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Professor Feza Korkusuz
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Professor Feza Korkusuz

MD · Chairman & Professor, Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University
President-ElectChair, SABHacettepe University

Chairman & Professor of Sports Medicine at Hacettepe University — a leader in orthopaedics, biomaterials and multi-omics for musculoskeletal regeneration.

Biography

Graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. Completed specialisation in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, and specialised in Spine Surgery at Osaka University Faculty of Medicine.

He was a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society. In 2008 he became an active member of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS), and since 2006 he has been the corresponding and deputy editor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR). In 2017 he became an active member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), and served as Advisor to the President of TÜBİTAK between 2018 and 2021.

He is currently Chairman of the Department of Sports Medicine at Hacettepe University Medical Faculty. His current research interests are motion analysis, multi-omics, novel biosensors for osteoarthritis diagnosis, and new therapeutic delivery using micro-needles.

Selected publications
Bal Z, Korkusuz F, Ishiguro H, et al. A novel nano-hydroxyapatite / synthetic polymer / BMP-2 composite for efficient bone regeneration.
The Spine Journal2021
Çifçi-Dede E, Korkusuz P, Bilgiç E, Çetinkaya MA, Korkusuz F. Boron nano-hydroxyapatite composite increases bone regeneration of ovariectomised rabbit femurs.
Biol Trace Element Res2022
Kaplan O, Korkusuz F, et al. Synovial joint fluid metabolomic profiles differentiate osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.
Metabolites2025
Areas of specialism
OrthopedicsOsteomyelitis & infectionOsteoporosisOsteoarthritisTraumatologySports MedicineBiomechanicsBiomaterialsBioceramics
Achievements & honours
METU Prof. Dr. N. Parlar Foundation Young Investigator Award (1999–2000)
TÜBİTAK Promotion Award in Medical Sciences
Active member, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), since 2017
Advisor to the President of TÜBİTAK (2018–2021)
Corresponding & Deputy Editor, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR), since 2006

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