Born in Trabzon in 1976, Dr. Melike Erdim graduated from Beşiktaş High School for Girls with honors degree in 1992. In 1999, she graduated again with honors degree from Marmara University School of Medicine and received her degree as a Medical Doctor. The same year, she started her education for specialization in the field of plastic surgery at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Marmara University Medical School. With her thesis on stamina of fat grafts taken with liposuction, she received her degree as a Specialist Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon. In 2006, she worked at Altıntepe Kızılay Medical Center. From January 2007 until May 2008, Dr. Melike Erdim worked at Boğazici Medical Center and is currently a member of Turkish Medical Association, Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

Education Abroad

Boston, USA, 2005: Aesthetic face surgery training with Prof. Dr. Michael Yaremchuk at Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts General Hospital.

Scientific Publications

1- Patients and Surgeons perspective on the scar components after inferior pedicle breast reduction surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2005 Aug; 116(2):459-64. Celebiler O, Sonmez A, Erdim M, Yaman M, Numanoglu A.

2- A case of skin necrosis as a result of cholesterol crystal embolisation. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery 2006; 59(4):429-32. Erdim M, Tezel E, Biskin N

3- Scalp metastases of glioblastoma multiforme: case report. European Journal of Plastic Surgery 2007 Feb 29(6): 303-306. Ozturk N, Erdim M, Sonmez A, Bayramicli M.

4- Atypical midline cleft with duplication of metopic suture. Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery 2007 Mar; 35(2)81-3. Celebiler O, Sonmez A, Erdim M, Ozek M, Numanoglu A.