They are the first owner of the huge operation, first explorers of critical illness in a wide spectrum ranging from face transplant to the treatment of diabetes.
They developed new methods for the world to follow in medicine with their information and bold moves. Turkey’s first “face transplant” performed by Dr. Ömer Özkan, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist. He also achieved double arm transplant in Turkey and first uterus transplant from a cadaver in the world. Professor Dr. İhsan Bakır is one who started robotic openheart surgery in a public hospital first, managed to remove a tumor located in the heart with the help of a robotic, when treating 4 heart diseases in single stage. Assoc. Dr. Alper Çelik became hope for people with diabetes by performing “sugar surgery” first in 2011. Çelik is one of the seven doctors in the world who is capable of these operations, and only doctor in Turkey. Achieving a first “artificial mouth” made from animal bones in 2012, Dr. Nihat Tanfer was hope in patients with melted jawbone. Prof. Dr. Sertaç İşlekel achieved the first open brain surgery with local anesthesia that is because getting patient to sleep pose a risk. Making their name with the courage and achievements, our doctors continue to be a source of hope for patients in future.
