Anastasios Charalampidis

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Dr. Anastasios Charalampidis is a board-certified spine surgeon with a PhD in medical sciences. He specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of complex spinal disorders, including degenerative diseases, spinal deformities, and trauma. His clinical expertise is complemented by a strong commitment to research and academic development.
Dr. Charalampidis has contributed to peer-reviewed publications focusing on spinal biomechanics, surgical outcomes, and innovations in minimally invasive spine surgery. His research aims to improve patient care through evidence-based practices and interdisciplinary collaboration.
In addition to his clinical and research roles, Dr. Charalampidis is actively involved in medical education, mentoring medical students and residents in orthopedic and neurosurgical spine care. He is also engaged in international collaborations to advance the field of spine surgery.

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Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2025;26(1):543
Study protocol: the SPInal NAVigation (SPINAV) trial - comparison of augmented reality surgical navigation, conventional image-guided navigation, and free-hand technique for pedicle screw placement in spinal deformity surgery.
El-Hajj VG; Charalampidis A; Fell D; Edström E; Elmi-Terander A; Gerdhem P
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2025;:1-9
Patient-reported outcome measures and satisfaction after laminectomy for degenerative cervical myelopathy in octogenarians: an observational study from the national Swedish spine registry
El-Hajj VG; Staartjes VE; Charalampidis A; Nilsson G; Gerdhem P; Edstrom E; Elmi-Terander A; Akerstedt J
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2025;26(1):179
Surgical vs. non-surgical management of cervical spine fractures associated with ankylosing spinal disorders: a matched retrospective comparison assessing mortality.
Åkerstedt J; Buwaider A; El-Hajj VG; Wänman J; Frisk H; Blixt S; MacDowall A; Edström E; Elmi-Terander A; Charalampidis A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(4):e0320581
Trunk rotation, spinal deformity and appearance, health-related quality of life, and treatment adherence: Secondary outcomes in a randomized controlled trial on conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Dufvenberg M; Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Oberg B; Tropp H; Ahl AA; Moller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2024;95:536-544
Prognostic model development for risk of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cohort study of 127 patients.
Dufvenberg M; Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Öberg B; Tropp H; Ahl AA; Wezenberg D; Hedevik H; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A; CONTRAIS Study Group
Article: GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL. 2024;:21925682241261662-1759
Opioid Use Prior to Adult Spine Deformity Correction Surgery is Associated With Worse Pre- and Postoperative Back Pain and Prolonged Opioid Demands.
Sardi JP; Smith JS; Gum JL; Rocos B; Charalampidis A; Lenke LG; Shaffrey CI; Cheung KMC; Qiu Y; Matsuyama Y; Pellisé F; Polly DW; Sembrano JN; Dahl BT; Kelly MP; de Kleuver M; Spruit M; Alanay A; Berven SH; Lewis SJ; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(1):e2352492
Nighttime Bracing or Exercise in Moderate-Grade Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Dufvenberg M; Jalalpour K; Ohlin A; Ahl AA; Möller H; Abbott A; Gerdhem P; CONTRAIS Study Group
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2023;32(11):4037-4044
Distal fusion level, complications, and reoperations in individuals with cerebral palsy undergoing surgery for scoliosis.
Green-Petersen I; Magnano L; Charalampidis A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE. 2023;48(2):113-119
Patient-reported Data as Predictors of Surgical Outcome in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Analysis of a National Multicenter Dataset.
Gerdhem L; Charalampidis A; Gerdhem P
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2023;32(11):4037-4044
Distal fusion level, complications, and reoperations in individuals with cerebral palsy undergoing surgery for scoliosis
Green-Petersen I; Magnano L; Charalampidis A; Gerdhem P
Article: BONE & JOINT JOURNAL. 2022;104-B(9):1067-1072
Postoperative outcomes of pedicle screw instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with and without a subfascial wound drain: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Helenius L; Gerdhem P; Ahonen M; Syvänen J; Jalkanen J; Charalampidis A; Nietosvaara Y; Helenius I
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2022;31(5):1300-1308
Effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy.
Revesz DF; Charalampidis A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE JOURNAL. 2022;22(4):578-586
Differentiation of pain-related functional limitations in surgical patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) using the Oswestry Disability Index: a Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) study.
