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Petros Konofaos, MD, PhD

 UTMB Health Physician

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  • English,  Greek

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Dr. Konofaos is Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Konofaos received his MD degree in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki Greece. Dr Konofaos obtained the Greek Plastic Surgery Boards in 2010 and the European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) in 2014. He completed a 2-year fellowship training in brachial plexus, facial paralysis and peripheral nerve reconstruction at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk Virginia. Dr Konofaos also completed fellowship training in Microsurgery (1 year) and in Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery (2 years) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Dr. Konofaos’ clinical practice focuses on peripheral nerve microsurgery (with emphasis on facial paralysis, brachial plexus, migraines and surgical treatment of pain) in pediatric plastic surgery and craniofacial surgery along with reconstructive microsurgery and facial aesthetics. Dr. Konofaos is a member of national and international Plastic Surgery associations and several Plastic Surgery committees related to Plastic Surgery research and education. Dr Konofaos serves on multiple editorial boards for plastic surgical journals, and he is actively involved in clinical research. Dr Konofaos has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles and co-edited several book chapters.

Education & Training

Medical/Professional School:

MD, Aristotle Univerisy of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine - Thessaloniki, 1998

Internships:

General Practitioner, Health Center of Lygourio Prefectural Hospital of Nafplion - Lygourio, Argolida, Gro, 2003

Residencies:

Emergency Room, Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Prefectural Hospital of Nafplion - Nafplion, Argolida, Gro, 1998

Emergency Room, General Surgery, Department of Surgery Prefectural Hospital of Nafplion - Nafplion, Argolida, Gro, 1998

Emergency Room, Cardiology, Department of Cardiology Prefectural Hospital of Nafplion - Nafplion, Argolida, Gro, 1999

General Surgery, Kidney Transplantation Unit Athens General Hospital - 'LAIKO', Athens, Gro, 2004

General Surgery, 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University – School of Medicine Athens General Hospit - Athens, Gro, 2004

Peripheral nerve microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School - Norfolk, VA, 2007

Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, 'KAT' Hospital - Kifissia, Attiki, Gro, 2010

Fellowships:

Microvascular Surgery, Department Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN, 2012

Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery, Department Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN, 2013

Adult Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN, 2014

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