Curriculum Vitae

Education

• University of Health Sciences — Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma HastanesiResidency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery · Istanbul
  2013 – 2019
• Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp FakültesiDoctor of Medicine · Istanbul
  2006 – 2012
• İstanbul Lisesi (Das staatlich türkische Gymnasium)Istanbul
  2001 – 2006

Professional Experience

• Atlas UniversityAssistant Professor — Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery · Istanbul
  July 2024 — present
• Private practiceIstanbul
  July 2021 — present
• Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Training and Research HospitalPlastic Surgeon — Obligatory public service · Istanbul
  June 2019 — July 2021
• SanaklinikenVisiting plastic surgeon · Düsseldorf, Germany
  November 2019
• Bilecik State HospitalPlastic Surgeon — Obligatory public service · Bilecik
  April 2019 — May 2019
• AkademiklinikenPlastic Surgery Fellow · Stockholm, Sweden
  January 2017 — March 2017
• Eyup Public Health CenterGeneral Practitioner — Obligatory public service · Istanbul
  November 2012 — August 2013
• Harvard Medical School — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterVisiting elective student, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Boston, USA
  January 2012
• University of PittsburghVisiting student, Orthopedic Surgery · Pittsburgh, USA
  June — July 2010
• Johns Hopkins HospitalVisiting student, Ophthalmology · Baltimore, USA
  June 2010
• Charité — Benjamin Franklin CampusVisiting student, Cardiology · Berlin, Germany
  June 2009

