S. J. THEODOROU, M.D.

Dr S.J. Theodorou is an experienced and talented plastic surgeon based on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Dr. Spero Theodorou specializes in providing a full range of plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery procedures designed to enhance your looks. He is committed to providing you with personalized care in a safe and trusting environment atmosphere with the highest regard for quality.

Dr Theodorou strives to provide his patients the improvements in body image they have always dreamed about with fast recovery, minimal scarring, and the latest in technology. He is most noted by his many fashion clients for his runway ready SmartLipo procedures. Spero Theodorou MD runs Park Avenue Smart Lipo, the only SmartLipo training facility in NYC. He is also specially trained in the latest SmartLipo liposuction techniques such as SmartLipo MPX and SmartLipo Triplex. He works with an amazing staff that goes the extra mile to make sure each patient's individual needs are met.

Spero Theodorou started his training as Research Fellow for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Theodorou studied at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, and the Monmouth Medical Center/Hanhemann University in Long Branch, New Jersey. He returned to Chicago to continue his training in plastic and reconstructive surgery, at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center at Rush University. Dr. Theodorou finished his training in New York, at NYU's prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on an aesthetic plastic surgery fellowship. Now Dr. Theodorou continues to train other surgeons in SmartLipo and SmartLipo MPX, Triplex, and other cutting edge advancements in plastic surgery.

Dr Theodorou – Professional Background

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

07/2004 - present

Teaching Faculty, Aesthetic Fellowship, Associate Attending,
Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York

Teaching Faculty, Aesthetic Fellowship, Associate Attending
New York Eye And Ear Infirmary, New York, New York

Teaching Faculty, Aesthetic Fellowship,
Lenox Hill Hospital. New York, New York

EMPLOYMENT

07/2004 - present

Private Practice
Theodorou Plastic Surgery, PC
New York, New York

2004 - present

Surgical Director
Coast to Coast Wound Care Surgeons, Inc., New York, New York

2006 - present

Medical Advisory Board Preferred Care, Inc.
Plano Texas

2008 – present

Surgical Director
Park Avenue Smart Lipo, P.C.
New York, New York

2008 – present

SURGICAL TRAINING

07/2003-07/2004

Aesthetic Fellowship
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
New York University
NY,NY

07/2001-06/2003

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Med. Ctr.  Chicago, IL.
Rush University

07/1997-06/2001

General Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center  Newark, NJ.
Monmouth Medical Center,Long Branch, NJ.
(Hahneman University Affiliate)

11/1996-6/1997

Research Fellow Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

10/1995-11/1996

Orthodontic Assistant
 ‘International Smile Center’ Athens, Greece

EDUCATION

1989-1995

Semmelweis University of Medicine  Budapest,Hungary
Cum laude honors

1983-1989

Athens College, Athens, Greece

AWARDS

Harry B. Slocum Award for outstanding first year resident in General Surgery.

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine

American Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners

11/1996-6/1997

Microsurgery Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago.

TEXT BOOK

General Medicine Vol I, II K&T Publishing, Budapest, Ed 1995
Editors J. Kachkar & SJ Theodorou

JOURNAL AFFILIATIONS

Journal of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Reviewer of articles on aesthetic plastic surgery submitted for possible publication

PUBLICATIONS

Mammographic Findings Following Reduction Mammoplasty. D. Danikas,

SJ Theodorou, G. Kokkalis, K. Vasiou, K. Kyriakopoulou. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2001 Jul-Aug; 25(4): 283-5

Successful Treatment of Chronic Wound in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome with Recombinant Human Platelet-derived Growth Factor-BB. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, E. Wurmser.   Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002: 109(7): 2608-9

Maxillary Distraction Osteogenesis. JW Polley, A. Figueroa, SJ Theodorou. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2002 March; 13(1): 12-16

Vena Cava Filter Placement using a Cut-Down of the Superficial Epigastric Vein. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, G. Kostantinopoulos. Vascular Surgery. 2002; 36(5): 381-84

Laparoscopic Treatment of two Patients with Omental Infection Mimicking Acute Appendicitis. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, J. Espinel, C. Schneider. Journal of the Society for Laparoscopic Surgery. 2001 Jan-Mar; 5(1): 73-75

Unusually Aggressive Rectal Carcinoid Metastasizing to Larynx, Pancreas, Adrenal Glands and Brain. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, A. Rienzo. American Surgeon. 2000 Dec; 66(12): 1179-80

Malar Metastasis from Rectal Carcinoma: a Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, M. Arvanitis. American Surgeon. 1999 Dec; 65(12): 1150-2

Hemoperitoneum from Spontaneous Bleeding of a Uterine Leiomyoma: a Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, J. Kotrotsios, P. Cordero. American Surgeon. 1999 Dec; 65(12): 1180-2

