Accomplished Physician with extensive experience caring for patients in various capacities. Loved performing wound care. Learned podiatric interventions. Always struggled to heal the wounds. At last, gained the ability to assess all chronic wounds with both podiatric perspective and vascular surgeon perspective. Became skilled in diagnosing and treating patients with all types of chronic wounds, venous insufficiencies, peripheral arterial diseases with experience on performing surgical off-loading procedures, endovenous and endoarterial interventions, vascular surgeries and prescribing correct medications to mitigate medical conditions and illnesses. Offers compassionate bedside manner and dedication to quality patient care. Ready to work on researches on chronic wounds with mastery of walking mechanics, tissue perfusion and pathophysiology of chronic wounds. Experienced in follow-up patients with history of cardiac surgery and with cardiovascular diseases as a cardiovascular surgeon. Has experience in management of postoperative cardiac ICU.

Skills
Project Management
Decision-Making
Team Collaboration
Treatment Planning
Critical Thinking
Strong Work Ethic
Problem-Solving
Analytical Thinking
Multitasking Abilities
Research Planning
Documentation Expertise

Work History
2023-04 – Current Principal
Traditional And Complementary Medical Research Center Of Sakarya University
• Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Evaluated scripts to identify creative strategies and resource needs.
• Organized Symposium about traditional medical treatments.
• Increased scientific workout by 50%.
2018-10 – Current Lecturer
Sakarya University
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
• Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
• Implemented instructional technologies in course delivery to engage and educate students.
• Organized Wound Management Courses in Turkey and attended as lecturer in collaboration with IHM International (2th-7th of September 2024, 8th-13th of May 2023).
Attended National and International Scientific Organizations as Lecturer or Invited Speaker
• UDAIS2024 VIII. National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium September 12th-14th 2024 “Evaluation of Perfusion in Diabetic Foot Disease”
• UDAIS2024 VIII. National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium September 12th-14th 2024 “Exosomes and Amniotic Membranes”
• 7th Congress of Serbian Wound Association 6th-8th June 2024 “An Effort with SVM in wound healing. From Repair to Origination”.
• Międzynarodowa Akademia Leczenia Ran 2024 (International Academy of Wound Healing2024) March 21th-22th 2024 “The Challenge To Act Against Amputation. Off-Loading In All Aspects.”
• 13th International Sterilization and Disinfection Congress November 23th-26th 2023 “New Trends in Wound Care”
• Symposium of Larwoterapia W Praktyce Wytyczne Na Horyzoncie in Krakow November 10th 2023 “Dealing with Wounds in Collaboration with Maggots”
• Międzynarodowa Akademia Leczenia Ran 2023 (International Academy of Wound Healing2023) March 23th-24th 2023 “Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcers”
• Manisa Chronic Wound Care Symposium. March 15th-16th 2023 “Lower Extremity Ulcers”
• Kongres Léčba Rány 2023 ( Chech National Congress of Wound Treatment 2023) January 26th-27th 2023 “Regenerative Medicine, New Era in Wound Healing”
• 17th Congress of National Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery November 17th-20th 2022 “Revascularization for Which Patient in Lower extremity Wound?”
• UDAIS2022 VII. National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium October 12th-15th 2022 “Modern Influences on Traditional. Offloading”
• UDAIS2022 VII. National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium October 12th-15th 2022 “Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Surgical Approach”
• XIXth UIP World Congress of Phlebology September 12th-16th 2022 “Wound Treatment in Chronic Venous Insufficiency”
• XIXth UIP World Congress of Phlebology September 12th-16th 2022 “Use of Electromagnetic Resonating Energy for Treating Chronic Venous Ulcers”
• 9th of Tare Care of Your Feet Online Sessions May 23th 2022 “ Diabetic Foot Cases Discussing Together”
• 6th International Congress of Home Health and Social Services (Hybrid) March 25th-27th 2022 “Principles of Wound Care (TIME)” (online)
• Istanbul Live Regenerative Surgery Multispecialty Course 2022 March 26th-27th 2022 “Wound Healing With Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Injection Protocol”
• CAPE Summit 2021 (In English) (International) (Online) Nov 5th-6th 2021 “Management of chronic wound cases”
• 20th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 11th National Phlebology Society Congress October 28th-31th 2021 “Surgical Site Infections and Solutions”
• 20th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 11th National Phlebology Society Congress October 28th-31th 2021 “Importance of Assessment of Periwound Skin, Characteristics of Periwound Skin According to Wound Etiology”
