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Dr. Kurt Schlemmer is an experienced Otorhinolaryngologist with over 14 years in clinical practice. He earned his MBChB from the University of Pretoria and an MMed in ENT from UKZN. He is also a Fellow of the College of Otorhinolaryngology of South Africa (FCORL, with distinction).

Dr. Schlemmer focuses on Otology, Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base, and Head and Neck surgery. He led the Durban Cochlear Implant Program for 8 years. He also serves as an honorary lecturer at UKZN. He has performed many advanced ENT procedures, such as cochlear implantation, stapedotomy, and endoscopic sinus surgery.

He is a member of several professional societies. He has published in leading journals and is a recognized reviewer, with 27 international peer reviews. His research has helped improve outcomes in both pediatric and adult ENT care.

Dr. Bekir Zafer Akad is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Egemed Hospitals. He specializes in breast aesthetics, tummy tuck, liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid and ear aesthetics, and non-surgical procedures. He is also experienced in hand and microsurgery, limb amputations, facial fractures, and pediatric surgery.

Dr. Akad graduated from 9 Eylül University Faculty of Medicine. He has performed more than 3,000 aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. He is known for treating extensive wounds, skin cancers, and complex congenital anomalies. Dr. Akad holds accreditation from leading national medical associations.

Biography
Ahmet Köybaşıoğlu is a Professor and Doctor who was born in 1958. He entered Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1975 and completed his education, graduating in 1981. He completed his specialization in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine between 1982-1986.

While working as an ENT specialist at Ankara Dışkapı SSK Hospital, he also worked at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Research Center in the Netherlands. In 1997, he became an associate professor in the ENT Head and Neck Surgery department at Gazi University, and in 2003, he became a full professor.

In 1998, he worked on cases with his American colleagues at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in the United States. He conducted academic research for 16 years from 1996-2012, focusing on head and neck tumors. He also deepened his academic research in laryngology, which includes vocal cord and voice disorders.

He specialized in voice hoarseness, snoring, respiratory problems, dizziness, as well as nodules, polyps and vocal cord cysts in the larynx. His medical interests also include pediatric ENT diseases such as tonsillitis, adenoids, fluid accumulation in the ear, and congenital neck cysts.

He conducted academic research and publications on tumors and cancer diseases that occur in the mouth, nose, tongue, jaw, throat, and skin areas in the head and neck region. These diseases are his primary medical interest areas.

Education

2003-2103 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Professor,
2005(September-October) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Center Amsterdam/Netherlands,
1997-2003 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Associate Professor,
1998(November-December) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary /Boston-USA,
1995-1997 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Assistant Professor,
1993(January-March) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Center Amsterdam/Netherlands,
1982-1986 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine / Ear Nose and Throat Specialization Training,
1975-1981 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Work Experience
 

2016-2018 Lösante Hospital,
2014-2016 Memorial Ankara Hospital,
2012-2014 Acıbadem Healthcare Group Ankara Hospital,
2003-2013 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Professor,
2005(September-October) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Center Amsterdam/Netherlands,
1997-2003 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Associate Professor
1998 (November-December) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,
1995-1997 Gazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Assistant Professor,
1993(January-March) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Center Amsterdam/Netherlands,
1990-1995 Ankara Diskapi SSK Hospital ll. ENT Clinic Specialist,
1988-1990 Bayburt State Hospital/Mandatory Service,
1986-1988 Adana Military Hospital, Ear Nose and Throat Specialist,
1982-1986 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine / Ear Nose and Throat Specialization Training

Medical Interest

Head and Neck Oncology
laryngology
Voice Hoarseness
Snore
Pediatric Ear Nose Throat Diseases
Elongated Styloid Prosthesis
Congenital Neck Tumors
Salivary Gland Tumors

Associate Prof. Çağlar Çallı is an experienced ENT specialist. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine. In 2009, he received the Turkish ENT Association Thyroid Surgery and Diseases Scholarship. This allowed him to study head and neck tumors and thyroid surgery at Ohio State University in the USA.

In 2011, he was awarded the Turkish ENT Foundation Scholarship. He focused on facial plastic surgery, snoring surgery, and endoscopic sinus surgery at New York St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Çallı became an Associate Professor in 2012. He has published over 80 articles and book chapters. He has also presented his work at international conferences. His main areas of expertise are head and neck tumors, thyroid surgery, rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, and ear microsurgery.

EDUCATION

1996 – 2000                        Junior High School and High School Education

                                               Kabataş Erkek High School, Istanbul 

2000 – 2006                        Medical Education (graduated with the degree of one of                                                  three highest ranked student)

                                               Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli 

2008 – 2013                        Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Education                                                Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Plastic,                                                              Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara

THESIS of GRADUATION 

December 2013                 “Ex Vivo Biomechanical Evaluation of Flexor Tendon                                                       Repair Using Barbed Suture Material: A Comparative                                                     Study”

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

01/07/2005 – 31/07/2005   Internship

                                                   Humboldt University, Helios Klinikum Emil von                                                                Behring, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                        Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin 

01/08/2005 – 30/09/2005    Internship

                                                    Humboldt University, Waldkrankenhaus, Berlin                                                                 

09/ 2008 – 10/2013                 Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery                                                                    Residency

                                                    Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Plastic,                                                               Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara 

01/04/2013 – 26/04/2013     Guest Doctor

                                                    Lacomed Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic                                                               Surgery Clinic, Berlin 

01/2014 – 10/ 2014                Consultant Surgeon

                                                   Sinop Ataturk State Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive                                                    and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Sinop

03/01/2016 – 06/01/2016    Consultant Surgeon in ISAPS-LEAP Volunteer Mission                                                     for Syrian Refugees

                                                    Al Maqassed Charity Hospital, Amman (Jordan)

28/09/2016 – 08/10/2016     Consultant Surgeon in International Humanitarian Aid                                                      Program

                                                     Namangan Children’s Hospital, Plastic Surgery                                                                Clinic, Ferghana Valley 

2014 – 2019                              Consultant Specialist

                                                    Health Sciences University, Cemil Tascioglu Training                                                     and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                       Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul 

09/ 2019                                     Title of Associate Professor in Plastic,                                                                                Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

                                                     Chair of the Higher Education Board, Ankara

2020 – 2022                               Head of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                          Aesthetic Surgery

                                                    Health Sciences University, Cemil Tascioglu Training                                                     and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                       Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul 

2023- Attending                       

MEMBERSHIPS 

2013                                           Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                                   Aesthetic Surgeons (TPRECD)

2013                                           Reconstructive Microsurgery Association (RMCD)

2014                                           Association of Emergency Hand Surgery and                                                                     Microsurgery (ACELEMDER)

HONOR AND/OR AWARDS

12/11/2015 – 14/11/2015     Second Prize,

                                                  Turkish Society of Surgery, VIII. Surgical Research                                                         Congress, IV. Contest of Invention, Konya

                                                  Project name: “Therapeutic apparatus for ingrown                                                           toenail”

14/04/2016 – 16/04/2016  Second Prize

                                                 AAEF Surgical Forum in Breast Symposium,                                                                      Barcelona (Spain) 

                                                 Presentation name: “V.A.C.™ Therapy To Manage                                                            Extensive, Large, Potentially Lethal Degloving Injuries”

SCIENTIFIC ACHIVEMENTS

• - Published more than 40 articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals
• - Presented more than 61 presentations in international and national scientific meetings
• - Wrote more than 2 book chapters nationally and internationally.