Gaia Georgopoulos, MD

Associate Professor, Orthopedics


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1981)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Michigan (MI) (1978)
Internship
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals Program (1982)
Residency
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals Program, Orthopedics (1986)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Orthopedics (1989)
Languages
English
Department
Orthopedics

Publications

  • Pediatric OKU chapter on pediatric foot
  • The role of the orthopedic surgeon in non-accidental trauma Clin Orthop
  • "The Efficacy of Intraarticular Injections for Pain Management Following the Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Accepted JBJS
  • Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries: A Quick Reference Guide Chapter 59 entitled "Arthrogryposis" revion of previous written chapter
  • THe Efficacy of Intra-Articular Injections for Pain ControlFollowing the Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Randomized Control Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am.2012 September;94(18)1633-1642
  • Clubfoot associated with tethered cord syndrome: Are these more difficult to treat?
  • Non-operative management of pediatric medial epicondyl fractures: predictors of poor results
  • Complications and results of spine fusion in patients with myelomeningocele
  • Trizno AA, Jones AS, Carry PM, Georgopoulos G. The Prevalence and Treatment of Hip Dysplasia in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29309382
  • Jackson T, Jones A, Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Clubfoot and Tethered Cord Syndrome: Results of Treatment With the Ponseti Method. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Feb 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28178095
  • Brazell C, Carry PM, Jones A, Baschal R, Miller N, Holmes KS, Georgopoulos G. Dimeglio Score Predicts Treatment Difficulty During Ponseti Casting for Isolated Clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Jan 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30608304
  • Spahn KM, Mickel T, Carry PM, Brazell CJ, Whalen K, Georgopoulos G, Miller NH. Fassier-Duval Rods are Associated With Superior Probability of Survival Compared With Static Implants in a Cohort of Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Deformities. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30589679
  • Axibal DP, Ketterman B, Skelton A, Carry P, Georgopoulos G, Miller N, Mayer SW. No difference in outcomes in a matched cohort of operative versus nonoperatively treated displaced medial epicondyle fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Nov;28(6):520-525. PubMed PMID: 30540624
  • Axibal DP, Ketterman B, Skelton A, Carry P, Georgopoulos G, Miller N, Mayer SW. No difference in outcomes in a matched cohort of operative versus nonoperatively treated displaced medial epicondyle fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2018 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30540624
  • Ollesch B, Brazell C, Carry PM, Georgopoulos G. Complications, Results, and Risk Factors of Spinal Fusion in Patients With Myelomeningocele. Spine Deform. 2018 Jul - Aug;6(4):460-466. PubMed PMID: 29886920
  • Trizno AA, Jones AS, Carry PM, Georgopoulos G. The Prevalence and Treatment of Hip Dysplasia in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Mar;38(3):e151-e156. PubMed PMID: 29309382
  • Shaw KG, Salton RL, Carry P, Hadley-Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Multi-day delay to care identified in pediatric trauma cases during COVID-19. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2022 Jan 1;31(1):e56-e64. PubMed PMID: 34406164
  • Aretakis AC, Georgopoulos G. Sequential Bilateral Achilles Tendon Rupture in a Teenager After Ponseti Treatment for Bilateral Clubfoot: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 May 18;11(2). PubMed PMID: 34003811
  • Mansour A, Carry PM, Belton M, Holmes KS, Brazell CJ, Georgopoulos G, Elrick B, Sink E, Miller NH. Tonnis Angle and Acetabular Retroversion Measurements in Asymptomatic Hips Are Predictive of Future Hip Pain: A Retrospective, Prognostic Clinical Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2020 Dec 7;4(12):e20.00213. PubMed PMID: 33986219
  • Gibly RF, Georgopoulos G, Carry PM, Miller NH. Lower extremity physeal fractures and post-traumatic surgical deformities; National Trauma Data Bank and institutional cohorts. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr;27:101827. PubMed PMID: 35310787
