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surgeon. Dr. Serdar Karaman graduated from İnönü University Faculty of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed his specialist training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at İnönü University. His previous experiences include Elbistan State Hospital and İnönü University. 

Areas of particular interest: Hand surgery, sports surgery, arthroplasty, cartilage injuries, pediatric orthopedics, foot and ankle surgery, arthroscopic surgeries, lengthening surgeries and pelvic fractures.



Scientific Publications

Articles Published in International Refereed Journals: 1. Which is more dangerous, earthquake, or the panic? Evaluation of the 24 January 2020 Elazig/Türkiye earthquake related musculoskeletal injuries. E Ergen, O Kaya, Ö Yılmaz, HU Özdeş, ÖC Batur, S Karaman, İ Güzel, .Ulus Travma Emergency Surgery Derg 28 (9), 1335-1339 2. The Clinical Results of Tendon Transfers in Patients with Ulnar Palsy. S Karaman, S Ekrem, K Ertem. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews 5 (6), 1144- 1152 3. Clinical results of endoprosthetic reconstructions in metastatic and primary bone tumors. R Sevimli, S Karaman. Medicine Science 11 (1), 199-203 4. A Case of Glomus Tumor in an Unusual Localization of Hand. S Ekrem, S Karaman, K Ertem, H Köse. Clin Case Rep Int. 2020; 4 1198 5. Spontaneous extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon rupture after ironing. S Karaman, M Köroğlu, ZM Özdemir, K Ertem. Oral Presentations Presented at Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 2020 National and International Congresses: 1. Medium and Long-Term Results of Patients to whom We Performed Microfracture for Knee Joint Cartilage Damage. Karaman S, Ergen E, Aslantürk O, Kılınç Ö. 30th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 9-14 November 2021. 2. Medium and Short-Term Results in Our Patients Treated with Reconstruction with Endoprosthesis After Resection for Malignant Bone Tumors. Sevimli R., Karaman S. Bone Joint 2021 Online Congress, Ankara, Turkey, 1 - 04 April 2021, p.82 3. Mid-Term Clinical Results of Surgical Treatment of Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Collateral Ligament Injuries. Karaman S., Ekrem S., Ertem K. 17th National Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Congress, Turkey, 16 - 20 November 2020 4. Mid-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Collateral Ligament Injuries. Karaman S., Ekrem S., Ertem K., Aslantürk O. 17th National Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Congress (ONLINE), Turkey, 16 - 20 November 2020 5. Evaluation of Mid-Term Functional Results of Our Patients Who Had Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Kilinç Ö., Ertem K., Ergen E., Karaman S. 17th National Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Congress, Turkey, 16 - 20 November 2020 6. Retrospective Examination of Patients Treated Surgically Due to Carpal Bone Cyst. Karaman S., Ekrem S., Ertem K. 29th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 27 October 2019, vol.53, p.47 7. Streptococus Pneumonia in the Proximal Humerus in a Baby Presenting with Brachial Plexus Disorder Clinic Case Report of Osteomyelitis Due to Disease. Karaman S., Özdeş H. U., Gündüz E. 29th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 27 October 2019, vol.53, pp.152 8. Retrospective Examination of Mid-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of ThumbMmetacarpophalangeal JointCollateral Ligament Injuries. Karaman S., Ekrem S., Ertem K. 29th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 27 October 2019, vol.53, pp.139-140 9. Retrospective Examination of Patients Who Had Tendon Transfers Due to Ulnar Nerve Paralysis. Karaman S., Ekrem S., Ertem K. 29th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 27 October 2019, vol.53, p.139 10. Case Report of Radial Nerve Interference Between the Fracture Line in Supracondylar Humerus Fracture . Karaman S., Sağir A., Çoban İ., Sevimli R. 29th National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 27 October 2019, vol.53, pp.147-148 11. Should We Have A Controlling Hip X-Ray In A Child Whom His Hip Ultrasonography Reported As Normal Previously? Ceylan M. F., Karaman S., Karakaplan M. 17th International Eastern Mediterranean Family Medicine Congress, Adana, Turkey 10 - 13 May 2018 12. Medico-Legal Examination Of Patients With Developmental Dysplasia Of Hip Treated Surgically Due To Late Diagnosis. Ceylan M. F., Karakaplan M., Karaman S. 17. 17th International Eastern Mediterranean Family Medicine Congress, Adana, Turkey, 10 - 13 May 2018 13. Does The Implemented "Developmental Dysplasia Early Screening Program" Reduced The Need For Surgical Treatment? Ceylan M. F., Karakaplan M., Karaman S., Kaya R. 17th international eastern mediterranean family medicine congress, Adana, Turkey, 10 - 13 May 2018 14. Shoulder Septic Arthritis Occurring In Newborn With Brachial Plexus Paralysis Clinic; Case Report Presentation. Yıldırım E, Karaman S. 16th National Congress of the Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity and 5th National Congress of the Hand Therapist Society Abstract Supplement. May 6-9 2018, Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey. Hand Microsurg 2018;7: Suppl1. P.47

