Page 2 - Best Tongue cancer doctors in Turkey: TOP 30 doctors

Prof. Engin brings decades of specialized radiation oncology expertise to tongue cancer cases, with training at top institutions like Thomas Jefferson University.

• Over 30 years of experience in radiation oncology
• Fellowship-trained in thermoradiotherapy – a specialized approach combining heat and radiation
• Former Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Uludağ University
• Current Director of Oncological Sciences at Medicana Bursa Hospital

Associate Professor Dr. Emrah Eraslan specializes in oncology with a focus on various cancers, including tongue cancer, at Koru Ankara Hospital.

• Trained in medical oncology at Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital
• Specializes in breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, stomach, and ovarian cancers
• Became an associate professor in 2023
• Published multiple papers contributing to oncology

Professor Saglam specializes in medical oncology with a focus on gastrointestinal cases at Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• 24+ years of experience in medical oncology
• Fellowship-trained at Istanbul University Oncology Institute
• Member of ESMO, ASCO, and Turkish Medical Oncology Association
• Former attending physician in Gastrointestinal Oncology

Dr. Ozdemir brings decades of specialized ENT and head-neck surgery expertise to tongue cancer cases at Ento Surgical Medical Center.

• Graduated from Hacettepe University Medical Faculty – among Turkey's top medical schools
• Former head of ENT department at Namik Kemal University
• 35+ years of surgical experience
• Trained at Hacettepe University Medical Center

Dr. Topcu has trained at prestigious cancer centers like MD Anderson and Sunnybrook Odette, specializing in head and neck cancers including tongue cancer.

• Medical oncology residency at Karadeniz Technical University
• Member of ESMO and ASCO – leading global oncology societies
• Treats a wide range of cancers with focus on complex cases
• Works at Biruni University Hospital with multidisciplinary teams

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.