Doctors - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tosun | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education and Specialization

1982 – Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education

1991 – Ankara University – Specialization

Experience

1982–1984 – Çatalca Karacaköy Training Health Center – Compulsory Service

1984–1986 – Çorlu Military Airfield Infirmary – Military Service

1986–1991 – Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Residency Training

1992–1996 – Karadeniz Technical University – Assistant Professor

1996–2002 – Karadeniz Technical University – Associate Professor

From 2002 – Karadeniz Technical University – Professor

2011–2015 – Fizyotem Medical Center

2015–2020 – Medical Park Karadeniz Hospital

2020–2022 – Private 7M Hospital

2010–2013 – Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine – Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2004–2011 – Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Dentistry – Dean

2005–2013 – Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine – Head of Rheumatology

Courses and Certificates

Otto Bock: Lower Extremity Modular System (11–15 May 1987)

Rheumatology Research and Education Association: Rheumatology Training Course (1–2 October 1999)

European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education: Advancing Science, Improving Everyday Practice (4–6 April 2013)

Professional Memberships

Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Society for Research and Fight Against Rheumatism

Turkish Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists

Clinical Interests

Inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation

Cerebral palsy rehabilitation

Lumbar and cervical disc herniation

Fibromyalgia

Degenerative joint diseases and osteoarthritis

Selected Scientific Publications

Serdaroğlu Beyazal M, Çapkin E, Karkucak M, Güler M, Çakırbay H, Tosun M. The Relationship of Osteoporosis Risk Factors with Bone Mineral Density in Patients Admitted Our Outpatient Clinic in Trabzon. Turk J Osteoporos. 2016;22(1):17–23. DOI: 10.4274/tod.75537.

Capkin E, Karkucak M, Kiris A, Durmus I, Karaman K, Karaca A, Tosun M, Ayar A. Anti-TNF-α therapy may not improve arterial stiffness in patients with AS: a 24-week follow-up. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012;51(5):910–914. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker434.

Karkucak M, Cakırbay H, Capkin E, Topbas M, Guler M, Tosun M, Baltaci D. The prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. European Journal of General Medicine. 2011;8(1):40–45.

Capkin E, Cakirbay H, Karkucak M, Topbas M, Serdaroğlu M, Guler M, Tosun M. Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Int J Rheum Dis. 2010;13(4):380–384. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01562.x.