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Dr. Ahmet Kahraman is a specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He focuses on aesthetic surgeries, cleft lip and palate repair, congenital anomalies, and cancer-related procedures. He has strong experience in breast reconstruction after breast cancer.

Dr. Kahraman has worked as a university faculty member. He provided both theoretical and practical training to residents and students. He has published scientific research in national and international journals. He has also presented at many congresses and scientific meetings. Dr. Kahraman now sees patients at his private office on Bağdat Avenue in Kadıköy.

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, 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)

CANER GELBAL, MD

Birth Date : January 16, 1993 year

Birth Place : İstanbul, Turkey

Education, Awards and Certifications

• Inter High School Olympic Competition,Ankara Science High School Olympic Team Captain,Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBİTAK)-2009 year
• Ankara Science High School-2007-2010 year
• İzmir Science High School – 2010-2011 year 
• Istanbul University School of Medicine – 2017 year 
• Animal Research Certificate – January 2019 year 
• Microsurgery Certificate- May 2019 year 
• Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital , Department  of Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery  - 2018 year – Current
   

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

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)

Specializations

• Rhinoplasty Aesthetics
• Facial Applications in Surgery
• Breast Aesthetics
• Body Shaping Aesthetics
• Liposuction
• Botox-Filler-Mesotherapy Procedures

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.