Publications27

1. Akgun Demir I, Kurt S. Meme kanseri cerrahisinde onkoplastik ve rekonstrüktif yaklaşımlar: güncel pratik ve teknikler. Atlas Journal of Medicine 2026;6(Özel sayı 1):40-8. doi:10.54270/atljm.2026.120.
2. Celik N, Akgun Demir I, Kurt S, Keskin I. Real- vs High-Definition Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction in Men: Long-Term Outcomes and the Role of Helium Plasma Skin Tightening. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2025 Nov 24;7:ojaf157. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojaf157. PMID: 41394264; PMCID: PMC12697575.
3. Akgun Demir I, Cengiz IZ. Refining Surgical Decision-Making in Top Surgery: Insights from a Learning Curve in Transgender and Non-Binary Chest Contouring. J Cukurova Anesth Surg. 2025 Dec. 1;8(4):469-74. doi:10.36516/jocass.1821631
4. Do A, Scheibel M, Moroder P, Hayta A, Akgun Demir I, Paksoy A, Akgun D. Long-term Outcomes of a Contemporary Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Technique in Patients With Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-up. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/03635465251351293.
5. Akgun Demir I. Response to: The Dark Side of 3D simulation in Breast Augmentation: How to Use Its Advantages and Avoid Its Drawbacks. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Jan 30:sjaf016. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjaf016.
6. Celik N, Akgun Demir I. Combined Laser Treatments after Surgical Thread Lift Operations. J Laser Health Acad. 2024; Symposium Proceedings:CN07.
7. Akgun Demir I. Yüz gençleştirmede Lazer Uygulamaları. Bilkay U, editör. Yüz Estetiği 1. Baskı Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2024. p.93- 7.
8. Akgun Demir I. Optimizing Implant Width Selection in Breast Augmentation: Insights from On-Patient Landmark Positioning in 3D Breast Simulation. Aesthet Surg J. 2024 Feb 20:sjae040. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjae040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38377409.
9. Tiryaki T, Cohen SR, Canikyan Turkay S, Kocak P, Sterodimas A, Schlaudraff KU, Akgun Demir I, Agovina A, Kul Y. Hybrid Stromal Vascular Fraction (Hybrid-SVF): A new paradigm in mechanical regenerative cell processing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 10(12):p e4702, December 2022.
10. Kuran I, Akgun Demir I. Techniques based on scar in breast reduction. Savacı N, editor. Meme Küçültme. 1. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2021. P.49-54.
11. Yildirim E, Kayadibi Y, Bektas S, Ucar N, Oymak A, Er AM, Senturk A, Akgun Demir I. Comparison of the efficiency of systemic therapy and intralesional steroid administration in the treatment of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. The novel treatment for granulomatous mastitis. Ann Ital Chir 2021;10.
12. Akgun Demir I, Sirvan SS, Hascicek S, Ozdemir C, Karsidag S. Comparison of the effects of topical ebselen, propolis, and steroid applications on acute radio dermatitis: Preliminary results. J Acad Res Med 2021;11(1):11-16. doi:10.4274/jarem.galenos.2020.3936
13. Akgun Demir I, Karsidag S. Scoring systems in major extremity traumas. Intech Open. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.85290.
14. Sirvan SS, Akgun Demir I, Irmak F, Sevim KZ, Dagdelen D, Kurt Yazar S, Karsidag S. Posterior arm perforator flap for axillary reconstruction after hidradenitis suppurativa excision. Plastic Surgery. First published: February 21, 2019. doi: 10.1177/2292550319826087.
15. Sirvan SS, Akgun Demir I, Irmak F, Dagdelen D, Sevim KZ, Ozagari A, Karasoy Yesilada A. Comparison of venous repair results using either arterial or venous grafts in a crush-avulsion injury model. Turk J Med Sci. 2019;49:435-441.
16. Irmak F, Demir IA, Sirvan SS, Bas S, Karsidag S, Ozagari A. Amlodipin improves skin flap viability in rats exposed to nicotine. Turk J Plast Surg 2019;27:93-7.
17. Sirvan SS, Akgun Demir I, Irmak F, Kafi M, Budak K, Karsidag S. Does wide excision biopsy in skin cancer prevent finding the real sentinel lymph node? J Invest Surg. 2019;20:1-7.
18. Irmak F, Sirvan SS, Demir IA, Sevim KZ, Yazar M, Yesilada AK. Management of the hand tumors. Turk J Plast Surg 2018;26:103-109.
19. Montemurro P, Demir IA, Cheema M, Hedén P. Exploring the genetic role of capsular contracture in three family generations with a case report and a literature review. Aesthet Surg J. 2017;38:6-9. PMID: 29091998
20. Yuce E, Yazar M, Akgun Demir I, Karasoy Yesilada A, Yucel AF. Importance of functional airway surgery in orthognatic surgery performed patients. Turk J Plast Surg 2017;25:97-102. doi: 10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2017.2068
21. Sirvan SS, Sevim KZ, Sonmez MM, Akgun Demir I, Dagdelen D, Irmak F, Kurt Yazar S, Karsidag S. Soft tissue reconstruction with reverse flow sural flap in pilon fractures. The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital, 2017;51:102-108. doi: 10.5350/ SEMB.20170328044424
22. Sirvan SS, Dagdelen D, Akgun Demir I, Cezairlioglu MA, Sezer HB, Karsidag S. Utilization of arterial grafts in foot replantation. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2017;3:44-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2016.11.002 PMID: 29349374
23. Dagdelen D, Sevim Aytug KZ, Akgun Demir I, Yucel AF, Cezairlioglu MA. A Different approach in digital replantation: Pulse oximetry. Turk J Plast Surg 2016;24: 221-222. DOI: 10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2016.1999
24. Dagdelen D, Akgun Demir I, Sevim Aytug KZ, Sirvan SS, Yucel AF, Hacikerim Karsidag S. Plastic surgery as a problem-solving surgery. Turk J Plast Surg 2016; 24: 185-189. DOI: 10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2016.2056
25. Sirvan SS, Akgun I, Sevim KZ, Dagdelen D, Yenici O, Karasoy Yesilada A, Yazar M, Kiyak MV. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for skin tumors. The Medical Bulletin of Şişli Etfal Hospital 2016;50:220-227. doi: 10.5350/SEMB.20160613040356
26. Sirinoglu H, Certel F, Akgun I. Subacute massive edema of the submandibular region after frenuloplasty. J Craniofac Surg. 2013;24:74. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182700e8a. PMID: 23348346
27. Yuce E, Sirvan SS, Akgun Demir I, Eren HI, Karsidag S. Coexistence of gynecomastia and Poland syndrome: case report. The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital. DOI: 10.14744/SEMB.2017.29494

