Georgios Papaspyrou OTOLARYNGOLOGIST

• Retrospective examinations of the intra- and early postoperative course by the extirpation of the submandibular gland ENT Clinic University of Marburg, Germany (04/2013)

“Retrospektive Untersuchungen zum intra- und frühen postoperativen Verlauf bei der Exstirpation der Glandula submandibularis“

Teaching experience:

• Teaching ENT classes to Medicine students for 10 years, Philipp University, Marburg, Germany, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany and Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
• Holder of the diploma ΤΕΑCΗ ΤΗΕ ΤΕΑCΗΕR (prerequisite for the position of supervisor of doctoral thesis and for becoming Professor in German Universities)
• Trainer in Ultrasound Course of the Medicine students of the 4 medical year, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany rated from the students with excellent (mean 9.3/10) in teaching for 3 consecutive years
• Trainer and supervisor of the young ENT residents in Sleep Endoscopy, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
• Supervisor of the doctoral thesis of 2 doctor of medicine candidates, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
• Participation with lectures at the education of students and the medical personnel, ENT Clinic, University of Marburg, Germany, ENT Clinic, University of Göttingen, Germany and ENT Clinic, University of Homburg/Saar, Germany
• Lecturer at the University of Homburg, Germany
• Assistant Professor (Cand) at the University of Homburg, Germany (Topic: Laser Surgery for the Head and Neck Region)
• Lecturer at the University of Athens for the PhD Program: Breathing disorders in Sleep-Laboratory and  Clinical Sleep Medicine

Fellowship in Societies:

• Athens Medical Association
• Hellenic Society for ENT-Head & Neck Surgery
• German Society for ENT-Head & Neck Surgery (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e.V.)

Editorial Board member (after invitation):

• European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck

Ad hoc Reviewer (after Invitation):

• European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck
• International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• Medical Science Monitor
• Italian Journal of Pediatrics
• Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
• Austin Otolaryngology
• Med Sci Case Rep
• Acta Neurologica Belgica

• 2018 – today: Private Practise
• 2018 – today: Associate Physician, MITERA Hospital
• 2018 – today: Associate Physician, HYGEIA Hospital
• 2015-2016: Position with salary as ENT Specialist after acquiring the ENT Specialty, ENT Clinic, University of Homburg, Germany
• 2008-2015: ENT Registrar with salaried position in ENT Clinic, University of Marburg, Germany (Director: Prof. Dr. med. J.A. Werner), in ENT Clinic, University of Göttingen, Germany (Director: Prof. Dr. med. C. Matthias) and in ENT Clinic, University of Homburg/Saar, Germany (Director: Prof. Dr. med. B. Schick), PhD Thesis ENT Clinic, University, Marburg, Germany

Clinical Interest:

Clinical Interest in Diagnostic Possibilities

Otology

• Otoneurology
• Hearing loss
• Vertigo
• Tinnitus
• Acute deafness
• Meniere’s disease
• Indications for hearing aids
• Acute otitis, secretory otitis, external otitis
• Chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma
• Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation
• Otosclerosis
• Facial serve palsy/paralysis

Rhinology

• Snoring, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Nasal and paranasal polyps
• Nasal septum deviation
• Nasal turbinate hypertrophy
• Allergic rhinitis
• Acute/chronic sinusitis
• Epistaxis
• Smell/taste disorders
• Eustachian tube dysfunction 

Laryngology

• Larynx/vocal cord conditions
• Hoarse voice
• Phoniatrics
• Vocal cord calluses, papillomas, polyps, leukoplakia
• Upper respiratory breathing difficulty
• Gastroesophageal/Laryngopharyngeal Reflux & Posterior laryngitis
• Dysphagia/Difficulty swallowing liquids

Salivary gland conditions (parotid, submandibular gland)

• Salivary gland neoplasms
• Sialolithiasis

Sleep Medicine-Somnology

• Obstructive Sleep apnea Syndrome (OSAS)
• Snoring

Pediatric ENT

Head & Neck Oncology Surgery

• Benign & Malignant nasal/parasanal neoplasms
• Benign & Malignant oral cavity neoplasms
• Benign & Malignant nasopharynx neoplasms
• Benign & Malignant larynx/hypopharynx neoplasms
• Cervical swelling

Other conditions

• Tonsil conditions
• Bad breath
• Feeling of foreign object in neck
• Adenoid hypertrophy
• Frenulum linguae/upper lip

Clinical Interest in Surgical Procedures:

