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• Specializes in Hand surgery, including carpal tunnel and snapping finger procedures.
• International training in Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden.
• Expertise in surgical treatment of hand deformities and bone fractures.
• Member of the Polish Orthopedic and Traumatological Society.
• Holds a postdoctoral degree from the Medical University of Lodz.
• Provides online consultations for patients requiring Hand surgery.

Education 

1998 – 2004 Medical Academy in Warsaw, 1st Faculty of Medicine Professional experience since 

2017 – orthopedic specialist Carolina Medical Center in Warsaw 

09.2015 – 12.20217 – Sports Medicine Center CSK MSW in Warsaw 

04.2013 – 08.2015 – Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Praski Hospital in Warsaw 

08.2006 – 12.2012 – Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, CSK MSWiA in Warsaw 

03.2012 – Obtaining the title of specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System

Dr. Pritsch Tamir is an Israeli board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon. He specializes in complex wrist conditions, arthroscopic and microvascular surgery, nerve reconstruction, and pediatric hand surgery. He is skilled in advanced microsurgical techniques for both adults and children.

Dr. Tamir has published 40 scientific papers and 5 book chapters. He often presents his work at international medical conferences. He received the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center excellence scholarship and earned the highest scores in Israel’s national orthopedic board exams.

He is a member of the Israel Medical Society, Israel Hand Surgery Society, and Mayo Clinic Alumni. Dr. Tamir completed his training at Tel Aviv University, Mayo Clinic, UT Southwestern, and Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Dr. Atlan Franck is a board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon. He holds accreditation in both France and Israel. He focuses on orthopedic surgery and traumatology. He has strong experience in upper limb and hand procedures.

Dr. Franck has worked as a senior hand and upper limb surgeon. He has also taught anatomy as an assistant teacher. He is a member of the Israeli Society for the Surgery of the Hand and the Israeli Orthopedic Association. He also belongs to several French and European orthopedic organizations.

He holds several university diplomas in hand surgery, microsurgery, arthroscopy, and musculoskeletal imaging. These qualifications show his dedication to advanced surgical techniques and ongoing education.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Upper extremity nerve compressions

Soft tissue tumors

Degenerative diseases of the elbow

Forearm fractures

Nerve injuries

Congenital hand anomalies

Microsurgery

Education and Specialization

2005 - 2011 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education

2012 - 2017 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Specialization

2018 - 2020 Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital Hand Surgery Clinic - Subspecialization

Experience

2012 - 2017 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

2018 - 2020 Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital Hand Surgery Clinic

2020 - 2022 Başakşehir Çam Ve Sakura City Hospital

Courses and Certificates

Pure Progress Anastomosis Skill Course October 16, 2015, Atatürk University - Erzurum

10th Prof.Dr.Rıdvan Ege Basic Hand Surgery Course February 12-13, 2016, Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

26th Basic Microsurgery Course February 23-27, 2016, Yeni Yüzyıl University - Istanbul

TOTEK XIV. Basic Sciences and Research School March 4-6, 2016, Denizli

Arthroscopic Motor Skill Development Course March 10-11, 2016, Marmara University - Istanbul

Simulator Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy Course on March 15, 2016, TUSYAD Istanbul Branch and Acıbadem University

Animal Use Certificate Training Program June 2016, Atatürk University - Erzurum

AOTRAUMA Basic Course Participant Certificate June 11-14, 2016, Izmir

TOTEK VII. (ÇEP) Clinical Knowledge Refresher Course September 2-4, 2016, Istanbul

AOTRAUMA Advanced Course Participant June 14-17, 2017, Izmir

Cadaver Appl.Hand and Upper Extr.Soft Tissue Flap Course March 31-April 1, 2018, Economics University Faculty of Medicine

TUSYAD Istanbul Mobile Arthroscopy Course May 7-12, 2018, Istanbul

AOTRAUMA Masters Course Participant June 30-July 3, 2018, Istanbul

2018 EWAS Istanbul, Turkey 4th Wrist Arthroscopy Course September 21-22, 2018, Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

Prof.Dr.Rıdvan Ege Basic Hand Surgery Course XIII December 7-8, 2018, Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

Microsurgery Experience Sharing Program November 5-9, 2018, Ankara, Reconstructive Microsurgery Association

SURGICAL APPROACHES in HAND and UPPER EXTREMITY "TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY STUDY" April 26-27, 2019, TOTBİD - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara

