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ARIS YANNOPOULOS MD

SPECIALITIES
  • Spine Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Surgery
  • Knee and Shoulder Surgery
  • Sports Medicine

    PLACE OF BIRTH
    Liege, Belgium

    CITIZENSHIP
    U.S.

    EDUCATION
    1977 - B.A., Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

    1982 - M.D., Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

    INTERNSHIPS & RESIDENCIES
    1982 - 1983 Intern in General Surgery
    Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

    1983 - 1984 Resident in General Surgery
    Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

    1984 - 1987 Orthopedic Resident, Harvard Orthopedic Program, MGH Track, Boston, MA

    1987 - 1988 Clinical Instructor, Massachusetts General Hospital
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    1988 - 1989 Clinical Instructor, University of California/Davis
    U.C./Davis Medical School, Sacramento, CA

    FELLOWSHIPS
    1988 Sports Orthopedic Fellowship
    Harvard University Team Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

    1988-1989 Spine Fellowship
    University of California/Davis, Sacramento, CA

    BOARD CERTIFICATION
    1992 American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

    1999 Re-certification-Orthopedic Surgery

    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
    1975 - 1976 Research Assistant in Pathology
    Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

    1977 - Research Assistant in Radiology
    North Shore-Cornell University Hospital Manhasset, NY

    OTHER POSITIONS
    2010 - Chairman St. Francis Hospital Orthopedic Department

    2001 - 2009 - Vice Chairman St. Francis Orthopedic Department

    1995 - 2005 - Director-Spine Clinic Orthopedic Department
    University of Connecticut Medical Center

    Hartford County Medical Association
    Peer Review Committee

    Vice President Thomas Quigley Society

    HONORS
    1976 - Louis G. Williams Soccer Award, Harvard College Cambridge, MA

    1977 - Magna Cum Laude, Harvard College Cambridge, MA

    COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
    1983 - 1984 - General Surgery Representative, Resident Council
    Yale—New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

    PUBLICATIONS
    Spencer, Yannopoulos: "Bone Densitometry Study in a Patient With Prior Kyphoplasty Variant of Vertebroplasty", Clinical Nuclear Medicine, May 2002, Volume 27, Issue 5

    Gould, Yannopoulos, Somers, Terzakis "Neuroendocrine Cells in Dysplastic Bronchi," Am.J. Pathology., 9040-56, 1978.

    STAFF APPOINTMENTS
    St. Francis Hospital
    2010 - Chairman, Department of Orthopedics
    ATTENDING SURGEON

    University of Connecticut Health Center
    John Dempsey Hospital
    Farmington, CT 06032
    ATTENDING SURGEON, ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR

    Connecticut Children's Medical Center
    Hartford, CT 06106
    COURTESY STAFF

    Hartford Hospital
    Hartford, CT 06106
    COURTESY STAFF

    COMMITTEES
    Orthopedic Residency Interview Committee
    UCONN Department of Orthopedics

    Hartford County Medical Association
    Peer Review Committee

    Spine Study Committee
    UCONN Department of Orthopedics

    Spine Trauma Committee
    St. Francis Hospital

    Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center
    Orthopedic Consultant

    Harvard University Interview Committee, Chairman Northern Connecticut
    1993 - present

    Team Physician - Simsbury High School

    Steering Committee
    St. Francis Hospital

    LANGUAGES
    Greek
    French

    ORGANIZATIONS
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
    New England Elbow/Shoulder Society
    North American Spine Society
    Connecticut Orthopedic Society
    Thomas Quigley Society
    Harvard Varsity Club
    Hartford County Medical Association
    Connecticut Harvard Interview Committee, Co-Chairman
    American Medical Association
    Connecticut State Medical Society
    Paul Lipscomb Society

    OTHER INTERESTS
    Long distance running (Boston Marathon ‘77)
    Tennis
    Weightlifting
    Piano
    Soccer
    Eagle Scout