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Prof. Dr. Emel Özcan

Prof. Dr. Emel Özcan

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ProlotherapyRepublic of Turkey Ministry of Health (Regenerative Injection Therapy Applied in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal System Diseases)

AcupunctureRepublic of Turkey Ministry of Health

European Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Turkish Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1990 – Professor, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

1984 – Associate Professor, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine

1980 – Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (appointed to Akdeniz University staff)

2011 – Specialist in Algology (Pain Treatment), by decision of the Ministry of Health, Medical Specialization Board

1975 – Doctor of Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

2025 – Currently at Ota-Jinemed Hospital

2025 – Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital

2021–2024 – Private Medical Center

2018 – Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2000 – Founding Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Hospital, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

1995 – Founder and Medical Director, Functional Rehabilitation Center, Istanbul

1986–2019 – Faculty Member, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Division of Algology

1983 – Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

1980–1986 – Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

1976–1980 – Specialization Training at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, under the staff of Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

1975–1976 – General Practitioner, Rize Ardeşen District, SSK Health Center

2016 – USA, Wisconsin – Attended Certified Prolotherapy Course

2014 – Mexico, Guadalajara – Attended Certified Prolotherapy Course

2014 – USA, Los Angeles – Worked as an observer at Marc Darrow Regenerative Medicine Center

2007 – USA, Boston – Attended Ergonomics and Safe Occupational Health Strategies Courses at Harvard University School of Public Health

2004 – USA, Ann Arbor and Minneapolis – Attended Applied Industrial Ergonomics and Applied Office Ergonomics Courses

2002 – Netherlands, Rotterdam – Participated in Specific Back and Spine Exercise Programs at the Spine and Joint Center

1991–1993 – USA, Washington D.C. – Worked as an observer and researcher at the National Rehabilitation Hospital on chronic pain treatment, acupuncture, back school (education for back pain prevention), functional rehabilitation, and post-polio syndrome

1989 – United Kingdom, Manchester University – Worked as an observer in rheumatic diseases and Oxford Back School programs and upon return, established the Back School at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

1986 – France, Paris, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital – Worked in the Functional Rehabilitation Service on spinal manipulations, epidural injections, and local injections

1983 – France, Paris, Cochin Hospital Rheumatology Clinic – Participated in research and clinical work on rheumatic diseases, rehabilitation, and local injections (with a French Government Scholarship)

1982 – Belgium, Brussels, Catholic University of Louvain – Worked as an observer in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic focusing on paraplegia and hemiplegia rehabilitation, occupational therapy, kinesitherapy, and electrodiagnostics (with a Belgian Government Scholarship)

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