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Dt. Battalgazi Çok

Dentist

Education

Undergraduate Education

2009 - 2014
Çukurova University

Experience

2024 -
ClinicExpert - Dentist

2019 -
Dt. Battalgazi ÇOK Clinic - Dentist

2017 -
Avicenna Hospital (Part Time) - Dentist

2014 - 2019
Tepedant Oral and Dental Health Clinic - Dentist

Certificates

• Implant Surgery and Prosthetic Applications
• Anterior Composite Training

Skills

• Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning
• Restorative and endodontic procedures
• Cosmetic dentistry
• Full mouth or partial crown procedures
• Implant-supported prosthetic solutions
• Surgical procedures

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).

Op. Dr. Aziz Parspancı is a plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon at Medipol Pendik University Hospital.

He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Necmettin Erbakan University in 2015. He completed training in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery at Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2022. His experience includes Şırnak İdil Community Health Center (2015–2016), Manisa Celal Bayar University Hasta Sultan Hospital (2017–2022), Bayburt State Hospital (2022–2023), a private clinic (2024–2025), and Private Pendik Yüzyıl Hospital (2025). His experience also includes Selçuk University and the 43rd National Plastic Surgery Congress.

Publications and clinical focus include rhinoplasty (closed, open, revision). He performs facial aesthetics such as temporal lift, brow lift, chin aesthetics, profiloplasty, upper and lower eyelid surgery, facelift, and neck lift. He performs ear aesthetics. He offers breast surgery, including augmentation, lift, reduction, and gynecomastia. He offers body contouring, including tummy tuck, liposuction, back lift, thigh and arm lift, BBL, post-bariatric procedures, and genital aesthetics. He treats defects with microsurgery, flaps, and grafts. He also removes local lesions such as nevi and lipomas.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sait Buğdacı is a highly experienced physician specializing in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He completed his medical education and specialty training at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital. His clinical interests include gastrointestinal diseases, endoscopic procedures, and clinical research. He has contributed to medical education through numerous scientific publications and textbooks and currently sees patients at Central Hospital.

Areas of Interest • Pediatric gastrointestinal surgery • Anorectal malformations and motility disorders • Minimally invasive pediatric surgery • Pediatric colorectal and pelvic floor disorders

Dr. Majid Ismayilzade is a plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon. He performs facial, body, and breast aesthetic procedures. He uses modern techniques and a patient-focused approach. He practices at Central Hospital and has solid international training and experience.

Expertise: facial aesthetic surgery (rhinoplasty, facelift, blepharoplasty); body contouring (liposuction, abdominoplasty, mommy makeover); breast surgery (augmentation, reduction, mastopexy); reconstructive surgery and microsurgery; hand surgery; scar revision.

Prof. Dr. Rifat Eralp Ulusoy is a cardiologist specialized in clinical cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging. He focuses on echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and stress echocardiography. He also treats heart valve disease, hypertension, heart failure, and cardiomyopathies. He has held academic and clinical roles at leading centers in Turkey and the United States. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.

He has written more than 125 scientific papers and has over 1,400 citations. His clinical interests include heart tumors and cardiac care for cancer patients. He also works on cardiology in chronic kidney failure and dialysis. Other interests are heart disease in pregnancy, pericardial diseases, and heart valve infections.

Prof. Dr. Cemal Asım Kutlu is a leading thoracic surgeon in Istanbul. He heads the Thoracic Surgery Department at Central Hospital. He has decades of experience and international training. He is known for complex thoracic surgery and innovative techniques.

He achieved several firsts in Turkey. These include the first successful lung transplantation, the first robotic lobectomy, and the first Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). His expertise includes lung transplantation; VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) and robotic thoracic surgery; tracheal and bronchial surgery; lung cancer surgery; and pleural diseases.

Prof. Dr. Erdal Aslım is a cardiovascular and vascular surgeon. He performs advanced vascular procedures at his private practice in Istanbul. He has a strong academic background. He also completed international training in Austria and Turkey.

Expertise: varicose veins and venous insufficiency; peripheral arterial disease; aortic aneurysms; chronic venous disorders; deep vein thrombosis (DVT); carotid (neck artery) stenosis; diabetic foot complications; endovascular and open surgery. Awards: Gore-Tex Young Researcher Award, 3rd Place, XII National Vascular Surgery Congress; Best Scientific Presentation Award, 2nd Annual Congress on Update in Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery.

