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1. Dr. Rıza İnan Kocaarslan, MD
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Op. Dr. Rıza İnan Kocaarslan was born in Muğla in 1981. After completing his education at Muğla Anatolian High School, he was admitted to Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1999.
In 2005, he began his training in the Department of Plastic Surgery at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital to pursue specialization. He earned his specialty in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery in 2011.
From 2012 to 2014, he worked at Isparta State Hospital. Between 2014 and 2017, he carried out his professional work at Alsancak Nevvar Salih İşgören State Hospital.
Since 2018, he has been providing medical services at his private clinic in Folkart Towers B-Tower, Bayraklı, İzmir.
Focusing on eyelid aesthetic surgeries, Op. Dr. Rıza İnan Kocaarslan has performed over 10,000 cases, making him one of the surgeons with the highest number of eyelid operations in Turkey.
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2. Doç. Dr. Berkay Akmaz
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Ophthalmology Specialist – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Berkay Akmaz was born in 1985 in İzmir. Due to his father’s profession, he completed his primary education in various cities. He began his medical education in 2003 at Gülhane Military Medical Academy and graduated as a medical doctor from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Berkay Akmaz ranked 25th in Turkey in the 2010 Medical Specialty Exam (TUS) and started his ophthalmology residency at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital. He completed his specialization in 2014.
Between 2014 and 2019, he worked as an ophthalmology specialist at Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. In 2019, he participated in the “Vitreoretinal Surgery Techniques Mini-Fellowship Program” in Germany. From 2019 to 2021, he continued his work at Manisa City Hospital.
In 2021, he passed the Chief Assistant exam and was appointed as Chief Assistant at the Ophthalmology Clinic of İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital. In the same year, the Council of Higher Education awarded him the title of Associate Professor in Ophthalmology and Surgery.
He received a postdoctoral research fellowship from TÜBİTAK and conducted scientific research for one year at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University, USA, one of the most advanced ophthalmology research hospitals. There, he worked in the Cornea, Cataract, Ocular Surface, and Refractive Surgery units and participated in numerous surgical and clinical applications.
In 2017, he passed the European Board Exam in Paris, earning the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma and the FEBO title. In the same year, he successfully completed the International Council of Ophthalmology exams in Optics & Refraction, Basic Sciences, and Clinical Sciences.
In 2018, he passed the advanced examination of the International Council of Ophthalmology, earning the FICO (Fellow of International Council of Ophthalmology) title.
He has authored or edited over 40 scientific articles, translations, book chapters, and books in national and international peer-reviewed journals. With thousands of surgeries performed to date, he continues to help patients using the highest quality devices and technologies.
Certificates and Titles
– International Council of Ophthalmology Optics & Refraction Certificate – 2017
– International Council of Ophthalmology Basic Sciences Certificate – 2017
– International Council of Ophthalmology Clinical Sciences Certificate – 2017
– European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma and FEBO title – 2017
– International Council of Ophthalmology Advanced Certificate and FICO title – 2018
– Associate Professor Certificate – 2021
He currently provides medical services at his private clinic in Alsancak, İzmir.
3. Prof. Dr. Yiğit Özer Tiftikcioğlu
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Prof. Dr. Yiğit Özer Tiftikcioğlu completed his medical education in 1999. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.
He completed his specialty training in Ankara Training and Research Hospital in the field of “Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery” and finished his aesthetic surgery training in 2005.
His first position as an aesthetic surgeon was at Bolu Köroğlu State Hospital for one year. In 2006, he began working as Chief Assistant in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Ege University Faculty of Medicine. He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2011.
Prof. Dr. Yiğit Özer Tiftikcioğlu became a specialist in “Hand Surgery” and “Oral, Maxillofacial, and Facial Surgery” between 2011 and 2012. He was awarded the title of Professor in 2017 and continues his career at Ege University Faculty of Medicine.
He served on the Board of Directors of the “Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery” for 2 years starting in 2016 and currently serves as the Ege region representative of the same society.
He currently provides medical services at his clinic in Alsancak, İzmir.
4. Dr. Abdülcebbar Siyer, MD
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Abdül Cebbar Siyer was born in Gaziantep in 1985. After completing his primary, secondary, and high school education there, he attended Marmara University Faculty of Medicine between 2002 and 2009.
Between 2010 and 2015, he completed his residency in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, earning his specialist title.
He fulfilled his compulsory service between 2015 and 2017 at Kilis State Hospital, completing his duties in May 2017.
Between 2017 and 2019, he served patients at his private practice in Alsancak, İzmir. Since 2019, he has been seeing patients at his practice in Bayraklı, İzmir. Dr. Abdül Cebbar Siyer is also a member of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.
