (1-5) New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
V2562
Decompression for central spinal stenosis (3 or more levels) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital (1-5)
A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
V2201
Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (3 or more levels) - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
T8100
Open biopsy of muscle or soft tissue lesion - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
A5110
Excision of intradural lesion - (1-5)
V2544
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse (lumbar region) - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
A4010
Evacuation of extradural haematoma - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
V2200
Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)

New Victoria Hospital (1-5)
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