Credentials, Licenses & Memberships — Dr. Mehmet Sürmeli, MD, FEBOPRAS

Frequently Asked Questions

What board certifications does Dr. Sürmeli hold?

Two: the Turkish Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (2016) and the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (FEBOPRAS, 2017). The certificates are displayed on this page.

Can I verify the European Board (FEBOPRAS) diploma myself?

Yes — EBOPRAS maintains a public register of its diplomates. The verification link is provided next to the certificate on this page; verifying takes under a minute.

Which licenses does Dr. Sürmeli hold in the UAE?

Two active registrations: DHA (Dubai Health Authority, 2024) and DOH (Department of Health Abu Dhabi, 2025). The license documents are shown on this page alongside his Turkish medical license and diplomas.

Which professional societies is he a member of?

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS, since 2020 — including committee service on the PSF Volunteers Steering Committee and the Patient Safety Committee), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS, since 2020), Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (since 2014), Emirates Medical Association and the Emirates Plastic Surgery Society (2026).

Has Dr. Sürmeli published peer-reviewed research?

Yes — five publications in international peer-reviewed journals, listed on this page with their DOIs so each can be checked at the source.

Where did Dr. Sürmeli train?

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine — one of Türkiye’s leading medical schools — for both his medical degree (2005) and his residency in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (2005–2012).

Credentials at a glance

Dr. Mehmet Sürmeli, MD, FEBOPRAS — plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon, Istanbul
Double board certified: Turkish Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (2016) · European Board — FEBOPRAS (2017)
Licensed in three jurisdictions: Türkiye · Dubai (DHA, Full-time License) · Abu Dhabi (DOH, Permanent License)
Member: ASPS · ISAPS · Emirates Plastic Surgery Society · Emirates Medical Association · Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
Every credential on this page is independently verifiable — verification links provided below.
Full academic CV: view the detailed CV (PDF)

Board Certifications

Board certification is the strongest independent proof of a surgeon's training. Dr. Sürmeli holds both his national and the European board:

Turkish Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — 2016
European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (FEBOPRAS) — 2017, by examination (written and oral). Fellows can be verified directly with EBOPRAS.

European Board Certificate (FEBOPRAS Certificate)

European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Fellow, 2017

Turkish Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — National Board Certificate of Dr. Mehmet Sürmeli, 2016

Turkish Board Certificate

Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons — National Board (Yeterlik Belgesi), 2016

Medical Licenses & Diplomas

Registry numbers and facility details are redacted on the published images for document security; all licenses are verifiable through the official portals linked below.

Türkiye

Doctor of Medicine — Hacettepe University

Faculty of Medicine (English program), 1999–2005

Specialty Diploma — Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health, 2012 (Hacettepe University residency, 2005–2012)

United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sürmeli is licensed by both UAE health authorities. Both can be checked independently: the Dubai licence through the DHA online verification portal, and the Abu Dhabi registration by searching the Department of Health Abu Dhabi register for “Surmeli”.

DHA Dubai professional licence certificate, Specialist Plastic Surgery, valid to 18 September 2027 (facility name redacted)

Dubai — DHA Professional License

Full-time License · Physician-Specialist-Plastic Surgery · Dubai Health Authority

Abu Dhabi — DOH License

Permanent License · Specialist Plastic Surgery · Department of Health Abu Dhabi

DHA Healthcare Professional Registration

Physician – Specialist – Plastic Surgery, with DHA verification QR

DHA Certificate of Good Standing

Dubai Health Authority

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English program), Ankara, 1999–2005
Residency, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 2005–2012
Bachelor’s degree in Economics — Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, 2026

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma in Economics

Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, 23 October 2026 · identity number redacted

Society Memberships & Committee Roles

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) — member since 2020 · PSF Volunteers in Plastic Surgery Steering Committee member (2022–2025 terms) · Breast Committee — appointed for the 2027 term
Aesthetic Committee — appointed for the 2027 term
Patient Safety Committee member (2024 and 2025 terms)
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) — member since 2020
Emirates Plastic Surgery Society (EPSS) — member since 2026
Emirates Medical Association (EMA) — member since 2026
Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons — member since 2014

Research & Publications

Selected international peer-reviewed publications:

Comparison of the histopathological findings of patients with diabetic and idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome — International Orthopaedics (SICOT), 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-2790-y
The ultrasonographic evaluation of hemodynamic changes in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy after tarsal tunnel decompression — Microsurgery, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/micr.22467
Flexor tendon laceration due to carpal tunnel release surgery — Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, 2016. PMID: 27616833
Assessment of the relationship between clinicophysiologic and MRI findings of temporomandibular disorder patients — Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2016. PMID: 27557464
Is there any difference in tetanus IgG levels of diabetic patients with respect to the presence of foot ulcers? — Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017. DOI: 10.3906/sag-1511-18

Plus national publications, congress presentations, and co-authored research on cartilage graft histopathology — the tissue science underlying rhinoplasty and reconstructive grafting. These are set out in the detailed curriculum vitae (PDF).

