Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu biography:

Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu is an internationally acclaimed orthopedic surgeon and one of the leading figures in spine surgery. With more than forty years of clinical, academic, and research experience, he has played a pioneering role in the development of spinal deformity correction and complex spinal reconstruction techniques in Turkey and worldwide.

He is the founder and current Chief of the Istanbul Scoliosis and Spine Center at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, where he leads a multidisciplinary team performing advanced spine surgeries, including scoliosis and kyphosis corrections, spinal tumors, and revision surgeries. Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu is widely recognized for his meticulous surgical technique, his contributions to education, and his leadership in establishing modern spine surgery practices in Turkey.

Clinical and Surgical Expertise:

Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu has performed thousands of successful spine surgeries, with a focus on:

• Scoliosis and Kyphosis Correction Surgery
  
• Complex Spinal Deformity Reconstruction
  
• Revision Spine Surgery
  
• Combined Anterior and Posterior Approaches
  
• Posterior Vertebral Column Resection (PVCR)
  
• Hemivertebrectomy via Posterior Approach
  
• Convex Growth Arrest Techniques for Congenital Scoliosis
  
• Intraoperative Traction X-Ray Applications
  
• Use of Advanced Spinal Instrumentation Systems (Cotrel-Dubousset, Zielke, Kaneda, etc.)
  

His surgical innovations and precision techniques have established him as a leading name in modern spine surgery.

Education:

• 1973 – 1979 M.D., Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1979 – 1983 Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine

Academic Titles:

• 1983 – 1989 Research Assistant, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1989 – 1996 Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1996 – 2004 Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine

International Training & Fellowships:

• 1989 – 1990 Spine Surgery Fellowship, Minnesota Spine Center, USA
  
• 1991 Advanced Spine Surgery Training under Dr. Kiyoshi Kaneda, Sapporo, Japan (Hokkaido University)

Professional Experience:

• 2003 – Present Founder and Chief, Istanbul Scoliosis and Spine Center, Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
  
• 2003 – 2013 Clinical Chief, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
  
• 1996 – 2004 Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1983 – 1989 Research Assistant, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  
• 1979 – 1983 Resident in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
  

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
  
• Member & Former President, Turkish Spine Society (TSS)
  
• Member, European Spine Society (EuroSpine)
  
• Faculty Member, eccElearning Spine Surgery Education Programme
  
• Reviewer and Scientific Advisor for several orthopaedic journals

Languages:

• Turkish: Native
  
• English: Fluent