Best Degenerative Spine Disease doctors in Turkey: TOP 5 doctors

Dr. Mehmet Aydogan is a specialist in Orthopedics, Traumatology, and Spine Surgery at Memorial Şişli Hospital. He worked in Spine Surgery there in 2024–2025 and has been in Orthopedics since 2026. He previously led the Orthopedic Surgery, Traumatology & Advanced Spine Surgery Center at Emsey Hospital (2018–2022). His experience includes the EURO SPINE Surgical Spine Center of Excellence in Switzerland (2022–2024) and a research fellowship at the UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center (2009–2011). He also held posts at Boğaziçi Spine Center, Medical Park Göztepe, and Florence Nightingale.

Education: MD, Ege University (1990–1996). Residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal TRH (2000–2004). Publications: 50 journal articles and 37 presentations.

Memberships: TTB, TOTBİD, Turkish Spine Society, MINOD, NASS, SRS, European Spine Society, and APSS.

Dr. Firat Oruc specializes in orthopedics and traumatology with a focus on spine-related conditions at Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex.

• Over 15 years of experience in orthopedic surgery
• Expertise in knee, shoulder, and hip joint surgeries
• Trained at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
• Specializes in pediatric orthopedic surgery

• AREAS OF INTEREST
• Spine surgery
• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis
• Childhood spinal diseases
• Degenerative spine diseases
• Lumbar cervical disc herniation
• Knee hip joint disorders
• Orthopedic trauma surgery

• Education and Specialization
• 2010 - Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education
• 2016 - Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital - Specialization

• Experience
• 2016 - 2022 - Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
• 2015 -2016 - Chicago Loyola University, Illinois, USA

• Courses and Certificates
• 13.12.2019-14.12.2019 Turkish Spine Society Eurospine Accredited Education Modules
• 08.11.2019-10.11.2019 Turkish Spine Society Eurospine Accredited Education Modules
• 31.08.2015-04.09.2015 Basic Microsurgery Course, MICROSURGERY EDUCATION-RESEARCH LABORATORY
• AO Trauma Course-Basic Principles of Fracture Management
• 07.06.2014-10.06.2014 Fracture Management, Kodi Kojima Chairperson AOTrauma Education Commission
• 01.03.2013-02.03.2013 Instrumentation in Arthroscopic Surgery

• Professional Memberships
• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBİD)
• Turkish Medical Association - Istanbul Medical Chamber

Feridun Cilli brings 30+ years of orthopedic expertise to spine care at Memorial Bodrum Hospital.

• Trained in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at University of Pittsburgh
• Specialized in orthopedics and traumatology at GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital
• Member of Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID)
• Expertise includes microsurgical techniques for complex cases

Specializes in spine surgery with a focus on degenerative conditions at Liv Hospital Ulus – one of Turkey's leading healthcare facilities.

• 17+ years of experience in orthopedics and traumatology
• Expert in arthroplasty and deformity correction surgery
• Published multiple research papers on spine-related conditions
• Trained at Uludag University's Department of Orthopaedics