Apostolos Dimitroulias, MD, PhD, FACS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Attending Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon at NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi, an American College of Surgeons certified Adult Level 1 and Pediatric Level 2 center in Bronx, New York.

Dr. Dimitroulias received his Medical Degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He completed his Orthopedic Residency in University Hospital of Larissa, Greece. In 2008 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Following his residency training he completed a Fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC and then a Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

He has practiced for 3 years as Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven, PA and following that for 3 years as Attending Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon at Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, (ACS Level 2 trauma center). Since 2016 has been practicing Orthopedic Trauma at Jacobi Medical Center. In 2020 he received the Teacher of the Year award.

His clinical interests include all aspects of Orthopedic Trauma with special interest in articular fractures of the knee and ankle joint, calcaneus fractures and periprosthetic fractures.

He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Orthopedic Trauma Association, AO North America, and Fellow of American College of Surgeons.

1. Sharfman ZT, Parsikia A, Rocker TN, Kahn MD, Sokol S, Stone ME Jr., McNelis J, Sen M, Dimitroulias A.

Increased Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Patients with Lower Extremity Trauma and Associated Injuries: A Review of 420,066 Patients from the National Trauma Database

Injury, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.10.037

2. Goch A, Tarpada S, Loloi J, Sen M, Harbacheuski R, Dimitroulias A.

"The “Double Washer” Technique is an Effective Strategy for Bicortical Fixation in Periprosthetic Fractures about a Femoral Stem: A Technical Trick and Case Series.

J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Oct DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001913

3. Dailiana ZH, Stefanou N, Varitimids S, Rigopoulos N, Dimitroulias A, Karachalios T, Malizos KN, Kyriakou D, Kollia P.

Factors predisposing to thrombosis after major joint arthroplasty.

World J Orthop. 2020 Sep 18;11(9): 400–410. DOI:10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.400

4. Gougoulias N, Oshba H, Dimitroulias A, Sakellariou A, Wee A.

Ankle fractures in diabetic patients.

EFORT Open Reviews. 2020 Aug;5(8): 457-463. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.200025

5. Dimitroulias A, Harbacheuski R.

Ipsilateral pilon and calcaneus fracture: Treatment with circular frame without spanning ankle joint.

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2019 May-Aug14(2):111-114.

6. Mouzas OD, Zibis AH, Bonotis KS, Katsimagklis CD, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Papaliaga MN, Dimitroulias A, Malizos KN.

Psychological distress, personality traits and functional disability in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

J Clin Med Res. 2014 Oct;6(5):336-44.

7. Dimitroulias A, Hodrick J, Brand R, Viens N, Attarian D, Vail T, Bolognesi P.

Total Hip Arthroplasty after Vascularized Fibular Grafting

The Duke Orthop J 2012; 2(1):12-17

8. Dimitroulias A, Tsironi E, Hadjigeorgiou G, Scarmeas N, Rountas Ch, Zibis A, Malizos K.

White Matter Lesions in Femoral Head Osteonecrosis patients: Manifestation of vascular disease or not?

Hippokratia. 2011 Jul;15(3):265-8

9. Samaras D, Dimitroulias A, Varitimidis S, Malizos K.

Delayed Fracture of a Zirconium Head after Total Hip Arthroplasty

Am J Orthop. 2011 Feb;40(2):E14-6.

10. Dimitroulias A, Molinero KG, Krenk DE, Muffly MT, Altman D, Altman G.

Outcomes of Nonoperatively Treated Displaced Scapular Body Fractures.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Dec 16

11. Dimitroulias A, Tsonidis C, Natsis K, Venizelos I, Djau SN, Tsitsopoulos Tsitsopoulos P.

An immunohistochemical study of mechanoreceptors in lumbar spine intervertebral discs.

J Clin Neurosci. 2010;17:742-745

12. Varitimidis SE, Venouziou AI, Dailiana ZH, Christou D, Dimitroulias A,

Malizos KN.

Triple nerve block at the knee for foot and ankle surgery performed by the surgeon: difficulties and efficiency.

Foot Ankle Int. 2009, 30(9):854-9.

13. Unnanuntana A, Dimitroulias A, Bolognesi MP, Wang K, Goodman SB, Marcus RE.

Cost Comparison Between Cementless and Cemented Femoral Prosthesis.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009, 467(6):1546-51

14. Varitimidis S, Dimitroulias A, Karachalios T, Dailiana Z, Malizos KN.

Outcome after tantalum rod implantation for treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis: 26 hips followed for an average of 3 years.

Acta Orthop. 2009, 80(1):20-5.

15. Hadjigeorgiou G, Dardiotis E, Dardioti M, Karantanas A, Dimitroulias A, Malizos K. Genetic association studies in osteonecrosis of the femoral head: mini review of the literature.

Skeletal Radiol. 2008 37(1):1-7.

16. Dimitroulias A, Stenner RC, Cavanagh PM, Madhavan P, Webb PJ.

Multiple bilateral sacral perineural cysts unusually distal to the exit foramina.

Br J Neurosurg. 2007 21(5):521-2.

17. Hadjigeorgiou GM, Malizos K, Dardiotis E, Aggelakis K, Dardioti M, Zibis A, Dimitroulias A, Scarmeas N, Tsezou A, Karantanas A.

Paraoxonase 1 gene polymorphisms in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head with and without cerebral white matter lesions.

J Orthop Res. 2007 25(8):1087-93

18. Malizos KN, Bargiotas K, Papatheodorou L, Dimitroulias A, Karachalios T.

The “Below the Ankle” Circular Frame. A New Technique for the Treatment of Displaced Calcaneal Fractures.

J Foot Ankle Surg 2006 45(5):295-9