Prof. Pantelis Stavrinou, MD, PhD

Specialist in neuro-oncology, brain tumour and skull base surgery, and minimally invasive spinal surgery in Athens

Metropolitan Hospital Athens· Ethnarchou Makariou 9 & El. Venizelou 1, 18547 Athens

Prof. Pantelis Stavrinou is Director of Neurosurgery at the Metropolitan Hospital in Athens. His particular area of expertise lies in the surgical treatment of complex brain and skull base tumours, in particular gliomas, meningiomas and vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuroma). As a co-author of the EANO guidelines, he was involved in developing the European treatment standards for meningiomas and acoustic neuromas. After many years as a Senior Consultant in Neurosurgery at Cologne University Hospital, he now practises as a neurosurgeon in Athens.

Areas of focus

Neuro-oncology and brain tumour surgery (gliomas, meningiomas, brain metastases)
Skull base tumours and skull base surgery
Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma)
Awake craniotomy and intraoperative neuromonitoring
Exoscope-assisted microsurgery
Fluorescence-guided tumour resection (5-ALA)
Minimally invasive spinal surgery

Curriculum vitae

Career history
Since January 2020	Director of Neurosurgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
January 2011 – October 2019	Senior Consultant in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany (Director: Prof. R. Goldbrunner)
August 2010 – December 2010	Fellow in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany (Director: Prof. J. K. Krauss)
November 2008 – May 2009	Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery, LMU Großhadern Hospital, Munich, Germany (Director: Prof. J.-C. Tonn)
November 2005 – June 2010	Resident in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (Director: Prof. P. Polyzoidis)
September 2003 – December 2004	Resident in General Surgery, NIMTS General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Academic career
2025	Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Nicosia (UNIC), Cyprus
2020	Habilitation / Appointment as Privatdozent in Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany
2011	PhD: ‘Expression of enzymes and genes involved in the metabolism of chemotherapeutic agents in brain tumours’ Department of Neurosurgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, and Laboratory of Pharmacology, University of Ioannina, Greece Grade: excellent
1995–2001	Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece

About Prof. Pantelis Stavrinou, MD, PhD

Prof. Pantelis Stavrinou is Director of Neurosurgery at the Metropolitan Hospital in Athens and specialises in the surgical treatment of complex conditions affecting the brain, the skull base and the spine. His clinical and scientific work focuses in particular on neuro-oncology, brain tumour surgery and skull base surgery.

His range of treatments includes, in particular, meningiomas, gliomas and glioblastomas, brain metastases, vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas) and other tumours of the brain and skull base. When planning neurosurgical procedures, the focus is on individually tailored tumour treatment and the best possible preservation of vital neurological functions. Depending on the type, size and location of the tumour, modern microsurgical, endoscopic and function-preserving surgical techniques are employed.

Contributing to European treatment standards

Prof. Stavrinou possesses particular scientific expertise in the treatment of meningiomas and vestibular schwannomas. As a co-author of European guidelines published by the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO), he was involved in drawing up international recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions; this work has been published in journals including *Lancet Oncology* and *Neuro-Oncology*. For patients, this means that their treatment is planned by a surgeon who has helped to formulate the very standards against which they are assessed. Treatment decisions are therefore made on the basis of published evidence and within the interdisciplinary tumour board.

Training and long-standing career in Germany

Prof. Stavrinou spent a significant part of his neurosurgical career in Germany. Following a fellowship in paediatric neurosurgery at LMU Großhadern Hospital in Munich and a fellowship at Hannover Medical School, he served as a Senior Consultant in Neurosurgery at Cologne University Hospital, one of Europe’s leading neuro-oncology centres, under Prof. R. Goldbrunner.

Skull base surgery

Another key area of specialisation is skull base surgery. Operations in this anatomically particularly challenging area require extensive experience, as tumours are located in close proximity to cranial nerves, major blood vessels and functionally important structures. His long-standing specialisation in this field is also reflected in his teaching activities: Prof. Stavrinou led the Cologne International Skull Base Course and has been teaching on the Athens Skull Base Course since 2015; both courses train neurosurgeons from around the world in the anatomical approaches to skull base surgery.

