Received training in 1995–1996 at the Hand Surgery Clinic of the American Hospital, which operated under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ayan Gülgönen.
Between 1997 and 1998, received training in hand surgery andmicrosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, USA.
Received the best paper award in 1998. (“Effect of Decompression and DHEA Treatment on Functional Recovery of Sciatic Nerve,” Proc. 41st Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Farmington, 25, Farmington, PA, USA, 1998. Best Paper Award)
Selected in 2005 for the Traveling Fellowship Program of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. As part of this program, worked on hand surgery in the United States at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN, USA), Washington University (St. Louis, MO, USA) and San Antonio Hand Center (San Antonio, TX, USA).
Received the “European Diploma in Hand Surgery” in 2010 and the Ministry of Health’s “Hand Surgery SpecialtyDiploma” in 2011.
Worked as Coordinator of Musculoskeletal System Education for Year 5 at Koç University Faculty of Medicine between 2013 and 2017.
Worked as Coordinator of Year 5 at Koç University Faculty of Medicine between 2017 and 2019.
Worked as Coordinator of the Specialty Training Program of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Koç University Faculty of Medicine between 2019 and 2021.
Has published more than 40 articles in reputable international journals.
Has given lectures and presented papers at more than 50 international congresses.
Currently continues to serve as head of the hand surgery section.
Main clinical areas of interest:
Wrist surgery (wrist fractures, wrist arthroscopy),
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