Surg. Görkem Çalışkan, MD was born on 24th October 1982 in Izmit. He received his primary education at İhsaniye Primary School, followed by his secondary education at Gölcük Anatolian High School. After completing high school at Çanakkale Science High School, he continued his studies at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara in 2001. In 2007, he graduated from the faculty of medicine and started working as an assistant in the Department of General Surgery at Hacettepe University, having passed the TUS examination (Specialty in Medicine Examination).
During his assistantship period, he became interested in plastic surgery and consequently resigned from general surgery to take the TUS exam again. After completing his compulsory service in Hakkari, he started his specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2009. He successfully completed his specialization in 2014.