Prof. Dr.
Akın Uğraş

Prof. Dr. Akın Uğraş
Orthopedics, Traumatology and Spine Surgery

He specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and most of his surgeries consist of surgeries for complex spine problems in children and adults. He is a member of the world's oldest and most prestigious spine surgery society called the Scoliosis Research Society. He is also a member of the Turkish Spine Surgery Association. Prof. Dr. Akın Uğraş graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, and worked as an Orthopedics and Traumatology assistant at Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

He completed his Spine Surgery specialization at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital and Florence Nightingale Istanbul Spine Center. Prof. Dr. Akın Uğraş applies the latest and safe techniques in advanced and complex spine surgery diseases. Most of his surgeries consist of scoliosis, kyphosis, spinal fractures, flat back syndrome, lumbar slip, lumbar stenosis, lumbar and cervical disc herniation, spinal tumors and trunk instability.

Institutions

• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara
• Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Istanbul
• Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA
• Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
• Istanbul Spine Center, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul
• Nisa Hospital, Istanbul
• Medipol University, Istanbul

Memberships to Scientific Organizations

• Turkish Medical Association
• Membership of Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association
• Membership of Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association
• Turkish Spine Association membership
• AO Spine Association membership
• Scoliosis Research Society membership

Certificates

• Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialization Competency Certificate
• Spine Surgery Proficiency Certificate