Professor Bulent Erol is a highly credentialed orthopaedic surgeon who has achieved the rank of Professor at Marmara University – one of Turkey's most prestigious medical faculties.

• Completed a surgical fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the USA
• Recognised with multiple Akif Şakir Şakar Scientific Awards for clinical excellence
• Served as a clinical visitor at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in the UK
• Member of the European Paediatric Orthopaedics Society
• Specialises in managing complex bone tumours and reconstructive orthopaedic surgery

Professor Burcin Kececi is a highly specialised orthopaedic surgeon with extensive training in knee prosthesis and joint reconstruction from leading European centres.

• Trained at Hopital de la Croix Rousse in France focusing on knee and hip injury recovery
• Former general secretary and board member of the Turkish Sports Injuries Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association
• Member of the International Society of Limb Salvage and European Musculo-Skeletal Oncology Society
• Specialises in both primary knee prosthesis and complex replacement surgery

Dr Rodi Ertogrul is a specialist orthopaedic surgeon at Medipol Acıbadem Hospital with international training from the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in the USA.

• Completed a rigorous residency at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital
• Holds a fellowship in complex joint surgery from Bezmialem Vakif University
• Trained at Balgrist University in Zurich to master modern surgical techniques
• Focuses on восстановительная surgery for major joints including the knee

Place and Date of Birth: 08.12.1983 / ANKARA

Nationality: T.R.

Marital Status: He is married and has 1 child.

Foreign Language: English

Education

•Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver Primary School/Istanbul

• Karşıyaka Anatolian High School/İzmir

•Gülhane Military Medical Academy (2001 – 2007)

•Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital Orthopedics Clinic – Specialization (2012-2018)

Professional Experience

•Sahra Medical School Samsun (2007-2008)

•Ankara Gendarmerie Logistics Command Dispensary (2008-2010)

•Üsküdar Private Yunus Emre Hospital Emergency Physician (2010-2012)

•Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital Orthopedics Clinic (2012-2018)

•Şanlıurfa Suruç State Hospital (2018-2019)

•Np Istanbul Brain Hospital Orthopedic Specialist – Surgical Branch Specialist Medical

Deputy Director (2019- December 2020)

Medipol University Pendik Hospital (2020 -)

Member of Scientific Organizations

• Chamber of Physicians

• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association

• Turkish Industry and Business Association

• Robotic Knee Surgery Association

Scientific Studies

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in obese children M.Emre Taşcılar , Bülent Hacıhamdioğlu , Mehmet Soyarslan, Ayhan Abacı

(Gülhane Medical Journal 2010;52 :32-35)

• Determination of the hip rotation centre from landmarks in pelvic radiograph Hasan Bombacı, Bestami Şimşek, Mehmet Soyarslan Murat Yıldırım (Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica 51(6) October 2017)

• Compartment syndrome secondary to Baker’s cyst rupture: A case report and up-todate review Serkan Erkuş, Mehmet Soyarslan, Özkan Köse, Önder Kalenderer

(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science 9(2):82 April 2019)

• Cutibacterium Acnes (Formerly Propionibacterium Acnes) Incidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation with the Clinical Status Mehmet Soyarslan, Mehmet Kerem Canbora, Özkan Köse (HNH Medical Journal January 202

• 25. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2015)

1) Comparison of open and closed surgery in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures (Poster)

2) What affects the clinical outcome most in open tibia fractures?

Is it the type of treatment chosen or the extent of the damage? (Poster)

3) Does lateral epicondylitis affect grasp strength? (Oral statement)

• 26. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2016)

1) Detection of hip rotation center in the pelvis X-ray of adult Turkish individuals (Poster)

• Hasan Bombaci* , Bestami Simsek, Mehmet Soyarslan, Mustafa Murat Yildirim, Determination

of the hip rotation centre from landmarks in pelvic radiograph, Acta Orthopaedica et

Traumatologica Turcica, Available online 10 October 2017, doi:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2017.09.004

• 38. SICOT World Congress (Cape Town/South Africa 2017)

1) P.acnes Insidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation With The Clinical Results

(Poster)

• 27. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2017)

1) “Propionibacterium acnes” Incidence and Clinical Reflections in Tissue Cultures Taken in Shoulder Arthroscopy

(Oral statement)

• 28. SECEC-ESSE Congress (Geneva/Switzerland 2018)

1) P.acnes Insidence In Shoulder Arthroscopy and Correlation With The Clinical Results

(Oral statement)

• 28. National Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress (2018)

1) Is hip flexion effective on respiratory and hemodynamic parameters of patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy in the sitting position? (Oral statement)

2) Our Conventional Titanium Plate and PEEK Plate Applications in Multipartite Upper End of Humerus Fractures in Patients aged 55-70 years who were treated with Surgery: Is There a Radiological and Clinical Difference? (Oral statement)

• 10. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Congress (2018)

1) “P.acnes” Incidence and Clinical Results in Shoulder Arthroscopy: Our Conventional Titanium Plate and PEEK Plate Applications in Multipartite Upper End of Humerus Fractures in Patients aged 55-70 years who were treated with Glenohumeral Joint and Surgery: Is There a Radiological and Clinical Difference? (Oral statement)

2) Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of the Pain Chart in the Pathologies of the Shoulder in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Surgery (Poster)

• 1. Digital Shoulder Elbow Surgery Association Congress (2020)

1) Are the Size of Bone Loss and Number of Anchors Effective in Clinical Results and Failure after Arthroscopic Bankart Repair of Recurrent Shoulder Dislocations?

