Biography
Michail Kokkinakis is a consultant children's orthopaedic surgeon at Evelina London with a particular focus on paediatric hip problems and complex feet deformities.
In addition, he has a particular subspecialty clinical and academic interest in the modern management of musculoskeletal problems in children with spinal muscular atrophy and cerebral palsy.
Michail has a very active research portfolio and along with his clinical duties, he has also been appointed as honorary senior lecturer in paediatric orthopaedics at King’s College London University.
He is leading clinical innovation research projects in the NHS including cutting edge technologies such as 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality.
He is an ordinary member of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), the British Society for Surgery in Cerebral Palsy (BSSCP) and the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS).
He is Chair of the Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway for the South East of England (CPIPSE) and Executive Member of the European Neuromuscular Study Group (EPOS).
He has been Chair of expert committees to provide national guidelines for the medical management of children with musculoskeletal problems in the United Kingdom (Prevention and Treatment of Hip Displacement in SMA, Referral Pathways and Management of the Symptomatic Paediatric Flatfoot, Management of Musculoskeletal Problems in Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy).
Michail is also involved in doctors training, convening paediatric orthopaedic educational courses and national scientific meetings. He is accountable for the renowned Evelina London senior fellowship post in paediatric orthopaedics.
In 2025, he received the highest level of National Clinical Impact Awards from the Department of Health and Social Care for his sustained commitment and dedication to the NHS. This is a significant recognition for clinicians in England, who lead the way in demonstrating national impact in the provision and improvement of patient care, by going above and beyond their demanding roles.
- Qualification from Medical School – Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
- 2005: PhD 'Osteochondral Transplantation of Traumatic and Degenerative Defects of the Knee and Ankle Joints' – Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
- 2013: General paediatric trauma and orthopaedic surgery fellowship – Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
- 2014: Neuro-paediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship – Evelina London Children's Hospital
- 2015: Paediatric and adolescent hip surgery fellowship – Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
- 2015: Postgraduate Certificate with distinction in Clinical Leadership and Strategic Management – School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University
- developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- perthes disease
- complex feet problems
- hip surveillance and management of hip displacement in spinal muscular atrophy
- complex hip and foot surgery in cerebral palsy
- single event multi level surgery in cerebral palsy
- cerebral palsy
- spinal muscular atrophy
- dysplasia of the hip
- perthes disease
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- paediatric feet deformities
- clinical innovation
- virtual reality
- augmented reality
- 2018: Clinical Excellence Award – Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- 2025: N3 National Clinical Impact Award - Department of Health and Social Care, UK Government