Prof. Levent Özgönenel, M.D.

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ankara University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Bahçelievler Medicalpark Hospital

SB Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

• Musculoskeletal System Diseases  
• Neurological Rehabilitation  
• Pediatric Rehabilitation 

2010
Marmara University Neurological Sciences
Electrodiagnostics: Master’s Degree

2003
S. B. Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
Specialization

1998
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

1.Özgönenel L,Akyüz G,Özgönenel B,Adatepe T.’’ Provocative F wave in the diagnosis of nonspecific neurogenic-type  thoracic outlet syndrome’’.Am J Phys Med Rehabil 91(4):316-20 pp. 2012 

2.Aytekin E, Çağlar NS, Özgönenel L, Tütün Ş, Demir SE.’’Home-based exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing  spondylitis: effects on pain, mobility, disease activity, quality of life, and respiratory functions. Clin Rheumatol  31(1):91-7 pp.2012 

3.Yosunkaya E,Karakurt F,Çetin E,Özgönenel L,Onaran I,Batar B,Güven M,Sültüybek GK.’’ Rheumatoid arthritis risk  associates with DNA repair gene XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism in Turkish patients.’’Rheumatol Int 32(5) ):1265-9  pp.2012 

4.Özgönenel L, Cetin E, Tutun S, Tonbaklar P, Aral H, Guvenen G., “The relationship of serum vascular endothelial growth  factor level with disease duration and activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.”, Clinical Rheumatology (ISI) ,  473-7 pp., 2010 

5.Özgönenel L, Aytekin E, Durmuşoglu G., “A double-blind trial of clinical effects of therapeutic ultrasound in knee  osteoarthritis.”, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (ISI), 44-9 pp., 2009 

6.Onaran I, Tezcan G, Özgönenel L, Cetin E, Ozdemir AT, Kanigür-Sultuybek G, “The Val762Ala polymorphism in the  poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 gene is not associated with susceptibility in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients”,  Rheumatology International (ISI), 797-800 pp., 2009 

7.Yaksi A,Özgönenel L,Özgönenel B., “The efficiency of gabapentin therapy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis”,  Spine (ISI), 939-42 pp., 2007 

8.Tutun S, Özgönenel L, Cetin E, Aytekin E., “Two rare involvement sites: synovial chondromatosis.”, Two rare  involvement sites: synovial chondromatosis. (ISI) , Epub ahead of print pp., 2009 

9.Suyabatmaz Ö, Çağlar N, Özgönenel L, “To assess the effect of back school therapy in patients with low blood  pressure” in the “5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress abstract book” proceedings  booklet within the 5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress conference back pain.”, 417  pp., Istanbul, Turkey, June 2009 

10.Kavadar G, Çağlar N, Özgönenel L, “Efficiency of ultrasound in myofascial pain syndrome” in the proceedings booklet  of the “5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress abstract book” within the scope of the  5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress conference, 550 pp. , Istanbul, Turkey, June  2009 

11.Burnaz Ö, Çağlar N, Akın T, Özgönenel L, “Clinical characteristics and medical management of patients with  ankylosing” in the “5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress abstract book”  proceedings booklet within the 5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress conference  spondylitis”, 536 pp., Istanbul, Turkey, June 2009 

12.Çetin E, Çağlar N,Örnek GT,Burnaz Ö, Özgönenel L, “Clinical characteristics and medical management of” in the  “5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress abstract book” proceedings booklet within  the 5th International World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress conference patients with rheumatoid  arthritis”, 527 pp., Istanbul, Turkey, June 2009 

13.Özgönenel L, Örnek GT, Özdoğan O, “Correlation of serum uric acid concentration and neurologic impairment  in patients with acute stroke” in the “Neurorehabilitation and neural repair” proceedings book of the 5th World  Neurorehabilitation Congress conference, 549 pp., Brasilia, Brazil , September 2008 

14.Özgönenel L, Aytekin E, “A case report with dual disability of hemiplegia and amputation” in the “Neurorehabilitation  and neural repair” proceedings book of the 5th World Neurorehabilitation Congress conference, 541 pp., Brasilia,  Brazil, September 2008 

15.Özgönenel L, Aytekin E, G Örnek,Kavadar G,Çağlar N, .8th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of  Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis. “Similar efficacy of different molecular weight hyaluronic acid preparations in the  treatment of knee osteoarthritis.”, 44 pp., in the “Osteoporosis international with other metabolic bone diseases”  proceedings booklet, within the scope of the conference, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2008 

16.Özgönenel L, Burnaz Ö, Karacan I, “The efficacy of calcitonin treatment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis” in the  “abstract book” proceedings of the 6th Mediterranean Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress conference,  133 pp., Vilamoura, Portugal, October 2006 

17.Özgönenel L, Aytekin E, Durmuşoglu G, “A double-blind trial of clinical effects of therapeutic ultrasound in knee  osteoarthritis” in the “abstract book” proceedings of the 6th Mediterranean Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Congress conference, 129 pp., Vilamoura, Portugal, October 2006 

18.Özgönenel L, Aral H, “Comparision of anti cyclc citrullinated and rheumatoid factor levels in rheumatic arthritis  patients” in the “abstract book” proceedings of the 6th Mediterranean Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Congress conference, 127 pp., Vilamoura, Portugal, October 2006 

19.Özgönenel L., “Combination therapy of postmenopausal osteoporosis with alendronate and calcitriol in comparison  with monotherapy using either agent alone.” in the “Second World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress  program booklet” proceedings booklet of the Second World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Congress  conference, 105 pp., Prague, Czech Republic, May 2003