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1. Dr. Zeynep Erol, MD
ENT Specialist Op. Dr. Zeynep Nur Erol was born in 1987 in Adana. She graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2011.
In 2011, she worked as an emergency doctor at 112 Emergency Service. Between 2012 and 2017, she completed her residency at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Clinic. During this period, she participated in numerous meetings, trainings, and cadaver studies focused on rhinoplasty and facial aesthetics.
From 2017 to 2019, she worked as an ENT specialist at Artvin Hopa State Hospital, performing a large number of rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic procedures.
In 2018, she trained as an observer doctor at University of Pittsburgh, Head and Neck Surgery Clinic. In 2019, she continued as an observer doctor at New York Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic.
Op. Dr. Zeynep Erol currently serves patients at her private clinic in Adana Seyhan.
2. Dr. Zeynel Abidin Erkan, MD
Born in 1978 in Diyarbakır, Dr. Zeynel Abidin Erkan graduated from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed his ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) residency at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2006.
For the past 10 years, he has been working intensively in Adana, focusing particularly on rhinoplasty. He has published numerous scientific articles in both national and international journals covering rhinoplasty and other ENT-related fields.
Dr. Erkan currently serves patients at his private clinic in Adana Seyhan.
3. Prof. Dr. Can Alper Çağıcı
Dr. Can Alper ÇAĞICI was born in 1971 in Adana. He attended Adana Yavuzlar Primary School until 3rd grade and completed his primary education at Silifke Ahmet Necati Hancıoğlu Primary School in 1981.
He continued his education at Silifke Atatürk Middle School (1981–1984) and Adana Baraj High School (1984–1987). He received his medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1987–1996).
He completed his specialty training in ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1997–2001) and started working at Başkent University Adana Practice and Research Center in 2001.
He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2009 and Professor in 2017. He continues his work at his private clinic.
4. Dr. Selman Doğantemur, MD
I was born in 1987 in Adana. I completed my primary and secondary education in Adana. I attended Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine for my medical education from 2005 to 2012, and received my specialty training in Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) at Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital from 2012 to 2018.
Between 2018 and 2019, I worked at Osmaniye Kadirli State Hospital, and from 2019 to 2021 at a private hospital in Adana as an ENT specialist. Since May 2021, I have been seeing patients at my private clinic.
Since my residency, I have been particularly interested in rhinoplasty and facial aesthetics, and I have participated in numerous trainings and congresses both nationally and internationally.
5. Dr. Emrah Efe Aslaner, MD
Op. Dr. Emrah Efe Aslaner was born in 1983 in Adana. He completed his primary education in 1993 at Adana Cebesoy Primary School, and his secondary education in 2001 at Adana Anadolu High School and Özel Çukurova Bilfen Schools. Between 2001 and 2002, he studied at Wichita Northwest High School in Kansas, USA, on a Turkish Cultural Foundation scholarship and graduated from high school there.
In 2002, he began his medical education at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa English Faculty of Medicine. During his studies, he completed internships in Plastic and General Surgery in Spain (2005), the Czech Republic (2006), and the USA (2007). In 2008, he started his specialty training at Çukurova University in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery after passing the Medical Specialty Exam.
In 2014, he completed his specialty training with a thesis titled “Comparison of Different Repair Methods Used in Breast Reconstructions Using Autologous Tissue or Implants.” The same year, he passed the Turkish National Competency Exam for Plastic Surgery and the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) exam in Brussels (written) and Helsinki (oral), obtaining European equivalency.
He served his compulsory service at Osmaniye State Hospital for 3 years as the region’s only Plastic Surgery specialist, also consulting for four affiliated hospitals. During this time, he successfully performed numerous surgeries including rhinoplasty, breast, eyelid, ear, and body aesthetics, congenital facial and hand anomalies, emergency facial fractures and injuries, skin cancers, burns, and microsurgical trauma operations.
In 2017, he joined Adana Başkent University to focus on academic work and perform surgeries in Adana. Dr. Aslaner is fluent in English, proficient in Spanish, and a member of Turkish and European Plastic Surgery Associations, continuing both surgical practice and academic research in all areas of plastic surgery.