• 20th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 11th National Phlebology Congress October 28th-31th 2021 “New Options in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Stromal Vascular Matrix”
• National Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Webinar Sept. 29th 2021 “Wound Healing: Micro and macroscopic view”
• National Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Webinar2021 Sept. 15th 2021 “Hard-to-heal Wounds in Cardiovascular Surgery”
• 6th National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium February 4th-7th 2021, Online UDAİS2021 “New approaches in wound care”
• Wound care satellite symposium at National Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Online Congress (Tkdcd2020 online) “What are we fighting for in diabetic foot?”
• “Current Perspectives on Wound Care Symposium” February 24th 2020 at May 29th State Hospital, Ankara. “Lower leg ulcers” “Pressure sores”
• 19th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 10th National Phlebology Society Congress October 26th-29th 2019 wound care session “Periwound area”
• 19th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 10th National Phlebology Society Congress October 26th-29th 2019 wound care session “Post-operative wound dressings”
• 19th National Vascular Endovascular Surgery Society Congress and 10th National Phlebology Society Congress October 26th-29th 2019 wound care session “Negative pressure wound therapy-How much do we know?”
• Versatile Perspective on Wound Care Symposium October 4th-5th 2019 Duzce “Wound dressings”
• 5th National Diabetic Foot Infections Symposium February 4th-7th 2018, UDAİS2021 “We have just established and we are dealing with.”
• 15th National Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Congress October 26th-29th 2018 satellite symposium “Socks or bandages in treatment of venous ulcers?”
• IHM International- Sakarya University Basic Wound Management. Wound Care Management Basic Course, Sakarya, Turkey: May 3th-8th 2023
• IHM International- Sakarya University Basic Wound Management. Wound Care Management Basic Course, Sakarya, Turkey: October 30th to November 04th 2023
2018-03 – Current Managing Director
Wound Clinic Of Sakarya University
• Founded Wound clinic in 2017
• Became Managing Director of Wound Clinic in March 2018
• Established clinic as referral center in region
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Monitored clinic workflow and administrative processes to keep treatments running smoothly.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time of healing of wound to overcome time related problems caused by huge amount of patients.
2013-01 – Current Assistant Professor
MD Sakarya University School Of Medicine, Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
• Contributed to campus activities to promote positive university image.
• Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication.
• Assisted professors and school administrators with continuous development, review, planning and outcomes evaluation to measure “Non-thesis Master’s Program for Perfusionists” performance.
• Served in leadership and membership capacities on college and faculty committees.
• Performed cardiac surgery, peripheral arterial surgery and endovenous ablation of venous insufficiencies.
• Performed endovascular approaches for diabetic foot, thromboangitis obliterans, peripheral arterial diseases, abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• Performed endovenous mechanical thrombectomy of deep venous thrombosis.
• Experienced in follow up patients in Intensive Care Unit
2012-08 – 2013-01 Cardiovascular Surgeon
Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital
• Worked as physician
• Worked on cardiac surgery, peripheral arterial surgery and venous surgery.
• Increased patient base 5% by providing quality care and improving team collaboration
• Monitored patient health condition after surgery by coordinating follow-up meetings with patient
• Analyzed patients’ medical histories, medication allergies, physical conditions and examination results to determine best procedure
• Improved patient’s quality of life by performing standard surgical procedures and appropriate follow-ups
2010-10 – 2012-08 Cardiovascular Surgeon
Kars State Hospital
• Worked as physician
• Worked on venous surgery and peripheral arterial surgery
• Increased patient base 80% by providing quality care and effective treatments
• Improved patient’s quality of life by performing standard surgical procedures and appropriate follow-ups
• Operated on patients to correct deformities, repair injuries and prevent and treat diseases
2004-07 – 2010-10 Cardiovascular Surgery Resident

Kartal Kosuyolu Educational And Research Hospital
• Worked as physician.
• Worked on open heart surgery, peripheral arterial surgery and surgery of venous insufficieny.

