Best pulmonologists in Turkey: TOP 60 doctors

• Specialized in pulmonology: treats asthma, COPD, lung cancer, pneumonia, TB, and bronchitis.
• Trained in Turkey, renowned Atatürk Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery Center.
• Expert in thoracic surgery with high proficiency in treating pulmonological diseases.
• Recognized for achieving "Turkish Thoracic Surgery Proficiency Certification".
• Member of prestigious medical institutions reflecting specialization in thoracic procedures.
• Offers online consultations for patients with respiratory and thoracic conditions.

Dr. Orhan Dalkılıç, M.D., is a pulmonologist with expertise in bronchoscopy, sleep disorders, asthma, allergies, COPD, tuberculosis, smoking cessation, and lung cancer. He is known for his skill in advanced diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy. He often treats patients with severe COPD and emphysema.

Dr. Dalkılıç has worked in several cities across Turkey and has made important contributions to pulmonary medicine. He currently practices at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital. He has achieved high success rates in bronchoscopy and has led effective smoking cessation programs. Dr. Dalkılıç is dedicated to clinical excellence and patient care in respiratory medicine.

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.

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.

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EDUCATION

2022

Associate Professor

2017 - 2020, Istanbul/Turkey

University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Master’s Program in Clinical Trials

2013, Istanbul/Turkey

AMERICAN HOSPITAL, IVF UNIT

Ministry of Health Subspecialty Training in Reproductive Medicine

2005 - 2010, Istanbul/Turkey

İSTANBUL GÖZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology

1998 - 2004, Istanbul/Turkey

İSTANBUL UNIVERSITY, CERRAHPAŞA FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Medical Doctor (M.D.) Education                                                                      

Medical Fields of Interest 

• Thoracoscopic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery 

• Lung Cancers 

• Trachea Surgery 

• Lung Transplantation 

• Lung Biopsy • Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) 

• Diaphragmatic Surgery • Surgery of Pleural Diseases 

• Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

Education 

• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 

•Istanbul Galatasaray High School 

• Primary Education Ankara, Samsun, Izmir 

Dr. Ozden Gul is a general surgeon trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital. She has decades of surgical experience and is fluent in English.

Her practice includes gastrointestinal surgery (gallbladder disease, hernias, appendicitis, GI disorders). She also treats endocrine conditions (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal) and breast disease, both benign and malignant. She manages emergency and trauma cases. She offers minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.

She has worked at Haydarpaşa Numune, Bakırköy, Taksim First Aid, Uzunköprü State, Keşan State, Beykoz Medical Center, and Medivia Hospital. She is known for meticulous technique and patient-centered care.

Dr. Adnan Sayar is a leading thoracic surgeon in Turkey. He has over 40 years of medical experience and more than 30 years in thoracic surgery. He is known for his work in minimally invasive thoracoscopic and robotic procedures. These techniques have helped improve patient recovery and outcomes for chest diseases.

Dr. Sayar received international training at top centers, including Kyoto University and the Karolinska Institute. He is a key figure in lung transplantation and serves on Turkey’s Ministry of Health Lung Transplantation Scientific Committee. He also holds the FETCS certification from the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

His expertise includes lung cancer surgery, tracheal and diaphragmatic reconstruction, and pediatric thoracic surgery. As a professor and mentor, he has led both public and private institutions. Dr. Sayar has helped thousands of patients and has played a major role in advancing thoracic care standards in Turkey.

Education:

Marmara University, Istanbul Medical Faculty 1995 - 2002

Pulmonary .Specialty Sureyyapasa Chest Disease and Training Hospital, Istanbul 2003-2008

Experience:

Pulmonary Specialist

Sureyyapasa Chest Disease and Training Hospital, ISTANBUL

 2002‑ 2018.

Chief Assistant 

2011.

Associate Professor 

 2017.

Prof.Dr.

