ABSTRACT

Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoğlu was born in 1956 in Sinop. He became an Orthopaedics and Trauma professor in 1996 and founded the ecole of Florence Nightingale Hospital. Prof. Dr. Hamzaoğlu is a true pioneer of Turkish spinal surgery, having contributed immensely to his field, especially by cultivating and mentoring many of today’s Turkish spinal surgeons.