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Op. Dr. Ahmet Kurtulmuş graduated from İzmir Private Turkish College in 1986. He completed his medical education at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine. Between 1992 and 1996, he specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at İzmir Atatürk Hospital. Between 2000 and 2006, Dr. Ahmet Kurtulmuş operated his own private clinic at the same time, where he managed his patients and performed surgeries at an affiliated private hospital with which he had an agreement. Due to unchanged regulations during that period, he was also able to work at a state hospital in addition to managing his private clinic and conducting surgeries at the affiliated private hospital. From 1997 to 2012, he continued his career as a chief resident at the same hospital. Between 2012 and 2021, he worked at Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital. After retiring from public service in 2021, he worked at Özel Ege Yaşam Hospital and Özel Ege İnci Surgical Medical Center. Since 2023, he has been practicing medicine in his private clinic. He is proficient in English. Married and a father of two, he is a member of the Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology and the Turkey Sports Injuries Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date & Place of Birth: 1968, Amasya, Turkey

Languages: English

MEDICAL INTERESTS & AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Hand Surgery

Microsurgery

Trauma Surgery

Shoulder Surgery

Arthroscopy

GRADUATION THESIS

"The Use of Fluorescein Angiography in Limb-Salvaging Operations"

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

İzmir Agah Efendi Primary School

İzmir Alsancak Secondary School

İzmir Atatürk High School (1985)

Ege University Faculty of Medicine (1991)

Kahramanmaraş Çağlayancerit Health Center (1992)

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

(1997)

EMOT Hospital (1998 - Present)

Balıkesir Military Hospital (2000)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: September 3, 1975

Place of Birth: İzmir, Turkey

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine: Ege University Faculty of Medicine (1991 - 1997)

SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICINE

Orthopedics and Traumatology Residency:

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Division

of Orthopedics and Traumatology (1998 - 2003)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Fellow: Hospices Civils de Lyon, France (2001 – 6 months)

Orthopedic and Hand Surgery Specialist: EMOT Hospital (2004 - Present)

MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

AO Trauma Association – 1. Member (since 2012)

Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) – Member (since

2010)

2.

3.Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity – Member (since 2007)

4.Turkish Medical Association – Member (since 2004)

5.Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (TOTBİD) – Member (since 2004)

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Encouragement Award - 2014

Awarded by: Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity

Best Research Award - 2012

Awarded by: Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association

Event: Akif Şakir Şakar Awards

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTHDAY:

April 26, 1977, İzmir, Turkey

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

English

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1983 – 1988 | Fatih Mehmet Primary School, Konak, İzmir

1988 – 1991 | Beştepeler Middle School, Konak, İzmir

1991 – 1994 | İzmir Karataş High School, Konak, İzmir

1994 – 2000 | Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir

2000 – 2006 | Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and

Traumatology – Residency Training

2004 – 2005 | Centre Livet Orthopedics and Traumatology Hospital, Lyon, France

2006 – 2007 | Diyarbakır Ergani State Hospital

2008 – 2009 | Erdek Naval Base Chief Medical Office, Balıkesir

2007 – Present | Hand and Microsurgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology Hospital, İzmir –

Currently working as a full-time specialist physician

HAND SURGERY TRAINING:

Completed a one-year training in the Hand Surgery Department during his residency at the

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic.

Since December 2007, has been working in a hospital specializing in hand surgery and

microsurgery.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology

Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity

Turkish Society of Sports Injuries and Arthroscopy

Turkish Council of Orthopedic Education and Research

Reconstructive Microsurgery Society