• Graduate Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (July 1991)
• USMLE-ECFMG CERTIFICATE , USA (1997)
• Doctorate of Medicine - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School (October 2003)
•  Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery "G. Gennimatas "General Hospital", KAT "General Hospital", “Evanngelismos" General Hospital (1995-2001)

SPECIALIZED EDUCATION

Microneurosurgery- Minimally Invasive Techniques

• 1995 Workshop on Image Guided Surgery for Brain Tumors. Santorini, Greece
• 1996 Workshop Postgraduate Courses on Pterional craniotomy Greek Neurosurgical Society, Greece
• 1999 Surgery of the temporal bone-International Winter Congress on Neurosurgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques. USA.
• 1999 Workshop of the 2nd Cycle Postgraduate Course on "Extended suboccipital craniotomy": Greek Neurosurgical Society, Greece.
• 1999 2nd Scandinavian hands-on workshop in microsurgical techniques of skull base surgery. KarolinskaInstitute, Sweeden
• 1999 Microsurgery Training, Laboratory Research for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Quarterly training in microsurgical techniques. Greece
• 2000 Practical course on surgical approaches to the skull base.11th Annual Conference of the Skull Base Surgery Society of North America. Barrow Neurological Institute, USA.
• 2000 Workshop on "Surgery of the vertebral artery," Paris, France
• 2001 Postgraduate Course of the European Society of Neurosurgery: Functional Neurosurgery - Pediatric Neurosurgery - Trauma. Chech  Republic
• 2002 Postgraduate Course of the European Society of Neurosurgery: Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Italy.
• 2002 “Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course -International Neurosurgery Education Foundation USA.
• 2005 Postgraduate Course of the European Society of Neurosurgery: Vascular diseases Greece
• 2010 Hands-on workshop at the White Matter dissection University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Spine Surgery

• 2006 1st International Symposium - Advances in Spinal Surgery, Greece
• 2007 Training in Percutaneous Discectomy, Spine WandTM, Germany.
• 2007 Training in Percutaneous kyfoplasty Parallax System, Germany.
• 2007 Training in the use of minimally invasive techniques for pain by radiofrequency application techniques Germany

Endoscopic Neurosurgery

• 2008 Hands-on in Endocranial Neuroendoscopy, Germany
• 2008 Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery of the Cranial Base and the Pituitary Fossa Workshop. UPMC, Pittsburgh, USA.
• 2016 Joimax basic Endoscopice Spine course- Lumbar spine, Meinz, Germany
• 2016 Joimax Advanced Endoscopic Spine Course, Lumbar and Cervical Spine, Saltzburg, Austria

Radiosurgery

• 2015 Gamma Knife course, Official Elekta course, San Raffaelle University Hospital, Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife department, Milan, Italy

SPECIALIZED- RESEARCH

• Neurosurgical Oncology Brain, Spine, Skull Base
• Skull Base surgery
• Glioma surgery
• Pituitary surgery
• Acoustic Neuromas
• Hemangioblastoma- Von HippelLindau syndrome
• Meningioma
• Myeloblastoma
• Microsurgery, Neuroendoscopy, Neuronavigation Brain and Spine
• Neuroendoport for brain hematomas and deep lesions
• Minimally Invasive / Percutaneous Techniques for treatment of Spine diseases
• Endoscopic Microdiscectomy
• Cervical arthtroplasty (artificial cervical disc placement)
• Transdermal discectomy
• Laser Ιnterstitial Τhermal Τherapy- ΙΤΤ for Brain Tumors and Epilepsy
• Pain Surgery with implantable pumps
• Spinal stenosis- Laminectomy/plasty
• Hydrocephalus
• Benign intracranial hypertension
• Spasticity treatment with implantable pumps
• Radiosurgery

• Clinical Research Fellow Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA (1992-1993)
• Chef de Clinique, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Lariboisiere, Paris, France (2003-2004

Board Memberships

• Greek Medical Association
• Ordre des Medecins de la Ville de Paris
• Greek Neurosurgical Association
• European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)-Tumor Section
• European Skull Base Society (ESBS)

