Mr Polyzois is a highly experienced orthopaedic surgeon. Working at the highest level that a surgeon can be for more than six years, Mr Polyzois is a specialist in all aspects of upper limb surgery, including in the management of shoulder conditions and injuries. He is highly active in ensuring he uses the latest techniques for his patients. Due to his extensive knowledge in his field he is often invited to present at national and international conferences, has written several medical book chapters, and is frequently published in peer-reviewed journals. His patients describe him as a good listener, professional and proactive. His attentiveness to patients and his caring approach has been recognised in 2021 when he won the IWantGreatCare certificate of excellence.

• 2015 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• 2013 - 2014: Senior Shoulder and Elbow Fellow at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• 2013 - 2013: Senior Clinical Upper Limb Fellow at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Bachelor's Degree, Liverpool University Medical School, United Kingdom, 2001
• MRCS, Member of the Roal College of Surgeons
• FEBOT, European Fellowship board diploma

• General Medical Council (GMC) number: 6031303
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

• Posterior Shoulder Instability: The Augmented McLaughlin Procedure.Dimock R, Memon K, Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Imam MA, Narvani AA.Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020 Nov;8(6):729-733. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2020.44481.2224.
• Posterior shoulder fracture-dislocation: A systematic review of the literature and current aspects of management. Paparoidamis G, Iliopoulos E, Narvani AA, Levy O, Tsiridis E, Polyzois I.Chin J Traumatol. 2021 Feb;24(1):18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 6.
• A Prospective Study Comparing the Effect of L-PRF and Porous Titanium Granules on the Preservation of the Buccal Bone Plate Following Immediate Implant Placement. Gkikas G, McLaughlin M, Renvert S, Polyzois I. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2020 Sep/Oct;40(5):767-774. doi: 10.11607/prd.4299.
• Aerosol generating procedures in trauma and orthopaedics in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic; What do we know? Sobti A, Fathi M, Mokhtar MA, Mahana K, Rashid MS, Polyzois I, Narvani AA, Imam MA. Surgeon. 2021 Apr;19(2):e42-e48. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Aug 13.
• Comparative Microbiological and Whole-Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Populations in the Oro-Nasal Cavities, Skin and Diabetic Foot Ulcers of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Reveals a Possible Oro-Nasal Reservoir for Ulcer Infection.McManus BA, Daly B, Polyzois I, Wilson P, Brennan GI, Fleming TE, Grealy LD, Healy ML, Coleman DC. Front Microbiol. 2020 Apr 30;11:748. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00748. eCollection 2020.
• Periodontitis and airflow limitation in older Swedish individuals. Winning L, Polyzois I, Sanmartin Berglund J, Renvert S. J Clin Periodontol. 2020 Jun;47(6):715-725. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13287. Epub 2020 Apr 21.
• Diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of peri-implant diseases and maintenance care of patients with dental implants - Consensus report of working group 3. Renvert S, Hirooka H, Polyzois I, Kelekis-Cholakis A, Wang HL; Working Group 3. Int Dent J. 2019 Sep;69 Suppl 2:12-17. doi: 10.1111/idj.12490.
• Treatment Planning for Periimplant Mucositis and Periimplantitis. Polyzois I. Implant Dent. 2019 Apr;28(2):150-154. doi: 10.1097/ID.0000000000000869.
• The effect of a decontamination protocol on contaminated titanium dental implant surfaces with different surface topography in edentulous patients. Alotaibi M, Moran G, Grufferty B, Renvert S, Polyzois I. Acta Odontol Scand. 2019 Jan;77(1):66-75. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2018.1504986. Epub 2018 Sep 28.
• Significant Enrichment and Diversity of the Staphylococcal Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element ACME in Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates From Subgingival Peri-implantitis Sites and Periodontal Pockets. O'Connor AM, McManus BA, Kinnevey PM, Brennan GI, Fleming TE, Cashin PJ, O'Sullivan M, Polyzois I, Coleman DC. Front Microbiol. 2018 Jul 12;9:1558. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01558. eCollection 2018.
• Treatment of pathologic peri-implant pockets.Renvert S, Polyzois I. Periodontol 2000. 2018 Feb;76(1):180-190. doi: 10.1111/prd.12149. Epub 2017 Nov 29.
• First Detailed Genetic Characterization of the Structural Organization of Type III Arginine Catabolic Mobile Elements Harbored by Staphylococcus epidermidis by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing. McManus BA, O'Connor AM, Kinnevey PM, O'Sullivan M, Polyzois I, Coleman DC. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Sep 22;61(10):e01216-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01216-17. Print 2017 Oct.
