Yesim Yildirim
- Specialization: Clinical oncologist
- 21 years of experience
- accreditations:
- Speaks:English, Russian, Turkish
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
- Oncologist certified by European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
Prof. Yeşim (Yesim) Yıldırım — Medical Oncologist at Anadolu Medical Center (since 2011). ESMO-certified specialist, Professor since 2021, author of 80+ scientific publications. Trained at top centers — Rambam (Israel) and Mount Vernon (UK). Treats breast, lung, and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, as well as melanoma and sarcomas; uses immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
Why patients choose Dr. Yeşim Yıldırım:
- 20+ years of clinical practice; Professor of Medical Oncology since 2021.
- 80+ peer-reviewed publications in tumor biology, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy — treatment plans are based on up-to-date evidence.
- ESMO certification — from Europe’s leading oncology society — confirms high qualification and continuous training to international standards.
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Doctor's services
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Targeted therapy
- Immunotherapy with Keytruda (Pembolizumab)
- Chemotherapy for breast cancer
- Chemotherapy for prostate cancer
- Chemotherapy for uterine cancer
- Immunotherapy for breast cancer
- Immunotherapy for lung cancer
- Immunotherapy for kidney cancer
- Hormone therapy
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer
- Chemotherapy for larynx cancer
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer
- Hormone therapy for prostate cancer
- Immunotherapy for prostate cancer
- Chemotherapy for uterine cancer
- PET/CT
- Mammography
- Ultrasound
- Biopsy
- Complete blood count
- Extended analysis of blood
- Tumor Marker Blood Test
- Consultation with an oncologist
- Kidney biopsy
- Breast biopsy
- Liver biopsy
- Lung biopsy
- Pancreas biopsy
- Thyroid biopsy
- Online Consultation with Oncologist
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Qualifications
Professor Yesim Yıldırım has been working as a medical oncology specialist at Anadolu Medical Center since 2011. She is a member of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
She specializes in the cancer immunotherapy and targeted therapies, diagnostics and treatment of malignant neoplasms of various localizations, especially breast cancers, gastrointestinal cancers and lung cancers.
Also she wrote more than 80 international and national publications, abstracts and books ( co-author in ‘Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care Treatment’ and ‘Precision medicine in cancer and non-communicable disease).
Yesim Yildirim is one of the outstanding specialists in the area of medical oncology.
Not only a doctor, but also a scientist and lecturer in Halic University (Istanbul: Turkey). She is a member of several well-known associations: ESMO - European Society of Medical Oncology, ESO - European School of Oncology and so forth.
Nowadays she is currently working in Anadolu Medical Centre at a position of Professor.
Education: In 1999 Dr. Yesim Yıldırım graduated from Hacettepe University Medical School and started internal medicine fellowship in Gazi University. After finishing internal medicine she subsequently started her oncology career in Baskent University and became medical oncologist in 2007. During her academic journey she was awarded by numbers of grants and scholarships.
Academic experience:
- Obtained a grade of minor assistant to the Medical Oncology Hospital Division after gaining a scholarship of Middle East Cancer Consortium and attending an advanced oncology tuition courses at Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa, Israel;
- In 2010 achieved an academic rank of Assistant Professor of internal diseases at Acibadem University School of Medicine;
- Gained the attestation certificate from ESMO examination (2010);
- Was conferred a scholastic Associate Professor degree in medical oncology after completing her academic studies in 2011;
- Participated to the training course in Melanoma and Kidney Cancer Clinic at Mount Vernon Cancer Center Immunooncology Clinic, London, UK;
- Successfully finished MBA program in Healthcare Management in Bilgi University, Istanbul;
- In 2021 achieved an academic rank of Professor in Haliç University, Istanbul.
Improving of practical qualification:
- Sivas Numune Hospital (compulsory service for government);
- Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital;
- Acibadem University of Medicine;
- Anadolu Medical Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
Language: English, Russian (B1 level), Turkish
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