Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Refik ÖZERDEM, Antalya

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Refik ÖZERDEM

Specialist Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery

Practice: A-Plast Cosmetic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic

Address: Yeşilbahçe Mah, Gökhan İş Merkezi, B Block, Kat 3, No 14, Metin Kasapoğlu Cad, Lara, Antalya, Turkey

Phone: +90 242 322 93 90

 

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After graduating from the Cukorova University specialising in Plastic & Reconstructive surgery Dr.Ömer Özerdem continued his training at leading hospitals in the USA until returning to Turkey as a private surgeon.  As founder of the brand name A-Plast and his clinic of the same name in Antalya Dr Özerdem’s philosophy is to provide the safest, highest quality treatment & care to achieve best results & long term patient satisfaction.

Dr Ömer Özerdem is dedicated to progress & world class surgery. He continually strives to increase his knowledge & remain at the forefront of Cosmetyic Suregry progress & innovation both in Turkey & İnternationally. He actively participates in native-foreign courses, seminars & has multiple articles & book chapters published in different countries.

Dr Özerdem is a member of the Turkish Association of Medical Doctors, the Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons,the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, İnternational memberships include European Board, İnternational Confederation & the American Society of Plastic Suergeons (Corresponding)

Professional interest & focus

Cosmetic surgery, facial surgery, after weight loss surgery

Training

1985-1991 Resident: Ege University, Ege Medical School, İzmir, Turkey.

1992-1998 Resident: Çukurova University, Dept .of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery,

1998-2000 Research Fellow: Post Grad.Pittsburgh University, Plastic Surgery Div, Pittsburgh, USA                                                                                                                                                        

Career History 

2000-2002 Academic Member: Başkent University, Adana Hospital, Dept of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

2002-2003 Fellow: Face-Head and Jaw Surgery, Miami Children’s Hospital & Miami University, Miami,  FL, USA Postgraduate Program.                                            

2002-2003 Fellow: Face-Head & Jaw Surgery Cedars Medical Cent, Plastic Surgery, Miami, FLorida, USA

2003-2005 Clinical Chief: Başkent University, Adana Hospital, Dept. of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Associated Professor.

2005 Clinical Chief: Başkent University, Adana Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

2005-2006 Fellow: Aesthetic Surgery Alabama University, Birmingham, AL, USA, Postgraduate Program.

2005-2006 Academic Member: Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Alabama University, Birmingham, AL, USA, Plastic Surgery.

2005-2006 Academic Member: Plastic Surgery Coopergreen Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA, Division of Hand Surgery.

2006- Company President: Private Practice; Antalya, Turkey

Additional Training Certifcates & Courses Attended

1999 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

2003 Miami University, Miami, FL, USA Microsurgery

2005 Balkan Soc of Burns & Plastic Surgery Conference

2006 Southern Cyprus Society of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Conference

2007 Vanderbilt University Nashville USA Hair Transplantation Certificate

2007 Mountain Brook Plastic Surgery Centre, Alabhama, USA, Non surgical & Anti-Ageing Seminar

2008 Turkish Soc. Of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Conference

2009 Turkish Soc. Of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Conference

2010 Turkish Soc. Of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery İnt. Conference

2011 The Cutting Edge Facial Rejuv, Aesthetic Surgery Symposium

2012 İnternational English Language Testing System

Memberships & Professional affiliations

1. American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Corresponding)

2. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

3. European Boards of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

4. INTERPLAST-Turkiye

5. Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

6. International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

7. Turkish Association of Medical Doctors

8. Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

9. Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

10. International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Published Articles & Book Chapters

1. Ozerdem O.R., Andrades P., Vasconez L.O., de la Torre J. "Endoscopic Forehead Lifting", Simplified Facial Plastic Surgery. ed. M.A. Shiffman et al., SpringerVerlag Heidelberg 2007, 437-443.

2. Ozerdem O.R., Andrades P., Vasconez L.O., de la Torre J. "Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Midface Lift", Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. ed. M.A. Shiffman et al., Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 2007, 505-523.

3. Gamboa-Bobadilla M., Ozerdem O.R., Vasconez L.O., "Adjunctive Surgical Procedures To Improve The Facelift Results", Reoperative Aesthetic and PlasticSurgery, ed. J. Grotting 2006.4

4. Wolfe, S.A. and Ozerdem O.R., "Post-traumatic Post-surgical Orbital Deformities", Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery, ed. J.G. McCarthy 2005, 265-273.

5. Wolfe, S.A., Rivas-Torres M., Ozerdem O.R., "Reconstruction of the Periorbital Adnexae", Plastic Surgery Second Edition, ed. S.J. Mathes, V.R Hentz, S.E. Weinberger, W.B. Saunders, Boston, 2006, Vol 3, 733-763.

