Education
 1981 - 1988  Saint Joseph French High School  - Istanbul in High school diploma

Graduated with Good degree. Equivalent of French Baccalaureate C (Science) 

1988 - 1994   Istanbul University Istanbul Medical School  - Istanbul in M.D. diploma

Graduated with Good degree.

1994 - 1999  Ministry of Health Istanbul Göztepe Education & Research Hospital  - Istanbul in Orthopaedics & Traumatology Residency

Finishing thesis: Anterior approach and instrumentation in thoracolumbar vertebral burst fractures

1999 - 2005  Ministry of Health Istanbul Goztepe Education & Research Hospital  - Istanbul

Attending Surgeon in the  Orthopaedics & Traumatology Department

    * Performing primary and revision total joint arthroplasties (hip and knee), lower extremity trauma, knee arthroscopies

Professional experience:     

[March - September 1998]   Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY

Observer Fellow

    * Worked with Prof. Laskin R.S., Prof. Pellicci P., and Prof. Adjei O.B.

[1999 - 2002]   Istanbul Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Part time attending surgeon, Prof. İ.R. Tozun`s fellow

    * Worked with Prof. Tozun I.R. (Arthroplasty & Adult Reconstructive Surgery)

[June - December 2003]   Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Research volunteer

    * Worked with Prof.  Laskin R.S. and Prof. Salvati E. A.

[2002 - 2005]  Acıbadem (Bakırkoy) Hospital   Istanbul, Turkey

Part time attending surgeon, Prof. I. R. Tozun`s fellow 2005 - 2008
 Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Prof. Dr. Eduardo A. Salvati`s fellow

December 2008 – Associate Professor, Orthopedics & Traumatology – Istanbul University, İstanbul Medical Faculty

March 2009 -   Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Ostanbul, Turkey

Attending Surgeon, Orthopedics & Traumatology Department,

Associate Professor of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Acıbadem University Medical Faculty.
 
 
Additional professional activities:     

Attended various national and international congresses and courses.

Congresses

SICOT 1996 - 1999

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meetings 2000 - 2002 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

EFORT 1999 -  2004 - 2008

Courses

   1. AO Seminar, Istanbul, Turkey, 22 September 1995.
   2. Management of Complex Injuries and Fractures of the Pelvis and Lower Extremities, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 1-2 May 1998.
   3. The Athlete Shoulder, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 9 May 1998.
   4. Overcoming Osteoporosis: A New Era, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 20 May 1998.
   5. AO/ASIF Principle of Fracture Management Course for Residents, New York, USA, 30 July-2 August 1998.
   6. 7th European Forum of G.I.C.D., Istanbul, Turkey, 21 June 1999.
   7. Mobile Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty Course, Slotervaartzienkenhuis Hospital, Amsterdam, Hollanda, Dr K. Hamelynck, 14-15 April 2000.
   8. 13th Annual Holiday Total Knee Course, New York, USA, December 2001.
   9. Instructional Course on the use of the American Osteomedix Controlled Delivery for Osteoplasty System, Baltimore, USA, 19 October 2002.
  10. 2nd Annual Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 1 November 2003.
  11. Health Stream Total Hip and Knee Forum, Chicago, USA, 17-18 November 2003.
  12. 15th Annual Holiday Total Knee Course New York, USA, 1 December 2003
  13. Total Hip and Total Knee Advanced Education, Chicago, USA, 19-20 November 2003.
  14. Alternate Bearings in (MI) Minimally Invasive Hips, Coxa Hospital, Tampere, Finland, Dr Matti Lehto, 17-18 June 2004.
  15. Thrombosis Forum, Göteburg, Sweden, March 2005
  16. European Orthopaedic Symposium on Surgical Thrombosis, Chamonix, France, 9 April 2005.
  17. 17th Annual Holiday Total Knee Course New York, USA, 7-9 December 2005.
  18. 18th Annual Holiday Total Knee Course New York, USA, 29 November-1 December 2006.
  19. North American Hip & Knee Symposium, Colorado, USA, 2-4 February 2006
  20. State of the Art Knee Replacement, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 10-11 March 2006
  21. Advances in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgery and Recovery: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 28-29 April 2006
  22. 4th Annual Orthopaedic Basic Science Review Course, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 5-6 May 2006
  23. Hospital for Special Surgery Alumni Association 88th Annual Meeting, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA, 9-10 November 2006
  24. North American Hip & Knee Symposium, Colorado, USA, 1-4 February 2007

