Mustafa Rıza Özbek was born in 19.01.1952 Malatya, Turkey. He graduated
from Ankara Namık Kemal elementary and middle school from Ankara Namık Kemal middle school. He
graduated from Ataturk Ankara science high school with a high degree in 1969.
The same year he entered Ankara University Medical Faculty and graduated from
it in1975. After graduating from university, till February 1976 he went to
Goethe Institution in Arolsen and Göttingen and got certificates for language
and medical German language courses. After finishing courses he started his
career. as specialist in general surgery and traumatology in March 1979. In 1981,in Germany he got his major in
Gutenberg Mainz University and he started working in the same university as
major chief resident. In 1979 he got certificate on traumatology A.O in Bohum
University Medical School and Experimental Micro vascular surgery -certificate
from Hamburg University in 1983.During the years 1982-1984 he worked as chief
resident in Mainz University Idar- Oberstien medical school surgery department.
Because of his military service, he went back to Turkey in 16.06.1984.
He approved his major by attending general surgery exam in Ankara Gazi
University Medical Faculty. He made a part of his military service in Gulhane
Medical School in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery department then he became
a lieutenant in GATA burn center.
After finishing military service, he specialized in plastic and
reconstructive surgery in Ankara University Medical Faculty during 1985-1988.in
April 1998 he became an assistant professor in the same university. During this
time, he took part in International Interplast programs that took place in
countries like India and Kenya. In 1989 he got certificates by attending the
surgeries and seminars on, clinic on Experimental and Clinic Microsurgeries,
which took place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, England.
In 1991 he got certificate by attending “Breast Symposium” in New York,
U.S.A. In mach 1992 he took part in International Microsurgery Symposium in
St.Louis, Missouri, as a panelist and gave lecture. He also took part in
surgeries and courses.
In 22.10.1992 he became associate Professor of plastic and
reconstructive surgery. During 1992-1993 he worked in Washington University, St
Louis, U.S.A m as a visiting professor. By getting legal working permission
from U.S.A he made surgeries and worked in research laboratory. During his work
in U.S.A, in October 1992 he presented laboratory research results in
international research conference in Arizona. In April1993 he presented
research results in Huston research Council Medical Center. In June 1993 he
attended International Microsurgery meeting in Austria, as an invited lecturer.
In November 1993he attended American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Conference in Kansas as a lecturer. He became a member of American Society for
Reconstructive Microsurgery Association.
In 1995 he was invited as a lecturer in International Hand surgery
conference held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1996 he became a Professor in Ankara
University Plastic and Reconstructive surgery clinic and is working there at
present.
Prof. Dr Mustafa
Rıza Özbek, who is married and has two children, speaks English and German
fluently. He has many papers in Turkish and foreign languages. He visited
several countries in the world within the inter-plast activity where the people
really plastic and reconstructive surgery like cleft lipp palate need .Dr Özbek is also a civil pilot who attends
international air races and presents Turkey successfully.