CURRICULUM VITAE

ERDEM AKTAS, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology

E-mail: drerdem2007@gmail.com

1. Personal Data

Born in Izmir / Turkey on December 5, 1973

1. Foreign languages : English (Advanced), German (intermediate)

• Education, Degrees, and Clinical Experience
• 2022 August – : Associate Professor,  Private Practice
• 2018-2022 August:  Associate Professor,   TOBB University of Economics and Technology,  Faculty of Medicine,  Head of  Department of Orthopaedics
• 2016-2017: Associate Professor, Ankara Education and Training Hospital,  Ankara,  Turkey
• 2015 -2016 : Instructor, Ankara Oncology Reasearch and Training Hospital
• 2013 May -2014 May : Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Dept of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Madison, WI, USA
• 01/ 2010 -2013 : Instructor, Ankara Oncology Reasearch and Training Hospital, Dept of Orthopaedics , Ankara, Turkey
• 2009 May- 2009 August: Specialist, Observer, NYU Hospital for Joint Surgery, New York, USA
• 01/ 2009 – 2010: Specialist, Şırnak State  Hospital
• 10/2003 – 12/2008: Resident, Gazi University School of Medicine, Dept of Orthopaedics, Team physician – Turkish National Volleyball Federation Ankara, Turkey
• 01/2000 – 10/2003: Private Practice
• 1992-1999: Medical Education,  Ankara  University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
• 1984-1991: Highschool, Ankara, Turkey
• 1979-1983: Primary School, Afcent American School, Brunsum, The Netherlands

Honors and Awards

• Ranked top 1%, University Entrance Exam Nationwide (Equivalent to SAT) (1992)

• Scholarship for scientific research from Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
• Aktaş E, Chamberlain C, Leiferman E, Vanderby R. Rat Effect of platelet poor and platelet rich plasma on regenrative tendon healing in a supraspinatus injury model.. Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Istanbul Buluşması, Özet Kitabı, SS09, Sayfa: 33, Istanbul, 17– 20 Nisan 2014. Best oral presentation award
• Şenköylü A,Özalay M, Aktaş E, Çetinkaya M, İlhan M. Low Pedicle Screw Density Gives Similar Results with High Pedicle Screw Density in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. 11. Uluslarası Türk Omurga Kongresi, Özet Kitabı, Sayfa: 72, Izmir, 29 Nisan- 3 Mayıs 2015. Best poster award

1. Memberships in professional and scientific societies

• Member of Turkish Orthopedic Society
• Member of Turkish Orthopedic Education Council
• Fragility Fracture Network (FFN)International Society of Glaucoma Surgery
• European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1. Areas of interest:

• Post-traumatic- Degenerative Osteoarthritis of Joints
• Adult Joint  Replacement
• Sports Medicine
• Regenerative therapy ( Platelet Rich Plasma- Stem Cell Therapy)
• Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Trauma

