About
Mr. Vioreanu career, training and education
Mr. Mihai Vioreanu is a highly experienced, Irish-trained Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with expertise in knee and hip surgery obtained in Canada and Australia and performing over 800 surgeries yearly.
After graduating with honors from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’ Timisoara, Romania Mihai moved to Dublin where he completed his Specialty Training in Orthopaedic Surgery in RCSI. He pursued further sub-specialized training in Primary, Complex and Revision Hip and Knee Replacement at the world-renowned Arthroplasty Centre in Vancouver, Canada. He then travelled to Sydney, Australia during 2013 and 2014 to perform sports knee surgery (i.e. ACL reconstruction, tibial osteotomies, cartilage and meniscal surgery) along expert surgeons - Prof. Justin Roe and Prof. Leo Pinczewski.
In 2014 Mr. Vioreanu was awarded the Asia Pacific ESSKA–APKASS Travelling Fellowship facilitating him to visit the best centers in Sports Knee Surgery in Asia-Pacific (China, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, Australia and Japan), to learn, discuss and share advanced surgical techniques and participate in academic symposia.
More recently, in 2017, Mr. Vioreanu was awarded the European ESSKA Osteotomy Traveling Fellowship where he visited high volume joint preserving centers in Europe (Munich, Amsterdam, Lyon and London). This is a prestigious exchange program allowing surgeons to share scientific information, stimulate research and collaborate on an international scale.
Along with developing his orthopaedic surgical career Mihai also played international rugby and represented Romania at two Rugby World Cups, 1999 in Ireland and 2003 in Australia.
Mr. Vioreanu is highly involved in clinical research. He regularly attends and lectures at international courses and meetings. Mr Vioreanu has published a number of high quality clinical studies, book chapters and surgical techniques. A keen teacher, Mr. Vioreanu was the first Orthopaedic Lecturer in RCSI where he designed and delivered a musculoskeletal program for medical students.
Mr. Vioreanu is a member of the following national and international organisations: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS - member of the Knee Arthroplasty Committee ), Magellan Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) and European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy ( ESSKA - recognised ESSKA Teacher).
Mr Vioreanu is a member of the Editorial Board of KSSTA Journal and a Scientific Reviewer for ISAKOS Journal, International Orthopaedics Journal and the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Mr. Vioreanu joined Sports Surgery Clinic and Mater Private Hospital in 2014, bringing the latest innovations and experience in knee and hip surgery from North America and Australia.
KSSTA (Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy) Journal
Journal Editorial Board Member & Reviewier
Journal of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
Journal Reviewer
ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Teacher
ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
Knee Arthroplasty Committee Member
Sports Knee Fellowship
North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre
Sydney, Australia.
Adult Reconstructive Fellowship
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
FRCSI(Tr&Orth) - Higher Surgical Training, RCSI
Ireland
Professional Certificate in Healthcare Management Practice
Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, UCD
Ireland
Master in Surgery MCh
University College Dublin
Ireland
Postgraduate Diploma, Applied Biomechanics
Strathclyde University
Glasgow, UK
Member of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, MRCSI – Basic Surgical Training
RCSI, Ireland
Medical Doctor (Hons), MD
University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’
Timisoara, Romania
KSSTA (Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy)
Journal Editorial Board Member
ESSKA Teacher
ISAKOS
Knee Arthroplasty Committee Member
ESSKA
European Osteotomy Traveling Fellowship
Best Poster Award
APKASS Congress
Nara, Japan
ESSKA / APKASS Asia-Pacific Traveling Fellowship
OMEGA Fellowship Grant
