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Prof. Dr. Özgür Haki Yüksel - Specialist in Urology

Education and Specialization:

• Medical Degree: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (2003)
• Residency in Urology: Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital (2003-2008)
• Advanced Training: Clinical observership at the University of Michigan, Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA under Prof. J. Stuart Wolf (2015)

Professional Experience:

• 2003-2008: Urology Residency at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
• 2009-2010: Military Service
• 2010-2018: Urology Specialist at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
• 2018-Present: Professor and Urology Specialist at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital
• 2018-Present: Faculty Member at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology

Areas of Expertise:

• Urological Oncology
• Endourology (Laparoscopy, Robotic Surgery)
• Stone Diseases
• Urogynecology (Urinary Incontinence)
• Andrology (Infertility)

Research and Publications: Prof. Dr. Yüksel has contributed to 12 national and 34 international publications, including editorials, case reports, reviews, and original articles. He has also presented 16 international and 30 national conference papers and contributed to chapters in two national books.

Certifications and Awards:

• FEBU Board Certification, recognized across European countries for urology specialization
• Numerous certifications from national and international courses and congresses, including the European Board of Urology oral and written exams

Professional Memberships:

• Turkish Urology Association
• European Urology Association (EAU)

Education and Experience

Dr. Ramazan Gökhan Atış, born in Istanbul in 1978, graduated from Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School in 1996. He completed his medical education at Çapa Faculty of Medicine in 2002. Between 2002 and 2008, he received his specialization training at the Istanbul Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Department of Urology, and obtained the title of Urology Specialist in February 2008. After working at Edremit Military Hospital between 2008 and 2009, he started working as a Urology specialist at Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital in 2009. In 2011, he underwent a 3-month Laparoscopy-Robotic Urology training at Heidelberg University Heillbronn Clinic. Between 2009 and 2014, he conducted numerous scientific research studies, especially in the field of endourology, and obtained the title of Associate Professor in September 2014. In 2017, he was elected as a board member of the Endourology Society and has been serving in this position since then. Since 2018, he has been actively involved in the Endourology working group of the European Association of Urology, Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Committee for a period of 2 years. In January 2021, he was appointed as a Professor at the Istanbul Medeniyet University Department of Urology.After that started working at Şişli Memorial Hospital in 2022. Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gökhan Atış, has more than 100 articles published in national and international journals.

• 1996 - 2002, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate
• 2002 - 2008, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital/Istanbul, Specialization in Medicine
• 2014, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Associate Professorship
• 2021, Istanbul Medeniyet University Department of Urology, Professorship

Administrative Duties

• Editor of Endourology Bulletin
• Board Member of Endourology Society (Secretary General)

Memberships in Scientific Organizations

• Turkish Urology Association
• Turkish Endourology Association
• Turkish Andrology Association
• Eurasian Urooncology Association
• Turkish Medical Association

Areas of Interests

• Chronic kidney disease.
• Cystic Kidney Diseases
• Hypertension
• Fluid-electrolyte and acid-base disorders

Education

• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1981-1987)
• English High School, Istanbul (1973-1981)
• Arnavutköy Primary School, Istanbul (1968-1973)

Experience

• Medical Residency Student at Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1987-1992)
• Medical Residency Student at Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1992-1995)
• Visiting scholar (international scholar) at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA (March-June 1995)
• Associate Professorship of Internal Medicine (October 2, 1996)
• Scientific research fellow (1998-2000) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the USA (with a fellowship from the International Society of Nephrology)
• Professoriate of Internal Medicine (May 2002)
• Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology (June 2014-December 2021)

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)