Metin Lütfi Baydar is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 medical scientist. Currently, he is the president of Süleyman Demirel University

Süleyman Demirel University

Süleyman Demirel University is a public university located in Isparta, Turkey. Established in 1992, the university, with around 55.000 students, is the second largest academic institution in Turkey. SDU is known for its programs in agricultural research, medicine, engineering, and business sciences...

. He is also chairman and surgeon general of SDU Research Hospital

SDU Research Hospital

The Süleyman Demirel University Research Hospital is a research and teaching hospital located on theSüleyman Demirel University campus....

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Work in Medical Science

Baydar's field of research includes Orthopedics, Sport Medicine and Traumatology. Together with his collaborators, he published research studies specifically in knee surgery and mouthguard use in sports.

Awards and honors

• European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy Scholarship Award, 1994
• European Taekwando Union Golden Honor Award for his contributions to Taekwando Sport, 2000

External links

• http://w3.sdu.edu.tr/mlbaydar/index.html