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Name                           Ahmet Dogan, Prof. Dr.

Date of birth                September 25, 1970

Place of birth              Biga, Canakkale, Turkey

Citizenship                   Republic of Turkey

Marital status              Married

Hospital                       Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 

Current position         Chief in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and     

  Traumatology, 

Education

1.  Biga High School, Biga, Turkey.
2.  Uludag Medical School, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
3.  Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Istanbul   

                                    Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Date and location of Orthopedic Certification: 

January 29, 2001, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 

Thesis: Residual adductus and ankle range of motion after complete subtalar release in pes equinovarus.

Fellowship: 01.02-31.03 2010 Orthopadisches Spital Speising (Prof.Dr.Franz Grill), Wien, Austria.

Professional Experience

31.07.1993-31.07.1994           Erzincan State Hospital (Emergency Department), Erzincan,  

 as a general practitioner.

01.08.1994-01.12.1995           Isparta Military Hospital, Isparta, Turkey (Military sevice), 

 as a general practitioner.

01.01.1996-01.01.1997           Erzincan State Hospital (Emergency Department), Erzincan,      

 as a general practitioner.

02.01.1997-29.05.2001           Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

                                                 as a resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.

01.06.2001-25.05.2004           SSK Fethiye Hospital, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey

                                                as an Orthopaedic surgeon.  

02.06.2004-13.11.2011          Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

             as an Orthopaedic surgeon.

14.11.2011-31.07.2016           Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

             as an Orthopaedic surgeon.

01.08.2016- 11.05.2019          Kolan International Hospital, Okmeydani, Sisli, Istanbul 

                                                as an Orthopaedic surgeon.

National Memberships

Paediatric Orthopaedic Society 

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Turkish Ilizarov Society (Turkish ASAMI)

1. Turkish Foot and Ankle Surgery Society
2. Turkish Trauma Society

International Membership

Europian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS)

Orthopaedic interests

1. 1. Paediatric orthopaedy
2. 2. Deformity correction and limb lengthening
3. 3. Ilizarov Surgery
4. 4. Foot and ankle surgery
5. 5. Trauma surgery
6. 6. Arthroplasty (prosthesis) surgery
7. 7. Stem Cell Applications (BMAC, SVF, PRP)
8.  

International Paediatric Orthopaedics Courses Attended

1. Sonography of the hip “basic” 

11.05.1998-13.05.1998, Courses given by Prof. R, Graf, Stolzalpe, Austria.

1. Sonography of the hip “follow-up” 

13.05.1998-15.05.1998, Courses given by Prof. R, Graf, Stolzalpe, Austria.

1. Orthopaedic Summer School – “From Chilhood to Adulthood”, 

03.08.1998-07.08.1998, Helsinki, Finland.

1. 7th Congress of the International Circle of Friends os T.S.O.T. 

May,29-01,1998, İzmir, Turkey

1. 2. German-Turkish Congress of the Pediatric Orthopaedics, 

May,29-01,1998, Izmir, Turkey

1. Third International Pediatric Orthopedic Symposium, 

May 24-28, 2000, San Francisco, California, USA

1. Instructional Basic Gait Analysis Course,  

September 25-27,2000 “Shriners Hospital for Children “, Helsingborg, Sweden

1. 20th EPOS MEETING2001, 

April 5-7, 2001, Montpellier, France

1. 21th EPOS MEETING 2002, 

April 17-20, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey

1. SICOT/SIROT 2002 XXII World Congress,

August 23-30,2002 San Diego,California, USA

1. 4th International Clubfoot Congress, International Federation of Pediatric Orthopaedic   

             XXIII World Congress,August 23-30,2005 Istanbul, Turkey. 

1. 26th EPOS MEETING 2007, 

11-14 April, 2007, Sorrento, Italy.

1. Bone Defect, Infection, Non Union and Intra Articular Fracture Management. Pre- 

            congress course given by Prof.M.Catagni, Prof.M.Kocaoglu, Prof.K.Tetsworth. 

World Congress on External Fixation 2007, October 16, 2007, Cairo, Egypt.

1. World Congress on External Fixation 2007, 

October 17-19, 2007, Cairo, Egypt.

1. Limb Deformity Course. Post-congress course given by Prof.D.Paley and 

            Prof.J.Herzenberg. World Congress on External Fixation 2007, 

October 20-21, 2007,  Cairo, Egypt

1. Dega Pre-Meeting Course. 

April 9, 2008 Warsaw, Poland.

1. 27th EPOS MEETING 2008, 

April 9-12,2008 Warsaw, Poland. 

1. 28th EPOS MEETING 2009, 

April 1-4, 2009 Lisbon, Portugal.