Presentations & Lectures42

• 3. Her Yönüyle Vücut Şekillendirme ve Lipödem, Istanbul, April 2026
  • Speaker “Zor Hasta Grubunda Doğru Cep, Doğru İmplant: Masif Kilo Kaybı Sonrası Meme Cerrahisi”
• ECD, %100 Plastik Cerrahi Toplantıları - Periorbital Cerrahi Toplantısı, April 2026
  • Speaker “Göz Altı Morlukları: Sebepler, Sınıflandırma ve Tedavi”
• LA&HA Symposium, Istanbul, March 2026
  • Speaker “Scars & Rejuvenation: How Plastic Surgery Treats It”
• TPRECD, Online Asistan Eğitimi Seminerleri (Online resident webinars), February 2026
  • Speaker “Enerji Bazlı Cihazlarla Rejeneratif Tedavilerin Kombinasyonu”
• SCARS 2026 Milan, January 2026
  • Speaker (Faculty) “Before the First Cut: The Hidden Phase of Scar Prevention”
• ECD, %100 Plastik Cerrahi Toplantıları - Video Cerrahi Kursu, Izmir, December 2025
  • Speaker “Transgender Mastectomy”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 47th National Convention, Antalya, October 2025
  • Speaker “Kombine Uygulamalarla Doğal Yaş Alma: Bir Plastik Cerrahın Yol Haritası”
• 1. Saç Ekimi Kongresi, Istanbul, September 2025
  • Speaker “Saç Ekiminde Hücresel Tedaviler: iPSC-türevli Mezenkimal Eksozom, Lazer ve Mezoterapi Kombinasyonları”
• Holistik Estetik Kongresi, Istanbul, September 2025
  • Speaker “Hücresel Tedaviler ile Atrofik / Skatris Tedavisinde Güncel Yaklaşımlar”
• ISAPS Olympiad World Congress, Singapore, June 2025
  • Oral presentation “Exosome and Laser Combinations Following Thread Lift Operations”
  • Oral presentation “Building Expertise: A Clinical Exploration of Nanotextured Implants in Early Breast Surgery Practice”
• Motiva Masterclass Istanbul, May 2025
  • Speaker “Integrating Nanotextured Implants in Standard and Challenging Anatomies”
• Üsküdar Üniversitesi Her Yönüyle Cerrahi Kongresi, Istanbul, May 2025
  • Speaker “Hybrid Breast Augmentation”
• Altınbaş Üniversitesi Her Yönüyle Meme Estetiği, Istanbul, May 2025
  • Speaker “Meme Büyütme Cerrahisi Sonrası Komplikasyonlar: Önleme, Tanı, Yönetim”
• Meme Kanserinde Tedaviye Yön Veren Stratejiler Sempozyumu Istanbul, March 2025
  • Speaker “Oncoplasty and Reconstruction”
• Meme Kanserinde Yeni Yaklaşımlar, January 2025
  • Speaker “Recurrent Seroma Formation Following Prepectoral Reconstruction”, Case presentation
• SCARS 2024 Bangkok, November 2024
  • Speaker (Faculty) “Minimizing scars post-surgery”, “Regenerative approaches in scar management”, Surgical Scar Forum
• ECD, %100 Plastik Cerrahi Toplantıları - Advanced Techniques in Regenerative Surgery , November 2024
  • Speaker “Office-based Regenerative Procedures”
• ECD, %100 Plastik Cerrahi Toplantıları - Deep Plane Facelift, Istanbul, November 2024
  • Speaker “Optimizing Deep Plane Facelift Outcomes with Laser Treatments”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 46th National Convention, Antalya, October 2024
  • Speaker (Faculty) “Exosomes in Plastic Surgery”
• TPRECD, Online Asistan Eğitimi Seminerleri (Online resident webinars), September 2024
  • Speaker “Breast Implant Associated ALCL and SCC”
• ECD, Lazer ve Rejeneratif Cerrahi Toplantısı, Istanbul, September 2024
  • Speaker “Fotona 4D Applications” & “Scar management and wound healing”
• TPRECD , IV. Cerrahi Olmayan Estetik İşlemler Okulu, September 2024
  • Speaker “Exosome & Laser Combinations”
• TPRECD Kış Sempozyumu, Bursa, March 2024
  • Speaker “New generation cellular treatments: Exosomes”
• Meme Kanserinde Yeni Yaklaşımlar (New Approaches in Breast Cancer), Istanbul, January 2024
  • Speaker “Approach to primary breast augmentation patient in terms of breast cancer”
• SCARS 2023, Berlin, November 2023
  • Speaker (Faculty) “Minimizing scars post-surgery”, “Adipose-derived stromal cells in the treatment of scars”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 45th National Convention, October 2023
  • Speaker (Faculty) in Current approaches in breast aesthetics “Patient selection, planning, and current technologies in breast augmentation”
