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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.

Personal Information

Name Surname : Serdar TOKER
Place of Birth - Year :    Istanbul - 1972
Academic Title : Assoc. Dr.
Foreign Language : English

Education

Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Graduation
Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital - Specialised
Work Experience

1998 - 2003 Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital
2003 - 2004 Kars State Hospital
2004 - 2006 Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital
2006 - 2009 Dumlupınar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 
2009 - 2010 Research Fellow. Colorado University Denver Healt Centre Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Centre Department of Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery
2010 - 2016 Necmettin Erbakan University Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Head of Hand Surgery Department
Courses - Seminars and Certificates Received

2013 FESSH (Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand) European Diploma
2015 RMCD Microsurgery Course Course Chair
2015 National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress Speaker
2015 RMCD Congress Speaker
2014 National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress Speaker
2013 - 2014 Rıdvan Ege Hand Surgery Course Instructor
2013 RMCD Microsurgery Course Instructor
2013 RMCD Congress Session Chair
2012 Shoulder Elbow Surgery Course Instructor
2012 Subspeciality Diploma in Hand Surgery
2011 RMCD Microsurgery Course
2009 Ankle Arthroscopy Course
2008 Knee Arthroscopy Course
2005 Ilizarov Applications Course

Dr. Mehmet Nurullah Ermis is an experienced orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in spine diseases and spine surgery. He studied medicine at Hacettepe University. He completed advanced spine surgery fellowships at Baltalimanı Orthopedics Diseases Hospital in Istanbul and at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Ermis performs more than 730 orthopedic surgeries each year. His experience includes 120 congenital scoliosis and kyphosis cases, 70 spinal fusions, 50 vertebral fracture surgeries, and 40 vertebral tumor surgeries annually. He is a professor at Maltese University Faculty of Medicine. He is also an active member of several international orthopedic and spine societies.

A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of prof. K. Skubiszewski in Lublin (1994-2000). After a post-graduate internship in 2003-2004, he was an assistant in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology with the Hip and Knee Endoprosthesoplasty Center of the "Frederic Chopin" Provincial Specialistic Hospital in Rzeszów. For 12 years, he was an assistant in the Clinical Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Saint "Jadwiga the Queen" Clinical Provincial Hospital. From 2006 until now, Senior Assistant of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Specialistic "Holy Family" Hospital in Rzeszów. He obtained the title of specialist after the exam on November 25, 2009. Apart from the workplace, he also gained skills and experience during numerous theoretical and practical courses and trainings organized in Poland and abroad, carried out in the best orthopedic centers.

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.

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 Sy 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 Sy 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.

Dr. Marouane is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon from France with over 30 years of European experience. He specializes in upper limb surgery for hand, elbow, shoulder, and nerve reconstruction using open, arthroscopic, and innovative techniques to ensure a faster recovery time for patients. He founded three centers for hand and upper limb surgery in France. He has performed over 8,000 surgeries, consistently meeting or exceeding patient expectations. In 2011, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour’s Knight of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur). He is the Founder of Tunisia’s Sports Medicine Center. His clinical expertise includes the following,

Endoscopic release of carpal tunnel syndrome bone and joint injuries of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder

Microsurgery for tendons and nerve injuries

Late sequelae after nerve and tendon injuries, tendon, and nerve transfer

Fracture of the scaphoid and non-union reconstruction

Prosthesis – joint Replacement: shoulder, elbow, wrist, thumb, fingers

Injuries sustained during sports and arthroscopic management

Recurrent dislocations of the shoulder, rotator cuff issues, acromioclavicular disorder, impingement syndrome

Sequelae of dislocations of the elbow, instability, and ulnar nerve syndrome of the elbow

Dr. Marouane is passionate about sports and was a professional football player for several years as a goalkeeper.

Awards & Achievements

Performed over 8,000 surgeries, consistently meeting or exceeding patient expectations

French Knight of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur) in 2011

Gold Medal from Montpellier Medical School in 1997

Best Medical Thesis Sustained in France in 1997 About Brachial Plexus injury, "How to Restore Elbow Flexion with 3 Intercostal Nerve to the Motor Branch of the Biceps."

Research & Publications

Le Delai De Reinnervation Musculaire Post Operaoire : nouveau concept d’analyse des résultats de la chirurgie nerveuse périphérique; M. Boulouednine, y. Allieu- g.E.M. - Paris.

The post OP reinnervation delay (port); New concept on nerve repair analysis. M. Boulouednine, y. Allieu. 9th congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Budapest, Le Snapping Triceps at the elbow. M. Boulouednine- Journees de traumatologie du sport st tropez.

• 2017;Near East University Hospital
• 2015 - 2017; Aksaz Military Hospital
• 2010 - 2015; GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital Ankara
• 2001 - 2007; GATA Medical Faculty Ankara

Education:

Karşıyaka 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)

Experience:

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)

Members of:

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

Publications:

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.