INTERNATIONAL publications     

   1. Laskin RS, Beksaç B, "Stiffness after total knee arthroplasty", J Arthroplasty 19(4) Suppl 1, 41-46 (2004).
   2. Haas SB, Cook S, Beksaç B, "Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement through a Mini Midvastus Approach: A Comparative Study", Clin Orthop Relat Res. 428, 68-73 (2004).
   3. Laskin RS, Beksaç B, Phongjunakorn A, Pittors K, Davis J, Shim JC, Pavlov H, Petersen M, "Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement through a Mini-midvastus Incision: An Outcome Study", Clin Orthop Relat Res. 428, 74-81 (2004).
   4. Ugutmen E, Şener N, Eren A, Beksaç B, Altıntaş F, "Avulsion Fracture of Posterior Cruciate Ligament at the Tibial Insertion in a Child: A Case Report", Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 14(4), 340-342 (2006).
   5. Della Valle AG, Beksac B (Becksac) Anderson J, Wright T, Nestor B, Pellicci PM, Salvati EA, Sculco TP, "Late fatigue fracture of a modern cemented forged cobalt chrome stem for total hip arthroplasty. A report of 10 cases", J Arthroplasty, 20, 1084-88 (2005).                                                                                                               
   6. Sharrock NE, Beksaç B, Flynn E, Go G, Della Valle AG, "Hypotensive epidural anaesthesia in patients with preoperative renal dysfunction undergoing total hip replacement", Br J Anaesth. 96(2),207-12 (2006).
   7. Laskin RS, Beksaç B, "Computer-Assisted Navigation in TKA: Where We Are and Where We Are Going", Clin Orthop Relat Res., 452,127-31 (2006).
   8. Beksac B, Della Valle AG, Salvati EA, "Thromboembolic Disease after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Who is at Risk?”, Clin Orthop Relat Res., 453, 211-224 (2006).
   9. Gonzalez Della Valle A, Beksaç B, Peterson MGE, Salvati EA, “A new technique to improve cup inclination accuracy in primary total hip arthroplasty", Hip International, 16, 250 – 252, (2006).
  10. Beksaç B, Taveras NA, Della Valle AG, Salvati EA, "Surface finish mechanics explain different clinical survivorship of cemented femoral stems for total hip arthroplasty", J Long Term Eff Med Implants,16, 407-422 (2006).
  11. Beksaç B, Tozun İR, Baktıroğlu S, Sener N, Gonzalez Della Valle A, "Extravascular compression of the femoral vein due to wear debris-induced iliopsoas bursitis: a rare cause of leg swelling after total hip arthroplasty", J Arthroplasty 22(3), 453-456 (2007).
  12. Beksac B, Della Valle AG, Anderson J, Sharrock NE, Sculco TP, Salvati EA, "Symptomatic Thromboembolism after One-stage Bilateral THA with a Multimodal Prophylaxis Protocol", Clin Orthop Relat Res., 463, 114-119 (2007).
  13. Bek D, Beksac B, Gonzalez Della Valle A, Sculco TP, Salvati EA, "Aspirin Decreases the Prevalence and Severity of Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthrosis" , J Arthroplasty, 24(2):226-32
  14. Cipriano CA, Issack PS, Beksac B, González Della Valle A, Sculco TP, Salvati EA, "Metallosis After Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Arthroplasty", Am J Orthop 37(2): (2008)
  15. Beksac B, Salas A, Gonzalez Della Valle A, Salvati EA, "Wear is Reduced in THA Performed with Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene", Clin Orthop Relat Res., 467, 1765-72 (2009).
  16. Beksac B, Gonzalez Della Valle A, Salvati EA, "Acute Sciatic Nerve Palsy as a Delayed Complication of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Prophlaxis after Total Hip Arthroplasty", Am J Orthop 38(2):E28-30
  17. Issack PS, Nousiainen M, Beksaç B, Helfet DL, Sculco TP, Buly RL. Acetabular component revision in total hip arthroplasty. Part I: cementless shells. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Oct;38(10):509-14
  18. Issack PS, Nousiainen M, Beksaç B, Helfet DL, Sculco TP, Buly RL. Acetabular component revision in total hip arthroplasty. Part II: management of major bone loss and pelvic discontinuity. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Nov;38(11):550-6.

Awards
      Employee of the month: September 1999. Ministry of Health Istanbul Goztepe Education & Research Hospital  - Istanbul

Certificate of Appreciation: October 1999. According to the work performed on the 1999 Marmara earthquake field.