Dr. METIN TURKMEN

Snapshot Highlights

• Over four decades of extensive experience in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
• Holds Professor and Associate Professor titles from esteemed Turkish medical faculties.
• Extensive academic leadership roles including Dean and Clinic Chief.
• Authored and co-authored significant publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Active member of prominent national and international orthopedic societies.

Dr. METIN TURKMEN

Professional Experience

• Appointed as a Faculty Member in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University starting in 2007.
• Associated with the Acıbadem Health Group since 2004.
• Served as Dean and Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine from 2001 to 2004.
• Held the position of Clinic Chief at Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital between 1988 and 2001.
• Fulfilled the role of Deputy Clinical Chief at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital from 1984 to 1988, achieving Associate Professor status in 1986.
• Began his career as an Assistant and Chief Assistant in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from 1975 to 1984.

Education

• Achieved Professor status at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2001.
• Earned the Associate Professor title from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1986.
• Completed specialized training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1979.
• Graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1975.
• Completed secondary education at Kabatas Boys High School from 1965 to 1968.

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Arthroplasty Association.
• Engaged with the Pediatric Orthopedic Society.
• Affiliated with the Society İntenational Chirurgie Orthopaedics et Traumatology.
• Active participant in the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association.
• Member of the Turkish Medical Association.

Key Publications

• Co-authored research on “Capitellar cartilage injuries concomitant with radial head fractures,” published in J Hand Surg Am in 2008.
• Contributed to the study “Oxygen Radicals and Nitric Oxide Levels in Chondral or Meniscal Lesions or Both,” appearing in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in 2002.
• Co-authored the article “Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation in a weight lifter,” featured in The Physician and Sportsmedicine in 2000.
• Was a contributing author to the research “Isolated bone tuberculosis of the talus,” published in the Journal of Orthopaedics and Its Border Areas in 1984.