**Meet the editor**

Prof. Dr. Riza Hakan Erbay became an anesthesiologist at the Pamukkale University in 1996. He obtained his titles of assistant professor in 1997, associate professor in 2005, and professor in 2011. He has mainly worked in the field of orthopedic anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and intensive care medicine. He worked as an education coordinator in the Faculty of Medicine during 2007–

2009. He served as the vice president of Surgical Sciences Department of Faculty of Medicine during 2009–2012. He obtained the title of intensivist in 2013. He worked as a head of the Anesthesiology Clinic in Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital during 2013–2014. He is currently the chairman of Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation at the Faculty of Medicine of the Pamukkale University.
