Assoc. Prof. Özcan Kaya

Assoc. Prof. Özcan Kaya
Academic Title :
Assoc. Prof.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan Kaya is an orthopedics and traumatology specialist practicing at Medical Park TEM Hospital, with expertise in spine surgery, knee and hip prosthesis, and fracture surgery. He completed his medical education and orthopedic residency at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, with observational training in spine surgery at Thomas Jefferson University & Rothmann Institute in the USA. He also served as a Clinical Fellow with the Istanbul Scoliosis and Spine Surgery Team at Florence Nightingale Hospital and holds memberships in several national and international professional societies.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • 2001–2007: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Medical Degree (MD)
  • 2007–2013: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology
  • During residency: Observer Doctor at Thomas Jefferson University & Rothmann Institute (USA) – Spine Surgery

Areas of Interest

  • Spine Surgery
  • Knee and Hip Prosthesis
  • Closed and Open Trauma Surgery
  • Closed (Minimally Invasive) Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
  • Cervical Disc
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Major and Minor Bone Fracture Surgery
  • 2015–2016: İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital – Istanbul Scoliosis and Spine Surgery Team (Clinical Fellow)
  • 2013–2015: İstanbul Arnavutköy State Hospital – Mandatory State Service
  • Medical Park TEM Hospital
  • Scoliosis Research Society (Candidate Member)
  • Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Union Association (Member)
  • Turkish Spine Society (Member)
  • Spine Branch of the Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Union Association (General Secretary of the Board of Directors)
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