• Comparison of two different techniques used for the maintenance of peri-implant soft tissue health: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Al Ghazal L, O'Sullivan J, Claffey N, Polyzois I. Acta Odontol Scand. 2017 Oct;75(7):542-549. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2017.1352101. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
• The "Pull-Over" Technique for All Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With Extracellular Matrix Augmentation. Narvani AA, Imam MA, Polyzois I, Sarkhel T, Gupta R, Levy O, Consigliere P. Arthrosc Tech. 2017 May 29;6(3):e679-e687. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2016.11.007. eCollection 2017 Jun.
• Manipulation under anaesthetic for frozen shoulder using Codman's paradox: a safe and early return of function. Tsvieli O, Atoun E, Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Walecka J, Pradhan R, Ippolito G, Rath E, Levy O. Int Orthop. 2018 Feb;42(2):339-344. doi: 10.1007/s00264-017-3558-3. Epub 2017 Jul 11.
• The "Pull-Over" Technique for Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction. Narvani AA, Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Sarkhel T, Gupta R, Levy O. Arthrosc Tech. 2016 Dec 19;5(6):e1441-e1447. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2016.08.016. eCollection 2016 Dec.
• Preliminary Results of a Consecutive Series of Large & Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Treated with Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs Augmented with Extracellular Matrix. Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Sarkhel T, Gupta R, Levy O, Narvani AA. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2017 Jan;5(1):14-21.
• Bilateral reverse total shoulder arthroplasty-functional outcome and activities of daily living. Levy O, Walecka J, Arealis G, Tsvieli O, Della Rotonda G, Abraham R, Polyzois I, Jurkowski Z, Atoun E. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Apr;26(4):e85-e96. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.09.010. Epub 2016 Nov 15.
• "Owl" Technique for All-Arthroscopic Augmentation of a Massive or Large Rotator Cuff Tear With Extracellular Matrix Graft. Narvani AA, Consigliere P, Polyzois I, Sarkhel T, Gupta R, Levy O. Arthrosc Tech. 2016 Jul 11;5(4):e717-e724. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2016.02.035. eCollection 2016 Aug.
• Traumatic First Time Shoulder Dislocation: Surgery vs Non-Operative Treatment. Polyzois I, Dattani R, Gupta R, Levy O, Narvani AA. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2016 Apr;4(2):104-8. EFP Delphi study on the trends in Periodontology and Periodontics in Europe for the year 2025. Madianos P, Papaioannou W, Herrera D, Sanz M, Baeumer A, Bogren A, Bouchard P, Chomyszyn-Gajewska M, Demirel K, Gaspersic R, Giurgiu M, Graziani F, Jepsen K, Jepsen S, O Brien T, Polyzois I, Preshaw PM, Rakic M, Reners M, Rincic N, Stavropoulos A, Sütcü S, Verner C, Llodra JC. J Clin Periodontol. 2016 Jun;43(6):472-81. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12551. Epub 2016 May 10.
• Evaluation of New Bone Formation and Osseointegration Around Subperiosteal Titanium Implants with Histometry and Nanoindentation. Claffey N, Bashara H, O'Reilly P, Polyzois I. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2015 Sep-Oct;30(5):1004-10. doi: 10.11607/jomi.3647.
• Primary prevention of peri-implantitis: managing peri-implant mucositis. Jepsen S, Berglundh T, Genco R, Aass AM, Demirel K, Derks J, Figuero E, Giovannoli JL, Goldstein M, Lambert F, Ortiz-Vigon A, Polyzois I, Salvi GE, Schwarz F, Serino G, Tomasi C, Zitzmann NU. J Clin Periodontol. 2015 Apr;42 Suppl 16:S152-7. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12369.
• Risk indicators for peri-implant mucositis: a systematic literature review. Renvert S, Polyzois I. J Clin Periodontol. 2015 Apr;42 Suppl 16:S172-86. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12346.
• An in vivo comparison of internal bacterial colonization in two dental implant systems: identification of a pathogenic reservoir. Mawhinney J, Connolly E, Claffey N, Moran G, Polyzois I. Acta Odontol Scand. 2015 Apr;73(3):188-94. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2014.978365. Epub 2014 Nov 11.
• The management of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws--a review. Rice N, Polyzois I, Ekanayake K, Omer O, Stassen LF. Surgeon. 2015 Apr;13(2):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2014.07.003. Epub 2014 Jul 30.
• Treatment modalities for peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis. Renvert S, Polyzois I, Persson GR. Am J Dent. 2013 Dec;26(6):313-8. Pudendal nerve palsy in trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery. Polyzois I, Tsitskaris K, Oussedik S. Injury. 2013 Dec;44(12):1721-4. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.09.001. Epub 2013 Sep 8.
• The influence of prophylactic antibiotic administration on post-operative morbidity in dental implant surgery. A prospective double blind randomized controlled clinical trial. Nolan R, Kemmoona M, Polyzois I, Claffey N. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2014 Feb;25(2):252-9. doi: 10.1111/clr.12124. Epub 2013 Feb 13.