Verifiable credentials
Every credential listed below is independently verifiable through the issuing organisation's public registry. Surgeon credentials are the most significant single factor in surgical outcome — and the credential most easily misrepresented. The list and verification links are provided so prospective patients can confirm everything before consultation.
National specialty certification
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Turkish Ministry of Health
Specialty registration with Turkish Ministry of Health following completion of accredited plastic surgery residency.
Verification: Turkish Ministry of Health records. International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate Number 2026034015610080000444996, issued 10.03.2026.
→ saglik.gov.tr (T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı)International fellowships
FACS — Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Inducted at the ACS Clinical Congress 2025. The Fellowship is awarded after evaluation against ACS standards including national specialty certification, evidence of practice quality, peer recommendations, and ethical standards. Open to surgeons internationally.
→ facs.org Fellow lookupFEBOPRAS / EBOPRAS — Fellow, European Board of Plastic Surgery
European-level board certification beyond national specialty boards. Examination administered by the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
→ ebopras.eu fellow directoryAcademic appointment
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery — Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor (Doçent) academic rank. Verifiable through the Turkish national academic registry (YÖK Akademik), which confirms academic title, institution, and field. Indicates contribution to the field beyond clinical practice — research, teaching, residency training.
→ YÖK Akademik (Turkish national academic registry)Society memberships
ISAPS — International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
International peer-reviewed society membership. ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Gold and Bronze Awards (clinical research presentations).
→ isaps.org member directoryASPS — American Society of Plastic Surgeons
USA-based national society membership.
→ plasticsurgery.orgEBOPRAS — European Board of Plastic Surgery
Active fellow status; same organisation as FEBOPRAS certification.
TPRECD — Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
National professional society in Turkey.
→ tprecd.org.trInternational training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Plastic and reconstructive surgery training; specialised exposure to oncologic reconstruction and microsurgery.
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Plastic surgery training; European context including aesthetic and reconstructive practice.
Publication record
30+ peer-reviewed publications
Published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, and ISAPS journals. Quality of journals (specialty peer-reviewed) is more relevant than count alone — peer-reviewed publication record indicates the surgeon's work has met external scrutiny standards.
→ PubMed: search "Erdal AI"International medical tourism authorisation
Turkish Ministry of Health — International Health Tourism Authorisation
Required to legally treat international patients in Turkey. The authorisation is granted following Ministry-level evaluation of clinic infrastructure, medical credentials, English-language competence, and patient pathway protocols.
Certificate Number: 2026034015610080000444996
Issued: 10 March 2026
Hospital accreditation
JCI-accredited hospital network
Operations are performed at JCI-accredited (Joint Commission International) hospitals — the international gold standard for hospital quality, certifying compliance with hundreds of specific standards across patient safety, infection control, medication management, surgical care, and quality monitoring.
→ jointcommissioninternational.orgRecognition and awards
ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Gold Award
Awarded for clinical research presentation at the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery World Congress.
ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Bronze Award
Second presentation award at the same congress.
FACS Induction 2025
Induction at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago.
Practice focus
Clinical practice focus areas relevant to male rhinoplasty:
- Closed-approach (endonasal) rhinoplasty as a high-volume subspecialty focus, with technique adaptations for male anatomy (preserved tip definition through stronger lower lateral cartilage, dorsal hump management without over-resection).
- Open-approach rhinoplasty for revision cases and complex primary cases requiring extensive structural grafting.
- Septorhinoplasty — combined aesthetic and functional surgery in the same operation.
- Post-traumatic rhinoplasty — sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, occupational injuries.
- Thick-skin rhinoplasty — structural grafting approach with extended swelling timelines.
- Revision rhinoplasty — correction of unsatisfactory previous procedures with cartilage grafting (auricular or costal).
How to verify
Every credential listed above can be independently verified in 30-60 minutes through the linked registries. The verification process:
- National specialty certification — Turkish Ministry of Health.
- FACS — search facs.org Fellow lookup by surname.
- FEBOPRAS / EBOPRAS — search ebopras.eu directory.
- Academic appointment — search YÖK Akademik (Turkish national academic registry).
- ISAPS membership — search isaps.org member directory.
- Publications — search PubMed for "Erdal AI".
- Hospital accreditation — search Joint Commission International directory.
- MoH authorisation — certificate number above can be confirmed through Ministry records.
If any claimed credential cannot be independently verified through the issuing organisation's registry, that absence is the answer. Surgeon credentials are too important to take on a website's word.
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