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Prof. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek

Prof. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. In 2010, he completed his 'Specialization Training' in the field of Urology at Foundation Gureba Hospital. Prof., who conducts studies at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Lütfiye Nuri Burat State Hospital and Haseki Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek received the title of Associate Professor in 2015.

He carried out studies at the University of Sheffield and Hallamshire Hospital between 2015 and 2016. Returning to Turkey in 2016, Prof. worked as a teaching assistant at Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek has been working as a urologist at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Hospital since 2020.

Prof. has an innovative perspective in the field of urology. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek treats his patients by taking advantage of developing technology. Prof. has made significant contributions to the field of urology with many international research and scientific publications. Dr. Abdulmuttalip Şimşek treats his patients as a Robotic and Reconstructive Urology Specialist.

Education status:

Degree

Department/Program

University

Year

Undergraduate Medicine Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 1999-2005

Specialization in Medicine Urology Bezmi Alem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 2005-2010

Associate Professorship SBU Haseki Training and Research Hospital 2015

PhD in Reconstructive Urology under the direction of Professor Christopher Chapple, University of Sheffield and Hallamshire Hospital, England 2015-2016

Medical Specialization Thesis Title and Advisor: Comparison of Efficacy and Complication Rates of Transobturator and Retropubic Midurethral Loose Sling Surgery in Stress Urinary Incontinence Patients (2010) Thesis Advisor: Prof.Dr. Sinasi Yavuz Önol Bezmi Alem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Urology Clinic

Areas of Interest: Reconstructive urology, Robotic surgery, Urooncology

Tasks:

Job Title

Duty Station

Year

Expert Dr. Lütfiye Nuri Burat State Hospital – Istanbul 2011- 2012

Expert Dr. Haseki Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic - Istanbul 2012 January - 2015

Assoc. Dr. Haseki Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic - Istanbul 2015

Associate Professor. University of Sheffield and Hallamshire Hospital, England 2015-2016

Education Officer Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic - Istanbul 2016 – May 2020

Education Officer Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital Urology Clinic - Istanbul 2020 June - Present

Administrative Duties:

Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic Administrative Manager – 2020

Supervised Theses:

expertise in medicine

Yunus ÇOLAKOĞLU (2020). Comparison of oncological and functional results of Robotic and Open Perineal Radical Prostatectomy. University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic

Ramazan UĞUR (2020). The effect of end-to-end anastomosis urethroplasty and buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty techniques on erectile function in bulbar urethra stenosis. University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic

Abdullah Hızır YAVUZSAN (2017). Comparison of peroperative parameters according to renal nephrometry score in robotic and laparoscopic partial nephrectomies. University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic

Memberships to Scientific Organizations:

Turkish Urology Association

Turkish Andrology Association

European Association of Urology

American Urological Association

American Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery

Awards :

Alpay KELAMI, Men's Sexual Health award, Turkish Andrology Association, 2011

Men's Sexual Health Alpay KELAMI award, Turkish Andrology Association, 2009

2021 - Currently, İstanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HOSPITAL

Urology Specialist

2018 - 2018, Hamburg/Germany

HAMBURG-EPPENDORF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Urology & Reconstructive Urology Specialist

2017 - 2018, İstanbul/Türkiye

MEHMET AKİF ERSOY CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY HOSPITAL

Urology & Robotic Surgery Specialist

2015 - 2021, İstanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Urology Clinic Lecturer

2011 - 2013, Siirt/Türkiye

SİİRT STATE HOSPITAL

Urology Specialist

Dr. Ilker Comez is a specialist in Urology with a focus on High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer treatment and laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP). He is known for his proficiency in various surgical techniques, including the transvesical and retropubic transcapsular (Millin) technique, and both extraperitoneal and transperitoneal approaches for LSP. Dr. Comez has made substantial contributions to the literature on LSP, exploring its benefits, conflicts, and surgical techniques. His professional practice is marked by a commitment to improving lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and reducing residual volume, while also minimizing cost and complications for patients.

