Prof. Barış Kocaoğlu is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with a strong background in clinical care, education, and sports team medicine. He completed advanced training highlighted by the 2019 ESSKA‑AOSSM Traveling Fellowship, reflecting his commitment to high‑level continuing education and international collaboration. From 2008 to 2013 he served as a lecturer in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, where he taught and mentored medical students and trainees while maintaining clinical duties. He is actively involved in professional and sports medicine organizations, including membership in ESSKA and KSSTA, and participation in the Hip Arthroscopy and Preventive Joint Surgery Association. He is also a member of ELPA (Euroleague Player Association). In national sports medicine, he serves on the Turkish Basketball Federation medical board and is the team doctor for the men’s national basketball team, providing care for elite athletes and managing injury prevention and return‑to‑play decisions. His practice focuses on orthopedic care for athletes, hip arthroscopy, and preventive joint surgery, blending academic experience with hands‑on sports team medicine.
Education
- 2019 ESSKA-AOSSM Traveling Fellowship
- 2018 Professorship
- 2013 Associate Professorship
- 2006 – 2007 University Of Iowa, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports Medicine Division, USA / Fellowship
- 2005 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 1999 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1986 – 1993 Ted Ankara College
Experience
- 2008 – 2013 Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Lecturer
- 2005 Acibadem Health Group
Memberships
- ELPA (Euroleaque player PA)
- ESSKA
- Turkish Basketball Federation medical board member and A men’s team doctor
- Hip Arthroscopy and Preventive Joint Surgery Association
- KSSTA
Publications
- Effect of Mitomycin-c on post-operative adhesions in tendon surgery: an experimental study in rats
Kocaoglu B, Agir I, Nalbantoglu U, Karahan M, Turkmen M. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Jun;92(6):889-93 - Adhesion reduction after knee surgery in a rat model by Mitomycin C
Kocaoglu B, Akgun U, Nalbantoglu U, Poyanlı O, Karahan M. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 May 8. [Epub ahead of print] - Single-row versus double-row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in small- to medium-sized tears
Aydin N, Kocaoglu B, Guven O. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print] - No difference between knotless sutures and suture anchors in arthroscopic repair of Bankart lesions in collision
Kocaoglu B, Guven O, Nalbantoglu U, Aydin N, Haklar U. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009.17(7): 844-7 - Preventing blood-induced joint damage with the use of intra-articular iron chelators: an experimental study in rabbits
Kocaoglu B, Akgun U, Erol B, Karahan M, Yalcin S. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009.129(11): 1571-5 - The use of screw at the fracture level in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures
Guven O, Kocaoglu B, Bezer M, Aydin N, Nalbantoglu U. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Aug;22(6):417-21 - Open versus minimally invasive repair with Achillon device
Aktas S, Kocaoglu B. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Aug;22(6):417-21 - Combination of Luque Instrumentation With Polyaxial Screws in the Treatment of Myelomeningocele Kyphosis
Kocaoglu B, Erol B, Akgülle H, Gasimov E, Yalçn S. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 May;21(3):199-204 - Two-stage autologous chondrocyte implantation
Totbid derg. 2022 Sep; 21(5):526-530. doi:10.5578/totbid.dergisi.2022.73. Kocaoglu B, Bayram B, Gamli A
