He received MD and PhD degrees from Hacettepe University. He is a full professor in the TOBB University of Economics and Technology Faculty of Medicine, and adjunct professor in the University of Hawaii School of Medicine.
His research area concerns the anatomical basis of facial esthetic interventions and surgery, plastination, anatomical variations and developing innovative tools to improve anatomy education. He delivered more than 150 cadaveric dissection courses, especially in the area offacial aesthetics. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, American Association for Anatomy, Anatomical Society, International Society for Plastination, American Association of Clinical Anatomists, British Association of Clinical Anatomists, Institute of Anatomical Sciences, Global Community of Anatomical Science Educators. Beyond his mother tongue Turkish, he speaks English and French fulently.