Areas Of Interest 

Laser Prostate Surgery (HoLEP, ThuFLEP) 

Robotic and Laparoscopic Urological Surgery 

Robotic MR/ Ultrasound Prostate Fusion Biopsy 

Urological Oncologic Surgery 

Andrology 

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (water vapor to the prostate) 

Focal Treatment for Prostate Cancer (HIFU, Nano Knife) 

Education 

Elementary school- Kolak, Denizli, Turkey (1986 - 1990) 

Secondary School- Yenimahalle School, Yatagan, Turkey (1990 - 1994) 

High School- Turgutreis High School, Muğla, Turkey (1994 - 1998) 

Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey (1998 - 2004) 

Gülhane Military Medical Academy Urology Clinic Specialty Training, Ankara, Turkey (2007 - 2012)

Experience 

Liv Ulus Hospital 

Şişli Kolan International Hospital 

Istanbul University of Health and Technology 

Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) 

Gülhane Education and Research Hospital 

University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Faculty of Medicine

Memberships

Turkish Urological Association 

Society of Endourology 

European Society of Urology (EAU) 

American Urological Association (AUA) 

World Society of Endourology

Areas Of Interest

Laser Prostate Surgeries (HoLEP, ThuFLEP) 

Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery 

Robotic Transperineal Prostate MRI/Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy 

Urological Oncological Surgeries 

Female Urology 

Neuro-Urology 

Urethral Stenosis Surgeries (Graft Urethroplasty surgeries) 

Education 

Gulhane Military Medical Faculty 

Gülhane Military Medical Academy Department of Urology

Experience 

Liv Hospital Ulus 

KOLAN International Hospital 

Gülhane Training and Research Hospital 

Gulhane Military Medical Academy Research 

Evaluation of the effects of intracavernosal mitomycin-c administration on rat model in Peyroni’s disease (TÜBİTAK) 

Effects of intradetrusor decorin injection on tissue histopathology in rabbits with partial bladder outlet obstruction (TÜBİTAK)

Memberships 

Turkish Urological Association 

Society of Endourology 

European Society of Urology (EAU) 

American Urological Association (AUA

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeref Başal was born in 1971 in Kırıkkale and completed

his primary and secondary education in Kırıkkale. In 1984, he entered

Maltepe Military High School and graduated in 1988. He continued his

medical education at GATA Military Medical Faculty between 1988-1994

and graduated in 1994.

Following his graduation, he completed his internship at GATA Training Hospital in 1994-1995. He

served as chief infirmary physician at Siirt Gendarmerie Regional Command in 1995-1996 and Batman

Gendarmerie Regional Command in 1996-1997. Between November 2010 and November 2011, he

worked as a clinical fellow in Uro-oncology and received urologic robotic surgery training at Colombia

University Cancer Center in New York, United States of America. In October 2011, he completed his

training at Hackensack University Medical Center daVinci Training Center in the United States and

received the “Console Surgeon” certificate in robotic surgery.

In 2013, he was appointed as Associate Professor at Istanbul GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital

Urology Clinic and between September 2016 and October 2017, he continued this duty at SBU Sultan

Abdülhamit Han Training and Research Hospital Urology Clinic and worked as a docent faculty

member in SBU Urology Department. Between October 2017 and December 2018, he served as the

education officer at SBU Haseki Training and Research Hospital.

In July 2021, he retired as an Associate Professor at SBU Urology Department. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeref

Başal, who has trained many experts and academicians in the field of urology, has many articles in

national and international journals in his field, has advanced surgical experience in his field, has

performed numerous surgeries related to his subject, has organized courses on this subject and has

participated in many courses as an instructor.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeref Başal is fluent in English and thus able to communicate effectively in the

international medical environment.