Speaker in informative and educational courses

• Speaker in the educational program of the Pediatric Clinic of PGN Patras with the subject: "Spasticity management in pediatric patients with implantation of pump for continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion ." February 2009 [102]
• Speaker at the Round Table: Pathology and Pathophysiology of Craniocerebral Injuries - Educational Courses of the KAT Hospital, Athens, January 2010 [103]
• Speech: "A trip to modern Neurosurgery with a glance at the human entity". Speech at the Theocharakis Foundation under the auspices of the Foundation March 2017
• "The impact of non-ionizing radiation on the central nervous system" - Workshop: "Non-ionizing radiation - Possible health effects" - Conference Center of Regional Unity of Ilia - Under the auspices of the Medical Association of Pyrgos, June 2017
• Chairman in round table "Easy-to-Use and Safe to Treat Neuropathic Pain" Orthopedic Symposium on Primary Health Care, Paros June 2017
• Speaker Round Table: "Neurological findings in Spinal Cord Diseases - When Does It Need Further Investigation? What is Urgent? "Orthopedic Symposium on Primary Health Care, Paros June 2017
• In the framework of TV medical informative shows, discussions on "Endoscopic Neurosurgery", "Contemporary Surgery for Brain Tumors", "Intervertebral Disc disease – Modern Surgical Techniques", "Geriatric Neurosurgery", etc.
• Participation as a Speaker on Educational Courses for Continuing Education at Hygeia Hospital 2015-2018:
• "Management of Spasticity or Pain in Patients with Continuous Subarachnoid drug delivery systems with pumps".
• "Epidermoid tumor of the spinal cord at the thoracolumbar spine- Description of surgical intervention and review of literature"
• "Basal cell skin carcinoma with skull corrosion with intracranial extension and brain invasion - Combined surgical intervention of neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon".
• "Brain glioblastoma-myths and reality for the " inoperable "..."
• Management of pain and spasticity with implantable pups for continuous intrathecal drug delivery
• “Presurgical Radiological Consideration in Craniovertebral Junction”- Key note speaker at the 33rd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society & 4th Congress of SeENS SouthEast Europe Neurosurgical Society, Thessaloniki, 27t-30 June 2019

• Altered ACTH response to CRH in Silent Corticotroph Adenomas »BMKBiller, C.Stoforou and Anne Klibanski. Neuroendocrine Unit, Department of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. 3rd International Pituitary Congress, Marina Del Rey, California, USA, June 1993.
• «Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Severe Intractable Epilepsy: Experience in 12 patients". K.Stoforou, S.Gatzonis, N.Georgakoulias, E.Sigounas, DESakas. Proceedings of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, 12th World Congress of Neurosurgery, 2001, pp 48-51.
• «Treatment of Spasticity with implantable pump for Continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion». Stoforou K K, Papavlasopoulos F, Boviatsis E, Sakas DE Proceedings of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, 12th World Congress of Neurosurgery, 2001, pp 757-760.
• «Thrombotic Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery: A pitfall in the diagnosis of a traumatic dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery» C.Stoforou, N.Sakellarides, S. Pomonis, F.Sotiriou, N.Katsikis*, D.Anagnostopoulos «2nd Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress with the participation of the Neurosurgical societies of Balkan and East Mediterranean Sea Countries» Thessaloniki, November 1999.
• «Inflammatory Processes of Central Nervous System» F. Sotiriou, C. Stoforou, N. Sakellaridis, S. Pomonis, D. Anagnostopoulos. 2nd Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress with the participation of the Neurosurgical societies of Balkan and East Mediterranean Sea Countries» Thessaloniki, November 1999.
• «Hemangiopericytoma-like synovial cell Sarcoma of the Lumbar Spine: Case Report»
  S.Pomonis, C.Stoforou, N.Sakellarides, F.Sotiriou, D.Anagnostopoulos. «2nd Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress with the participation of the Neurosurgical societies of Balkan and East Mediterranean Sea Countries», Thessaloniki, November 1999.
• «Low pressure hydrocephalus. An Algorithm of management» Petsanas A.P1., Vranos G2., Bouras A2., Nikoalidis I2., Stoforou. 4th International Hydrocephalus Workshop- Progresses and Controversies in Hydrocephalus. Rhodes, May 17-20, 2007
• «Dementia in normal pressure hydrocephalus(NPH): Could more sophisticated shunt technology combined with pharmacologic treatment improve outcome of these patients? »Petsanas A.P., Vranos G., Bouras A., Nikoalidis I., Stoforou K.
  4th International Hydrocephalus Workshop- Progresses and Controversies in Hydrocephalus. Rhodes, May 17-20, 2007
• «Multiple cerebral cavernous angiomas: Case report and surgical treatment strategy," Constance Ch.Stoforou, Bernard George, the 19th National Congress of Neurosurgery. Athens, May 2005.
• «The Flux catheter irrigation / aspiration system: An innovative approach to treat chronic subdural hematoma. A case report» K. Stoforou, A. Maniotis, E. Sourtzis, C. Panotopoulos Neurosurgery, KAT General Hospital, Neurosurgery Annual Congress of EANS, Rome, October 2011
• «Thoracolumbar epidermoid cyst causing progressive paraparesis - case report and review of the literature». Stoforou K.,Veranis S., Papageorgiou D. EANS, Athens, September 2016
•  Chapter 9 F -"Neoplasms -Tumors Cranial Base" Stoforou K., MC Sakas "Introduction to
  Neurosurgery" under the D.E.Saka, Parisianou Publications, Athens 2003, pp. 316-323.
• Chapter 15 -"Skull Base Surgery" Stoforou K., MC Sakas "Introduction to Neurosurgery" under the D.E.Saka, Parisianou Publications, Athens 2003, pp. 471-489.