Dr. Loukia K. Papatheodorou
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 Osteoarthritis. 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 2 articles in the study of Osteoarthritis.
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Locations
4803 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Papatheodorou isElite. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Advanced
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Papatheodorou isAdvanced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- Mononeuritis MultiplexDr. Papatheodorou isAdvanced. Learn about Mononeuritis Multiplex.
- Nerve DecompressionDr. Papatheodorou isAdvanced. Learn about Nerve Decompression.
- OsteonecrosisDr. Papatheodorou isAdvanced. Learn about Osteonecrosis.
- OsteotomyDr. Papatheodorou isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Papatheodorou isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Bone GraftDr. Papatheodorou isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Papatheodorou isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Papatheodorou isExperienced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Papatheodorou isExperienced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.