Yeni Yuzyıl University Faculty of Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Dep., Istanbul

1995-2001 Konya Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine,

2002-2008 Ankara Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases Specialization Training,  

2008-2012 Chest Diseases Specialist at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital  

Gebze Fatih State Hospital between 2012-2024

2024 Büyük Anadolu Hospital Chest Diseases Specialist

I have experience in COPD, Asthma, Allergic Diseases, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Occupational Lung Diseases, Covid-19 Related Diseases, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bronchoscopy, intensive care, and sleep disorders.

2012 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist \ Pediatric Health and Diseases Specialist

2012 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist \ Pediatric Health and Diseases Specialist

1995 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Member of the Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases

Prof. Dr. Nesrin Sarıman graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 1990 and completed her specialization in “Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis” at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital. She worked at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between from 2004 till 2022, obtaining the titles of associate professor and professor. Her primary areas of interest include; Obstructive Lung Diseases (Asthma-Allergy, COPD), Sleep Disorders (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome), Lung Cancer, and Smoking Cessation Treatments. She is a bronchoscopy specialist and sleep physician. She has published articles in national and international journals and has authored book chapters. She participated in a multicenter international clinical study on asthma. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses and supervised master’s theses. She has served as a member of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee. She holds memberships in national and international associations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she actively participated in COVID-19 services. During her years at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, she undertook numerous administrative and academic roles, including serving as the editor of “Maltepe Medical Journal” and as the assistant dean from 2019 till 2022. She participated in certified training programs organized under the Ministry of Health GETAT applications at Medipol University in “Functional Medicine” and “Phytotherapy” and completed training in “Hypnosis Application Training”

Workplace:

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Education:

2014-2015

President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2009-2017

Member of the Board of Directors, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

West Virginia University, School of Medicine

Chair of Thoracic Surgery

2019 –

Vice Chair of Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Tracheal Surgery Program, West Virginia University,

School of Medicine

2009-2019

Program Director of Thoracic Surgery, Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

2009 – 2019

Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of

Medicine

2001-2019

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University

2001

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy

1999

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1997

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1992

Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University

Rewards:

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Best Poster presentation Award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Lung Cancer Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Euroepan Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Best Poster Award

Fields of interest:

 Surgical treatment for locally advanced stage lung cancer

 Extended surgery for mediastinal masses

 Robotic lung cancer surgery

 Robotic surgery for mediastinal masses

 Tracheal surgery (tumors, stenosis, fistula, and others)

Areas of Interests

• Pediatric Genitourinary Reconstrictive Surgery
• Hypospadias
• Circumssion
• Oncological Surgery
• Congenital Abnormalities of Upper and Lower Urinary System
• Newborn Surgery
• Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

Education
 

• 1997 -  19 Mayıs University
• 1998 National Pediatric Surgery Congress Best Reearch Study
• 2001-  Kocaeli University
• 2007 – Kosova Government
• 2009 – Yeditepe University
• 2009 – Suudi Arab be Congeress Best Clinical Study

Experience
 

• FMV Işık Highschool
• İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty
• Ondokuz Mayıs University
• Zeynep Kamil Childrens Hospital
• Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
• UT Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Urology, Dallas, USA
• Ege University Medical Center Pediatric Urology
• Yeditepe University

Prof. Dr. Selami Sozubir has authored 65 scientific publications, which have received over 11,000 reads and nearly 1,000 citations, reflecting his strong contribution to the field of pediatric surgery and urology.

