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Dr. Mehmet Berki is a physician with extensive experience in emergency medicine and clinical leadership. He is Chief Physician and Responsible Manager at Scala Polyclinic (2025–present). He held the same role at Cinik Hair Hospital (2022–2024). He also worked full-time as an emergency physician at several hospitals in Istanbul.

He managed health services for 17,000–20,000 students and more than 2,000 staff at Yeditepe University. He trained 250 physicians in reproductive health and AIDS under the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline EU project. His background includes cardiology follow-up, hair transplantation, and clinic management in acupuncture and bioresonance.

He organized courses in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Certificate Program at Kadir Has University. Education: MD, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine.

• 2022 - Currently, İstanbul/Turkey
  MEMORIAL ATAŞEHIR HOSPITAL
  Obstetrics and Gynecology / In Vitro Fertilization Specialist
• 2015 - 2022, İstanbul/Turkey
  ZEYNEP KAMIL WOMEN'S HEALTH AND PEDIATRICS TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
  IVF Unit
• 2001 - 2015, İstanbul/Turkey
  ZEYNEP KAMIL WOMEN'S HEALTH AND PEDIATRICS TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic
• 1999 - 2001, Kastamonu/Turkey
  İNEBOLU PUBLIC HOSPITAL
  Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist

Dr. Taha Bahadir Uskul is a specialist in pulmonology and tuberculosis at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul. He previously worked at Florence Nightingale Hospitals and Istanbul Okan University Hospital.

He earned his MD from Istanbul University. He completed his specialization in pulmonology and tuberculosis at SB Istanbul Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital. He received Turkish Board Certification in Pulmonology in 2002. He is trained in interventional bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, transbronchial needle aspiration, rigid bronchoscopy, and polysomnography.

His awards include Excellent Presentation and the Harasawa Fellowship (APSR, 2006). He also received a Certificate of Appreciation in 2008. He has 11 international and 23 national peer-reviewed publications and numerous presentations.

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

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHÇELİEVLER HOSPITAL

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Gynaecological Oncology Surgery Specialist

2023 - 2023, /

Professor

2016 - 2018, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

SBU SISLI HAMIDIYE ETFAL EAH

Gynecological Oncology Surgery Specialist

2010 - 2013, Gumushane/Gumushane/Türkiye

KELKIT STATE HOSPITAL

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Compulsory Service

2010 - 2010, Tekirdağ/Tekirdağ/Türkiye

CORLU 5TH CORPS COMMAND

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Military Service

• 2001 - Currently, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
  MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HOSPITAL
  Chest and Cardiovacular Surgeon
• 1997 - 2001, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
  FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL
  Chest and Cardiovacular Surgeon
• 1992 - 1997, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
  YEDİKULE PULMONARY DISEASES HOSPITAL
  Chest and Cardiovacular Surgeon
• 1990 - 1992, İzmir/İzmir/Turkey
  HATAY MILITARY HOSPITAL
  Medical Third Lieutenant

Dr. Tunc Ozdemir is a leading urologist in Istanbul. He specializes in uro-oncology, focusing on prostate cancer and kidney tumor treatment. He is a pioneer in robotic surgery. Dr. Ozdemir helped establish Turkey’s first robotic urologic surgery program. He also performed the country’s first robotic sacrocolpopexy operations.

He is Professor and Head of Urology at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital and Bilim University. Dr. Ozdemir has received several international awards. These include the Karl Storz Second Prize at SEEM 2010 and Best Video Presentation at ERUS 2010. He is a member of the European Association of Urology and Turkish Urology societies. His work shows a strong commitment to advancing urologic care.

Dr. Bulent Unal is a distinguished oncologist and general surgeon specializing in organ transplant and treating an array of cancers. He has over 25 years of professional experience and has earned multiple awards for his work in the field. He is proficient in surgeries like kidney and liver transplant, resection of urinary bladder tumor, removal of ovarian cancer, gall bladder tumor removal, and mastectomy surgery.

Professor of Urology at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. Head of Urology at Arel University. Focus on urologic oncology (kidney, prostate, bladder), BPH, and kidney stones/endourology.

Performed 100 robotic cancer surgeries, 3,000 laparoscopic surgeries (including oncologic), and 50 HoLEP procedures. Experienced in ureterorenoscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and flexible ureteroscopy.

Author of 47 articles (27 international, 20 national) and 59 abstracts (16 international). Wrote 4 book chapters and has 310 citations. Certified in laparoscopic surgery (2008) and Da Vinci robotic surgery (2012, France). Instructor in laparoscopy, robotics, and PCNL courses since 2010. Member of the Endourology Society; Turkish Urology and Andrology Associations; EAU; and AUA. Research fellow at Weill Cornell in 2013 and observer at Beth Israel in the USA.

Dr. Mukhtar MURSALLI started his academic education at Azerbaijan Medical University and completed it in 2013. Later, he received Child Adolescent Psychiatry Specialization Training at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine and completed his specialization in this field in 2022. Since November 2022, he has been working as a child - adolescent psychiatry specialist at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital.

