Sotirios Papafragkou, MD, FACS

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Dr. Papafragkou

Sotirios Papafragkou, MD, FACS, is a triple board-certified surgeon at Plastic Surgery Associates of Long Island in Roslyn Heights, New York. Dr. Papafragkou is board-certified in plastic surgery, hand and microvascular surgery, and general surgery. He is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and The Aesthetic Society (ASAPS).

Dr. Papafragkou is proud to serve the communities in Long Island and New York City. In addition to his plastic surgery training, Dr. Papafragkou completed three additional fellowships. In Belgium, he was trained under the world-renowned Dr. Blondeel, specifically for breast reconstruction and microvascular surgery. Moreover, he completed an additional aesthetics fellowship under the world expert in eyelid surgery, Dr. Mark Codner, in Atlanta, GA.

Training & Experience

Board-Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Hand and Microvascular Boards, Board Certified (CAQ)

Sotirios Papafragkou, Antony Martin, Yack Yu.: Surgical Correction of Gynecomastia: A Geometric Approach. Poster presentation. The Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons. Savannah, Georgia, August 1, 2015
Sotirios Papafragkou, Ludmila Haimovici, et al: THE IMPACT OF FIBERWIRE, FIBERLOOP AND LOCKING SUTURE CONFIGURATION ON FLEXOR TENDON REPAIRS. Oral presentation at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Saturday, October 22, 2011, Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida. Also accepted for presentation at the Annals of Plastic Surgery, January, 2012.
COMPARING THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SUTURE TECHNIQUE, SUTURE MATERIAL, AND THE NUMBER OF STRANDS IN THE REPAIR OF FLEXOR TENDONS. First price award for best poster presentation at the Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 2, 2009.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Markella Christakis, Edwin Gonzalez: Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome in a 16-year-old female resulting in sudden quadriplegia. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons December 5, 2007.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Tariq Kelker, Paul Scott et al: Lower extremity vascular access for hemodialysis: The advantages of a straight saphenous vein fistula. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 5, 2007.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Anna Gasparyan, et al: Successful treatment of portal venous gas embolism with hyperbaric oxygen after accidental ingestion of hydrogen peroxide. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons,December 5, 2007.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Ludmila Haimovici, et al: Blunt pancreatic trauma and pseudocysts. A non-operative approach. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 5, 2007.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Ludmila Haimovici, Andaz Shahriyour, Joseph Delcasse: Cardiac disruption following sudden deceleration. A case report and review of literature. Poster presentation at Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 6, 2006.
Sotirios Papafragkou, Ludmila Haimovici, Stewart Fox, Shahriyour Andaz: An Unusual Mediastinal Mass presenting as traumatic Hemothorax. A case report and literature review. Poster presentation at Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 6, 2006.
Ludmila Haimovici, Sotirios Papafragkou, Edmond Kessler, L.D. Angus: Handlebar Hernia with multiple small bowel perforations and mesenteric disruption. A case report and review of literature. Poster presentation at Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons, December 6, 2006.
Ludmila Haimovici, Sotirios Papafragkou, Leonard O. Barrett, et al: Hepatic Artery Aneurysm eroding into the stomach with clinical picture of hematemesis and hematochezia. Poster presentation at Annual meeting of Brooklyn and Long Island American College of Surgeons December 6, 2006.

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