1. Taylor Spatial Frame Course, 

March 22-25, 2010 Vienna, Austria. 

1. ISCO’15 Istanbul Symposium on Children’s Orthopaedics
2. February 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
3. ISSCA Meeting, Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cell  in Orthopaedics, 23.10.2018, Jeju, Korea
4. ISSCA Meeting,Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cell  in Orthopaedics, 23.02.2019, 

Casablanca, Morocco

1. Second Balkan Foot and Ankle Meeting, 9 – 11 Mayıs 2019, Inter Expo Center, Sofia 

National Orthopaedic Courses Attended

1. 1.Paediatric Orthopaedic Courses, Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society

     9-11 October 1998,Istanbul, Turkey.

1. 2.Paediatric Orthopaedic Courses, Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society

1-3 October 1999,Istanbul, Turkey.

1. 3.Paediatric Orthopaedic Courses, Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society

13-15 October 2000,Istanbul, Turkey.

1. 2.Skeletal Deformity Course, April 14-16, 2000, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul Medical School Hospital, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, 

Turkey

1. 5. Current concept in arthroscopy, 8-10 October 1999, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Baskent Medical School Hospital, University of Baskent, Ankara, Turkey.
2. 2.German-Turkish Congress of Paediatric Orthopaedics, May, 29-01,1998, Izmir, Turkey.
3. IV. Ilizarov Course ”basic”, April, 30, May-03, June, 1998, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Cukurova Medical School Hospital, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey.
4. IV. Ilizarov Course ”advanced”, April 2-4, 1999, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Cukurova Medical School Hospital, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey.
5. Recent Advances in Ilizarov Surgery, June 12-13, 1999, Courses given by Prof.D, Paley, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul Medical School Hospital, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
6. Orthopaedic Infections, April 16-17, 1998, Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
7. Earthquake Injuries, April 27-28, 2000, Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
8. Advances in treatment of children with cerebral palsy, June 22, 2000, Courses given by Prof.J,Dormans, Metin Sabancı Center for Spastic Children, Istanbul, Turkey.
9. Spina Bifida, February 26, 2000. Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, Istanbul, Turkey.
10. XVII. National Orthopaedy and Traumatology Congress, October 24-29, 2001, Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Antalya.

     15. Serebral Palsi’de Güncel Mültidisipliner Yaklaşım Simpozyumu II, 17 Aralık   

           2004, Pediatrik Ortopedi Derneği, İstanbul.

      16.Coxarthrosis, 3. Derviş Manizade Days, November 19-20, 2004, Department of     

           Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School Hospital,       

            University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.

     17. Gait patterns in lower extremity malalignment and treatment options. December 25,  

            2004, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul Medical 

            School Hospital, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

18. V.Paediatric Orthopaedic Courses, Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society

     March 18-20, 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.

19. XIX. National Orthopaedy and Traumatology Congress, May 14-19, 2005, Turkish   

     Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey

      20. Contemporary fixation methods, April 7-8, 2006, XXV.Akif Şakir Şakar     

     Days, Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.

      21. Current concept in the treatment of developmental displasia of the hip. Courses given 

             by Prof.D.Tonnis. Baltalimani Education and Research Hospital, Department of     

            Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 13-14 October 2006, İstanbul, Turkey

22. Foot and Ankle Diseases Symposium. 2 November 2006, Department of Orthopaedic 

     Surgery and Traumatology, Antalya Medical School Hospital, University of Akdeniz, 

     Antalya, Turkey.

23. Ankle Arthroscopy Course “basic”, 3-4 November 2006, Department of Orthopaedic 

     Surgery and Traumatology, Antalya Medical School Hospital, University of Akdeniz, 

     Antalya, Turkey.

24. Pediatric Knee Problems Symposium, TOTBİD, 15-16 June 2007, Istanbul.

25. PEV-DDH Course TOTBİD, Yeditepe University Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve 

     Travmatoloji Kliniği, İstanbul.

26. Foot and Ankle Surgery Course, TOTBİD, 14-15 Eylül 2007, İstanbul 

     Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, İstanbul.

27. AO Masters Symposium Orthopaedic Trauma Update: Current Concepts in Fracture 

     Management, 28-29 Eylül 2007, AO Türkiye, Amerikan Hastanesi, İstanbul.

28. Pes Equinovarus 

TOTDER Sürekli Eğitim Toplantıları, Sağlık Bakanlığı İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 13 Ocak 2007, İstanbul.

     29. Kompartmant Syndrom 

TOTDER Sürekli Eğitim Toplantıları, Sağlık Bakanlığı Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 06 Ekim 2007, İstanbul.