1. Medical Interests and Activities 
2. • Lung Cancer (Postdoctoral fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA)
3. • Interventional Bronchoscopy (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)
4.  
5. Education and Experience 
6. • Department of Thoracic Diseases, Liv Hospital, Ulus
7. • Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Bilim University
8. • Ministry of Health Süreyyapaşa Thoracic Diseases Training and Research Hospital
9. • Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University Memberships
10. • IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer)
11. • ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians)
12. • TAKD (Turkish Lung Cancer Society) (Executive Board Member)
13. • TTD (Turkish Thoracic Society)
14. • TÜSAD (Turkish Respiratory Research Society)
15.  
16. Memberships 
17. • IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) 
18. • ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) 
19. • TAKD (Turkish Lung Cancer Society) (Executive Board Member) 
20. • TTD (Turkish Thoracic Society) 
21. • TÜSAD (Turkish Respiratory Research Society) 
22.  
23. Researches and Publications 
24. • International: 48 
25. • National: 60 
26. • Authorship for Books and Book Chapters at National Level: 4 
27. • Medical Fellowship, TEV Orhan Birman, MD 1998 
28. • “Fellow in American College of Chest Physicians” Title, 2009 

Areas of Interests

• 0-18 Years Old Healthy Child Monitoring and Tracking
• Breast Milk, Breastfeeding and Nutrition Consultancy
• Newborn Care and Follow-up
• Vaccines and Preventive Medicine
• Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood
• Childhood Diseases

Education:

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 2009-2015
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases 2016-2019
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Child Health and Diseases 2020

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Private Levent Hospital 2022-2023
• Van Özalp State Hospital 2021-2022
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2020
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2016-2019
• Denizli State Hospital Pediatric Emergency Service 2015-2016
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• Psoriatic Arthritis in the Differential Diagnosis of Zinc Deficiency - Scientific Poster Presentation (38th Pediatrics Days - 2016)
• Myoclonic Epilepsy in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Scientific Poster Presentation (39th Pediatrics Days - 2017)
• Evaluation of Children Diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis - Specialization Thesis (November 2020)

Areas of Interests

• Pulmonary Infections
• COPD, Asthma
• Interventional Bronchoscopy - Endobronchial ultrasonographic bronchoscopy (EBUS)
• Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases (Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, rheumatologic disease pulmonary involvement, sarcoidosis and differential diagnosis of other interstitial pulmonary diseases)
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pleura diseases

Education:

• GÜLHANE MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY MILITARY MEDICAL FACULTY

• Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Chest Diseases Department, Specialization Training

Experience:

• 6. Customer Representative Infantry Battalion Command Infirmary Chief Physician, Sirnak

• Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Chest Diseases Department, Ankara

• Şehit Yunus Emre Public Hospital

• Isparta City Hospital

Articles and Reports Published in International Journals 
•    Omalizumab as a steroid-sparing agent in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Kaya H, Gümüş S, Uçar E, Aydoğan M, et al. Chest. 2012;142(2):513-6. 
•    Response  Chest. 2013 Jun;24(4):371-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2249.
•    One-way Endobronchial Valve Replacement for a Bronchopleural Fistula Due to Tuberculosis. Aydogan M, et al. CHEST Journal, 144(4_MeetingAbstracts), 43A-43A. Chest Congress. 2013. 
•    A Case of Thalidomide Induced Organizing Pneumonia. Gündogan A, Aydogan M, et al.CHEST Journal, 144.  Chest Congress. 2013. 
•    HRCT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis; relation to pulmonary function tests. Ors F, Gumus S, Aydogan M, et al. Multidiscip Respir Med. 2013 Feb 5;8(1):8. 
•    Assessment of the role of serum ischemia-modified albumin in obstructive sleep apnea in comparison with interleukin-6. Dogan D, Ocal N, Aydogan M, et al. Postgrad Med. 2016 Aug;128(6):603-8.  
•    Coexistence of idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis and celiac disease (Lane-Hamilton Syndrome): A case of complete remission with a gluten-free diet. Aydogan M, et al. Gulhane Med J. 2015; 57(1): 63-65. 
•    A case of dermatomyositis with respiratory muscle weakness and interstitial pneumonia: Gulhane Medical Journal, 2015; 57(2):190-192. doi: 10.5455/gulhane.31486
•    The relationship between sleep quality and nitric oxide in healthy volunteers. Bolu A, Aydogan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S180.5th. International Congress on Psychopharmacology. 2013.
•    Sociodemographic characteristics of patients who admitted to smoking cessation of university hospital. Erdem M, Gümüş M, Aydoğan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S152.  5th International Congress on Psychopharmacology. October 30- Novenber 3, 2013. Cornelia Diamond Hotel, Antalya-Turkey
•    Factors affecting the quality of sleep in healthy population. Ozkısa T, Bolu A, Aydogan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S180-S1.  5th International Congress on Psychopharmacology. 
•    The ratio of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV positivity in patients indicated for fiberoptic bronchoscopy before the procedure. Gumus S, Aydogan M, et al. European Respiratory Journal, 2012 40(Suppl 56), P3580. European Repiratory Journal. 2012.  
•    Intrathoracic Mass Lesion with the view of cardiomegaly. Aydogan M, et al. 64th Intertanional Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular surgery in conjuntion with 11th Intertanional Congress of update in cardiology and cardivasculer surgery. 2015
•    A very rare case of pulmonary metastases of parachordoma. Gundogan A, Aydogan M, et al. ECBIP 2013 ABSTRACTS 2nd European Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. 
•    Diagnostic yield of narrow band imaging guided endobronchial biopsy in sarcoidosis: A preliminary report. Tozkoparan E, Gündoğan A, Uçar E, Bilgiç H, Aydoğan M, et al. 17. World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. P3327, S:94. June15-18,2012. Cleveland, Ohio, USA
•    40 National Paper 