Mamary Myofibroblastoma in Women. G. Kontopoulos, D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, E. Ginalis, K. Stratoulias. Contemporary Surgery. 2002; 58(58): 39-42

Leiomyosarcoma of the Gallbladder: a Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, D. Camal. American Surgeon. 2001 Sep; 67(9): 873-4

Hernia through an Iliac Crest Bone-graft Donor site. A Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, G. Kostantinopoulos, C. Stratoulias, EM Ginalis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

PRESENTATIONS

Challenging Alexis Carrel. A study in Alternate Microvascular Techniques. SJ Theodorou, A. Alvilles, S. Ramasastry. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference, March 12-15, 2003 Los Angeles, CA.
Chicago Society of Plastic Surgery, Annual Senior Resident’s Meeting, June 3, 2003, Chicago, IL.

Combined Maxillary and Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in patients with Hemifacial Microsomia. D. Gomez, A. Figueroa, SJ Theodorou, G. Kouris, J. Polley. 60th Anniversary Meeting American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, April 11, 2003, North Carolina.

 
Hernia through an Iliac Crest Bone-graft Donor site. A Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, G.Kostantinopoulos, C. Stratoulias, EM Ginalis. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 71st Annual Meeting, Nov. 2-6,  2002, San Antonio, Texas

Management of Facial Fractures. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center. Feb. 3, 2002, Chicago, IL.

A to Z in Breast Reconstruction. Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center. May 28, 2002, Chicago, IL.

Mamographic Findings Following Reduction Mammoplasty. D. Danikas, S.J. Theodorou, G. Kokkalis, K. Vasiou, K. Kyriakopoulou. 86th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Oct. 23-26, 2000, Chicago, IL.

Experimental Study to Evaluate the Role of Endothelium in Microvascular Repair. SJ Theodorou, V. Rodopoulou, S. Ramasastry, M. Cohen. American Association for Hand Surgery and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 13th Annual Meetings, 1998, Scottsdale, AZ.

The Role of Endothelium in Microvascular Repair. Carrel vs. Guthrie. SJ Theodorou, V. Rodopoulou, S. Ramasastry, M. Cohen. European Federation of Society for Microsurgery and the International Microsurgical Society, 1998, Corfu, Greece.

The Role of Epineurium as a Barrier to Neuroma Formation. An Experimental Study. SJ Theodorou, S. Ramasastry. American Association for Hand Surgery and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 13th Annual Meetings, 1998, Scottsdale, AZ.

Vena Cava Filter Placement using a Cut-Down of the Superficial Epigastric Vein. D. Danikas, R. Singh, SJ Theodorou, E. Ginalis, G. Kostantinopoulos. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Splenic Abscess from Diverticulitis Occurring in a Patient with a Lung Transplant. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, C. Schneider. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Sclerosing Peritonitis Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, R. Sachs, C. Schneider. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Colon Perforation with Splenic Abscess in a Lung Transplant Patient. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, R. Singh, C. Schneider. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast Presenting as an Abscess: A Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, R. Singh, DE Camal.  87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Thyroid Hemiagenesis and Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Metastatic to the Lungs: A Case Report. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, DK Brief. 5th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. July 29-Aug.2, 2000, San Francisco, CA.

Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas and their Relation with Colon Lesions. D. Danikas, R. Sachs, SJ Theodorou, EM Ginalis, R. Dressner, M. Arvanitis. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Hemoperitoneum from Spontaneous Bleeding of a Uterine Leiomyoma. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, J. Kotrotsios, C. Sills, PE Cordero. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Sclerosing Peritonitis Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, R. Sachs, JA Manicone. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Unusual Metastases from Gastrointestinal Carcinoid. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, J Hardy III, M. Arvanitis. New York Society of Colon and rectal Surgeons. Jan. 25, 2001, New York, NY.

Mammary Myofibroblastoma in Women. D. Danikas, EM Ginalis, SJ Theodorou, M. Arvanitis. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Unusually Aggressive Rectal Carcinoid Metastasizing to Larynx, Pancreas, Adrenals and brain. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, WE Matthews, A. Rienzo. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Primary Liposarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Anterior Mediastinum: A Case Report with a 27-year survival.  D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, C. Sills, A. Rienzo. 69th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Feb. 4-6, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

Omental Infarction Mimicking Acute Appendicitis. Report of two Laparoscopically Treated Cases. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, J. Espinel, C. Schneider. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

Malar Metastasis from Rectal Carcinoma. D. Danikas, SJ Theodorou, M. Arvanitis, LM Zinterhofer, A. Rienzo. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Oct. 7-12, 2000, New Orleans, LA.

ORGANIZATIONS

New York State Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
New York Hellenic Medical Society
Chicago Hellenic Medical Society
American Medical Association
American Medical Directors Association
American Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Candidate Member
American Anti-Aging Society
American Geriatric Society