About
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsa Özbay is an ENT & Rhinoplasty Surgeon based in Istanbul. A graduate of Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (2006), he completed ENT residency at Istanbul Haseki Training & Research Hospital (2011), served as an Assistant Professor at Dumlupınar University, and obtained the title of Associate Professor in 2018. He completed a 6‑month research fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Clinical focus: functional & aesthetic rhinoplasty, septoplasty, tonsil/adenoid surgery, ventilation tubes and tympanoplasty.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsa Özbay
ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) and Rhinoplasty Surgeon in Istanbul with combined academic and clinical background. He provides functional breathing improvement together with natural aesthetic results.
Education & Academic Career
- MD – Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (2006)
- ENT Residency – Istanbul Haseki Training & Research Hospital (2011)
- Assistant Professor – Dumlupınar University, Department of ENT (from 2013)
- Research Fellowship – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology (6 months)
- Associate Professor of ENT – 2018
Clinical Focus
- Rhinoplasty (aesthetic & functional) and septoplasty
- Tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
- Ventilation tube placement and tympanoplasty
Awards & Publications
Recipient of a national quality award in rhinoplasty; numerous publications and presentations in national and international platforms; reviewer for several journals.
- Completed specialty at Istanbul Kartal Training and Research Hospital Orthopedics 2005-2010
- Special interest in spine surgery during specialty training
- Observer at Florence Nightingale Spine Surgery Department in 2007
- Over 15 years, participated in many national and international spine surgery meetings, courses as instructor, participant, and invited speaker
- Performed spine surgeries in many countries abroad
- In 2016, selected as research fellow in spine surgery by Turkish Spine Society (Türk Omurga Derneği tarafından omurga cerrahisinde araştırmacı doktor olarak seçilmiş)
- Worked as observer and research fellow at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Spine Center with Dr. Vedat Deviren (Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde Kaliforniya Üniversitesi San Francisco Omurga Merkezi'nde Dr. Vedat Deviren'in yanında gözlemci ve araştırmacı doktor olarak çalışmıştır)
- Conducted scientific studies with Dr. Deviren and team during UCSF fellowship
- Started at Memorial Hospital in 2021
- Founded Memorial Hospital Spine Surgery Center in 2023 (Memorial Hastanesi'nde Omurga Cerrahisi Merkezi'ni kurmuştur)
- Expertise areas: Adult and pediatric spine deformities, spine tumors, degenerative spine diseases, lumbar/cervical/thoracic disc herniations, spondylolisthesis (bel kayması), spinal stenosis (dar kanal), spine fractures, spine infections, rheumatologic spine diseases (Ankylosing spondylitis, Forestier disease/DISH, rheumatoid arthritis), congenital spine problems, neuromuscular and syndromic spine diseases
- Advanced and neglected severe scoliosis and kyphosis surgeries
- New generation scoliosis treatments
- OLIF, XLIF (minimally invasive) surgeries in adult patients
- Minimally invasive spine reconstruction surgeries
- Microscopic lumbar, cervical, and thoracic disc surgeries
- Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for elderly spine fractures
- Revision surgeries for spine deformities after failed back surgeries
- Philosophy: 'Dr. Oltulu aims to restore movement ability for each patient to live a healthy and pain-free life. He takes care to establish trust-based and sincere doctor-patient relationships even in difficult cases. For Dr. Oltulu, the greatest reward is seeing meaningful improvement in patients' quality of life and restoring their former freedom of movement' (Zorlu vakalarda dahi, güvene dayalı ve samimi bir doktor-hasta ilişkisi kurmaya özen gösterir)
- Own clinic in Istanbul Şişli
- Health tourism authorization certificate
- Active blog with latest spine surgery topics
- YouTube channel with educational videos
- Social media active: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Arthroscopy
- Disc Replacement
- Fracture Care
- Joint Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Orthopedic Trauma Surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Surgery
- Sports Injury Treatment
- 🇹🇷 Turkish
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist - Istanbul Kartal Training and Research Hospital (2010)
- Research Fellow - Turkish Spine Society Selection (2016)
- Fellowship - University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Spine Center (2016)
- Professor
- International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate
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