E-mail : mek@mek.md
Site : www.mek.md
Year and place of birth : 1987, Uskudar, Istanbul/Turkey

Education 

2001-2006
Istanbul High School
(GPA: 5,00/5,00. Abitur: 1,9)

2006-2012
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
(GPA: 3,30/4,00)

2010 Spring semester
Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

2013-
Istanbul Medipol University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Internship

August 2008
Department of Orthopaedics, Szeged University Clinic, Hungary

Foreign languages

English (very good)
German (very good)

Social and Cultural Activities and Achievements 

2004-2005
Acted in two theater plays as a member of the German Theatre Group of Istanbul High School. One of them staged in Nürnberg, Germany

2006
Volunteer of some social organizations, such as WWF (in 2006-07) and also some other national organizations. Class Representative of Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Owner,
starter and admin of the first online forum and medical sharing site for medical students of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
(which was registered by more than %70 of all students)

2006-2007
Volunteered member of the education staff of hospital school for children of the Pediatrics Department, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Volunteered member of the education staff of the Department of Anatomy, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2006-2008
Secretary General of both the Student Scientific Research Club of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and the organization committee of 21st International Medical Sciences Student Congress (21st IMSSC)
(Historically the first international medical student congress worldwide)

Curriculum vitae 

2006-2007-2008
Succeeded to be in the top 100, 3 years in a row, in the National University Entrance Exam (ÖSS) (App. participant count: 1,5 million) in combination with Foreign Language Exam (YDS)

2008
One star SCUBA diver

2011
Turkish Interuniversity Foreign Language Examination: 96,25/100

2012
Member of the organisation commitee of the two scientific pre-graduation programs “First Step to Medical Practise”, “Hallo to Medical Practise” in Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine !

Hobbies

Cinema
Biking
Table tennis
Amateur photography

Professional Accomplishments and Publications

Articles published in international journals 

1. Guler O, Mutlu S, Isyar M, Seker A, Kayaalp ME, Mahirogullari M. Comparison of short-term results of intraarticular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid treatments in early-stage gonarthrosis patients. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Aug 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25085316.

Case reports, cover images etc. accepted/published in international journals 

1. Kara A, Keskinbora M, Kayaalp ME, Seker A, Erdil M, Bülbül M. An atypical presentation of myopericytoma in palmar arch and review of the literature. Case Rep Orthop. 2014;2014:759329. doi: 10.1155/2014/759329. Epub 2014 Oct 2.

2. Malkoc M, Kayaalp ME, Mahirogullari M. Synovial Lipomatosis (Lipoma Arborescens) of the knee joint. Cover image. Arthroscopy. Accepted: 2015 Jan 16

3. Isyar M, Kayaalp ME, Mahirogullari M. Bankart lesion with a bony defect on glenoid. Cover image. Arthroscopy. Accepted: 2014 Dec 31

4. Isyar M, Kayaalp ME, Batmaz AG, Mahirogullari M. Arthroscopic intraarticular giant cell tumor excision. Cover image. Arthroscopy. Accepted: 2014 April

5. Gurses Ilke Ali, Kale Aysin, Gayretli Ozcan, Bayraktar Bulent, Usta Ahmet, Kayaalp Mahmut Enes, et al. Bilateral variations of renal and testicular arteries. IJAV. 2009; 2:45–47.

Studies presented at national scientific 

1. Guler O, Mutlu S, İşyar M, Şeker A, Kayaalp ME. Erken evre gonartroz hastalarında eklem içi trombositten zengin plazma ve hyalüronik asit tedavisinin erken dönem sonuçlarının karşılaştırılması. 12. Osteoporoz, Osteoartrit ve Eklem Cerrahisi Kongresi. 18-22 Nisan 2014.

2. Batmaz AG, Kayaalp ME, İşyar M, Şeker A, Kara A, Erdil M. Ailevi hemafagositik lenfohistiositoz zemininde gelişen kompartman sendromu. 24. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi. 12-16 Kasım 2014.

Curriculum vitae 

3. Malkoç M, Korkmaz Ö, İşyar M, Şeker A, Keskinbora M, Kayaalp ME. Plantar fasiitin tedavisinde medial ark destekli tabanlıklar ile topuk pedlerinin karşılaştırılması. 24. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi. 12-16 Kasım 2014.

4. Batmaz AG, İşyar M, Kayaalp ME, Mahiroğulları M. Ekstansör digitorum longus tendonunda atlama. 24. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi. 12-16 Kasım 2014.

5. İşyar M, Kayaalp ME, Batmaz AG, Mahiroğulları M. Artroskopik intraartiküler dev hücreli tümör eksizyonu. 24. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi. 12-16 Kasım 2014.