Prof. Gökhan Meriç, M.D.

Fields of Study

• Knee pain and cartilage damage
• Knee and Hip Replacement
• Shoulder, Hip and Knee Arthroscopies (Closed Surgeries)
• Sports Injuries
• Stem Cell -PRP applications
• General Orthopaedic Trauma

Education Abroad

• - 11.2.2013-1.3.2013 - Scripps Clinic - San Diego- USA. Sports Surgery Shoulder And Knee Surgery Clinic With Dr Heinz Hoenecke. Surgical and Clinical Observation
• - 10. 2. 2013 - 14.2.2013 Carmel Valley-Scripps Clinic- San Diego-USA. Knee arthroscopy and anterior cruciate ligament surgery observation with Dr Laura Alberton
• - 21. 2. 2013 Tri-City Hospital- San Diego -USA. Shoulder replacement and shoulder surgery observation with Dr James Esch and Dr Andrew P. Hartman
• - 11.2.2013-1.3.2013 Scripps Clinic - San Diego- USA. Sports Surgery Shoulder And Knee Surgery Clinic With Dr Heinz Hoenecke. Surgical and Clinical Observation
• - 1.3.2014 - 1.9.2014 Division of Orthopaedics, Scripps Clinic and Shiley Centre La Jolla, USA. Cartilage surgery, allograft application techniques, and surgical observation with Dr William Bugbee (Supported by TUBITAK)

Career Summary

• 1997 - 2004 Ege University Faculty of Medicine
• 2005 - 2010 Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine - Orthopedics and Traumatology
• 2010 - 2012 Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Department / Specialist Dr. (Compulsory Service)
• April 2012 April 2016 Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Assist. Prof. Dr.
• April 2016 March 2017 Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Associate Professor
• October 2021 Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Professorship
• March 2017 Currently Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

Professional Awards

• 6th Istanbul Orthopaedics Meeting. Akif Şakir Şakar Best Experimental Study Award. May 2016.
• 14th International Sport Sciences Congress. Best Poster Award. November 2016.
• 26th National Orthopaedics Congress. Best Oral Presentation Award. November 2016. 

Memberships

• Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID)                                               
• Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council
• Turkey Sports Injuries. Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association (TUSYAD)   
• TUSYAD-Joint Cartilage Board                                                                       
• ICRS-International CartilageRepair Society
• ESSKA -European Society of Sprains Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy   
• Board Member of TOTBID-Sports Traumatology Branch