Halil Ibrahim Canter

Dr. Halil Ibrahim Canter is a distinguished plastic surgeon with a specialization in Plastic Surgery and a remarkable career spanning almost 25 years. His surgical expertise extends to Oral, Maxillofacial, Facial, and Hand Surgery. Dr. Canter is recognized for his invention of a system for reconstructive operation of osteogenesis and has made significant academic contributions with over 50 publications.

Awards

• First prize for "Acceleration of Distraction Osteogenesis With Drug-Releasing Distractor" at the 29th National Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2007
• Second prize for "Augmentation of Fracture Healing In Osteoradionecrotic Bones With Plate-Screw System Delivering Controlled Slow BMP-2" at the 30th National Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2008
• First prize for "Generation of Skin Tissue Using Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells" at the 35th National Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2013
• First prize for "Reconstruction of Critical Size Bone Defects With Decellularised Bone Matrix Recellularized with Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells" at the 36th National Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2014
• Second prize for "Effect of Using Decellularised Amniotic Membrane Recellularized with Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells, Tendon Derived Stem Cells or Both in Tendon Healing" at the 37th National Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2015
• Best Experimental Paper Award for "Generation of Skin Tissue Using Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells" at the ASPS Meeting 2017

Membership

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Association
• Turkish Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association
• Wound Healing Association
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
• The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
• European Society of Craniofacial Surgery

Education

• Medical Doctorate, Hacettepe University, 1996
• Specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University, 2003-2008
• Clinical Fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery, Providence Hospital Craniofacial Institute, Michigan / USA, 2007
• Ph.D. in Advanced Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences, 2008