Treatment in Istanbul (Turkey)

I am an experienced pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and healthcare industry of Istanbul, Turkey. My skills encompass pediatric heart surgery, minimally invasive heart surgery, full arterial revascularization in CABG (sclerotonized bilateral mammaria and radial artery usage), vascular surgery and endovascular procedures, medical education, and management of cardiac surgery patients in the intensive care unit. 

Publications: 

1- K.A. Kara The learning curve in minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures: a single surgeon experience. J Clin Anal Med 2018; DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.6043.

2- K.A Kara. Bilateral Semi-Skeletonized IMA; Less Thermal Injury, Easier to Harvest, Early Post Operative Comparison with Single IMA Patients After CABG. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. Vol. 6, No. 5, 2018, pp. 107-112.

doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20180605.11

3- K.A. Kara Use of multiple artery grafts to ensure long-term graft patency in coronary bypass surgeries. J Clin Anal Med 2018; DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.6001.

4-  Kara KA, Caner T. Comparison of pain in the early post-operative period using VAS score in patients after cardiac surgery who had minimally invasive incisions vs. full median sternotomy. Ann Ital Chir. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: S0003469X18029706. 

5-  Kara K. A, Fatma Ferda Kartufan, Soner Sanioğlu, Hakan Öntaş, Halit Yerebakan. A Novel and Low-Cost Modified Sternal Closure Technique in Open Heart Surgery (Yerebakan Technique). Biomed J Sci&Tech Res 9(2)-2018. BJSTR. MS.ID.001785. DOI: 10.26717/ BJSTR.2018.09.001785.

6- Kara K. A., Fatma Ferda K. Superior Septal Approach for Mitral Valve Surgery Incase of Better Left Atrial Exposure. Biomed J Sci&Tech Res 9(5)-2018. BJSTR. MS.ID.001867. DOI: 10.26717/ BJSTR.2018.09.001867.

7-  Kara K A, Hafız E, Deniz H, Arı M, Polat M, Güzel G. Successfully  Surgical Repair of Giant Unruptured Aneursym of the Sinus of Valsalva. UCCVS’16, J Clin Case Rep 7:985. Doi: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000985

8- Kara K.A, Diliçıkık U., Sarıkaya B., Gulmen Ş. Treatment of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome with a new anticoagulant therapy in young sportsman. UCCVS’ 2017, EJCM-2017-06-010

9- Kara K.A., Erk Z., Koçyiğit A., Gulmen Ş.,Öcal A., Okutan H. The Comparison Between Two Sternum Closure Techniques after Coronary Bypass Surgery; Sterna-band (Peninsula) and Sternum Band (Ethicon) UCCVS’2017, EJCM-2017-06-08, Adv Card Res 1(2)- 2018. ACR.MS.ID.000106

10- Kara K.A., Tuna M.B., Gudelci T., Argun Ö. B., Duygu E., Şener M.  Erectile Dysfunction Severity and SYNTAX Score in Coronary Artery Disease. UCCVS’ 2017, J Anesth Crit Care Open Access 2017, 8(5): 00296,  The American Journal of Cardiology119(8):e35-e36-April 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.03.119       

11- Kara K.A. Successful endovascular Left iliac vein stent insertion treatment of Acute 

DVT –May Thurner Syndrome 27th European Cardiology Conference – Oct22-Oct24 2018 Rome, Italy

12- K.A. Kara Sternal wound healing for bilateral IMA harvesting after CABG. World Heart Rhythm Conference November 15-17 Istanbul, Turkey, Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis, november 2018 | Volume 6 | ISSN: 2329-9517

13- K. A. Kara M.D.,Süha S. Özdilek M.D., Hakan Öntaş M.D., Erhan Hafız M.D., Dinçer Uysal M.D., Zafer Erk M.D., Halit Yerebakan M.D.  Successfully Endovascular repair of Giant Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm  . Case Presentation 28th Annual Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons

14- K. A. Kara, S. Sanioğlu, O.M. Topcuoglu, B. Sarıkaya, H.Ontas, S. Ozdilek, H. Yerebakan. Successfully surgical management of EVAR infection, with endograft removal and extra-anatomic bypass. Case Presentation 28th Annual Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons

15- S. Colak, D. Azboy, Z. Temizturk, H. Atalay, O. F.Dogan, D.Dogan, E. Khalil, K. A. Kara Renal Outcomes and Myocardial Performance after On-pump Beating Heart versus Conventional On-Pump Surgery in Patients With Preoperative Low Glomerular Filtration Rate. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2016, 6, 433-445