Vancouver, Canada
Irish Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery Educational Grant
Irish Orthopaedic Association Educational Grant
Irish Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery Educational Grant
DePuy Travelling Fellowship
Bordeaux, France
RCSI Ethicon Foundation Travel Grant
Bologna, Italy
ESSKA European Osteotomy Traveling Fellowship
Munich, Germany (Prof. Andreas Imhoff)
Mill, Netherlands (Prof. Ronald van Heerwarden)
Lyon, France (Prof. David Dejour)
London, UK (Prof. Adrian Wilson)
Visiting Fellow
Brisbane Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Centre (Dr. Peter Myers)
ESSKA-APKASS Traveling Fellowship
Hong-Kong (Prof. KM Chan)
Auckland (Dr. Mark Clatworthy & Dr. Matt Brick)
Melbourne (Dr. Tim Whitehead, Prof. Julian Feller & Prof. John Bartlett)
Sydney (Dr. David Parker & Prof. Justin Roe)
Clinical Fellow, Sports & Arthroplasty Knee Surgery, NSOSMC & AOA
Sydney, Australia (Prof. Justin Roe & Prof. Leo Pinczewski)
Clinical Felllow in Adult Reconstruction
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Prof. Clive Duncan, Prof. Bas Masri, Dr. Nelson Greidanus & Prof. Don Garbuz)
Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
RCSI, Dublin
Ethicon RCSI Travelling Fellowship to Rizolli Orthopaedic Institute
Bologna, Italy. (Prof. Maurillio Marcacci & Prof. Stefano Zaffagnini)
Lecturer in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
RCSI, Dublin
Senior House Officer, Basic Surgerical Training
Mater Misericordae & St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin
Field testing of the Unified Classification System for the peri-prosthetic fractures of the pelvis and femur around a total hip replacement: an international collaboration. Vioreanu MH, Parry MC, Haddad FS, Duncan CP. Bone Joint J. 2014 Nov;96-B(11):1472-7. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B11.34214. PMID: 25371459
Book Chapter “Fracture of the Pelvis Associated with Total Hip Arthroplasty” JT Munro, M Vioreanu, B. Masri, C. Duncan, D. Garbuz. The Hip: Preservation, Replacement, Revision. ISBN: 978-1-57400-149-5
Book Chapter “The Short Scarf. A less invasive first metatarsal osteotomy.”P. Barouk, M. Vioreanu, L.S. Barouk. European Surgical Orthopaedics and Traumatology. The EFFORT Texbook. Volume 6.
An Acetabular Liner with Focal Constraint for Prevention of Dislocation After THA: Evaluation of 82 Consecutive Cases JT Munro, MH Vioreanu, CP Duncan, BA Masri. Clin Orthop Relat Res.2013 Feb 2.
A posterior intra-focal wire assists reduction of the oblique, extension supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. M. Vioreanu, J.F. Baker, R. Gul J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2013 Apr;21(1):110-2.
Design, implementation and prospective evaluation of a new interactive musculoskeletal module for medical students. M. Vioreanu, B. J. O’Daly, M. J. Shelly, B. D. Devitt, J.M. O’Byrne. Ir J Med Sci. 2012 Oct 6.
Clostridium perfringens infection complicating periprosthetic fracture fixation about the hip: successful treatment with early aggressive debridement. Baker JF, Vioreanu MH, Harty JA. Hip Int. 2012 Feb 16:0.doi:10.5301/HIP.2012.9046.
Smith Petersen Vitallium mould arthroplasty - a 62 year follow-up. J. Baker, M. Vioreanu, H. Khan J Bone Joint Surg Br.2011 Sep;93(9):1285-6. PMID: 2191154
Olecranon fractures in the elderly. Is tension band wiring the right treatment? S. Umer, M. Vioreanu, P Fleming. Injury Extra 01/2011; 42(9):122-123. DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.278
Double-talus sign? J. F. Baker, M. H. Vioreanu, H. A. Khan Injury Extra, Volume 42, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 201-202.
Cobalt ions induce chemokine secretion in a variety of systemic cell lines. Devitt BM, Queally, M, Vioreanu M, Butler JS, Murray D, Doran PP, O'Byrne JM. Acta Orthop. 2010 Dec;81(6):756-64.
Intra-operative imaging technique to aid safe placement of screws in percuteanous fixation of pelvic and acetabular fractures. M. Vioreanu, K. J. Mulhall Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, No 3, Vol. 77/3, June 2011
"Between the Jigs and the Reels" Bilateral Metatarsal Phalangeal stress fractures in a young Irish dancer. E. O’Halloran, M. Vioreanu, B. Padinjarathala Clin J Sport Med. 2011 May 10.
