Along with other sectors of life, specialization and even sub-specialization in the health care field has become prominent in Turkey as it has worldwide. With this in mind, Istanbul Orthopedic Center (aka ISOM) was formed as a medical center specializing in all medical and surgical interventions related to the Musculoskeletal System. Rather than being a medical facility solely providing general orthopedic services, ISOM has taken a different philosophy by comprehensively covering all matters pertaining to the musculoskeletal system ranging from General Orthopedics to Trauma and Emergency Medicine, from Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation to Rheumatology and from Plastic Surgery to Reconstructive Surgery. In other words, ISOM is equipped to handle a broad range of cases from sports medicine related acute injuries to chronic mechanical problems as well as from occupational related orthopedic problems to inflammatory arthritis. In order to support our specialties, ISOM is equipped with it’s own Emergency Room, a modern Operating Room, Laboratory & Radiology Units, Ambulance & Home Visitation Services as well Hospital Beds and trained in-house physicians to cover over-night stays. ISOM’s highly trained medical staff, along with it’s modern building and infrastructure that encompasses a large handicapped access elevator, hallways and rooms enables it to be highly conducive for providing proper medical and surgical care. ISOM has placed special attention in selecting a highly training medical staff. A closer look at our physician staff will demonstrate that our doctors are not only highly trained from prestigious centers in Turkey and abroad but also carry a vast degree of clinical experience to complement their training. Our highly trained physicians maintain their levels of excellence through attendance of Continuing Medical Education Seminars and Annual Conventions/Congresses both in Turkey and abroad. Through this selection of highly trained physicians, ISOM has been able to maintain one of the highest standards in Turkey. Most importantly, the maintenance of high ethical principles by knowing to balance surgical and non-surgical interventions has enabled it to stand out from other medical centers. Unlike other orthopedic centers that are motivated and driven by high-volume surgical treatments, ISOM has balanced this approach by providing non-surgical alternative treatment options. Patients can always know that non-surgical alternative therapies have been offered to them before engaging in a surgical intervention. In fact, often times surgery is the last resort to providing care to the patient and our Orthopedic Surgeons are well aware of this. ISOM has been able to do carry out this balance approach by providing a modern in-house Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Unit,a full-time staff Physiatrist and Physical Therapist as well as appropriately consulting with it’s in-house Rheumatology consultant in controversial cases. ISOM’s orthopedic surgeons know the importance of properly ruling out any inflammatory arthritis before operating and pay special attention to medicaly clear a patient before any surgical intervention. Instead of focusing on simply performing a surgical procedure, ISOM’s orthopedists also focus on the work-up of a differential diagnosis, establishment of a confirmatory diagnosis as well as to providing proper post-operative surgical and rehabilitative care. Again, ISOM is able to do all of these by maintaining a highly training physician staff that includes General & Specialty Orthopedic Surgeons, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctors as well as a Rheumatologist. As a result of it’s maintenance of highly trained physicians and by knowing to balance between surgical and non-surgical interventions, ISOM has become a “GOLD STANDARD” in the medical community when it comes to matters related to Orthopedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation as well as Rheumatology. Our patient portfolio will speak for itself as ISOM is has not only provided care to thousands of patients since it’s establishment but it has also been a major supporter and sponsor of physicians to several social and sporting events. Along with providing care to the local community, ISOM is also a major referral center within the Greater Metropolitan City of Istanbul as well as from all corners of Turkey. In addition, our quality of care has also attracted attention from abroad, particularly from Europe, the Balkans, Russia, the Caucuses as well as from the Middle East. We are confident that you will be satisfied with the care provided at ISOM.