      30. XX. National Orthopaedy and Traumatology Congress

       (Prof.. Dr. Rıdvan Ege Onuruna), 23-28 October, 2007, Ankara.

 31. II.Turkish Talipes Equinovarus Course: Ponseti Method (eğitmen olarak), 

       Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, 16-17 November, 2007, Istanbul

      32. IV.Pediatric Hip Ultrasound Course: Graf Method (eğitmen olarak), 

Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, 15-17 February, 2008, Istanbul

     33. Botulinum Toksin Course

Yeditepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, 30 April 2008, Istanbul.

      34. 4.Ortopedi Buluşması

Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Birliği Derneği, 23-27 Nisan 2008, Antalya.

1. III.Türk Talipes Equinovarus Kursu: Ponseti Yöntemi (eğitmen olarak) 

Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, November, 2010, Istanbul.

1. III.National “Cerebral Palsy” and Developmental Disorders Congress
2. November 2009, Istanbul.
3. Adölesan Kalça Sorunlarında Eklem Koruyucu Cerrahi Teknikler Sempozyumu
4. June, 2009, Ankara.
5. Omuz ve Dirsek Cerrahisi Derneği Çekirdek Müfredat Eğitim Programı Kursu
6. October 2009, Ankara.
7. “Radius and Ulna Proksimal Trauma”

6.Uludağ Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Günleri, El Cerrahisi Toplantısı

1. March 2012, Bursa.
2. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip/ Pes Equinovarus Course (eğitmen olarak)

Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, 18-19 October 2014, Afyon

1. 10.Ayak ve Ayak Bileği Cerrahisi Eğitim Toplantısı

TOTBİD Ayak ve Ayak Bileği Cerrahisi Şubesi, 9-10 October 2015, Istanbul.

1. XV. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi

TOTBID, 27 October-1 November 2015, Antalya.

1. XII.Uludağ Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Günleri

XIII.Artroplasti Kış Toplantısı

26 February-1 March 2015, Bursa.

1. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip/ Pes Equinovarus Course (eğitmen olarak)

Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, 7-8 March 2015, Izmir

1. Ortopedide Nöropatik Ağrı

28 October 2015, Istanbul.

1. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip/ Pes Equinovarus Course (eğitmen olarak)

Paediatric Orthopaedics Society, 19-20 December 2015, Istanbul.

1. 6.Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji İstanbul Buluşması

12-15 May 2016, Istanbul.

Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2015; 49 (6): 648-653.

Orthopaedic publications in national peer reviewed journals

1. Metatarsus varus deformity and its treatment by metatarsal osteotomy

      A.Erdem Bagatur, Ahmet Dogan, Gazi Zorer

     Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2001; 35:245-251.

1. Trendelenburg gait and its treatment by trochanteric advancement.

      A.Erdem Bagatur, Ahmet Dogan, Gazi Zorer

     Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2001; 35:336-341.

1. Correction of deformities and length discrepancies of the forearm in children

            by distraction  osteogenesis.

     A.Erdem Bagatur, Ahmet Dogan, Gazi Zorer

      Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2002; 36:111-116.

1. The Effect of Posterior Deltoid Ligament Release on Dorsiflexion Capacity of the Foot in Clubfoot Treated with Complete Subtalar Release. 

      Ahmet Dogan, A.Erdem Bagatur, Gazi Zorer

            Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2002, 36: 248-255.

1. Locked intramedullary nailing in humeral shaft fractures

Yusuf Ozturkmen, Cemal Dogrul, Ahmet Dogan, Mahmut Karli

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2002; 8(3): 164-169

1. Dennyson-Fulford subtalar extra-articular arthrodesis in the treatment of paralytic pes planovalgus and its value in the alignment of the foot

Gazi Zorer, A.Erdem Bagatur, Ahmet Dogan, Tayyar Unlu

           Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2003; 37: 162-69. 

1. Comparison between the efficacies of two different methods of preparing Esmarch

bandages for sterilization

            Ahmet Dogan, Mehmet Albayrak, I.Erhan Mumcuoglu

            Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2005;39:437-40

1. Triple arthrodesis in rigid foot deformities and the effect of internal fixation on 

clinical and radiographic results

           Ahmet Dogan, Mehmet Albayrak, Fatih Ugur,  Gazi Zorer

           Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2006;40:220-7

       8. Traumatic obturator hip dislocation in a five-year-old boy: open reduction after a

            six-weeks delay in diagnosis.

           Mehmet Albayrak, Ahmet Dogan, Y.Bilge Surel

           Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2006;40:260-3.