  • Salton RL, Carry P, Freeman T, Holmes K, Miller NH, Kohuth B, Burke D, Belton M, Murphy-Zane MS, Georgopoulos G. Twelve-week standard of care protocol longer than median time to normalization among IIc hips treated with Pavlik harness. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2022 Jul 1;31(4):313-318. PubMed PMID: 35102060
  • Murphy-Zane MS, Carry PM, Salton RL, Hadley Miller N, Holmes K, Freeman T, Belton M, Kohuth B, Burke D, Georgopoulos G. Application of Accepted Use Criteria for the Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Decreases the Number of Infants Treated With a Pavlik Harness. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36376269
  • Shaw KG, Salton RL, Carry P, Hadley-Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Multi-day delay to care identified in pediatric trauma cases during COVID-19. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2022 Jan 1;31(1):e56-e64. PubMed PMID: 34406164
  • Brazell CJ, Holmes KS, Salton RL, Hadley-Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Pediatric and Adult Fracture Incidence: A Decreasing Trend with Increasing Hospital Admissions. Irthopedics September 2022
  • Salton RL, Carry PM, Hadley=Miller N, Murphy-Zane MS, Brazell C, Novais E, Georgopoulos G. Prediction of Late Dysplasia Based on Ultrasound and Plain X-ray at 6 months. J Pediatr Orthop October 2022
  • Tippabhatla A, Torres-Izquierdo B, Cummings JL, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Goldstein R, Georgopoulos G, Stephenson L, Hosseinzadeh P. Fate of acetabular dysplasia after closed and open reduction of hips in children with developmental hip dislocation. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2023 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37909871
  • Mao X, Qin GQ, Zhang H, Wang BY, Long D, Li GQ, Long GL. Enhanced Sensing Mechanism Based on Shifting an Exceptional Point. Research (Wash D C). 2023;6:0260. PubMed PMID: 37915766
  • Yamamura MK, Carry PM, Gibly RF, Holmes K, Ogilvie B, Phillips A, Georgopoulos G, Miller NH, Payne KA. Epidemiology of Physeal Fractures and Clinically Significant Growth Disturbances Affecting the Distal Tibia, Proximal Tibia, and Distal Femur: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jun 1;31(11):e507-e515. PubMed PMID: 37054395
  • Cummings JL, Oladeji AK, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Goldstein R, Georgopoulos G, Stephenson L, White NW, Hosseinzadeh P. Outcomes of Open Reduction in Children With Developmental Hip Dislocation: A Multicenter Experience Over a Decade. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Jul 1;43(6):e405-e410. PubMed PMID: 37037660
  • Brazell CJ, Carry PM, Holmes KS, Salton RL, Hadley-Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Pediatric and Adult Fracture Incidence: A Decreasing Trend With Increasing Hospital Admissions. Orthopedics. 2023 Nov-Dec;46(6):e369-e375. PubMed PMID: 37018620
  • Salton RL, Carry PM, Hadley-Miller N, Murphy-Zane MS, Brazell C, Novais E, Georgopoulos G. Prediction of Late Dysplasia Based on Ultrasound and Plain X-Ray at 6 Months. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 1;43(2):99-104. PubMed PMID: 36607921
  • Murphy-Zane MS, Carry PM, Salton RL, Hadley Miller N, Holmes K, Freeman T, Belton M, Kohuth B, Burke D, Georgopoulos G. Application of Accepted Use Criteria for the Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Decreases the Number of Infants Treated With a Pavlik Harness. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 1;43(2):e138-e143. PubMed PMID: 36376269

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Orthopedics, Board Certification (1989, 2009)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Scoliosis
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Spine Injuries
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Surgery
Clinical Interests
Care of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery; Spine and Spinal Deformity, Trauma, Myelomeningolete, Hip, Foot

Care Philosophy
Our group is committed to providing the highest quality professional and ethical care to all patients through integration of comprehensive education and exceptional musculoskeletal research.

Personal Interests
My interests include Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery; Spine and Spinal Deformity, Trauma, Myelomeningolete, Hip, Foot