Prof Dr. Mithat Akan

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Mithat Akan

Personal Information:
Date of Birth: 1970
Place of Birth: Çankırı

Education:
Medical Degree: AU Faculty of Medicine
Specialization: Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital

Professional Experience:
Specialist and Chief Assistant: Kartal Training and Research Hospital (Until 2005)
Associate Professor: Received title in 2005
Assistant Clinical Chief: Kartal Training and Research Hospital (2005-2010)
Chief: Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic (2010-2013)
Professor: Medipol University, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Department (2013-present)
Private Practice: Started accepting patients in own office in January 2016

International Experience:
Worked in the United States of America (1997)
Specialized in Craniosynostosis, with ongoing intensive work in Turkey
Achievements:

First Prize: Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Workshop (2004)
Publications:
Over a hundred international and national articles
Contributions to various journals and books
Specialties in Oral, Facial and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Hand Surgery

Special Interests:
Rhinoplasty and Revision
Breast Aesthetics
Abdominal Aesthetics
Congenital Anomalies
Cleft Lip and Palate
Craniosynostosis
Jaw Ankylosis
Jaw Joint Disorders
Skin Tumors (especially Malignant Melanoma)

Professional Philosophy:
“One of the maxims that I consider indispensable in my professional life is patient satisfaction and the establishment of a bond of trust between the patient and the physician.”

Memberships:
Interplast Turkey Association
Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Association
Turkish Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Maxillofacial and Maxillofacial Surgeons Association
Emergency Hand and Microsurgery Association

Projects:

Dynamic Cranioplasty Traction Methods for Craniosynostosis: Experimental study in a rabbit model
Histological and Biomechanical Evaluation of the Effects of Inbred Stress and Antidepressant (Fluoxetine) Use on Tendon Healing in Rats
Effect of Fat Graft on Postfrontal Suture Closure in Craniosynostotic Rat Model
Comparison of the Effect of Isogenically Prepared Platelet Rich Plasma on Composite Graft Viability in Rabbit Model with Control Group
Evaluation of the Permanence and Viability of Cartilage Graft and Bone Graft Shaped with Autogenously Obtained Fibrin Adhesive
Operative Indication Evaluation of Mandibular Condyle Fractures with Finite Element Analysis

Administrative Duties:

Chief Resident: Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic. Chief Assistant, 2001-2005
Assistant Chief: Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, 2005-2010
Editorial Advisor Board Member: Kartal Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal
Clinic Chief: Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, 2010-2013
Professor: Medipol University Hospital, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, 2013-2015
Editorial Advisor Board Member and TPREC Journal Section Editor: Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal, 2011-Present
TPREC Association Assistant Competition Board Member, 2012-Present
Treasurer: Maxillofacial Surgeons Association, 2012-Present
Board Member: Emergency Hand and Microsurgery Association, 20XX-Present