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Levent Özçakar, MD (he/him/his)

Full professor
Hacettepe University Medical School

Levent Özçakar is professor at Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), Ankara, Turkey. He has finished medical training (1997) and residency (2002) at the same institute where he has also been entitled as Associate Professor (2006) and Professor (2012).

Main areas of interest
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography and scientific publishing. He has organized innumerous national/international workshops and delivered several lectures on these topics.

Visiting professor
Rome - Tor Vergata University Medical School, Department of PRM
Taipei - National University of Taiwan Medical School, Department of PRM
Honorary visiting professor
Melbourne - Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of PRM

He has authored over 750 publications in various international journals indexed by SCI/SCI-Exp. He is also a reviewer for 91 international journals indexed by SCI/SCI-Exp.

Editor, Joint Diseases and Related Surgery
Associate Editor, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Journal of ISPRM
Past Editor-in-Chief, Archives of Rheumatology
Past Associate Editor, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Book Editor
1. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
2. Sonographic Atlas for Common Musculoskeletal Pathologies
3. Ultrasound Imaging and Guidance for Musculoskeletal Interventions in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Founder & President
TURK-MUSCULUS (Turkish Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group)
EURO-MUSCULUS (European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group)
WORLD-MUSCULUS (World Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group)
TURK-MUS (Turkish Multidisciplinary Ultrasound Society)
USPRM (Ultrasound Special Interest Group of ISPRM)
ISarcoPRM (Sarcopenia Special Interest Group of ISPRM)
ESPRM Special Interest Committee on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

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