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Dr. Mustafa Solak specializes in thymoma cases with fellowship training at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute.
Dr. Banu Atalar is a board-certified radiation oncologist (Türkiye, 2004). She is a Full Professor at Acibadem MAA University (2018–present) and a clinician at Anadolu Medical Center (2026–present). She trained at Istanbul and Cerrahpaşa. In 2011, she completed a Stanford clinical research fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery. Her practice focuses on CNS, thoracic, and GI tumors. About 75% of her care involves SRS and MR‑guided adaptive SRS.
Her honors include the ASCO IDEA award (2004), the IASLC International Mentorship Award (2018), and H.FACR (2025). She has 72 international peer‑reviewed publications. Her leadership roles include President of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (2025–27) and Chair of the ESTRO National Societies Committee (2024–27). She served on the ASCO Resource‑Stratified Guidelines Committee (2013–18) and on RSS meeting and nomination committees. She organized national congresses (2023, 2025) and has been an invited speaker at major meetings.
Prof. Hüseyin Baloğlu is a pathology specialist at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. He focuses on molecular pathology, surgical pathology, and tumour biopsy and diagnostics.
Education and accreditations: MD, GATA Medical School (1986). Pathology specialty training, GATA (1992). Associate Professor (Doçent), GATA (2004). Visiting scholar at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York) and Heidelberg University.
Achievements: author of over 600 peer‑reviewed publications. Holds a patent in molecular diagnostics for thyroid cancer. Leads liquid biopsy and precision oncology services.
Specializes in targeted therapies and immunotherapy for thymoma – Assoc. Prof. Mutlu trained at Akdeniz University and in the US.
Professor of Medical Oncology with extensive experience in gastrointestinal oncology – Prof. Sağlam leads the Medical Oncology Department at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital.
Professor Doctor Sefik Igdem specializes in radiation oncology, with extensive experience in head and neck cancers at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital.
Assoc. Dr. Abdullah Sakin leads the Medical Oncology Department at Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, specializing in thymoma treatment.
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Specialist Dr. Rahib Hasanov brings international oncology expertise from training at Houston Methodist Hospital and Marmara University.
Dr. Mehmet Doğu Canoğlu is a radiation oncologist. He graduated from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Kocaeli University from 2006 to 2012.
He completed his compulsory service at Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital. He then worked at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital and at Medipol Mega University Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Since 2017, he has been a radiation oncologist at Anadolu Medical Center.
Professor of Medical Oncology since 2016 – Dr. Sezer Saglam works at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital's dedicated oncology department.
Dr. Tahsin Ozadli specializes in thymoma and other thoracic cancers at Valued Med Hub Hospitals, with extensive training in medical oncology.
Dr. Yildiz specializes in thymoma and neuroendocrine tumors, with extensive research published in international medical journals.
Professor Ondzhel specializes in oncosurgery with a focus on colorectal and rectal cancers, performing complex procedures at Medipol Mega University Hospital.
Dr. Alemdar specializes in thymoma treatment with extensive experience in medical oncology at top Turkish hospitals.
Dr. Irfan Cicin is a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Trakya University Faculty of Medicine (2015–present). He has over 20 years of medical oncology experience and has held academic roles since 2010.
Education: MD, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa (1991–1997). Residency in Internal Medicine, Trakya University (1997–2002). Fellowship in Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2002–2004).
Practice: Medical Oncologist, Trakya University (2005–2008). Medical Oncologist, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital (2008–2010). Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2010–2015). He previously served as a physician in the Turkish Air Force at Etimesgut Military Hospital (2004–2005).
Assoc. Prof. Nail Paksoy brings expertise from Istanbul University Oncology Institute and Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, with a focus on thymoma and other thoracic malignancies.
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.
Assoc. Prof. Ayşe İrem Yasin, M.D., is a medical oncologist who specializes in solid tumors. Her clinical focus includes breast, lung, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and urologic cancers. She also treats brain and other CNS tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, head and neck cancers, adenocarcinomas, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cancers of unknown primary. She practices at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital (2025–present). She previously worked at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025).
