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Emre Yurdakul
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon
13 years of experience
Turkey, Kayseri
SYSTEM HOSPITAL

Emre Yurdakul

Pediatric orthopedic surgeon
13 years of experience

Dr. Emre Yurdakul is a Turkish Orthopedic specialist with extensive experience in hand microsurgery, sports injuries, and athlete health. He has graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and is a member of the Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association. He speaks English fluently and has attended multiple trainings and workshops in universities and centers in Turkey and abroad.

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Dr. Emre Yurdakul is a Turkish Orthopedic specialist with extensive experience in hand microsurgery, sports injuries, and athlete health. He has graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and is a member of the Turkish Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Association. He speaks English fluently and has attended multiple trainings and workshops in universities and centers in Turkey and abroad.

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Hernán Flores
Regenerative medicine specialist
20 years of experience
Mexico, Monterrey
REHABILITA REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Hernán Flores

Regenerative medicine specialist
20 years of experience

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Medical Doctor graduated from the University of Monterrey
  • Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Mexico City, at the 20 de Noviembre Medical Center, ISSSTE – National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Prolotherapy at the University of Wisconsin
  • Professor at the Annual Prolotherapy Course, University of Wisconsin and Hackett Hemwall Foundation
  • Former professor of the Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation course at the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine (ITESM)
  • Attendance at National and International Congresses
  • Diploma in Cardiac Rehabilitation from the Spanish Society of Rehabilitation
  • Diploma in Cardiac Rehabilitation from COMEFYR

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Medical Doctor, Registry with the Directorate General of Professions SEP: 432048
  • Medical Doctor, Registry with the Ministry of Health: 54924
  • Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, DGP, SEP: 4111184
  • Certified and Recertified by the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine A.C. 0147

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Preparatoria Biology Professor, University of Monterrey. Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Monterrey (1982-1985). Instructor in Biology, Biophysics, and Physiology
  • Founding Director of the Rehabilitation and Special Education Center of the DIF System (15 years)
  • Founding Director of the Obispado Rehabilitation Center
  • Director of the Hoga Rehabilitation Center
  • Director of the Monterrey Physiatric Center
  • Director of the Rehabilitation Specialty Centers Fisiomedix (2000) and Rehabilita (2010)
  • Practicing specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation Center at Hospital San José (1995-2015)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPERIENCE

  • Collaborator, advisor, and council member of the Spina Bifida Association of Nuevo León A.B.P. from 1993 to the present (altruistic work)
  • Design, organization, and implementation of care for people with disabilities in the Nuevo León DIF System (1985-1990)
  • Collaborator with the Think First organization (altruistic work)
  • International collaboration with the Hackett Hemwall Foundation, assisting and donating time and knowledge in altruistic medical missions in Guadalajara and Honduras from 2005 to the present
  • Prolotherapy brigades from 2002 to the present (over 50)
  • Director of the Prolotherapy Institute, academic director

MAIN DISTINCTIONS

  • Honorary Mention in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, 20 de Noviembre Medical Center. ISSSTE
  • Chief Resident – Specialty in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 20 de Noviembre Medical Center. ISSSTE
  • Secretary of the Traumatology and Orthopedics Society of Nuevo León
  • Founding President of the Mexican College of Rehabilitation Medicine of Nuevo León
  • State Delegate of the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Certified and Recertified by the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine 0147
  • Specialty License No. 4111184
  • Member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Member of the American Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Member of the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Member of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine
  • Member of the College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of Nuevo León
  • Member of the Mexican College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Hackett Hemwall Foundation
  • Institute for Innovative Medicine (Munich, Germany)
  • Mexican College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine COMEFYR
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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Medical Doctor graduated from the University of Monterrey
  • Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Mexico City, at the 20 de Noviembre Medical Center, ISSSTE – National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Prolotherapy at the University of Wisconsin
  • Professor at the Annual Prolotherapy Course, University of Wisconsin and Hackett Hemwall Foundation
  • Former professor of the Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation course at the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine (ITESM)
  • Attendance at National and International Congresses
  • Diploma in Cardiac Rehabilitation from the Spanish Society of Rehabilitation
  • Diploma in Cardiac Rehabilitation from COMEFYR

