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Mehmet A Haberal, MD, FACS, FICS (Hon) | Past events: |
| 1944 | Born in Subaşı, a village in the Pazar district of the Province of Rize,
Turkey |
| 1967 | Graduated from Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey |
| 1971 | Conferred title of General Surgeon Specialist, Hacettepe University, October |
| 1973 | Served as a Fellow at the Shriner's Burns Institute and the John Seally
Hospital in Galveston, Texas, USA |
| 1974-75 | Served as a Fellow at the Colorado University Medical School Transplantation
Center, January 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 |
| 1975 | Established the Burn and Transplantation Unit at Hacettepe University
Hospital, Department of General Surgery, July Performed the first living-related kidney transplantation in Turkey, transplanting a graft from a mother to her 12-year-old child; Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, November 3 Elected as the National Representative for the International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) |
| 1976 | Conferred title of Associate Professor of General Surgery, Hacettepe University |
| 1978 | Performed the first cadaver-kidney transplantation in Turkey
with an organ provided by Eurotransplant, October 10 |
| 1979 | Key player in the passage of Parliamentary Law 2238, enacted June
3, 1979, which validated regulations concerning the harvesting,
storage, grafting, and transplantation of organs and tissues Performed the first domestic cadaver-kidney transplantation in Turkey, with an organ from a citizen who had died in a traffic accident, July 27 Organized the first meeting of the National Burn Congress in Ankara, May 26-27 |
| 1980 | Established the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation, September
4 |
| 1982 | Enacted Law 2594, added to Law 2238, which included new
articles enabling cadaveric organ transplantation without consent of the
next of kin, for persons who have died in car accidents or natural disasters,
and those whose relatives cannot be found, January 21 Established the first hemodialysis center in Ankara through the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation, March 12 Conferred title of Full Professor of General Surgery, Hacettepe University Chosen to be both a member of the Executive Committee and the representative for the Eastern Mediterranean Area for the ISBI |
| 1983 | Organized the first scientific transplantation meeting in Ankara, Turkey
Conducted unprecedented research trails on organ cold ischemia time; first case in the medical literature of a successful cold kidney organ ischemia time of up to 111 hours Awarded the Sedat Simavi Foundation award for outstanding medical contributions |
| 1984 | Founding member of the Mediterranean Burns Club Established the Middle East Dialysis and Organ Transplantation Foundation (MEDOTF) to facilitate organ sharing and procurement in the Middle East |
| 1985 | Organized the first meeting of the Middle East Dialysis and Organ Transplantation
Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, November 17-20 Established the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, September 16 Received the Everett Idris Evans Memorial Award from the American Burn Association |
| 1986 | Elected as Associate Secretary General of the ISBI Established the Istanbul Dialysis Center, February Established the Haberal Educational Foundation, September Accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) |
| 1987 | Founder and President of the Middle
East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) Organized the first Regional Eastern Mediterranean Burn Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey |
| 1988 | Organized the first meeting of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
in Ankara, Turkey, November 2-4 Performed the first successful cadaver-liver transplantation in Turkey and the region, December 8 |
| 1989 | Established the Adana Dialysis Center |
| 1990 | Founder and President of the Turkish Transplantation Society,
October Performed the first pediatric segmental living-related liver transplantation in Turkey, the region, and in Europe, March 15 Performed the first adult segmental living-related liver transplantation in the world, April 24 |
| 1992 | Performed combined liver-kidney transplantation from a living-related
donor, the first operation of its kind anywhere in the world, May
16 Conferred membership in the New York Academy of Sciences |
| 1993 | Established Baskent University* under the aegis of the
Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation and the Haberal Educational
Foundation Opened Başkent University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center in Ankara, Turkey |
| 1994 | Opened Başkent University Zübeyde Hanım Teaching and Medical Research
Center in Izmir on September 3 |
| 1995 | Established the Turkish Burn and Fire Disaster Society in Turkey |
| 1998 | Opened Başkent University Dialysis Center in Yalova, Turkey, the first
medical facility of this type devoted to servicing a smaller rural community
in Turkey, June Opened the Başkent University Hospital in Adana, Turkey, June Established the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society |
| 1999 | Opened Başkent University College (preschool to high school levels) in
Ankara, Turkey |
| 2000 | Opened the Başkent University Hospital in Alanya, Antalya, Turkey, July
Received the Millennium Medal for recognition of contributions to the development of organ transplantation in Turkey and throughout the world by the International Transplantation Society in Rome, August Opened Başkent University College (preschool to high school levels) in Adana, Turkey Opened a new Başkent University Hospital building in Ankara, November 20 Established the Transplant Games Society, April 20 |
| 2002 | Opened Başkent University Adana Seyhan Hospital, Adana, Turkey Established the Society of Clinical and Experimental Research, January 14 |
| 2003 | Honorary Fellowship in the American Surgical
Association (ASA) Opened Başkent University Konya Hospital, Konya, Turkey |
| 2004 | Member of the Academy of Surgical Research (Turkey Representative)
Launched a TV channel, "Channel B," a radio channel, "Radio Baskent," and a news agency, "Baskent News Agency" Elected President-Elect of the International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) in 2004 in August, in Japan. The Presidential term of office will begin in September 2006 and end in 2008 |
| 2005 | Honorary Fellowship in the International College
of Surgeons (ICS) |
| 2006 |
Honorary Doctorate in the Azerbaijan Medical University Elected as Councillor for The Transplantation Society Global Region, Middle East and Africa Conferred the title of Honoris Causa (Doctor of Science - D. Sc.) by the University of Karachi, Pakistan Visiting Professor, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Visiting Professor, The Massachusetts General Hospital Elected as President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society (MEBFDS) President, International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) Granted Honorary Membership by the Board of Directors of Brazilian Burn Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Queimaduras, SBQ) Elected to Membership in the International Surgical Group Given Lifetime Achievement Award by Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Shaikh Ahmad Al-Abdulla Al-Sabah |
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE: |
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| As of October 3, 2006, had performed 1602
renal and 205 liver transplantations Organized 16 national and international scientific meetings in Turkey Currently, a member of 32 national and international medical societies Has received 16 national and international awards in medicine Author of 1190 Turkish and English scientific publications, 2 English and 4 Turkish books, and the recipient of 16 national and international awards for medicine |
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EDITORSHIPS: |
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| Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal, Dialysis,
Transplantation and Burn, the official journal of the Turkish Transplantation
Society and the Turkish Burn and Fire Disaster Society Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, the official journal of the MESOT, indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1996: Edited the proceedings of a meeting that commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first transplantation in Turkey Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1998: Edited the proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2000: Edited the proceedings of the 5th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2002: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2004: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2005: Edited the proceedings of the IXth Congress of the MESOT Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2006: Edited the proceedings of the 8th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society Editorial Board Member of the International Medical Journal Editorial Board Member of the Urology Journal Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Investigative Surgery Editorial Board Member of Clinical Transplantation Editorial Board Member of Transplantation Proceedings International Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation Advisory Board Member of Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases International Board of Consultant of the Archives of Iranian Medicine Editorial Board Member of Journal of Burns and Wounds Editorial Review Board Member of American Journal of Disaster Medicine |
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*BASKENT UNIVERSITY Instituted the following: In Education
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