       9. The results of calcaneal lengthening osteotomy for the treatment of flexible pes 

          planovalgus and evaluation of alignment of the foot

          Ahmet Dogan, Mehmet Albayrak, Y. Emre Akman, Gazi Zorer

          Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2006;40(5):356-366

    10.  İdiyopatik karpal tünel sendromlu hastalarda transvers karpal ligaman ve fleksör   

            tenosinovyum örneklerinde histopatolojik çalışma

A.Erdem Bagatur, Sergulen Dervisoglu, Mehmet Albayrak, Ahmet Dogan, I.Erhan Mumcuoglu, Gazi Zorer

Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Derg. 2006; 17(2):72-78. 

          24th EPOS Meeting 2005,  April 6-9, 2005, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Education and Expertise

Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine - 2010

İstanbul Metin Sabancı Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital – Orthopedics and Traumatology – 2016

Work experiences

Private Family Hospital

Private Atakoy Hospital

Sancaktepe Health Center

Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital

Diyarbakir Selahaddin Eyyubi State Hospital

Subjects He Is Competent And Interested In:

Knee Calcification

Knee pain

Meniscus Tear

Knee Ligament Injuries

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Neck pain

Orthopedic Diseases

Shoulder Instability

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder pain

Meniscus

Recurrent Shoulder Dislocations

Hip and Knee Prosthesis

Citizenship : Turkmenistan

Place / Date of Birth: Turkmenistan / 1988

EDUCATION STATUS

2005-2011 Medical Education: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2013 – 2018 Specialization Training: M.S Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018 – 2021 year: Private Baypark Hospital

2021 -2022 year : Private TRG Hospitalist Hospital

2022- : Private Küçükçekmece Hospital

EDUCATION AND SEMINARS

Various Orthopedics congresses with national and international participation

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

English Russian

ORGANIZATIONS OF ITS MEMBERSHIP

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Orthopedic Association Association

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Trauma surgery (Fractures-dislocations)

 Sports and soft tissue injuries (Anterior cruciate ligament, meniscus, other ligament and tendon tears)

Knee-Shoulder-Ankle Arthroscopy

Calcification of the Joints Diagnosis and Treatment (Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Ankle)

Prosthetic Surgery

Pediatric Orthopedics (Congenital hip dislocation, clubfoot..)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Diseases

Hand and Microsurgery

Education

Undergraduate: Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 2004-2010
Ph: Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, 2011-2016

Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital (2016 - 2017, State Service Yüas Deputy Chief Physician)
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine (2017 - present)
Head of Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine (2018 - present)

Experience

General Practitioner, Muş Merkez Azize Hersat Health Center (DHY), 2010-2010
General Practitioner, Muş Varto State Hospital Emergency Department (DHY), 2010-2010
General Practitioner, Muş State Hospital Emergency Department (DHY), 2010-2011
Assistant Physician, Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, 2011-2016
Specialist Physician (Op. Dr.), Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital (DHY), 2016-2017
Dr. Assoc. Member, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, 2017 (currently)

Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe School of Medicine (1994-2001)

Specialty training: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital (2002-2008)

In 2015, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor.

On February 01, 2021, he was promoted to Professor.

Professional Positions:

• Consultant MD, Balıkesir Military Hospital (2008-2009)

• Consultant MD, Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital (2009-2011)

• Assistant Professor MD, Dicle University, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2011-2017)

• Associate Professor MD, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2017-2020)

• Professor MD, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2021 – Ongoing)

Trustworthy, attentive, successful neurosurgeon with over 34 years of experience, high rate of success and exceptional surgical skills, providing quality neurological service for patients, successfully treating over thousands of patients suffering from many severe, complex conditions of the brain, spine and the nerves. 

Experienced in performing treatment modalities like micro neurosurgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, endoscopic third ventriculostomy, minimally invasive spine surgery and percutaneous spine surgery. Keen on performing clinical research and attending national and international medical conferences to stay abreast of new technologies in the field. Compassionate and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills. Expertise in healthcare, education and program management. Adept at developing and implementing forward-thinking strategies to enhance patient outcomes and collective knowledge in the field. Desiring to bring skills and success. Focused on working closely with other medical professionals and following up with patients. Well-versed at emergency procedures and fast and accurate sanitation.

Work History

2020-01 – Current - Asst. Prof. Neurosurgeon

Istanbul Medipol University, Health Care Practice and Research Center Pendik Hospital

• He successfully treated and followed patients with cerebral hemorrhage, brain and spinal cord tumors, and patients with hydrocephalus.

• He performed transnasal pituitary surgeries with success.

• Also, many cervical lumbar and thoracic disc patients were successfully treated, and disc prosthesis were applied to some of them.

