Best Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) doctors in Istanbul: TOP 4 doctors

Specializes in COPD and asthma at Liv Hospital Ulus – published research on steroid-sparing treatments for chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.

• Trained in chest diseases at Gulhane Military Medical Faculty
• Expert in interventional bronchoscopy and EBUS procedures
• Authored multiple chapters on COPD in medical reference books
• Published in CHEST Journal on bronchopleural fistula treatments

Areas of Interests

• Acute and chronic respiratory problems
• Respiratory tract infections
• Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment procedures
• Asthma
• Breathing problems during sleep
• Cystic fibrosis
• Tuberculosis

Education 

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991 - 1997) 

• Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, 1997 - 2002 

• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, 2004 - 2007 

Experiences 

• Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics Clinic, Pediatrics Specialist, 2002 - 2004 

• Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, 2007 - 2010 

• Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, Lecturer, 2010 - 2023

Memberships 

• Turkish Pediatrics Institution, member of the supervisory board 

• Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, board member 

• Türk Toraks Derneği 

• Istanbul Tuberculosis Association 

• European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Prof. Dr. Dilaver Taş is a Professor of Pulmonary Diseases with over 30 years of experience, specializing in advanced bronchoscopy and complex respiratory conditions at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital.

• Expert in EBUS and endoscopic ultrasound for precise diagnostics
• Specializes in COPD, asthma, and interstitial lung diseases
• Former Chief Physician at a major military hospital
• Active member of national and international respiratory societies

Dr. Omer Ayten is a chest diseases specialist. He has expertise in interventional bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasonography, diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. He earned his medical degree from Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization in chest diseases at Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Education Research Chest Diseases Clinic.

Dr. Ayten has worked as a specialist doctor at Van Military Hospital and Gülhane Military Medical Academy. He later joined Sultan Abdulhamit II Han Training and Research Hospital. In 2023, he served there as Associate Professor and Education Officer.