• Open lymph node biopsy
• Cervical excavation for removal of single swelling (branchial neck cyst, etc)
• Lymph node dissection
• Salivary Gland Surgery (parotid, submandibular gland) / Stone removal
• Tonsillectomy, Tonsillotomy
• Oral cavity tumors (surgical removal/biopsy)
• Endoscopic adenoidectomy / Removal of adenoids
• Phonosurgery
• Vocal cord papillomas, polyps, cysts, nodules, granulomas, leukoplakia, calluses,    Reinke’s edema with CO2 LASER
• Vocal cord paralysis
• Posterior cordotomy using the modified Kashima’s technique with CO2 LASER
• Dilation material infusion in vocal cords
• Larynx/hypopharynx cancer with CO2 LASER
• Sleep endoscopy for detection of the anatomical structure leading to obstruction during sleep
• Surgical treatment for snoring / sleep apnea
• Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP)
• Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)
• Lingual/upper lip frenectomy
• Intratympanic injection (cortisone or gentamicin) in the middle ear for treatment of hearing loss, vertigo, tinnutus at doctor’s office
• Eardrum paracentesis / ventilation tube insertion
• Otosurgery
• Tympanoplasty (chronic otitis, tympanic membrane perforation, cholesteatoma)
• Mastoidectomy
• Endoscopic nasal turbinate hypertrophy submucosal cauterization with Diode Laser at the doctor’s office
• Endoscopic polyp removal from nasal cavities
• Endoscopic nasal and paranasal surgery (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery / FESS) for sinusitis, polyps
• Endoscopic nasal septum deviation correction
• Recurrent epistaxis, e.g. Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, with Diode Laser at the doctor’s office
• Endoscopic treatment of epistaxis/cauterization or ligation of sphenopalatine artery
• Endoscopic removal/biopsy of nasal/paranasal/nasopharynx tumors
• Placement of Montgomery prosthesis in trachea (in tracheal stenosis) and larynx (in thyroplasty due to vocal cord paralysis)
• Tracheostomy

Research Interest:

• Laser Surgery of the head and neck (6 relevant articles in peer-reviewed foreign scientific journals, 8 years working experience in the biggest centers for laser Surgery in Europe– Marburg, Germany, Göttingen, Germany and Homburg/Saar, Germany)
• Head and Neck Cancer (10 relevant articles in peer-reviewed foreign scientific journals)
• Use of biomaterials in Head and Neck Surgery (6 relevant articles in peer-reviewed foreign scientific journals)
• Sleep Medicine, Obstructive Sleep apnea Syndrome (PhD Program University of Athens initially as student and currently as instructor, Sleep Endoscopy tutor – trainer experience University of Homburg/Saar, Germany, Snoring research and therapy, Mandibular advancement devices)

1. Al Kadah B, Naumann A, Schneider M, Schick B, Linxweiler M, Papaspyrou G. Auricular reconstruction with polyethylene implants or silicone prosthesis: A single institution experience. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2018 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Bochen F, Balensiefer B, Körner S, Bittenbring JT, Neumann F, Koch A, Bumm K, Marx A, Wemmert S, Papaspyrou G, Zuschlag D, Kühn JP, Al Kadah B, Schick B, Linxweiler M. Vitamin D deficiency in head and neck cancer patients – prevalence, prognostic value and impact on immune function. Oncoimmunology. 2018; 7:e1476817.
3. Papaspyrou G, Yildiz C, Bozzato V, Bohr C, Schneider M, Hecker D, Schick B, Al Kadah B. Prosthetic supply of facial defects: long-term experience and retrospective analysis on 99 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018; 275:607-613.
4. Papaspyrou G, Hecker D, Linxweiler M, Schick B, Al Kadah B. Combined therapy for epistaxis by hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: A 3-year follow up study on 45 patients. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017; 45:1179-1182.
5. Al Kadah B, Papaspyrou G, Linxweiler M, Schick B, Rübe C, Büchler BS, Niewald M. Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) of the head and neck: retrospective analysis of 81 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017; 274:2557-2566.
6. Papaspyrou G, Linxweiler M, Knöbber D, Schick B, Al Kadah B. Laser CO2 tonsillotomy versus argon plasma coagulation (APC) tonsillotomy: A retrospective study with 10-year follow-up. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017; 92:56-60.
7. Papaspyrou G, Schick B, Papaspyrou S, Eivazi B, Al Kadah B. Retrospective analysis of laser vs other therapeutic modalities for laryngeal papillomatosis: European multicenter study. J BUON. 2016; 21:1274-1278.
8. Papaspyrou G, Schick B, Schneider M, Al Kadah B. Epithetic nasal reconstruction for nasal carcinoma: retrospective analysis on 22 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017; 274:867-872.
9. Papaspyrou G, Schick B, Al Kadah B. Nd:YAG Laser Treatment for Extranasal Telangiectasias: A Retrospective Analysis of 38 Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Review of the Literature. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2016; 78:245-251.
10. Al Kadah B, Papaspyrou G, Schneider M, Schick B. Novel modification of voice prosthesis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016; 273:697-702.

23 Peer-reviewed articles in medical Journals (Pubmed), 13 as first author, 1 as senior author,  278 citations in the literature, impact factor 41, h-index 7.