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 – Prof. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul

2013 – Prof. Istanbul Bilim University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul

2011 – Assoc.Prof. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul

2010 - 2011 – Chief II. Orthopedics Clinic, Assoc.Prof. SB Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

2006 - 2009 – Vice-Chief II. Orthopedics Clinic, Assoc.Prof. SB Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

1992 - 2005 – Vice-Chief II. Orthopedics Clinic, SB Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

1984 - 1991 – Orthopedist, SB Rize Hospital, Rize

1983 - 1984 – Orthopedist, Medical Sub-Lieutenant Kayseri Airborne Brigade, Kayseri

2004 - 2008 – Coordinator, Pediatric Orthopedics-Orthopedic Trauma-Ilizarov Meetings, Istanbul Hospitals

2002 - 2004 – President, TOTBID Pediatric Orthopedics Branch

COURSES ATTENDED

1997 - 2014 – Trainer, Ilizarov Limb Lengthening Courses

2012 – International Pediatric Orthopedic Symposium, Orlando FL

2011 – Instructor, AO Pediatric Trauma Course, Izmir

1996 – Graf Hip Ultrasonography Course, Vienna

MEMBERSHIPS

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (TOTBID)

Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Society (TOTDER)

Turkish Educational Council of Orthopedics and Traumatology

TOTBID Pediatric Orthopedics Branch

Turkish ASAMI (Ilizarov Applications and Research Center) Founding Member

EPOS (European Pediatric Orthopedics Society)

AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

AWARDS

1) 2008. Chondroprotective effect of salicylate and chloroquine in pyogenic septic arthritis. SSK Göztepe Training and

Research Hospital Scientific Journal Competition First Place Award.

2) 2007. Modified Salter osteotomy for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip:Description of a new

technique that eliminated the use of pins for internal fixation. TOTBİD Pediatric Orthopedics Branch Journal

Competition First Place Award

3) 2007. Modified Salter osteotomy for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip:Description of a new

technique that eliminated the use of pins for internal fixation. SSK Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Scientific

Journal Competition Second Place Award.

4) 2005. Incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy for the surgical treatment of dysplasia of the hip in adolescents and

adults. TOTBİD Pediatric Orthopedics Branch Journal Competition Second Place Award

5) 2005. Incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy for the surgical treatment of dysplasia of the hip in adolescents and

adults. SSK Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Scientific Journal Competition First Place Award

6) 2004. A new capsuloplasty technique in DDH treatment. SSK Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Scientific

Journal Competition First Place Award

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.

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)

Education and Specialization:

• Medical Degree: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (2010)
• Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology: S.B. Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital (2017)

Professional Experience:

• Current Position: Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital, Istanbul

Areas of Expertise:

• Arthroplasty
• Arthroscopic Joint Surgery
• Trauma Surgery
• Spine Diseases and Surgery
• Tendon Injuries and Repairs
• Extremity Lengthening
• Sports Injuries
• Pediatric Orthopedics

Professional Memberships:

• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID)
• Turkish Medical Association

Patient Testimonials: Patients have praised Dr. Kasman for his expertise and compassionate care. They highlight his ability to provide thorough explanations and his dedication to patient recovery, making him a highly recommended specialist in his field.

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)

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.

Experience

2017
Private Nisa Hospital

2011 - 2017
Yenibosna Private Ilke Hospital

2007 - 2011
Gaziosmanpaşa Private Bilge Hospital

Education

2005
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

2005
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

2000
İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education

2000
İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education

Place and Date of Birth: 08.12.1983 / ANKARA

Nationality: T.R.

Marital Status: He is married and has 1 child.

