OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Nazan Canbulat, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Head of Department

Prof. Nazan Canbulat, M.D.
  • Editor and author of the book “ Rehabilitation Protocols for Shoulder, Elbow, Knee and Ankle"
  • Editor and author of the book “ Hand Rehabilitation”.    
  • She has published over 30 articles in international and national peer reviewed journals.      
  • She is the author of 20 book chapters on shoulder rehabilitation, spine rehabilitation, osteoporosis and hand osteoarthritis.
  • She did presentations in more than 100 national and international congresses.
   
  • International Post-graduate Education: 
    • Mayo Clinic Rochester, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Minnesota, 1994
    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Minnesota, 1994
    • Visiting Research Fellow at the Division of Sports Medicine/Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Clinical Rotation in the Sports Rehabilitation Clinic and in the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic, 2000
    • Cornell University, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York City, 2000
  • Principal fields of clinical interest:
    • Shoulder rehabilitation
    • Orthopedic rehabilitation
    • Spine rehabilitation
    • Scoliosis rehabilitation
    • Muscle pain syndromes (fibromyalgia syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome)
    • Osteoarthritis 
    • Neurologic rehabilitation
    • Cancer rehabilitation
    • Lymphedema
    • Osteoporosis rehabilitation
    • Geriatric rehabilitation

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Education Institution Year
Postgraduate Diploma Keele University Health Professions Education: Accreditation and Assessment (Distance Learning), Keele University School of Medicine with FAIMER and CenMEDIC 2019 - 2020
Postgraduate Certificate Keele University Health Professions Education: Accreditation and Assessment (Distance Learning), Keele University School of Medicine with FAIMER and CenMEDIC 2018 - 2019
Fellowship FAIMER (Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research), FAIMER Institute Philadelphia, USA 2017 - 2019
Residency Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1993 - 1998

CAREER

Title Institution Year
Professor M.D / Head of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department American Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department 2020 - To date
Professor M.D/ Head of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department Koç University School of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department 2018 - 2019
Professor M.D, Faculty Member Koç University School of Medicine 2018 - to date
Associate Professor M.D, Faculty Member Koç University School of Medicine 2012 - 2018
Attending physician American Hospital 1998 - 2012