Dr. Kayhan Turan

__Dr Kayhan Turan__ is an Orthopaedics and Traumatology Doctor who is working in Bursa, Turkey as Medical Director of the Turan & Turan Health Group and is founder of the health group. He has a 30-year experience and is considered as the pioneer of robotic joint replacement surgery in Turkey. ### Professional Background - __Years of Work/Experience:__ 1998 (since) - __First Clinic:__ 1999 (Turan & Turan Bone Muscle Joint Health Center, Bursa) - __Based in:__ Bursa, Turkey (also in Istanbul) - __Procedures Performed (reported):__ 4,000+ Robotic Surgeries ### Innovations & Contributions Dr. Turan's pioneering advances in robotic orthopedic surgery include multiple firsts nationally. - __First in Turkey:__ Turkey's first robotic total knee replacement (2016) and Turkey's first robotic total hip replacement (2018) - __Kinematic Alignment:__ First surgeon in Turkey to use the kinematic alignment method in knee replacement and learned directly from its creator Dr. Stephen Howell from Sacramento, USA Published research in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Robotic Surgery (2023) for kinematically aligned robotic knee arthroplasty and outcomes. - __Education:__ Founder and Director of TT Orthopedic Academy, where they train orthopedic surgeons from Turkey and other countries in robotic surgery. - __Leadership:__ President of Orthopedic Robotic Surgery Association (ROCD), Faculty of Istanbul Atlas University