Charalampidis A; Canizares M; Kalsi PS; Hung Wu P; Johnson M; Soroceanu A; Nataraj A; Glennie A; Rasoulinejad P; Attabib N; Hall H; Fisher C; Thomas K; Rampersaud YR
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):5339
Clinical outcomes and revision rates following four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Charalampidis A; Hejrati N; Ramakonar H; Kalsi PS; Massicotte EM; Fehlings MG
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2022;93:256-263
Study protocol: The SunBurst trial-a register-based, randomized controlled trial on thoracolumbar burst fractures.
Blixt S; Mukka S; Försth P; Westin O; Gerdhem P; SunBurst study group
Article: BRAIN AND SPINE. 2022;2:100904
Spinal arachnoid cysts: A case series & systematic review of the literature.
Kalsi P; Hejrati N; Charalampidis A; Wu PH; Schneider M; Wilson JR; Gao AF; Massicotte EM; Fehlings MG
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2021;10(21):4967
Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS).
Dufvenberg M; Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Öberg B; Tropp H; Aspberg Ahl A; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDICS. 2021;15(5):464-471
Anterior versus posterior fusion surgery in idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison of health-related quality of life and radiographic outcomes in Lenke 5C curves - results from the Swedish spine registry.
Charalampidis A; Möller H; Gerdhem P
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDICS. 2021;15(5):458-463
Predictors of persistent postoperative pain after surgery for idiopathic scoliosis.
Charalampidis A; Rundberg L; Möller H; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE. 2021;46(17):E926-E931
Subaxial Spine Fractures: A Comparison of Patient-reported Outcomes and Complications Between Anterior and Posterior Surgery.
Fröjd Révész D; Norell A; Charalampidis A; Endler P; Gerdhem P
Article: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY. 2021;31(4):2349-2356
Intraoperative cone beam computed tomography is as reliable as conventional computed tomography for identification of pedicle screw breach in thoracolumbar spine surgery.
Burström G; Cewe P; Charalampidis A; Nachabe R; Söderman M; Gerdhem P; Elmi-Terander A; Edström E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(8):e0255264
PReventing Idiopathic SCOliosis PROgression (PRISCOPRO): A protocol for a quadruple-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing 3D designed Boston brace to standard Boston brace.
Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE. 2020;45(17):E1085-E1090
Does Augmented Reality Navigation Increase Pedicle Screw Density Compared to Free-Hand Technique in Deformity Surgery? Single Surgeon Case Series of 44 Patients.
Edström E; Burström G; Persson O; Charalampidis A; Nachabe R; Gerdhem P; Elmi-Terander A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):707
Augmented reality navigation with intraoperative 3D imaging vs fluoroscopy-assisted free-hand surgery for spine fixation surgery: a matched-control study comparing accuracy.
Elmi-Terander A; Burström G; Nachabé R; Fagerlund M; Ståhl F; Charalampidis A; Edström E; Gerdhem P
Article: GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL. 2020;10(1 Suppl):104S-114S
The Use of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery.
Charalampidis A; Jiang F; Wilson JRF; Badhiwala JH; Brodke DS; Fehlings MG
Article: SPINE. 2019;44(7):517-525
Pedicle Screw Placement Using Augmented Reality Surgical Navigation With Intraoperative 3D Imaging: A First In-Human Prospective Cohort Study.
Elmi-Terander A; Burström G; Nachabe R; Skulason H; Pedersen K; Fagerlund M; Ståhl F; Charalampidis A; Söderman M; Holmin S; Babic D; Jenniskens I; Edström E; Gerdhem P
Article: BONE & JOINT JOURNAL. 2018;100-B(8):1080-1086
Implant density is not related to patient-reported outcome in the surgical treatment of patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
Charalampidis A; Möller A; Wretling M-L; Brismar T; Gerdhem P
Article: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA. 2013;27(7):386-390
Internal fixation of garden I and II femoral neck fractures: posterior tilt did not influence the reoperation rate in 382 consecutive hips followed for a minimum of 5 years.
Lapidus LJ; Charalampidis A; Rundgren J; Enocson A
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Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2023;12(22):7079
Correction: Dufvenberg et al. Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS). J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 4967.
Dufvenberg M; Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Öberg B; Tropp H; Aspberg Ahl A; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Doctoral thesis: 2023
Idiopathic scoliosis : aspects on surgical and non-surgical treatment
Charalampidis A
Editorial comment: NEUROSURGERY. 2020;86(3):E271-E272
Commentary: Reliability of the New AOSpine Classification System for Upper Cervical Traumatic Injuries.
Charalampidis A; Fehlings MG

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Senior Consultant, Spine Program, ME Trauma, akutkirurgi och ortopedi, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, 2014-
Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023

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