Prof. Ahmet Alanay is a spine surgeon and academic leader with extensive international experience in complex spinal care. He completed a visiting professorship at the UCLA School of Medicine’s Comprehensive Spine Center in 2006 and has been affiliated with the Acibadem Health Group since 2012. His clinical and research work focuses on spinal deformity and advanced spine surgery. He is an active member of leading professional societies, including the Spine Society of Europe, the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Bone and Joint Society, the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association, and the Turkish Spine Society. He serves on advisory and editorial boards for several prominent journals and organizations, including the European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the European Spine Journal, JBJS Reviews (Editorial Board Member), and as an associate editor for spine surgery. He also contributes to the Spine Deformity editorial community and participates in multiple spine advisory boards. Prof. Alanay combines clinical practice, research, and editorial work to advance spine care, education, and outcomes for patients with complex spinal conditions.
Education
- 2006 Visiting Professorship, UCLA School of Medicine, Comprehensive Spine Center, USA
- 1998 Spine Research Fellowship on Spinal Deformity, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
- 1996 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 1988 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1982 Bornova Anatolian High School
Experience
- 2009 – 2013 Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital / Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2012 Acibadem Health Group
- 1996 – 2009 Hacettepe University Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Memberships
- Spine Society of Europe
- Spine / Advisory Board Member
- European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- American Bone and Joint Society
- Spine deformity / Editorial Board Member
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association
- Scoliosis Research Society
- North American Spine Society
- JBJS Reviews / Editorial Board Member, Spine Surgery Associate Editor
- Turkish Spine Society
- European Spine Journal / Advisory Board Member
