Dr George Dracopoulos is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising exclusively in foot and ankle, with a particular interest in foot surgery under light sedation and local anaesthesia
Dr Dracopoulos consults at Ashford and North Adelaide and operates at Memorial and Burnside Hospitals.
After completing Orthopaedic training in Adelaide, Dr Dracopoulos undertook two Foot & Ankle fellowships, one at Harvard Medical School (Boston), the other in Brisbane. Since returning he has devoted himself exclusively to foot and ankle, including the ongoing supervision of an Australian Orthopaedic Association Fellowship in which he trains surgeons in foot and ankle techniques.
Dr George Dracopoulos has attended the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Course (Chicago) and the Advanced Foot & Ankle Course (New York). He is a former Government appointed medical representative on the Podiatry Board of South Australia (1997-2006) and current member of both the Australian and American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Societies.
1978-83
Medical School,
University of Adelaide,
South Australia
1984-86
Intern & Basic Surgical Trainee,
Royal Adelaide Hospital,
South Australia
1987-92
Orthopaedic Registrar,
South Australian Training Scheme
1993
Foot & Ankle Fellowship,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston USA
1994-95
Foot & Ankle Fellowship,
Brisbane Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre
Brisbane, Queensland
1996-2003
Head of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Services
Royal Adelaide Hospital & Flinders Medical Centre
South Australia
1996-Present
Private Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Practice,
Ashford, Memorial and Burnside Hospitals,
South Australia
by Dr George Dracopoulos
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