İbrahim KAPLAN

With complex hand injuries and congenital deformities, the first goal is restoring function without losing tissue unnecessarily. At EMOT Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaplan is part of the Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery team. He joined the EMOT staff in 1993, strengthening the hospital’s hand-surgery capacity after EMOT opened in 1991. His background includes Orthopaedics and Traumatology specialist training at Ege University (1985–1989) and a period working in a hand surgery clinic in Nancy with Prof. Dr. Merle (1990–1991). Before that, he practiced as a free practitioner in Denizli–Çivril between 1980 and 1983.

In day-to-day care, Kaplan’s EMOT listing includes hand injuries and work accidents, along with specific diagnoses such as Amniotic Band Syndrome, congenital hand anomalies, and thumb hypoplasia. The same patient-facing scope also covers progressive carpal collapse patterns like SLAC and SNAC, as well as osteoarthritis affecting the hand joints and thumb base osteoarthritis. For international patients, this matters because hand conditions often require coordinated planning across injury type, anatomy, and rehabilitation.

Education

• 1985-1989 — Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist training.
• 1990-1991 — Nancy, working in the Hand Surgery Clinic with Prof. Dr. Merle.
• 1991-1993 — Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist doctor.

Work experience

• 1980-1983 — Denizli–Çivril, free practitioner.
• 1985-1989 — Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist training.
• 1989-1990 — İstanbul French Pastor Hospital.
• 1990-1991 — Nancy, Hand Surgery Clinic with Prof. Dr. Merle.
• 1991-1993 — Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist doctor.
• 1993 — EMOT Hospital (joined the team).

Clinical focus and techniques

As a hand-focused orthopaedic surgeon at EMOT Hospital, Kaplan’s patient-facing scope centers on reconstructive and injury care for the upper extremity.

• Hand injuries and work accidents.
• Amniotic Band Syndrome.
• Hand fractures.
• Thumb hypoplasia.
• SLAC (scapholunate advanced collapse) and SNAC (scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse).
• Congenital hand anomalies.
• Hand joint osteoarthritis, including thumb base osteoarthritis.

Professional societies and certifications

Not listed in the available EMOT profile details.

Academic output

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Courses and advanced training

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Awards and recognition

Not listed in the available EMOT profile details.

For care coordination at EMOT Hospital, patients can expect a hand-surgery pathway shaped by both orthopaedic training and dedicated hand-surgery experience in Nancy. The EMOT materials provided here do not list consultation languages, online availability, or telemedicine options.