Assist. Prof. Mustafa Sungur
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Assist. Prof. Mustafa Sungur is an orthopedist, traumatologist and educator. He received his higher medical education at the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University (2011), where he also completed his specialization in orthopedics and traumatology.
Since 2015 he has been working at Acıbadem Health Group, where he conducts clinical consultations, performs surgeries on patients and participates in the multidisciplinary management of cases. He is an active member of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council, contributing to the professional training of specialists and the development of educational programs.
In his work, he follows a patient-centered approach and the principles of evidence-based medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. He pays great attention to continuous professional development, teaching activities and maintaining high standards of clinical practice.
Achievements and awards
About Assist. Prof. Mustafa Sungur
Orthopedics and traumatology.
Main areas of specialization:
- hip and knee joint replacement (endoprosthetics);
- revision joint replacement (replacement of previously installed prostheses);
- sports injuries and knee joint injuries;
- arthroscopic joint surgery;
- treatment of shoulder and elbow joint injuries;
- pediatric orthopedics;
- treatment of fractures and musculoskeletal injuries;
- treatment of degenerative joint diseases;
- meniscus and knee ligament surgery;
- reconstructive orthopedic surgery.
- 2011 — Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, residency in orthopedics and traumatology
- 2005 — Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, medical degree
- 2003 — Università degli Studi di Verona, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale (Italy) — fellowship in general surgery
- 2002 — Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Klinik für Unfall und Wiederherstellungschirurgie (Dresden, Germany) — fellowship in traumatology
- 2015 – present — Acıbadem Health Group, orthopedist and traumatologist
- 2012–2014 — Rize State Hospital
- 2011–2012 — Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital
- Assistant Professor at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- Conducts clinical consultations, performs surgical interventions, participates in the multidisciplinary management of patients
- Applies a patient-centered approach and the principles of evidence-based medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
Assist. Prof. Mustafa Sungur is actively engaged in scientific and educational activities: he participates in the training of specialists and the development of educational programs in orthopedics and traumatology, and is also the author and co-author of scientific publications in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Selected publications:
- Frequency of transitional spine in plain lumbosacral radiographs. Turkish Journal of Spine Surgery, 2013;24(1):13–20.
- Does obesity negatively affect the functional results of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy? A retrospective cohort study. Arthroscopy, 2013 Feb;29(2):232–7.
- A case of Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome with scoliosis and spinal root compression. Damar Cer Derg, 2012;21(3):285–288.
- Neuropathic arthropathy of the shoulder associated with syringomyelia: a report of six cases. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, 2010;44(4):328–36.
- Surgical management of sacral chordoma. Acta Orthop Belg, 2010;76(2):243–53.
- Foot deformities and treatment with the Ilizarov method. TOTBİD Dergisi, 2010;9(2):1–38.
- The effect of resistance-related proteins on the prognosis and survival of patients with osteosarcoma: an immunohistochemical analysis. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, 2009;43(1):28–34.
- Effect of sex steroids on colonic distension–induced delay of gastric emptying in rats. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2004;19(9):975–81.
- Effects of colonic anastomosis levels on liquid-phase gastric emptying rate. Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi, 2004;20(1):17–21.
- Estradiol treatment ameliorates acetic acid–induced gastric and colonic injuries in rats. Inflammation, 2003;27(6):351–9.
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council
Acıbadem Maslak Hastanesi is the largest hospital in the Acıbadem Healthcare Group network, opened in 2009 in Sarıyer (Istanbul). After its expansion in 2018, the hospital occupies 106,000 m² and has 248–288 patient rooms, 20 operating rooms, and 27 ICU beds. It is JCI-accredited and LEED Gold certified.
For patients with injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, the hospital offers a well-developed orthopedic service: a department of orthopedics and traumatology, sports medicine, the Advanced Limb Reconstruction unit headed by Levent Eralp, an orthopedic oncology department, and joint replacement (endoprosthetics).
The hospital provides modern imaging methods (3 Tesla MRI, CT, PET/CT), arthroscopic surgeries, and knee, hip and shoulder joint replacement.
