Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe School of Medicine (1994-2001)
Specialty training: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital (2002-2008)
In 2015, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor.
On February 01, 2021, he was promoted to Professor.
Professional Positions:
• Consultant MD, Balıkesir Military Hospital (2008-2009)
• Consultant MD, Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital (2009-2011)
• Assistant Professor MD, Dicle University, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2011-2017)
• Associate Professor MD, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2017-2020)
• Professor MD, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2021 – Ongoing)
Read moreBalgrist University, Zurich
Bezmialem Vakif University
Istanbul Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital
Hospital for Special Surgery, USA
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital
Kilis State Hospital
Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital
Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital
Medipol Acıbadem Hospital
EDUCATION | |
2017 | Certificate for ROBOTIC ASSISTED SPINE SURGERY FLORIDA HOSPITAL, NICLOLSON CENTER FLORIDA, UNITED OF AMERICA |
2017 | Certificate of attainment for a Clinical Training Course for the Treatment of Osteoarthrosis and Muscular Skeletal Conditions using PRP and STEM CELL Therapy at SureCell Melbourne Australia |
2003 - 2004 | Fellowship in Hip and Knee Reconstructions, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA |
2000 - 2003 | Fellowship in Spine Surgery, UC Davis, School of Medicine, California, USA |
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1990 - 2000 | Certificate Spine Fellowship, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand |
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EXPERIENCE
1997 – today
Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital
Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist
1996 – 1997
Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Chief Assistant Specialist Doctor
1992 – 1996
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Orthopedics and Traumatology, Specialist
1992 – 1996
Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Assistant Physician
1987 – 1991
Adana Reşat Bey Health Center
General practitioner
1985 – 1987
Trabzon Maçka (Compulsory Service)
General practitioner
CLINICAL FOCUS
Sports Injuries
Orthopedic Trauma
Knee Arthroscopy
Hip Arthroscopy
EDUCATION
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Medical Education
Read moreOver 60 articles published in International and National Peer Reviewed Scientific Journals
Over 50 papers-posters presented in International and National Meetings-Congresses
Articles published in international peer reviewed journals (SCI & SCI exp.):
Papers presented at international scientific meetings and published in the proceedings book:
Turkish Books Section
Aydin A. Glokomda Yeni ilaçlar ve Modern İlaç Uygulama Yöntemleri. In: Glokom, Temel Kavramlar ve Yenilikler. Ocakoğlu Ö, Bayer A, Elgin U Eds. Anadolu Tıp Kitabevi, Ankara 2021 1st ed. Bölüm 36 p:375-381. ISBN:978-605-80205-3-5.
Awards:
Total citations: 896 (as of May 2021)
he top 10 publications with the most citations
• 1978 – 1984 – Semmelweis University of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest
• 1989 – Orthopedic examination
• 1994 – Traumatology examination
• 1984 – 1987 – Budapest, Szent János Hospital, Orthopedic Trauma Department
• 1992 – 1993 – St. Pölten, Landeskrankenhaus Unfallchirurgie ( Prim. Dr. H. Hackstock )
• 1987 – – Metropolitan Municipality Uzsoki Street Hospital, Orthopedic Trauma Department
musculoskeletal surgery, endoprosthetics, sports surgery, arthroscopy
Education
• Theoretical and practical training of doctors at the Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest – from 1987 (in Hungarian, German)
• Teaching at postgraduate courses at the Haynal Imre Medical Education University and Semmelweis University, Budapest – from 2000
• Instructional courses and workshops of the Hungarian Arthroscopy Society instructor – from 2002
• XVII Nürnberger Arthroskopiekurs – lecturer, instructor, Nuremberg 1998
• Sportmedizinischer Seminar, Operationstechniken Knorpeldefekt – lecturer, instructor, Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria, 2000
• Arthroscopic Cadaver Practice”- instructor, Budapest 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, Budapest
Scientific presentations: 65
Published articles, book chapters, manuscripts: 16
Courses, individual further training
• 1988 – Arthroscopy course – Budapest
• 1989 – Arthroscopy individual further training – Straubing (Dr. med. J. Eichorn)
• 1990 – Arthroscopy course – Budapest
• 1990 – AO Ostheosynthesis Workshop
• 1991 – Arthroscopy course – Budapest
• 1991 – Arthroscopic individual further training – OSEI
• 1996 – Arthroscopic individual further training – OSEI
• 1997 – ESSKA scholarship – Salzburg (Univ.- Prof. Dr. H. Resch)
• 1998 – The role of LMWH in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis, Barcelona
• 1999 – Hungarian Society of Traumatology scholarship – Innsbruck (Prof. KP Benedetto)
• 1999 – "Limits of transfusion" HIETE, Budapest
• 1999 – "Chest, abdominal injuries and emergency thoracic surgery symptoms" HIETE, Budapest
• 2001 – 4th Annual Insall Scott Kelly Institute Sports Medicine and Total Knee Symposium , New York, USA
• 2004 - "III. "Arthroscopic Cadaver Practice" shoulder basic and advanced course, Budapest
• 2004 – Eastern European Support Committee, Instructional Course, Budapest
• 2004 – Minimally invasive techniques in orthopedics II, Budapest
• 2005 – „ IV. "Arthroscopic Cadaver Practice" shoulder basic and advanced course, Budapest
• 2005 – Minimally invasive techniques in orthopedics III, Budapest
• 2006 – 12th ESSKA 2000 Congress and cadaver course, Innsbruck
• 2007 – 14th EFORT Instructional Course, Budapest
• 2008 – 1. European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, advanced shoulder arthroscopy course, Budapest
• 2009 – EFORT Instructional Course, Budapest
• Hungarian Orthopedic Society
• Hungarian Society of Traumatologists
• Hungarian Arthroscopy Society: board member from 2003, secretary general 2007-2013, president 2013-
• Austrian Society of Traumatology
The Hand Surgery service of HM Montepríncipe University Hospital is led by Dr. Pedro J. Delgado and further supported by Dr. Fernando Polo and Dr. Belén García Medrano, who both have extensive experience in hand surgery.
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Education:
Dr. Kraft is an experienced orthopedic doctor, specializing in the spine, hands, feet, hip and knee joints surgery. He is an expert in trauma and sports medicine, providing treatment for severe injuries, and has written over 60 research papers. He is a member of various medical societies, including the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma, and has been the Head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department since 2015.
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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.
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• Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hand Surgery Branсh
• Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Spine Surgery Branсh
• Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Sports Injuries Branсh
• Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Pediatric Orthopedics Branсh
Assoc. Prof. Erkam KÖMÜRCÜ, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology, with experience in teaching and administrative duties. He has a Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology –Training Council (TOTEK) – BOARD certificate from 2010 and a Title of Associate Professor from April 2015. Dr. Kömürcü has extensive experience in orthopedic and trauma, hand and upper extremity injuries, fractures and dislocations of lower limb, radiological evaluation in musculoskeletal tumors, interventional hip dysplasia, benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumors, vertebral fractures, low back pain and fractures in pelvis.
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Read moreDr. Worthopaedicas is a 1-degree orthopaedics specialist and founding member of the Czech Spondylo-Surgical Society since 1999. He gained specialized competence in orthopaedics in 2004 and has since 2009 been Deputy Head of Education, Science and Research and postgraduate doctoral studies at LF combined form. His research focus is on Cervical spine stenosis, and he has published multiple articles and lectures on the subject.
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