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PROF. DR.
MEHMET HABERAL
MADE TURKEY PROUD AGAIN
The success story of the first time as a Turkish Nancy Ascher. Haberal will
Haberal, which started with and Muslim scientist for carry out the presidency
kidney transplant surgery his contributions to the of the association in 2018-
from a living donor for the development of organ 2020.
first time in Turkey in 1975, transplantation in Turkey
continues with the addition and the world at the World Haberal, who dedicated his
of new ones. Başkent Organ Transplant Asso- success to Turkey, empha-
University Founder Prof. ciation’s congress held in sized, in his statement, that
Dr. Mehmet Haberal, who Rome in recent years. Turkish physicians have
carried out kidney trans- the technical equipment,
plantation from cadaver In the International Organ foresight and ability com-
in 1978 and liver donation Transplantation Congress peting with the world, and
from live donor not only in TTS-2018, the 27th of stated that he is honored
Turkey but also in Europe, which was held in Madrid, of sentence of the Great
Middle East and Africa, the capital of Spain, in 2018 Leader Mustafa Kemal
made a science invasion to with more than 3 thou- Atatürk “Entrust me to
Hong Kong in 2016 with his sand scientists, Haberal Turkish physicians”.
team of 30 people. Haber- was officially appointed
al was elected as Presi- as the chairman of the Stating that all the
dent of the World Organ World Organ Transplant successes he achieved
Transplant Association by Association, where he was actually belongs to Turkey,
6 thousand 700 scientists elected 2 years ago. Prof. Prof. Dr. Haberal said: “We
from 105 countries. This Dr. Haberal, who has made took over the presidency.
was the highest point, the a worldwide name in organ Hereby, Turkey will not be a
first step of which was transplantation, took over leader in organ transplan-
taken in 1975, on the proud the presidency of the tation only, but will also
walk in the history of world World Organ Transplant have a voice in the world”.
medicine. He received the Association from his col-
“Millennium Medal” for league in the USA, Prof. Dr.
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