Page 2 - Best Hip replacement doctors in Turkey: TOP 49 doctors

Dr. Ertogrul trained at prestigious institutions like Hospital for Special Surgery in the USA and Balgrist University in Zurich.

• Specializes in orthopaedic surgery with a focus on hip replacements
• Completed fellowships in shoulder and elbow surgery
• Works at Medipol Acibadem District Hospital
• Over 13 years of experience in orthopaedic surgery

Trained in minimally invasive hip surgery in France – Dr. Kececi specializes in hip prosthesis procedures at Medicalpoint International Hospital.

• Over 15 years of orthopedic surgery experience
• Expert in both primary hip replacements and complex revisions
• Member of European Musculo-Skeletal Oncology Society
• Board member of Turkish Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Association

Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul Medipol University – specializes in hip replacements with extensive academic and clinical experience.

• Over 15 years of orthopedic surgery practice
• Specialty training at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
• Holds the title of Professor since 2021
• Member of the faculty at Medipol University

Prof. Bulent Erol brings 20+ years of orthopedic expertise, specializing in hip replacements at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital.

• Trained at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• Professor at Marmara University – trained future orthopedic specialists
• Multiple award-winning research in orthopedics and traumatology
• Member of European Pediatric Orthopaedics Society

Professor Ozan Beytemur specializes in orthopedics and traumatology at Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, with extensive academic and clinical expertise.

• Professor at Health Sciences University since 2024
• Member of Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association since 2011
• Published multiple studies on bone tumors and osteoporosis
• Trained in advanced intramedullary nailing techniques

Prof. Dr. Süleyman Bülent Bektaşer was born in Kayseri in 1968. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. In 1997, he completed his specialization training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Ankara Dr. Muhittin Ülker Emergency and Traumatology Hospital with a thesis on "Total Knee Arthroplasty Applications and Early Results". Between 1997 and 2000, he worked as a specialist doctor at the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic of the same hospital, and between 2000 and 2004, he served as a chief resident at the same hospital. Between 2004 and 2013, he worked as a chief resident in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital of the Ministry of Health. He became an associate professor in 2004 and worked as a lecturer at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital between 2014 and 2016. He was appointed as a full professor at Yüksek İhtisas University in 2018. Throughout his academic career, he has published numerous scientific articles. He currently works at Koru Ankara Hospital and his medical interests include:

Hip, knee, shoulder arthroplasty (prosthetic surgery, robotic knee prosthesis surgery)

Extremity traumas (fractures and muscle/tendon tears)

Orthopedic oncology surgeries

Sports injuries and arthroscopy

Hand surgery

Shoulder and elbow surgery.

Specializes in three-dimensional hip surgery – Dr. Taskoparan uses advanced techniques for precise joint replacement at Private Anadolu Hospital.

• Performs minimally invasive hip replacements for faster recovery
• Member of Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• Fluent in English for international patients
• Expert in both primary hip replacements and complex revision cases

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon with European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology certification – specializes in hip replacements at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital.

• 17+ years of orthopedic surgery experience
• Published 20+ research papers on orthopedic techniques
• Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• Faculty member at Istanbul Aydın University

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)

After completing his medical doctorate education at Gazi University School of Medicine, which is located in the capital city of Ankara he carried on to his Orthopaedic and Traumatology fellowship training at the same university. After his fellow training, he completed his mandatory governmental and military duties as an orthopaedic surgeon between 2008 and 2011. He later started his Orthopaedic career in Istanbul Acıbadem Hospitals network. Between 2013 and 2022 he served as an academic member of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar School of Medicine where he was entitled Associate Professor in 2021. He is now private practicing in his own clinic in Istanbul. 

Starting from the year 2014 he has been especially focused on the fields of patient-specific orthopaedic surgery, computer-aided surgical planning, 3D printed custom surgical guides and implants. These fields are very novel even throughout the world. He performed many surgeries as the first examples of their own for Turkey. He mainly uses his special interest and knowledge on patient-specific orthopaedics to surgically treat technically challenging cases of malunion, bone deformity and complex arthroplasty cases including revision arthroplasty. 

Dr. Cengiz Sen is an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist. He has expertise in revision arthroplasty, degenerative joint disease, congenital limb deformities, and pediatric orthopedic disorders. Dr. Sen is skilled in limb lengthening, pseudoarthrosis surgery, and managing periprosthetic infections. He is also a pioneer in using stem cell therapy for orthopedic conditions.

Dr. Sen has published many articles, especially on total knee replacement and infected nonunion. He is a professor at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He has received the AOTT Oral Presentation Award for his academic and clinical achievements.

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.