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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.

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.

Assoc. Prof. Ozgur Cicekli

Education :

Bachelor's Degree: 1998-2005 - School Of Medicine (english), Hacettepe University
Residency Education Ankara Atatürk Educatıon And Research Hospital
2005 – 2010 - Orthopedıcs And Traumatology Clınıc
Title Of Associate Professor: 2019 Sakarya Unıversıty Educatıon And Research Hospıtal

Biography :

2005 – 2010 - Resıdency, Atatürk Teaching And Research Hospital, Ankara
2011-2012 – Mılıtary Servıce, Samsun Mılıtary Hospıtal
2012 – 2015 – Conscrıptıon, Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Educatıon And Research Hospıtal
2015-2020 Ministry Of Health Sakarya University Training And Research Hospital
2020 – Adatip Sakarya Hospital

Area of Specialty :

Areas Of Focus
Sports Injuries And Surgeries
Joint Preserving Surgery
Arthroplasty
Orthopedic Traumatology

Memberships :

1. 2018, Member, Turkish Society Of Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy And Knee Surgery
2. 2014, Memberi Turkish Orthopedics And Traumatology Training Council (totek)
3. 2012, Member, Federation Of Turkish Society Of Orthopedics And Traumatology (totbid)

Congress :

Letters/articles/publications
A. Articles Published In International Peer-review Journals:
A.1 Çiçekli Özgür, Dogan Metin (2018). Evaluation Of Surgical Outcome In Advanced Age Patients With Developmental Hip Dysplasia. International Journal Of Surgery, 52, 44-49., Doi:
10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.02.020, (control No: 4920803)
A.2 Çiçekli Özgür,topçu Hüseyin Nevzat,kochai Alauddin,sükür Erhan,türker Mehmet
(2019). Comparison Of Suprapatellar And Infrapatellar Tibial Nailing: More Anatomic Entry Point And
Fracturereduction Via The Suprapatellar Approach. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental
Medicine, 12(1), 804-811., Doi: Ijcem0082501, (control No: 4840087)
A.3 Çiçekli Özgür,özdemir Güzelali,uysal Mustafa,biçici Vedat,bingöl Izzet (2016).
Percutaneous Cannulated Screw Fixation For Pediatric Epiphyseal Ankle Fractures. Springerplus,
5, (1) Doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-3623-1, (control No: 4920888)
A.4 Çiçekli Özgür,kochai Alauddin,sükür Erhan,basak Ali Murat,kurtoglu Alper,türkermehmet (2019). Suprapatellar Approach For Fractures Of The Tibia: Does The Fracture Level Matter?.
Joint Diseases And Related Surgery, 30(1), 10-16., Doi:
10.5606/ehc.2019.63487, (control No: 4919692)
A.5 Çiçekli Özgür, Bingöl Izzet,tepe Nermin,akgül Turgut,çiçekli Esen, Atbinici
Hasan,arslan Arslan Kagan (2016). Neuromuscular Functional Changes Of The Quadriceps After Acl Reconstruction. West Indian Medical Journal, Doi: 10.7727/wimj.2015.558,