Guide, Book and Chapter Author
•    Tuberculosis Guide for Patients Using Anti-TNF, Ankara-2016
•    Tuberculosis . Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections. Respiratory System Infections in Adults and Children. Basic Reference Book.  (Nobel Tıp Kitap Evleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.)
•    History of Tuberculosis. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.)
•    No "Active Pulmonary tuberculosis" is observed. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.) 
•    Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.) 
•    Sputum Extraction. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Chest pain Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    COPD Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.)
•    Shortness of breath. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Cough Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pneumonia   Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Asthma Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Hemoptysis. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pulmonary thromboembolism, Pneumothorax, Sarcoidosis. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pneumothorax Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Sarcoidosis Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 

Areas of Interests

• Surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid gland diseases and cancers
• Surgical treatment of adrenal gland (adrenal gland) diseases and cancers
• Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Education:

• Galatasaray High School (1989-1997)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education (1997-2003)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Specialization in General Surgery (2003-2009)
• Cleveland Clinic, Endocrine and Metabolism Institute, Center for Endocrine Surgery, USA, Research Fellowship (2014)
• Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery and Sarcoma Unit, Sweden, Endocrine Surgery Clinical Fellowship (2015)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Apoptosis Research Center (ARC), Canada, Translational Medicine Clinical Research Fellowship (2016-2017)

Experience:

• LIV Hospital Ulus & LIV Hospital Vadistanbul
• Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2012-2021)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2016)
• Karonlinska University Hospital, Sweden (2015)
• Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA. (2014)
• Iğdır State Hospital (2009-2012)

Memberships

• Endocrine Surgery Association, Member of the Board and Secretary General of the Association
• Dialogue Society in Endocrinology, Member
• Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Member
• Turkish Surgery Association, Member
• European Society of Endocrine Surgery(ESES), Member
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Member
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), Member
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member

Dr. Ergun Tozkoparan is a pulmonologist with expertise in diagnosing and treating lung diseases. He has a special focus on tuberculosis. He received his medical degree from GATA Military Medical School in 1989. He completed his pulmonology training at GATA, Ankara in 1996.

Dr. Tozkoparan has worked in leading hospitals in Turkey. He also served as a professor at the GATA Department of Pulmonology. He gained further experience in interventional pulmonology during a year at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

In 2007, Dr. Tozkoparan published research in CCLM. He showed important changes in platelet indices in patients with tuberculosis. This work helped improve how the disease is monitored and managed.