Plastic Surgery
Prof. Dr. Reha Yavuzer
Professor of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at VKV American Hospital since 2010, and a faculty member of Koç University over the same period. He trained at Ankara and Gazi Universities and completed craniofacial fellowships at the Institute of Craniofacial Surgery, Providence Hospital, in the United States.
Biography
Prof. Dr. Reha Yavuzer has been a professor of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at VKV American Hospital in İstanbul since 2010, holding a faculty appointment at Koç University over the same period. He studied medicine at Ankara University between 1986 and 1992, including an internship at the University of Edinburgh, and completed his plastic surgery residency at Gazi University School of Medicine.
He was a craniofacial clinical fellow at the Institute of Craniofacial Surgery, Providence Hospital in the United States, in 1998–1999 and returned there in 2003, later holding associate professor positions both at Gazi University and at Providence Hospital before his professorship in 2004. His stated areas of interest are aesthetic surgery together with radiofrequency and cavitation treatments.
Education & Training
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1986–1992
Medical Education — Ankara University
Ankara University School of Medicine, with an internship at the University of Edinburgh (1992).
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1992–1998
Plastic Surgery Residency — Gazi University
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine.
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1998–2003
Craniofacial Fellowship — Providence Hospital (USA)
Clinical fellow at the Institute of Craniofacial Surgery, Providence Hospital, in 1998–1999 and again in 2003.
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2010 →
Professor — VKV American Hospital & Koç University
Professor of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at VKV American Hospital, with a faculty appointment at Koç University.
Areas of Expertise
Aesthetic Surgery
Elective aesthetic procedures across the face and body, informed by a career built on craniofacial reconstruction.
Craniofacial Background
Two fellowships at a dedicated craniofacial institute in the United States — training that centres on the bony architecture beneath the face.
Non-Surgical Treatments
Radiofrequency and cavitation procedures for patients who are not candidates for surgery, or who want a smaller intervention first.
Profile compiled from the hospital's own public physician listing.