Ms Eleni Balabanidou
Ms Balabanidou is an orthopaedic surgeon with a sub-specialty interest in hand and wrist surgery.
MD, CCT (trauma and orthopaedics), FESSH diploma
Training and education
- Medical training - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2001
- General surgery specialty training - AHEPA, University Hospital of Thessaloniki, 2003
- Specialty training in traumatology and orthopaedics - G. Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 2009
- Trauma fellow in trauma and orthopaedics - Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, 2009
- EFORT travel fellowship - Italy, 2009
- Hand fellow in trauma and orthopaedics - Southampton General Hospital, 2014
Experience
Ms Balabanidou is a consultant in hand surgery who has been in the Trust since January 2010. Her work involves full time NHS practice which includes both elective and trauma surgery on hands, wrists and elbows. She is also part of the on-call rota and manages general trauma cases.
Research
Ms Balabanidou has been a co-author and contributor to European and Greek orthopaedic textbooks. She has written several publications and has presented her work in Greece regarding trauma, especially hand and wrist trauma. She's a member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH).
Contact
You can contact Ms Balabanidou via her secretary Sharon Mintoff - call 023 8120 6366 or send an email.