Dr. Dimitrios Tsoukas, M.D., M.Sc.
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The UNL Athletic Training Program is excited to offer its students an international, interprofessional educational opportunity as part of their academic journey. As an adjunct instructor for the program, Dr. Tsoukas will provide annual video lectures with Q&A sessions as part of the Medical Aspects of Athletic Training Course. Additionally, students participating in the Greek Influence on Nutrition and Sports Medicine Study Abroad Program will journey to Greece with UNL Athletic Training Program Director Dennis Perkey, where they will meet with Dr. Tsoukas in person and attend a live lecture as part of the study abroad curriculum.
Dr. Tsoukas is a Sports Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Minimally Invasive Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Clinic at the Athens Medical Center in Athens, Greece. He is an internationally published author and regularly invited speaker at international sports medicine conferences. Dr. Tsoukas serves as a member of the Board of Sports Medicine Association of Greece and as an Editorial Board Member of the Orthopedic Research and Physiotherapy Journal. He has also served as the team physician for the Greek National Male and Female Volleyball teams, the Greek Boxing Federation, and the AEK Greek Professional Basketball Team. His clinical research and surgical interests focus on the inflammatory response post-exercise, PRP injections, and stem cells in physically active individuals with an emphasis on sport injury prevention.