6. Wolfe, S.A., Rivas-Torres M., Ozerdem O.R., "Acquired Facial Bone Deformities", Plastic Surgery Second Edition, ed. S.J. Mathes, V.R Hentz, S.E. Weinberger, W.B. Saunders, Boston, Vol 3, 2006, 563-607

Articles

1. Ozerdem, O.R., O. Kıvanç, I. Tuncer et al., "Callotasis in Nonvascularized BoneGrafts and the Role of Periosteum: A New Contribution to the Concept of Distraction Osteogenesis," Ann. Plast. Surg., 41, 148-155 (1998). Discussion: McCarthy, J.G., Ann. Plast. Surg., 41, 155 (1998).

2. Ozerdem, O.R., M. Yavuz, O. Kıvanç et al., "Callotasis in a Fasciosteal Flap Model: Part II, a New Contribution to the Concept of Distraction Osteogenesis," Ann. Plast.Surg., 42, 76-82 (1999).

3. Ozerdem, O.R., R. Anlatıcı, T. Maral et al., "Modified Free-Nipple-Graft Reduction Mammaplasty to Increase Breast Projection with Superior and Inferior Dermoglandular Flaps," Ann. Plast. Surg., 49, 506-510 (2002).

4. Ozerdem, O.R., O. Şen, R. Anlatıcı, et al., "Osteogaleal Flaps in Pediatric Cranioplasty," Ann. Plast. Surg., 49, 127-132 (2002).

5. Ozerdem, O.R., R. Anlatıcı, O. Şen, et al., "Prefabricated Galeal Flap Based onSuperficial Temporal and Posterior Auricular Vessels," Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 111, 2166-2175 (2003).5

6. Ozerdem, O.R., R. Anlatıcı, T. Bahar et al., "Roles of Periosteum, Dura and Adjacent Bone on Healing of Cranial Osteonecrosis," J. Craniofac. Surg., 14, 371-380 (2003).Discussion: Aalami, O.O., Randall P. Nacamuli, Michael T. Longaker, J.Craniofac. Surg., 14, 380-382 (2003).

7. Ozerdem, O.R., S.A. Wolfe, D. Marshall, "Use of Skin Substitutes in Pediatric Patients," J. Craniofac. Surg., 14, 517-520 (2003).

8. Ozerdem O.R., Vasconez L.O.de la Torre J. "Upper Face Lifting", Facial Plast SurgClin North Am 14, 159-65 (2006).

9. Aojanepong, C., Ozerdem O.R., H.W. Losken, "Shortening of Mandibular Linear Distance with Multivector Distraction," J. Craniofac. Surg., 12, 505-514 (2001).

10. Anlatıcı, R., Ozerdem O.R., C. Dalay, et al., "A Retrospective Analysis of 1,083 Turkish Patients with Serious Burns," Burns, 28, 231-237 (2002).

11. Anlatıcı, R., Ozerdem O.R., C. Dalay, et al., "A Retrospective Analysis of 1,083 Turkish Patients with Serious Burns: Part 2- Burn Care, Survival and Mortality," Burns, 28, 239-243 (2002).

12. Sen O, Ozerdem OR. Fronto-Orbital Leptomeningeal Cyst Manifested withExophthalmus. J Craniofac Surg. 16, 668-72, (2005).

13. Seyhan T, Ozerdem OR. Upper eyelid fistula caused by chronic frontal sinusitis.J Craniofac Surg. 2005 Jan;16(1):171-4.

14. Seyhan T., Ozerdem O.R. Microsurgery training on discarded abdominoplasty material. Plast Reconstr Surg. 117, 2536-7, (2006).

15. Seyhan T., Ozerdem O.R. Severe complete pachydermoperiostosis (TouraineSolente-Gole syndrome). Dermatol Surg. 31(11 Pt 1), 1465-7, (2005).

16. Kayaselcuk, F., U. Kayaselcuk, Ozerdem O.R. et al., "Posttraumatic Lipogranulomaof the Hand," Ann. Plast. Surg., 48, 223-224 (2002).6 17. Kayaselcuk, F., U. Kayaselcuk, Ozerdem O.R. et al., "Leiomyosarcoma of the Thumb: A Case Report and Literature Review," Eur. J. Plast. Surg., 25, 41-43 (2002).

18. Sen O, Atalay B, Ozerdem OR et al. Management of Fronto-Orbital Sphenoidal and Facial Osteosarcoma: A Case With Uncommon Localization.J Craniofac Surg. 2005 May;16(3):470-473.

19. Kayaselcuk, F., I. Tuncer, B. Demirhane, U. Kayaselçuk, Ozerdem O.R., "Vimentin,Smooth Muscle Actin, Desmin, S-100 Protein, P53, and Estrogen Receptor Expressionin Elastofıbroma and Nodular Fasciitis," Ann. Diag. Pathol., 6, 94-99 (2002).

20. Chong, S., R. Mitchell, A. Moursi, P. Winnard, H.W. Losken, J. Bradley, O. Ozerdem, et al., "Rescue of Coronal Suture Fusion Using Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 3 (TgfB3) in Rabbits with Delayed-Onset Craniosynostosis" Anat. Rec., 274A, 962-971 (2003).