Surgical techniques aimed at preserving function

In tumour surgery, Prof. Stavrinou employs exoscopic-assisted microsurgery, in which a high-resolution three-dimensional digital system replaces the traditional surgical microscope, as well as intraoperative neuromonitoring, which continuously monitors the function of motor and sensory pathways during tumour removal. For tumours in functionally significant areas of the brain, awake craniotomy with intraoperative speech and motor mapping is used; for high-grade gliomas, fluorescence-guided resection with 5-ALA is also employed. The aim of all these procedures is to answer the very question that is of primary concern to patients: how much of the tumour can be removed without impairing speech, movement, vision or hearing.

Spinal surgery

In addition to brain and skull base surgery, Prof. Stavrinou has specialist qualifications in spinal neurosurgery and minimally invasive spinal surgery. These include percutaneous and minimally invasive disc surgery on the cervical and lumbar spine, minimally invasive stabilisation including spondylodesis with a cage, kyphoplasty for vertebral body fractures, and microsurgical treatment of spinal cord and spinal tumours. His expertise in this field is attested by the Spine Master Diploma awarded by the German Spine Society (DWG).

Research and teaching

Prof. Stavrinou has published more than one hundred papers in peer-reviewed journals; his h-index stands at 29, with over 4,600 citations. His doctoral thesis focused on the expression of enzymes and genes involved in the metabolism of chemotherapeutic agents in brain tumours — in other words, the question of why the same drug is effective in one patient but not in another. In 2020, he was awarded his habilitation (Privatdozent) at the University of Cologne, and in 2025 he was appointed Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Nicosia. For his scientific work, he received two first-prize research awards from the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society, as well as an Honourable Mention at the EANS Research Prize in Oxford.

Combining neuro-oncology, brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery and minimally invasive spinal surgery, Prof. Stavrinou offers highly specialised neurosurgical expertise at the Metropolitan Hospital in Athens, drawing on many years of clinical experience in Germany and Greece as well as intensive scientific and academic work.

Memberships

European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) — co-author of the EANO clinical practice guidelines
Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, et al. EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology. 2021;23(11):1821–1834. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noab150
Goldbrunner R, Weller M, Regis J, Lund-Johansen M, Stavrinou P, et al. EANO guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular schwannoma. Neuro-Oncology. 2020;22(1):31–45. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noz153
European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), individual member
EANS Skull Base Section
Hellenic Neuro-Oncology Group (HeNOG)
German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC)
German Spine Society (DWG)
Hellenic Neurosurgical Society (GNS)
Greek-American Neurosurgical Society (GANS)