16- H. B. Altinsoy, O Alatas , E Khalil , K. A. Kara, C. C. Okten , O F Dogan, A Very Rare Cause of Lower Limb Ischemia in Young People: Popliteal Artery Entrapment The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2018, 12, 3-00

17- Aminoacid Enriched Cardioplegia Decreased The Amount Of İntramyocardial Leucocytes İn Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. O.F. Doğan,E. Khalil,,K. A. Kara, E. Hafız, U.Duman.  UCCVS 2018, The American Journal of Cardiology 121(8):e27-April 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.085 

18- Özkan H, Kiriş İ, Gülmen Ş, Okutan H, Solmaz Alkaya F, Kara Abdurrahman K. Incidence of development of aspirin resistance in the early postoperative period after coronary artery bypass surgery and inadequate inhibition of thromboxane A2 production. Turk Gogus Kalp Dama 2016;1: DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15489

19-A Case of Hydatid Cyst Localized at the Left Ventricle and Right Superior Pulmonary Vein: Case Report Gulmen S., Kiris I, Ozkan H., Kara K A, Okutan H.Heart Surg. Forum. 14.,S95. : Case Report. 7. Kardiyoloji ve Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Yenilikler Kongresi, 24-27 Mart 2011, Antalya

20-Late Term Complication After Axillo-Bifemoral Bypass: Proximal Anastomosis and Pseudoaneurysm . Gulmen S, Kara K.A., Erk Z, Yıldırım M, Alkaya F. The Heart Surgery Forum 15,S125,2012, 8th International Congress of Update in Cardiology Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya, 2012

21-Effect of Preoperative Preparation for Early Extubation and Discharge of Intensive Care Unit Solmaz F.A., Karabacak P., Kara K.A, Gulmen Ş., Okutan H. The Heart Surgery Forum March 2012, J Clin Anal Med 2015;6(6) 746-9. Uluslararası 8. Kardiyoloji ve Kardiyovasküler Cerrahide Yenilikler Kongresi, 1- 4 Mart 12, Antalya, Türkiye

22-The Alternative Way to Reach to the Mitral Valve in Patients with Small Left Atrium;Superior Septal Approach. Ketenciler S., Kara K., Yamak B. ASCVTS’14

23-The Comparison Between Conventional Sternum Closure Technique And Sterna Band Closure Technique. Kara K.A., Erk Z.,Hafız E., Arı M., Özkan H, Koçyiğit A. UCCVS’16

24-The Effect of Ozone on Remote Organ Myocardial Injury Caused by Experimental Ischemia Reperfusion Model Kara K.A., Koçyiğit A., Özkan H ,Erk Z., Gülmen Ş, Öcal A.UCCVS’16

25- Successfully Endovascular repair of Giant Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm  . Kenan A. Kara M.D.,Süha S. Özdilek M.D., Hakan Öntaş M.D., Erhan Hafız M.D., Dinçer Uysal M.D., Zafer Erk M.D., Halit Yerebakan M.D. Internatıonal Conference on Medical İmaging and Case Reports MICR-2018

26- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Learning Curve:The Experiences of One Surgeon

Kenan A. Kara. M.D. POSTER PRESENTATIONS,MIRC 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

27-Removal of Intracardiac Foreign Bodies via Femoral Vein, 59th ESCVS International Congress,Vol 10 Suppl 1,S122, April 15,İzmir, 2010. Yavuz T,Kara A, Etli M,Sağlam U,Akbay E,Uysal D

28- Katetere Bağlı Superior Vena Cava Okluzyonunda Balon ve Stent Tedavimiz, 15. Ulusal Vasküler CerrahiKongresi, 27-30ekim2011,Antalya,P028,S52,M.Etli,U.Sağlam,M.Yıldırım,H.Öntaş,A.Kara,T.Yavuz

29-Phlegmasya Sendromunda Gelişmekte Olan V.Cava İnferior Okluzyonunda Endovenöz Tedavi 7 15.Ulusal Vasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 27-30 Ekim 2011, Antalya,P029,S52, M.Etli,U.Sağlam,A.Kara,H.Öntaş,M.Yıldırım,E.Akbay,T.Yavuz