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Medical Doctor, Registry with the Directorate General of Professions SEP: 432048
  • Medical Doctor, Registry with the Ministry of Health: 54924
  • Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, DGP, SEP: 4111184
  • Certified and Recertified by the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine A.C. 0147

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Preparatoria Biology Professor, University of Monterrey. Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Monterrey (1982-1985). Instructor in Biology, Biophysics, and Physiology
  • Founding Director of the Rehabilitation and Special Education Center of the DIF System (15 years)
  • Founding Director of the Obispado Rehabilitation Center
  • Director of the Hoga Rehabilitation Center
  • Director of the Monterrey Physiatric Center
  • Director of the Rehabilitation Specialty Centers Fisiomedix (2000) and Rehabilita (2010)
  • Practicing specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation Center at Hospital San José (1995-2015)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPERIENCE

  • Collaborator, advisor, and council member of the Spina Bifida Association of Nuevo León A.B.P. from 1993 to the present (altruistic work)
  • Design, organization, and implementation of care for people with disabilities in the Nuevo León DIF System (1985-1990)
  • Collaborator with the Think First organization (altruistic work)
  • International collaboration with the Hackett Hemwall Foundation, assisting and donating time and knowledge in altruistic medical missions in Guadalajara and Honduras from 2005 to the present
  • Prolotherapy brigades from 2002 to the present (over 50)
  • Director of the Prolotherapy Institute, academic director

MAIN DISTINCTIONS

  • Honorary Mention in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, 20 de Noviembre Medical Center. ISSSTE
  • Chief Resident – Specialty in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 20 de Noviembre Medical Center. ISSSTE
  • Secretary of the Traumatology and Orthopedics Society of Nuevo León
  • Founding President of the Mexican College of Rehabilitation Medicine of Nuevo León
  • State Delegate of the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Certified and Recertified by the Mexican Board of Rehabilitation Medicine 0147
  • Specialty License No. 4111184
  • Member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Member of the American Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Member of the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Member of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine
  • Member of the College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of Nuevo León
  • Member of the Mexican College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Hackett Hemwall Foundation
  • Institute for Innovative Medicine (Munich, Germany)
  • Mexican College of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine COMEFYR
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Mehmet Nurullah Ermis
Orthopedist
16 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Eren Hospital

Mehmet Nurullah Ermis

Orthopedist
16 years of experience

Highly experienced orthopedic surgeon with training in Human Medicine at Hacetepe, Medicine Faculty, Ankara Turkey and Spine Diseases and Surgeries at Baltalimanı Orthopedics Diseases Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey and University of California, San Francisco, USA. Has performed over 730 orthopedic cases in the last year, including spinal fusion surgeries, vertebral fractures, and vertebral tumors. Member of multiple international organizations. Currently professor at Maltese University Faculty of Medicine.

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Highly experienced orthopedic surgeon with training in Human Medicine at Hacetepe, Medicine Faculty, Ankara Turkey and Spine Diseases and Surgeries at Baltalimanı Orthopedics Diseases Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey and University of California, San Francisco, USA. Has performed over 730 orthopedic cases in the last year, including spinal fusion surgeries, vertebral fractures, and vertebral tumors. Member of multiple international organizations. Currently professor at Maltese University Faculty of Medicine.

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Oguzhan Chimen
Orthopedist
18 years of experience

Oguzhan Chimen

Orthopedist
18 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medistanbul Hospital
Doctor's visit price on request
Knee Arthroscopy $1100 - $1900
MAKOplasty $6900 - $10000
Knee replacement $4900 - $7000
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Gökbörü Bedir
Orthopedist
11 years of experience

Gökbörü Bedir

Orthopedist
11 years of experience
Turkey, Kayseri
SYSTEM HOSPITAL
Baris Gorgun
Orthopedist
15 years of experience

Baris Gorgun

Orthopedist
15 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Ortopediatri
Dr Andrzej Suwara
Orthopedic surgeon
34 years of experience
Poland, Warsaw
MEDI HORIZON CLINIC ORTHOPEDICS WARSAW POLAND

Dr Andrzej Suwara

Orthopedic surgeon
34 years of experience

Ph.D. Andrzej Suwara / Orthopedist 

Doctor Andrzej Suwara began his medical studies at the Medical University of Białystok. He obtained the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences after defending his PhD thesis in Neuropharmacology at the Medical University of Białystok.