Publications

Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, Sahm F, Mawrin C, Weber DC, Preusser M, Minniti G, Lund-Johansen M, Lefranc F, Houdart E, Sallabanda K, Le Rhun E, Nieuwenhuizen D, Tabatabai G, Soffietti R, Weller M. EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas. Neuro Oncol. November 2021
Goldbrunner R, Minniti G, Preusser M, Jenkinson MD, Sallabanda K, Houdart E, von Deimling A, Stavrinou P, Lefranc F, Lund-Johansen M, Moyal EC, Brandsma D, Henriksson R, Soffietti R, Weller M. EANO guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of meningiomas. Lancet Oncol. September 2016
Goldbrunner R, Weller M, Regis J, Lund-Johansen M, Stavrinou P, Reuss D, Evans DG, Lefranc F, Sallabanda K, Falini A, Axon P, Sterkers O, Fariselli L, Wick W, Tonn JC. EANO guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular schwannoma. Neuro Oncol. Jan 2020
"Expression profile of genes and proteins related to drug metabolism in human brain tumours". Stavrinou P., Pappas P., Patsalas I., Marselos M., Polyzoidis K. J Neurooncol. Under review
Stavrinou P, Drosos E, Komaitis S, Skandalakis GP, Mazarakis NK, Kalyvas AV, Troupis T, Goldbrunner R, Stranjalis G, Koutsarnakis C. Direct comparison between the Kawase approach and the retrosigmoid intradural suprameatal corridor for accessing the petroclival region using computed tomography quantitative volumetric analysis: a cadaveric study. World Neurosurg. Oct 2022
Stavrinou P, Plambeck L, Proescholdt M, Ghadimi M, Goldbrunner R, Grau S. Brain metastases from oesophageal cancer: A retrospective analysis of the outcome following surgical resection and subsequent radiotherapy. Medicine (Baltimore). August 2019
Stavrinou P, Kalyvas A, Grau S, Hamisch C, Galldiks N, Katsigiannis S, Kabbasch C, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Stranjalis G. Survival effects of a strategy favouring second-line multimodal treatment compared with supportive care in glioblastoma patients at first progression. J Neurosurg. November 2018
Stavrinou P, Katsigiannis S, Lee JH, Hamisch C, Krischek B, Mpotsaris A, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R. Risk factors for chronic subdural haematoma recurrence identified using quantitative computed tomography analysis of haematoma volume and density. World Neurosurg. March 2017
Stavrinou P, Bergmann J, Palkowiz S, Goldbrunner R, Rieger B. Identifying risk factors and proposing a risk-profile scoring scale for perioperative ischaemic complications in carotid endarterectomies. J Neurosurg Sci. March 2016
Stavrinou P, Mavrogiorgou MC, Polyzoidis K, Kreft-Kerekes V, Timmer M, Marselos M, Pappas P. Expression profile of genes related to drug metabolism in human brain tumours. PLoS One. November 2015
Stavrinou P, Kunz M, Lehner M, Heger A, Müller-Felber W, Tonn JC, Peraud A. Children with tethered cord syndrome of different aetiologies benefit from microsurgery – a single-institution experience. Child’s Nervous System. May 2011
“Individualised treatment strategies in children with tethered cord syndrome of different aetiologies – a single-institution experience”. Stavrinou P, Tonn JC, Peraud A. Child’s Nervous System. May 2011
Stavrinou P, Foroglou N, Patsalas I, Selviaridis P. Trigeminocardiac reflex and ipsilateral mydriasis during stereotactic brain tumour biopsy: an insight into the anatomical and physiological pathways involved. Acta Neurochir (Vienna). April 2010
“Primary meningeal glioblastoma: clinical and pathological analysis.” Stavrinou P., Stavrinou LC., Zaramboukas T., Selviaridis P. Central European Neurosurgery, February 2010
“Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with intratumoural haemorrhage: an adult case report”. Stavrinou P., Spiliotopoulos A., Patsalas I., Karkavelas G., Mpalojiannis I., Polyzoidis K., Selviaridis P. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, June 2008
“Management of intra-abdominal catastrophes using the open-abdomen technique” P. Stavrinou, K. Nisotakis, N. Salemis, L. Stavrinou, A. Chrysikou, E. Tsochataridis Hellenic Journal of Surgery, 2005
Politis AA, Evangelou K, Lani E, Solou M, Zemperligkos P, Papadopoulos E, Banos S, Gavra M, Savvanis G, Ydreos I, Haliasos N, Stavrinou P, Kalyvas A, Boviatsis EJ, Stavrinou LC. Routine repeat computed tomography of the head in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: is it really necessary? Emerg Radiol. August 2026
Apostolakis S, Haliasos N, Stavrinou LC, Stavrinou P. Sequesterectomy versus standard micro-/open discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. May 2026
Guo X, Xiong Y, Gao W, Huang X, Zheng H, Wu H, Jiang X, Lin Q, Xiao Y, Liu Q, Pan Z, Chen C, Hu W, Stavrinou P, Liu A, Wang L, Zheng F. Admission albumin–globulin ratio associated with delayed cerebral ischaemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Front Neurol. October 2024
Huang X, Guo X, Gao W, Xiong Y, Chen C, Zheng H, Pan Z, Wang L, Zheng S, Ke C, Stavrinou P, Hu W, Hong K, Zheng F. Causal association between years of schooling and the risk of traumatic brain injury: A two-sample Mendelian randomisation analysis. J Affect Disord. June 2024