1. International Publications
2. Aktas E, Sener E, Gocun PU. Mechanically induced experimental knee osteoarthritis benefits from anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of simvastatin via inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-3. J Orthop Traumatol. 2011;12:145-51
3. Aktas E, Sener E, Zengin O, Gocun PU, Deveci MA. Serum TNF-alpha levels: potential use to indicate osteoarthritisprogression in a mechanically induced model. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2012; 22: 119-122
4. Aktas E, Kaya AV, Deveci MA, Ozler K, Akdeniz H, Yildirim H. Polysaccharide hemostatic system reduces blood loss in high-body-mass-index patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty.J Orthop Sci. 2012; 17:432-436
5. Arıkan M, Aktaş E, Toğral G, Yıldırım A, Kandemir O. Chondroblastoma of the Medial Cuneiform Bone in a 32 Year Old Women. American Journal of Case Reports 2014; 15: 317-321
6. Arıkan M, Toğral G, Hastürk EA, Aktaş E, Güngör Ş. Management and retrospective analysis of primary and metastatic sacral tumors and infections: evaluation with 73 cases. Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi 2014; 25: 126-132.
7. Aktaş E, Atay Ç, Deveci MA, Arıkan M, Toğral G, Yıldırım A. Impact of oxydative stess on early postoperative knee functions and muscle injury biochemical markers: can we create an IPC effect in sequential ischaemic surgical procedures. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2015; 49: 387-93
8. Memişoğlu S, Yılmaz B, Aktas E, Komur B. Isolated scapula fracture: ice hockey player without trauma. Annals of Medicine and Surgery 2015;4:235-37
9. Yılmaz B, Komur B, Aktas E, Sonnur F, Copuroglu C, Ozcan M, Ciftdemir C, Copuroglu E. Impact of Alprazolam on Comoprbid Pain and Knee Functions in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Diagnosed with Anxiety and Depression. The Open Orthopaedics Journal; 2015;4:466-71
10. Senkoylu A, Aktas E, Songur M, Aktas E. Pulmonary Cement Embolism in a Multiple Myeloma Patient Following Vertebroplasty: A Case Report. EC Orthopaedics 2015; 2: 65-69
11. Toğral G, Arıkan M, Aktaş E, Öztürk R, Güven O, Eksioğlu F Surgical management of bone metastases from urological malignancies: an analysis of 70 cases.Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2015;49(6):634-40
12. Saether EE, Chamberlain CS, Aktas E, Leiferman EM, Brickson SL, Vanderby R.Primed Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alter and Improve Rat Medial Collateral Ligament Healing.Stem Cell Rev. 2016;12(1):42-53.
13.  Yılmaz B, Özdemir G, Aktas E, Kömür B, Alfidan S, Memişoğlu S, Duymuş TM. Brucella Suspicion is the Most Important Criterion for Diagnosis Particularly in Endemic Regions. The Open Orthopaedics Journal; 2015;9:548-51
14. Özler K, Aktaş E, Atay Ç, Yılmaz B, Arıkan M, Güngör Ş. Serum and Knee Synovial Fluid Matrıxmetalloproteinase-13, Tumor Necrosıs Factor-Alpha Levels in Patients with Late Stage Osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.15.0115
15. Arıkan M, Toğral G, Yıldırım A, Aktaş E. Chondromyxoid fibroma of the pubic ramus: a case report and literature review.Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2016; 50:115-119.
16. Aktaş E,Chamberlain CS, Saether EE, Duenwald-Kuehl SE, Kondratko-Mittnacht J, Stitgen M, Lee JS, Clements AE, Murphy WL, Vanderby R.Immune modulation with primed mesenchymal stem cells delivered via biodegradable scaffold to repair an Achilles tendon segmental defect. J Orthop Res. 2016 Apr 6. doi: 10.1002/jor.23258.
17. Kanatlı U, Ayanoğlu T, Aktaş E, Ataoğlu MB, Özer M, Çetinkaya M. Grade of Coracocromial Ligament Degeneration as a Predictive Factor for Impingement Syndrome and Type of Partial Rotator Cuff Tear. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016;25:1824-1828.
18. Aktaş E, Ayanoğlu T, Hatipoğlu Y, Kanatlı U. Spontaneous And Bilateral Avascular Necrosis Of The Navicula: Müller-Weiss Disease.Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi. 2016;27: 1-4.
19. Kanatlı U, Aktaş E, Yetkin H.  Do Corrective Shoes Improve the Developement of the Medial Longitudinal Arch in Children with Flexible Flat Feet? J Orthop Sci. 2016;21:662-666.
20. Şenköylü A, Zinnuroğlu M, Börçek A, Aktaş E, Güngör I, Beyazova M. Comparison of Multimodal Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Efficacy in Early Childhood and School Aged Children Undergoing Spinal Surgery. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017; (51): 49-53.
21. Uzun H, Bitik O, Uzun Ö, Ersoy US, Aktaş E. Platelet Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid Injections for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016; 6:1-5.
22. Connie S. Chamberlain, Erin E. Saether, Aktas E, Ray Vanderby.Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy on Tendon/Ligament Healing. J Cytokine Biol. 2017;2(1).
23. Bozkurt C, Senkoylu A, Aktas E, Sarıkaya B, Sipahioglu S, Gurbuz R, Timucin M. Biomechanical evaluation of a novel Apatite-Wollastonite Ceramic cage design for lumbar interbody fusion: a finite element model study. BioMed Research International.  2018;(11):1-8
24. Aktas E, Daldal I, Senkoylu A. Scoliosis in School- Aged Children, Int J School Health. 2018; 5(4):e68796. doi: 10.5812/intjsh.68796
25. Senkoylu A, Cetinkaya M, Aktas E, Cetin E.Excision and short segment fusion of a double ipsilateral lumbar hemivertebrae associated with a diastematomyelia and fixed pelvic obliquity.Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2019;53(2):160-164.
26. Aktaş E, Ömeroğlu H.Botulinum toxin type A injection increases range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures of children with cerebral palsy.Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi. 2019;30(2):155-62.
27. Senkoylu A, Cetinkaya M, Daldal İ, Eren A, Aktaş E. The implant density does not change the correction rate of not only the main, but also the accompanying curves: A comparison between the consecutive and the intermittent pedicle screw constructs.Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc.2020 May; 54(3): 293–299.
28. Eren TK, Aktas E, Kaptan AY, Ayanoglu T, Ulucakoy C, Kanatlı U. Recurrent anterior shoulder instability in patients 40-60 years old.  Accompanying injuries and patient outcomes of arthroscopic repair.  J Orthop Sci.  2021;26:584-58
29. Yıldırım A, Aktaş E, Ataoğlu B, Özer M. Talar fracture accompanying a Jones fracture. Joint Diseases and Related Surgery Case Reports. 2022;1(3): 107-110. DOI:52312/jdrscr.2022.81
30. Aktaş E, Ömeroğlu H.  Treatment Preferences of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Closed, Isolated Middle-Third Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures Without Neurovascular Injury in Children; A Cross-Sectional Survey. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2022;56(3):194-198.