She completed a Medical Oncology fellowship at Bezmialem Vakıf University (2019–2022). This followed an Internal Medicine residency at the same institution (2012–2016). Her international experience includes the Breast Cancer Unit at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Novara (2022). She also trained at Basel University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Medical School. She holds the ESMO Board Certificate (2022).
Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).
He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.
Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.
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| #1 | 20 years of experience | Thymoma treatment | Fellowship-trained specialist with experience from MD Anderson Cancer Center and a focus on multiple cancer types. | Turkey | from
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| #2 | 27 years of experience | Advanced targeted therapies | US-trained in oncology with expertise in immunotherapy and genetic research. Associate Professor at Akdeniz University's Medical Oncology Department. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #3 | 27 years of experience | Thymoma and neuroendocrine tumors | Specializes in thymoma and neuroendocrine tumors with membership in ESMO, ASCO, and ENET. Leads the Medical Oncology Department at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #4 | 30 years of experience | Head and neck cancers | Specializes in head and neck cancers with conformal treatments. Uses Truebeam Stx for precision. Professor at a leading medical university. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #5 | 19 years of experience | Thymoma treatment | Leads the Medical Oncology Department with specialized training in thymoma. Head of Oncology at Yüzüncü Yıl University. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #6 | 21 years of experience | Personalized oncology treatments | Trained at Houston Methodist Hospital and specializes in modern immunotherapies. Focuses on personalized cancer care with international patient experience. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #7 | 29 years of experience | Complex thoracic oncology | Professor specializing in rare mediastinal tumors with neuroendocrine expertise. Active member of ENET and ESMO – follows latest international protocols. | Turkey | from
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| #8 | 23 years of experience | Thoracic cancers | Specializes in thymoma and thoracic cancers with training from Ankara Oncology Hospital. Active researcher with published work in oncology. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #9 | 76 years of experience | Complex thymoma cases | Specializes in thymoma with published research on rare cases. Works at a top-tier oncology hospital with a focus on neuroendocrine tumors. | Turkey | Price on request
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| #10 | 24 years of experience | Rectal and colorectal cancer surgery | Specializes in complex rectal cancer cases with advanced techniques. European-certified proctologist who trained at Cleveland Clinic. Heads Medipol's Surgery Department. | Turkey | Price on request
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For a thymoma diagnosis in Turkey, you should see a thoracic surgeon and a medical oncologist. Leading specialists include Prof. Dr. Semih Halezeroğlu at Acıbadem Maslak and Prof. Hasan Fevzi Batırel at Memorial Şişli. They focus on thymectomy, which is the surgical removal of the thymus gland.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Many top thoracic surgeons in Turkey, such as those at Acıbadem, prioritize robotic-assisted surgery over open-chest methods. This technique uses smaller incisions, so patients typically recover faster and experience less pain after tumor removal. Choosing a surgeon with robotic training is often the most important factor for non-invasive treatment.
Patient Consensus: Patients often mention feeling relieved when surgeons explain the link between their muscle weakness and the tumor. They appreciated how translators at Istanbul clinics made complex surgical plans easy to understand without any effort.
Top-rated thymoma doctors in Turkey include Prof. Dr. Erkan Yildirim and Prof. Dr. Altan Kir. These specialists focus on thoracic surgery, which involves operations on organs inside the chest. They utilize minimally invasive techniques to remove tumors of the thymus gland effectively.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Specialists in Istanbul often hold dual certifications from European and Turkish thoracic boards. Prof. Dr. Erkan Yildirim is a Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgery (FEBTS). This means he meets strict international standards for chest surgery, not just local ones.
Patient Consensus: Patients often mention feeling relieved by the clear explanations provided before surgery. They appreciated the quick recovery times after surgeons used robotic or video-assisted methods.
Turkish hospitals provide dedicated English-speaking coordinators who manage every step of thymoma treatment for international patients. These specialists handle doctor communication, appointment scheduling, and logistics. Bookimed coordinators assist with medical record transfers and organize your entire medical journey at no cost to you.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Turkish centers like Anadolu and Memorial often assign a single coordinator to one family. This ensures the same person handles everything from your initial MRI review to recovery. Such continuity helps patients avoid repeating their history to different staff members during hospital stays.
Patient Consensus: Patients are often relieved that coordinators meet them right at the airport gate. They mention that having someone to translate complex surgical details into plain English makes them feel much safer.