Dr. Ayan graduated from Medical School in 1991 and completed his urology education in 1997. At the beginning of his carrier, he was a post doctorate research fellow at the Department of Urology of Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital in Boston (1999-2000). He studied the effect of partial ureteral obstruction to the kidney in early developmental stage in an experimental animal fetus model. This study provided a significant contribution to a complicated issue of pediatric urology and was cited many times by its successors. 

He became associate professor of urology in 2004 and was appointed as a professor of urology in 2009. He was accepted as a clinical fellow in Minimal Invasive Urologic Oncology at the Department of Surgery, Section of Urology at the University of Chicago (2014-2015). He worked in an intense oncology program mainly concentrated on robotic surgery of prostate and kidney cancer. Because of this background, he is mainly interested in urologic oncology and pediatric urology. The primary portion of his daily practice consist of kidney cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, neonatal hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, urine reflux to kidney, hypospadias and undescended testis. 

Because of its prevalence in Turkey, Prof. Ayan has a huge experience with urinary stone disease and he is doing large number of endoscopic and percutaneous surgeries for kidney, ureter and bladder stones. 

Prof. Ayan holds United States Medical License and European Board of Urology Certificate. He is a member of AUA, EAU and Turkish Urologic Surgery and Urologic Oncology Societies. 

List of International Scientific Publications; 

1. Ayan S, Yildirim S, Ucar C, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin EY, Butuner C. Corporal reactivity to adenosine and prostaglandin E1 in alloxan-induced diabetic rabbit corpus cavernosum and the effect of insulin therapy. BJU Int, 83: 108-12, 1999. 

2. Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin EY, Butuner C. The effects of long-term oral administration of L-arginine on the erectile response of rabbits with alloxan-induced diabetes. BJU Int, 83: 679-85, 1999. 

3. Ayan S, Kaloglu C, Gökce G, Kılıcarslan H, Gültekin EY. Effect of insulin therapy to diabetic cystopathy: urodynamic and histological findings in a rabbit model. Sc J Urol Nephrol, 33: 392-5, 1999. 

4. Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin Y, Uma S. Does diabetes mellitus affect the progress of tolerance to isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) in corporal tissue? Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 4: 29- 34, 2000. 

5. Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Yildirim S, Gokce G, Bagcıvan I. Relaxation induced by omeprazole does not change in diabetic rabbit corpus cavernosum. BJU Int, 87(3):265-8, 2001. 

6. Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. An unusual cause of urinary incon tinence: urethral coitus. Sc J Urol Nephrol, 35:254, 2001. 

7. Yildirim S, Simsek R, Ayan S, Gokce G, Sarıoğlu Y, Safak C. Relaxant effect of some benzothiazolinone dervatives on isolated rabbit corpus cavernosum. Urol Res, 29:182-5, 2001. 

8. Ayan S, Roth JA, Freeman MR, Bride SH, Peters C. Partial ureteral obstruction dysregulates the RAS in the fetal sheep. Urology, 58: 301-6, 2001. 

9. Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Gokce G, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Cranial blind ending branch of a bifid ureter. Int Urol Nephrol, 32: 635-6, 2001. 

10. Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Yıldız E, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Adenomatoid tumors of testis and epididym: a report of two cases. Int Urol Nephrol, 32:677-80, 2001. 

11. Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ozdemir O, Yildiz E, Gultekin EY. K-RAS mutation in transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder. Int Urol Nephrol, 33:363-67, 2001. 

12. Bulut HE, Onarlıoglu B, Kaloglu C, Özdemir Ö, Ayan S. Effects of experimental diabetes and insulin treatment on rabbit renal morphology: a quantitative and qualitative study. Turk J Med Sci, 31: 209-16, 2001. 

13. Kılıcarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Gultekin EY, Arıkan Y, Hocaoglu S. Fournier’s gangrene: a report of 20 cases. T Klin J Med Res 19:55-58, 2001. 

14. Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Tas F, Akar R, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Genitourinary tuberculosis: A review of 174 cases. Scand J Infect Dis, 34: 338-40, 2002. 

