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Areas of Interests

• Rhinoplasty
   
• Head and Neck Cancers (facial and scalp, tongue, lips, mouth, pharynx, larynx, neck lymph nodes, salivary glands and thyroid cancer surgeries)
   
• Childhood ENT diseases
   
• Sleep apnea and snoring surgery
   
• Surgeries for functional nasal obstructions (turbinates, nasal polyps, etc.)
   
• Surgical treatments of hearing loss
   
• Ear diseases

Education:
 

• Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (English Department)
   
• Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Capa) ENT Diseases
   
• Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Surgery Qualification Certificate
   
• University of Pittsburgh Department of ENT Diseases (UPMC) observer physician
   
• Italy Insubria University Department of ENT Diseases observer physician

Experience
 

• Liv Hospital Ulus
   
• Gaziosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital
   
• Bahcelievler Memorial Hospital
   
• Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital
   
• Umraniye Training and Research Hospital
   
• Ardahan State Hospital (compulsory service)

Areas of Interests

• Coronary angiography and stent procedures
• Chronic complete occluded coronary interventions
• Main coronary and bifurcation interventions
• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
• Intra-coronary imaging and physiological examinations (OCT, FFR and RFR)
• Peripheral angiography and interventions
• Carotid angiography and stent procedures
• Atrial septal defect closure
• Percutaneous mitral valve repair (Mitra-Clip)
• Left atrial appendage closure
• Renal denervation

Education
 

• Kdz. Ereğli Anatolian High School (1993)
• I.Ü. Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, English Medicine Programme (1993-1999)
• University of London, St. Georges Hospital, Internal Medicine Rotation, England (1997)
• Florence Nightingale Hospital, Cardiology Department (1999-2004)
• Coronary Physiology and Clinical Use of FFR Course, France (2011)
• TAVI Training, Switzerland (2011)
• Bioabsorbable Vascular Scaffold Certification, France (2012)
   

Experience
 

• Liv Hospital Ulus (2013-)
• Istanbul Bilim University, Department of Cardiology (2008-2012)
• Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Cardiology, Ankara (2009-2010)
  Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiology (1999-2012)

Areas of Interests

• Prenatal diagnosis
• Detailed Ultrasound
• Follow-up and management of high-risk pregnancies
• Multiple Pregnancy follow-up
• Fetal Echocardiography
• Cerclage
• CVS (chorionic villus biopsy)
• Amniocentesis
• Cordocentesis
• Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion
• Pregnancy follow-up
• Painless normal delivery
• Epidural cesarean delivery
• Recurrent pregnancy losses and miscarriages

Education:

• Minor Specialization in Medicine 2018 22/October/2021 - Karadeniz Technical University / Faculty of Medicine / Department of Surgical Medical Sciences / Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology / Division of Perinatology / Specialization in Medicine 2011 17/September/2015
• University of Health Sciences/Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Health Practice and Research Center/Department of Surgical Medical Sciences/Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Thesis Title: The Role of Maternal Obesity on Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes (2015) Thesis
• Advisor: (Veli Mihmanlı) Undergraduate 2004 22/July/2010 - Harran University/Faculty of Medicine/Medicine Pr./

Experience:

• (Perinatology Clinic Training Responsible) University of Health Sciences/Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Health Practice and Research Center/Department of Surgical Medical Sciences/Gynecology and Obstetrics S - Associate Professor 25.10.2023
• University of Health Sciences/Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Health Practice and Research Center/Department of Surgical Medical Sciences/Gynecology and Obstetrics - Associate Professor 10.09.2022
• Research Assistant - Karadeniz Technical University / Faculty of Medicine / Department of Surgical Medical Sciences / Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics - 2018-2021
• Research Assistant 2011-2015 - University of Health Sciences/Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Health Practice and Research Center/Department of Surgical Medical Sciences/Gynecology and Obstetrics

Dr. Omer Ayten is a chest diseases specialist. He has expertise in interventional bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasonography, diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. He earned his medical degree from Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization in chest diseases at Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Education Research Chest Diseases Clinic.

Dr. Ayten has worked as a specialist doctor at Van Military Hospital and Gülhane Military Medical Academy. He later joined Sultan Abdulhamit II Han Training and Research Hospital. In 2023, he served there as Associate Professor and Education Officer.

Dr. Ahmet Cem Dural is a specialist in surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland diseases and cancers. He is skilled in both laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He completed his medical education and general surgery training at Istanbul University. He also pursued advanced fellowships at top institutions, including the Cleveland Clinic in the USA, Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden, and Ottawa University in Canada.

Dr. Dural has worked at leading hospitals such as LIV Hospital Ulus, LIV Hospital Vadistanbul, and Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital. His international training and clinical research fellowships show his dedication to excellence and innovation in endocrine surgery.

Dr. Selami Bayrakdar is a pediatrician who cares for infants, children, and adolescents from birth to 18 years. He has experience in treating loss of appetite, growth and developmental delays, constipation, reflux, and infantile colic. He also provides breastfeeding and nutrition counseling.

