Mehmet A Haberal, MD, FACS, FICS (Hon)
Past events:
The 7th Annual MGH/Johns Hopkins Lecture by Mehmet Haberal, MD, FACS, FICS (Hon)
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) Organized the first Regional Eastern Mediterranean Burn Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey
1988
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 UniversityElected as Councillor for The Transplantation Society Global Region, Middle East and AfricaConferred 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 HospitalElected as President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society (MEBFDS) President, International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) 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 PoliclinicAwarded Honorary Membership of the Czech Medical Association Award a plaque as Guest of Honor from the Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationAwarded Honorary Membership of the Academy of Medical Sciences of IranReceived an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Transplantation from the Middles East Society for Organ Transplantation
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE:
As of November 22, 2008, had performed 1730 renal and 320 liver transplantations Organized 22 national and international scientific meetings in Turkey Currently, a member of 35 national and international medical societies Recipient of 25 national and international awards in medicine Author of 1428 Turkish and English scientific publications, 2 English and 4 Turkish books
EDITORSHIPS:
Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal, Dialysis, Transplantation and Burn, the official journal of the Turkish Transplantation Society and the Turkish Burn and Fire Disaster Society Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, the official journal of the MESOT, indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1996: Edited the proceedings of a meeting that commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first transplantation in Turkey Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1998: Edited the proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2000: Edited the proceedings of the 5th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2002: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2004: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2005: Edited the proceedings of the IXth Congress of the MESOT Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2006: Edited the proceedings of the 8th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2008: Edited the proceedings of the 9th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society Editorial Board Member of the International Medical Journal Editorial Board Member of the Urology Journal Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Investigative Surgery Editorial Board Member of Clinical Transplantation Editorial Board Member of Transplantation Proceedings International Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation Advisory Board Member of Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases International Board of Consultant of the Archives of Iranian Medicine Editorial Board Member of Journal of Burns and WoundsEditorial Review Board Member of American Journal of Disaster Medicine
*BASKENT UNIVERSITYInstituted the following:In Education
11 faculties (including faculty of medicine)
7 institutes (including Transplantation and Genetic Sciences Institute)
3 vocational schools
1 preparatory school
2 colleges In Health
10 hospitals (all with dialysis centers)
13 additional independent dialysis centers (all of which are located in cities throughout the country)
1 policlinic
A liaison office in Munich, Germany, which is being represented by Dr. Walter Land, transplant surgeon In Media
A TV channel, Channel B
A radio channel, Radio Baskent
A news agency, Baskent News Agency In Tourism
2 luxury hotels (1 is a spa) In Production
2 holdings and more than 20 companies
Baskent University Transplantation and Genetic Sciences Institute Integrated Facilities:
A milk production factory
An experimental animal breeding center (pig, rat, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig)
A large agricultural farm
A cow farm
A quail farm
A bee farmTextiles
Textile workshop
Work clothes shop Chemicals
A dialysis solution factory Others
A gas station
A woodworking shop
An ironworks The University currently
has an annual budget greater than USD $300 million
employs more than 8500 people Hobbies
Swimming
Climbing
Photography
Photograph Exhibition 1999
Past events:
The 7th Annual MGH/Johns Hopkins Lecture by Mehmet Haberal, MD, FACS, FICS (Hon)
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) Organized the first Regional Eastern Mediterranean Burn Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey
1988
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 UniversityElected as Councillor for The Transplantation Society Global Region, Middle East and AfricaConferred 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 HospitalElected as President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society (MEBFDS) President, International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) 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 PoliclinicAwarded Honorary Membership of the Czech Medical Association Award a plaque as Guest of Honor from the Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationAwarded Honorary Membership of the Academy of Medical Sciences of IranReceived an Award for Medical Contribution to Organ Donation and Transplantation from the Middles East Society for Organ Transplantation
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE:
As of November 22, 2008, had performed 1730 renal and 320 liver transplantations Organized 22 national and international scientific meetings in Turkey Currently, a member of 35 national and international medical societies Recipient of 25 national and international awards in medicine Author of 1428 Turkish and English scientific publications, 2 English and 4 Turkish books
EDITORSHIPS:
Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal, Dialysis, Transplantation and Burn, the official journal of the Turkish Transplantation Society and the Turkish Burn and Fire Disaster Society Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, the official journal of the MESOT, indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1996: Edited the proceedings of a meeting that commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first transplantation in Turkey Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 1998: Edited the proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2000: Edited the proceedings of the 5th Congress of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2002: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2004: Edited the proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and Eurotransplant Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2005: Edited the proceedings of the IXth Congress of the MESOT Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2006: Edited the proceedings of the 8th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society Guest Editor of Transplantation Proceedings, 2008: Edited the proceedings of the 9th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society Editorial Board Member of the International Medical Journal Editorial Board Member of the Urology Journal Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Investigative Surgery Editorial Board Member of Clinical Transplantation Editorial Board Member of Transplantation Proceedings International Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation Advisory Board Member of Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases International Board of Consultant of the Archives of Iranian Medicine Editorial Board Member of Journal of Burns and WoundsEditorial Review Board Member of American Journal of Disaster Medicine
*BASKENT UNIVERSITYInstituted the following:In Education
11 faculties (including faculty of medicine)
7 institutes (including Transplantation and Genetic Sciences Institute)
3 vocational schools
1 preparatory school
2 colleges In Health
10 hospitals (all with dialysis centers)
13 additional independent dialysis centers (all of which are located in cities throughout the country)
1 policlinic
A liaison office in Munich, Germany, which is being represented by Dr. Walter Land, transplant surgeon In Media
A TV channel, Channel B
A radio channel, Radio Baskent
A news agency, Baskent News Agency In Tourism
2 luxury hotels (1 is a spa) In Production
2 holdings and more than 20 companies
Baskent University Transplantation and Genetic Sciences Institute Integrated Facilities:
A milk production factory
An experimental animal breeding center (pig, rat, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig)
A large agricultural farm
A cow farm
A quail farm
A bee farmTextiles
Textile workshop
Work clothes shop Chemicals
A dialysis solution factory Others
A gas station
A woodworking shop
An ironworks The University currently
has an annual budget greater than USD $300 million
employs more than 8500 people Hobbies
Swimming
Climbing
Photography
Photograph Exhibition 1999
