Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions

Oguzhan EkizoGlu

Dr. Oguzhan Ekizoğlu is a forensic pathologist (médecin légiste) and Associate Professor at the Health Sciences University, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir, Turkey. He received his medical degree and completed his residency in forensic medicine at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Legal Medicine) at the University Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne–Geneva (University of Geneva, Switzerland), focusing on MRI-based forensic age estimation in living individuals. He is currently collaborating with the Unit of Forensic Imaging and Anthropology at CURML, as well as with the University of Crete and the University of Pretoria. From September 2025, he will join the Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK’IT), University of Montpellier, as a Visiting Scientist Fellow for L’Équipe de Droit Pénal et de Sciences Forensiques de Montpellier (EDPFM).

His research focuses on forensic age and sex estimation and forensic radiology, integrating advanced imaging modalities (MRI, CT, USG) with innovative approaches, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. He has authored over 82 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, particularly in the fields of age and sex estimation using radiological methods. His work bridges radiology, anthropology, and pathology to advance forensic casework and to develop ethical, non-invasive identification methods.

Dr. Ekizoğlu has an H-index of 23 with more than 1300 citations. He is a partner in a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Advanced Grant project, a board member of the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) since 2019, and a corresponding international member of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), where he currently chairs the International Subcommittee of the Annual Meeting Working Group.

Research interests:

  • Forensic age estimation (MRI, CT, USG, AI/ML)
  • Forensic sex estimation
  • Forensic radiology
  • Skeletal morphometry
  • Ethical and legal aspects of forensic medicine