Résumé of Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu
Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu was born in 1979 at Sakarya, Turkey.
He studied medicine at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine between 1997 and 2003.
He started his education to specialize in otolaryngology at Kartal Education and Research Hospital but he experienced an education, which is considered as a routine for most of the specialist candidates, more different than he expected.
He completed most of his education to become a specialist at the Vakıf Gureba Education and Research Hospital and in United States of America.
Through this process, he visited the most valuable professors and clinics of facial plastic surgery in USA, he attended their surgeries and even became friends with them.
When he returned from USA, there was only one thing on his mind, to focus and specialize on facial plastic surgery.
He became a Otolaryngology Specialist in October, 2009.
In November, 2009 at Vienna, he took the first writing stage of the European Otolaryngology Board exam which was arranged by the Examination Comission of European Otolaryngology Specialization. He was the third european otolaryngology specialist who got the highest grade.
Between 2009 and 2010, he got an honour scholarship and got invited to Europe by European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy to get the Upper Specialization Education of Facial Plastic Surgery (Official Fellowship). He became the FIRST TURKISH SPECIALIST who practised this education. www.eafps.org
After his upper specialization education on ‘’Facial Plastic Surgery’’, he became successful in the Board exam, that he achieved to take through a competition with his American colleagues, that took place in June, 2010 at Washington D.C.,USA.
Therefore, he was honoured with the Facial Plastic Surgery Diploma, given by the International Facial Plastic Surgery Academy. He became the third Turkish Specialist who was honoured with this diploma.
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Between 2010 and 2012, he worked in Ünye Public Hospital to complete his compulsory service duty.
He started his work as an Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology Department at Sakarya University in October, 2012. He got the title ‘’Associate Professor’’ in October,2015.
He accomplished the verbal stage of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Exam that arrenged by European Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, successfully. He earned the Board Diploma of European Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
In December, 2015, he left his academical duty and started his work to practice the ‘’Art of Medicine’’ that he believes, in his private clinic. He has operated successfully more than 10 thousands of facial surgeries in his life.
- He is the first name of more than 39 international and more than 20 national publication.
- Also, he described and bring in 12 different surgical techniques to Medical Literature
- He was rewarded with a third place award at the Turkish Rhinology Congress, with his scientifical work ‘’Reconstructive Surgery of a patient who has Partial Nasal and Lip Amputation after Human Bite’’, in April, 2015.
- He was rewarded with a third place award on ‘’Best Scientifical Research’’, in Rhinology branch at the Turkish National Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Congress with his scientifical work ‘’Research of the relation between the sense of smell and osmophobia on migraine patients‘’ in November,2014.
- He was rewarded with a second place award on ‘’Best Scientifical Research in Rhinology-Allergy/ Facial Plastic Surgery’’ at the Turkish National Otolaryngology Congress, with his scientifical research‘’ Comparison of the Crushed, grafted creatures and morsels of minced cartilages with confocal microscope’’ in November,2013.
- He took place in more than 80 international and national congresses as a guest speaker and represented our country.
- He presented more than 180 announcements at national and international congresses.
- His scientifical researches referenced 367 times by foreign respectable magazines.
- He is an instructor at the Facial Plastic Surgery School which is arranged by Turkish Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Society for eleven years.
- He is the organizer of the highly participated congress ‘’The Plastic Meeting of the Nose’’, that tooks place in Sapanca, for the six years.
Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu’s Practices Abroad
1- In June, 2014, Department of Facial Plastic Surgery with Prof. Dr. Jonathan Skyes at the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, USA. He visited through 6 weeks. He took classes on Facial Plastic Surgery and especially Facial Lifting Surgeries.
2- He visited Prof. Dr. Peter J. Catalano as an observing specialist through 2 weeks in May, 2014 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine Clinic,Boston,USA.He took classes on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.
3- He visited Prof Dr. James Suen as an observing specialist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Arkansas, USA through 2 weeks in May, 2011. He took classes on birth mar
4- In April, 2011 , He visited Prof . Dr. Rollin Daniel in Los Angeles, USA. He took classes on plastic nasal surgeries.
5- He visited Prof Dr Mehmet Manisalı as the Fellow of European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy, between February-April 2010, in London,England at St. Georges University Hospital Maxillofacial Surgery Department. He took classes on Maxillofacial surgery and orthognatic surgeries.
6- He visited Prof Dr Lisa Buckmiller as the Fellow of European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy through 4 weeks in January, 2010 at University of Medical Science in Arkansas,USA. He took classes on half lip-palate surgeries and birth mark treatments.
7- He visited Prof. Dr. Hade Vuyk and Prof. Dr. Koen Ingels as the Fellow of European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy through 6 weeks between December 2009 and February 2010 at the Tergoiizuikenhuizen Hospital,Department of Facial Plastic Surgery in Blaricum,Holland. He took classes on surgical treatments of skin cancer.
1- He visited Prof. Dr. Pietro Palma, as the Fellow of European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy through 2 weeks in November, 2009 at University of Varese, Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery Department in Varese, Italy. He took classes on plastic nasal surgeries.
2- He visited Prof. Dr. Paolo Castelnuovo through 2 weeks in November, 2009 at the Brain Surgery Clinic, University of Varese in Varese, Italy. He took classes on endoscopic head suture surgeries.
3- He visited Prof. Dr. Fazıl Apaydın, as the Fellow of European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy through 4 weeks in October, 2009 at Ege University. He took classes on facial plastic surgery.
4- He visited Prof. Dr. Mack Cheney through 4 weeks in July, 2008 at the MEEI Department of Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical School of Harvard University. He took classes on facial paralysis surgeries and tumors on head/neck areas.
5- He visited Prof. Dr. James Zinns through 2 weeks in June, 2008 at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, USA. He took classes on facial lifting and eyelid surgeries.
6- He visited Prof. Dr. Bahman Guyuron through 2 weeks in June, 2008 at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zeeba Clinic in Cleveland,USA. He took classes on plastic nasal surgeries.
7- He visited Prof. Dr. Jack Gunter through 2 weeks in May, 2008 at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Texas Surgery Center in Dallas, USA. He took classes on plastic nasal surgeries.
8- He visited Prof. Dr. Calvin Johnson through 2 weeks in May, 2008 at Hedgewood Surgery Center in New Orleans, USA. He took classes on facial plastic surgery and especially on facial lifting surgeries.
9- He visited Prof. Dr. Edwin F. Williams through 2 weeks in April, 2008 at Williams Surgery Center in Albany,USA.He took classes on facial plastic surgery and especially on facial lifting surgeries.
10- He visited Prof. Dr. Wayne Larrabee through 2 weeks in April, 2008 at Larrabee Surgery Center in Seattle, USA. He took classes on facial plastic surgery and especially on facial lifting surgeries.
11- He visited Prof Dr. Jonathan Sykes through 3 months in January, 2008 at the Department of Facial Plastic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center. He took classes on facial plastic surgery.
12- He visited Prof. Dr. Emre Vural through 6 months between June, 2007 and January,2008 at University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Arkansas, USA. He took classes on surgeries for facial paralysis treatment and tumors on head/neck areas.