Loukia Papatheodorou
Experienced in Arthritis
Experienced in Arthritis
4803 Northern Pike, 
Monroeville, PA 

Overview

Loukia Papatheodorou, MD, is a graduate of the University of Thessaly Medical School in Biopolis, Larissa, Greece. She completed residencies at the University of Thessaly and Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and a fellowship in Hand and Upper extremity surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Papatheodorou is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Pittsburgh. She speaks English, Greek, and French. Dr. Papatheodorou is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the Greece-European Union. She specializes in the treatment of hand surgery, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist and elbow conditions, rotator cuff tears, wrist and elbow fractures, shoulder conditions and arthroscopic surgery and sees patients at locations in Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Monroeville.

Dr. Papatheodorou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Scaphoid Non-Union, Kienbock's Disease, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Nerve Decompression, and Osteotomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Arthritis.

Graduate Institution
University Of Thessaly
Residency
University of Thessaly
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in PA
Fellowships
Allegheny General Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Mckeesport Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
French
Greek
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareSource
  • HMO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
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Locations

Orthopaedic Specialists-UPMC
4803 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146
Other Locations
Orthopaedic Specialists - UPMC
9104 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 5113, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Orthopaedic Specialists - UPMC
1500 Fifth Avenue, Mansfield Bldg Level A Suite MA-42, Mckeesport, PA 15132

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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