Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Karademir is an orthopedic surgeon with a focused practice in shoulder, elbow, sports injuries, arthroscopy, and limb reconstruction. He completed advanced shoulder and elbow surgery training through the 2023 SECEC/ESSSE Education Scholarship, a hands-on program across nine reference centers in Europe. Since 2021 he has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, contributing clinical care and multidisciplinary collaboration. He is actively involved in national and international professional societies, including: – Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association (TODCD) – Turkish Sports Injury Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association (TUSYAD) – Association for the Application Development of Limb Reconstruction and Ilizarov Methods (ASAMI Türkiye) – ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy) – Hip Knee Arthroplasty Association (KADAD) – Child Orthopedics Association (COD) – Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTDER) – SECEC / ESSSE (European Society for Surgery of Shoulder and Elbow) – AO Trauma (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) – Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Training Council (TOTEK) – Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID) – Turkish Spine Society (TOD) His expertise spans complex shoulder and elbow procedures, sports-related knee care and arthroscopy, pediatric orthopedics, and limb reconstruction using Ilizarov techniques. He maintains an evidence-based approach and collaborates with international centers to bring contemporary surgical techniques and rehabilitation protocols to his patients.
Education
- 2023 European Society for Surgery of Shoulder and Elbow SECEC / ESSSE (European Society for Surgery of Shoulder and Elbow) Education Scholarship for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in 9 Reference Centers in Europe
- 2019 Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Board Diploma
- 2018 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2017 TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Doctoral Research Fellowship
- 2016 – 2017 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, United States of America / Fellowship
- 2016 TOTBID (Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association) Overseas Scientific Research Scholarship
- 2012 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2021 Acibadem Health Group
- 2021 Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2018 – 2020 Avcılar Murat Kölük State Hospital / Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic / Specialist Physician (State Service Obligation)
- 2017 Truman Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Division of Shoulder Elbow and Sports Surgery, United States of America
- 2012 – 2017 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Hospitals
Memberships
- Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association (TODCD)
- Turkish Sports Injury Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association (TUSYAD)
- Association for the Application Development of Limb Reconstruction and Ilizarov Methods (ASAMI TURK)
- European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy – European Society of Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery (ESSKA)
- Hip Knee Arthroplasty Association (KADAD)
- Child Orthopedics Association (COD)
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTDER)
- European Society for Surgery of Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC / ESSSE)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO Trauma)
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Training Council (TOTEK)
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID)
- Turkish Spine Society (TOD)
Publications
- Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: evaluation of periprosthetic shoulder infection.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun;28(6S):S32-S66. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.016. PMID: 31196514. Karademir G, Keener J, Khazzam M, King JJ, Ledbetter L, Levy J, Levy O, Luppino N, Matsen F, McFarland E, Morris B, Namdari S, Naula V, Ximenes CO, - Posteromedial rotatory incongruity of the elbow: a computational kinematics study.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Feb;28(2):371-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.07.030. Epub 2018 Dec 12. PMID: 30552068. Karademir G, Bachman DR, Stylianou AP, Cil A. - Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun;28(6S):S67-S99. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.015. PMID: 31196516. Karademir G, Kelly J, Khazzam M, King JJ, Lambert S, Ledbetter L, Levine W, Mora JM, Morrey M, Namdari S, Nelson SB, Page R, Paxton SE, Pottinger P, - Elbow: Treatment: What is the role of arthrodesis when treating a chronic elbow periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?
In: Parvizi J, Gehrke T (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Data Trace Publishing Company, Cil A, Sabesan V, Karademir G. - Shoulder: Diagnosis: Sampling: Should preoperative antibiotics be held until after cultures are obtained in revision shoulder arthroplasty (RSA)?
In: Parvizi J, Gehrke T (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Data Trace Publishing Company, Cil A, Tashjian R, Karademir G. - Shoulder: Treatment: Component Retention: Should preoperative antibiotics be held until after cultures are obtained in revision shoulder arthroplasty (RSA)?
In: Parvizi J, Gehrke T (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Data Trace Publishing Company, Page R, Cil A, Karademir G. - Shoulder: Diagnosis: Inflammatory markers: What is the role for serum erythrocyte sediment rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), or white blood cell (WBC) count in the evaluation of a shoulder arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?
In: Parvizi J, Gehrke T (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Data Trace Publishing Company, Cil A, Page R, Karademir G, Beazley J, Luppino N. - Elbow: Treatment: What is the role of permanent resection when treating a chronic elbow periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?
In: Parvizi J, Gehrke T (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Data Trace Publishing Company, Cil A, Sabesan V, Karademir G. - Transfer of the lesser tuberosity for reverse Hill-Sachs lesions after neglected posterior dislocations of the shoulder: A retrospective clinical study of 13 cases.
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017 Oct;51(5):362-366. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Aug 26. PMID: 28844682; PMCID: PMC6197171. Demirel M, Erşen A, Karademir G, Atalar AC, Demirhan M. - Hip fractures in patients older than 75 years old: Retrospective analysis for prognostic factors.
Int J Surg. 2015 Dec;24(Pt A):101-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.11.009. Epub 2015 Nov 10. PMID: 26563486. Karademir G, Bilgin Y, Erşen A, Polat G, Buget MI, Demirel M, Balcı HI.
