Prof. H. Eray COPCU, MD is generally, recognized as a leading plastic surgeon in Izmir, Turkey. Dr. Copcu, is throughly qualified and experienced in not only Aesthetic- Plastic surgery but also in stem/stromal cell treatments and technologies. Dr. Copcu, after becoming a professor in 2011, he has concentrated his works on stem cell and regenerative treatments and technologies. He was the first academic person to establish Regenerative Medicine Department in Universities in Turkey. He developed and patented MEST (MEchanical SVF Transfer), ARAT (Adjustable Regenerative Adipose Transfer), Supercharged stromal-cell and PvRP (Platelet very Reach Plasma) techniques and protocols with his studies for the last 10 years in Turkey and South Korea.
As a dedicated educator and professional public speaker, he has presented numerous of national and international meetings, ha has also appeared on several television and radio stations.
Professor H. Eray COPCU is founder and former Head of Deaprtment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthtetic Surgery, in Medical Faculties of Adnan Menderes University and Izmir University, in Turkey. Also, he is former Vice Dean of Medical Faculty of Adnan Menderes University and Head of Surgical Disciplines and Senator in Medical Faculty of Izmir University. Also, he was the first founder of Regenerative Medicine Department in Turkish Universities.
His specific teaching and research interests are in the areas of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, cell therapy, stem cell and preadipocytes. He has patents in stromal cell transfer techniques and treatments. He has owner of unique techniques as MEST (Mechanical Stromal-cell Transfer), ARAT (Adjustable Regenerative Adipose-tissue Transfer) in regenerative medicine and COPCU’s (Conical Plicated Central U-Shaped) mammaplasty in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has also published more than 60 refereed articles in international journals many proceedings, and contributed extensively to international books written in English. He is editor in chief in Internet Journal of Plastic Surgery and member of editorial boards of many international journals.He is Turkish Senator of ISPRES ( International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons)
Professor Copcu completed his MD degree in Ege University, Turkey in 1992; his residency programme in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, in Izmir Atatürk Teaching Hospital in 1999, and his Assistant and Associate Professor degrees at Adnan Menderes University, Turkey between 2000-2006. Throughout his career he has been visiting Professor to a number of international universities, including Pittsburgh and Cincinnati University US, University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds in UK ,University of Montreal in Canada and University of Tokyo in Japan.
He is member and National Delegate of ISPRES (International Scoiety of Plastic and Regenerative Surgeons) and also member of ASAP, ISAPS, IFATS and TPRECD.
Dr. Copcu presented his own developed and patented techniques and mechanical stromal cell treatments in more than 50 international meetings in the last two years