Prof. Mahir Gülşen, MD

Prof. Mahir Gülşen, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology specialist at Acibadem Adana Hospital and Acibadem Adana Orthopedia Hospital in Adana, where he practices within the Orthopedics & Joint Center. His clinical interests include orthopedic oncology, foot and ankle surgery, pediatric orthopedics, limb reconstruction, spasticity surgery, and movement disorder treatment. His practice also covers trauma care, bone tumors, deformity surgery, and spinal deformity and fracture treatment. He has more than 47 years of experience in medicine.

Dr. Gülşen graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1979 and completed his Orthopedics and Traumatology training at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1984. Between 1986 and 1988 he served as a lecturer at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Kayseri during his compulsory service. He then joined Çukurova University Faculty, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Adana, where he became an Associate Professor in 1989 and a Professor in 1995, a position he held until 2017. In 2017 he moved to Ortopedia Hospital in Adana, and in 2022 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. His further training includes courses and observerships in Ilizarov techniques, spinal surgery, and minimally invasive trauma surgery, among them the Advanced llizarov Techniques Course in Kurgan, Russia (2000), an observership in the Ilizarov department of Texas Orthopedic Hospital (1996), the Maine Orthopaedic Review Course in Waterville, Maine (1997), and the AO International Advanced Course in Adana (1992).

Clinical focus

Dr. Gülşen assesses and treats a range of orthopedic conditions in children and adults. In pediatric orthopedics, his work includes clubfoot, bone cysts in children, and spasticity in children, as well as spasticity surgery and movement disorder treatment. He also carries out deformity surgery and limb lengthening as part of advanced limb reconstruction, drawing on his training in Ilizarov techniques.

His foot and ankle surgery practice includes flatfoot and diabetic and Charcot foot surgery. In orthopedic oncology, he evaluates and treats bone tumors. He additionally manages spinal deformity and fracture treatment and trauma care. The suitability of any surgical or non-surgical option is decided individually, based on the patient’s diagnosis, imaging findings, and overall condition.

How Dr. Gülşen works with international patients

Dr. Gülşen consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. Before a visit, the hospital’s international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes, and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their case before deciding whether to travel.