Prof. Vedat Sar, M.D. - TURKEY

Dr Vedat Sar is a psychiatrist and clinical professor in Istanbul University Istanbul Medical School. He is Director of the Clinical Psychotherapy Section and Dissociative Disorders Program at the Istanbul University Medical Faculty Hospital. He is also in private practice in Istanbul.

Dr Sar has published extensively on dissociative disorders both in Turkish and English since 1993. Besides research, with his efforts on inclusion of dissociation courses in medical school education and residency training programs, he served for the development of better insight among medical professionals beyond circles of specialists of the field.

Vedat is a fellow and international director of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD). He received David Caul Memorial Award (twice) and Morton Prince Scientific Achievement Award of the ISSD for his studies on dissociative disorders.