Li Y, Yu Q, Peng H, Mingjun X, Xu W, Zheng T, Zhao T, Xia M, Wu J, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Xie Y, Zhang G, Feng Y, Guan Y, Zheng F, Sun P. Jingfang granules protect against intracerebral haemorrhage by inhibiting neuroinflammation and protecting against damage to the blood-brain barrier. Aging (Albany NY). May 2024
Chen X, Liu Y, Stavrinou P, Stavrinou L, Hu W, Goldbrunner R, Zheng F, He H. Spinal cord injury: Olfactory ensheathing cell-based therapeutic strategies. J Neurosci Res. January 2024
Apostolakis S, Stavrinou P. Pharmacotherapy in SAH: Lessons from clinical trials. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2024
Xiong Y, Guo X, Huang X, Kang X, Zhou J, Chen C, Pan Z, Wang L, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou L, Stavrinou P, Lin S, Chen Y, Hu W, Zheng F. Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in intracranial haemorrhage: A meta-analysis. PLoS One. March 2023
Huang X, Xiong Y, Guo X, Kang X, Chen C, Zheng H, Pan Z, Wang L, Zheng S, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou L, Hu W, Zheng F. Transradial versus transfemoral access for endovascular therapy of intracranial aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Neurosurg Rev. Dec 2022
Zhang YB, Zheng F, Stavrinou L, Wang HJ, Fan WJ, Yao PS, Lin YX, Goldbrunner R, Zheng SF, Stavrinou P, Kang DZ. Admission serum iron as an independent risk factor for postoperative delayed cerebral ischaemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a propensity-matched analysis. Brain Sci. September 2022
Zheng F, Stavrinou P, Hu W. Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants, when compared with aspirin, may not significantly reduce the rate of ischaemic stroke in patients with mixed cardiovascular disease in sinus rhythm. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Aug
Zhou JF, Xiong Y, Kang X, Pan Z, Zhu Q, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou L, Lin S, Hu W, Zheng F, Stavrinou P. Application of stem cells and exosomes in the treatment of intracerebral haemorrhage: an update. Stem Cell Res Ther. June 2022
Xiong Y, Song J, Huang X, Pan Z, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou L, Lin S, Hu W, Zheng F, Stavrinou P. Exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells: novel effects in the treatment of ischaemic stroke. Front Neurosci. May 2022
Zhang YB, Zheng F, Stavrinou L, Wang HJ, Fan WJ, Yao PS, Lin YX, Goldbrunner R, Zheng SF, Stavrinou P, Kang DZ. Correction: Zhang et al. Admission Serum Iron as an Independent Risk Factor for Postoperative Delayed Cerebral Ischaemia Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Brain Sci. 2022
von Spreckelsen N, Waldt N, Timmer M, Goertz L, Reinecke D, Laukamp K, Pennig L, Grau S, Deckert M, Kirches E, Stavrinou P, Mawrin C, Goldbrunner R. Clinical Characteristics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Prediction of the KLF4K409Q Mutation in Meningioma. World Neurosurg. October 2021
Katsigiannis S, Grau S, Krischek B, Er K, Pintea B, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P. MGMT-positive vs MGMT-negative patients with glioblastoma: identification of prognostic factors and resection threshold. Neurosurgery. March 2021
Goertz L, Stavrinou P, Hamisch C, Perrech M, Czybulka DM, Mehdiani K, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Impact of Obesity on Complication Rates, Clinical Outcomes, and Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. March 2021
Goertz L, Hamisch C, Kabbasch C, Borggrefe J, Hof M, Dempfle AK, Lenschow M, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Brinker G, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Impact of aneurysm shape and neck configuration on cerebral infarction during microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg. May 2020
von Spreckelsen N, Waldt N, Poetschke R, Kesseler C, Dohmen H, Jiao HK, Nemeth A, Schob S, Scherlach C, Sandalcioglu IE, Deckert M, Angenstein F, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Remke M, Kirches E, Goldbrunner R, Chiocca EA, Huettelmaier S, Acker T, Mawrin C. KLF4K409Q-mutated meningiomas show enhanced hypoxia signalling and respond to mTORC1 inhibitor treatment. Acta Neuropathol Commun. April 2020
Goertz L, Stavrinou P, Stranjalis G, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Single-step resection of sphenoorbital meningiomas and orbital reconstruction using customised CAD/CAM implants. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. April 2020
Katsigiannis S, Hamisch C, Krischek B, Timmer M, Mpotsaris A, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P. Independent predictors of functional outcome following drainage of chronic subdural haematoma identified using a logistic regression model. J Neurosurg Sci. April 2020
