SHORT BIOGRAPHY of PROFESSOR DR. NAZIM CERKES

Nazim Cerkes completed his plastic surgery training in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He worked as research and clinical fellow in UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham)-USA at the Department of Plastic Surgery between 1990-1991.

Between 1992-2002 Nazim Cerkes worked at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine as Associate Professor. He particularly worked in the field of reconstructive microsurgery during this period.

In 2002 Dr.Cerkes founded Cosmed Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center in Istanbul and has been in private practice since that year.

In the last 20 years Dr.Cerkes has focused on aesthetic surgery, particularly on rhinoplasty. He has been invited several international meetings as speaker. Dr Cerkes was President of Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery between 2009-2012. He is one of the founding member of The Rhinoplasty Society of Europe and served as President of the Society between 2016-2019.

Dr Cerkes was Board Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery(ISAPS) between 2010-2024. During this period he served as Education Council Chair, Vice President and finally as President of ISAPS between 2020-2022. He is ISAPS Visiting Professor and Rhinoplasty Section Editor of the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal.