Best Glioma doctors in Istanbul: TOP 22 doctors

Dr. Eda Tanrikulu specializes in medical oncology and chemotherapy, with a strong focus on glioma treatment at Anadolu Medical Center.

• Completed medical oncology training at Marmara University
• Ranked 3rd in Turkey in minor specialty exam
• Led medical oncology unit at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
• Participated in numerous international clinical studies

Dr. Mustafa Solak specializes in complex cancers at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, with fellowship training at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute.

• Deals with breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers
• Fellowship-trained at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Residency at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Dr. Banu Atalar is a board-certified radiation oncologist (Türkiye, 2004). She is a Full Professor at Acibadem MAA University (2018–present) and a clinician at Anadolu Medical Center (2026–present). She trained at Istanbul and Cerrahpaşa. In 2011, she completed a Stanford clinical research fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery. Her practice focuses on CNS, thoracic, and GI tumors. About 75% of her care involves SRS and MR‑guided adaptive SRS.

Her honors include the ASCO IDEA award (2004), the IASLC International Mentorship Award (2018), and H.FACR (2025). She has 72 international peer‑reviewed publications. Her leadership roles include President of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (2025–27) and Chair of the ESTRO National Societies Committee (2024–27). She served on the ASCO Resource‑Stratified Guidelines Committee (2013–18) and on RSS meeting and nomination committees. She organized national congresses (2023, 2025) and has been an invited speaker at major meetings.

Prof. Hüseyin Baloğlu is a pathology specialist at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. He focuses on molecular pathology, surgical pathology, and tumour biopsy and diagnostics.

Education and accreditations: MD, GATA Medical School (1986). Pathology specialty training, GATA (1992). Associate Professor (Doçent), GATA (2004). Visiting scholar at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York) and Heidelberg University.

Achievements: author of over 600 peer‑reviewed publications. Holds a patent in molecular diagnostics for thyroid cancer. Leads liquid biopsy and precision oncology services.

Prof. Sezer Sağlam specializes in medical oncology with a focus on glioma treatment at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• Professor in Medical Oncology since 2016
• Fellowship-trained at Istanbul University
• Member of ESMO, ASCO, and Turkish Medical Oncology Association

Professor Doctor Sefik Igdem specializes in advanced radiation oncology for brain tumors at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• Expert in Truebeam Stx and Halcyon technologies
• Subspecialty focus on head and neck cancers
• Professor at T.R Demiroğlu Bilim University
• Trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

Abdullah Sakin leads the medical oncology department at Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, specializing in glioma treatment.

• Head of Medical Oncology at Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine
• Trained in medical oncology at Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital
• Specialist in internal medicine with extensive oncology experience

Specialist Dr. Rahib Hasanov brings international oncology expertise from Houston Methodist Hospital and Marmara University to Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.

• Completed Medical Oncology fellowship with focus on modern treatments
• Specializes in personalized oncology, including immunotherapies and targeted therapies
• Regularly treats international patients from Europe and the US
• Attends global oncology congresses to stay current with latest advancements

Dr. Mehmet Doğu Canoğlu is a radiation oncologist. He graduated from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Kocaeli University from 2006 to 2012.

He completed his compulsory service at Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital. He then worked at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital and at Medipol Mega University Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Since 2017, he has been a radiation oncologist at Anadolu Medical Center.

Professor in Medical Oncology with a focus on gastrointestinal tumors – Dr. Sezer Saglam brings deep expertise to complex glioma cases at Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• 29 years of experience in medical oncology with fellowship training at Istanbul University
• Specializes in gastrointestinal oncology since 2005
• Member of ESMO, ASCO and European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
• Currently practices at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital

Dr. Tahsin Ozadli specializes in glioma and other complex cancers, bringing expertise from Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital.

• Medical oncology specialization with focus on brain tumors
• Experience at Ankara Oncology Hospital's Medical Oncology Clinic
• Published researcher with work accessible via Google Scholar

Dr. Yildiz has over a decade of specialist oncology experience, focusing on advanced cancer cases at Medipol Mega University Hospital.

• Over 76 years of experience of experience in medical oncology
• Holds a professorship in oncology – an expert who trains other doctors
• Published extensively in international medical journals on various cancers
• Member of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Special interest in neuroendocrine tumors and complex case management

Assoc. Prof. Nail Paksoy is a medical oncologist specializing in glioma treatment at Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, with ESMO Board Certification and extensive research experience.

• Fellowship-trained at Istanbul University Oncology Institute
• Participated in 8 international clinical trials for cancer treatments
• Published multiple studies on brain tumors and neuro-oncology
• ESMO Board Certified in Medical Oncology

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.

Dr. Irfan Cicin is a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Trakya University Faculty of Medicine (2015–present). He has over 20 years of medical oncology experience and has held academic roles since 2010.

Education: MD, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa (1991–1997). Residency in Internal Medicine, Trakya University (1997–2002). Fellowship in Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2002–2004).

Practice: Medical Oncologist, Trakya University (2005–2008). Medical Oncologist, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital (2008–2010). Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2010–2015). He previously served as a physician in the Turkish Air Force at Etimesgut Military Hospital (2004–2005).

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Assoc. Prof. Ayşe İrem Yasin, M.D., is a medical oncologist who specializes in solid tumors. Her clinical focus includes breast, lung, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and urologic cancers. She also treats brain and other CNS tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, head and neck cancers, adenocarcinomas, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cancers of unknown primary. She practices at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital (2025–present). She previously worked at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025).

She completed a Medical Oncology fellowship at Bezmialem Vakıf University (2019–2022). This followed an Internal Medicine residency at the same institution (2012–2016). Her international experience includes the Breast Cancer Unit at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Novara (2022). She also trained at Basel University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Medical School. She holds the ESMO Board Certificate (2022).

Dr. Sahibov specializes in radiation oncology for glioma at Emsey Hospital, with training from Marmara University.

• Trained at Marmara University's Department of Radiation Oncology
• Specialized in radiation oncology from 2012 to 2016
• Graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English program)