30- Trasfemoral Pulmoner Embelektomi Olgusu, 15. Ulusal Vasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 27-30 Ekim 2011, Antalya,P030,S52,T.Yavuz,U.Sağlam, M.Etli,H.Öntaş, E.Akbay, M.Yıldırım, A.Kara,Z.Erk

31- Early Outcomes Of urgent Cabg Patients With Pre-op Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel Usage. K.A.Kara 5th International Coronary Congress New York December 2019

32- Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy treatment for patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Z. Erk, K.A.Kara. 15th International congress of update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular surgery. March 2019

33-Kara KA, Öntaş H. Tranexamic Acid, a Low-cost and Practical Hemostatic Agent Against Diffuse Microvascular Bleeding Due to Coagulopathy in Heart Surgery. EJCM 2019;7(1):16-21. DOI: 10.32596/ejcm.galenos.2019.00003

33- Kartufan FF, Kara KA. Intraoperatively Taken and Used Autologous Blood Transfusion; A Cost-Effective and Beneficial Way of Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Clinical Trial. J Ann Eu Med 2019; DOI: 10.4328/AEMED.152.

34- Peker O, Baydar Ç, Uysal D, Kara A, Öcal A. Femur kırığının neden olduğu mortalite ile sonuçlanan kompartman sendromu: Otopsi olgusu. Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi 200;18(2), 132

35-Dinçer Uysal, Seçil Bulun, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara. Arteriyovenöz fistül anevrizmaları ve rüptürlerine yaklaşım deneyimlerimiz. Türk Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi 15. Kongresi 26-29 Ekim 2018, Belek, Antalya S:33

36-Arslanoğlu E, Çine N, Kara KA, Tunçer E, Ukil Işıldak F, Yavuz Y, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Arkan C, Yigit F, Ceyran H. Do platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have a predictive value on pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) results? Cardiol Young. 2021 May 21:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001918. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34018477.

37- Arslanoglu E, Cine N, Kara KA, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Bicer M, Tuncer E, Yavuz Y, Ceyran H. Temperate approach to ASD closure in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the fenestrated patch technique. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 8:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001207. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33827741.

38- Arslanoglu E, Tuncer E, Cine N, Kara KA, Ozbek B, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Savluk Faruk O, Ukil F, Ceyran H. Impact of platelet population behaviours in patients undergoing the Glenn procedure. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 12:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S104795112100086X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33843534.

39-Babürhan Özbek, Kenan Öztürker, Fatih Tomrukçu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Deniz Çevirme, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Cone Reconstruction With Successful One And A Half Ventricle Repair For Ebstein Anomaly. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m75

40- Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ali Can Hatemi, Berrra Zümrüt Tan, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Fatma Ukil Işıldak, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). The importance of gestational age as a prognostic factor on Norwood Stage 1 outcome. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m102

41-Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yiğit, Babürhan Özbek, Yasemin Yavuz, Fatma Ukil Işıldak, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Disease oriented ECMO results; specific considerations for different pathologies. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m103

42- Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Fatih Tomrukçu, Abdullah Arif Yılmaz, Fatih Yiğit, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Scimittar Syndrome; Right time to operate? and mid-term results.. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m162

43- Arslanoğlu E, Kara KA, Bakhshaliyev S, Altunyuva K, Canbay Sarılar Ç, Yılmaz V, et al. The psychocognitive, biochemical, and electrophysiological effects of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy accompanied by cervical block. Turk J Vasc Surg 2021;30(x):i-vii

44- Arslanoğlu, E., Işık, M., Kara, K., Yigit, F., Çine, N., Tunçer, E., & Ceyran, H. (2021). Preoperative monocytosis is predictable at diagnosis for RT-PCR negative COVİD-19 paediatric cardiac surgery patients. Cardiology in the Young, 1-5. doi:10.1017/S104795112100319X

 

45- Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yiğit, Cüneyt Arkan, Ufuk Uslu, Ömer FarukŞavluk,Abdullah Arif Yılmaz, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran. Neurological complications after pediatriccardiac surgery, The Cardiothoracic Surgeon  (2021) 29:19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43057-021-00056-1

46- Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yigit, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Nihat Çine, Eylem Tunçer, Hakan Ceyran. Mechanical ventilation management in patients diagnosed with Covid-19 who underwent pediatric open-heart surgery. J Clin Med Kaz 2021; 18(5):82-87  (E-ISSN 2313-1519), DOI: https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11242

