İlhan Özkan

İlhan Özkan is a specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Medinova Hospital in Aydın, Türkiye.

Education

• High School – Ankara Atatürk Anadolu High School (graduated: 1980)
• Medical school – Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (graduated: 1986)

Appointments and postgraduate training

• Salihli State Hospital Emergency Department medical officer (October 1986 – May 1987)
• İzmir Engineer Training Brigade infirmary, medical officer (June 1987 – October 1988, military service)
• Ministry of Health Ankara Numune Hospital, Hızır Emergency Department, medical officer (November 1988 – June 1989)
• Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, 1st Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic — residency (July 1989 – September 1993)
• Board certification: 25 September 1993
• The London Hospital Medical College, Bone and Joint Research Unit — research on hip and knee arthroplasty with Mr M. A. R. Freeman (March 1992 – April 1992)
• Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, 1st Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic — senior registrar (October 1993 – July 1995)
• Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology — Assistant Professor (August 1995 – 2000)
• Osaka University Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan — postdoctoral fellow, Sports Medicine Service; research on knee and ankle arthroscopy and surgery with Prof. Konsei Shino (October 1995 – March 1997)
• Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Japan
• Shoulder arthroscopy and surgery fellowship with Prof. Minoru Yoneda (December 1996 – March 1997)
• Associate professorship examination: 2 November 1999
• Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology — Associate Professor (August 2000 – 2005)
• Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology — Professor (August 2005 – March 2016)
• Retired from the professorship, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (March 2016)
• Private Medinova Hospital, Aydın — Chairman of the Board, Medical Director and consultant in the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic (March 2016 – present)

Specialty thesis

• Soft-tissue surgery in the treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)

Additional training

• Knee, shoulder and ankle arthroscopy and surgery
• The London Hospital Medical College, London, United Kingdom
• Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
• Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Professional memberships

• Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (TOTBİD)
• Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery (TUSYAD)
• EFORT (European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
• ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
• ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy)

Invited talks

• Has spoken at more than 150 national and international seminars, symposia and conferences, almost all on sports injuries, arthroscopy and knee surgery.
• Has attended more than 200 national and international meetings, almost all on sports injuries, arthroscopy and knee surgery.

Publications

• Author of more than 100 scientific publications, 10 of them international, almost all on sports injuries, arthroscopy and knee surgery.