Dr. Akin Akyurt is an experienced ophthalmologist. He graduated from Istanbul University School of Medicine. He completed advanced fellowships at University Eye Clinics in Cologne and Tuebingen, Germany. He also holds a PhD focused on immunomodulatory therapy for uveitis.

Dr. Akyurt is certified in LASIK, presbyopia correction with multifocal intraocular lenses, scleral fixation, corneal collagen cross-linking, femtosecond anterior segment surgery, and corneal topography analysis. He is a member of the DOG, AAO, ASCRS, and ESCRS.

He has presented at major international congresses, such as the World Ophthalmology Congress and ESCRS meetings. He has contributed to advances in cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Özer Kavalcıoğlu is an experienced ophthalmologist. He graduated from Hacettepe University Medical School. He is a member of several respected organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).

Dr. Kavalcıoğlu has attended many international conferences, such as the Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology, World Glaucoma Congress, and Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology. He is dedicated to ongoing professional development and high standards in patient care.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih İyikesici is a medical oncologist. He provides personalized care for breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. He combines metabolically supported therapies with chemotherapy. His interests include the ketogenic diet in cancer care, hyperthermia, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

He has conducted and contributed to national and international scientific studies. Selected national peer-reviewed publications include Metabolic Supported Chemotherapy in Rectal Cancer (2020), NSCLC Patient Outcomes – Marmara University (2004), and Early-Stage Breast Cancer Outcomes (2004).

Dr. Bahadir Topuz is a urologist. He studied medicine at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) Faculty of Medicine from 2001 to 2007. He completed his urology residency at GATA from 2010 to 2015.

He served in the Department of Urology at GATA from 2007 to 2015. He then worked at the University of Health Sciences Gülhane Training and Research Hospital from 2015 to 2023. He now practices at UroHealth Clinic and Central Hospital in Istanbul, and at a private hospital in Baku.

Accreditations: member of the Turkish Urological Association and the European Association of Urology. Expertise: Rezum (water vapor therapy), laser prostate enucleation (HoLEP, ThuFLEP), robotic and laparoscopic urology, uro-oncology, penile prosthesis surgery, infertility, pediatric urology, endourology, and andrology.

Dr. Merve Cemil is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She graduated from Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2014 with honors. She completed her specialty training at Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital from 2015 to 2019. She currently works in the private healthcare sector.

Her expertise includes ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal, intra-articular, periarticular, intramuscular, perineural, and spinal injections. She also provides orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation, manual therapy, PRP therapy, prolotherapy, mesotherapy, and ozone therapy. She treats temporomandibular joint disorders and lymphedema.

Prof. Dr. Şevki Erdem is an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist with expertise in spine surgery, deformity correction, and complex spinal disorders. He earned his medical degree from Atatürk University in Erzurum. He completed specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Erciyes University. Over several decades in leading Turkish hospitals, he has treated thousands of patients with spinal conditions. He has also trained future spine surgeons. In 2013, the Turkish Ministry of Health named him Doctor of the Year.

He currently practices at Central Hospital in Istanbul. He provides advanced, patient-centered orthopedic care for scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, fractures, tumors, infections, and spinal deformities. He also performs joint replacement.

Dentist, Parodontologist

20 years of experience

• Graduated Faculty of Dentistry, Hassettepe University.
• UCLA Endodontic Microsurger Certified.
• Has a certificate from the University of Los Angeles, Department of Dentistry "Dental Implantation in the Periodontics Section".
• Also has a certificate of antibiotics Usage in dentistry.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Azerbaycan, 1972

Language Skills

• English, Russian

Education and Experience

• Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty (1991-1996)
• Istanbul Çapa Medical Faculty (1996 – 2000)

Number of Scientific Publications

• 60

Case Experience

• Experience of over 34.000 surgery cases

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association)

Certificates

• ICO The Visual Sciences in Ophthalmology

Dr. Gokay Gunay is an ophthalmologist. He trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1991–1997) and at Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases (1997–2001).

He has experience in over 20,000 surgical cases. He is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He speaks English.

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.