• He re-operated a degenerative spine patient who had been operated on before at another center and the patient regained his health.

• He also successfully treated patients with premature neonatal intracerebral hemorrhage.

2019-08 – 2020-01 - Neurosurgeon

Freelancer, Istanbul, Turkey

• Operated on patients' brains, spines and peripheral nerves to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat diseases and improve patients' motor functions. Performed successful operations for complex, advanced and complicated disease of the brain and spine some of which were operated unsuccessfully at other medical centers by different neurosurgeons.

• Offered advanced knowledge, leadership abilities and technical assistance with complex surgical cases.

• Maintained admitting privileges at local hospitals and provided quality follow-up care.

• Educated patients on recovery methods and times.

• Designed treatment plans for patients.

• Thoroughly assessed patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.

• Founded a spinal surgery group with orthopedic surgeons and treated very advanced and severe vertebra deformities, spine abnormalities, scoliosis.

2018-12 - 2019-08 - Neurosurgeon

Alkafeel Super Speciality Hospital, Karbala, Iraq

• Conducted up to 5 operations per month to correct deformities in neurological and spinal systems, repair traumas, and treat diseases of different areas. Performed successful operations (success rate 100 percent : 90-95) for severe, complex and advanced diseases of the brain, spine and nerves in adults and children. (Cerebral intrinsic and extrinsic tumor surgery, posterior fossa surgery, spontaneous and traumatic intracranial hematomas, Interhemispheric 3th ventricle and lateral ventricle surgery, pontocerebellar angle tumor surgery, spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery, microdiscectomy cervical, thoracic, lumbar, pediatric cranial and spine anomaly surgery). Followed the patients postoperatively.

• Educated patients on recovery methods and times.

• Thoroughly assessed patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.

• Performed emergency surgeries.

• Examined 900 patients in total in the outpatient clinic and gave medical treatments to them when necessary.

2015-10 - 2018-11 - Neurosurgeon

Medistate Kavacık Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

• Operated on patients' brains, spines and peripheral nerves to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat different advanced, complex severe diseases and improve patients' motor functions.

• Conducted up to operations per month to correct deformities in neurological and spinal systems, repair traumas, restore partial or full functionality and prevent and treat diseases of different areas. 

• Performed successful operations (success rate percent : 95) for severe, complex and advanced diseases of the brain , spine and nerves in adults and children.(Brain tumor, arachnoid cyst, intracerebral hematoma, spinal stenosis, hydrocephalus, myelomeningocele).Followed the patients postoperatively. 

• Educated patients on recovery methods and times Thoroughly assessed patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.

• Performed emergency surgeries (intracerebral hematoma, intracerebral abscess).

• Examined 850 patients in total in the outpatient clinic and gave medical treatment to them when necessary.

1994-03 - 2015-09 - Neurosurgeon

Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

• Supervised trainees, medical students, residents and fellows to help each achieve proficiency in field.

• Conducted up to 20 operations per month to correct deformities in neurological and spinal systems, repair traumas, restore partial or full functionality and prevent and treat diseases of different areas. Performed successful operations (success rate: %90) for severe, complex and advanced diseases of the brain, spine and nerves in adults and children. (Skull base surgery, extended trans base approach, orbit zygomatic approach, presigmoid approach, orbital approaches, transcranial and lateral orbitotomy, Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, CSF leakage surgery, endoscopic, microscopic and transsphenoidal, transcranial. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and surgery of multiloculated hydrocephalus and pediatric neurosurgery. Cerebral intrinsic and extrinsic tumor surgery, posterior fossa surgery. Brain aneurysm, AVM and cavernoma surgery.

• Spontaneous and traumatic intracranial hematomas. Hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia surgery (microsurgical decompression) Interhemispheric 3th ventricle and lateral ventricle surgery. Pineal area surgery. Pontocerebellar angle tumor surgery.

• Foreman magnum tumors surgery. Surgery of hydrocephaly, Syringomyelia and craniovertebral animalia).Followed the patients postoperatively.

• Educated patients on recovery methods and times Thoroughly assessed patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.

• Performed emergency surgeries (Epidural, subdural and intracerebral hematoma, vertebra fracture).

• Examined 500-700 patients per day in the outpatient clinic and gave medical treatment to them when necessary. Examined patients in the emergency service.

• Designed treatment plans for patients.

• Offered advanced knowledge, leadership abilities and technical assistance with complex surgical cases.

• Led and oversaw 15 medical personnel in operating room setting to perform surgeries.

• Led and oversaw medical personnel in operating room setting to perform surgeries.

Education

1982-09 - 1988-08

M.D.: Medicine And (Pre-Medicine)

Ankara University Medical School - Ankara

General Medicine Training for 6 years. Graduated with a high GPA.

