Dr. Levent Eralp
Prof. MD — Advanced Limb Reconstruction & Orthopaedics and Traumatology
MD Istanbul University Istanbul Medical School 1991; MSc Epidemiology & Biostatistics Istanbul University Institute of Oncology 2001; Residency Istanbul University Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology 1996; SICOT Fellowship Kanazawa University Hospital Japan 2003 (oncologic orthopedics); Fellowship Resurgens Orthopedics Atlanta USA 2004 (musculoskeletal infections); Fellowship Staatskrankenhaus Holzminden Germany 1997 (joint replacement); Professor rank since 2009; Co-editor Springer textbook 'Advanced Techniques in Limb Reconstruction Surgery' (2014, ISBN 9783642550256)
Acıbadem Healthcare Group — Istanbul (multiple campuses), Turkey · 29+ years (active since 1991); Professor title since 2009; multiple international fellowships (Germany 1997, Japan 2003, USA 2004) experience
Background
Prof. Levent Eralp is a Turkish orthopaedic surgeon with 29+ years of clinical experience specialising in limb reconstruction, musculoskeletal oncology, and bone infection management. He held academic posts at Istanbul University from 1997 to 2018, rising to full professor, and subsequently practiced at Memorial Healthcare Group, The American Hospital, and his own private clinic before joining Acıbadem Health Group in 2023. He is a co-editor and chapter author of the Springer reference book 'Advanced Techniques in Limb Reconstruction Surgery' (2014) and is an active member of SICOT, ISOLS, LLRS, and Turkish & Brazilian ASAMI. His practice at Acıbadem Maslak covers limb salvage, deformity correction, bone-lengthening, musculoskeletal infection, orthopaedic oncology, and joint replacement.
Peer-reviewed research
- Bifocal compression-distraction in the acute treatment of grade III open tibia fractures with bone and soft-tissue loss — J Orthop Trauma, 2004
- Reconstruction of segmental bone defects due to chronic osteomyelitis with use of an external fixator and an intramedullary nail — J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2006
- Complications encountered during lengthening over an intramedullary nail — J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2004
Methods practised
Procedures performed
- ●LON
- ●Ilizarov
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