Botulinum Toxin Application Course with Ultrasonography in Cerebral Palsy Patients May 10, 2019, Pediatric Orthopedics Association

EWAS ISTANBUL 5th WRIST ARTHROSCOPY COURSE September 20-21, 2019, Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Prof., Dr. Rıdvan Ege Hand Surgery Course XIV, Advanced Course December 6-7, 2019, Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir

Basic Wrist Arthroscopy Course January 16-17, 2020, Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya

Fessh Academy-Certificate of Attendance February 12-18, 2020, Budapest, Hungary

Professional Memberships

1. Turkish Medical Association

2. Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association

3. Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council (2017 Orthopedics and Traumatology Board Exam)

4. Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association

5. Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Association

2003 Elazig Science High School

2009 Ege University Faculty of Medicine – MD.

2015 Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and

Aesthetic Surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist

Experience

2015 – 2017 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist, Ağrı State Hospital, Department

of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2017 –2019 Specialist, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic,

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2019-2023 Assistant Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2023- October 2024 Associate Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

October 2024- Still Associate Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,

Medipol Acıbadem  District  Hospital

Fellowship

July-August 2019: Juntendo University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Tokyo, Japan

April-July 2022: Ghent University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ghent,

Belgium

November 2023: Asan Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery.Seoul, Korea

Memberships

EURAPS Active Member

International Society of Burn Injuries Active Member, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Society, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society

Turkish Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society

Turkish Wound Society

Education, Awards and Certifications

• Inter High School Project Competition, Third in Turkey, Using the activated carbon

obtained from waste batteries as ion and gas trap,Scientific and Technological

Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK)-2009

• Tokat Science High School – 2010

• Istanbul University School of Medicine(Graduted with distinction) – 2016

• Sarıyer State Hospital(Emergency Medicine) 2017

• Animal Research Certificate – January 2019

• Microsurgery Certificate- May 2019

• Medical statistics certificate- July 2019

• Bagcılar Research and Training Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and

Aesthetic Surgery(Residency) 2017-2022

• Universita Campus Bio-Medico, Department of Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic

Surgery Rome/Italy(Microsurgery Fellowship) 2022-

• Erzurum State Hospital,Erzurum/Turkey 2022-2024 

Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital  (Current)

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)

Dr. Murat Erol is a general dentist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry in 2002. He provides care in English.

He offers preventive care and restorative treatments, including aesthetic fillings, crowns, and bridges. He also performs root canal therapy. His aesthetic services include whitening, composite bonding, and smile design. He provides fixed and removable prosthetics. His plans focus on oral function and natural aesthetics. Each treatment is tailored to the patient.

Dr. Mustafa Aydın is an Internal Medicine specialist. He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2009. He provides evidence-based care for adults, including diagnosis and treatment. He communicates in English.

His clinical focus includes chronic disease management, such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and thyroid disorders. He treats gastrointestinal problems, including reflux, gastritis, ulcers, and liver diseases, and respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD. He manages infectious diseases. He provides preventive care with routine screenings, risk assessments, and personalized health plans.

Prof. Dr. Halil Ibrahim Bekler was born in Istanbul in 1960. He completed his primary school education in Istanbul. He finished High School in Saint-Joseph in 1979. In 1985 he graduated from the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. In the same year, he started to work as a resident doctor at Tokat Akbelen Health Center. Between 1987 and 1991, he specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at SiSli Etfal Hospital. Between 1993 and 1994, he worked as an assistant professor at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Later, he worked as the Head of the Orthopedic and Traumatology Surgery Department at American Hospital. In 1999, he studied microsurgery at Cleveland Medical Center.
He worked as a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology Microsurgery in many private hospitals in Istanbul. Between 2006-2007, he worked as a Hand and Microsurgery Specialist at Columbia University School of Medicine. In 2008, he became an associate professor of orthopedics at Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine. Between 2009 and 2015, he worked as Chief of Orthopedics at Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Hospital and he trained many Assistant Specialists. He became Professor in 2016.

He performs orthopedic microsurgery procedures at Avicenna Atasehir Hospital and offers effective treatments for knee and hip prostheses in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology.

