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2020 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2013 - 2020, Istanbul/Türkiye

NISA HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2009 - 2013, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEDILIFE HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2008 - 2009, Diyarbakir/Türkiye

DIYARBAKIR MILITARY HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2004 - 2008, Istanbul/Türkiye

GÜLHANE MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Training

2003 - 2004, Kocaeli/Türkiye

TCG GÖKSU NAVAL FORCES COMMAND

Medical Officer, General Practitioner

2002 - 2003, Muğla/Türkiye

TCG MUTUAL NAVAL FORCES COMMAND

Medical Officer, General Practitioner

2001 - 2002, Ankara/Türkiye

ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Medical Officer, General Practitioner

Dr. Volkan Seneger completed medical school at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine (2007–2014). He then trained in psychiatry at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital (2015–2019). He worked as a general practitioner at Erzurum Aşkale State Hospital (2014–2015). He practiced psychiatry at Düzce Atatürk State Hospital (2019–2022), Istanbul Pendik State Hospital (2022–2025), and Private Mercan Hospital (2025).

He currently practices at Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital (2025–present). He is a member of the Turkish Psychiatry Association and the Turkish Medical Association.

Prof. Mustafa Sağlam, M.D. graduated from Marmara University School of Medicine in 1994 and has specialized in Endovascular Repair of the Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta, Stress Test for imaging the Coronary Artery Diseases, Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring, Holter Test, Balloon Valvuloplasty and Temporary Pacemaker. He is currently the Head of the Cardiology Department in Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.

Prof. Dr. Erdem Akbal is a Gastroenterology Specialist at Memorial Şişli and Memorial Bahçelievler Hospitals in Istanbul. He previously served at Liv Hospital Ulus, Medicana Ataşehir, Florence Nightingale Hospitals, and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. He became an Associate Professor in 2014 and a Professor in 2019.

He received advanced training in interventional endoscopy. He completed ESD at Jichi Medical University in Japan. He trained in POEM/ESD and gastrointestinal motility at Amsterdam Medical Center. He trained in EUS at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the USA. He continues to attend ESG, ERCP, EUS, ESD, and POEM courses and congresses.

He has authored more than 100 international indexed publications. His presentations have won awards. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society, the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatology Society, the Liver Diseases Association, the IBD Association, and the Turkish Liver Research Association.

Dr. Yavuz Yalcin is a specialist in endocrinology and metabolic diseases at Memorial Sisli Hospital in Istanbul, where he has worked since 2014. He previously served at Memorial Etiler, Private Ordu Medical Park, and Ordu State Hospital. He completed an endocrinology fellowship at Ankara Numune from 2009 to 2012. Before that, he finished an internal medicine residency at SSK Goztepe and earned his medical degree from Akdeniz University.

Academic work includes 8 international and 10 national publications. He has given 10 international and 20 national presentations and attended 39 scientific meetings. He holds the Internal Medicine Board certification (2002), Hemodialysis Responsible Physician certification (2005; renewed 2013), and Occupational Physician certification (1998). He completed thyroid and neck ultrasonography courses in 2012–2013. He is a member of the Society of Internal Medicine, the Metabolic Syndrome Society, and the Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Medical Experience

- *2024 - Present*: Memorial Şişli Hospital  

 Ophthalmology Specialist / Istanbul

- *2022 - Present*: Private Clinic  

 Ophthalmology Specialist / Istanbul

- *2019 - 2022*: Liv Hospital Ulus  

 Ophthalmology Specialist / Istanbul

Medical Education

- *2014 - 2018*: Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine  

 / Konya / Turkey

- *2004 - 2010*: Azerbaijan Medical University Faculty of Medicine  

 / Baku / Azerbaijan

Dr. Ozan Ali Erdal is an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist with a focus on pediatric orthopedics. His clinical interests include cerebral palsy and osteogenesis imperfecta. His work includes deformity correction, limb lengthening and height extension, and clubfoot (PEV). He also treats hip dislocation, congenital bone deficiencies including fibular hemimelia, flatfoot and other foot deformities, genu varum, pediatric fractures, and malunions.

Education: Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Medicine (2000–2007). Medical specialization (2008–2013). Experience: Cerrahpaşa Hospital (2008–2013). İnebolu State Hospital (2013–2015). Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic (2015–2025). Lokman Hekim University Istanbul Hospital (2025–present).

Dr. Sura Celil is a dentist. She graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at Ankara University in 2010.

Experience: Dentist at OralDent Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic (2010–2012). Dentist at WhiteDent Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic (2010–2012). Dentist at Tacenter Kurtköy Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic (2012–2017).

