Elif Durgut received her BS and MS in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation from Istanbul University and Abant Izzet Baysal University, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul Medipol University in 2018. She has been an assistant professor in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Bezmialem Vakif University since 2020. Her research interests include physiotherapy and rehabilitation and pediatric rehabilitation.
Hulya Nilgun Gurses received her BS in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and completed her Ph.D. in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at Hacettepe University in 1977. She worked as an associate professor between 1983 and 1988, then as a professor between 1988 and 2008 in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at Istanbul University, Institute of Cardiology. She had carried out Head of “The School of Health Sciences” and the “Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation” at Istanbul Bilim University for four years. She was Head of the “Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation” and the “Department of Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation” at Bezmialem Vakif University between 2012 and 2023. Her research interests include physiotherapy and rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory muscle training, and postural control.
Kerem Bilsel graduated from the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University in 2002. He completed his specialization in the field of 'Orthopedics and Traumatology' at the same university in 2008. He became an associate professor in 2014 and a professor in 2019 from Bezmialem Vakif University. He was secretary general of the Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Society between 2019 and 2023. He has been a professor in Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University since 2023. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery.
Kubra Alpay received her BS in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and MS in Exercise Physiology from Istanbul University. She completed her Ph.D. in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul Medipol University in 2020. She has been an assistant professor in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Bezmialem Vakif University since 2023. Her research interests include physiotherapy and rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, and women’s health.
Zeynep Hosbay received her BS in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and MS in Pediatric Neurology from Istanbul University. She completed her Ph.D. in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul University in 2013. She has been an associate professor in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Biruni University since 2019 and is Head of the Department of Physiotherapy. Her research interests include physiotherapy and rehabilitation, hand rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation, and physiotherapy in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Gokcer Uzer graduated from the Medical Faculty of Ege University in 2001. He completed his specialization in the field of 'Orthopedics and Traumatology' at Istanbul University in 2008. He is an associate professor at Bezmialem Vakif University. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of orthopedics and traumatology of children and adults.
Fatih Yıldız graduated from the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University in 2005. He completed his specialization in the field of 'Orthopedics and Traumatology' at the same university in 2012. He worked as an assistant professor between 2015 and 2018 at Bezmialem Vakif University and has been an associate professor since 2018. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of robotic surgery, adult reconstructive surgery, and hip and knee arthroscopy.
Nurzat Elmalı graduated from the Medical Faculty of Trakya University in 1988. He completed his specialization in the field of 'Orthopedics and Traumatology' at Inonu University in 1996. He became an assistant professor at the same university in 1997, an associate professor in 2003, and a professor in 2009. He worked as the Head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Inonu University Faculty of Medicine between 2009 and 2013 and the Head of the Department of Surgical Sciences between 2009 and 2012. Prof. Dr Nurzat Elmalı, who is especially interested in ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder joint injuries and arthroscopic treatments, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkey Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association (TUSYAD) between 2012 and 2014. He has been working as a professor at Bezmialem Vakif University since 2014. He is the Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine at Bezmialem Vakif University.