EDUCATION

Balgrist University, Zurich

• Shoulder and Elbow Observership, Feb 8th - March 23rd, 2023

Bezmialem Vakif University

• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellowship Program, March 1st - July 2nd, 2021

Istanbul Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital

• Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011-2016

Hospital for Special Surgery, USA

• Observership, May 2nd - June 30th, 2016

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

• Medical School, 2003–2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital

• Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011-2016

Kilis State Hospital

• Orthopaedics Surgeon, 2017-2019

Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital

• Orthopaedics Surgeon, 2019-2020

Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital

• Orthopaedics Surgeon, 2020-2024

Medipol Acıbadem Hospital

• Orthopaedics Surgeon, 2024-present

Dr. Paul Dreschnack is a world-famous Plastic Surgeon with 35 years of experience. He is nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize as well as the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the India Project, a plastic surgery camp in India treating thousands of patients with congenital birth defects or burn injuries each year. An innovator in his field, he has also done extensive research on stem cell therapy for hair regrowth and hair restoration in female and male baldness.

Dr. Dreschnack focuses on stem cell therapy, and cosmetic surgery including breast implants, reductions and lifts, liposuction and tummy tucks. He has been working to upgrade the design of saline implants, making them safer and more reliable. Dr. Dreschnack also works with patients providing skin evaluations and treatments for - Skin Cancer, scars and keloids, cysts, moles and skin tags, spider and varicose veins, birthmark removal, stretch marks, wrinkles and facial fillers. He also is trained in Hand and Microsurgery.

As an academician, Dr. Dreschnack reviews articles for the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery on “Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Breast and Abdomen” since 2006 and served as Clinical Instructor at LSU School of Medicine/Department of Surgery and SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He has received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Schiller International University, Medical Doctorate from Ross University School of Medicine in New Jersey, and received education at Yale University, Columbia University/College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Medical College/Graduate Division and Manhattan College for his undergraduate work.

A prolific writer and accomplished presenter, he has given presentations for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and many others and been published in The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, on Medforum.com, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Headache and the Proceedings of the American Association for Hand Surgery.

Dr. Dreschnack provides both women and men innovative and personalized care that nurtures mind, body, and spirit, He enjoys partnering with his patients to support their health, well-being and beauty.

Dr. Mustafa Emiroglu is a general surgery specialist at Memorial Bodrum Hospital. He has significant experience from his work at Sağlık Bilimleri University Tepecik SUAM (2016–2023) and Kırşehir Hospital (1997–1999).

He earned his medical degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization at Tepecik Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Emiroglu is a member of the Turkish Society of Surgery, the Endocrine Surgery Association, and the Colorectal Surgery Association.

He has attended advanced courses, including the Europe Senology Academia. He has also received training in proctologic, hemorrhoidal, and oncoplastic breast surgery, as well as thyroid diseases.

Dyt. Yaren Nur Güngör is a dietitian. She graduated from the Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetics. She provides evidence-based, personalized nutrition counseling in English. She designs tailored programs for health promotion, disease management, and weight control.

Her clinical focus includes diet plans for diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disorders, and other metabolic issues. She also guides weight loss and gain and improves body composition. She offers sports nutrition and nutrition care for children and teens. She provides preventive nutrition with lifestyle counseling. Her approach is patient-centered and motivating.

Dr Nimet Ozcan is a dermatologist with over 10 years of experience. She graduated from the Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. She completed her dermatology specialization at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2014. She provides care in both medical and cosmetic dermatology.

Clinical focus: acne, eczema, psoriasis, and fungal and bacterial infections. Dermato-oncology with early detection and surgical excision of suspicious lesions. Dermal fillers, chemical peels, and mesotherapy. Laser treatment for vascular lesions, pigmentation disorders, and hair removal. Pediatric dermatology. Languages: English.

Dermatologist Dr. Osman Serdar Akkaya graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1981. He completed his dermatology specialization there in 1985. He has more than 35 years of experience and is among the most senior dermatologists in the region.

His practice includes general dermatology, such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, vitiligo, and urticaria. He focuses on dermato-oncology and performs surgery for benign and malignant skin tumors. He also offers cosmetic dermatology, including fillers, mesotherapy, and chemical peels. He provides laser and light-based treatments for vascular lesions, pigment disorders, scars, and hair removal. He treats geriatric skin conditions and chronic skin diseases.

Dr. Derya Zengin Metli is a physician specialized in physical therapy and rehabilitation. She graduated from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. Her practice includes physical therapy and physiotherapy services. She also consults in English.

Her clinical scope includes musculoskeletal rehabilitation for back, neck, and joint pain, and herniated discs. She provides neurological rehabilitation for stroke and multiple sclerosis. She also offers post-surgical rehabilitation after orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures, sports injury prevention and treatment, and chronic pain management for fibromyalgia and arthritis.