Dr. Andrzej Suwara obtained specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System and thanks to this he started working at the Orthopedics Department of the district hospital in Starachowice. Then he started working in the Department of Traumatic Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System and Adult Orthopedics of the Independent Public Clinical Hospital. Prof. Adam Gruca in Otwock. Thanks to his knowledge and experience, he became the Head of the Traumatology and Orthopedics Department of the Praski Hospital in Warsaw and the Medical Director of this hospital.

His skills were appreciated thanks to international cooperation with prof. Derek McMinn, the creator and popularizer of hip joint capoplasty, and prof. Siegfried Hofmann, former head of the Orthopedics Clinic in Stolzalpe Austria.

Doctor Andrzej Suwara constantly improves his qualifications and participates in many training courses both in Poland and around the world. He completed specialized international training, including: at the University Hospital of Martin in Slovakia, BMI Edgbaston Hospital Birmingham in the UK, Keble College Oxford in the UK, Zimmer Institute in Denmark, Corin Academy in Germany, DePuy Synthes Instytute in Germany, American Academy of Orhopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, Tygerberg Department of Anatomy Stellenbosch University in South Africa and many others.

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Ph.D. Andrzej Suwara / Orthopedist 

Doctor Andrzej Suwara began his medical studies at the Medical University of Białystok. He obtained the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences after defending his PhD thesis in Neuropharmacology at the Medical University of Białystok.

Dr. Andrzej Suwara obtained specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System and thanks to this he started working at the Orthopedics Department of the district hospital in Starachowice. Then he started working in the Department of Traumatic Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System and Adult Orthopedics of the Independent Public Clinical Hospital. Prof. Adam Gruca in Otwock. Thanks to his knowledge and experience, he became the Head of the Traumatology and Orthopedics Department of the Praski Hospital in Warsaw and the Medical Director of this hospital.

His skills were appreciated thanks to international cooperation with prof. Derek McMinn, the creator and popularizer of hip joint capoplasty, and prof. Siegfried Hofmann, former head of the Orthopedics Clinic in Stolzalpe Austria.

Doctor Andrzej Suwara constantly improves his qualifications and participates in many training courses both in Poland and around the world. He completed specialized international training, including: at the University Hospital of Martin in Slovakia, BMI Edgbaston Hospital Birmingham in the UK, Keble College Oxford in the UK, Zimmer Institute in Denmark, Corin Academy in Germany, DePuy Synthes Instytute in Germany, American Academy of Orhopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, Tygerberg Department of Anatomy Stellenbosch University in South Africa and many others.

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Andrew Foggitt
Orthopedist
21 years of experience
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery Dubai

Andrew Foggitt

Orthopedist
21 years of experience

Andrew Foggitt is a UK-trained Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon who studied at Liverpool University Medical School, before undertaking his surgical and orthopedic training in the Wessex region of the South of England. He passed the orthopedic exit exam in 2000 and took up a Consultant post in November 2002 in Winchester, UK, as a General Orthopedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery. This was a new post, and he set up a foot and ankle service, which was sufficiently successful, that he had to give up his general orthopedic practice to concentrate on purely foot and ankle surgery, which he continued, for over 19 years before moving to the Burjeel Hospital in Dubai, full-time, to provide foot and ankle services to the local population. He is supported by an integrated hospital team, providing a holistic service, including nurses, physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthotics, and a dedicated back-room team who will assist you through your hospital journey. He looks forward to providing you with personalized service to look after your foot and ankle problems. His areas of expertise include, 

  • Arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle
  • Sports injuries of the ankle
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Tendon transfers
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Achilles tendon disorders
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Curly toes, bunions, and ingrowing toenails
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Andrew Foggitt is a UK-trained Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon who studied at Liverpool University Medical School, before undertaking his surgical and orthopedic training in the Wessex region of the South of England. He passed the orthopedic exit exam in 2000 and took up a Consultant post in November 2002 in Winchester, UK, as a General Orthopedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery. This was a new post, and he set up a foot and ankle service, which was sufficiently successful, that he had to give up his general orthopedic practice to concentrate on purely foot and ankle surgery, which he continued, for over 19 years before moving to the Burjeel Hospital in Dubai, full-time, to provide foot and ankle services to the local population. He is supported by an integrated hospital team, providing a holistic service, including nurses, physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthotics, and a dedicated back-room team who will assist you through your hospital journey. He looks forward to providing you with personalized service to look after your foot and ankle problems. His areas of expertise include, 

  • Arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle
  • Sports injuries of the ankle
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Tendon transfers
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Achilles tendon disorders
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Curly toes, bunions, and ingrowing toenails
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Dr Hans Joachim Poessel
Orthopedist
30 years of experience

Dr Hans Joachim Poessel

Orthopedist
30 years of experience
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Specialized Rehabiliation Hospital
Suleyman Bulent Bektaser
Orthopedist
32 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Private Koru Ankara Hospital

Suleyman Bulent Bektaser

Orthopedist
32 years of experience

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.