(control No: 4892448)
A.6 Özdemir Güzelali, Çiçekli Özgür, Akgül Turgut, Zehir Sinan, Ferit Yücel, Eskin Deniz
(2014). The Results Of Bone Graft And Titanium Headless Cannulated Compression Screw For Treatment Of Scaphoid Nonunion. Turkish Journal Of Trauma And Emergency Surgery, 20(3),
199-204., Doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2014.92255, (control No: 4866486)
A.7 Özdemir Güzelali, Akgül Turgut, Çiçekli Özgür, Yilmaz Baris, Atbinici Hasan, Yücel Ferit (2017). Lunatum Excision And Scaphocapitate Arthrodesis In Kienböck's Disease. Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery, 25(1), Doi: 10.1177/2309499017692704, (control No: 4866032)
A.8 Kochai Alauddin, Türker Mehmet, Çiçekli Özgür, Özdemir Ugur, Bayam
Levent, Erkorkmaz Ünal, Sükür Erhan (2018). A Comparative Study Of Three Commonly Used Fixation Techniques For Isolated Medial Malleolus Fracture. Joint Diseases And Related Surgery,
29(2), 104-109., Doi: 10.5606/ehc.2018.61449, (control No: 4866101)
A.9 Sükür Erhan, Akar Abdülhalim, Topçu Hüseyin Nevzat, Çiçekli Özgür, Kochai
Alauddin, Türker Mehmet (2018). The Effect Of N-acetylcysteine On Mechanical Fatigue Resistance Of Antibiotic-loaded Bone Cement. Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery And Research, 13,
Doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0843-9, (control No: 4866136)
A.10 Akgül Turgut, Zehir Sinan, Özdemir Güzelali, Yücel Ferit, Türk Abdulkadir, Çiçekli
Özgür (2014). The Results Of Low Profile Locking Anatomical Plate Application For The Treatment Of Edinburg Type 2 Clavicle Diaphysis Fractures. Turkish Journal Of Trauma And Emergency Surgery, 20(4), 286-290., Doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2014.88303, (control No: 4866478)
A.11 Sükür Erhan, Akar Abdülhalim, Uyar Ahmet Çagri, Çiçekli Özgür, Kochai
Alauddin, Türker Mehmet, Topçu Hüseyin Nevzat (2018). Vacuum-assisted Closure Versus Moist Dressings In The Treatment Of Diabetic Wound Ulcers After Partial Foot Amputation: A
Retrospective Analysis In 65 Patients. Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery, 26(3), Doi:
10.1177/2309499018799769, (control No: 4866083)
A.12 Yalçin Muhammed Nadir, Bektaser Süleyman Bülent, Çiçekli Özgür, Dogan Metin
(2009). Bucket-handle Tear Of A Discoid Lateral Meniscus In A 6-year-old Girl. Acta Orthopaedica Et
Traumatologica Turcica, 43(6), 528-531., Doi: 10.3944/aott.2009.528, (control No: 4866457)
A.13 Yalçin Muhammed Nadir, Bektaser Süleyman Bülent, Çiçekli Özgür, Ugras
Serdar, Dogan Metin (2010). An Unusual Cause Of Recurrent Joint Effusions: Nonhemophilic
Hemosiderotic Synovitis Of The Knee. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 44(2), 162-
165, Doi: 10.3944/aott.2010.2240, (control No: 4866450)
B. Articles Published At Local Peer-review Journals:

B.1 Çiçekli Özgür (2019). Does Sleep Disturbance And Quality Of Life Improve After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair?. Annals Of Medical Research, 26(4), 664-669., Doi:
10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.01.049, (control No: 4892204)
B.2 Sükür Erhan, Uyar Ahmet Çagri, Özdemir Ugur, Gökçen Hüseyin Bahadir, Çiçekli
Özgür, Topçu Hüseyin Nevzat (2018). Assessment Of Concordance Between Age Group And Etiology, Level And Revisions Of Amputations. Medeniyet Medical Journal, 33(1), 10-16., Doi:10.5222/mmj.2018.35002,

Certificate
Turkish Society Of Orthopedics And Traumatology-turksih Council Of Orthopedics And Traumatology Educaiton Board Test, Orthopedics And Traumatology Qualification Test, 2014, Ankara, Certificate,
14.09.2014 -26.10.2014 (national)

Course
Nice Shoulder Course, Shoulder Course, Covering Arthroscopic And Prosthetic Surgery. The Program Includes Lectures By Leading Shoulder Surgeons, Round Table Discussions, A Live Surgery Session And Workshops With Cadavers And Plastic Models., Nice, Course, 02.06.2016 -04.06.2016 (international)
2.
Ao Trauma Course- Advanced Principles Of Fracture Management, Ao Trauma Course- Advanced
Principles Of Fracture Management, Ankara, Course, 17.01.2015 -20.01.2015 (national)
3.
Ao Trauma Courses- Foot Ankle, Ao Trauma Courses- Foot Ankle Surgery, Graz, Kurs, 17.09.2014 -
19.09.2014 (international)
4.
Epos-bat Advanced Course, Current Concepts In The Management Of Pediatric Hip Disorders., Izmir,
Course, 06.09.2013 -07.09.2013 (international)
5.
Gazi Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Shouler Arthroscopy Course, Ankara, Gazi University Hospital, Course
04.01.2013 05.01.2013 (national)
6.
Fracture Management During The Growth, Fracture Management During The Growth, Ao Trauma Courses, Graz, Course, 12.09.2010 -12.09.2010 (international)
7.
Ao Trauma Course Approach And Osteosynthesis, Ao Trauma Course Approach And Osteosynthesis (with Cadaver Dissections), Graz, Course, 08.09.2010 -12.09.2010 (international)
8.
Introductory Course With Cadaver Dissections, Introductory Course With Cadaver Dissections For Ao Travma-course Approaches And Osteosynthesis, Graz, Course, 07.09.2010 -07.09.2010 (international)
9.
Ao Trauma Course-principles In Operative Fracture Management, Ao Trauma Course-principles In Operative Fracture Management, Ankara, Course, 15.01.2010 -19.01.2010 (national)
10.
Ao Pediatric Trauma Course, Ao Pediatric Trauma Course, Izmir, Course, 18.04.2009 -19.04.2009 (national)
11.
2. Intramedular Nailing Course, Intramedular Nailing Course, 2009, İzmir, Course, 15.01.2009
18.01.2009 (national)
12.
Basic Sciences And Research School, Turkish Society Of Orthopedics And Traumatology-turksih Council Of Orthopedics And Traumatology Educaiton Orthopedics And Traumatology Basic Sciences And Research School, Turkish Society Of Orthopedics And Traumatology-turksih Council Of Orthopedics And Traumatology Educaiton Erzurum, Course, 27.02.2008-01.03.2008 (national)

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.

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.

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

Professional experience

• 2018 – present : Head of the Traumatology Department at the International Orthopaedic Center Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid.
• 2000 – 2018 : Specialist in Hip and Knee Surgery at the International Center Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid.
• Until 2000 : Deputy Head of the Traumatology Department at the Hospital J. Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.

Education and qualifications

• 1992 : Medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Autonomous University of Madrid.
• Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Puerta de Hierro Hospital.

Scientific research and clinical trials

1. Phase 2B : Efficacy and safety study of PD 0348292 for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
2. CV185-047 : Comparison of the efficacy of apixaban and enoxaparin for the prevention of VTE.
3. CV185-035 : A study of prevention of deep vein thrombosis after hip replacement.
4. PRADAXA® 1160.85 : A study of the efficacy of dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of VTE following hip and knee surgery.
5. PRADAXA® 1160.84 : Evaluation of the safety of dabigatran in patients with moderate renal impairment after total renal arthroplasty.

Learning and Teaching

• 1997–2000 : Associate Professor, Department of Traumatology, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid.

Specialization and innovation

• Knee replacement : Using the latest generation navigation systems, Rapid Recovery and ERAS protocols for accelerated recovery.
• Hip Replacement : Minimally Invasive Techniques and Improved Restorative Protocols.
• Arthroscopic surgery : Treatment of diseases of the knee and hip joints.
• Non-surgical treatment : Introduction of innovative infiltration techniques for joint pathology.

Recognition and achievements

• 2022 : Included in the Forbes list as one of the 100 best doctors in Spain , recognized for leadership and innovation in joint surgery using navigation technologies.
• Since 2008 : ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality of hip and knee replacement surgeries.

Membership in professional organizations

• International Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons .
• Member of the Spanish Association of Arthroscopy .

The doctor has established himself as a pioneer in the field of joint surgery, introducing innovative technologies such as navigation systems and minimally invasive approaches. His achievements and approach to patient recovery make him one of the leading specialists in Spain.