Goertz L, Speier J, Schulte AP, Stavrinou P, Krischek B, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Independent risk factors for postoperative seizures in chronic subdural haematoma identified by multiple logistic regression analysis. World Neurosurg. December 2019
Kauke M, Safi AF, Stavrinou P, Krischek B, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Does meningioma volume correlate with clinical disease manifestation irrespective of histopathological tumour grade? J Craniofac Surg. Nov–Dec 2019
Goertz L, Hof M, Timmer M, Schulte AP, Kabbasch C, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Reiner M, Goldbrunner R, Brinker G. Application of intraoperative FLOW 800 indocyanine green videoangiography colour-coded maps for microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms. World Neurosurg. Nov 2019
Werner JM, Kuhl S, Ulrich K, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Expression of CD40 Correlates Negatively with Overall and Progression-Free Survival of Low- and High-Grade Gliomas. World Neurosurg. October 2019
Goertz L, Dorn F, Siebert E, Herzberg M, Borggrefe J, Schlamann M, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Mpotsaris A, Bohner G, Liebig T, Kabbasch C. Safety and efficacy of the Neuroform Atlas for stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms: A multicentre experience. J Clin Neurosci. October 2019
Kabbasch C, Goertz L, Siebert E, Herzberg M, Borggrefe J, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Dorn F, Liebig T. WEB embolisation versus stent-assisted coiling: comparison of complication rates and angiographic outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg. August 2019
Stegmann S, Werner JM, Kuhl S, Röhn G, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Death Receptor 6 (DR6) is overexpressed in astrocytomas. Anticancer Res. May 2019
Timmer M, Seibl-Leven M, Wittenstein K, Grau S, Stavrinou P, Röhn G, Krischek B, Goldbrunner R. Long-term outcome and health-related quality of life in elderly patients following meningioma surgery. World Neurosurg. May 2019
Goertz L, Brinker G, Hamisch C, Kabbasch C, Borggrefe J, Hof M, Timmer M, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Elective Treatment of Additional and Recurrent Aneurysms in Patients with a Previous Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: A Single-Centre Analysis of Complications and Clinical Outcome. World Neurosurg. May 2019
Tjiong R, Stavrinou P, Röhn G, Krischek B, Koch A, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Heterogeneity of human gliomas: glutathione-S-transferase expression profile during disease progression and under systemic therapy. Anticancer Res. April 2019
Katsigiannis S, Krischek B, Barleanu S, Grau S, Galldiks N, Timmer M, Kabbasch C, Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P. Impact of time to initiation of radiotherapy on survival following resection of newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Radiat Oncol. April 2019
Lohmann P, Stavrinou P, Lipke K, Bauer EK, Ceccon G, Werner JM, Neumaier B, Fink GR, Shah NJ, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. FET PET reveals considerable spatial differences in tumour burden compared to conventional MRI in newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. March 2019
Perrech M, Dreher L, Röhn G, Stavrinou P, Krischek B, Toliat M, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of IDH1 mutation in progressive gliomas by allele-specific qPCR and Western blot analysis. Technol Cancer Res Treat. January 2019
Goertz L, Kabbasch C, Borggrefe J, Hamisch C, Telentschak S, von Spreckelsen N, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Brinker G, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Preoperative three-dimensional angiography may reduce ischaemic complications during clipping of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. World Neurosurg. December 2018
Goertz L, Kasuya H, Hamisch C, Kabbasch C, von Spreckelsen N, Ludyga D, Timmer M, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Brinker G, Krischek B. Impact of aneurysm shape on morbidity following clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Acta Neurochir (Vienna). November 2018
Perkuhn M, Stavrinou P, Thiele F, Shakirin G, Mohan M, Garmpis D, Kabbasch C, Borggrefe J. Clinical evaluation of a multiparametric deep learning model for glioblastoma segmentation using heterogeneous magnetic resonance imaging data from routine clinical practice. Invest Radiol. November 2018
Goertz L, Hamisch C, Telentschak S, Kabbasch C, von Spreckelsen N, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Brinker G, Krischek B. Impact of aneurysm shape on intraoperative rupture during clipping of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. World Neurosurg. October 2018
Maus V, Mpotsaris A, Borggrefe J, Abdullayev N, Liebig T, Dorn F, Stavrinou P, Chang DH, Kabbasch C. Author Correction: Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms with the Pipeline Embolisation Device Only: a Single-Centre Experience. Neurointervention. September 2018
