Place and Date of Birth: 1975, Bafra/Samsun
Op. Dr. Abdül Kerim Yapıcı completed his primary and secondary education in
his hometown of Bafra. After graduating from Bafra High School in 1992, he
enrolled in the Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) Military Medical
Faculty, completing his medical education in 1999. Between 2000 and 2002,
he served as a Consulting Physician at Eskişehir Military Hospital. In 2002, he
began his specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at
GATA. He successfully completed his specialization in 2007, earning the title of
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist.
Between 2007 and 2012, he worked as a specialist doctor at Eskişehir Military
Hospital. He then continued his career as an Assistant Professor at Ankara
GATA and the Health Sciences University Gülhane Training and Research
Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.
Dr. Yapıcı is married with three children and is proficient in English. He is also
a member of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic
Surgery, as well as the Reconstructive Microsurgery Association
Dr. Ozlem Cholak is a Professor and Head of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Demiroğlu University of Science and Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals. She is an expert in microsurgery, breast surgery, body reshaping, and facial aesthetics. Dr. Cholak graduated among the top three students at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her residency at Ankara Training and Research Hospital.
She has held key academic and clinical positions, including Consultant Specialist at Health Sciences University Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Cholak has also led humanitarian surgical missions in Jordan and Uzbekistan. She received the Second Prize at the Turkish Society of Surgery Congress and the AAEF Surgical Forum in Breast Symposium for her research and clinical presentations.
EDUCATION
Ankara City Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (Specialization Training) (2019-2020)
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. Plastic,
Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (Specialization Training) (2015-2019)
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, English (2008-2014)
Ankara Science High School (2004-2008)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Gelibolu State Hospital (2014-2015)
Ankara NumuneTraining and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Clinic (2015-2019)
Ankara City Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Clinic (2019-2020)
Ankara Di§kapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic (2020-2022)
Elixirmed Clinic (2022 - until now)
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic
SCIENTIFICIN STITUTI ONS
Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Association
CE RTI FI CAT IONS
Fellow of European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS)
CANER GELBAL, MD
Birth Date : January 16, 1993 year
Birth Place : İstanbul, Turkey
Education, Awards and Certifications
Rotations
November 2018 year - April 2019 year - General Surgery Rotation - Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital Department of General Surgery
April - May 2019 year - Orthopedia Rotation - Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital Department of Orthopedia
Articles published in nationally-respected journals:
1. Tatar BE, Gelbal C, Sezgiç M, Karakol P, Uslu C, Kabul S. A Rare Case: Malignant Granular Cell Tumor in Axillary Region.
Oral Presentations in International Meetings
1.Using Mandibular Bony Tissues Which Are Treated with Liquid Nitrogen As Scaffold For Partial Femoral Transplantation in Mandible Reconstruction and Evaluation of Bone Survival: Experimental Rat Femur Transplantation Model
Percin Karakol, Burak Ergün Tatar, Can Uslu, Caner Gelbal, Mehmet Bozkurt
11th European Plastic Surgery Research Council August 23-25, 2018 year, Munich, Germany
2. The Effect of Centrifuge Duration on Fat Graft Survival
Percin Karakol, Burak Ergün Tatar, Can Uslu, Caner Gelbal, Mehmet Bozkurt
11th European Plastic Surgery Research Council August 23-25, 2018 year, Munich, Germany
3. Are the permanent effects of renal failure not so permanent?
Percin Karakol, Caner Gelbal, Can Uslu, Burak Ergün Tatar, Mehmet Bozkurt
11th European Plastic Surgery Research Council August 23-25, 2018 year, Munich, Germany
Oral Presentations in national Meetings:
1.Üst ekstremite acil ve elektif vakalarda WALANT’ın kullanımı.
Burak Ergün Tatar, Perçin Karakol, Can Uslu, Caner Gelbal 41. Ulusal Plastik Cerrahi Kurultayı, 26-30 October, 2019 year, Samsun,Turkey
Dr. Emrah Koksal is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He completed medical school at Trakya University (2011–2017). He trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Gülhane Military Medical Academy (2017–2023). He served at Gülhane Military Medical Academy (2018–2023) and at Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital (2023–2025). He now practices at BAU MedicalPark Göztepe Hospital (2025–present).
He is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association. He also belongs to the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association and the Reconstructive Microsurgery Association.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Ceran is a plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon. He trained at Sağlık Bilimleri University, Istanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital from 2012 to 2017. He holds microsurgery and advanced microsurgery certificates from the Frankfurt Microsurgery Course in 2014, organized by the University of Louisville. He graduated first in his class from Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine (2005–2011).
Experience: He conducted experimental research at Bağcılar in 2014. He worked in plastic surgery at Batman Training and Research Hospital from 2017 to 2020. He then served at Batman Medicalpark Hospital from 2020 to 2022.
Publication: He published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2014;25(3):1078–81). Practice interests include rhinoplasty, breast aesthetics, liposuction, abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty, brow lift, facelift, fat injections, otoplasty, jaw and cheekbone surgery, and leg and genital aesthetics.