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Hand surgery teaching by Dr Constantinos Kritiotis

Dr Constantinos Kritiotis shares his experience in hand and upper-limb surgery through international courses, lectures and operative teaching. These photographs document sessions on WALANT surgery, upper-limb spasticity and reconstruction in tetraplegia, alongside collaboration with specialist teams.

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Tetrahand Cyprus — In the press

Newspaper feature published by Politis on 3 May 2015 on the pioneering Tetrahand procedure in Cyprus.

Politis newspaper article about Tetrahand Cyprus, 3 May 2015

International hand surgery courses and congresses

Faculty — WALANT Teaching Course, Manchester 2019

Faculty of the WALANT teaching course at Wrightington Hospital, Manchester, 2019.
Faculty of the WALANT teaching course at Wrightington Hospital, Manchester, 2019.

ASSH Las Vegas 2019

At the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) meeting in Las Vegas in 2019, Dr Kritiotis taught as an invited faculty member at the WALANT precourse. The photographs document teaching and exchanges with Don Lalonde and international colleagues.

Dr Kritiotis in discussion with international colleagues at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Dr Kritiotis in discussion with international colleagues at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Group photograph from the WALANT precourse at ASSH Las Vegas 2019, with Don Lalonde and the international faculty.
Group photograph from the WALANT precourse at ASSH Las Vegas 2019, with Don Lalonde and the international faculty.
Dr Constantinos Kritiotis with Dr Egemen Ayhan, Dr Thomas Apard and Dr Mireia Esplugas at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Dr Constantinos Kritiotis with Dr Egemen Ayhan, Dr Thomas Apard and Dr Mireia Esplugas at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Dr Constantinos Kritiotis with Dr Egemen Ayhan at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Dr Constantinos Kritiotis with Dr Egemen Ayhan at ASSH Las Vegas 2019.
Dr Kritiotis speaking as an invited faculty member at the WALANT precourse during ASSH Las Vegas 2019, with Don Lalonde.
Dr Kritiotis speaking as an invited faculty member at the WALANT precourse during ASSH Las Vegas 2019, with Don Lalonde.

Hellenic Hand Society, Kos — Spasticity surgery

An invited presentation at the 31st Hellenic Hand Surgery Congress in Kos, during the round table on upper-limb spasticity. The session focused on clinical experience with surgery to reduce spasticity.

Dr Kritiotis presenting his experience in surgical reduction of upper-limb spasticity during the round table “Spasticity of the Upper Limb” at the 31st Hellenic Hand Surgery Congress in Kos.
Dr Kritiotis presenting his experience in surgical reduction of upper-limb spasticity during the round table “Spasticity of the Upper Limb” at the 31st Hellenic Hand Surgery Congress in Kos.
Dr Kritiotis speaking about surgical management of upper-limb spasticity at the Hellenic Hand Society meeting in Kos.
Dr Kritiotis speaking about surgical management of upper-limb spasticity at the Hellenic Hand Society meeting in Kos.
From left: Dr Safa Serif, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sismanoglio General Hospital of Komotini; Dr Constantinos Kritiotis, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon and President and Co-Founder of the Cyprus Society for Surgery of the Hand; Dr Eleni Karagergou, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon in the Hand Unit of the 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital; Mr Petros Mikalef, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Spasticity Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham; and Prof Panagiotis Givissis, Professor of Orthopaedics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Department at G. Papanikolaou Hospital.
From left: Dr Safa Serif, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sismanoglio General Hospital of Komotini; Dr Constantinos Kritiotis, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon and President and Co-Founder of the Cyprus Society for Surgery of the Hand; Dr Eleni Karagergou, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon in the Hand Unit of the 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital; Mr Petros Mikalef, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Spasticity Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham; and Prof Panagiotis Givissis, Professor of Orthopaedics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Department at G. Papanikolaou Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis discussing his clinical experience with upper-limb spasticity reduction surgery.
Dr Kritiotis discussing his clinical experience with upper-limb spasticity reduction surgery.

Istanbul 2025 — Hand surgery teaching

Teaching in Istanbul in November 2025 included operative demonstrations with Prof. Dr Egemen Ayhan and a lecture on upper-limb reconstruction in tetraplegia. The visit also included meetings with the teams at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital and Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Hospital.

Dr Kritiotis operating with his colleague Prof. Dr Egemen Ayhan at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul.
Dr Kritiotis operating with his colleague Prof. Dr Egemen Ayhan at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul.
Dr Kritiotis with his colleague Prof. Dr Egemen Ayhan and the theatre team following a teaching operation at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul.
Dr Kritiotis with his colleague Prof. Dr Egemen Ayhan and the theatre team following a teaching operation at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul.
Dr Kritiotis with Assoc. Prof. Osman Orman, Head of the Hand Surgery Clinic at Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis with Assoc. Prof. Osman Orman, Head of the Hand Surgery Clinic at Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis with the Hand Surgery team at Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis with the Hand Surgery team at Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis with the full Orthopaedics and Traumatology team at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis with the full Orthopaedics and Traumatology team at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis delivering a lecture on upper-limb reconstruction in tetraplegia at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.
Dr Kritiotis delivering a lecture on upper-limb reconstruction in tetraplegia at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.

IFSSH London 2022

At the IFSSH congress in London in 2022, Dr Kritiotis co-chaired a session on spasticity with Peter Rhee of the Mayo Clinic.

Chairing a session on spasticity with Mayo Clinic’s Peter Rhee.
Chairing a session on spasticity with Mayo Clinic’s Peter Rhee.
Chairing a session on spasticity with Mayo Clinic’s Peter Rhee.
Chairing a session on spasticity with Mayo Clinic’s Peter Rhee.