• Eurasian Non-Surgical Days, Istanbul, September 2023
  • Speaker “Art of aging”
• 12th BAPRAS Congress, Konya, September 2023
  • Speaker “Chest wall contouring in trans men and gender fluid people”
• Treatment Options for a Successful Breast Reconstruction with Implants, June 2023
  • Speaker “Nipple-areola complex reconstruction”
• ISAPS World Congress, Istanbul, September 2022
  • Poster presentation “Chest wall contouring in trans men and gender fluid people”
• Istanbul Live Regenerative Surgery Multispecialty Course, March 2022
  • Speaker in Wound Healing Session “SVF assisted fat grafting in soft tissue defects”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 43rd National Convention, November 2021
  • Speaker (Faculty) in Breast Course “Management of breast reconstruction complications - Nipple areola necrosis”
• ISDS, July 2021
  • Speaker in Rhinomodulation webinar “Percutaneous rhinoplasty: Patient selection, indications and technique”
• SCARS 2021, May 2021
  • Speaker (Faculty) in Fat Grafting & Flaps session “Stem cell-enriched fat grafting in the treatment of atrophic scars”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 42nd National Convention, October 2020
  • Speaker (Faculty) in Breast Course “Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction”
• Breastanbul, October 2020
  • Poster presentation “Reconstructive management of a giant malignant phyllodes tumour with an augmentation mastopexy technique”
• International Congress on Occupational Accidents, Hand Injuries and Amputations, April 2019
  • Short paper presentation “SPY Angiography Practice in Our Clinic”
• Breastanbul, October 2018
  • Poster presentation “Treatment of post-latissimus doors flap reconstruction pain with single injection paravertebral nerve blocks”
• The 4th Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Reconstructive Microsurgery / 8th National Congress of the Turkish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, May 2018
  • Speaker (Faculty) in Hand & Upper Extremity Session “Major Extremity Traumas:When to salvage”
  • Oral presentation “Amlodipine improves skin flap viability in rats exposed to nicotine”
• Paris Breast Rendezvous, May 2018
  • Free paper presentation “Postbariatric breast reshaping”
• Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 39th National Convention, October 2017
  • 4 Oral and 3 Poster Presentations
• 13th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery / 7th National Congress of the Turkish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, April 2016
  • Oral presentation “Reconstruction of axillary defect with posterior arm perforator flap after surgical excision of hidradenitis suppurativa”

Teaching

• Guest lecturer at Bilim University, School of Medicine (2022)
• Weekly presentations to colleagues on main plastic surgery and hand surgery topics at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital throughout the residency

Training Courses

• 11th School for Plastic Surgery Residents, 2018, Antalya, Turkey
• Use of Experimental Animals Certification Training Course, 13th Edition, 2017, Istanbul, Turkey
• Turkish Society of Plastic-Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons 10th Rhinoplasty and 3rd Facial Aesthetics Course, 2017, Edirne, Turkey
• 48th International Course for Flap Raising & Microsurgery, 2016, Bochum, Germany
• CHU Brugmann Microsurgery Course, 2014, Brussels, Belgium

Society Memberships

• Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (TPRECD)
• Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EPCD)
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) — Associate Member
• Fellow of European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (FEBOPRAS)
• The Aesthetic Society
• European Society for Lasers and Energy Based Devices

Languages

• Turkish (native), English (advanced), German (advanced)