47- Yenidoğanda kalp cerrahisi sonrası yoğun bakımda vasküler erişim sonrası görülen ekstremite iskemisine yaklaşım. Ergin arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Nihat Çine, Ömer Faruk Doğan, Hakan Ceyran. 20. Ulusal Vasküler ve Endovasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 11. Ulusal Fleboloji Kongresi UVECD2021 

48- Çine N, Kara KA. New trend: surgical correction of Ebstein's anomaly using modified cone repair and a combination of different techniques. J Card Surg. 2022; 1‐7. doi:10.1111/jocs.16382

49- Cone onarımı yapılan Ebstein’s anomali hastalarında ring anuloplasty. Nihat Çine, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ergin Arslanoğlu.  20. Ulusal pediatrik kardioloji ve pediatrik kalp cerrahisi kongresi 10-13 Mart 2022

50- Pediatrik kalp cerrahisi sonrası nörolojik komplikasyonlar. Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Nihat Çine, Fatih Yiğit, Babürhan Özbek, Eylem Tunçer, Cüneyt Arkan, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Fariz Cefereov, Ebsar Ergenç, Hakan Ceyran. 20. Ulusal Pediatrik Kardioloji ve Pediatrik Kalp Cerrahisi Kongresi 10-13 Mart 2022

51- Congenital left ventrikular aneurysm repair: a case report on a rare condition AEPC 2022-55th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology  25-28may 2022 Geneva, Switzerland.

52- Işık ME, Arslanoğlu E,Menekşe Ş, Uygun-Kızmaz Y, Şavluk ÖF,Kara KA, Türkmen-Karaağaç A, and Ceyran H(2022). Infection profile of patients withextracorporeal membrane oxygenation inpaediatric cardiac surgery ICU. Cardiology in theYoung, page 1 of 6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122001263

53-  Arslanoğlu E, Işık ME, Kara KA, Çine N, Tunçer E, Ceyran H. Surgical Approach and Management Strategies in a Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2022 - Ahead of print: 1-6 DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0614 

54- Arslanoğlu E, Kara KA, Işık ME, Yigit F, Uslu U, Tunçer E, Çine N, Ceyran H. Effects of patient blood management in pediatric heart surgery. Cirugía y Cirujanos. 2022;90(S1) Ahead of print

Dr. Sevgi has more than 10 years of experience. After graduating from Cyprus Near East University in 2013, she worked in oral surgery and general dentistry treatments at a state hospital for 7 years. Later, she served her patients in some private clinics and later opened her own clinic. She currently serves her patients at the Gaia Dental Clinic, which she founded.She has treated more than 10000 patients so far in her professional life.She does her job with passion and her biggest priority is that her patients are satisfied with their treatment.

Dr. Tuba Soygüden was born in Istanbul in 1974. She graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1998. In 2004, she completed her specialization in the Department of Periodontology at Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry. Her area of expertise are periodontal diseases, laser dentistry, crown lengthening, implants, peri-implantitis treatment and gingivoplasty. Dr. Tuba Soygüden is a member of the Turkish Dental Association, Istanbul Chamber of Dentists, and Turkish Society of Periodontology. She has been working at Dentasya Dental Clinic since 2004.       

Dr. Nesrin Bilgiç Çökük was born in Istanbul in 1971. She graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1993. Her areas of expertise include laser-assisted dentistry, endodontic and conservative treatments, prosthetic dental procedures, and aesthetic dentistry. She has been working at Dentasya Dental Clinic since 2008. Dr. Nesrin Bilgiç Çökük is a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Dentists.                                           

Dr. Mustafa Çarpar was born in Ankara in 1962. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1986. He completed his doctoral studies in the Department of Orthodontics at Marmara University in 1990. His areas of expertise include orthodontics. Dr. Mustafa Çarpar is also a member of the Turkish Dental Association, Istanbul Chamber of Dentists, Turkish Orthodontic Society, and Turkish Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry. He has been working at Dentasya Dental Clinic since 2016.                   

Dr. Selim Öztürk was born in Kocaeli in 1981. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 2005. In 2008, he completed his specialization in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry. His areas of expertise include oral surgery and implantology. Dr. Selim Öztürk is also a member of the Turkish Dental Association and the Istanbul Chamber of Dentists. He has been working at Dentasya Dental Clinic since 2009.                       

