Mr Georgios Arealis MD, PhD, FRCS

George is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in shoulder, elbow and upper limb surgery. He is also also Visiting Professor (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christchurch University), Honorary Researcher (School Of Engineering and Digital Arts University Of Kent) and Clinical and Educational Supervisor for the Stage 3 year 5 King's College London Medical Students. He teaches medical students in three medical schools (King's College London, European University of Cyprus and Kent and Medway Medical School). He practices privately in England at all The Spencer Private Hospitals in Kent and Harley Street Specialist Hospital in London. He is also collaborating with the Osteoiasis clinic in Athens, Greece. His areas of expertise include arthroscopic management of shoulder and elbow problems and primary, as well as, revision arthoplasty. He has a particular interest in biologic treatments for arthritis and sports injuries and 10 years experience of using platelet rich plasma. He completed the prestigious Reading Shoulder and Elbow Centre Fellowship and the Shoulder and Knee Sports Fellowship at the large joints unit of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, International member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and member of the European Shoulder Associates section of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy. Mr Arealis has a strong research background and was awarded his PhD from the University of Thessaloniki and has since contributed to several postgraduate PhD and masters projects. He regularly lectures about shoulder and elbow surgery both nationally and on the international stage and is faculty of the Athens Shoulder Course. He is actively involved in clinical research and has published multiple peer-reviewed journals and his work can be found on Google scholar, ORCID and ResearchGate.