Op. Dr. Abdülkadir Göksel is a doctor who comes from a family of doctors in Gaziantep and has continued the tradition for three generations. He graduated from Istanbul Medical Faculty and received his specialization in Ear-Nose-Throat and Head-Neck Surgery from Göztepe Training and Research Hospital.

Since his years as a resident, he has had a special interest in facial plastic surgery, and has trained himself primarily in functional and aesthetic nasal surgery, receiving training from renowned surgeons around the world in this field.

He has been invited several times to international congresses organized by facial plastic surgery academies in Asia, Europe, Australia, and America, in addition to domestic congresses, to share his experience and knowledge in the fields of aesthetic nasal surgery, nasal tip aesthetics, and revision nasal surgery. He believes that knowledge gains meaning when shared, so he has participated in many of these congresses. Every year, assistant and specialist doctors from many different countries around the world visit his operating theater to watch Dr. Göksel’s surgeries and learn his unique aesthetic nasal surgery technique.

He has worked in the Rhinoplasty and Anatomy focus groups of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for many years and passed the European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery exam in 2015, earning a certification in facial plastic surgery.

He serves as the chair and co-chair of the Rhinoplasty Istanbul Workshop and Structure Preservation Rhinoplasty meetings, which are held in Istanbul every two years. Both scientific meetings have gained worldwide recognition, with high numbers of attendees and well-known names in the field. Additionally, he provides a limited number of nose surgeons with a “Live Surgery with Dr. Göksel” course every six months.

Op. Dr. Abdülkadir Göksel holds the European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery certificate (European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery), he is a board member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and has advanced knowledge of English. He is also a member of the European Rhinoplasty Society (ERS), the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), the Ear-Nose-Throat Head and Neck Surgery Association, the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association, the Turkish Rhinology Association, the Turkish Ear-Nose-Throat Foundation, and the Istanbul Medical Chamber.

He is a founding member of the International Rhinoplasty Research Society (IRRS), which allows limited membership.

He is an honorary member of the Russian Society of Plastic Surgeons.

He serves on the boards of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association.

He provides service to his patients at RinoIstanbul Clinic, which he founded.