Curriculum Vitae
Dr Ömer Türel was born in Istanbul in 1946 and graduated from Vefa High School in 1964. In 1970, he graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and completed his specialisation in General Surgery in 1975. In 1979, he worked as a Registrar Surgeon at Cambridge University Addenbrookes Hospital with a British Council scholarship. In 1985 he was promoted to Professor and in 1980 he was appointed to establish the Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery at Istanbul Medical Faculty. He served as the head of the same department between 1994-1998.
In 1995, he was the founder of the National Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and was the director of this congress in 1995, 1997 and 1999. The congress continues regularly every two years. He was also the founder and editor of the Turkish Journal of Trauma (Excerpta Medica) between 1995 and 2001. In 1996, he founded the National Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and served as its president for three years.
Dr Ömer Türel was also interested in photography at a high level and opened 11 solo exhibitions. He has taught Medical Photography at Istanbul Medical Faculty. Fluent in English, Dr Türel is also a board member of the "Turkish Monuments Protection and Environment Foundation". Since 2012, he has been working as a faculty member at Istanbul Medical Faculty. Dr Türel has two sons who graduated from Virginia Tech and Boston University.
Education
- 1970 - Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine - Doctor of Medicine
- 1975 - General Surgery Specialisation
- 1979 - University of Cambridge Addenbrookes Hospital (British Council Scholarship)
Experience
- 1980 - Founder of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- 1994-1998 - Head of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Department
- 1995 - Founder and Director of National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress
- 1995-2001 - Founder and Editor of Turkish Journal of Trauma
- 1996 - Founder and President of National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
- 2012 - Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Faculty Member