Dr. Nihal Durmus Kocaaslan is an Associate Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Marmara University. Kocaaslan holds TPRECD and EBOPRAS certifications (2013). Kocaaslan became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 2021. Kocaaslan has served as a Forensic Expert at the Ministry of Justice since 2019. Kocaaslan earned a PhD in Forensic Medicine in 2020.

Expertise includes orthognathic, maxillofacial, and jaw surgery, as well as cleft lip and palate and other congenital anomalies. Kocaaslan also specializes in breast and chest wall reconstruction, chronic wound repair, and aesthetic surgery.

International training includes reconstructive microsurgery at RWTH Aachen. It also includes breast, face, and body aesthetics at clinics in the United States and cleft care at Seattle Children’s. Kocaaslan trained in craniosynostosis at Erasmus University Rotterdam and in maxillofacial and orthognathic surgery at St. George’s Hospital. Kocaaslan is a board member of EPCD and active in wound care and cleft associations. Memberships include ACS, ISAPS, the American Cleft Palate Foundation, and AO Craniofacial.

Dr. Süveyda Gözüküçük completed her medical education at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine. She then specialized in Infectious Diseases at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine and is currently serving her patients in the Infectious Diseases department at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental. Her medical interests include Infection Management in Special Convalescence (Immunocompromised), Hospital Infections, and Sterilization and Disinfection.

MEDICAL INTERESTS

• Hospital Infections
• Sterilization and Disinfection
• Hepatitis

Dr. Koray Tuncer is a gastroenterology specialist at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul. He has worked there since 2009. He previously served at Private Yunus Emre Hospital from 2003 to 2009.

He earned his MD from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1982–1988). He completed an Internal Medicine residency at SSK Okmeydanı Hospital (1989–1993). He served as Chief Assistant in Internal Medicine at Kartal Training and Research Hospital (1995–1998). He completed gastroenterology fellowships at Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital (1998–1999) and Ege University (1999–2003).

Professional memberships include the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, the Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, and the Turkish Medical Association.

He has 5 international and 13 national publications. He has delivered 8 international and 41 national presentations. His additional training includes summer internships at Kantonsspital Aarau (Anesthesiology, 1985) and Kantonsspital Münsterlingen (Internal Medicine, 1987). He regularly attends postgraduate gastroenterology and hepatology courses and national congresses.

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Neurosurgery Specialist

2016 - 2019, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ACIBADEM HEALTH GROUP

Neurosurgery Specialist

2015 - 2016, /USA

OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Neurosurgery Specialist

2013 - 2016, Mardin/Mardin/Türkiye

MARDIN STATE HOSPITAL

Neurosurgery Specialist

2012 - 2013, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Neurosurgery Specialization Training

2011 - 2012, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MARMARA UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Neurosurgery Specialization Training

2011 - 2011, /USA

JOHN'S HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Neurosurgery Specialization Training

2008 - 2011, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Neurosurgery Specialization Training

Op. Dr. Yasemin Ongun is a specialist in Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) and Head & Neck Surgery. She graduated from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. In 2008, she completed advanced training in Otology-Neurotology, Audiology, and Head and Neck Surgery at Hacettepe University.

Dr. Ongun has worked in both public and private healthcare settings. She served at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital and held the position of deputy chief physician in private hospitals. She has performed many surgeries, with a focus on rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, pediatric ENT procedures, otoplasty, and hearing-related operations.

2021 - Currently, İstanbul

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2009 - 2012, İstanbul / Turkey

T.R. ISTANBUL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY EUROPEAN FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL

Minor Specialization Training

2003 - 2008, İstanbul / Turkey

ŞİŞLİ HAMİDİYE ETFAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Assistant Physician

1990 - 1996, Ankara / Turkey

GAZİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Medical Doctor Training

Dr. Umit Tuncel is an ENT specialist. He earned his medical degree from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (1986–1992). He completed his ENT residency at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (1993–1996). He has more than 30 years of ENT experience in Turkey.

He was Head of Clinic at Ankara Keçiören Training and Research Hospital (2005–2008) and at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital (2008–2018, 2022–2024). This totals about 15 years in leadership roles. His practice focuses on head and neck cancers, surgery for snoring and sleep apnea, rhinoplasty, and pediatric ENT. He is currently an ENT specialist at Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital (2024–present).

Dr. Nurettin Demirkol is a physician with expertise in hypertension, hyperlipidemia, thyroid diseases, diabetes, and vascular conditions. He also manages the follow-up of chronic diseases. Dr. Demirkol has strong experience in identifying causes and making diagnoses. He provides advanced care in internal medicine.

He completed his undergraduate and specialization training at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He also earned a master’s degree in Health Management from Okan University. Dr. Demirkol has worked at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Kozyatağı Central Hospital, and Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He has made important contributions to patient care and chronic disease management at these institutions.