Dr. Dilşad Şenöz Arıcan was born in Ankara in 1986. She graduated from Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry in 2010, and subsequently completed her specialization in the Department of Pedodontics at Yeditepe University in 2014. Her expertise lies in the field of pedodontics, and she is a member of the Turkish Dental Association. Dr. Dilşad Şenöz Arıcan has been working at Dentasya Dental Clinic since 2011.                                         

Experience:

2017- Private Practice

2017 – Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinic – Endorphin Center – Istanbul

2016-2017 – Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist – Bitlis State Hospital

2010-2015 – Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic – Kartal Training and Research Hospital – Istanbul

2009 – General Practitioner – Çekmeköy Taşdelen Health Center – Istanbul

courses

27-28 September 2013, Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Ege 8. Basic Hand Surgery, Acute Hand Injuries Course, Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara

7-11 January 2014, 19th Basic Microsurgery Course, Reconstructive Microsurgery Association, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

16-25 January 2014, Experimental Animals Use Course, Yeditepe University Experimental Animals Ethics Committee, Istanbul

VIII. Plastic Surgery School (11-18 April 2015) Akra Barut Hotel, Antalya

DOCTORAL THESES/SUFFICIENT STUDIES SUPERVISED:

ROLES IN PROJECTS:

1. Research on Functions of Growth Inhibitory Factor-2 (ING-2) in Basal Cell Carcinoma, Gaziantep University BAP, Researcher, 2010.
2. Investigating the Efficacy of Pre-dressing Disinfectants (povidone iodine and thyme extract) and dressing applications (hypericum perforatum l. and thiocillin ointment) in a diabetic wound model in rats, Project Lead, 2015.
3. Research on the Efficacy of B-Complex Vitamins in the Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in an Experimental Model, Project Lead, 2015.

COURSES AND CERTIFICATES ATTENDED:

1. Basic Training Course for Residents. Gaziantep University, School of Medicine. GAZIANTEP 2008.
2. 4th Maxillofacial Surgery Course and Workshop, GATA, ANKARA 2009.
3. Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee Scientific Research Course, Gaziantep University, 2009.
4. Clinical Researcher Training Program, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, GAZIANTEP, 2010.
5. Applied Fue Technique Hair and Eyebrow Transplant Course, TRABZON, 2010.
6. Laser Treatment of Pigmented and Vascular Lesions Course, TRABZON, 2010.
7. Vertical Mammoplasty: Technical Details, Limits, and Problems, TRABZON, 2010.
8. Oculoplastic Surgery, TRABZON, 2010.
9. Blepharoplasty, TRABZON, 2010.
10. Simultaneous Rhinoplasty and Facial Contouring Techniques, TRABZON, 2010.
11. TPRECD IV. Plastic Surgery Residency School, ÇEŞME/ İZMİR, 2011.
12. TPRECD V. Plastic Surgery Rhinoplasty Course and Symposium, ANKARA, 2012.
13. 15th Basic Microvascular Surgery Course, KONYA, 2013.
14. Aesthetic Breast Surgery Course, November 4-7, 2014, ANKARA, Turkey, 2015.
15. Breast Reconstruction Course, November 4-7, 2014, ANKARA, Turkey, 2015.
16. Op. Dr. Teoman Doğan Rhinoplasty Live Surgery Course, November 4, 2017, ISTANBUL.

