Biography

With over 40 years of experience in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology, I am here to share my expertise, particularly in the areas of Knee Surgery and Sports Injuries. Throughout my work with FIFA, UEFA, and the Turkish Football Federation over the past 20 years, our primary goal—alongside my medical team—has been to help our patients return to their daily and athletic lives as quickly as possible.

Positions Held

2012 -

Professor, Acıbadem Healthcare Group Ankara Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey

2004 - 2022

Consulting Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Merkezi  Klinika  Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan

1995 - 2022

Professor, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ibn Sina Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey

2016 - 2020

Director of the Center for Healthcare Strategies and Policy, University of Ankara, Ankara,Turkey 

1999 - 1999

Visiting Professor, Dpt.of Sport Medicine University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA

1997 - 1997

Visiting Professor, Dpt.of Sport Medicine University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA

1992 - 1992

Research Fellow, Dpt.of Sport Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittshburgh, USA

1990 - 1990

Research Fellow, University Cornell, Hospital for SpecialSurgery,Dept.of Orthopedic Surgery,New York,USA

1988 - 1995

Associate Professor Dr., Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

1987 - 1987

Deutscher Akademischer Autuschedients(DAAD) Fellow, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, Freiburg University, Freiburg Breisgau, Germany

1986 - 1986

AO Foundation Fellow, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery Bruderholzspital, Basel Region, Switzerland

1985 - 1986

Mandatory Service Assignment: Ankara Numune Hospital, 1st Orthopedic Clinic, Ankara, Turkey

1984 - 1985

Military Service: Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Military Hospital, Sivas, Turkey

1981 - 1981

Asistant, Basel Üniversitesty,Kantonspital Basel, Dept. Traumatology Basel ,Switzerland

1980 - 1980

Rotating, Internship, Schultess Klinik, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, Zurich Switzerland

1979 - 1984

Residency Training, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Organizations Where He Has Held Management Positions

2011 - 2015

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS); Member of Orhopaedic Sports Medicine Committee

2012 - 2013

International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS); Executive Board

2008 - 2010

Turkish Ministry of Health, Orthopeadic Advisor Board Chairman, 2010 - 2012 Member,

2000 - 2004

Turkish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology(TOTBİD); Member of Executive Board

2010 –2012

Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy & Knee Surgery (TUSYAD) Chairman,
2008- 2010 Member of Executive Board,

2006 - 2013

Football Team Physician Society: Chairman,

FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)

1998

FIFA All-Star Football Team, Team Doctor

2000 - 2016

Doping Control Officer

2013

Medical Officer, FIFA U-20 World Cup, Turkey

UEFA (Union des Associations Europeennes de Football)

1992 - 2016

Member of the Medical Committee

Euro 96 England

Member of the European Football Championship Organizing Committee

Euro 2000: Netherlands vs. Belgium

Member of the European Football Championship Organizing Committee

Euro 2004, Portugal

Member of the European Football Championship Organizing Committee

Euro 2008, Switzerland vs. Austria

Member of the European Football Championship Organizing Committee

Euro 2012, Poland - Ukraine

Member of the European Football Championship Organizing Committee

Euro 2016, France

Member of the Medical Standardization Committee of the European Football Championship

Turkish Football Federation

1989-1992

Team Doctor for the National Soccer Teams

1991-2000

Member of the TFF Medical Committee

1989 -

Member of the TFF General Assembly

2004-2009

Chairman of the TFF Medical Committee

2004 - 2009

Head of Medical Teams

2009 -

Honorary Member of the Health Board

National Olympic Committee

1996 -

Member of the General Assembly

1998 - 2000

Member of the Health Board

Education

1978

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

2014

Physician Executive Master Business Administration University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business, Knoxville, USA

Positions Held

2012 -

Professor, Acıbadem Healthcare Group Ankara Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey

2004 - 2022

Consultant Physician, Central Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Sports Medicine, Baku, Azerbaijan

1995 - 2022

Professor, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ibn Sina Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey

2016 - 2020

Head of the Research Unit on Health Strategies and Policies, Ankara University, Ankara

1999 - 1999

Visiting Professor, Dpt.of Sport Medicine University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA

1997 - 1997

Visiting Professor, Dpt.of Sport Medicine University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA

1992 - 1992

Research Fellow, Dpt.of Sport Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittshburgh, USA

1990 - 1990

Research Fellow, University Cornell, Hospital for SpecialSurgery,Dept.of Orthopedic Surgery,New York,USA

1988 - 1995

Associate Professor Dr., Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

1987 - 1987

Deutscher Akademischer Autuschedients(DAAD) Fellow, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, Freiburg University, Freiburg Breisgau, Germany

1986 - 1986

AO Foundation Fellow, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery Bruderholzspital, Basel Region, Switzerland

1985 - 1986

Mandatory Service Assignment: Ankara Numune Hospital, 1st Orthopedic Clinic, Ankara, Turkey

1984 - 1985

Military Service: Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Military Hospital, Sivas, Turkey

1981 - 1981

Asistant, Basel Üniversitesty,Kantonspital Basel, Dept. Traumatology Basel ,Switzerland

1980 - 1980

Rotating, Internship, Schultess Klinik, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, Zurich Switzerland

1979 - 1984

Residency Training, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Academic and Vocational Education

1989

Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University

1995

Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara University

Observer/Institutions Where Training Was Received

1986

Hellersen Hospital for Sports Injuries, Lüdenscheid, Germany
Ludwig Maximilian University and State Orthopedic Clinic, Munich, Germany

1989

Karolinska Institut, Dpt.Sports Medicine, Stocholm, Sweden
University of Linkoping Dpt.Sports Medicine, Linkoping,Sweden

1993

American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham,USA
The Orthopedic Specialty Clinic, Salk Lake City,USA

1996

Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Houston,USA
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery,USA

International Scientific Organizations of Which He Is a Member

1986

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)

1987

Turkish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association (TOTBİD)

1987

Turkish Society of Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy, and Knee Surgery (TUSYAD)

1990

AO Alumni Association, (AO Foundation)

1994

International Society of Arthroscopy,Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)

1998

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)

2000

International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)

2001

Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)

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