Doctors in Ankara, Turkey — Page 2

Dr. Sercan Okutucu is a Professor of Cardiology at Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital (2023–present). He received his MD in 2006 from Hacettepe University. He completed his cardiology residency there in 2011. He was an Associate Professor of Cardiology at Memorial Ankara Hospital from 2014 to 2023.

He serves as the Turkey Representative on the International Board of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (2019–present). He is a board member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology Heart Valve Diseases Working Group (2020–present). He is also a member of the Scientific Program Committee of the Turkish Heart and Health Foundation (2020–present).

Dr. Celil Göçer is a senior ENT specialist at Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital. He completed specialized training at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Göçer serves as a Professor for the Lokman Hekim Health Group. He focuses on hearing loss, laryngeal cancer, and complex sinus conditions.

• Authored over 30 scientific articles in international medical journals.
• Received professional recognition for his surgical training models in stapedectomy.
• Performs cochlear implant placement and endolaryngeal microsurgery for laryngeal polyps.
• Expertise covers pediatric and adult cases, including cleft palate repair and sleep apnea.

Dr. Bahri Gok is a urologist at Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital. He is an investigator in a 2024 international trial for urothelial carcinoma treatment. Dr. Gok is a certified da Vinci console surgeon. He focuses on robotic urology and uro-oncology.

• Served as a training supervisor for urology at Ankara City Hospital.
• Winner of multiple best poster awards from the European Association of Urology.
• Supervised doctoral research on robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
• Member of the Société Internationale d’Urologie and the Eurasian Uro-oncology Association.

Dr. Veysel Ozan is a Professor of Cardiology at Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital (2026–present). He earned his MD from the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (2005–2011). He completed his cardiology residency at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2012–2016). He worked as a specialist cardiologist at Hakkari State Hospital (2016–2017) and at Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital (2017–2020). He later served as a faculty member at Dışkapı (2020–2022) and at Etlik City Hospital (2022–2026).

Accreditations and awards: Turkish Society of Cardiology Proficiency Certificate (2019). TSC Most Successful Young Cardiologist of the Year, 2019–2020 term (awarded 2020). First Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the 31st National Congress of Applied Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Mustafa Serkan Durdu is a cardiovascular surgeon at Memorial Ankara Hospital. He specializes in minimally invasive heart valve surgery. He performs sutureless aortic valve replacements and multiple valve implantations. Dr. Durdu uses right anterior minithoracotomies to avoid traditional large chest incisions.

• Member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
• Member of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS).
• Published studies on aortic valve replacement and bypass in prestigious medical journals.
• Works at JCI-accredited Memorial Ankara Hospital, which holds a 99% bypass success rate.

Dr. Ozlem Koroglu is a rehabilitation specialist at Memorial Ankara Hospital. She specializes in physical medicine and musculoskeletal recovery. Dr. Koroglu served as an instructor for ultrasound at the ISPRM World Congress. She holds Ministry of Health certification in prolotherapy. Her expertise includes neural therapy and botulinum toxin for hand spasticity.

• Served as Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Elazığ Military Hospital.
• Trained at the Euro–Mediterranean PRM School in Italy.
• Instructs medical courses on PRP, knee prolotherapy, and spinal manipulation.
• Member of the Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Cemal Aydin is an interventional radiologist at Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital in Ankara. He served as the head physician of a radiology department. Dr. Aydin focuses on diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive image-guided treatments. He practiced interventional radiology at the prestigious Koç University Hospital.

• Specializes in Trucut and fine-needle aspiration biopsies for lung lesions.
• Uses diffusion-weighted MRI to identify specific brain tumors like meningiomas.
• Presented research on liver metastases at several National Radiology Congresses.
• Works at a facility that treats over 10,000 patients every year.

Dr. Emre Acaroglu is the founding director of the Ankara Spine Center at Memorial Ankara Hospital. He is an orthopedist and traumatologist specializing in complex spine surgery and scoliosis treatment. Dr. Acaroglu completed a clinical research fellowship at Columbia University in New York.

• Holds personal AO Basic, Advanced, and Advanced Spine certifications.
• Active member of the Scoliosis Research Society and EuroSpine.
• Served as a lecturer at Hacettepe University for over two decades.
• Works at JCI-accredited Memorial Ankara Hospital, a leading center in Turkey.

Dr. Ali Can Sungur is an ENT specialist at Lokman Hekim Etlik Hospital in Ankara. He provides medical and surgical treatments for complex ear, nose, and throat conditions. His practice focuses on tailored care plans for both children and adults. Dr. Sungur operates within one of Turkey's largest private healthcare networks.

• Performs specialized surgeries including septoplasty, stapedectomy, and tonsillectomy.
• Treats sleep apnea, nasal polyps, and sensorineural hearing loss.
• Expert in cleft lip and palate repair procedures.
• Utilizes brainstem evoked response audiometry for precise hearing diagnostics.