About Dr. Demetracopoulos
Dr. Demetracopoulos is Chief of the Foot and Ankle Service at HSS. He studied neuroscience at Brown University where he was also a member of the varsity crew team. He received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. While a medical student, he was awarded the U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and the David E. Rogers Fellowship from the New York Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Demetracopoulos completed his orthopedic training at Hospital for Special Surgery. As a resident, he was awarded the Joseph M. Lane Research Grant for his work in the biomechanics laboratory. In addition, he was selected as a Resident Scholar for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting in 2010. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Duke University Medical Center where his clinical and research interests were focused on the outcomes of total ankle replacement.
Departments
Specialized Centers
Total Ankle Replacement Center
HSS Center for Regenerative Medicine
Special Expertise
Ankle Arthritis
Total Ankle Replacement
Foot and Ankle Trauma/Fractures
Ankle Instability
Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Reconstruction of Foot Deformities
Foot Arthritis
Procedures
Total Ankle Replacement
Post-traumatic Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle
Achilles Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
Foot and Ankle Fractures / Trauma
Ankle Ligament Repair and Reconstruction
Ankle Arthroscopy
Reconstruction of Flatfoot Deformity
Cartilage Repair
Foot and Ankle Fusion
Bunion/Hammertoe Correction
Patient Stories
Videos
Insurance
If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.
Credentials
Appointments
Chief, Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Affiliations
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Candidate Member
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Candidate Member
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
Medical Society of the State of New York
Hellenic Medical Society of New York
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards
Joseph M. Lane Research Grant, 2011
Resident Scholar, AOFAS Summer Meeting, 2010
U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2005
David E. Rogers Fellowship, 2004
The New York Academy of Medicine
Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 2002
Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa, 2002
Education
Medical: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 2007
Internship: Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 2008
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 2012
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 2013
State Licensure
Languages
English
For My Patients
Meet My Physician Assistant
Meghan Newcomer, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Constantine DemetracopoulosMeghan Newcomer is a certified physician assistant licensed in the state of New York. A native Kansan, Meghan moved to New York City to attend the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University where she obtained an MPA. She worked at the National Institutes of Health and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center prior to earning her Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants at Weill Cornell Medical College. Caring for patients with foot and ankle conditions is particularly meaningful for her given her background as an endurance athlete. She has been working with Dr. Demetracopoulos since 2016.
As a Certified Physician Assistant, Meghan provides services that would otherwise be performed by physicians. Her responsibilities include assisting Dr. Demetracopoulos in surgery as well as seeing patients in the office. Meghan also routinely sees patients by herself during initial visits (for both chronic conditions as well as emergent injuries), for pre-op surgical planning, and routine post-op care.
Publications by Dr. Demetracopoulos
Professional Education
Editorial Appointments
Consultant Reviewer, HSS Journal
Consultant Reviewer, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Selected Journal Articles
For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Selected Books/Chapters
Demetracopoulos CA, DeOrio JK, Easley ME. The INBONE prosthesis: Design issues and implementation techniques. In: Haddad, SL Total Ankle Arthroplasty. AAOS Monograph Series. [in press]
Vulcano E, Demetracopoulos CA, Ellis SJ. Insufficiency fractures in the Foot and Ankle. In: Lane JM. Insufficiency Fractures. AAOS Monograph Series. [in press]
Demetracopoulos CA, Deland JT, Lin S. Tendon Disorders. In: Thordarson DB ed. Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials: Foot and Ankle 2nd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
Demetracopoulos CA, Deland JT. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle. In: Thordarson DB ed. Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials: Foot and Ankle 2nd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
Demetracopoulos CA, Ellis SJ. Evolution of Concepts in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. In: Bonnin M., Ellis S.J. Total Ankle Arthroplasty Today. Rome, CIC Edizioni Internazionali Srl, 2012.
Demetracopoulos CA, Scher DM. Talocalcaneal Coalition. In: Kocher MS, Millis M eds. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Elsevier Science. 2010
Demetracopoulos CA, Scher DM. Calcaneonavicular Coalition. In: Kocher MS, Millis M eds. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Elsevier Science. 2010
Selected Presentations
Demetracopoulos CA, Adams SB, Easley ME, Nunley JA, DeOrio JK. Outcomes of simultaneous supramalleolar osteotomy and total ankle arthroplasty for the treatment of ankle arthritis. Podium Presentation, AOFAS Annual Meeting 2013. Hollywood, FL.
Demetracopoulos CA, Adams SB, Queen RM, DeOrio JK, Nunley JA, Easley ME. Influence of age on outcome in total ankle arthroplasty. Poster Presentation, AOFAS Annual Meeting 2013. Hollywood, FL.
Adams SB, Demetracopoulos CA, Queen RM, Easley ME, DeOrio JK, Nunley JA. Early to mid-term outcomes of fixed-bearing total ankle arthroplasty using a modular intramedullary tibial component. Podium Presentation, AOFAS Annual Meeting 2013. Hollywood, FL.
Demetracopoulos CA, Nair P, Malzberg A, Deland JT. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes following a Griend Calcaneal Osteotomy for Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity. Podium Presentation, AAOS Annual Meeting 2013. Chicago, IL.
Nair P, Malzberg A, Demetracopoulos CA, Deland JT. Spring Ligament Reconstruction in the treatment of Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity. AAOS Annual Meeting Scientific Exhibit 2013. Chicago, IL.
Demetracopoulos CA, Young E, Gilbert S, Deland JT. Biomechanical Comparison of the Achillon vs. the Modified Percutaneous Achilles Repair System (PARS) for Achilles Tendon Repair. Poster Presentation, ORS Meeting 2012.
Demetracopoulos CA, Young E, Gilbert S, Lyman S, Deland JT. Comparing the Achillon system vs. the PARS device for Achilles tendon repair. An anatomic in vitro biomechanical study. Poster presentation, AOFAS Annual Meeting 2011. Keystone, CO.
Brown HC, Demetracopoulos CA, Ellis SJ. The Evolution of Concepts in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. AAOS Annual Meeting Scientific Exhibit 2011. San Diego, CA.
Research
Research Interests
Ankle Arthritis
Total Ankle Replacement
Flatfoot Deformity
Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Foot and ankle research
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Demetracopoulos as of June 04, 2024.
- DJO Surgical (formerly Encore) - Consultant
- Exactech, Inc. - Consultant; Royalties
- HS2, LLC - Ownership Interest
- In2Bones - Royalties
- International Life Sciences, d.b.a. Artelon - Consultant
- Joint Effort Administrative Services Organization - Ownership Interest
- Motio, LLC - Ownership Interest
- Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. - Consultant
- Responsive Arthroscopy - Consultant; Royalties; Speakers' Bureau
- RTI Surgical, Inc. - Consultant; Royalties
- SIMULATE Technologies, LLC - Consultant
- Treace Medical - Consultant
- Wolters Kluwer - Honoraria
HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS.
Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.