Marios Tryfonidis

Dr. Marios Tryfonidis is currently an Associate Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Sciences at UCLan Cyprus (2020–present). Previously, he held roles including Lecturer at UCLan Cyprus (2018–2020), Clinical Associate Professor in Trauma & Orthopaedics at the University of Nicosia (2017–2018), and Medical Director at Dikteon Medical Centre (2016–present). He is also a Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with extensive clinical experience at Nicosia General Hospital and Archbishop Makarios III Hospital (2010–2015).

Education:

• MB ChB, University of Manchester (2002)
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2007)
• Specialist Training in Orthopaedics, Cyprus Medical Council (2010)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Trauma Surgery, University of Swansea (2012)
• MBA, University of Cyprus (2015)

Research Interests: Focus on musculoskeletal diseases, sports injury prevention, children’s orthopaedics, and neuromuscular conditions. Key areas include anatomical studies, tendon healing mechanisms, and trauma surgery techniques.

Publications: Over 10 peer-reviewed articles, emphasizing clinical and anatomical research in orthopaedics. Recent work includes studies on upper limb spasticity surgery (2019) and genetic analysis of musculoskeletal disorders (2016).

Awards: Recipient of the John Getty Award (2010) for Best Trainee Research Project.

Grants & Projects: Led research on pronator teres muscle activity (2019–present) and upper limb spasticity surgery (2017–2019). Supervised projects on musculoskeletal injuries in youth athletes and trunk asymmetries.

Labs & Outreach: Active in clinical outreach via the PROTECTS initiative (EU-funded soccer injury prevention) and as an Education Officer for AO Cyprus. Member of the European Ponseti Clubfoot Management consensus group.