1988-11 - 1994-05

Specialist Neurosurgery: Neuroscience

University of Health Sciences - Ankara

6 years of neurosurgery training.

• My thesis was on brain abscess and their clinical and laboratory evaluations

1995-05 - 1995-07

Neuroscience

The Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry.

Ankara

I attended the course for microsurgery at University of Hacettepe Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry.

1998-04 - 2019-05

Observer Doctor: Neuroscience

Department of Neurosurgery, MSU - Ann Arbour, 

Michigan USA

2012-05 - 2012-05

Neuro endoscopy: Neuroscience

Ghent University - Ghent, Belgium

International endoscopic neurosurgery workshop, 

Ghent, Belgium

I attended the workshop for endoscopic skull base operations the and Neuro endoscopic third ventriculostomy at University of Ghent Hospital

Skills

Micro neurosurgery - Excellent

Neuro endoscopy - Excellent

Cranial base endoscopy - Excellent

Minimal invasive surgery - Excellent

Percutaneous spinal surgery - Excellent

Neuronavigation – Excellent

Certifications

1995-04 Microsurgery

2012-05 Endoscopy

Languages

Turkish - Native

English - Advanced

Arabic - Novice

Affiliations

Turkish Neurosurgical Society

Turkish Medical Association

Accomplishments

• Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.

• Published 17 articles in national and international reviews and presented papers in medical congresses.

Interests and operations I perform

Vascular diseases of brain

Endoscopic hypophysis surgery

Tumors of brain, spine and medulla spinalis surgery

Endoscopic brain ventricle surgery

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy 

Traumas of brain and spine

Cervical, thoracic and lumbar disc hernias and narrow 

canal disease surgery

Spine instrumentation and fusion surgery

Baclofen pump and neurostimulators insertions

Hydrocephalus surgery

Congenital diseases of the brain and spine (pediatric 

neurosurgery)

Peripheral nerve surgery

Awards

1. Best Oral Presentation, AO Spine AWARD 10th Hellenic spine congress and joint meeting with french and turkish spine society and 40th symposium'' Giannestras- symrnis Thessaloniki, 26-29 october 2016 Spinal Tuberculosis inPatients With Growing Spine Akgül T., Korkmaz M., Benli T., Talu U., Şar C.

2. Best Poster, 23rd Efort (European Federation Of National Associations Of Orthopaedics And Traumatology) congress, 22-24 june 2022 Correlations between radiographic spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life: A prospective evaluation of 37 patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Bayram S., Kendirci A. Ş. , Karalar Ş., Durmuş Tekçe H., Parman F. Y. , Akgül T, Durmaz H.

3. TOTDER XXI.Akif Şakar Science Award

4. Best poster, TOTBID- 24th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, 2014

5. Best poster, Totder 6th Orthopedics and Traumatology Istanbul Meeting May 12-15, 2016

6. Best poster, Comparison of Selective and Non-Selective Fusion Results in the Treatment of Lenke Type 1B Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, 27th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, 2017.

Education

Halide Edip Adıvar High School (English High School) (1999)
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1999-2005)
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2005-2011)
Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital (2011-2012)

Experience

Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Associate Professor (2017-2023)
Koç University Hospital Spine Center - Part-time (2018-2023)
Istanbul Universityniversitesi Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Associate Professor (2023-present)
National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery-Turkish Journal Of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, Advisory Board Member, 2020
Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, Associate Editor, 2019 - Ongoing
Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, Associate Editorr, 2019 - Ongoing
Turkish Spine Society (TOD)-board member-Treasurer
TOTDER (Turkish Orthopedic Association)-board member.

Medical Interests

• Spine Surgery
• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis
• Spine Fractures
• Vertebra Body Tethering (VBT)(Scoliosis with tether)
• Narrow Canal Surgery
• Spine Revision Surgery
• Pelvic Surgery

1997 - 2002 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

1990 - 1996 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine

Articles he wrote and contributed to;

Clinical efficacy of peritendinous platelet-rich plasma injection in the treatment of tendinopathies: A retrospective study Aybars Kıvrak* (a), Mehmet Can Ünlü (a), Esref Terzi (a), Olgar Birsel (b), Doruk Akgun (c), Yusuf Pirincci (d), Gokhan Kaynak(a), Isik Akgun (e) Medium and long-term effects of acetabular roof ring and Burch-Schneider anti-protusio cages in acetabular revisions in patients with acetabular bone deficiency Correspondence: Yusuf Pirinççi , Muhammed Taha Demir, Mumammet Salih, Fahri Erdoğan, Nejat Güney

