Academic contributions and publications

Academic position

The Associate Professor rank in the Turkish academic system requires: completion of plastic surgery specialty training, demonstrated research contribution through peer-reviewed publications, successful national academic examination (Doçentlik), and continuing teaching responsibilities. The rank is equivalent to Senior Lecturer / Reader in the UK system.

Publication record

30+ peer-reviewed publications across plastic surgery specialty journals. Topic areas:

• Rhinoplasty — preservation techniques, structural rhinoplasty, ethnic rhinoplasty, revision approaches.
• Body contouring — abdominoplasty, lipoabdominoplasty, post-bariatric body contouring.
• Reconstructive surgery — flap reconstruction, microsurgical reconstruction.
• Aesthetic surgery — face, breast, body contouring outcomes.

Selected journals

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
• Aesthetic Surgery Journal (Oxford Academic)
• Annals of Plastic Surgery
• Facial Plastic Surgery
• Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
• ISAPS journals

Conference presentations & awards

ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Athens, Greece

Gold Award and Bronze Award for clinical research presentations. ISAPS World Congress is the largest international aesthetic plastic surgery conference; awards reflect peer recognition of research quality.

EURAPS — European Association of Plastic Surgeons

Conference attendance and presentations including EURAPS Stockholm 2025. EURAPS is the premier European plastic surgery academic society.

National Turkish meetings

Regular presenter at Turkish Society of Plastic Surgery (TPRECD) annual meetings. Faculty contributor to Turkish plastic surgery training programmes.

Teaching and training contributions

• Plastic surgery residency teaching — Gazi University residency programme.
• International fellowship rotations — observership and training opportunities for visiting surgeons.
• Conference workshops — preservation rhinoplasty technique demonstrations.
• Educational content development — peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings, academic teaching materials.

International training background

Why academic engagement matters for the patient

Surgeons who teach, publish, and present at international meetings are typically those who stay current with technique evolution, contribute to outcome data, and refine their own practice based on rigorous peer feedback. Academic engagement is not a substitute for clinical experience, but it is a meaningful indicator of the surgeon's relationship to their field.

For patients considering rhinoplasty — particularly preservation rhinoplasty, where techniques have evolved substantially in the last decade — operating with a surgeon engaged in the academic discourse around these techniques carries real benefit. The technique selection, the specific maneuvers, the outcome expectations are informed by the published evidence rather than tradition or routine.