Zheng F, Xu H, von Spreckelsen N, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Cao F, Ran Q, Li G, Fan R, Zhang Q, Chen W, Yao S, Krischek B. Early or late cranioplasty following decompressive craniotomy for traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Int Med Res. July 2018
Volker M, Anastasios M, Jan B, Nuran A, Thomas L, Franziska D, Pantelis S, De-Hua C, Christoph K. Treatment of intracranial aneurysms using the Pipeline embolisation device alone: a single-centre experience. Neurointervention. March 2018
Maus V, Mpotsaris A, Dorn F, Möhlenbruch M, Borggrefe J, Stavrinou P, Abdullayev N, Barnikol UB, Liebig T, Kabbasch C. The Use of Flow Divers in Ruptured, Dissecting Intracranial Aneurysms of the Posterior Circulation. World Neurosurg. March 2018
Röhn G, Koch A, Krischek B, Stavrinou P, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. ACTB and SDHA are suitable endogenous reference genes for gene expression studies in human astrocytomas using quantitative RT-PCR. Technol Cancer Res Treat. January 2018
Werner JM, Kuhl S, Stavrinou P, Röhn G, Krischek B, Blau T, Goldbrunner R, Timmer M. Expression of FAS-L Differs between Primary and Relapsed Low-grade Gliomas and Predicts Progression-free Survival. Anticancer Res. Dec 2017
Zheng F, Spreckelsen NV, Zhang X, Stavrinou P, Timmer M, Dohmen C, Goldbrunner R, Cao F, Zhang Q, Ran Q, Li G, Fan R, Yao S, Krischek B. Should prophylactic antibiotics be used in patients with acute stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. PLoS One. October 2017
Timmer M, Werner JM, Röhn G, Ortmann M, Blau T, Cramer C, Stavrinou P, Krischek B, Mallman P, Goldbrunner R. Discordance and conversion rates of progesterone, oestrogen and HER2/neu receptor status in primary breast cancer and brain metastases mainly triggered by hormone therapy. Anticancer Res. September 2017
Zheng F, Dong Y, Xia P, Mpotsaris A, Stavrinou P, Brinker G, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Is clipping better than coiling in the treatment of patients with oculomotor nerve palsies induced by posterior communicating artery aneurysms? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. February 2017
Kabbasch C, Mpotsaris A, Behme D, Dorn F, Stavrinou P, Liebig T. Pipeline embolisation device for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms – the more, the better? A single-centre retrospective observational study. J Vasc Interv Neurol. October 2016
Hamisch CA, Mpotsaris A, Timmer M, Reiner M, Stavrinou P, Brinker G, Goldbrunner R, Krischek B. Interdisciplinary treatment of intracranial infectious aneurysms. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016
“Serum levels of S-100B after recreational scuba-diving”. Stavrinou LC, Kalamatianos T, Stavrinou P, Papasilekas T, Psachoulia C, Tzavara C, Stranjalis G. Int J Sports Med, Dec 2011
“Cervical epidural plasmacytoma presenting as ascending paraparesis” Lourbopoulos A, Ioannidis P, Balogiannis I, Stavrinou P, Koletsa D, Karakostas D. Spine J, May 2011
“Students do not consider all subjects to be equally relevant. A method for quantifying relevance, implications for curriculum timetabling, teaching and learning, and student assessment of teachers.” Tseretopoulou X, Stratou A, Stavrinou P, Souretis G, Dimoliatis I. Archives of Hellenic Medicine, 28(2), March–April 2011
“Primary osseous leiomyosarcoma of the spine. A rare entity. Case report and review of the literature” Potsi M, Stavrinou P, Patsinakidis N, Hatzibougias D, Foroglou N, Karayanopoulou G, Kalogera-Foutzila A. Central European Neurosurgery. Cen Eur Neurosurg. July 2010
“Extracranial vertebral artery aneurysm presenting as a chronic cervical mass lesion” Stavrinou LC, Stranjalis G, Stavrinou P, Bontosoglou N, Case Reports in Medicine. 2010
“Large intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma. Case report and review of the literature” Salemis N., Karameris A., Gourgiotis S., Stavrinou P., Nazos K., Vlastarakos P., Tsiambas E., Tsochataridis E. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. July 2008
Boviatsis EJ, Stavrinou LC, Kouyialis AT, Gavra MM, Stavrinou PC, Themistokleous M, Selviaridis P, Sakas DE. Spinal synovial cysts: pathogenesis, diagnosis and surgical treatment in a series of seven cases and literature review. Eur Spine J. June 2008
“Laparoscopically assisted implantation of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Experience of the 1st Neurosurgical Department – of ”. Konstantinidis H, Patsalas I, Kesisoglou I, Karra M, Ioannou I, Stavrinou P, Selviaridis P. Surgical Chronicles 2007
“Perforated appendix and periappendicular abscess within an inguinal hernia: case report and review of the literature” Salemis N, Nisotakis K, Nazos K, Stavrinou P, Tsochataridis E Hernia, Dec 2006
“Fournier’s gangrene complicating an abdominal wall abscess: case report and review of the recent literature” Stavrinou L., Betsi E., Stavrinou P., et al Hellenic Journal of Surgery, 2006