Dimensional variables of the proximal femur in developmental adult hip dysplasia suggest that a tapered, rectangular, press-fit design may be an optimal choice for patients with Crowe type IV hips

Specialties

Limb Lenghtening 

Sports Surgery

Meniscus Tears

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears

Knee Prosthesis

Hip Prosthesis

Shoulder Prosthesis

Shoulder Slap Repair

Height Extension

Tumor Surgery

Foot Surgery( Hallux Valgus)

Diabetic Foot

Bone Infections (Osteomyelitis)

Experience

2019 – 2019

• University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, 

Insubria University Faculty of Medicine

2015

• MERSİN UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR, LECTURER

2013 – 2015

• ANKARA PRIVATE ACIBADEM HOSPITAL

2010 – 2012

• DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL,

2002 – 2003

• AYDIN 1ST PRIVATE TRAINING BATTALION
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Education

2010

• ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BRAIN AND SURGERY SPECIALIST

1992

• GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkam Kömürcü is an experienced orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in orthopedics and traumatology. He has been board-certified by the Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (TOTEK) since 2010. He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2015.

Dr. Kömürcü has strong expertise in hand and upper extremity injuries, spine surgery, sports injuries, pediatric orthopedics, and musculoskeletal tumors. He completed clinical fellowships, including one at the UCLA Spine Center. He has published over 35 international peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His work has made a significant impact on orthopedic literature.

He is an active member of several professional societies, such as the Turkish Spine Society and the Turkish Society of Sports Injuries. Dr. Kömürcü has also held important academic and administrative positions. He has trained many medical students and residents.

Dr. Burak Onvural is a board-certified microsurgeon in orthopedics and traumatology. He has over 17 years of clinical experience. He is known for his skills in treating sports injuries, joint replacements, and minimally invasive procedures such as knee and hip arthroscopy.

Dr. Onvural has worked as an orthopedic doctor for top sports clubs, including Altay FC in the Turkish Premier League. He has performed many successful surgeries, including anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions and stem cell therapies for arthritis. He received international training at the International Trauma Association in Switzerland. He is also accredited by leading orthopedic societies.

Dr. Melih Ucer is a Brain and Nerve Surgeon. He specializes in Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery, Degenerative Spine Surgery, and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has performed many complex procedures, such as discectomy, brain tumor removal, and robotic spine surgery. His patient outcomes are consistently successful.

Dr. Ucer gained international experience as a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery in the USA. He has published many scientific articles in neurosurgery. In 2021, he became an Associate Professor. He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Turkish Spine Association, and EUROSPINE.

Personal Information

Name Surname : Serdar TOKER
Place of Birth - Year :    Istanbul - 1972
Academic Title : Assoc. Dr.
Foreign Language : English

Education

Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Graduation
Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital - Specialised
Work Experience

1998 - 2003 Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital
2003 - 2004 Kars State Hospital
2004 - 2006 Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital
2006 - 2009 Dumlupınar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 
2009 - 2010 Research Fellow. Colorado University Denver Healt Centre Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Centre Department of Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery
2010 - 2016 Necmettin Erbakan University Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Head of Hand Surgery Department
Courses - Seminars and Certificates Received

2013 FESSH (Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand) European Diploma
2015 RMCD Microsurgery Course Course Chair
2015 National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress Speaker
2015 RMCD Congress Speaker
2014 National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress Speaker
2013 - 2014 Rıdvan Ege Hand Surgery Course Instructor
2013 RMCD Microsurgery Course Instructor
2013 RMCD Congress Session Chair
2012 Shoulder Elbow Surgery Course Instructor
2012 Subspeciality Diploma in Hand Surgery
2011 RMCD Microsurgery Course
2009 Ankle Arthroscopy Course
2008 Knee Arthroscopy Course
2005 Ilizarov Applications Course

Dr. Mehmet Nurullah Ermis is an experienced orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in spine diseases and spine surgery. He studied medicine at Hacettepe University. He completed advanced spine surgery fellowships at Baltalimanı Orthopedics Diseases Hospital in Istanbul and at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Ermis performs more than 730 orthopedic surgeries each year. His experience includes 120 congenital scoliosis and kyphosis cases, 70 spinal fusions, 50 vertebral fracture surgeries, and 40 vertebral tumor surgeries annually. He is a professor at Maltese University Faculty of Medicine. He is also an active member of several international orthopedic and spine societies.

Dr. Ozgur Cicekli is a specialist in orthopedics and traumatology. He focuses on sports injuries, joint-preserving surgery, arthroplasty, and orthopedic trauma. He is known for his skills in advanced surgical methods. Dr. Cicekli has also published more than 10 articles in international medical journals.

