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He completed his primary education at Şenlikköy Primary School and his secondary education at the Istek Foundation Florya Bilge Kagan High School. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He completed his specialist education in Istanbul Medical Faculty Neurology Department in 2006. In 2006 he worked at the Neurology Clinic and the PharmaZentrum Research Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Between 2007 and 2011, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. He worked at Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital in the 3rd Neurology Clinic and in the Dementia and Movement Disorders policlinics. Since October 2011, he has been working at Istanbul University of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, USA.

Experience

İstanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Neurology, 

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital 

Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital Neurology Clinics, 

Gayrettepe Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital PET department.

Dr. Zehra Karaağaç is a specialist in oculoplastic surgery. She has experience in both surgical treatments and minimally invasive procedures, including botox injections. She earned her medical degree from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. She then completed her ophthalmology training at Prof. Dr. Reşat Belger Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital, where she also received advanced training.

Dr. Karaağaç is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). She is committed to high professional standards and ongoing learning. She is known for her strong success rate in oculoplastic procedures and her focus on patient safety and satisfaction.

Dr. Ozgur Erdem is an ENT specialist. He earned his medical degree from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his otorhinolaryngology residency at Antalya Training and Research Hospital. He finished his specialization in 2020. His thesis and doctoral research focused on obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) and snoring surgery.

He has performed over 2,000 functional and aesthetic nasal surgeries. He also performs snoring surgeries, endoscopic ear surgeries, pediatric upper airway procedures, and head and neck cancer surgeries. He has taken part in many national and international congresses and symposiums as both a speaker and an attendee, especially in functional and aesthetic nasal surgery.

He worked as an ENT specialist at Rize State Hospital. He founded ERD Clinic Health Services Ltd. in 2023. He then worked at Rize Private ŞAR Hospital from 2023 to 2024. In 2024, he opened his private clinic in Antalya. His practice focuses on functional and aesthetic nasal surgery and facial cosmetic procedures.

2018 - Present, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ANTALYA HOSPITAL

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

2015 - 2017, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

MEDICALPARK HOSPITAL AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

2000 - 2015, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

Dr. Yavuz Kamil Bardak is an experienced ophthalmologist. He has performed over 35,000 surgeries. His main areas are cataract surgery with IOL replacement, glaucoma management, and retinal treatments. He is also skilled in general eye exams and advanced retinal procedures.

Dr. Bardak has published many research papers in national and international journals. He has received several awards, including the Troutman Award and best paper and poster recognitions. He completed his medical degree at Hacettepe University. He received further ophthalmology training at Ankara University and the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Periodontology specialist Rouzbeh Fazeli completed his primary, middle, and high school education in Iran. In 2010, he began his dental education as a student at the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University and successfully graduated in 2015.

In 2016, he began specializing in the Department of Periodontology at Ege University and received his specialist title in 2019.

During and after his education, he attended numerous courses, seminars, and congresses. He started working as a periodontology specialist at Izmirdent Oral and Dental Health Clinic in Izmir, where he focused on minimally invasive implantology.

In 2024, he began working as a Periodontology Specialist at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic. He is fluent in English, Persian, and Azerbaijani.

Prof. Dr. Kamil Yalçın Polat is a leading transplantology expert and Head of the Organ Transplantation Center at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. With over 30 years of surgical experience, he founded the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University (2003-2010) and completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Polat has authored more than 50 scientific publications and serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.

Prof. Dr. Burak Onan is a cardiovascular surgeon with expertise in mitral valve diseases, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair, and aortic aneurysm treatment. He has published 150 scientific articles. He has also presented his work at many national and international conferences.

Dr. Onan has held key positions in leading hospitals and academic boards. He also serves on ethics committees. He is a member of respected organizations, including the Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the EACTS Robotic Cardiac Surgery Group. His work shows a strong commitment to innovation and high standards in cardiac care.

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

2007 - 2018, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ETHICA FIG HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

2003 - 2007, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

AMERICAN HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

1997 - 1998, Izmir/Izmir/Türkiye

CAMKULE HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner

1996 - 1997, Şırnak/Şırnak/Türkiye

IDIL STATE HOSPITAL

General Practitioner

1996 - 1997, Şırnak/Şırnak/Türkiye

CIZRE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY

General Practitioner

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Adana, 1981

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• • 1999-2005 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
• • 2005-2010 Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Istanbul (Specialization)
• • 2010-2012 Muş State Hospital (Compulsory Service)
• • 2011 Yale University New Haven Hospital, Ophthalmology, Connecticut / USA
• • 2012-2017 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Istanbul (Specialist Dr.)
• • 2015 Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, United States (Fellow / Research assistant)
• • 2017 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Istanbul (Associate Professor Dr.)

