Strona 53 - Leczenie w Stambule (Turcja)

Dr. Emre TÜRKMEN is an ENT specialist focused on rhinoplasty and nasal and ear aesthetic procedures. He graduated from Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. He completed his ENT specialization at Yeditepe University in 2015. He worked for two and a half years at Giresun Şebinkarahisar State Hospital and served as chief physician in his final year. He later worked at Medipol University Faculty of Medicine and Reyap Private Hospital.

He is a member of the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association. He is also an active member of the European Facial Plastic Surgery Association and attends their meetings regularly. His training includes a Maxillofacial Surgery Course in Turkey and Sinus Surgery Training in Germany. He attends the All in One Rhinoplasty Congress each year. He has taken part in rhinoplasty operations with highly experienced surgeons. He currently practices at Cosmeticium Clinic.

Dr. Eldaniz Mammadli is a Neurosurgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He completed a neurosurgery residency at Marmara University (2019–2025). He earned his MD from Atatürk University (2013–2019).

He is a member of EANS and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). He completed observerships with Prof. Hugues Duffau in Montpellier (2023) and Prof. Michael Lawton at the Barrow Neurological Institute (2024).

He attended WSSFN 2022 and EANS Vascular 2024. He trained at the Yasargil Microneurosurgery Academy in 2024 and 2025. He joined the MGB Neurosurgery Spine Symposium in 2025. He also attended the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Congresses (2020–2023) and skull base and spine cadaver courses in Istanbul (2022–2023).

Dr. Zeynep Kabalcı Holtoft is a specialist dentist focused on oral health and implantology. She practices at Memorial Göztepe Hospital and at her private clinic in Istanbul. She was a Specialist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. She served as Medical Director and Implantology Specialist at Spain Dental Care in Dubai. She owned DentalSpa Clinic in Istanbul. She also worked as an Aesthetic Dentist at Italian Dental Clinic in Dubai and Italy.

Education and accreditations: She earned a bachelor’s degree in dentistry from Gazi University in 2007. She completed further training at the Faculty of Dentistry at Goethe University from 2015 to 2017. She is a member of the Turkish Dental Association, the Dubai Health Authority, the Dubai Healthcare Association, and the Goethe University MOL Alumni Association.

Advanced training: Cadaveric anatomical training in Vienna in 2017. Digital implant solutions and complication management in Dubai in 2018. Hard‑tissue grafting with autogenous bone in Frankfurt in 2018. Hands‑on implant training and personalized smile design certification. Beginner and advanced botulinum toxin courses in 2020.

Dr. Salih Taskin is a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. He also focuses on gynecologic oncology and minimally invasive surgery. He works at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He previously served in Gynecologic Oncology (2014–2025) and in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2002–2025) at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.

Accreditations include ESGO Certified Specialist in Gynecologic Oncology (2018) and a fellowship in robotic surgery and gynecologic oncology at McGill University (2014). He completed an OB‑GYN residency at Ankara University and earned his MD at Çukurova University (both 1995–2001).

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Gynecologic Oncology; the Society of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery; the Society of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology; the Federation of Women’s Health Associations; IGCS; ESGO; ESGE; and SERGS. He is trained in robotic, laparoscopic, and gynecologic cancer surgery.

Dr. Nezih Onur Ermerak is a Thoracic Surgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–). He previously worked in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Marmara University (2009–2025). He also served at Kilis State Hospital during compulsory service and war surgery (2015–2017).

He completed a Thoracic Surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis (2019–2020). He then completed a Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery fellowship at Dalhousie University (2020–2022). He held a visiting fellowship at Universitätsspital Bern (2011–2012). He finished his residency at Marmara University (2009–2015).

He is President of the Turkish Society of Chest Wall Deformities and Pectus. He served on the Organizing Committee of CWIG 2023 in Istanbul. He completed MI-STARs (2020), MITS (2019), CITI (2024), and KOÇ Laboratory Animal Use certification (2025). He attended the AATS 103rd meeting (2023) and European Thoracic Surgery conferences (2024 and 2025).

Dr. Mehmet Altug Tuncer is a Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He has been Head of Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine since 2018. He has served as an Instructor at Kartal Koşuyolu since 2013. He directed the Aortic Surgery Center there from 2016 to 2018.

He became Professor in 2018 at Istanbul Okan University. He was appointed Associate Professor in 2013. He earned his MD at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa. He completed cardiovascular surgery training at Koşuyolu. His work includes 38 SCI/SCI-E papers, 19 national articles, and one book.

He is Chairman of the Aortic Surgery Working Group of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association. He also belongs to the Society of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Cagdas Erdogan is a gastroenterologist at Ankara Etlik City Hospital. He trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He earned his MD from Dokuz Eylul University. He completed his Internal Medicine residency from 2014 to 2019. He then completed a Gastroenterology fellowship at Ankara City Hospital from 2019 to 2022. His clinical focus includes advanced endoscopy (ERCP, EUS, EMR, ESD, POEM, EGD, colonoscopy, double-balloon enteroscopy), inflammatory bowel disease, and hepatology.

He has about 40 publications. His work appears in The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, Scientific Reports, Endoscopy, and Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Notable studies address vedolizumab in IBD and prophylaxis for post-ERCP pancreatitis. He also reported a 13-year Crohn’s cohort comparing infliximab and adalimumab. Additional work covers outcomes with an adalimumab biosimilar and innovative endoscopic therapies (MCA via double-balloon enteroscopy, holmium laser for Bouveret syndrome, POEM for Zenker’s diverticulum, and ESD for esophageal papillomatosis).

