International board certifications
Independent professional fellowships awarded by international standards bodies after rigorous peer review. Each verifiable through the certifying organisation's public Fellow lookup.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Senior surgical fellowship awarded after demonstrated clinical competence, ethical practice, and contribution to surgical literature. Inducted at ACS Clinical Congress 2025.
Verify on facs.orgFellow, European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
European board certification requiring rigorous written and oral examinations across the full plastic surgery curriculum.
UEMS Plastic SurgeryPlastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Specialist
National board certification through the Turkish Ministry of Health. Required for all qualified plastic surgeons practising in Türkiye.
T.C. Sağlık BakanlığıPlastic Surgery — Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
Academic title (Doçent) awarded after defended thesis, peer-reviewed publication record, and academic peer review by national university council.
YÖK Akademik directoryTurkish Ministry of Health authorisation
Türkiye regulates international medical tourism through the Ministry of Health. Practices treating international patients must hold an International Health Tourism Authorization issued under specific quality and safety criteria.
International Health Tourism Authorization
Regulatory authorisation specifically for treating international patients. Verifiable through the Sağlık Turizmi platform. The certificate number below is unique to the practice.
Hospital accreditation
Surgery is performed at JCI-accredited (Joint Commission International) private hospitals in Istanbul. JCI is the international gold standard for hospital quality and patient safety.
Joint Commission International — Hospital Accreditation
Rigorous standards for infection control, surgical safety checklists, anaesthesia protocols, emergency response. Re-accreditation every 3 years through external audit.
jointcommissioninternational.orgPeer-reviewed publications
Surgical thinking submitted to the scrutiny of independent international peer reviewers. Publications are listed in the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed database — independent of any practice or website.
PubMed Publication Record
Search "Erdal AI" on PubMed returns 30+ peer-reviewed publications across plastic surgery, breast surgery, rhinoplasty, and reconstructive techniques. Each entry includes full citation, journal, date, and co-authors.
Search on PubMedProfessional society memberships
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Active member · ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Gold and Bronze Awards.
isaps.orgEuropean Board of Plastic Surgery
Fellowship (FEBOPRAS) — European board certification.
uemsplasticsurgery.euTurkish Society of Plastic Surgeons
Active member · TPRECD Research Awards 2021.
tprecd.org.trInternational training
Training at internationally recognised academic medical centres.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Reconstructive surgery training. New York, USA.
mskcc.orgGhent University Hospital
Plastic surgery training. UZ Gent — major European academic centre.
uzgent.beGazi University Faculty of Medicine
Plastic surgery specialty training and academic position.
tip.gazi.edu.trPatient reviews
Google Verified Reviews
Independent patient reviews on Google Maps and Search. Every review attached to a verified Google account; no review can be deleted by the practice.
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