Burak Gunaydin, Orthopedic oncologist

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Günaydın is an Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist currently seeing patients at Optimed International Çorlu Hospital.

Education & Advanced Training: Graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (2004) and completed his Orthopedics and Traumatology specialization at Istanbul Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Health Application and Research Center (2010), later earning the academic title of Associate Professor (2022). His postgraduate training includes the AO Trauma Advanced Course on Surgical Approaches and Osteosynthesis (Graz, Austria, 2013), AO Trauma Operative Fracture Management (Izmir, 2012), AO Hand Course (2009), Basic Microsurgery Course (Ankara, 2017), Ilizarov External Fixation Course (2009), Mosaicplasty Cartilage Transplantation Workshop (2007), advanced cadaveric shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty training at Gazi University, pediatric trauma and developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH/PEV) casting and ultrasound certifications, and medical educator qualification programs at Namık Kemal University.

Experience: Completed residency at Istanbul Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2004–2010), served as specialist physician at Bayburt State Hospital (2010–2011), Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital (2011–2015), and Dumlupınar University Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital (2015–2016). He held academic faculty positions at Istanbul Arel University (2016–2017) and Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University (Faculty Member 2017–2022, Associate Professor 2022–2024) before joining Optimed International Çorlu Hospital in 2024.

Core Expertise:
- Arthroplasty & Joint Reconstruction: Primary and revision prosthetic replacement surgery of the shoulder, hip, and knee for degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, and complex skeletal trauma.
- Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery: Advanced minimally invasive joint reconstructions, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) single-bundle and double-bundle repairs, anterolateral ligament reconstruction, arthroscopic meniscus repair and resection, cartilage resurfacing, and shoulder arthroscopy for labral tears, recurrent dislocations, impingement, and stiffness.
- Trauma & Fracture Surgery: Operative fixation and osteosynthesis of pelvic, acetabular, forearm, and complex limb fractures, along with the treatment of nonunion, malunion, and post-traumatic complications.
- Pediatric Orthopedics: Management of pediatric fractures (including supracondylar humerus injuries), congenital/developmental hip dysplasia (DDH), clubfoot (PEV), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), and progressive limb/skeletal deformities.
- Orthopedic Oncology & Deformity Correction: Surgical management of benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumors, osteosarcoma, bone lesions, and 3D deformity limb correction.

Academic Research, Awards & Memberships: Recipient of the prestigious TOTDER XIX Akif Şakir Şakar Science Award (Clinical Research Category, 2015) and Certificate of Appreciation (2019). Widely published in high-impact international journals such as Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, International Journal of Surgery, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, and Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, focusing on knee kinematics, MRI diagnostics in maximal flexion, fluoroscopy methods in pediatric fractures, and graft biomechanics in ligament surgery. Active member of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA), Gerhard Küntscher Society (Osteosynthese International), AO Trauma International, Turkish Sports Injury Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association (TUSYAD), Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (TOTDER), Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (TOTBİD), and the Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council (TOTEK).

Combining over two decades of clinical expertise, specialized trauma certifications, and an extensive academic background in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Günaydın delivers advanced orthopedic care, serving his patients fluently in both Turkish and English.