He completed his medical training at Erciyes University and Yeditepe University Faculties of Medicine. Dr. Bayrakdar has worked at several leading hospitals, including Liv Hospital Vadi Istanbul, Memorial Service Hospital, Memorial Atasehir Hospital, Academic Hospital, and Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital.

His research focuses on hyperglycemia in children and monitoring Type 1 diabetes in primary care. Dr. Bayrakdar has published work in the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism on circulating miRNAs and leptin resistance in obese children.

Dr. Dicle Celik is a pediatrician who cares for children from birth to 18 years old. She focuses on healthy child follow-up, infant and childhood nutrition, adolescent health, childhood diseases, and vaccinations. She earned her medical degree from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991-1997). She then completed her pediatric specialization at the same institution (1998-2003).

Dr. Celik has broad clinical experience. She worked at the German Hospital in Istanbul from 2003 to 2009. She continued her career at Memorial Şişli Hospital from 2009 to 2021. She is a member of the Istanbul Medical Chamber, Turkish Pediatrics Institution, and National Pediatric Association.

Dr. Fatih Aydin is a pediatrician with expertise in child health check-ups, vaccinations, febrile illnesses, constipation, and infantile colic. He completed his medical degree and pediatrics training at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from 1990 to 2002.

Dr. Aydin worked as the lead pediatric and neonatal intensive care doctor at Fatih Medical Park from 2002 to 2021. Since May 2021, he has been practicing at Liv Vadistanbul Hospital. He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association.

Dr. Adem Dursun is a pediatrician with advanced training in pediatric intensive care. He focuses on caring for critically ill children, pediatric palliative care, child health monitoring, and vaccination. Dr. Dursun earned his medical degree in 2008. He completed his pediatric specialty training from 2011 to 2015 and his pediatric intensive care training from 2015 to 2018.

He has worked at Erzurum City Hospital and Kayseri City Hospital. He currently practices at Liv Hospital Vadi Istanbul. Dr. Dursun has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals. His main research areas are pediatric intensive care, sepsis prediction, and therapeutic plasma exchange. His work has appeared in journals such as Turk J Pediatr, Indian J Crit Care Med, and J Clin Apher.

Dr. Erkancakir is a specialist in pediatric chest diseases. He has experience with acute and chronic respiratory problems, respiratory tract infections, and bronchoscopic procedures. His areas of focus include asthma, sleep-related breathing disorders, cystic fibrosis, and tuberculosis.

He completed his medical degree at Istanbul University. He continued his specialty training at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital and Marmara University. Dr. Erkancakir has worked at leading institutions, such as Bezmialem Vakıf University and Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital.

He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Turkish Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society. Dr. Erkancakir has received more than 20 national and international awards for his research and presentations, especially in pediatric pulmonology and cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Binnur Simsek is a gastroenterology specialist. She has experience in liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, and viral hepatitis (B, C, Delta). She also treats alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, peptic ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis.

She completed her medical and gastroenterology training at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Simsek has worked at Istanbul University, Sanlıurfa Education and Research Hospital, Liv Hospital, and Istinye University. She is a member of the Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver and the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Cagri Canbolat is a neurosurgeon. He specializes in neuro-oncological surgery, skull base surgery, neurovascular surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, oncological spinal surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, neuro-trauma, and neuro-intensive care. He completed his medical education and neurosurgery training at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2018.

Dr. Canbolat has contributed to research on the therapeutic effects of Etanercept and Ustekinumab in spinal cord injury models. He has also studied the genetics of neural tube defects. His publications include work on primary central nervous system lymphoma and surgical outcomes in elderly patients with intracranial meningioma. He has analyzed 228 cases in these studies.

He has worked at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Memorial Service Hospital, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, and Vezirköprü State Hospital.

Dr. Gokhan Kursat Kara is an orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in spine surgery, arthroplasty, and trauma and deformity correction. He graduated from Istanbul University Medical Faculty. He completed his residency in orthopaedics and traumatology at Uludag University.

Dr. Kara has worked at several top hospitals. He has been with Liv Hospital since 2016. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals. His research covers tendon repair, developmental dysplasia of the hip, spinal arthropathy, and surgical methods for scoliosis and vertebral fractures.

Areas of Interests

• High Risk Pregnancies
• Perinatology
• Detailed Fetal Ultrasound
• High Risk and Complicated Births

Education

• Mudanya Ahmet Rushdie High School
• Ege University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
   

Experience

• Gümüşhacıköy State Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic (State compulsory service obligation)
• Kasımpaşa Naval Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic (Military service)
• Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology and High Risk Pregnancies Unit
• Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prenatal Diagnosis and High Risk Pregnancies Unit
• Haukeland University Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Physiology Unit, March- 2020, Bergen/Norway
• Haukeland University Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Advanced operative vaginal delivery, May, 2022, Bergen/Norway

Dr. Itir Sirinoglu Temiz is a Professor of Hematology. She specializes in lymphoma, acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myeloma, thrombocytopenias, thrombosis, anemia, and bone marrow failure. She graduated with honors from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. She completed her hematology training at Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtarslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital.

