Prof. Dr. Selahatin Özmen

Prof. Dr. Selahatin Özmen was born in 1971 in Kiziltepe. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Hacettepe University in 1995. In 2002, he completed his specialization at the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University. He specialized in oral, maxillofacial surgery at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2013.

Career Development:

• От 2014 г. е ръководител на катедрата по пластична, реконструктивна и естетична хирургия в медицинския факултет на Университет Коч.
• Работи в Американската болница в отделението по пластична, реконструктивна и естетична хирургия от 2013 г.
• Prof. Dr. - Gazi Medical Faculty, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2011
• Associate Professor - Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2007 - 2013
• MD - Medical Faculty of Gazi University, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2004 - 2007
• Assistant Professor - Sahlgrenska University, Gothenburg, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sweden 2004
• Specialist in Plastic Surgery Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2003 - 2004
• Assistant Professor - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2002 - 2003
• Plastic Surgery Specialist Ankara Bayındır Private Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic 2002
• Асистент – Медицински факултет на Университета Гази, Катедра по пластична реконструктивна и естетична хирургия 1995-2002.

Образование и академично развитие

• Завършва средното си образование в Измир през 1988 г.
• Завършва медицинския факултет на университета Хаджеттепе през 1995 г. с трето място.
• Специализация по пластична, реконструктивна и естетична хирургия в университета Гази (1995–2002).
• Придобива титлите:
  • Доктор през 2002 г.
  • Доцент през 2007 г.
  • Професор през 2013 г.
• Специализации:
  • Орална, лицево-челюстна хирургия (2013 г.)
  • Хирургия на ръка и микроскопска хирургия (2013 г.)

Prof. Dr. Selahatin Özmen is:

• Носител на 8 международни награди за разработки, подкрепени със стипендия от TÜBİTAK (Турски институт за научни и технологични изследвания)
• He won the EURAPS (European Society of Plastic Surgery) Young Scholarship Award and in 2004 he worked at the Salgren Academy, Sweden in the field of craniofacial surgery.
• He was awarded the First Prize in the category "experimental work" of the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation (PSEF). Only a few people in Turkey have won this prestigious American award.
• In 2007 in Germany he won the first place and the certificate "Certified Wound Expert ICW" (International Wound Specialist).
• Winner of 20 awards, of which 8 international.
• Since 2010 he has been a member of the Scientific Council on Tissue Transplantation at the Ministry of Health.

In March 2012. Prof. Özmen led the team that performed the third face transplant in Turkey (First 3D and first female-to-female face transplant in Turkey) at Gazi University. He is also a member of the Combined Tissue Transplantation Board of the Ministry of Health. He received the rank of Assistant Professor in 2004, Associate Professor in 2007 and Professor in 2013 at Gazi University.