ABOUT DR PROFYRIS

Dr Christos Profyris completed his pre-clinical medical studies at the University of Cambridge with a Double First Class and went on to finish his medical degree with Distinction at the University of Oxford. He completed his Neurosurgical training at the University of Witwatersrand and achieved his Neurosurgery Fellowship qualification from the College of Medicine of South Africa. Finally, he also holds a Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery from the University of Witwatersrand.

In 2019, Dr Christos Profyris completed the prestigious Charles Teo Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship under Professor Charles Teo at the Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery in Sydney. Professor Teo is a world expert in brain tumour surgery having operated on more than 11,000 brain tumours, he was a Professor in the United States for 10 years and is a visiting Professor at DUKE University. He has pioneered keyhole and minimally invasive brain surgery techniques and has more than 100 publication. Dr Christos Profyris had the privilege of learning Professor Teo's techniques and gaining a more in-depth understanding of keyhole techniques and brain tumour surgery.

Dr Christos Profyris heads the Helen Joseph Hospital Neurosurgery Department, where he focuses on brain tumour surgery and vascular neurosurgery.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Pharmacotherapeutic options for atypical meningiomas.
  Ahsan SA, Chendeb K, Profyris C, Teo C, Sughrue ME. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2019 Oct;20(15):1831-1836. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1643840. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
• Brain tumours: An update
  Profyris C
  Neuron SA Volume 12 No1 Issue 38 2019
• Cutaneous scarring: Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and scar reduction therapeutics Part II. Strategies to reduce scar formation after dermatologic procedures.
  Tziotzios C, Profyris C, Sterling J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Jan;66(1):13-24; quiz 25-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.08.035. Review.
• Cutaneous scarring: Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and scar reduction therapeutics Part I. The molecular basis of scar formation.
  Profyris C, Tziotzios C, Do Vale I. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Jan;66(1):1-10; quiz 11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.055. Review.
• Delayed management of penetrating cardiac injury - less urgency, more options
  Profyris C, Rosic T, Moeng, MS, Ziprin P
  Injury Extra 42(8):83-84 August 2011
• Solitary fibrous tumour of the face: a rare case report.
  Profyris C, Soilleux E, Corkill R, Birch J. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Jan;63(1):e13-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.05.026. Epub 2009 Jun 13.
• Leukemia inhibitory factor arrests oligodendrocyte death and demyelination in spinal cord injury.
  Azari MF, Profyris C, Karnezis T, Bernard CC, Small DH, Cheema SS, Ozturk E, Hatzinisiriou I, Petratos S. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2006 Sep;65(9):914-29.
• Incomplete Freund's adjuvant enhances locomotor performance following spinal cord injury.
  Azari MF, Karnezis T, Bernard CC, Profyris C, LeGrande MR, Zang DW, Cheema SS, Petratos S. Eur J Neurol. 2005 Dec;12(12):1004-8.
• Induction of endogenous neural precursors in mouse models of spinal cord injury and disease.
  Azari MF, Profyris C, Zang DW, Petratos S, Cheema SS.. Eur J Neurol. 2005 Aug;12(8):638-48.
• Effects of intraperitoneal injection of Rofecoxib in a mouse model of ALS.
  Azari MF, Profyris C, Le Grande MR, Lopes EC, Hirst J, Petratos S, Cheema SS. Eur J Neurol. 2005 May;12(5):357-64.
• Molecular mechanisms in Schwann cell survival and death during peripheral nerve development, injury and disease.
  Boyle K, Azari MF, Profyris C, Petratos S. Neurotox Res. 2005;7(1-2):151-67. Review.
• Expression of the low-affinity neurotrophin receptor, p75(NTR), is upregulated by oligodendroglial progenitors adjacent to the subventricular zone in response to demyelination.
  Petratos S, Gonzales MF, Azari MF, Marriott M, Minichiello RA, Shipham KA, Profyris C, Nicolaou A, Boyle K, Cheema SS, Kilpatrick TJ. Glia. 2004 Oct;48(1):64-75.
• Degenerative and regenerative mechanisms governing spinal cord injury.
  Profyris C, Cheema SS, Zang D, Azari MF, Boyle K, Petratos S. Neurobiol Dis. 2004 Apr;15(3):415-36. Review.

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

2019

• State-of-the-Art Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: A Hands-On Course : Ohio, United States
• Pacific Rim Master Class in Endoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery : California, United States

2018

• Seventh annual world course in brain tumour surgery : London, United Kingdom
• Multiportal approaches to the skull base - 2nd International Hands-on Course : Vienna, Austria