(Oral statement)

2) K-wire migration into the spinal canal after acromioclavicular dislocation surgery: Case

Presentation (Poster)

VI- Courses

• Training Course of Emergency Medicine Trainer (2007)

• PEV DDH (Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Pes Echinovarus) Course (2016)

• Basic Arthroscopy Course (2016)

• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council Basic Sciences School (2016)

• Acıbadem University Tibia Fractures Cadaver Course (2017)

• Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Basic Course (2017)

• Knee Joint Arthroscopy and Foot - Ankle Surgical Interventions Applications Cadaver Courses (2017)

• Acıbadem University Advanced Knee Peripheral Sports Injuries Cadaver Course(2018)

• LIMA Corporate Shoulder Surgery Cadaver Course Verona/Italy (2018)

• Gazi University Ankle Arthroscopy Cadaver Course(2019)

• Antalya University Knee Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)

• Antalya University Ankle Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)

• Basic Microsurgery Course – Ankara (2019)

• Antalya University Wrist Arthroscopy Cadaver Course (2019)

Professor Suleyman Semih Dedeoglu is a leading orthopaedic surgeon who served as Chief Physician at the prestigious Istanbul Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.

• Specialises in joint arthroplasty, including complex knee and hip prosthetic surgery
• Completed an Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in the United States
• Active member of the Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery
• Holds the title of Clinical Training Officer, responsible for supervising advanced surgical techniques
• Recognised with a traveling fellowship award from the South Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society

The doctor completed medical education at Ege University Faculty of Medicine and pursued an Orthopaedics and Traumatology Fellowship at Tepecik Education and Research Hospital. Additional training includes time with the International Trauma Association in Switzerland.

Experience includes roles as a clinical observer at EMOT, Izmir, and Ranawat Orthopaedics, US, as well as a Microsurgery Training Trainee in Germany. The doctor also served as a Mobile Arthroscopy Specialist with TUSYAD and was the former injury doctor for Altay FC.

Specializes in knee arthroscopy, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, stem cell therapy for arthritis, knee arthroplastic, and hip replacement.

Professor Cengiz Sen handles complex musculoskeletal cases at Biruni University Hospital. He has spent over a decade teaching at the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine.

• Specialises in revision arthroplasty for previously failed joint surgeries
• Performs robotic knee replacement surgery for increased implant accuracy
• Combines stem cell therapy with traditional surgical methods for joint disease
• Focuses on total knee replacement and treating infected nonunion cases
• Former Associate Professor at Gazi Osmanpaşa University

Professor Halil Ibrahim Bekler is a highly credentialled orthopaedic specialist who previously led the Orthopaedic and Traumatology department at the American Hospital in Istanbul.

• Specialises in precise knee and hip prosthesis replacements and orthopaedic microsurgery
• Trained at Cleveland Medical Centre – a world-renowned American institution for surgical excellence
• Spent a year as a Hand and Microsurgery Specialist at Columbia University School of Medicine
• Former Chief of Orthopaedics at Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Hospital where he trained dozens of future specialists
• Holds full Professor status since 2016 within the Turkish medical system

Professor Yunus Imren is a robotic surgery specialist who completed an orthopaedic trauma research fellowship at Yale University in the United States.

• Specialises in robotic-assisted knee and hip replacements for high precision
• Performs complex prosthesis revision surgery to fix or replace existing implants
• Holds a Master's degree in Advanced Joint Surgery from Hamidiye Health Sciences Institute
• Member of the EFFORT Spring Travelling Fellowship programme in Germany
• Expert in treating joint deformities and corrective leg curvature procedures

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)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkam Kömürcü is an experienced orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in orthopedics and traumatology. He has been board-certified by the Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (TOTEK) since 2010. He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2015.

Dr. Kömürcü has strong expertise in hand and upper extremity injuries, spine surgery, sports injuries, pediatric orthopedics, and musculoskeletal tumors. He completed clinical fellowships, including one at the UCLA Spine Center. He has published over 35 international peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His work has made a significant impact on orthopedic literature.

He is an active member of several professional societies, such as the Turkish Spine Society and the Turkish Society of Sports Injuries. Dr. Kömürcü has also held important academic and administrative positions. He has trained many medical students and residents.

The doctor is a qualified surgeon specializing in Orthopaedics with expertise in spinal fracture surgery using a closed system, kyphoplasty, and endoscopic and percutaneous spinal surgery. The doctor is proficient in three-dimensional knee and hip surgery, minimally invasive trauma surgery, and paediatric scoliosis and kyphosis surgery. Additional areas of focus include spinal stenosis, total prostheses for ankles, shoulders, fingers, hips, and knees, and rheumatic knee and hip disorders.

Proficient in ESWT for heel spur and tennis elbow, the doctor also performs interventional arthroscopy, anterior cruciate ligament surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, and treats carpal tunnel, ulnar tuzak, and tarsal tunnel syndromes. The doctor is a member of several associations including the Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and the Turkish Spine Society.

Professor Suleyman Bulent Bektaser is an academic specialist at Koru Ankara Hospital who focused his postgraduate thesis specifically on total knee arthroplasty outcomes.

• Specialises in robotic-assisted knee prosthesis surgery for improved implant alignment
• Serves as a Professor at Yuksek Ihtisas University – a dedicated health sciences institution
• Former Chief Resident at Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
• Published numerous scientific articles on prosthetic surgery and orthopedic oncology
• Expert in managing complex extremity trauma alongside joint replacements