WORKS

1. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:
2. Mutaf M, Günal E, Temel M. A New Technique for Closure of the Infraorbital Defects. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Dec;67(6):600-5.
3. Mutaf M, Günal E, Temel M. Closure of defects of the malar region. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Mar;22(2):631-4. PMID:21403544
4. Türkmen A., Temel M., Bekerecioglu M. Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the oral cavity. Eur J Plast Surg. 2011; 34: 325-9
5. Mutaf M, Temel M, Günal E, Işik D. Island Volar Advancement Flap for Reconstruction of the Thumb Defects. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 Feb;68(2):153-7.
6. Mutaf M., MD, Temel M., Gunal E., MD. The Spider Procedure: A New Z-Plasty-Based Local Flap Procedure for Closure of the Skin Defects. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 Nov;69(5):555-9. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31821ee4ce.
7. Mutaf M., MD, Temel M., Gunal E., MD. A New Z-Plasty Based Local Flap Procedure for Closure of the Lateral Canthal Skin Defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Feb;129(2):372-374.
8. Mutaf M., MD, Temel M., Gunal E., MD. The reading man flap for closure of large meningomyelocele defects. J. Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 May;65(5):578-83.
9. Arif Turkmen, Metin Temel, Ayla Gokce, Mehmet Bekerecioglu. Orbital exenteration for the treatment of advanced periocular skin cancer. Eur J Plast Surg. 2013; 36:69-74
10. Erhan Yengil, Metin Temel, Vedat Uruc, Cengiz Cevik, Erkan Yula, Omer Serkan Yildiz, Cansu Onlen, Mehmet Arslan. Surgical Hand Antiseptic Potential of Oregano Essential Oil. Euras J Fam Med 2014; 3(3):149-156.
11. Metin Temel, Arif Turkmen, Recep Dokuyucu, Cengiz Cevik, Serdar Oztuzcu, Beyhan Cengiz. A novel tumor suppressor gene in basal cell carcinoma: inhibition of growth factor-2. Tumour Biol. 2015 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25613071
12. Aslı Can, Metin TEMEL, Recep Dokuyucu, Mehmet Mutaf. The Effect of Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone) on Random Pattern Skin Flap Survival in Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg. 2015 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25954836
13. Metin Temel, Ali O. KARAKAŞ, Recep Dokuyucu, Arif Türkmen. ''The dermal internal brassiere flap,'' a new modification of inferior pedicle breast reduction technique. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2015 Jun;39(3):350-8. doi: 10.1007/s00266-015-0483-y. Epub 2015 Apr 17. PMID: 25894021
14. Ömer Berberoğlu, Metin Temel, Arif Türkmen. Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty Operations on the Spinal Column: Clinical and Radiological Response. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery August 2015, Volume 39, Issue 4, pp 514-522.
15. Metin Temel, Mustafa Nihat Koç, Saffet Ulutaş, Bülent Göğebakan. The Expression Levels of The Sirtuins in Patients With BCC. Tumour Biol. 2015 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26631040. 2015
16. Metin Temel, Arif Türkmen, Ömer Berberoğlu. Improvements in Vertebral-Column Angles and Psychological Metrics After Abdominoplasty With Rectus Plication. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. [Epub ahead of print]. DOI:10.1093/asj/sjv257. 2015
17. Tumay Ozgur, Metin Temel. Pilar Sheath Acanthoma Presenting as a Nevus. International Journal of Trichology. 2015:7(4);187-188.
18. Temel M, Berberoğlu Ö, Türkmen A. Response to Comment on ''Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty Operations on the Spinal Column: Clinical and Radiological Response''. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2016 May 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27178569.
19. Temel M, Şamil Kahraman Ş, Berber Ö, Çevik C, Akoğlu E. Comparison of the result of consolidative technique otoplasty and incisionless otoplasty in the repairs of prominent ears. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 26810363.
20. Temel M, Gunal E, Kahraman SS. Reconstruction of Congenital Isolated Alar Defect Using Mutaf Triangular Closure Technique in Pediatric Patients. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 May 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27192642.
21. Metin Temel, Consolidative Technique Otoplasty: Comprehensive Approach In Combining Techniques. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2016 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:27612463. DOI: 10.1007/s00266-016-0699-5.
22. Mehmet Mutaf, Metin Temel. A New Technique For Total Reconstruction of The Lower Lid. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2016.
23. E Zobaci, M Temel, AÇ Yasti, M Zorlu, F Coskun, M Dolapci, İT Şahiner. The use of the triangular closure technique for defect coverage in pilonidal sinus treatment. Int J Clin Exp Med 9 (7), 12804-12810.
24. Mehmet Mutaf, Metin Temel, Mustafa Nihat Koç. A new surgical technique for closure of pilonidal sinus defects: Triangular closure technique. e-ISSN 1643-3750 © Med Sci Monit, 2016; 22: DOI: 10.12659/MSM.899879. Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2017.
25. Mutaf M, Metin Temel, MD. Reading Man Flap: A Nasal Reconstruction Technique. Ann Plast Surg. 2022. PMID: 34711730.
26. Ali Yeniocak, Osman Kelahmetoğlu, Mustafa Özkan, Metin Temel, Ethem Güneren. A Basic Algorithmic Surgical Approach for Nicolau Syndrome. J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2020 Apr-Jun;13(2):154-159. doi: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_139_19.
