Brief About Dr. A. Kadir Bacakoglu
Dr. A. Kadir Bacakoglu is a highly experienced Orthopedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon specializing in hand and wrist surgery, as well as shoulder surgery. With over 29 years of experience in the field, he is considered a leading expert in orthopedics and trauma. Dr. Bacakoglu is affiliated with various prestigious medical societies, including the Turkish Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turkish Society of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, American Society of Hand Surgery (ASSH), European Federation of Hand Surgery Associations, and World Federation of Hand Surgery Societies.
He obtained his medical degree from Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir in 1992, and completed his specialization at Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Bacakoglu also pursued further training at Hamburg University Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinics in 1995 and received a fellowship from the Association of Orthopedic Research, Switzerland in the same year.
Dr. Bacakoglu’s expertise lies in hand surgery, including the treatment of congenital hand and foot anomalies, upper extremity deficiencies and deformities, post-partum cerebral palsy, spasticity, arthroscopic surgeries of the elbow, shoulder, and wrist, wrist fractures, radius and ulna fractures, scaphoid fractures, elbow pain, tennis/golfer’s elbow, trigger finger, and plexus and nerve injuries. He has also served as an associate professor jury member of the Interuniversity Board and has guided students in completing their theses.
Furthermore, Dr. Bacakoglu actively participates in various national and international meetings and conferences, where he presents posters and papers. He is involved in multiple publications as an editor, referee, co-author, and translator of book chapters. His dedication to advancing the field of orthopedics is evident through his extensive contributions to scientific literature.
