Education and Residency
2001 to 2007: Medical Education, Meram School of Medicine, Selçuk University
2009 to 2014: Residency Education, School of Medicine, Atatürk University
Experience
2009 to 2014: Residency, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University
2015 to 2016: Conscription, Kozluk State Hospital, Batman
2016: Orthopedic Oncology, Experience Trainings, Ibn-I Sina Hospital, Ankara University
2017: Orthopedic Oncology, Experience Trainings, Acıbadem Medical School
2021: Orthopedic Oncology Training, Acıbadem Medical School
Professional Memberships
-Association of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
-Association of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
-Foot and Ankle Surgery Department
-Association of Extremity Reconstruction and Ilizarov Methods Development
-Federation of Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (TOTBID)
Read moreEXPERIENCE
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
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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
1997 - 2002 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
1990 - 1996 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Articles he wrote and contributed to;
Clinical efficacy of peritendinous injection in the treatment of tendinopathies: A retrospective study Aybars Kıvrak* (a), Mehmet Can Ünlü (a), Esref Terzi (a), Olgar Birsel (b), Doruk Akgun (c), Yusuf Pirincci (d), Gokhan Kaynak(a), Isik Akgun (e) Medium and long-term effects of acetabular roof ring and Burch-Schneider anti-protusio cages in acetabular revisions in patients with acetabular bone deficiency Correspondence: Yusuf Pirinççi , Muhammed Taha Demir, Mumammet Salih, Fahri Erdoğan, Nejat Güney
Dimensional variables of the proximal femur in developmental adult hip dysplasia suggest that a tapered, rectangular, press-fit design may be an optimal choice for patients with Crowe type IV hips
Specialties
Limb Lenghtening
Sports Surgery
Meniscus Tears
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears
Knee Prosthesis
Hip Prosthesis
Shoulder Prosthesis
Shoulder Slap Repair
Height Extension
Tumor Surgery
Foot Surgery( Hallux Valgus)
Diabetic Foot
Bone Infections (Osteomyelitis)
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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.
Dr. Ozgur Cicekli is a specialist in orthopedics and traumatology. He focuses on sports injuries, joint-preserving surgery, arthroplasty, and orthopedic trauma. He is known for his skills in advanced surgical methods. Dr. Cicekli has also published more than 10 articles in international medical journals.
He is a member of the Turkish Society of Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery since 2018. He also belongs to the Federation of Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology since 2012. Dr. Cicekli received his Orthopedics and Traumatology Qualification Certificate in 2014. He often attends advanced training courses both in Turkey and abroad.
Read moreKarşıyaka Boys High School (1967 to 1973)
Ege University Faculty of Medicine (1973 to 1979)
Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (1980 to 1984)
Kütahya Askeri Hastanesi (1984 to 1985)
Bingöl Devlet Hastanesi (1985 to 1986)
Alsancak Devlet Hastanesi (1986 to 1989)
Buca SSK Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (1989 to 1991)
Würzburg University Hand Surgery, Germany
Indianapolis Hand Center, Indianapolis, USA
EMOT Hastanesi, İzmir (1991 to present)
TOTBID (Turkish Orthopaedic Traumatology Association) - President (2013 to 2015)
TEÜCD (Turkish Society of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery) - President (2010 to 2012)
Turkish Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association - Founding Member
FESSH (Federation of Hand-Surgery Societies of Europe of the Hand) - Congress President (2013)
ASSH (American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - International Member
Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Association
Sonographic assessment of transverse carpal ligament after open surgical release of the carpal tunnel.
The effect of medial side repair in terrible triad injury of the elbow.
Risk factors for occupational hand injuries: relationship between agency and finger.
Finger replantations after ring avulsion amputations.
What kinds of hand injuries are more likely to result in amputation? An analysis of 6549 hand injuries.
Epidemiology of injuries treated at a hand and microsurgery hospital.
Long-term results of major upper extremity replantations.
Ultrasonographic evaluation of iatrogenic peripheral nerve injuries in the upper extremity.
Comparison between two mini incision techniques utilized in carpal tunnel release.
Elbow arthrolysis in severely stiff elbows.
The effect of dorsal cortical comminution on radiographic results of unstable distal radius fractures treated with closed reduction and K-wire fixation.
The importance of the finger extension test in the diagnosis of occult wrist ganglion.
Accidental use of the median nerve as an interposition material in first carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty.
Can we use nerve gliding exercises in women with carpal tunnel syndrome?
Reconstruction of skin and tendon defects from wound complications after Achilles tendon rupture.
Should the amputations of the great toe be replanted?
Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative punctate bleeding to assess the vascularity of scaphoid nonunion.
Reconstruction of soft tissue and bone defects in the lower extremity with free flaps.
Heterotopic replantation.
Eight years of experience in crush and avulsion-type finger amputation.
Rolling belt injuries in children.
Replantations and their functional results: the Turkish experience.
Read moreDr. Abdurrahim Gözen, born in 1982 in Gercüş, Batman, is a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology with a focus on pediatric orthopedics, trauma, arthroscopy, and arthroplasty. After graduating from Istanbul University Medical Faculty, he completed his residency at Yüzüncü Yıl University. With over six years of professional experience in both state and private hospitals, Dr. Gözen is an active member of associations like TOTBİD and TUSYAD. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences, consistently enhancing his expertise in orthopedic surgery and advancing patient care practices.
Read moreProf. 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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