27. Arif Türkmen, Mehmet Doğan, Metin Temel. A free radical scavenger (Tempol) and its effect on intimal hyperplasia of vein grafts in rats. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2018 Sep;24(5):379-386. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.80281.
28. Mehmet Mutaf 1, Metin Temel. A New Cartilage-Sparing Procedure for Correction of the Prominent Ear Deformity: Dermal Anchor Technique. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 Sep;85(3):221-228. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002257.
29. Arif Türkmen, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Plast), Metin Temel, MD. Algorithmic approach to the prevention of unnecessary fasciotomy in extremity snake bite. DOI: 10.12659/MSM.899879. Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2017.
30. PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS:
31. Mehmet Aliakdamar, Ethem Ünal, Metin Temel, Abdullah Haholu, H.Tuba Sanal, Yalçın Özdemir. Inflammatory Polyp Of The Ileum Causing Perforation In A Young Patient. 23rd World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, May 26-30, Istanbul, Turkey. (Diyarbakır Military Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Mardin Military Infirmary).
32. Metin Temel, Recep Dokuyucu, Hasan Gökçe, Zeynel Abidin Taş, Okan Tutuk, Hatice Doğan, Gökhan Ağtürk. Wound Healing Effect of Centaury Oil Treatment in Diabetic Wound Model. 41st National Congress of Physiology. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. September 9-13, 2015.
33. Metin Temel, Recep Dokuyucu, Hasan Gökçe, Gökhan Ağtürk, Hatice Doğan, Gökhan Ağtürk. Disinfectant Effect of Thyme Oil in Diabetic Wound Model. 41st National Congress of Physiology. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. September 9-13, 2015.
34. Metin Temel, Hasan Gökçe, Recep Dokuyucu, İbrahim Kahraman, Abdurrahman Akdağ, Fatih Sefil. Investigation of the Efficacy of Vitamin B Complexes on Peripheral Nerve Injuries Treatments in Experimental Models. 41st National Congress of Physiology. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. September 9-13, 2015.
35. Recep Dokuyucu1, Metin Temel2, Hasan Gökçe3, Hatice Doğan1, Gökhan Ağtürk1, Abdurrahman Akdağ4, Okan Tutuk1, Cemil Tümer1. Therapeutic Effects of Thymoquinone and Peanut Oil in an Infected Diabetic Wound Model. 41st National Congress of Physiology. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. September 9-13, 2015.
36. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:
37. Senem Koruk, Gülşen Özkan Tanrıverdi, Rauf Gül, Metin Temel, Sıtkı Göksu, Ünsal Öner. Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Cases: Our Experience with Intubation. Gaziantep Journal of Medicine, 2009;15(3):29-32.
38. Arif Türkmen, Metin Temel, Ertan Günal, Koray Çelebi, Mehmet Bekerecioğlu. A Case Report of Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome (Whistling-Face). Gaziantep Journal of Medicine, 2010; 16(2):39-41.
39. Arif Türkmen, Ertan Günal, Metin Temel, Ömer Berberoğlu. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type-1: Social Aspects and Life Planning. Gaziantep Journal of Medicine, 2010; 16(2):53-56.
40. Akif ACAY1, Ethem ZOBACI2, Metin TEMEL3, A. Fahri ŞAHİN4. A Case of Jessner’s Lymphocytic Infiltration Mimicking Basal Cell Carcinoma. Kocatepe Journal of Medicine, 2015;16(2):151-3.
41. Metin Temel, Ethem Zobacı, Ahmet Kahraman, Mustafa Özkan, Ali Ö. Karakaş. Revisiting Contraindications of Abdominoplasty and a Complicated Case Report. Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Medicine, Volume 5, Issue 20, Year 2014:45-9.
42. Metin Temel, Ebru Çelik. Long-Term Results of the Combination of Dermofat Graft and Platelet-Rich Plasma in a Patient with Hemifacial Atrophy: A Case Report. Turgut Özal Medical Center Journal, 2016;23(1):92-5. doi: 10.5455/jtomc.2015.2867.
43. Metin Temel, Ebru Çelik, Mehmet Yaldiz, Ali Ö. Karakaş. Punch Biopsy Leads to Misdiagnosis in Pilomatrixoma: A Case Report. TPRECD Journal, Manuscript ID: 1984 DOI: 10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2017.1984.
44. Arif Türkmen1, Metin Temel2. History of Microvascular Surgery in Plastic Surgery. 1. Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey; 2. Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Hatay, Turkey. Türkiye Klinikleri, Experimental Microsurgery Special Issue, Turkiye Klinikleri J Plast Surg-Special Topics 2016;5(1).
45. Metin Temel, Ebru Çelik, Raif Ozden, A.Çigdem Dogramacı, Yunus Doğramacı, Vedat Uruc. Results of a New Suture Technique in the Treatment of Ingrown Toenails. Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Medicine, 2016.
46. NATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED: 
47. Rhinoplasty Symposium, Mersin University School of Medicine Plastic Surgery Department, MERSIN, 2006.
48. Oculoplasty Symposium, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Department, GAZIANTEP, 2008.
49. 29th National Congress of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, October 17-19, 2007, ESKIŞEHIR.
50. 30th National Congress of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, October 15-19, 2008, ANTALYA.
51. 32nd National Congress of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, September 15-19, 2010, TRABZON.
52. 5th National Wound Care Congress, October 25-28, 2010, GAZIANTEP.
53. 15th National Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress, January 15-16, 2011, ISTANBUL.
54. 33rd National Congress of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, September 14-19, 2011, IZMIR.
55. 41st National Congress of Turkish Physiological Sciences, September 9-13, 2015, ÇANAKKALE.
56. 37th National Congress of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, November 4-7, 2015, ANKARA.
57. National Congress of Aesthetic Face and Nose Surgery, February 17-19, 2017, ISTANBUL.