Education
Master of Science: Maggot Debridement Therapy
Wound Management With Maggot Therapy – Sakarya, Turkey
• Completed Coursework: [Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Certification of Wound management with Maggot Therapy], [2019]
Master of Science: Wound Care
IHM International Winter School – Dessau, Germany
• Completed University- Advanced level Coursework: [Wound Care], IHM International-Hochschule Anhalt Dessau
Associate of Science: Wound Care
IHM International Winter School – Graz, Austria
• Completed University- Basic Level Coursework: [Wound Care] Course, IHM International-University of Graz
Some College (No Degree): Vascular Intervention
Basics in Endovascular And Iliac Stenting – Maastricht, Holland
• Completed Coursework: [Basics in endovascular and iliac stenting], [2017]
Ph.D.
Kartal Koşuyolu Educational And Research Hospital – Istanbul, Turkey
• Thesis Statement: [Comparison of two harvesting technique of internal mammarian artery (skeletonized or pedicled) according to postoperative drainage.]
2003-04 M.D.
University of Ege School of Medicine – Izmir, Turkey

1997-04 High School Diploma
Izmir Bornova Anatolian High School (BAL) – Izmir, Turkey

Additional Information
Articles:
Danısan G, Ates OF, Taydas O, Ozdemir M, Kupeli A, Erkin A. Retrograde Guidewire-Assisted Remodeling Technique: A Novel Technique for Endovascular Recanalization of Occluded Arterial Origins in Critical Limb Ischemia. J Endovasc Ther. 2022 Aug;29(4):516-524. doi: 10.1177/15266028221083463. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Danisan G, Taydas O, Ozdemir M, Ates OF, Küpeli A, Oguslu U, Erkin A, Neselioglu S, Eren F. Dynamic thiol-disulphide homeostasis as a biomarker for predicting the development of contrast medium-associated acute kidney injury in the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease: should intravenous N-acetylcysteine be given before the procedure? Clin Radiol. 2023 Jun;78(6):466-472. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.02.016. Epub 2023 Mar 10.

Kocayigit H, Sahin F, Erkin A, Erdem AF. Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Block Properties in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2023 May-Jun;113(3):22-028. doi: 10.7547/22-028.

Tatli E, Buturak A, Vatan MB, Kurt Omurlu I, Erkin A. Efficacy of Transpedal Retrograde Approach in Endovascular Treatment of Patients With Buerger’s Disease. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Feb;36(2):E84-E91. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Erkin A, Celik Yılmaz A, Cengiz Acil H, Yaman O, Gul A, Aygin D. Evaluation of Wound Follow-up Results of Patients Applying to the Wound Outpatient Clinic. Izmir Medical Faculty Journal. 2022; 1(3):142-149

Ozker E, Erkin A, Aslan HM, Kurtoğlu t, Cayir MC, Akay T, Aydın U, Erdil N, Yurekli I, Demirkılıç U. Wound treatment strategies during COVID-19 pandemic: An expert opinion. Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery 2020;29(x):i-vii DOI: 10.9739/tjvs.2020.761 Review article.

Erkin A, Kara I, Asil K, Sacli H, Tomak Y, Koksal C, Kirali K. The impact of new generation oxygenators with integrated arterial filters on neurological outcome. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovasc. Surg. 2017;25(4):511-519.

Erkin A, Kara I, Sacli H, Percin B, Diler M, Kirali K. Evaluation of the Results of a Newly Established Cardiac Surgery Clinic Using Euroscore II and Logistic Euroscore. Sakarya Medical Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2016, 7-13

Kara I, Koksal C, Erkin A, Sacli H, Demirtas M, Percin B, Diler MS, Kirali K. Outcomes of Mild to Moderate Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Operations: A Meta-Analysis of 2,488 Patients. Ann Thorac Surg.2015 Dec;100(6):2398-407. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.024. Epub 2015 Oct 31.

Kara I, Erkin A, Sacli H, Demirtas M, Percin B, Diler MS, Kirali K. The Effects of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy on the Neurocognitive Functions in the Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease: A Randomized Prospective Study. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;21(6):544-50. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.15-00118. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

Erkin A, Kosemehmetoglu K, Diler MS, Koksal C. Evaluation of the Minimum Effective Concentration of Foam Sclerosant in an Ex-vivo Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;44(6):593-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.09.021. Epub 2012 Oct 31.

Rabuş MB, Kayalar N, Sareyyüpoğlu B, Erkin A, Kirali K, Yakut C. “Hypercholesterolemia association with aortic stenosis of various etiologies.” J Card Surg. 2009Mar-Apr;24(2):146-50.

Mataraci I, Polat A, Toker ME, Tezcan O, Erkin A, Kirali K. Postoperative revision surgery for bleeding in a tertiary heart center. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010Jun;18(3):266-71.

Patents:
Application was made for “A mobıle applıcatıon that can be used by patıents and health professıonals for wound management”. Application No: 2022/008605 EKP Ref: TP22-184.