Academic Education:

Azerbaijan Medical University - 2013
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine - Child Adolescent Psychiatry Residency -2022

Vocational Trainings:

Play Therapy - 2019 (Samsun)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - 2019 - COGEPDER (Ankara, Prof. Dr. Füsun ÇUHADAROĞLU)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training for Children and Adolescents - COGEPDER - 2020-2021
Psychiatric Association of Turkey Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training -TPD - 2020-2022

Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Interview Schedule for School-Age Children - Now and Lifetime Version - Based on DSM 5 (CSA-SDI-DSM-5-T) training - 2020

Dr. Mesut Bayraktaroglu is a skilled pulmonologist at Private Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. He has also worked at Istanbul Aydin University Florya Medical Park Hospital and Yedikule Chest Diseases Hospital. In these roles, he gained strong clinical experience.

Dr. Bayraktaroglu completed his pulmonology residency at Yedikule Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine. He has held key positions in several major hospitals in Istanbul, focusing on chest diseases and respiratory care.

PhD. Sökmen graduated from Eskişehir Kılıçoğlu High

School in 2002 and studied at Istanbul Cerrahpaşa

University Medical School in the same year,

graduating in 2008.

Later, he specialized in urology at Bakırköy Urology

Clinic of Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research

Hospital was the only clinic in Turkey with European

Accreditation (FEBU) accreditation at the time and

was appointed as Urology Specialist in 2014.

Since becoming a specialist, he has actively

participated in trainings and conferences in the fields

of urological oncology, robotic surgery, renal

transplantation and andrology, and has participated in

numerous surgeries with leading professors from

around the world.

In recent years, he has become particularly interested

in “men’s sexual health and sexual aesthetics” and has

been performing surgeries in this area since 2017.He

continues to perform surgeries and research, including

penile enlargement and regenerative treatments for

erectile dysfunction, penile implant implantation,

chronic prostatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and

chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

PhD. Sökmen has been a member of the European

Association of Urology since 2009. He has also

organized and served as an instructor for many

accredited training courses for the organization.

2021 Ph.D. Sökmen introduces unique andrology

trends in the field of urology with its portfolio of

treatments, patented devices and regenerative

therapies.He is currently conducting scientific research

and patient examinations at the Andro Expertise

Center for Men’s Health and Aesthetics, which was

opened in 2022 with his colleague Dr. Zulfu Sertkaya

with the same vision. He treats patients in his own

clinic and performs surgeries in affiliated hospitals.

Dr. Ali Cem Oktay is a plastic surgeon with over 10 years of experience. He specializes in breast lift, breast reduction, Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), rhinoplasty, and gynecomastia surgery. He completed his medical and specialty training at Mersin University. Dr. Oktay is accredited by the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association.

He is known for high patient satisfaction and consistent, positive results. Dr. Oktay has published scientific articles and regularly attends professional conferences. His commitment to research and clinical care has earned him respect in the field of plastic surgery.

Dt. Elif Nurhak Erdal

She was born in Salihli, Manisa in 1975. She completed her secondary education at Salihli Sekine Evren Anatolian High School and her higher education at Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry and graduated successfully in 1999.
In the same year, she started working as an assistant professor at the I.U. Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Community Oral and Dental Health, and completed her master's degree with high honors at the I.U. Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health in 2003. During her four-year academic education, she worked as a lecturer at the Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry and had the opportunity to work in various private clinics.
Since 2003, he has been a practical training consultant for dentists in aesthetic dentistry and teeth whitening at Güney Diş Deposu. As the head of domestic training activities for Ultradent / Kerrhawe companies, he organized courses for local and foreign dentists, participated in many international congresses and fairs on the subject, and had the opportunity to closely follow dental technology. He started working at Cosmodent Dentistry and Implantology Center in 2005. In 2007, he founded "Gülümse Dental Clinic" with his doctor friend in Perpa Trade Center. He has been providing services in Osmanoğlu Hospital since September 2013. As of 2020, he has been working in the field of 'Health Tourism' at Klinik No 1 Dental Clinic, of which he is one of the founding partners.
She opened her own clinic as of April 2024.
Istanbul Dentists Chamber Şişli district representative and also works in the Dentists Chamber Health Tourism Commission. Simultaneously, she is a member of the Şişli Municipality City Council Tourism Commission Board of Directors. She is the mother of Ali Deniz.
She speaks English at C1 level.

Graduated from one of the top dental schools in Istanbul Dr Hakan gives a great smile to all patients.                                                                                                                                              

Prof. Dr. Kamil Yalçın Polat is a leading transplantology expert and Head of the Organ Transplantation Center at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. With over 30 years of surgical experience, he founded the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University (2003-2010) and completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Polat has authored more than 50 scientific publications and serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.

Prof. Sadi Kerem Okutur is a Turkish medical oncologist with over 20 years of experience. He is currently working at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital, and has held various positions in the past. He has a degree in general medicine, and a residency in internal medicine and medical oncology. Prof. Okutur has won a research award and authored numerous papers and book chapters. He is a member of various medical societies.