Book Chapter “ Upper Limb Injuries” in Sports Emergencies. Management Scenarios. M. Vioreanu, H. Mullett - Chapter Authors Churchill Livingstone. ISBN: 9780443068652
Book Chapter “ Chest Problems” in Sports Emergencies. Management Scenarios. M. Vioreanu, S. P. Gaine - Chapter Authors Churchill Livingstone. ISBN: 9780443068652
Less Invasive innominate osteotomy. Chukwunyerenwa CK, Sehgal R, Vioreanu M, Doyle F, Molony D, McCormack D. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2010 Jul;19(4):318-22.PMID: 20375913
Heelys and Street Gliders injuries; a new type of paediatric injuries. M Vioreanu, E Sheehan, A Glynn, N Cassidy, M Stephens, D McCormack Pediatrics. 2007 Jun;119(6):e1294-8. PMID: 17545360
Early mobilisation in removable cast compared with immobilisation in cast after operative treatment of ankle fractures. A prospective randomised study. Vioreanu M, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Jan; 28(1):13-9
Displaced ankle fractures in the geriatric population: operative or non-operative treatment. Vioreanu M, Brophy S, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W. Foot and Ankle Surg. 2007 Jan; 13(1):10-14
HIV1 Protease Inhibitors Selectively Induce Inflammatory Chemokine Expression in Primary Human Osteoblasts. A Patricelli, M Vioreanu, P. Doran, W.G. Powderly Antiviral Res. 2007 Jan 9.
The role and structure of medical team in modern rugby M Vioreanu. Sport Med Jour, Journal of Romanian Sports Medicine Association, 6: 326-328, 2006
Vertebral fractures and concomitant fractures of the sternum. M Vioreanu, J Quinlan, I Robertson, J O’Byrne. Int Orthop. 2005 Dec; 29(6):339-42. Epub 2005 Aug 5.
Surgical Management of an Osteoporotic Spinal Fracture with Delayed Onset Paraplegia. M Vioreanu, P Connolly, D McCormack. Eur J of Orthop Surg and Traumatol, 15: 313-315.2005
Functional Outcome Following Traumatic Spondilolisthesis of the Axis. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
I Robertson, M Vioreanu, G O’Toole, J O’Byrne.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs): insights from a new familial GIST kindred with unusual genetic and pathological features
O'Riain C, Corless CL, Heinrich MC, Keegan D, Vioreanu M, Maguire D, Sheahan K. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005 Dec; 29(12):1680-3.
Traumatic transection of innominate artery. D Veerasingam, M Vioreanu , J McCarthy , O’Donoghue Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Dec;2(4):569-71.
International Presentations
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 2014. Wagner Cone Stems in Primary THA for Developmental Dysplasia and Other Deformities of the Proximal Femur. M. Vioreanu, D.S. Garbuz, N.V. Greidanus, B.A. Masri, C.P. Duncan (Poster)
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 2014. Field Testing the Unified Classification System for Periprosthetic Fractures Affecting the Pelvis in Association with Hip Replacement Arthroplasty: An International Collaboration. M. Vioreanu, F. Haddad, C.P. Duncan (Poster)
ESSKA – APKASS Travelling Fellowship, Hong-Kong, Auckland, Melbourne & Sydney Invited Lecture, Assessment of conservatively “healed” ACL when combined with MCL injury. M. Vioreanu, L. Salmon, A. Walter, J. Roe, L. Pinczewski
Mater Orthopaedic Research Day. Sydney, Australia, November 2013. Ten year comparison of Oxidized Zirconium & Cobalt-Chrome Femoral Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomised Controlled Trial. M. Vioreanu, L. Salmon, A. Walter, J. Roe, L. Pinczewski
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Winnipeg, ON, Canada, June 2013 Tapered Fluted Modular Titanium Stems for the Management of Vancouver B2 and B3 Fractures after Hip Replacement M. Vioreanu, JT Munro, B. Masri, N. Greidanus, D. Garbuz, C. Duncan
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Winnipeg, ON, Canada, June 2013 An Acetabular Liner with Focal Constraint: A Review of 82 Consecutive Cases. M. Vioreanu, JT Munro, B. Masri, N. Greidanus, D. Garbuz, C. Duncan
Annual Meeting Juan De Fuca Association, Victoria, BC, Canada, May 2013 The Wagner Cone Stem for the Challenging Femur in Hip Replacement M. Vioreanu, B. Masri, N. Greidanus, D. Garbuz, C. Duncan
