Dr. Ani Cinpolat

Dr. Ani Cinpolat boasts an exhaustive educational background, with her initial medical training being undertaken at Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey from 1998-2004. Subsequent to her general medical training, Dr. Cinpolat pursued specialized training at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Akdeniz University School of Medicine in Antalya, Turkey, which she completed in 2011. Her graduation thesis involved a nuanced exploration and comparison of various Tram Flaps Models in rats, focusing on delay and ischemic preconditioning methodologies.

In the realm of professional experience, Dr. Cinpolat contributed two years (2011-2013) to the Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, located in Adana, Turkey, where she held the position of Plastic Surgery Specialist. An exploratory stint also took her to Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, England, from 3-21 September 2012, where she observed and learned from practices in the Adnexial Service (Oculplastic Surgery). Further, she was associated with Prof. Dr. Ömer Özkan Clinic from 2013-2016, wherein her role involved being part of the team that executed notable medical procedures, such as the first double arm and face transplant in Turkey. Additionally, Dr. Cinpolat has been operating a private practice at Anka Clinic in Istanbul, Turkey since 2016.

• M.D.: General Medicine, Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey, 1998-2004.
• Residency: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey, 2011.

• Plastic Surgery Specialist, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Adana, Turkey, 2011-2013.
• Observership, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Adnexial Service (Oculplastic Surgery), London, England, 3-21 September 2012.
• Fellowship (Member of the team for first double arm and face transplant, and world’s first uterus transplant), Prof. Dr. Ömer Özkan Clinic, Antalya, Turkey, 2013-2016.
• Private Practice, Anka Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey, 2016-Present.

• 2015: Instructor, Basic Microsurgery Course, Society of Plastic Surgery, Turkey.

• 2011: "Certificate of Proficiency", Turkish Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association, Izmir, Turkey.
• 2011: "European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery" certificate, European Association of Plastic Surgery, Belgium and Greece.

• Best Oral Presentation Award - 'Lower lip reconstruction with functional gracilis muscle flap', Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons 33rd National Congress, 14-18 September 2011, İzmir, Turkey.
• Best Oral Presentation Award - 'Vaginal reconstruction with modified rectosigmoid colon transfer', Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons 37th National Congress, November 2015, Ankara, Turkey.
• Second Prize - 'Functional Lower Lip Reconstruction with the Partial Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Free Flap without Nerve Coaptation', Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons 39th National Congress, 13 October 2017, Antalya, Turkey.

• Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
• Association of National Reconstructive Microsurgery
• Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Association of Stem Cell and Cellular Therapy

• Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 9th National Congress and Rhinoplasty Course, 11-15 May 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Turkish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 28th National Congress, 20-23 September 2006, Ankara, Turkey.
• 11th European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, 26-28 April 2006, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Northern Cyprus Turkish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 5th National Congress, 4-8 July 2007, Northern Cyprus.
• Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, Facial Rejuvenation-Winter Symposium, 28 February-1 March 2007, Isparta, Turkey.
• Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 30th National Congress, 15-19 October 2008, Antalya, Turkey.

• Coskunfirat et al., "Superiority of Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery Perforator Flap in Scrotal Reconstruction," Ann Plast Surg, 2011.
• Ozkan et al., "Subcutaneous placement of a free jejunum and pedicled colon segment...," Microsurgery, 2012.
• Ozkan et al., "Malignant Melanoma Developed on a Congenital Melanocytic Nevus...," Turk J Pediatr, 2012.
• Cinpolat et al., "Complex Partial Nasal Reconstruction Using Free Prelaminated Temporoparietal Fascial Flap," Microsurgery, 2013.
• Cinpolat et al., "Perforator Flap from Adjacent Thigh Skin to Improve the Repair of the Donor Site of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap," Microsurgery, 2013.