Omer Faruk Bilgen

Professor Omer Faruk Bilgen is a highly respected orthopedist-traumatologist with a career spanning over 35 years. He specializes in a broad array of orthopedic procedures, with a particular focus on total knee, hip, and shoulder replacements, revision arthroplasty, and hip dislocation treatment. He performs approximately 650 surgeries each year and is an active contributor to medical literature, frequently publishing articles in national and international orthopedic journals and presenting new surgical techniques at scientific conferences.

Achievements

• Received the title of Professor in 2002.
• Performs approximately 650 orthopedic surgeries annually.
• Served as an Education Advisor and Lecturer for STRYKER, USA.
• Presented ‘Intraoperative Two-Stage Evaluation of Muscle Contractures in Crowe Type IV Hips in Total Hip Arthroplasty (A New Surgical Technique)’ at a Congress Program.

Membership

• Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).
• President of the Turkish Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Association.
• President of the Association of Bursa Healthcare Institutions.
• Member of the Supreme Advisory Council for the Turkish Health and Tourism Board.

Education

• Graduated from Istanbul Cerrahpasa University, Faculty of Medicine in 1981.
• Received specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology from Uludag University in 1989.