Knee Osteoarthritis Doctors in Turkey

Prof. H. Mustafa Özdemir is a Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine. He has more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience. He specializes in adult and pediatric spine surgery. His focus includes spinal deformities, degenerative spine disorders, spinal trauma, and complex spinal reconstruction.

He completed a spine surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He also received clinical training at Heidelberg University. He has served as Chief Physician and Head of Orthopedics and Traumatology at major teaching hospitals. He is active in medical education and contributes to orthopedics and spine surgery through his academic and clinical work.

Prof. Dr. Serdar Yüksel is an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist. He focuses on spine surgery and treats spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis.

He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his Orthopedics and Traumatology residency at a training and research hospital in Istanbul. Before joining Medipol Mega University Hospital, he worked as an Associate Professor and Specialist Physician at leading institutions in Türkiye. His practice includes joint replacement and revision of the knee, hip, and shoulder. He also performs arthroscopic treatment for sports injuries of the knee, shoulder, ankle, and hip.

Doç. Dr. Mehmet Argin is a specialist at EMOT Hospital in Radiology. His EMOT profile highlights CT (CT/BT), MRI, color Doppler ultrasonography, and X-ray imaging. His background includes Ege University musculoskeletal radiology work from 1999 to 2011, followed by EMOT Hospital in 2021.

Prof. Dr. Ozan Beytemür is a Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology. He has broad experience in orthopedic oncology, joint replacement, trauma surgery, and sports medicine. He treats bone and soft-tissue tumors, bone metastases, and pediatric bone tumors. He also performs hip, knee, and shoulder replacement surgery.

He has served as Professor, Chief Physician, and Medical Director. He has published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He provides evidence-based, patient-centered care and uses advanced orthopedic surgical techniques.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaplan is a specialist at EMOT Hospital and focuses on Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery. His path combines Ege University specialist training (1985–1989) with hand surgery experience in Nancy (1990–1991). Since joining EMOT in 1993, he has treated a wide range of hand injuries and congenital hand anomalies.

Prof. Dr. Levent Bayam is a Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology. He has over 20 years of experience in orthopedic surgery. He completed advanced training and held clinical roles in the United Kingdom and Canada. His training includes fellowships in hip and knee arthroplasty and postgraduate qualifications in trauma, orthopedics, and sports medicine.

His practice focuses on hip and knee replacement, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, trauma surgery, and the care of hip and foot fractures. His care is evidence-based and shaped by his international training and academic roles.

Atakan Ezici is a specialist at the clinic and contributes as a blog author on orthopedics and traumatology. His practice centers on arthroscopic sports surgery—especially knee arthroscopy and arthrofibrosis release—using minimally invasive camera-based techniques. For knee osteoarthritis and pain, he also describes hyaluronic acid “liquid knee prosthesis” (hydrogel) injections as a non-surgical option.

Dr. Ömer Can ÖZKAN is a specialist at Tusa Hospital with an “Online Appointment” option on the doctor page. His profile is associated with hand surgery and is categorized as a leg surgery specialist in the available summary. Patients can schedule through the hospital’s randevu system.

Emrah KOVALAK is a Prof. Dr. orthopedist at BHT CLINIC Istanbul Tema Hospital. His listed expertise includes knee and hip arthrosis, knee and hip arthroplasty, and revision arthroplasty surgery. He also lists trauma surgery and arthroscopic surgery, with work history across multiple hospitals in Istanbul and beyond.

Yakup Alpay is a specialist at the clinic and is described in clinic content as an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist. His surgical scope includes hip replacement and hip arthroscopy, and he also performs robotic knee replacement surgery with robot-assisted bone cuts and navigation. For pain syndromes, he offers piriformis injections and, when conservative care fails, piriformis tenotomy. For complex bone defects, his materials describe vascularized fibula transfer (“damarlı fibula”) as a biological reconstruction method.