Prof. Dr. Sibel Gürdal Özkan was born in 1974 in Lüleburgaz and graduated from Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University in 1998. In 2005, she completed her specialization in General Surgery Taksim Training and Research Hospital.
During her 5-year teaching period, she went to MD Anderson Cancer Center, U.S.A. Breast Clinic as an observer doctor for 3 months. In 2005, she became a General Surgery specialist. She worked in many places such as Kıyıköy Health Center, Taksim Training and Research Hospital and Uzm Dr. Istanbul Special Interest Hospital.
She is currently actively teaching at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine.