Hakan Kerem, MD, Assoc. Prof. was born on January 30, 1973 in Manisa. He accomplished the elementary school in Manisa, and secondary school in Gaziantep High School of Science with honors. Medicine has always been the most motivating factor in his education and professional life, as it has been since his childhood.

Hakan Kerem, MD, Assoc. Prof. began his education in the Faculty of Medicine of the Hacettepe University in 1990 and graduated from the same faculty with the title Doctor of Medicine in 1998. In 1999, he was elected to be a resident in Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery in Ege University, where he began his specialty training. During his residency training (2004), he took part in various projects and operations as a research assistant at the "Providence Hospital Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Institute for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery" clinic in Michigan, USA.

After returning to Turkey, Hakan Kerem, MD, Assoc. Prof., who gave his thesis in 2005, became a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist, and worked as a research assistant at ONEP Aesthetic-Plastic Surgery Clinic in Levent, Istanbul between May 2005 and October 2005 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Onur Erol. Between 2009-2015, he worked as a Plastic Surgery Specialist and Assistant Professor at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital. Been awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery in 2015, Hakan Kerem, MD, Assoc. Prof. quit his position at the university to open his own clinic. Today, under the professional name "Hakan Kerem", he continues his career in the field of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, and is grateful to be able to make a difference in the lives of his patients and to make their dreams come true by using the most accurate techniques possible. Passionate of his profession and aspirant to discover the most efficient of knowledge, and placing utmost value on family bonds, Hakan Kerem, MD, Assoc. Prof. is a father of two sons.