Prof. Dr. Yuksel YURTTAS
Orthopaedic Surgeon | Limb Lengthening Specialist
Dr. Yüksel Yurttaş is an orthopaedic surgeon with over 25 years of medical experience, specialising in limb lengthening surgery.
Born on May 17, 1973, Dr. Yurttaş began his medical career at Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA), graduating in 1997 before completing his specialisation in Orthopaedics and Traumatology. During his military career, he worked in several military hospitals in Türkiye and gained experience treating a wide range of orthopaedic conditions, including combat-related injuries.
After 15 years of military service, Dr. Yurttaş moved into private healthcare and increasingly focused his clinical practice on limb lengthening surgery. He has experience with both internal and external limb lengthening methods and works with a multidisciplinary team that includes physiotherapists, rehabilitation professionals and patient coordinators.
Since 2017, Dr. Yurttaş has led the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department at Esencan International Hospital in Istanbul, where he treats patients from Türkiye and abroad. His clinical team supports patients throughout the surgical, lengthening and rehabilitation phases of treatment.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr. Yurttaş is a faculty member at Esenyurt University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, where he contributes to the education of future healthcare professionals. He also provides professional training for orthopaedic surgeons in limb lengthening techniques.
Medicine also has a strong presence in his family. His twin brother is an ear, nose and throat specialist, while his son, a medical school graduate, is pursuing a specialisation in orthopaedics.
Dr. Yuksel Yurttas presenting on 'Complications of Deformity Surgery' at the 32nd National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress, sharing insights into challenges and solutions in deformity correction and limb lengthening procedures.
EXPERIENCE
- Trainee Doctor – GATA Trainee and Course Division, (1997-1998)
- 30 Yt. Infirmary Chief Medical Officer – 70. Mknz. P. Tug. 1. Tnk. tb. Command of Cizre/Sırnak, (1998-2000)
- Research Assistant, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Military Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, (2000-2004)
- Cover. and Trav. Specialist, Girne Military Hospital, Cyprus, (2004-2006)
- Cover. and Trav. Specialist, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Military Medical Faculty, Cyprus, (2004-2006)
- Assist. Assoc. Dr., Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Military Medical Faculty, (2007-2012)
- International Fellow in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Duke University School of Medicine, NC, USA (2010-2011)
- Assoc. Dr., Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Military Medical Faculty, (2012-2016)
- Assoc. Dr., Private Esencan Hospital, 2017
EDUCATION
- Faculty of Medicine Graduated from GATA MEDICAL FACULTY (1997)
- Place and Year of Specialization: GATA Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2004)
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC COURSES
1) First and Emergency Aid, Emergency Medicine, Basic Life Support (Basic) Course. GATA First and Emergency Aid and Training Center 29 December -09 January 1998/Ankara
2) Basic Ilizarov Course 19-20 April 2001 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Adana
3) Advanced Ilizarov Course 13-14 April 2002 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Adana
4) Term Athlete Health Course. 11-15 November 2002. GATA Ankara
5) Infantile Hip Ultrasound Reading and Evaluation Course 27 December 2003
6) Microsurgery Course 19-23 April 2004 GATA Ankara
7) Pediatric orthopedics mobile advanced training course. 10-15 May 2004 Bursa-Eskisehir-Ankara.
8) 3rd Meeting of the ASAMI International. 27-29 May 2004. Istanbul
9) TOTBID-TOTEK Orthopedics and Traumatology Basic Sciences and Research Summer School. 21-24 August 2004. Konya
10) GATA First Orthopedics and Traumatology Days Minimally Invasive Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty. 27 November 2006. Ankara
11) AAOS-TSOT Education Program. April 24-26 2008 Antalya.
12) Orthopedic Trauma and Functional Fracture Treatment Course with International Participation 8 November 2008. GATA Ankara
13) MedCalcTurkey user training series-1. Introduction to clinical research: Design Analysis Publication. 22-23 November 2008
14) Ethical Approach Course in Clinical Research. August 8, 2009
15) Minimally Invasive and Locked Plate Osteosynthesis Course. 9-10 October 2009
16) MedCalcTurkey user training series-1. Introduction to clinical research: Design Analysis Publication. 22-23 November 2008
17) XXIII Course on Musculoskeletal Pathology. 8-12 February Bologna Italy.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIUMS
1) Ilizarov Applications in Upper Extremity Problems. 9. Istanbul Hand Club Scientific Meetings. January 18, 2003.
2) National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress. 18-23 October 2003 Istanbul
3) 11th International Biomedical Science and Technology Days. 6-10 September. Ankara
4) Orthopedics Meeting. 12-16 April 2006. Antalya
5) TOTBID-TOTEK Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Congress. 4-5 November 2006. Ankara
6) National Prosthesis-Orthotics Congress with International Participation. 17-20 October 2007. Ankara
7) National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress. 23-28 October 2007 Ankara.
8) Current Approaches in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy Symposium. 2008 Ankara.
9) Orthopedics Meeting. 23-27 April 2008
10) Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Congress. 16-19 May 2008. Izmir
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Turkish Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- TOTBID Kecioren (Pediatric Orthopedics)
- TOTBID Arthroplasty Association
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