Omer Can Ozkan

ÖMER CAN ÖZKAN, MD

Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon with clinical experience spanning emergency medical services, tertiary training and research hospitals, and private hospital practice. His clinical focus includes hip and knee osteoarthritis and arthroplasty, sports surgery, arthroscopic shoulder and knee procedures, shoulder muscle–tendon–ligament injuries, anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal pathology, cartilage injuries, and adult and paediatric trauma. He combines evidence-based surgical practice with an active academic publication record in shoulder morphology, ligament injuries, cartilage repair, and joint morphometry.

MAIN CLINICAL AREAS OF INTEREST

Hip and knee osteoarthritis; primary joint replacement surgery

Sports injuries and sports surgery

Arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery

Shoulder instability and rotator cuff / soft-tissue injuries

Anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries

Articular cartilage injuries and cartilage-repair research

Adult and paediatric orthopaedic trauma

EDUCATION

2013 | Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

2006 | High School Diploma
İçel Anadolu Lisesi (İçel Anatolian High School)

RESIDENCY TRAINING

2013–2019 | Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2025–Present | Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Private TUSA Hospital, Istanbul

2024–2025 | Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Medipol Koşuyolu Hospital, Istanbul

2022–2024 | Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
İrmet Hospital International

2021 | Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

2019–2021 | Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist
Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

2013–2014 | Physician, Emergency Medical Services
Gaziantep 112 Emergency Health Services

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC WORK

Dr Özkan's academic work focuses on shoulder instability and rotator cuff morphology, anterior cruciate ligament injury management, experimental osteochondral defect repair, cartilage restoration, and morphometric risk factors for posterior labral tears.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Ankle / Pilon (Plafond) Fractures — Speaker

AO Trauma Course

TOTDER Course: Intramedullary Nailing in Upper-Extremity Fractures

Arthroscopic Motor Skills Development Course

7th Basic Course on Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumours

TOTBİD Polytrauma Course

Current Approaches in Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty

Extremity Reconstruction School

25th Turkish National Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

9th Core Curriculum Training Programme

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Gültekin O, Vezirhüyük M, Tutcu HK, Ak S, Özkan ÖC, Aksay MF. “Humeral Head Diameter-to-Glenoid Surface Area Ratio as a Morphometric Risk Factor for Posterior Labral Tears: A Retrospective Computed Tomography Analysis.” Cureus. 2025;17(12):e100258. DOI

Özkan ÖC, Kurdal DP, Yılmaz B, Tutcu HK, Somuncu ÖS, Yücel IA, Savaşır E, Midi A. “Comparison of the Effects of Microfracture, Soft Callus Implantation, and Matrix-Supported Chondrocyte Implantation in an Experimental Osteochondral Defect Model in Rats.” Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2024;27(10):1154–1163. DOI

Saygı B, Karahan N, Karakuş O, Demir Aİ, Özkan ÖC, Soylu FN. “Analysis of Glenohumeral Morphological Factors for Anterior Shoulder Instability and Rotator Cuff Tear by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.” Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Hong Kong). 2018;26(2):2309499018768100. DOI

Özkan ÖC, Yağmur BY. “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Their Treatment” [Turkish]. Boğaziçi Medical Journal. 2018;5(2):72–75. DOI

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery (TÜSYAD)

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Association (KADAD)

Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (TOTBİD)

SHORT PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Ömer Can Özkan, MD, graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2013 and completed his residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital in 2019. Following appointments at major training and research hospitals and private healthcare institutions in Istanbul, he joined Private TUSA Hospital in 2025. His practice is particularly focused on sports surgery, arthroscopic shoulder and knee procedures, hip and knee arthroplasty, ligament and meniscal injuries, cartilage disorders, and adult and paediatric trauma. Alongside his clinical work, he has contributed to peer-reviewed research in shoulder morphology, joint instability, cartilage repair, and orthopaedic trauma.