Dr. Sirinoglu Temiz has held key academic and administrative positions. She served as Head of Internal Medicine at IAU Faculty of Medicine. She was also Education and Administrative Manager at SBÜ Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk EAH Hematology Clinic. She has broad experience in adult hematology, stem cell transplantation, and therapeutic apheresis. She currently practices at Liv Hospital.

Areas of Interests

• MR Linac
• Three Dimensional Brachytherapy
• Four Dimensional (4D) Radiotherapy
• Stereotactic RT & IMRT
• Breast Cancer, Gynecological Cancers
• Head – Neck Cancers
• Urological Tumors, Gastrointestinal Cancers
• Lung Cancer
• Central Nervous System Tumors & Metastases
• Skin Cancers
• Soft Tissue Tumors

Education:

• Istinye University Medical Faculty, Professor Doctor (2017 – Continued)
• Istine University Medical Faculty Associate Professor Doctor (2016 – 2017)
• Liv Hospital Radiation Medicine Center, Tbilisi, Georgia, Radiation Oncology Consulting Docor (2016 – 2019)
• Liv Hospital, Radiation Oncology (2015 – Continued)
• Istanbul University Oncology Institution, Associate Professor (2012 – 2015)
• Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Thoracic Oncology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA (2010 – 2011)
• Kocaeli University Radiation Oncology Department, Associate Professor Assistant (2006 – 2009)
• GATA Radiation Oncology Department, Specialist Doctor, Reserve Officer (2004 – 2005)
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Dr.R.A. (1999 – 2004)
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Under-Graduate (1993 – 1999)
   

Experience:

• Istinye University Medical Faculty
• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Istanbul University Oncology Institution
• University of North Carolina, NC, USA
• Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty

Areas of Interests

• Dental Treatments
   
• Estetic Dentistry ( Smile Design )
   
• Dijital Dentistry
   
• Laser Assisted Dentistry
   
• Root Canal Treatments
   
• zirconium crowns
   
• Movemently and implant supported prostheses
   
• Inlay-Onlay Restorations
   
• Masseter Botox
   
• Teeth Clenching Treatments (Joint splint, night plate)

Education:

• 1. Ted Kayseri College
• 2. Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
• Estetik International
• Prodenta Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic

Areas of Interests

• Orthodontic treatment with clear aligners
   
• Maintaining impacted teeth in the jawbone
   
• Fixed orthodontic treatments with and without extraction • Orthodontic treatment in adults
   
• Functional orthopedic treatments
   
• Movable appliances

Education
 

• Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry 2002
   
• Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics 2009
   

Experience
 

• 2009-2017 Orthodontic Specialist in Nişantaşı, Levent, Bahçelievler, Mecidiyeköy and Fulya practices and clinics
   
• Private Memorial Şişli Hospital Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic 09.2010 – 01.2011
   
• Private Dentistanbul Ataşehir Oral and Dental Health Center – Orthodontist 12.2014-06.2015 • Dr. Dt. Rose Burcu Büyükbayram practice 10.2020 – Continue

Areas of Interests

• Ureteroscopic Stone Surgery
• Robot Assisted Urological Procedures
• Robot Assisted Surgery
• Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP)
• Prostatectomy
• Prostate Biopsy
• Robotic Surgery
• Bladder Cancer Closed Surgery
• Laser Prostate Surgery

Education

• 2000-2007 Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty (Urology)
• 2007-2012 Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty (Urology Department, urology specialist)
   

Work Experience

• 2012- 2013 Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA) Prof. Dr. Robert Stein worked on robotic urology.
• 2014-2021 ASG Urology Specialist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital

Scientific Publications

• The use of self-retaining barbed suture for inner layer renorrhaphy significantly reduces warm ischemia time in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: outcomes of a matched-pair analysis.J Endourol. 2013 Apr;27(4):452-8. doi: 10.1089/end.2012.0574. Epub 2013 Feb 5. Erdem S, Tefik T, Mammadov A, Ural F, Oktar T, Issever H, Nane I, Sanli O.
• Preoperative and intraoperative observations may differ during laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery.J Endourol. 2011 Aug;25(8):1315-21. doi: 10.1089/end.2011.0072. Epub 2011 Jul 11. Sanli O, Tefik T, Mammadov A, Guzelburc V, Oktar T, Erdem S, Kucukdurmaz F.
   

Scientific Publications

• IV Eurasian Andrology Symposium; May 30-31, 2009 (Sochi)
• 23rd National Urology Congress; October 16-19 2014 (Antalya)
• XII Eurasian Andrology Symposium; June 16-17, 2016 (Mongolia)
• 25th National Urology Congress; October 6-9, 2016 (Girne, Cyprus)
• EAU Congress; March 24-28, 2017 (London)
• AUA Congress; May 12-16 2017 (Boston)
• AUA Congress; May 18-21, 2018 (San Francisco)
• AUA Congress; May 3-6, 2019 (Chicago)
• 28th National Urology Congress October 10-13 (Antalya)