Dr. Kayhan Turan, Orthopedic surgeon, Spinal cord injury specialist - Bursa, Turkey

Bio:

• The founder and head-chief of Turan & Turan Health Group as well as the Robotic Orthopedic Surgery Center.
• The first orthopedic surgeon who performed a robotic-assisted total knee and hip arthroplasty in Turkey.
• He is also the most experienced surgeon in the field of robotic-assisted arthroplasty in Turkey and the whole region.
• He performed more than 2000 knees and hip robotic-assisted arthroplasty.
• He has more than 25 years of experience in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

Sub-Specialists:

• Robotic Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery
• Joint Prosthesis Surgery
• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Regenerative Orthopedics

Technologies:

• Robot machines for joint surgeries
• Special ways to fix knees that help them move better
• Journey II Knee Prosthesis to make knees feel strong

Where He Learned:

• Chicago, USA (1997): Learned at Northwestern University about bones and joints

• Turkey (1993-1998): Studied bones at Uludag University

• Turkey (1985-1992): Went to medical school at Istanbul University

 Detailed Education Information:

• Kayhan TURAN, MD started to work as a Research Assistant Doctor in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of Uludag University Faculty of Medicine in 1993, after graduating from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1992.
• Dr. Kayhan TURAN completed his Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialization training at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 1998.
• In 1997, at the Northwestern University School of Medicine Sports Orthopedics clinic in Chicago, United States, he worked with James Hill, MD and Gordon Nuber, MD and prepared his specialty thesis on patients who had shoulder surgery here. During his stay in Chicago, he attended courses as a staff assistant at the American Orthopedic Learning Center.
• Kayhan Turan, MD was working in Bursa Cekirge State Hospital Orthopedics Clinic between 1999-2007 as well as he has been the medical director of the Turan&Turan Bone Muscle Joint Health Centersince 1999 and the Robotic Orthopedic Surgery Center which established in 2016.

Fun Learning Trips:

• 2001: Learned shoulder surgery in Chicago

• 2002: Learned about feet and ankles in Chicago

• 2003-2004: Learned tricky knee surgeries in Germany

• Rush University, Chicago: Watched sports doctors work

• 2014: Learned hip surgery tricks in Minnesota, USA

• 2012-2013: Learned a new way to fix knees in Sacramento, USA

Dr. Kayhan Turan - Learning and Teaching Journey

• 2001: Dr. Turan learned about shoulder surgeries with Dr. Gordon Nuber at Northwestern University School of Medicine.

• 2002: He studied foot and ankle surgeries with Dr. Armen S. Kelikian at Northwestern University.

• 2003-2004: Dr. Turan practiced tricky knee surgeries at Jakob Grevenstein's clinic in Mainz, Germany.

• Rush University, Chicago: He watched Dr. Brian Cole work on sports injuries to learn more.

• 2014: Dr. Turan learned advanced hip surgeries from Dr. Christopher Larson in Minnesota, USA, making him one of the first doctors in Turkey to do hip arthroscopy.

• 2012-2013: He learned a special way to fix knees from Dr. Stephen Howell in Sacramento, USA, and became the first doctor in Turkey to use this kinematic knee surgery method.

Big Achievements:

• 2016: Dr. Turan did the first robot knee surgery in Turkey.

• 2018: He did the first robot hip surgery in Turkey.

• Over 2,000 Surgeries: Dr. Turan has helped many people with robot-assisted knee and hip surgeries.

• Teacher: Dr. Turan teaches other doctors in Turkey and other countries how to use robots for knee surgeries. He continues teaching at TT Orthopedic Academy.