He was born in Diyarbakır in 1985. After completing his secondary and high school education in Diyarbakır at Diyarbakır Anatolian High School and Diyarbakır Cumhuriyet Science High School, respectively, he started his medical education at Izmir Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2003. Throughout his university life, he took part in non-governmental organizations such as the Turkish Medical Students Association (TurkMSIC) and the Community Volunteers Foundation, and volunteered in many social responsibility projects and undertook project responsibility duties. In addition, in 2009, he worked as an intern doctor for 6 months at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto in Portugal with the Erasmus student exchange program.

After graduating from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2010, he passed the Medical Specialization Exam and completed his specialty training in the ENT clinic at Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital between 2011-2016. Between 2016 and 2020, he completed his compulsory service at Keşan State Hospital and Mardin State Hospital. Between 2021 and 2023, he worked at Izmir Private Can Hospital. He is married and has 2 children. As of September 2023 Op. Dr. Rıdvan Duran accepts his patients in his practice at Lider Centrio in Izmir Bayraklı.