Best Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) doctors in Istanbul: TOP 5 doctors

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tayfun Caliskan is a specialist in chest diseases and interventional pulmonology. His focus areas include bronchoscopy, EBUS, and the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. He received his MD from GATA in 1999. He completed his Chest Diseases residency at GATA Haydarpaşa between 2002 and 2006. He served as a specialist and deputy chief at military hospitals. He was on the faculty at GATA and Sultan 2. Abdulhamit Han. He completed advanced training at The University of Chicago Medicine in 2015–2016. He became an Associate Professor in 2021. He has worked at Anadolu Medical Center since 2022.

He co-authored The Essential Intensivist Bronchoscopy. He is the Turkish translator of The Essential EBUS Bronchoscopy. He is a member of WABIP, EABIP, the European Respiratory Society, the Turkish Thorax Association, and the Lung Health and Intensive Care Association. He serves on the Executive Board of the Interventional Pulmonology Working Group of the Turkish Respiratory Research Association.

Dr. Cakir specializes in pediatric and adult respiratory conditions at Liv Hospital Ulus, with a focus on bronchoscopic procedures for COPD.

• Over 36 years of experience of experience in pediatric chest diseases
• Board member of the Pediatric Chest Diseases Association
• Trained at Marmara University in Pediatric Chest Diseases
• Member of European Respiratory Society

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

Expert in interventional bronchoscopy – Dr. Ayten treats COPD with minimally invasive techniques at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul.

• Specializes in endobronchial ultrasonography and diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
• 20 years of experience of focused experience in chest diseases
• Associate professor and former education officer at Sultan Abdulhamit II Han Training Hospital
• Trained at Gülhane Military Medical Academy – Turkey's premier military medical school

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