Talk:Mehmet Haberal/Biography

Biography
1944 Born in Subaşı, a village in the Pazar district of the Province of Rize, Turkey 1967 Graduated from Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey 1971 Conferred title of General Surgeon Specialist, Hacettepe University, October 1973 Served as a Fellow at the Shriner’s Burns Institute and the John Seally Hospital in Galveston, Texas, USA 1974-75 Served as a Fellow at the Colorado University Medical School Transplantation Center, January 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 1975 Established the Burn and Transplantation Unit at Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, July Performed the first living-related kidney transplantation in Turkey, transplanting a graft from a mother to her 12-year-old child; Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, November 3 Elected as the National Representative for the International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) 1976 Conferred title of Associate Professor of General Surgery, Hacettepe University 1978 Performed the first cadaver-kidney transplantation in Turkey with an organ provided by Eurotransplant, October 10 1979 Key player in the passage of Parliamentary Law 2238, enacted June 3, 1979, which validated regulations concerning the harvesting, storage, grafting, and transplantation of organs and tissues Performed the first domestic cadaver-kidney transplantation in Turkey, with an organ from a citizen who had died in a traffic accident, July 27 Organized the first meeting of the National Burn Congress in Ankara, May 26-27 1980 Established the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation, September 4 1982 Enacted Law 2594, added to Law 2238, which included new articles enabling cadaveric organ transplantation without consent of the next of kin, for persons who have died in car accidents or natural disasters, and those whose relatives cannot be found, January 21

Established the first hemodialysis center in Ankara through the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation, March 12 Conferred title of Full Professor of General Surgery, Hacettepe University

Chosen to be both a member of the Executive Committee and the representative for the Eastern Mediterranean Area for the ISBI 1983 Organized the first scientific transplantation meeting in Ankara, Turkey

Conducted unprecedented research trails on organ cold ischemia time; first case in the medical literature of a successful cold kidney organ ischemia time of up to 111 hours

Awarded the Sedat Simavi Foundation award for outstanding medical contributions 1984 Founding member of the Mediterranean Burns Club Established the Middle East Dialysis and Organ Transplantation Foundation (MEDOTF) to facilitate organ sharing and procurement in the Middle East 1985 Organized the first meeting of the Middle East Dialysis and Organ Transplantation Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, November 17-20 Established the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, September 16 Received the Everett Idris Evans Memorial Award from the American Burn Association 1986 Elected as Associate Secretary General of the ISBI

Established the Istanbul Dialysis Center, February

Established the Haberal Educational Foundation, September Accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) 1987 Founder and President of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) 1988 Organized the first Regional Eastern Mediterranean Burn Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey

Organized the first meeting of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation in Ankara, Turkey, November 2-4 Performed the first successful cadaver-liver transplantation in Turkey and the region, December 8 1989 Established the Adana Dialysis Center

1990 Founder and President of the Turkish Transplantation Society, October Performed the first pediatric segmental living-related liver transplantation in Turkey, the region, and in Europe, March 15 Performed the first adult segmental living-related liver transplantation in the world, April 24

1992 Performed combined liver-kidney transplantation from a living-related donor, the first operation of its kind anywhere in the world, May 16 Conferred membership in the New York Academy of Sciences

1993 Established Baskent University* under the aegis of the Turkish Organ Transplantation and Burn Foundation and the Haberal Educational Foundation Opened Başkent University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center in Ankara, Turkey

1994 Opened Başkent University Zübeyde Hanım Teaching and Medical Research Center in Izmir on September 3

1995 Established the Turkish Burn and Fire Disaster Society in Turkey

1998 Opened Başkent University Dialysis Center in Yalova, Turkey, the first medical facility of this type devoted to servicing a smaller rural community in Turkey, June Opened the Başkent University Hospital in Adana, Turkey, June Established the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society

1999 Opened Başkent University College (preschool to high school levels) in Ankara, Turkey

2000 Opened the Başkent University Hospital in Alanya, Antalya, Turkey, July Received the Millennium Medal for recognition of contributions to the development of organ transplantation in Turkey and throughout the world by the International Transplantation Society in Rome, August Opened Başkent University College (preschool to high school levels) in Adana, Turkey

Opened a new Başkent University Hospital building in Ankara, November 20 Established the Transplant Games Society, April 20

2002 Opened Başkent University Adana Seyhan Hospital, Adana, Turkey Established the Society of Clinical and Experimental Research, January 14

2003 Honorary Fellowship in the American Surgical Association (ASA) Opened Başkent University Konya Hospital, Konya, Turkey

2004 Member of the Academy of Surgical Research (Turkey Representative) Launched a TV channel, “Channel B,” a radio channel, “Radio Baskent,” and a news agency, “Baskent News Agency”

Elected President-Elect of the International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) in 2004 in August, in Japan. The Presidential term of office will begin in September 2006 and end in 2008

2005 Honorary Fellowship in the International College of Surgeons (ICS)

2006 Honorary Doctorate in the Azerbaijan Medical University

Elected as Councillor for The Transplantation Society Global Region, Middle East and North Africa

Conferred the title of Honoris Causa (Doctor of Science – D. Sc.) by the University of Karachi, Pakistan

Visiting Professor, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Visiting Professor, The Massachusetts General Hospital

Elected as President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society (MEBFDS)

Granted Honorary Membership by the Board of Directors of Brazilian   Burn Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Queimaduras, SBQ) Elected to membership in the International Surgical Group Given Lifetime Achievement Award by Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Shaikh Ahmad Al-Abdulla Al-Sabah

Began term of President of International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI). Term of office will began in September 2006 and ends in September 2008.

2007 Organized the First Meeting of the Society of Innate Immunity, Ankara

Organized New Key Opinion Leader Meeting of the Transplantation Society, Ankara

Organized 9th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society, Ankara

Organized Symposium on Surgical Education and Quality, Ankara

Organized International College of Surgeons European Federation Turkey Section Meeting, Antalya

Received an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Transplantation from Turkish Minister of Health, Prof. Dr. Recep Akdağ,

Received an Award form The First National Burns Week in Dubai

Established a Liaison Office in Munich, Germany

2008 Received an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Kidney Transplantation from Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia

Received an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Liver Transplantation from Prince Raad Bin Zeid of Jordan

Received an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Transplantation from Prof. Dr. Fikri Canoruç, President of Dicle University

Visiting Professor, Washington University and Harborview Burn Center Opened Baskent University Umitkoy Policlinic

Awarded Honorary Membership of the Czech Medical Association

Award a plaque as Guest of Honor from the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation Awarded Honorary Membership of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran

Received an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Transplantation from the Middles East Society for Organ Transplantation