Orthopaedic Research Day, UBC, Vancouver, Canada, April 2013 The Unified Classification System to Describe Fractures of the Pelvis Associated with Hip Arthroplasty. An International Evaluation. M. Vioreanu, B. Masri, N. Greidanus, D. Garbuz, C. Duncan
Grand Rounds, Orthopaedic Surgery, UBC, Vancouver, Canada, February 2013. Trunnion Disease in Hip Replacement M. Vioreanu, M. Whitehouse, D. Garbuz, C. Duncan
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Summer Meeting, San Diego, USA, July 2006. Displaced Ankle Fractures in the Geriatric Population: Operative or Non-operative treatment. Vioreanu M, Brophy S, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
American Orthopaedic Association Meeting. Foot and Ankle Speciality Day, New Orleans, USA, March 2005 Early mobilisation in removable cast compared with immobilisation in cast after operative treatment of ankle fractures. A prospective randomised study. Vioreanu M, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
Romanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SOROT) Meeting, Bucharest, Romania, October 2005. Early mobilisation in removable cast compared with immobilisation in cast after operative treatment of ankle fractures. A prospective randomised study. Vioreanu M, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
Romanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SOROT) Meeting, Bucharest, Romania, October 2005. Displaced Ankle Fractures in the Geriatric Population: Operative or Non-operative treatment. Vioreanu M, Brophy S, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
Romanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SOROT) Meeting, Bucharest, Romania, October 2005.Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Repair – A novel surgical technique. Comparison of open and modified percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon ruptures. Vioreanu M, Brophy S, Quinlan W, O’Rourke K.
British Orthopaedic Organisation (BOA) Meeting, Birmingham, UK, September 2005.Early mobilisation in removable cast compared with immobilisation in cast after operative treatment of ankle fractures. A prospective randomised study. Vioreanu M, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
British Orthopaedic Organisation (BOA) Meeting, Birmingham, UK, September 2005.Functional Outcome Following Traumatic Spondilolisthesis of the Axis. Vioreanu M, Robertson I, Connelly P, O’Toole G, O’Byrne J.
British Trauma Society Meeting, Athens, Greece, October 2005. Early mobilisation in removable cast compared with immobilisation in cast after operative treatment of ankle fractures. A prospective randomised study. Vioreanu M, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
British Trauma Society Meeting, Athens, Greece, October 2005.Displaced Ankle Fractures in the Geriatric Population: Operative or Non-operative treatment. Vioreanu M, Brophy S, Dudeney S, Kelly E, Hurson B, O’Rourke K, Quinlan W.
XXIII SICOT/ SIROT Triennial World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2005 A Review of 4h columertebral fracturen vs M. Vioreanu, J. Quinlan, I. Robertson, J. O’Byrne
Mihai’s previous participation in sport at a high level greatly enhanced his insight in treating the injured athlete both before surgery and during the rehabilitation period.
Mihai played 32 test matches for Romania and participated in two Rugby World Cup tournaments. He joined De La Salle Palmerston RFC in Dublin and played for five seasons while training as a surgeon. He also had the chance to play in the Dublin Hospitals Cup competition, representing each hospital where he was working at the time.
'Vioreanu just what the doctor ordered' (Irish Times article, 2002) 
After the devastating Earthquake in Haiti, 2010 Mr. Vioreanu participated part of the Irish Orthopaedic Haiti Fund team in the efforts to help the injured.
In 2007 when an U19 Romanian rugby player suffered a Spinal Cord Injury, Mihai immediately offered to help and he founded APRR (Association of Romanian Rugby Friends), organization that remains active in helping Romanian rugby players with Spinal Cord Injury.
When not working and spending time with family, I enjoy any type of exercise and watching an Irish, Leinster or DLSP rugby win at the week-end.
