
Michail Kokkinakis
Honorary Reader in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
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Biography
Michail is Honorary Reader(Associate Professor) in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at King's College London University.
He has also been substantive NHS Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon at the Evelina London Children's Hospital since 2015.
He is Head of Adolescent Hip Preservation Surgery dealing with all aspects of Paediatric Complex Hip Pathologies including Hip Dysplasia, Perthes Disease and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
At the Evelina London, he developed a subspecialist interest in the modern management of Lower Limb Musculoskeletal Problems in Children with Neurodisability including Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies. Furthermore, I deal with complex Paediatric Feet Deformities.
He is Chair of the South East England Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway, Executive Member of the European Neuromuscular Study Group and Chair of expert committees to produce national guidelines for orthopaedic problems in children in the UK – e.g. management of “The Paediatric Flatfoot” and “Hip Displacement in Spinal Muscular Atrophy”.
His main research interests are Orthopaedic Surgical Advances in children with Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy as well as Application of Clinical Innovation in Paediatric Orthopaedics including Virtual and Augmented Reality and 3D Printing.