Dr. Ozge Utku Aydemir is a specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Aydemir completed residency training at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital (2019–2023). Dr. Aydemir then served as a specialist doctor at Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025). Dr. Aydemir earned an MD from Gazi University (English Program).

EBOPRAS (European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) Part 1 certified on 25 Jan 2025. Interests include facial and breast aesthetics, body contouring, microsurgery and hand surgery, reconstructive surgery, injectables (fillers, Botox), and lasers.

Publications include a 2023 article in The Journal of Hand Surgery on outcomes of wide-awake flexor tendon repairs in 58 fingers and 9 thumbs. Dr. Aydemir also completed a thesis on amniotic membrane use in flexor tendon repair. Presentations include oral and poster sessions at TPRECD and an international congress. Member of TPRECD, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society, and Aesthetic Surgery Society.

Dr. Ferhat Yakup Suceken is a Urology Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He previously held the same role at Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (2017–2025), Tekirdağ Saray State Hospital (2015–2017), and Ceylanpınar State Hospital (2013–2015).

He completed his urology residency at the University of Health Sciences, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology (2007–2013). He earned his MD from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine (2001–2007).

Professional memberships include the Turkish Urological Association and the Urological Surgery Association.

Professional training: Laparoscopy Course on Pig Model; Robotic Surgery Course; Penile Prosthesis Surgery Course; PCNL Live Surgery Course; Flexible URS Course.

Dr. Vafa Guliyeva is a pediatric rheumatologist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul. She previously worked at Memorial Şişli and LIV Bona Dea. Before that, she was a pediatrics specialist at Florence Nightingale Hospital.

Training: Pediatric rheumatology subspecialty at Istanbul University and Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University. Pediatrics residency at Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Achievements: Author of 20 international and 3 national peer-reviewed articles. Presented 3 international and 20 national conference papers. Contributed to 4 book chapters. Principal investigator of a BAP scientific project.

Memberships: Turkish Medical Association (TTB). Pediatric Rheumatology Association. Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS).

Dr. Deniz Goren is a specialist in internal medicine and hematology at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (Istanbul). Dr. Goren previously worked at Memorial Şişli, Istanbul Florence Nightingale, and Eskişehir Yunus Emre State hospitals.

Dr. Goren served as an associate professor at Demiroglu Bilim University from 2020 to 2024 and earlier as an assistant professor from 2017 to 2020. Dr. Goren completed a hematology subspecialty at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. Dr. Goren completed an internal medicine residency and earned an MD at Ankara University. Dr. Goren later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and the Joslin Diabetes Center.

Awards include TÜBİTAK 2219, the Turkish Hematology Association Young Participant and Fuat Aydınlı Young Researcher awards, and the SOHO Young Investigator Grant. Dr. Goren has published 32 international and 14 national peer‑reviewed articles and delivered 88 presentations. Dr. Goren completed the EBMT International Transplant Course, the Lymphoma Master Class, and the Advanced Life Support Course.

Dr. Mahir Cengiz is a Professor of Internal Medicine and an Internal Medicine Specialist. He works at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He previously served at Istanbul Aydın University–Medical Park Florya (2022–2025). He held roles at Biruni University Hospital as Lecturer and Chief Physician (2018–2022). Earlier, he was a Lecturer at Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (2013–2018) and Chief Physician at Şarkışla State Hospital (2012–2013).

His track record includes 12 years as a lecturer and 5 years as a chief physician. He earned his MD from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (2000–2006). He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa (2006–2011). He served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine (2013–2017). He became an Associate Professor in 2017 and a Professor in 2022.

Dr. Gokay Gunay is an ophthalmologist. He trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1991–1997) and at Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases (1997–2001).

He has experience in over 20,000 surgical cases. He is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He speaks English.

Dr. Buse Cagla Ari, MD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology. She specializes in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, headache disorders, sleep disorders, and dementia. She works at Istanbul Medipol University and the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER). She previously served as an Assistant Professor at Bahcesehir University.

Her research focuses on Parkinson’s disease biomarkers, cognition, uric acid and cholesterol associations, restless legs syndrome, and complex headaches. This includes a 13-patient case series. She has published 15 international and 4 Turkish papers and 5 book chapters. Her work has 147 citations on Google Scholar (h-index 5) and 91 citations on Web of Science (h-index 5).

She is a member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, the International Headache Society, and the Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Society. She serves as a peer reviewer for SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, BMC Neurology, and Parkinsonism & Related Disorders.

Dr. Inci Emekli is a neurologist at PARMER, Istanbul Medipol University (2025–). She specializes in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. She completed her neurology residency at Istanbul University (2015–2020). She then completed a neurology fellowship at Karabuk University (2020–2023) and movement disorders training at Michigan State University (2023–2024).

Her publications include an accepted article in Movement Disorders on the Head Snap Sign, a 2024 World Neurosurgery article on gender inequality in leadership, and a 2021 Parkinsonism & Related Disorders paper on hereditary Parkinson’s in Turkey. She delivered an oral presentation in 2022 on COVID‑19’s impact on carpal tunnel surgery. She also co‑authored a neurology chapter on hyperlipidemia in 2021.

Accreditation: Fellow of the Turkish Board of Neurology (2019–). Memberships: Turkish Society of Neurology (2016–) and European Academy of Neurology (2019–).