• International presentations/courses/invited lectures

1. Aktaş E, Yılmaz B. Preoperative assessment of arthritis related anxiety, depression ad comorbid pain in elderly patients and beneficial effects of alprazolam after total knee arthroplasty. 1st FFN Global Congress, Berlin, Germany, 2012, Poster sunumu.
2. Aktaş E, Yılmaz B. Preoperative ASA, dexa scores and activity levels; contributing in surgical method and outcomes in unstable osteoporotic intertrochanteric femoral factures. 1st FFN Global Congress, Berlin. Germany, 2012, Poster sunumu.
3. Aktaş E,Chamberlain, CS, Saether E,Kondratko J, Lee JS, Vanderby R. Immune system modulation with primed mesesnchymal stem cells embedded ın a biodegradable scaffold for regenerative healing of rat achilles tendon defect. 15. th EFORT congress. Abstract book, Pg: 144, London, Great Britian, 4-6 June 2014, Sözlü Bildiri.
4. Aktaş E, Chamberlain CS, Liegel S, Vanderby R. Compared to Platelet Poor Plasma, Does Platelet Rich Plasma Have The Attributed Therapuetic Potential For The Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries? SECEC-ESSSE Congress, Abstract book, Pg: 185-186, Istanbul, September 2014, Poster sunumu.
5. Saether E,Chamberlain, CS, Kondratko J,  Aktaş E, Vanderby R. Modulation of Rat Ligament Healing using Primed Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting. Abstract book, Pg: 81, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, March 2015, Poster sunumu.
6. Şenköylü A, Altun N, İlhan M, Cheung K, Aktaş E, Luk K. A simple examination method for evaluation of the curve flexibility: modified Adam’s forward bending test. XI. International Turkish Spine Congress. Abstract book, Pg: 33, Izmir, Turkey, April 2015, Sözlü Bildiri.
7. Şenköylü A, Özalay M, Aktaş E, Çetinkaya M, İlhan M.Low pedicle screw density gives similar results with high pedicle screw density in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. XI. International Turkish Spine Congress. Abstract book, Pg: 72, Izmir, Turkey, April 2015, Poster sunumu
8. Aktaş E, Lu J, Chamberlain CS, Saether E, Lee JS, Vanderby R. Comparison of mesenchymal stem cell versus bone marrow treatment to enhance tendon to bone healing in an animal model. 16 th EFORT congress. Abstract book, Pg: 58, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-29 May 2015, Sözlü Bildiri.
9. Yılmaz B, Aktas E, Komur B, Ciftdemir M, Ozcan M, Copuroglu C, Sarıdogan K. Evaluation of reliability and consistency of AO, Schatzker and Moore classifications of tibial plateau fractures between orthopaedic surgeons. 4^th FFN Global Congress, Abstract book, Pg:79, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 2015, Poster
10. Kanatli U,Aktas E, Ayanaoglu T, Eren T, Kaptan Y, Ulucakoy C. Middle-Aged And Elderly Population With Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability; Accompanying Injuries And Outcomes Of Instability. 37th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, 8-10 September, Rome, Italy, 2016, Poster sunumu.
11. Şenkoylu A, Çetınkaya M, Eren A, Necefov E, Aktaş E, Samartzis D. Pedicle screw fixation is easier wıth additive manufacturing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. 20 th Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress, Antalya,Turkey, 10-14 April 2018, Sözlü Bildiri.
12. Clements A, Chamberlain C.S, Aktas E, Vanderby R, Murphy W.L. Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Labeled Calcium Phosphate Microparticles For Therapeutic Protein Delivery in a Ligament. European Orthopaedic Research Society 28 th Annual Meeting, İzmir,Turkey, 17-18 Septemeber 2020,  Sözlü Bildiri.
13. Aktas E, Omeroglu H. Treatment Preferences of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Closed, Isolated, Non-Complicated Middle-Third Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures in Children: A Cross Sectional Survey. 1^st Virtual EFORT Congress 28-30 October 2020, E- Poster