Barış Özkul

2026

Associate Professorship Title

Orthopedics and Traumatology – Interuniversity Council of Turkey (ÜAK).

2014

Medical Specialization

Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Thesis: Mid-term results of corrections with smart circular external fixator in lower extremity deformities.

2008

Bachelor's Degree (Medical Education)

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English).

October 2014 – June 2026

Specialist Doctor / Associate Professor

T.C. Ministry of Health Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

July 2014 – October 2014

Specialist Doctor

Şebinkarahisar State Hospital, Giresun.

March 2009 – March 2014

Resident Doctor / Research Assistant

Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

2019

TOTEK Board Certification Exam

Turkish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Education Council Board Certification Exam.

2018

AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) – Scientific Meeting Attendance, Las Vegas, USA.

2017

International / National Publications

Numerous SCI/SCIE indexed articles, primarily in Q1 and Q2 ranked international journals, and authorship of national book chapters (e.g., TOTBİD Review Journal, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research).

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2018

National Congress Speaking Engagements

Invited keynote speaker and panelist at National TOTBİD Congresses and Limb Reconstruction Schools on topics such as "Lengthening Over Nail (LON)", "Intramedullary Lengthening Over Nail", and "Distal Femur Osteotomies".

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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Association - Board Member (2021 – 2025) | Member (2019 – Present)

TOTEK (Turkish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Education Council) – Member (2019 – Present)

TOTBİD (Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) – Member (2014 – Present)

TOTDER (Turkish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society) – Member (2012 – Present)