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WORK EXPERIENCE

- Anesthesiologist, Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, 2014–2017: Anesthetic care for highly complex surgical patients, both adults and children.

-Anesthesiologist specializing in pain and palliative care, Colombian Pain Institute (INCODOL), 2017–present

Anesthetic care for outpatients and inpatients. Care for patients with acute and chronic pain. Transitional pain service: identification, management, and follow-up of patients at high risk for developing chronic postoperative pain. Advanced pain management therapy, continuous regional anesthesia. Image-, ultrasound-, and fluoroscopy-guided analgesic interventions. Outpatient evaluation and management of patients with chronic cancer and non-cancer pain. Implantation of intrathecal therapy pumps and spinal neurostimulation systems.

ACADEMIC TRAINING

• -Physician and Surgeon, University of Antioquia, 2007
• -Specialist in Anesthesiology, CES University, 2014
• -Specialist in Pain and Palliative Care, CES University, 2019

OTHERS

• -SCARE Basic and Advanced CPR Instructor, 2013–2017
• -SCARE CLASA Difficult Airway Instructor - WFSA, 2014–2019
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• ACADEMIC RECOGNITIONS
• -Outstanding performance in ten semesters of undergraduate medicine.
• -Recognition as a comprehensive SADEA resident in 2013.

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

• -Ultrasound guided injections for chronic pain including pericapscular nerve group block (PENG): a retrospective cohort study. Poster presentation 20th. Annual pain medicine meeting, ASRA, November 18-20, 2021, San Francisco, CA.
• -Articular radiofrequency in patients with osteoarthritis. 8th world congress of the world institute of pain. New York. May19-23, 2016.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree:

Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey (1996-2002)

Postgraduate Education:

Doctorate in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (2005-2010)

Fellowship in Rheumatology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Turkey (2011-2015)

Doctoral Teaching Position in Physical Therapy and Rheumatology, Istinye University, Health Sciences Faculty (2018-2020)

Doctoral Teaching Position in Physical Therapy and Rheumatology, Medipol University Medical Faculty (2020-Present)

Master’s Thesis Title:

Not listed in the original text.

Doctorate Thesis Title:

“Morning Stiffness and Motor Neuron Excitability in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis”

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhan Karacan, Bezmialem Vakıf Gureba Hospital, Istanbul

Work Experience

Medical Doctor (General Practice):

Kastamonu Taşköprü Health Education Center, Kastamonu (2002-2004)

Kastamonu Tosya 112 Emergency Health Services (2004-2005)

Research Assistant:

Bezmialem Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul (2005-2010)

Specialist Doctor (State Service Obligation):

Trabzon Vakfıkebir State Hospital (2010-2011)

Rheumatology Fellowship:

Sakarya University Medical Faculty (2011-2015)

Rheumatology Specialist:

Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital (2015-2018)

Medical Park Hospital (Pendik/Gebze), Istanbul & Istinye University (2018-2020)

Medipol University Hospital (Pendik), Istanbul (2020-2024)

Medipol Hospital (Bahçelievler), Istanbul (2022-2024)

Certifications

Rheumatology Specialist

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist

Head of the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

• Specializes in managing Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and Osteoarthritis.
• International practice includes extensive work abroad.
• Provides remote consultations for patients with rheumatic diseases.
• Holds certifications in internal medicine and rheumatology.
• Member of prestigious rheumatology associations.

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.

• Specializes in Rheumatology, focusing on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
• Emphasizes regenerative medicine and proper nutrition for cellular function.
• Advocates for a holistic approach to managing rheumatic diseases.
• Expertise in treating rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, and gout.
• Addresses conditions like ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.
• Utilizes both traditional and alternative therapies for optimal patient outcomes.

• Wang He Tian
• Head of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Executive Director of the Beijing Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Deputy Director of the Working Committee on the Inheritance and Development of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medical Association
• Deputy Director of the Professional Committee of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Geriatric Society
• Secretary General of the Geriatric Committee of the Beijing Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Permanent Member of the Professional Andrology Committee of Beijing Association of Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
• Executive Director of the Andrology Department of the Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Director of Beijing Medical Preventive Association
• Leading expert of the Beijing Group of Experts on Chinese Medicine
• Beijing's leading expert on traditional Chinese medicine and inheritance of academic experience
• Achievement Assessment Expert of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Medical Director of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
• Author and co-author of more than 10 clinical books on traditional Chinese medicine.
• Winner of the Beijing Science and Technology Commission Award for Scientific and Technological Progress in Clinical Research
• Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Affairs of Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Achieved outstanding success in the treatment of the following pathologies:

• chronic inflammatory processes
• chronic dystrophic-degenerative processes
• diseases of the digestive system
• diseases of the spleen
• kidney disease
• prostate diseases
• sexual dysfunction
• female infertility
• urological diseases
• andrological diseases
• pathological processes accompanied by circulatory disorders and blood stagnation
• bedsores
• spinal diseases
• complex clinical cases
• intractable diseases
• rehabilitation treatment

2024 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Specialist

2019 - 2024, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SERVICE HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Specialist

2017 - 2019, Batman/Batman/Türkiye

BATMAN REGIONAL STATE HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Specialist

2011 - 2014, Canakkale/Canakkale/Türkiye

AYVACIK STATE HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine Specialist

Head of Teaching at the Puerto Vallarta Regional Hospital

2020-2023

Medical records manager at the Regional Hospital of Puerto Vallarta 2 months 2020

General practitioner in private medical office

2015-2022

Doctor in charge of weight control clinic

2013-2014

Medical assistant in dermatology clinic

2008-2013

Medical Assistant in Dermatological procedures.

 Medical Assistant in minimally invasive surgical procedures

 Operation of fractional laser machine - IPIXEL-ER and

facial rejuvenation with IPL.

 Experience in laser hair removal with Intense Pulsed Light and

radiofrequency

 Experience with ultrasonic cavitation

 Experience with ultraviolet (UV) light phototherapy machine for the

treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo.

 Experience assisting in Botox and Fillers procedures.

 Biomagnet certified by the Higher Institute of Biomagnetism

doctor ISAAC GOIZ DURAN

 Experience in clinical records

 Training in continuing education and professional development of teachers