Dr. Alexios Apazidis, MD, FAAOS

Internships

• East Orange VA Hospital

Fellowships

• NYU - Hospital for Joint Diseases

Professional Society Memberships

• AAOS, ABOS, MSSNY, AMA

Articles and Publications

• H Groff, MG Alben, A Papalia, M Vaysman, J Thompson, A Apazidis Does hydrogen peroxide help mitigate the incidence of cutibacterium acnes in cervical spine surgeries: a retrospective study. Spine J. 2023 Sep;23(9):S109-S110 B Blondel, A Wickman, A Apazidis, V Lafage, F Schwab, J Bendo Selection of fusion levels in adults with spinal deformity: an update Spine J. 2013 Apr;13(4):464-74.A Apazidis, J Spivak, P Ricarts Prevalence of Transitional Vertebrae in the Lumbar Spine. Spine J. 2011 Sep;11(9):858-62.P Trobisch, A Apazidis, M Ramadan, P Ricart, J Dryer, T Errico Validity of Cobb Angle Measurements Using Digitally Photographed Radiographs. Spine J. 2011 Oct;11(10):942-6.Apazidis A, Sabharwal S, Vives M, Hullinger H Comparison of curve correction measured intra and postoperatively for idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B 2011, 20:389396Apazidis A, Sabharwal S, Vives M Sublaminar Wires in Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade 2ed. Edit. Alexander R. Vaccaro and Todd J. Albert, (Thieme Medical Publishers: New York) 2009. Carvalho RS, Einhorn TA, Lehmann W, Edgar C, Al-Yamani A, Apazidis A, Pacicca D, Clemens TL, Gerstenfeld LC The role of angiogenesis in a murine tibial model of distraction osteogenesis. Bone. 2004 May;34(5):849-61. Herndon JH, Davidson SM, Apazidis A. Recent socioeconomic trends in orthopaedic practice. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001 Jul;83-A(7):1097-105.Pintucci G, Steinberg BM, Seghezzi G, Yun J, Apazidis A, Baumann FG, Grossi EA, Colvin SB, Mignatti P, Galloway AC Mechanical endothelial damage results in basic fibroblast growth factor-mediated activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases.Surgery. 1999 Aug;126(2):422-7. Fernandez HA, Kallenbach K, Seghezzi G, Mehrara B, Apazidis A, Baumann FG, Grossi EA, Colvin S, Mignatti P, Galloway AC. Modulation of matrix metalloproteinase activity in human saphenous vein grafts using adenovirus-mediated gene transfer. Surgery. 1998 Aug;124(2):129-36. Vavvas D, Apazidis A, Saha AK, Gamble J, Patel A, Kemp BE, Witters LA, Ruderman NB. Contraction-induced changes in acetyl-CoA carboxylase and 5'-AMP-activated kinase in skeletal muscle. J Biol Chem. 1997 May 16;272(20):13255-61. Saha AK, Vavvas D, Kurowski TG, Apazidis A, Witters LA, Shafrir E, Ruderman NB. Malonyl-CoA regulation in skeletal muscle: its link to cell citrate and the glucose-fatty acid cycle. Am J Physiol. 1997 Apr;272(4 Pt 1):E641-8.

What do you attribute your success to?

• Hard work and understanding of the sensitivity and vulnerability of injured patients.

Areas of research

• Spinal Cord Injury

Teaching and speaking

• I train orthopaedic residents as part of the faculty at Nassau University.

Favorite professional publications

• Journal of the AAOSJournal of Bone and Joint SurgeonsThe Spine Journal

Areas of research

I am actively involved in research related to reducing the incidence of infections in spine surgery. I was the principle site investigator for a randomized controlled trial studying the efficacy of a novel agent in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury. Additionally, we are studying the efficacy of neurophysiological testing during spine surgery procedures and with hardware placement. Finally, we have recently submitted for publication the only paper studying the incidence of adult idiopathic hyperostosis in the North American population. 

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