E. BOOK TRANSLATIONS:

Atlas of Hand Surgery, Tendon Transfers Section

Education 

Marmara university Faculty of Dentistry                             1994-2000

Working Life 

Medical Park Fatih Hospital                                                   2000-2011

As a Clinis Owner                                                                     2011-2020

Özel Seba ADSP                                                                        2020- Still Working

Place and Date of Birth

• Tirebolu, 1987

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2004 -2011- Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2012- 2016- Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital
• 2016 – 2022- Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital

Number of Scientific Publications

• 20 international and national publications

Case Experience

• Experience of over 30.000 surgical cases

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology association

Place and Date of Birth

• Adana, 1989

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Private Bilfen Science High School (2003-2006)
• Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine (2006-2012)
• Marmara University Pendik Education and Research Hospital (2013-2017)
• SBÜ Sultan Abdülhamid Han Education and Research Hospital (2017-2019)

Case Experience

• Over 10.000 case experience

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• The European Society of Cataract and Refractory Surgeons (ESCRS)
• European Dry Eye Society (EuDES)
• Refractive Surgery Alliance Society (RSA)
• International Society of Refractory Surgery (ISRS)

Place and Date of Birth

• Ergani, 1984

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2008 Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2009-2014 Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology
• Osmaniye State Hospital 2014-2017
• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital 2017-2018
• Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Education and Research Hospital 2018-2020

Case Experience

• Experience of over 10.000 surgical cases

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• Istanbul Medical Chamber

Books

• Sevda Ertekin, Covid 19 ve göz hastalıkları, bölüm 22

AWARDS

• Sevda Ertekin/RETINA, Best research 3rd award

SEMINARS

• Sevda Ertekin, Vision Screening in Children, Osmaniye,2015
• Sevda Ertekin, Emergency Eye Diseases, Osmaniye, 2016
• Sevda Ertekin, Diabetes and Eye Health, Istanbul,2022

Place and Date of Birth

• Kabil, 1978

Language Skills

• English, Persian, Hindi, Pashto

Education and Experience

• 2002 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2002 -2003 – Emergency and First Aid Clinic
• 2003 -2005 Başkent University Internal Medicine
• 2005 -2006 – Ministry of Justice Institutional Physician
• 2006 -2012 – Erzurum Atatürk University, Ophthalmology Department
• 2012 – 2017 Erzincan University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology

Number of Scientific Publications

• 10 scientific publications

Case Experience

• Experience of over 20.000 surgical cases

Membership

• TOD
• TTB

Birth place and date

Alanya, 1986

Foreign Languages Known

English

Educational Status and Experience

2004-2010 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2011-2015 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

2015-2016 Bursa Mustafakemalpaşa State Hospital

2016-2022 Kartal Dr.Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital

Case Experience

8 years of active ophthalmology experience/over 1000 cataract and glaucoma surgeries

Associations of which he is a member

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Certificates

ICO Basic sciences exam 2020

ICO optics and clinical refraction exam2020

Books

Burcu Yelmi, Glaucoma Analysis Case-Based Approach, Editor: Prof. Dr. Nevbahar Tamçelik, Anadolu Kitabevi 2022 1st Edition ISBN: 978-605-71464-5-8

Professional Profile

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