Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Serdar Erdine MD, FIPP
Nationality: Turkish
Personal Address: Istanbul Pain Center,Çamlık Caddesi no;31,3. Levent ,34330,Istanbul, Turkey
Email; serdar.erdine@agritr.com
Prof. Serdar Erdine is a professor of Anesthesiology and Algology (Pain Medicine),He is the founder of Pain Medicine- Algology in Turkey . He is also the founder of the Turkish Society of Algology and had been the president between 1993-1995,founder of the Turkish Society for Regional Anesthesia and had been on the board of ESRA between 1993-2001.
He had been in the executive board of EFIC-European Pain Federation for 15 years as the Treasurer between 1996-1999,– Honorary Secretary of EFIC, between 1999-2002,- President Elect of EFIC, between 2002-2005,- President of EFIC,between 2005-2008,and Past President of EFIC between,2008-2011
He is one of the five founders and past president of World Institute of Pain-WIP in ,1994, General Secretary of WIP,between1994-1999, Vice President of WIP,between 1999-2002,President Elect of WIP between , 2005-2008,President of WIP ,2008-2011, Chair of Board of Examination WIP,2005-2008.He is the current member of the executive board of World Institute of Pain .
He is also serving as the Chair of the Registered Turkish Section of WIP since 2018.
He has recieved several awards:Young leader in medicine/Turkish Jaysees,1991 for being the pioneer for Pain Medicine in Turkey, Chyristal Seagulf award by the Highschool he graduated given to outstanding students, Life Time Achievement Award,2012, by the Medical Chamber of Istanbul, for establishing Pain Medicine in Turkey,recieved the Center of Excellence in Pain Practice Award for Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Pain Practice by World Institute of Pain in 2013 and Trail Blazer award by World Insitute of Pain 2017.He is the Honorary Member of European Pain Federation-EFIC.
He had been an Invited speaker in 170 lectures on international level,- Invited speaker in 200 lectures on national level.
He is the author ,editor of – 33 books in Turkish,- Editor-co editor of 13 books in English.Among them Radiological Imaging for Interventional Pain Techniques,P.Raj,L.Lou,S.Erdine,P.Staats,Churchill Livingstone, 2002,Radiographic Imaging for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management,PP Raj, L.Lou, S.Erdine, PS Staats, SD Waldman,Churchill Livingstone, 2003,Interventional Pain Management: Image Guided Procedures,Prithvi Raj, Leland Lou, Serdar Erdine, Peter Staats, Steven Waldman, Gabor Racz,Michael Hammer, David Niv, James Heavner,Saunders Elsevier, 2008.Pain Relieving Procedures,Step by Step Illustrated Guide,Serdar Erdine,Prithvi Raj,Wiley Blackwell,2012,Complications of Pain Relieving Procedures, the Illustrated Guide,Serdar Erdine,Peter Staats,Wiley Blackwell 2022,
He is the organizer of – 15 National Congresses on Pain Medicine in Turkey, Organizer of World Congress of World Society of Pain Clinicians ,Istanbul,1996,-Organizer of the Annual Congress of European Society of Regional Anesthesia ,Istanbul,1999,Organizer of 3rd World Congress of World Institute of Pain, Istanbul,2001,Organizer of the Pain in Europe V, triennial Congress of European Pain Federation ,Istanbul,2006 and Organizer of Interventional Pain Istanbul,organized by WIP Turkish Registered Section,2018-2019-2020,21,2022,2023,2024,2025.He was the Chair of the 12th World Congress of World Institute of Pain organized in 2023 in Antalya,Turkey.
