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PhD, MD, Drs. L. Özkan - Gold City Medical Center Physician
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PhD, MD, Drs. L. Özkan

Physician · PhD in Medical Biochemistry

Physician with more than two decades of clinical and healthcare-management experience, combining family and emergency medicine with certified complementary therapies such as acupuncture, ozone therapy and hypnotherapy.

Family medicine Emergency medicine Medical acupuncture Ozone therapy Hypnotherapy
IDW numberPR2025002183
2001Practising medicine since
2Doctoral degrees
10+Clinical certifications

About Drs. Özkan

Drs. L. Özkan graduated from Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and has since worked across primary care, emergency services and private clinics. He holds a PhD in Anatomy from Dokuz Eylül University (2006) and a PhD in Medical Biochemistry from Ege University (2025).

Alongside clinical practice he has held senior management roles in district and provincial health directorates, led family health centers and emergency units, and has served as an auditor of family health centers, private hospitals and medical centers on behalf of the Ministry of Health. He chaired the Izmir Family Physicians Association and represented the Sivas & Erzincan Medical Chamber at the Turkish Medical Association.

His integrative approach is built on certified training in acupuncture, ozone therapy, hypnotherapy, cupping, hirudotherapy, apitherapy and visceral manual therapy. He has also completed Basic Life Support (Nederlandse Reanimatie Raad) and venipuncture / peripheral IV training in the Netherlands (2026).

Certifications & training

Complementary & integrative medicine

  • Acupuncture — Health Sciences University, 2021
  • Ozone Therapy — Health Sciences University, 2022
  • Hypnotherapy — Health Sciences University, 2022
  • YNSA – Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture — 2019
  • Visceral Manual Therapy — 2021
  • Cupping Therapy — Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 2016
  • Hirudotherapy — Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 2017
  • Apitherapy — Medipol University, 2017
  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) — 2018
  • Access Bars Practitioner & Instructor — 2018 / 2019

Clinical & emergency care

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider — Nederlandse Reanimatie Raad, 2026
  • Venipuncture & peripheral IV cannulation — Zorg-Wijs, 2026
  • Occupational Health Physician Certificate — 2014
  • First Aid Instructor — 2014
  • Family Medicine Adaptation Training — 2006
  • Community Health Physician Adaptation Training — 2011
  • 112 Emergency Services Basic Module — 2005
  • General Immunization Program Training — 2002

Professional experience

  • Director, Private ClinicIzmir
  • Family PhysicianBornova & Ballıkuyu Family Health Centers, Izmir
  • Director, Emergency MedicineKaşkaloğlu Eye Hospital, Izmir
  • Occupational Health DirectorMartı OSGB, Izmir
  • Manager, District Health DirectorateÇiğli, Izmir
  • Director, District Health DirectoratesBayındır & Menemen, Izmir
  • Health Branch Manager · Family Health Center DirectorSivas Provincial Health Directorate
  • Family PhysicianKonak İkiçeşmelik Family Health Center, Izmir
  • Emergency Physician · Emergency Unit DirectorIzmir 112 Emergency Services; İrenbe IVF Center; Kaşkaloğlu Eye Hospital; Medisun Polyclinic
  • Physician · Health Center DirectorSivas-Ulaş Yenikarahisar Health Center; Izmir-Konak Eşrefpaşa Health Center

Professional memberships

  • Chairman of the BoardIzmir Family Physicians Association
  • Chairman, Family Medicine CommissionSivas & Erzincan Medical Chamber
  • Delegate to the Turkish Medical Association Central CouncilSivas & Erzincan Medical Chamber
  • Member, Legal & Quality CommissionsFederation of Family Physicians Associations
  • MemberIzmir Medical Chamber
  • Board MemberIzmir Business World Association

Education

  • PhD, Medical BiochemistryEge University, Institute of Health Sciences
  • PhD, AnatomyDokuz Eylül University, Health Sciences Institute
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Radio, Television & CinemaEge University, Faculty of Communication
  • Public AdministrationAnadolu University, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences
  • School of JusticeAnadolu University
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