15. Kilicarslan H, Yildirim S, Bagcivan I, Ayan S, Sarac B, Sarioglu Y. Effect of chronic renal failure (CRF) on purinergic responses of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle in rabbits. BJU Int 90(6):596-600, 2002. 

16. Bagcivan I, Gokce G, Ayan S, Yildirim S, Sarac B, Kilicarslan H, Sarioglu Y. Hydrogen-potassium ATPase inhibitors induce relaxation on rabbit prostatic strips in vitro.Int J Urol.;9(11):641-4; discussion 645, 2002. 

17. Bagcivan I, Kilicarslan H, Sarac B, Gokce G, Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y. The evaluation of the effects of renal failure on erectile dysfunction in a chronic renal failure (CRF) rabbit model. BJU Int.;91(7):697-701, 2003 

18. Kilicarslan H, Guvenal T, Ayan S, Gokce G, Cetin A, Gultekin Y. Comparison of outcomes of three different surgical techniques performed for stress urinary incontinence. Int J Urol.;10(3):126- 30, 2003. 

19. Kaya S, Poyraz O, Gökçe G, Kılıçarslan H, Kaya K and Ayan S. Role of Genital Mycoplasmata and Other Bacteria in Urolithiasis. Scand J Infect Dis, 35:315-317,2003. 

20. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Atalar M, Kaya S, Kaya K, Gultekin Y. A case of hydatid disease: urinary retention due to isolated retrovesical hydatid cyst in a boy. Scand J Infect Dis, 35 :408-410, 2003. 

21. Gokce G, Kaya K, Kılıcarslan H, Tas F, Ayan S, Yıldız E, Gultekin E Y. Epidermoid cyst in the renal pelvis. Int Urol Nephrol;35(1):9-10, 2003. 

22. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Guvenal T, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Predictors of outcome after in situ anterior vaginal wall sling surgery. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct ;14(5):339-41, 2003. 

23. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Kaya K, Ayan S, Gultekin YE. Surgical treatment of penil fractures. Ulus Travma Derg.;9(1):54-6, 2003. 

24. Yildiz E, Gokce G, Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Goze F, Gultekin EY. Prognostic value of the expression of Ki-67, CD44 and vascular endothelial growth factor, and microvessel invasion, in renal cell carcinoma. BJU Int. 2004 ;93(7):1087-93. 

25. Gokce G, Topsakal K, Ayan S, Kilicarslan H, Gokce SF, Gultekin EY. Case report: Nonobstructive giant urethral stone with two safety pins. Int Urol Nephrol. 2004;36(1):65-6. 

26. Kaya K, Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Yildiz E, Gultekin EY. Urinary nuclear matrix protein 22 for diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 38 :1-5,2004. 

27. Ayan S, Kaya K, Topsakal K, Kılıçarslan H, Gokce G, Gültekin Y. Efficacy of tolterodine as a firstline treatment for non-neurogenic voiding dysfunction in children. BJU Int. 96(3):411-4, 2005. 

28. Kaya K, Gokce G , Kaya S, Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Gultekin EY. Isolated renal and retropertoneal hydatid cysts: a report of 23 cases. Trop Doct. 2006 Oct;36(4):243-6. 

29. Candan F, Ayan S, Tas F, Gokce G, Elagoz S. Spontaneous renal laceration as the presenting feature of polyarteritis nodosa in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever after hepatitis A infection. Rheumatol Int, 25(6):475-7, 2005. 

30. Silig Y, Pinarbasi H, Gunes S, Ayan S, Bagci H, Cetinkaya O. Polymorphisms of CYP1A1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and prostate cancer risk in Turkish population. Cancer Invest, 24(1):41-5, 2006. 

31. Tanzer F, Ozgur A, Bardakci F, Cankorkmaz L, Ayan S. Analysis of a 1-year-old cystinuric patient with recurrent renal stones. Int J Urol. 13(10):1347-9, 2006. 

32. Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Vuruskan H, Gokce G, Gultekin EY.Treatment of detrusor sphincter dyssynergia with baclofen and doxazosin. Int Urol Nephrol. 2006;38(3-4):537-41. 

33. Ayan S, Topsakal K, Gokce G, Gultekin EY.Efficacy of combined anticholinergic treatment and behavioral modification as a first line treatment for nonneurogenic and nonanatomical voiding dysfunction in children: a randomized controlled trial. J Urol. 2007 Jun;177(6):2325-8; discussion 2328-9. 

34. Ozdemir O, Gul E, Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Beyaztas FY, Ayan S, Sezgin I.SRY and AZF gene variation in male infertility: a cytogenetic and molecular approach. Int Urol Nephrol. 2007;39(4):1183-9. 

35. Yildiz E, Ayan S, Goze F, Gokce G, Gultekin EY. Relation of microvessel density with microvascular invasion, metastasis and prognosis in renal cell carcinoma. BJU Int. 2008 Mar;101(6):758-64. 

36. Kenan Kaygusuz, Gokhan Gokce, Iclal Ozdemir Kol, Semih Ayan and Sinan Gursoy. Efficacy of Preventive Analgesia with Tramadol or Lornoxicam for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Current Therapeutic Research 68(4), 205-216, 2007. 

37. Kaygusuz K, Gokce G, Gursoy S, Ayan S, Mimaroglu C, Gultekin Y.A comparison of sedation with dexmedetomidine or propofol during shockwave lithotripsy: a randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jan;106(1):114-9. 

38. Gokce G, Karboga H, Yildiz E, Ayan S, Gultekin Y. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on apoptotic changes in contralateral testis following unilateral testicular torsion. Int Urol Nephrol. 2008;40(4):989-95. 

39. Ozdemir, O (Ozdemir, Oztuerk); Yildiz, E (Yildiz, Esin); Ayan, S (Ayan, Semih); Gul, E (Gul, Eylem)1; Gokce, G (Gokce, Goekhan); Yildiz, F (Yildiz, Fazilet)1; Koksal, B (Koksal, Binnur)1; Goze, F (Goze, Fahrettin); Gultekin, EY (Gultekin, E. Yener). Epigenetic alterations and oncogenes mutations in urinary bladder carcinomas.CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. 2009, Volume: 17 Supplement: 1 Pages: 171-171 

40. Eskicorapci SY, Türkeri L, Karabulut E, Cal C, Akpinar H, Baltaci S, Baykal K; Turkish Validation Study Group of Kattan Preoperative Nomogram, Kattan MW, Ozen H. Collaborators: Yildirim A, Yazici S, Divrik RT, Ozkardeş H, Koşan M, Kurtuluş FO, Büyükalpelli R, Mungan A, Lekili M, Sahin H, Günlüsoy B, Ayan S, Bozlu M. Validation of two preoperative Kattan nomograms predicting recurrence after radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer in Turkey: a multicenter study of the Urooncology Society. Urology. 2009 Dec;74(6):1289-95. 

41. Ozdemir O, Yildiz S, Ayan S, Gül E, Gokce G, Yildiz F, Koksal B. Promoter hypermethylation of tissue specific tumor supressor genes and point mutation in K-ras, c-myc proto-oncogenes in urinary (transitional cell) bladder carcinoma. Health. 2010; 2(8):850-856. 

42. Türkeri L, Tanıdır Y, Çal Ç, Özen H, Şahin H; Collaborators :Kaya C, Karaman İ, Şengör F, Alkibay T, Sözen S, Büyükalpelli R, Can C, Kuyumcuoğlu U, Albayrak S, Abay E, Soyupak B, Tansuğ Z, Fazlıoğlu A, Gültekin Y, Ayan S, Gümüş E, Lekili M, Dillioğlugil Ö, Özer G, Uygur C, Akpınar H. Comparison of the efficacy of single or double intravesical epirubicin instillation in the early postoperative period to prevent recurrences in non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: prospective, randomized multicenter study. Urol Int. 2010;85(3):261-5. 