Education and Work

• Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Medical Education / 2007
• Haseki Training and Research Hospital / Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic / Specialization Training / 2014
• Çankırı State Hospital / 2017
• Haseki Training and Research Hospital / Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic / 2020
• Gaziosmanpaşa Medicalpark Hospital

Publications

1. Bayram, E., Yıldırım, C., Ertürk, A. K., Yılmaz, M., & Atlıhan, D. (2021). Comparison of the efficacy of irrigation with epinephrine or tranexamic acid on visual clarity during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A double-blind, randomized-controlled study. Joint Diseases and Related Surgery, 32(1), 115.
2. Bayram, E., Mahmud Aydin, M. E., Ekinci, M., Yildirim, C., & Yilmaz, M. (2021). Comparison of Upper Elbow Cast and Splint in Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Pediatric Patients. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin, 59(3).
3. Yilmaz, M., Gulabi, D., Kaya, I., Bayram, E., & Cecen, G. S. (2016). The effect of amputation level and age on outcome: an analysis of 135 amputees. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology.
4. Ordu, S., Bayram, E., Çetinus, E., Kaya, İ., & Yılmaz, M. (2014). The Relationship of Meniscal Tear Types with Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Osteochondral Lesions in Patients Under Fifty Years of Age. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin.
5. Kaya, I., Uğraş, A., Sungur, I., Yılmaz, M., Bayram, E., Ertürk, A., & Çetinus, E. (2013). Hip arthroscopy: the Haseki experience. The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital, 
6. Yılmaz, M., Ordu, S., Bayram, E., Sungur, İ., & Çetinus, E. (2014). Short-Term Outcomes of Patients Performed with Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin 
   Bayram, E., Kaya, İ., Alkaş, M., Yılmaz, M., Ordu, S., & Çetinus, M. E. (2014). Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in Advanced Age Patients. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin.
7. Malkoc, M., Korkmaz, O., Bayram, E., Seker, A., Yılmaz, M., & Isyar, M. (2014). Comparison of Short Term Results of Type IIB2 Middle Third Clavicular Fractures Treated with Figure of Eight Bandage and Locked Plate Fixation. Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine
8. Kaya, İ., Ertürk, A., Uğraş, A., Bayram, E., Sungur, İ., Yılmaz, M., ... & Çetinus, E. Arthroscopic Bankart Repair in Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocations. Şişli Etfal Medical Bulletin.
9. Korkmaz, M., Şener, N., Bayram, E., Yılmaz, M., & Çetinus, M. E. (2015). Diabetic Foot Wounds and Our Clinical Experience. Medical Journal of Bakirkoy, 11(2).
10. Kaya, İ., Uğraş, A., Ertürk, A., Bayram, E., Sungur, İ., Ordu, S., ... & Çetinus, E. (2013). Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital.
11. Bayram, E., Ertürk, A. K., Yıldırım, C., Atlıhan, D., Çetinus, M. E., & Yılmaz, M. (2018). Short-Term Results of Shoulder Instability Surgery. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin, 56(2).
12. Yildirim, C., Demirel, M., Bayram, E., Ekinci, M., & Yılmaz, M. (2022). Acromion-Axillary Nerve Distance and Its Relation to the Arm Length in the Prediction of the Axillary Nerve Position: A Clinical Study. Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research.
13. Bayram, E., Yunlu, M., Gulabi, D., Bozdag, E., Yilmaz, M., & Atlihan, D. (2022). Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Fracture Healing in Rats. Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 30.
14. Güler, O., Bayram, E., Yılmaz, M., Erdil, M. E., Uğraş, A. A., & Mahiroğulları, M. (2015). Effective of Postoperative Shoulder Imbalance on Patient Satisfaction with Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
15. Yıldırım, C., Muslu, D. C., Muratoğlu, O. G., Ordu, S., Aydın, Ö. A., & Bayram, E. (2020). Acute Septic Arthritis Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Management in Haseki Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic. Medical Bulletin of Haseki / Haseki Tip Bulletin, 58(1).
16. Bayram, E., Kaya, İ., Sungur, İ., Yılmaz, M., Ordu, S., Uǧraş, A. A., & Çetinus, M. E. (2014). Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. Haseki Medical Bulletin.

Education & Specialization

• 2003 to 2009  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
• 2010 to 2015  Istanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics & Traumatology Specialization
• 2022  Associate Professor, Orthopedics & Traumatology, Istanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Experience

• 2018  Fellowship in Knee-Hip Arthroplasty & Knee-Shoulder Arthroscopy, St. Joseph Bruderkrankenhaus Paderborn, Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Paderborn, Germany
• 2017 to 2018  Orthopedic Specialist, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education & Research Hospital
• 2015 to 2017  Orthopedic Specialist, Turhal State Hospital
• 2009 to 2010  General Practitioner, Erzincan Community Health Center
• 2009 to 2010  Assistant Doctor, Anatomy Department, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Professional Memberships

• -International Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Association 
• -European Pediatric Orthopedic Association
  -Turkish Sports Traumatology Association, Arthroscopy & Knee Surgery
• -Turkish Spine Association
• -Turkish Arthroplasty Association
• -Turkish Orthopedics & Traumatology Association
• -Turkish Medical Association

Dr. 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.