Anastasios Papadonikolakis, MD, PhD
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Anastasios Papadonikolakis, MD, PhD
- Education
- MD, Ioannina University School of Medicine, 1999
- PhD, Ioannina University School of Medicine, 2005
- Internship
- General Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2006
- Fellowship
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2005
- Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, University of Washington, 2011
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Memberships
- North Carolina Orthopedic Association
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES)
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Research
- Peripheral Nerve Injury After Elbow Arthroscopy: An Analysis of Risk Factors. Jinnah AH, Luo TD, Wiesler ER, Li Z, Poehling GG, Tuohy CJ, Graves BR, Freehill MT, Papadonikolakis A. Arthroscopy. 2018 05; 34(5):1447-1452.
- Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Transverse Intra-articular Glenoid Fractures With Scapular Extension. Papadonikolakis A. . 2017 Jun; 6(3):e879-e885.
- Arthroscopic Release of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder Complicated With Shoulder Dislocation and Brachial Plexus Injury. Nunez FA, Papadonikolakis A, Li Z. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2016; 25(2):114-6.
- Metal-Backed Glenoid Components Have a Higher Rate of Failure and Fail by Different Modes in Comparison with All-Polyethylene Components: A Systematic Review. Papadonikolakis A, Matsen FA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Jun; 96(12):1041-1047.
- Failure of the glenoid component in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review of the English-language literature between 2006 and 2012. Papadonikolakis A, Neradilek MB, Matsen FA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Dec; 95(24):2205-12.