About
Prof. Dr. Uğur Haklar – Orthopedics & Spine Surgery Specialist
Prof. Dr. Uğur Haklar is a highly experienced Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist based in Istanbul, with 38 years of medical practice. He completed his education at Hacettepe University and specialized at GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital. Dr. Haklar gained international expertise through fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Baylor College in the USA. He currently serves as a professor at Nişantaşı University and operates from his private practice, Prof. Dr. Uğur Haklar Muayenehanesi. His specialized services include arthroscopic knee surgery, robotic knee procedures (MAKOplasty), sports injuries treatment, meniscus and cartilage surgeries, and knee prosthesis operations.
Prof. Dr. Uğur Haklar - Orthopedics & Spine Surgery Specialist
Prof. Dr. Uğur Haklar was born on November 30, 1969 in Ankara. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Ankara. He graduated from Hacettepe University Medical Faculty in 1987 and completed his Orthopedics and Traumatology specialization at GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital between 1996-2001.
International Experience
He gained international experience with a fellowship at Harvard Medical School's Knee Surgery Department in 2004 and at Baylor College School of Medicine's Sports Medicine Department in Houston, Texas, USA for 3 months in 1995.
Academic Career
Dr. Haklar became an Assistant Associate Professor in 2007 at GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic and achieved his Associate Professor (Doçent) title on June 19, 2012. He retired from the Turkish Armed Forces in January 2014 and started working at Baypark Hospital in the private sector. In 2015, he joined Nişantaşı University as an associate professor faculty member and was appointed to the professorship position on November 20, 2017. He currently serves as a faculty member at Nişantaşı University and works as a specialist doctor in his private practice.
Professional Roles
Throughout his career, he has held important administrative positions including Meniscus Committee Chairman of the Turkish Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Society (2013-2016), Liv Hospital Ulus Orthopedics Department Chairman (2013-2015), and Accreditation Committee Information Management Chairman at Acıbadem Healthcare Group (2004-2007).
Academic Contributions
He has made significant academic contributions with 25 international and 22 national publications in peer-reviewed journals, translated 12 book chapters, authored 4 chapters in Turkish scientific textbooks, and received a national science award.
Current Practice
In addition to his work at Knee Clinic and Liv Hospital Ulus, he continues his duties as a faculty member at Bahçeşehir University Medical Faculty Orthopedics and Traumatology Department.
Expertise
His expertise includes Arthroscopic Knee Surgery, MAKOplasty (Robotic Knee Surgery), Non-Surgical Knee Treatments, Sports Injuries Around the Knee, Knee Ligament Surgeries, Knee Cartilage Operations and Transplantations, Meniscus Surgery and Transplantations, Knee Fractures, and Knee Prosthesis procedures.
Educational Background
- Medical Doctor - Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, 1987
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist - Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, 1988-1992
- Associate Professor in Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, 2010
- Professor in Orthopedics - Bahçeşehir University Medical Faculty, 2016
Professional Achievements
- 1987: Hacettepe University Medical Faculty graduate
- 1995: Baylor College School of Medicine - Sports Medicine Department (Houston, Texas, USA) - 3 months
- 2004: Harvard Medical School - Knee Surgery Department Fellow
- 2006-2011: Turkish Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Society Board Member
- 2004-2007: Accreditation Committee Information Management Chairman - Acıbadem Healthcare Group
- 2013-2015: Liv Hospital Ulus Orthopedics Department Chairman
- 2013-2016: Meniscus Committee Chairman - Turkish Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Society
- International publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Awards and honors received
- Specialist in Robotic Knee Surgery (MAKOplasty)
- Expert in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Expert in Knee Ligament Surgeries
- Expert in Meniscus Surgery, Repairs, Implants and Transplantations
- Expert in Cartilage Surgeries and Transplantations
- Expert in Knee Prosthesis (Arthroplasty)
- Expert in Sports Injuries around the Knee
- 2000: UDS (Inter-University Foreign Language Exam) score: 87.5
- English proficiency demonstrated
- Arthroscopy
- Disc Replacement
- Fracture Care
- Hip Replacement
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Replacement
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Surgery
- Sports Injury Treatment
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- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Robotic Knee Surgery
- Sports Injuries
- Knee Ligament Surgeries
- Meniscus Surgery
- Cartilage Operations
- Knee Prosthesis
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