Ömer Özkan
| Ömer Özkan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 45–46) Haymana, Ankara |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Fields | Plastic surgery |
| Institutions | Akdeniz University's Hospital, Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery |
| Alma mater | Hacettepe University |
| Known for |
Performing
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| Notable awards | 2002-Junior Basic Science Prize |
Performing
Ömer Özkan (born 1971) is a Turkish plastic surgeon. An associate professor at the Akdeniz University in Antalya, he led the team that performed in 2012 the first full face transplant in Turkey.
He finished in 1988 Cumhuriyet High School in Ankara. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hacettepe University in 1995, he completed his special studies in plastic and reconstructive surgery between 1995 and 2001 at the same university.
Ömer Özkan served in 2004 as a research fellow at the Tokyo University in Japan in perforator flap and super microsurgery and later at the I-Shou University in Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan) in plastic surgery and hand surgery for a period of six months each. In 2006, he spent three months at the Bogenhausen Clinic of the Munich Technical University, Germany on a fellowship granted by the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS).
Ömer Özkan was appointed associate professor at the Akdeniz University's Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in 2006. His scientific field covers aesthetic surgery for face and body, breast reconstruction, tissue engineering, facial muscles reconstruction at facial nerve paralysis, jaw reconstruction and urogenital surgery.
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