Dr Alanay and I met almost 16 years ago on the European travelling fellowship as young surgeons traveling together visiting some of the best centres in Europe. I have seen Ahmet's career develop at a exponential rate for him to be internationally recognised as a world expert in spinal surgery.
He is well read , authored many original research articles, introduced new and novel techniques of treating scoliosis ( magnetic rods and more recently vertebral tethering ), trained numerous surgeons but has always been humble and caring towards his patients and peers
His surgical results are carefully audited to demonstrate clinical efficacy but also allows comparison to his peers and other units.