He is the medical director of Lahey Clinic’s Spine Center, which specializes in comprehensive spine care, including surgical and non-surgical approaches. Dr. Carayannopoulos completed his residency at Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Mass General Hospital, and his fellowship in the department of anesthesia at Dartmouth Medical School and Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH. Additionally, Dr. Carayannopoulos is a Harvard-trained medical acupuncturist and U.S. Navy-trained specialist in diving and undersea medicine. He is a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.