43. Kuzgunbay B, Yaycioglu O, Soyupak B, Atay Kayis A, Ayan S, Yavascaoglu I, Cal C, Beduk Y; Turkish Study Group of Public Awareness in Testicular Cancer Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society.Urol Oncol. 2011 Mar 22. Epub ahead of print] 

44. Biçer H, Korgali E, Gökçe G, Ayan S, Yıldırım S, Gültekin EY. Contractile responses of urinary bladder in an experimental model of chronic renal failure. Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2012 Nov;12(4):219- 23. 

45. Yaycioglu O, Eskicorapci S, Karabulut E, Soyupak B, Gogus C, Divrik T, Turkeri L, Yazici S, Ozen H; Society of Urooncology Study Group for Kidney Cancer Prognosis. A preoperative prognostic model predicting recurrence-free survival for patients with kidney cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jan;43(1):63-8. 

46. Erden Y, Korgalı E, Dundar G, Ayan S, Gokce G, Yildirim S, Gultekin EY. In-vitro effects of PDE5 inhibitor and statin treatment on the contractile responses of experimental MetS rabbit's cavernous smooth muscle. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2014 Mar 28;86(1):33-8.

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 Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Urology Specialization Training, 1 9 9 2-1 9 9 7, Ankara/Türkiye Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Doctor Education, 1 9 8 2-1 9 8 8, Bursa/Türkiye

EXPERIENCE Taksim Training and Research Hospital, 2 0 0 9-2 0 1 6, Istanbul/Türkiye Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, 2 0 0 7-2 0 0 9, Istanbul/Türkiye Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 2 0 0 0-2 0 0 7, Ankara/Türkiye Bergama State Hospital, 1 9 9 7-2 0 0 0, Izmir/Türkiye Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 1 9 9 2-1 9 9 7, Ankara/Türkiye

- Turkish Urology Association

- European Association of Urology

- Turkish Urology Association Northern Marmara

- American Urological Association

Urology

Fields of Study and Interests

• Urooncology

• Prostate cancer

• Bladder Cancer

• laparoscopy

• Endourology

• Robotic Surgery

• Stone Diseases

• Andrology

• İnfertility

Education

• Health Sciences University GOP Taksim Training and Research Hospital Urology Specialization

Training 2017, Istanbul / Turkey

• Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Medical Doctor Education 2011, Istanbul / Turkey

Career

• Yeni Yüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital 2020-2021, Istanbul / Turkey

• Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital 2020, Istanbul / Turkey

• GOP Taksim Training and Research Hospital 2017-2020, Istanbul / Turkey

• GOP Taksim Training and Research Hospital (Medical Specialization Training) 2012-2017,

Istanbul / Turkey

• Marmara Ereglisi District State Hospital 2011, Istanbul / Turkey

Publications: Cilesiz NC, Erdoğan N, Özkan A, Kalkanlı A, Hazar Aİ, Balcı MBC, Aydın M, Özdemir

E. Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A case of a giant renal mass. Urol Case Rep. 2018 Jan

8;17:44-47. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2018.01.002. eCollection 2018 Mar. PubMed PMID:

Education and Expertise

• GAZİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
• HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TEPECİK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Diseases

• Kidney Cancer
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Infertility
• Bladder Cancer
• Prostate Enlargement
• Prostate Cancer
• Stone Diseases
• Testicular Cancer

Treatment Methods

• Kidney Cancer Surgeries
• Infertility Surgeries
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Surgeries
• Closed Kidney Stone Surgeries
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Bladder Cancer Surgeries
• Prostate Cancer Surgeries
• Robotic Surgery
• Erectile Dysfunction Surgeries
• Testicular Cancer Surgeries