Number of Scientific Publications

• Over 150 scientific presentations, publications and articles

Case Experience

• Experience of over 15.000 surgery cases in 16 years

Membership

• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association Uvea-Behçet Unit
• • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• • American Uveitis Society (AUS)
• • International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS)
• • International Society for Behçet's Disease (ISBD)
• • The Foster Ocular Immunology Society (FOIS)
• • Tarsus American College Alumni Association

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2016 - 2018, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

GOP TAKSIM TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Education and Administrative Officer

2013 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

GOP TAKSIM TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Officer

2002 - 2013, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

TAKSIM TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2000 - 2002, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

BALTALIMANI TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

1999 - 2000, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

TAKSIM TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

1997 - 1999, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

PRIVATE AKSARAY VATAN HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

1994 - 1997, Kastamonu/Kastamonu/Türkiye

INEBOLU STATE HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist – Compulsory Service

Dr. Aylin Koc Akbay is an experienced ophthalmologist. She focuses on treating complex eye diseases and performing eye surgeries. She is skilled in cataract surgery with IOL replacement, as well as ReLEx SMILE, LASEK, and LASIK procedures. Her work has helped many patients achieve better vision.

Dr. Akbay is a member of respected organizations such as the Turkish Society of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. She is known for her expertise and dedication to patient care. Her patients report high satisfaction, and she continues to contribute to advances in ophthalmology.

Dr. Azmi Hamzaoglu is a leading spine surgeon with 36 years of experience in orthopedics and traumatology. He founded the Istanbul Scoliosis and Spine Center, the first facility in Turkey focused on spine surgery.

Dr. Hamzaoglu has performed thousands of complex surgeries, such as discectomy, kyphoplasty, scoliosis correction, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. He is known for developing new surgical techniques and has played a key role in improving spine care in Turkey.

He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association. He has also held important academic and clinical leadership positions, showing his dedication to high standards and patient care in spine surgery.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Isparta, 1975

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• • 1993-1999 Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine (Medical Doctor Education)
• • 2001-2005 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye
• • Diseases Specialty Education)
• • 2005-2009 Prof. Dr. Necmi Ayanoğlu Silivri State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
• • 2009-2010 Bozüyük State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
• • 2010-2020 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist, Chief Assistant)
• • 2020-2021 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Associated Doctor, Lecturer)

Membership

• • Turkish Medical Association
• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• • Turkic Republics Ophthalmology Association
• • Membership of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• • Membership of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association, Oculoplastic Surgery Unit Membership

Case Experience

• 13 years of experience in the field of oculoplastic surgery and over 5.000 surgical cases.

Awards

• 1) Best oral poster presentation: Is it better to evaluate gold weight implantation surgery results in 2D? (Gamze Öztürk Karabulut, Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk, Korhan Fazil, Zehra Karaagac Gunaydin, Muhittin Taskapili. European Society of Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, 12-14 October 2019, Hamburg, Germany
• 2) Consilium Europaeum Ophthalmologiae Diploma in Ophthalmologia, European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 5-6 May 2017

SEMINARS

• 1) TOD 40th Spring Symposium, Epiphora and Its Treatment, Istanbul, 26.05.2017-28.05.2017 (National)
• 2) Beyoglu Eye Days, Entropion and Ectropion, Istanbul, 24.02.2018-25.02.2018 (National)
• 3) Late reconstruction in valve traumas. 4th Beyoğlu Eye Days, 22-23 February 2020 (National)
• 4) Facial Paralysis. Turkish Ophthalmology Association Monthly Ordinary Meeting, 17 December 2020 (National)
• 5) Proptosis with cases. Thyroid Ophthalmopathy, Turkish Ophthalmology Association webinar, 19 May 2021 (National)
• 6) Punctal plugs and lacrimal system intubation implants, Tod 43rd Winter Symposium, 21-23 January 2022, Antalya, Turkey (National)
• 7) Upper eyelid blepharoplasty, TOD 42nd April Course, 7-9 April 2023, Ankara, Turkey (National)
• 8) Lower lid blepharoplasty, TOD Konya -Antalya Branch Scientific Meeting, 10 June 2023, Isparta, Turkey (National)

Number of Scientific Publications

• 26 international publications
• 28 national publications