Best Osteoarthritis of the Ankle doctors in Istanbul: TOP 2 doctors

Dr. Yiğit Erdağ is a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology. He has worked at top hospitals, including VM Medicalpark Kocaeli, Konak, and Emsey Hospital. He now sees patients at Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital and his own clinic.

Dr. Erdağ is skilled in hand surgery, microsurgery, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma surgery, and sports surgery. He performs both primary and revision hip, knee, and shoulder prosthetic surgeries. He is a member of the Emergency Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Association, the Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and the Turkish Medical Association.

Dr. Hayrettin Kesmezacar is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul. He joined the hospital in 2013 and holds a current appointment from 2024. His clinical focus includes shoulder and elbow surgery, shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, and orthopaedic trauma.

He became Professor at Bilim University Medical Faculty in 2011. He was appointed Associate Professor at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in 2006. His training includes residency and fellowship at Cerrahpaşa in 1997 and 2000. He completed visiting fellowships at Cornell HSS in 2004 and Western Ontario/LHSC in 2009. He holds a CRA certificate from Oxford College (2024). As of 2024, he serves as a CRA at Mount Sinai Hospital ICU Research (iCORE).

He has peer-reviewed publications in J Shoulder Elbow Surg, Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, Arthroscopy, and others. His work includes a 22.4-year follow-up study on displaced supracondylar humerus fractures. He also reported 6-year outcomes for hallux valgus.