Dr. İlker Yazıcı

Dr. İlker YAZICI, born in Ankara in 1975, graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. In the same year, he began his specialization in the Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. In 2004, Dr. Yazıcı obtained his Plastic Surgery Specialist degree and worked as a Research Fellow in the Plastic Surgery/Microsurgery Department affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA for a period of 1 year and 3 months between 2004 and 2005.

During this time, he published numerous original articles. Among these are the first live applications of facial bone transplantation and tooth transplantation while preserving nutrition. In addition to facial transplantation, he gained experience in microcirculation, tissue freezing techniques, and experimental nerve surgery during this period.