Congress, Course & Webinar Attendance

Continuing education is a standing part of Dr. Sürmeli's practice. The certificates below are shown as issued by the organising universities, societies and companies; where an organiser issued no certificate, its own confirmation email is shown instead and labelled as such. Select a certificate to open it as a read-only PDF; the full list of courses and congresses is in the detailed curriculum vitae (PDF).

Training and course certificates

Microneurosurgery Training and Course

Hacettepe University Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Ankara · 9 February–15 May 2009

Certificate of Laboratory Animal Use (Class B)

Hacettepe University Local Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments, Ankara · 23 June 2015

Congresses, symposia and courses

XI World Symposium on Ergonomic Implants (WSEI) — Establishment Labs / Motiva

Istanbul · 17–19 September 2026

Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2024 — American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

San Diego, USA · 26–29 September 2024

“Journey to Surgical Perfection” Breast Symposium — Johnson & Johnson MENTOR

Istanbul · 2 December 2023

ISHRS 29th World Congress

Lisbon, Portugal · 21–23 October 2021

ISHRS World Live Surgery Workshop (WLSW 2018)

Dubai, UAE · 8–10 March 2018

9th International Eurasian Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Course & 5th Istanbul Advanced Rhinoplasty Course

Istanbul · 15–18 June 2017

Facial Aesthetic and Nasal Surgery Society National Congress & Istanbul Aesthetic Forum (ISEF 2017)

Istanbul · 17–19 February 2017

38th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons

Antalya, Türkiye · 27–30 October 2016

EURAPS Research Council & European Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting

Brussels, Belgium · 25–26 May 2016

36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons

Istanbul · 29 October–1 November 2014

Istanbul International Rhinoplasty Course

Istanbul · 22–24 June 2011

3rd International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course

Istanbul · 24–26 June 2011

29th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons

Eskişehir, Türkiye · 17–20 October 2007

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Symposium

Samsun, Türkiye · 10–12 May 2007

Online webinars and journal clubs

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: Where Patient Safety Breaks Down — The Consultation-to-Outcome Gap — registration confirmation (ISAPS email; certificate pending), ISAPS / Quad A · 11 September 2026

ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: Where Patient Safety Breaks Down — The Consultation-to-Outcome Gap — registration confirmation (ISAPS email; certificate pending)

ISAPS / Quad A · 11 September 2026

The Mark Gorney, MD, Memorial Lecture: A New Legal Standard for Medical Malpractice (1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)

ASPS · 12 September 2026

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: Staying Warm Under the Lights — Preventing Perioperative Hypothermia — registration confirmation (ISAPS email; certificate pending), ISAPS / Quad A · 29 May 2026

ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: Staying Warm Under the Lights — Preventing Perioperative Hypothermia — registration confirmation (ISAPS email; certificate pending)

ISAPS / Quad A · 29 May 2026

Certificate of attendance — ISAPS–APS Journal Club: Vertical Superior Vector Suspension of the Anterior Mobile Face with the V-Plication Facelift, ISAPS · 23 May 2026

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: Vertical Superior Vector Suspension of the Anterior Mobile Face with the V-Plication Facelift

ISAPS · 23 May 2026

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Breast Lift and Reduction

ISAPS · 25 April 2026

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Regenerative Medicine & Surgery

ISAPS · 21 February 2026

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: Brachioplasty Techniques — Comparing Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes

ISAPS · 17 January 2026

Advanced Infection Control and Prevention (ACTVET-approved training)

Medway Training, Abu Dhabi · 20 January 2026

ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: Avoiding and Managing Adverse Events — Infection Prevention

ISAPS / Quad A · 12 September 2025

ISAPS & Quad A Webinar: How to Seed, Nurture and Harvest an Aesthetic Surgery Practice

ISAPS / Quad A · 23 May 2025

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Female Genital Aesthetic Surgeries

ISAPS · 26 April 2025

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: How the Experts Stay Safe and Avoid Fat Embolism During Fat Injection

ISAPS · 25 January 2025

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Basics in Breast Reduction and Post-MWL

ISAPS · 7 December 2024

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: The 3-Level Approach to Facelift Planning

ISAPS · 9 November 2024

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Basics in Breast Asymmetry and Ptosis

ISAPS · 19 October 2024

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: Social Media & Academic Success in Plastic Surgery

ISAPS · 21 September 2024

The Rise of the Machine: Should We Be Afraid of Robotics in Plastic Surgery? (0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)

ASPS · 4 May 2024

BIA-ALCL | SNIPS (Certificate of Completion)

ASPS · 4 May 2024

Abdominoplasty Collection | SNIPS (1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)

ASPS · 4 May 2024

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: A 7-Step Guide to High-Definition Liposuction

ISAPS · 18 May 2024

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: A New Technique in Calf Volumization

