Best Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Doctors in Istanbul, Turkey — TOP 5

Dr. Betul Tavil is a professor of pediatric hematology and oncology at Memorial Şişli Hospital. She has successfully treated 500+ children with leukemia. Dr. Tavil is an expert in bone marrow transplantation for complex cases. She manages rare blood disorders, including congenital erythropoietic porphyria and immunodeficiencies. Memorial Şişli Hospital is JCI-accredited and maintains a 90% organ transplant success rate.

• Performed over 100 pediatric bone marrow transplantations for malignant and genetic diseases.
• Winner of the Turkish Hematology Society Award for pediatric blood cancer treatment.
• Author of over 150 scientific publications with more than 1,700 citations.
• Member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

Dr. Orhan Dalkilic specializes in interventional bronchoscopy for patients with emphysema and advanced COPD. He practices at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental in Istanbul. Dr. Dalkilic completed his medical degree at 19 Mayıs University. He finished his residency at Heybeliada Chest Diseases Teaching and Research Hospital. His work focuses on diagnostic techniques for lung cancer and critical care.

• Performs diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy for complex respiratory conditions.
• Treats sleep disorders, asthma, and chronic bronchitis.
• Clinical expertise in tuberculosis management and smoking cessation.
• Practices at a JCI-accredited hospital serving over 500,000 patients annually.

Dr. Tayfun Caliskan is an interventional pulmonologist at Anadolu Medical Center in Istanbul. He specializes in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. He trained in pulmonology and critical care at The University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Caliskan co-authored a textbook on bronchoscopy in intensive care units. He also translated a key work on EBUS bronchoscopy into Turkish.

• Expert in bronchoscopy, EBUS, and COPD management.
• Executive Board member of the Interventional Pulmonology Working Group in Turkey.
• Holds memberships in the World Association for Bronchology and European Respiratory Society.
• Works at Anadolu Medical Center, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Prof. Dr. Dilaver Taş is a Professor of Pulmonary Diseases with over 32 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