Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Giray ERSÖZ
In 1984, I was born in Kütahya. At Kütahya High School and Eskişehir Science High School, I finished my high school education. I then began my specialization training in April 2010 as the first of 12000 doctors to pass the Medical Specialization Examination (TUS), following my successful completion of the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. I chose the Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, which has the most surgical cases in the Aegean, for my specialization training, and I finished my ophthalmology training there between 2010 and 2015.
Following the successful completion of my state service at Mardin Kızıltepe State Hospital, I applied to the prestigious Istanbul Retina Institute. Out of a competitive pool of 250 ophthalmologists, I was honored to be selected to participate in the “Retina – Macula – Vitreous Diseases & Surgery Clinical Researcher” program. From 2016 to 2018, I served as a dedicated Clinical Researcher at the institute. Building upon this valuable experience, my journey continued within the same institute from 2018 to 2020, where I transitioned into the role of a specialist in retinal diseases.
From January 2020 to November 2020, I served as a Specialist Ophthalmologist in the Retina Unit of the Eye Clinic at Koç University Hospital, followed by an appointment as Associate Professor in the same unit between November 2020 and January 2021.
Between February 2021 and July 2025, I held the position of Retina Unit Director at Biruni University Hospital’s Eye Clinic.
From July 2025 to December 2025, I served as the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Biruni University.
Since December 2025, I have been continuing my professional career at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital, where I currently serve as the Head of the Retina Unit.
Awards and Achievements
In April 2010, ranked first out of 12000 doctors in the Medical Specialization Examination (TUS).
2016 Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD) National Congress, Best Surgical Video, Second Place
In the year of 2019;
- I received the TOD Retina Research Awards Third Prize.
- I received the title of FEBO (Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology) by successfully passing the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) exam.
In the year of 2020;
- I have earned the title of Associate Professor.
- I received the Second Prize in the Best Article Awards of the Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology.
In 2022, I achieved the distinction of being the faculty member at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine with the highest number of contributions to scientific research as a lecturer.
In 2024, I received the Second Prize at the Turkish Ophthalmology Association Spring Symposium, Best Research Awards.
In 2025, I was selected by the jury of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association to deliver the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture, chosen among ophthalmologists under the age of 45 based on my curriculum vitae and scientific contributions.
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