ISAPS · 23 March 2024

ISAPS L.I.F.T. Program Webinar: Leading Wellness

ISAPS · 2 March 2024

ISAPS–APS Journal Club: Anatomical Basis for the Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation

ISAPS · 27 January 2024

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Facial and Neck Surgery

ISAPS · 3 June 2023

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Frontal and Periorbital Surgery

ISAPS · 1 April 2023

ISAPS Resident Webinar: Non-Invasive Facial Procedures Update

ISAPS · 4 February 2023

ISAPS – APS Journal Club: Body Contour Update — attendance confirmation (ISAPS email; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 7 January 2023

ISAPS – APS Journal Club: Hot Topics in Fat Grafting — attendance confirmation (ISAPS email; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 30 July 2022

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS Master Class: Aesthetic Perspectives on Breast Surgery — Lessons Learned — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued), ISAPS · 11 December 2021

ISAPS Master Class: Aesthetic Perspectives on Breast Surgery — Lessons Learned — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 11 December 2021

ISHRS CME Webinar: Hair Care and Hair Products for Optimal Patient Outcomes

ISHRS · 8 September 2021

ISHRS CME Webinar: Complications and Overharvesting

ISHRS · 5 June 2021

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS Master Class: What Do We Know About Fat Grafting — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued), ISAPS · 23 January 2021

ISAPS Master Class: What Do We Know About Fat Grafting — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 23 January 2021

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS Master Class: Tuberous Breast Surgery and Breast Fat Grafting — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued), ISAPS · 5 December 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Tuberous Breast Surgery and Breast Fat Grafting — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 5 December 2020

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS Master Class: Preservation versus Structural Rhinoplasty — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued), ISAPS · 14 November 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Preservation versus Structural Rhinoplasty — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 14 November 2020

Article Review: Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Insulin Sensitivity

Obesity Medicine Association · 5 November 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Secondary Rhinoplasty — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 31 October 2020

Organiser confirmation email — ISAPS Master Class: Periorbital Fat Grafting and MACS Lift — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued), ISAPS · 17 October 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Periorbital Fat Grafting and MACS Lift — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 17 October 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Breast Reduction — attendance confirmation (ISAPS emails; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 3 October 2020

ISHRS 28th World Congress (Virtual)

ISHRS · 17–25 October 2020

ISHRS CME Webinar: 30 Years of the Forum — Pivotal Research and Concepts in Hair Transplantation

ISHRS · 9 September 2020

ISAPS 50th Anniversary Virtual Olympiad

ISAPS · 5 September 2020

ISAPS Master Class: Periorbital Rejuvenation — registration confirmation (ISAPS email; no certificate issued)

ISAPS · 19 September 2020

Patient Safety: Informed Consent Course (1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)

ASPS · 13 March 2020

A Career in Numbers

6,000+ documented operations since 2005 — from his surgical logbook, compiled from official hospital operating-list records and his own clinic’s records; documentary evidence is available on request (how the figures are counted)
4,200+ reconstructive operations, including 1,700+ skin and soft-tissue tumour excisions, 700+ hand and extremity operations and 200+ microsurgery and replantation operations — the precision foundation of his aesthetic practice
400+ breast operations · 700+ body contouring procedures · 600+ rhinoplasties
5+ year follow-ups as the practice norm; a practice built on returning patients and their referrals

This page is the summary — the detailed curriculum vitae (PDF) covers publications, congress presentations and courses. Full career details on the About Dr. Sürmeli page. To discuss your case: contact the clinic.

Verify these credentials independently

Every credential below can be checked at its source, without taking this website’s word for it.

Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (TPRECD) — view the society’s own directory entry
European Board (FEBOPRAS / EBOPRAS) — search the official Fellows register for “Sürmeli” (fellowship awarded 2017)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) — find the ASPS member listing
Peer-reviewed publications — search PubMed
ORCID iD 0000-0002-7402-7463 — the peer-reviewed publications under a permanent researcher identifier, which requires no name matching
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) licence — DHA online verification
Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH) licence — search the Abu Dhabi government register for “Surmeli”
ASPS committee service — signed confirmation letter issued by the Society (PDF, 25 August 2026), which invites verification directly with ASPS

ASPS committee service — appointments are recorded in the Society’s members’ area, which is not publicly viewable. At my request the American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued a signed letter confirming this service: ASPS Committee Service Confirmation Letter (PDF) — dated 25 August 2026, issued on Society letterhead by the ASPS Executive Office and signed by the Society’s Governance and Compliance Coordinator. The letter states that verification may be obtained by contacting the American Society of Plastic Surgeons directly. The underlying portal record is also published here in full: ASPS Committee Service Record (PDF) — printed from the ASPS member portal on 5 August 2026 and digitally certified, so any later alteration is detectable. The printout is headed only “My Committee Service History” and does not itself carry a name, as that is how the portal prints it.