Foreign Language: English

Education

•Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver Primary School/Istanbul

• Karşıyaka Anatolian High School/İzmir

•Gülhane Military Medical Academy (2001 – 2007)

•Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital Orthopedics Clinic – Specialization (2012-2018)

Professional Experience

•Sahra Medical School Samsun (2007-2008)

•Ankara Gendarmerie Logistics Command Dispensary (2008-2010)

•Üsküdar Private Yunus Emre Hospital Emergency Physician (2010-2012)

•Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital Orthopedics Clinic (2012-2018)

•Şanlıurfa Suruç State Hospital (2018-2019)

•Np Istanbul Brain Hospital Orthopedic Specialist – Surgical Branch Specialist Medical

Deputy Director (2019- December 2020)

Medipol University Pendik Hospital (2020 -)

Member of Scientific Organizations

• Chamber of Physicians

• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association

• Turkish Industry and Business Association

• Robotic Knee Surgery Association

Scientific Studies

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in obese children M.Emre Taşcılar , Bülent Hacıhamdioğlu , Mehmet Soyarslan, Ayhan Abacı

(Gülhane Medical Journal 2010;52 :32-35)

• Determination of the hip rotation centre from landmarks in pelvic radiograph Hasan Bombacı, Bestami Şimşek, Mehmet Soyarslan Murat Yıldırım (Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica 51(6) October 2017)

• Compartment syndrome secondary to Baker’s cyst rupture: A case report and up-todate review Serkan Erkuş, Mehmet Soyarslan, Özkan Köse, Önder Kalenderer

(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science 9(2):82 April 2019)

• Cutibacterium Acnes (Formerly Propionibacterium Acnes) Incidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation with the Clinical Status Mehmet Soyarslan, Mehmet Kerem Canbora, Özkan Köse (HNH Medical Journal January 202

• 25. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2015)

1) Comparison of open and closed surgery in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures (Poster)

2) What affects the clinical outcome most in open tibia fractures?

Is it the type of treatment chosen or the extent of the damage? (Poster)

3) Does lateral epicondylitis affect grasp strength? (Oral statement)

• 26. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2016)

1) Detection of hip rotation center in the pelvis X-ray of adult Turkish individuals (Poster)

• Hasan Bombaci* , Bestami Simsek, Mehmet Soyarslan, Mustafa Murat Yildirim, Determination

of the hip rotation centre from landmarks in pelvic radiograph, Acta Orthopaedica et

Traumatologica Turcica, Available online 10 October 2017, doi:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2017.09.004

• 38. SICOT World Congress (Cape Town/South Africa 2017)

1) P.acnes Insidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation With The Clinical Results

(Poster)

• 27. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2017)

1) “Propionibacterium acnes” Incidence and Clinical Reflections in Tissue Cultures Taken in Shoulder Arthroscopy

(Oral statement)

• 28. SECEC-ESSE Congress (Geneva/Switzerland 2018)

1) P.acnes Insidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation With The Clinical Results

(Oral statement)

• 28. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2018)

1) Is hip flexion effective on respiratory and hemodynamic parameters of patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy in the sitting position? (Oral statement)

2) Our Conventional Titanium Plate and PEEK Plate Applications in Multipartite Upper End of Humerus Fractures in Patients aged 55-70 years who were treated with Surgery: Is There a Radiological and Clinical Difference? (Oral statement)

• 10. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Congress (2018)

1) “P.acnes” Incidence and Clinical Results in Shoulder Arthroscopy: Our Conventional Titanium Plate and PEEK Plate Applications in Multipartite Upper End of Humerus Fractures in Patients aged 55-70 years who were treated with Glenohumeral Joint and Surgery: Is There a Radiological and Clinical Difference? (Oral statement)

2) Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of the Pain Chart in the Pathologies of the Shoulder in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Surgery (Poster)

• 1. Digital Shoulder Elbow Surgery Association Congress (2020)

1) Are the Size of Bone Loss and Number of Anchors Effective in Clinical Results and Failure after Arthroscopic Bankart Repair of Recurrent Shoulder Dislocations?

(Oral statement)

2) K-wire migration into the spinal canal after acromioclavicular dislocation surgery: Case

Presentation (Poster)

VI- Courses

• Training Course of Emergency Medicine Trainer (2007)

• PEV DDH (Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Pes Echinovarus) Course (2016)

• Basic Arthroscopy Course (2016)

• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council Basic Sciences School (2016)

• Acıbadem University Tibia Fractures Cadaver Course (2017)

• Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Basic Course (2017)

• Knee Joint Arthroscopy and Foot - Ankle Surgical Interventions Applications Cadaver Courses (2017)

• Acıbadem University Advanced Knee Peripheral Sports Injuries Cadaver Course(2018)

• LIMA Corporate Shoulder Surgery Cadaver Course Verona/Italy (2018)

• Gazi University Ankle Arthroscopy Cadaver Course(2019)

• Antalya University Knee Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)

• Antalya University Ankle Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)

• Basic Microsurgery Course – Ankara (2019)

• Antalya University Wrist Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)