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery since 2018. He also belongs to the Federation of Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology since 2012. Dr. Cicekli received his Orthopedics and Traumatology Qualification Certificate in 2014. He often attends advanced training courses both in Turkey and abroad.

Specialist Dr. Özgün Barış Güntürk

Specialist in Orthopedics, Traumatology, and Hand Surgery

 Title: Specialist Doctor (Subspecialist)
 Specialty: Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist, Hand Surgery Specialist
 Date of Birth: April 5, 1983
 Foreign Language Proficiency: English (YDS April 2015 Score: 82.5)

Education

• High School: İzmir Karşıyaka Anatolian High School, 2001
• University: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, 2008
• Residency Training: İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 2008–2013
• Subspecialty Training: İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Hand Surgery Department, 2014–2016

Professional Biography

Born in 1983, Dr. Özgün Barış Güntürk completed his high school education at İzmir Karşıyaka Anatolian High School. He pursued his medical studies at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, graduating in 2007. Afterward, he began his residency training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2008, alongside his mandatory public service.

After completing his residency and earning his title as an Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist in 2013, Dr. Güntürk fulfilled his mandatory service at Bitlis State Hospital. He then passed the subspecialty examination and completed his Hand Surgery fellowship training at İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital.

Dr. Güntürk worked as a Hand Surgery and Orthopedics Specialist providing microsurgery services for approximately two years at Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital. In late 2018, he transitioned out of public service and moved back to İzmir, where his family resides. Since March 2020, he has been practicing at the Private EMOT (Hand Microsurgery, Orthopedics, and Traumatology) Hospital.

In addition to his professional achievements, Dr. Güntürk is a passionate semi-professional musician, enjoying music as a personal hobby. He is married and has one child.

Work Experience

• Research Assistant Doctor: İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, 2008–2013
• Specialist Doctor: Bitlis State Hospital, 2013–2014
• Research Assistant Doctor (Subspecialty): İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Hand Surgery Department, 2014–2016
• Specialist Doctor: Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, 2016–2018
• Specialist Doctor (Private Practice): 2019–2020
• Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist: Private EMOT (Hand Microsurgery, Orthopedics, and Traumatology) Hospital, İzmir, 2020–Present

Education:

Karşıyaka Boys High School (1967 to 1973)

Ege University Faculty of Medicine (1973 to 1979)

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (1980 to 1984)

Experience:

Kütahya Askeri Hastanesi (1984 to 1985)

Bingöl Devlet Hastanesi (1985 to 1986)

Alsancak Devlet Hastanesi (1986 to 1989)

Buca SSK Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (1989 to 1991)

Würzburg University Hand Surgery, Germany

Indianapolis Hand Center, Indianapolis, USA

EMOT Hastanesi, İzmir (1991 to present)

Members of:

TOTBID (Turkish Orthopaedic Traumatology Association) - President (2013 to 2015)

TEÜCD (Turkish Society of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery) - President (2010 to 2012)

Turkish Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association - Founding Member

FESSH (Federation of Hand-Surgery Societies of Europe of the Hand) - Congress President (2013)

ASSH (American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - International Member

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Association

Publications:

Sonographic assessment of transverse carpal ligament after open surgical release of the carpal tunnel.

The effect of medial side repair in terrible triad injury of the elbow.

Risk factors for occupational hand injuries: relationship between agency and finger.

Finger replantations after ring avulsion amputations.

What kinds of hand injuries are more likely to result in amputation? An analysis of 6549 hand injuries.

Epidemiology of injuries treated at a hand and microsurgery hospital.

Long-term results of major upper extremity replantations.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of iatrogenic peripheral nerve injuries in the upper extremity.

Comparison between two mini incision techniques utilized in carpal tunnel release.

Elbow arthrolysis in severely stiff elbows.

The effect of dorsal cortical comminution on radiographic results of unstable distal radius fractures treated with closed reduction and K-wire fixation.

The importance of the finger extension test in the diagnosis of occult wrist ganglion.

Accidental use of the median nerve as an interposition material in first carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty.

Can we use nerve gliding exercises in women with carpal tunnel syndrome?

Reconstruction of skin and tendon defects from wound complications after Achilles tendon rupture.

Should the amputations of the great toe be replanted?

Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative punctate bleeding to assess the vascularity of scaphoid nonunion.

Reconstruction of soft tissue and bone defects in the lower extremity with free flaps.

Heterotopic replantation.

Eight years of experience in crush and avulsion-type finger amputation.

Rolling belt injuries in children.

Replantations and their functional results: the Turkish experience.