Experience

• 2002 – 2007 – Research Assistant – SBÜ Tepecik SUAM Urology Clinic 2002-2007
• 2007 – 2008 – Medical Second Lieutenant – Şırnak Military Hospital
• 2008 – 2013 – Specialist Doctor – SBÜ Tepecik SUAM Urology Clinic
• 2010 – Laparoscopic Surgery Education – Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine
• 2010 – 2011 – Observation of Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery – University of Iowa, USA
• 2013 – 2020 – Associate Professor – SBÜ Tepecik SUAM Urology Clinic
• 2020 – 2022 – Professor Doctor – SBÜ Tepecik SUAM Urology Clinic

In his professional career, Dr. Sarıer began working as a urology specialist at Özel Antalya Yaşam Hospital from 2005 to 2008, and then served at Gümüşsuyu Asker Hospital between 2008 and 2009. Since 2009, he has been employed at Medical Park Antalya Hospital, where he received the title of associate professor in 2020. Additionally, he served as a faculty member in the Department of Urology at Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2017, and has been continuing his academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Urology at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine since 2021.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuncay Tas is a respected urologist with expertise in penile surgery and regenerative urology. He earned his medical degree from Istanbul University. He also completed advanced training in Germany.

Dr. Tas founded the SafeFill and MaleShot training modules, which are used by doctors around the world. He was among the first in Türkiye to combine P-Shot with stem cell therapy for male sexual health. His work focuses on erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, penile enlargement, and aesthetic urology procedures.

Prof. Dr. Ali Ferruh Akay is a board-certified urologist with more than 30 years of medical experience. He has specialized in urology for over 25 years. He currently serves as Professor of Urology at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital.

Dr. Akay earned his medical degree from Dokuz Eylul University. He completed his urology residency at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine. In 2005, he received advanced training in Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery at the University of Rochester in the USA.

He has worked at several leading institutions. These include Dicle University, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Memorial Diyarbakır Hospital, Veni Vidi Hospital, and Başkent University Istanbul Hospital.

Dr. Akay’s expertise includes uro-oncology, endourology, minimally invasive procedures, stone surgeries, male infertility, erectile dysfunction, and BPH. He has published over 100 scientific articles and is an active member of the European Association of Urology (EAU).

Prof. Dr. Ege Can Şerefoğlu is a leading urologist and andrology specialist. He has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, and research. He is a Professor of Urology and Andrology. He completed a clinical fellowship in andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine. He also holds a PhD in Embryology and Histology.

His main areas of expertise are erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, male infertility, and varicocele. He is skilled in microsurgical and minimally invasive procedures in andrology. He has published over 275 scientific articles and has helped develop international clinical guidelines.

Prof. Dr. Şerefoğlu is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Impotence Research. He serves on scientific committees for the ESSM, ISSM, EAU Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction, and UEMS Sexual Health Section. He has received several international awards for his research and contributions to sexual medicine.

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)

Areas of Interests

• General Urology
• Andrology
• Functional Urology

Education

• Selim Sırrı Tarcan Primary School
• Sisli Terakki High School
• 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine / Urology

Experience

• Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
• Memorial Şişli Hospital Urology
• Şebinkarahisar State Hospital Chief Physician

Research

• Oxidative with Resistive Index in Varicocele
• Relationship Between Stress Factors

Publications

• Effectiveness of Flexible Uteronoscopy and Laser Lithotripsy for Multiple Unilateral
• Ontrarenal Stones Smaller Than 2 cm

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. Hasan Cem is a Professor of Urology. He specializes in pediatric urology, male infertility, men’s sexual health, urinary stone treatment, prostate diseases, and laparoscopic urological surgery. He completed his medical and doctoral studies at GATA - Gülhane Military Medical Academy. He became a Professor in 2016.

Dr. Cem has worked in leading hospitals, including Lokman Hekim University İstanbul Hospital. He also gained international experience at Duke University Hospital and Lenox Baker Spina Bifida Hospital in the USA. He has published 43 international and 16 national peer-reviewed articles. He has also contributed 20 technical notes and case reports, and received 9 academic or scientific awards.