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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.

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Dr Kutsi Tuncer
Orthopedist
17 years of experience
4.4
14 reviews

Dr Kutsi Tuncer

Orthopedist
17 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Hermes Clinics
Dr Sidar Ozturk
Orthopedist
20 years of experience
4.4
14 reviews

Dr Sidar Ozturk

Orthopedist
20 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Hermes Clinics
Dr Rustu Nuran
Orthopedist
22 years of experience
4.4
14 reviews

Dr Rustu Nuran

Orthopedist
22 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Hermes Clinics
Cem Yalin Kilinc
Orthopedist
19 years of experience

Cem Yalin Kilinc

Orthopedist
19 years of experience
Turkey, Marmaris
CARIA Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Nihat Acar
Orthopedist
8 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Zaren Clinic

Nihat Acar

Orthopedist
8 years of experience

Education

  • 1992-1999 Hacettape University
  • 2000-2004 Dokuz Eylül University
  • 2007 Al-Azhar University
  • 2009 Al-Shefa Medical Complex

Memberships

  • 2016 TOAK Turkish Orthopedic Research Council
  • 2015 TOTBİD
  • 2005 Egyptian Orthopaedic Association EOA

Experience

  • 2004-2009 Balsam Hospitals, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2009-2013 AL-SHIFA Training and Research State Hospital, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2007-2013 Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2014-2015 Private Karatas Hospital, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2015-2016 Private Gazi Kent Surgical Medical Center, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2015-2016 West Anatolia Central Hospital, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2016 Catalca State Hospital, Istanbul / Turkey
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Education

  • 1992-1999 Hacettape University
  • 2000-2004 Dokuz Eylül University
  • 2007 Al-Azhar University
  • 2009 Al-Shefa Medical Complex

Memberships

  • 2016 TOAK Turkish Orthopedic Research Council
  • 2015 TOTBİD
  • 2005 Egyptian Orthopaedic Association EOA

Experience

  • 2004-2009 Balsam Hospitals, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2009-2013 AL-SHIFA Training and Research State Hospital, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2007-2013 Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine, Gaza / Palestine
  • 2014-2015 Private Karatas Hospital, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2015-2016 Private Gazi Kent Surgical Medical Center, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2015-2016 West Anatolia Central Hospital, Izmir / Turkey
  • 2016 Catalca State Hospital, Istanbul / Turkey
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Ulvi Hakan Tuygun
Orthopedist
27 years of experience

Ulvi Hakan Tuygun

Orthopedist
27 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
ERDEM HOSPITAL
Kwangyeal Lee
Orthopedist
30 years of experience
Republic of Korea, Seoul
Nanoori Hospital

Kwangyeal Lee

Orthopedist
30 years of experience

Dr. Lee is an orthopedic surgeon with experience in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, total knee and shoulder surgery, and sports injury. He has a MD from Catholic Medical College, Seoul, and is a member of the Korean Knee Society, Korean Orthopedic Association, Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association, and the Korean Sports Medical Association. He has also presented and published on topics such as evaluation of effusion within biceps long head tendon sheath, novel role of Pin1 induction in type II collagen-mediated rheumatoid arthritis, and operative treatment of fracture of the body of the scapula.

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Dr. Lee is an orthopedic surgeon with experience in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, total knee and shoulder surgery, and sports injury. He has a MD from Catholic Medical College, Seoul, and is a member of the Korean Knee Society, Korean Orthopedic Association, Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association, and the Korean Sports Medical Association. He has also presented and published on topics such as evaluation of effusion within biceps long head tendon sheath, novel role of Pin1 induction in type II collagen-mediated rheumatoid arthritis, and operative treatment of fracture of the body of the scapula.

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