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Dr. Gokhan Ertas is a Professor of Cardiology with more than 20 years of clinical and academic experience. He has published 52 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He has also contributed 3 chapters to national and international books. Dr. Ertas has presented 20 papers at international meetings and 25 at national meetings. He is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular medicine.

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association. Dr. Ertas is recognized for his academic work and active role in the global cardiology community.

Dr. Tamer Cakar is an expert in aesthetic dentistry, endodontics, and dental grilling. He has extensive experience with veneers, tooth whitening, smile makeovers, root canal treatments, and dental implants. Dr. Cakar is the founder of ActGrillz Dental Jewelry Atelier in Istanbul. He also served as Deputy Chief Physician at Acıbadem Hospital Dental Clinic.

Dr. Cakar earned his MD from Aegean University. He completed specialized training in endodontics and aesthetic dentistry. He has performed hundreds of successful procedures and maintains high patient satisfaction. Dr. Cakar is known for his commitment to quality, innovation, and international standards in dental care.

2006 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Endocrinology Specialist

2006 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Pediatric Endocrinology Specialist

2001 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Head of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology

1996 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Founder and Head of Adolescent Science Branch

1993 - 2001, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Member of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology

1992 - 1993, London/London/England

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL

Visiting Chief Resident of Pediatric Endocrinology and Cellular Endocrinology

1989 - 1992, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Chief Assistant of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology

1987 - 1989, /Türkiye

MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY NO.6 AÇSAP

Child Health and Diseases Specialist

1985 - 1987, /Türkiye

MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY SEREFLIKOCHISAR STATE HOSPITAL

Child Health and Diseases Specialist

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2010 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

1997 - 2010, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Pediatric Surgery Specialist, Lecturer

1996 - 1997, /Abroad

RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

1990 - 1996, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Pediatric Surgery Specialist, Lecturer

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.

Prof. Dr. Sezer Sağlam is a medical oncologist at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital. He specializes in gastrointestinal and breast cancers. He has contributed to cancer care through research, especially with his study on the best timing for surgery after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer. This work has influenced global treatment protocols.

Dr. Sağlam has led clinical trials in targeted therapies and precision medicine. His research on liver-transplanted patients with hepatocellular carcinoma was nominated for the 2024 International Best Researcher Award. He is a member of ASCO, ESMO, and ENET. Dr. Sağlam provides personalized and evidence-based oncology care.

2020 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

2009 - 2020, Istanbul/Türkiye

PRIVATE SİŞLİ FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

2008 - 2008, Sakarya/Türkiye

SAKARYA YENİKENT STATE HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

2007 - 2008, Ankara/Türkiye

ANKARA OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES HOSPITAL

Neurology Specialist

Dt. Arzu Tekkeli has worked at the Department of Dentistry, Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze, Kocaeli, since 2018. She previously worked at Avicenna Hope Hospital. She graduated from the Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1999. She began her studies in 1994.

Clinical focus: aesthetic dentistry, digital dentistry with CAD/CAM, and smile design.

Memberships: Turkish Dental Association, Istanbul Chamber of Dentists, Oral Implantology Association, Women’s Physicians Support Foundation, Contemporary Life Support Foundation. Programs attended: Implant-Der Academy and EDAD (Aesthetic Dentistry Academy Association).

2023 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2016 - 2023, Kocaeli/Türkiye

PRIVATE GULF MARMARA HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2011 - 2016, Tokat / Türkiye

GAZİOSMANPAŞA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL HOSPITAL

Assist. Prof. Dr. Department of Pediatric Surgery

2010 - 2011, Trabzon / Türkiye

TRABZON NUMNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2006 - 2011, Nigde/Türkiye

NİĞDE DR.DOĞAN BARAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL PEDIATRIC SURGERY SPECIALIST

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

1998 - 2001, Ordu/Türkiye

ORDU GURGENTEPE STATE HOSPITAL

Emergency room

Medical Experience:

- 2024 - Present: Memorial Şişli Hospital  

 Specialist in Internal Medicine and Hematology / Istanbul

- 2017 - 2024: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital  

 Specialist in Internal Medicine and Hematology / Istanbul

- 2015 - 2017: Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital  

 Hematology Specialist - Compulsory Service / Eskişehir

Medical Education:

- 2020 - 2024: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital  

 Demiroğlu Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine / Istanbul, Turkey

- 2017 - 2020: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital  

 Demiroğlu Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine / Istanbul, Turkey

- 2011 - 2015: Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology / Eskişehir, Turkey

- 2009 - 2011: Harvard University, Faculty of Medicine / Boston, USA

- 2000 - 2008: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine / Ankara, Turkey

- 1994 - 2000: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine / Ankara, Turkey

Attended Professional Trainings, Courses, and Conferences:

- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 3rd EBMT International Transplant Course, Barcelona, Course, 07.09.2018-09.09.2018 (International)

- Turkish Academy of Blood Science, Lymphoma Masterclass, Istanbul, Course, 01.09.2016-01.03.2017 (National)

- Advanced Life Support Course, Istanbul

Membership in Professional Associations:

- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

- Turkish Academy of Blood Science

- Advanced Life Support Course

2011 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Nephrology Specialist

2003 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DIVISION OF CHILDREN'S NEPHROLOGY

Faculty Member Professor

1995 - 2003, Istanbul/Germany

ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DIVISION OF CHILDREN'S NEPHROLOGY

Associate Professor

1987 - 1989, Balikesir/Türkiye

AYVALIK STATE HOSPITAL

Pediatrics Specialist

1985 - 1987, Kocaeli/Türkiye

DERINCE MILITARY HOSPITAL

Pediatrics Specialist

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

2023 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Organ Transplantation, General Surgery

2023 - 2023, Istanbul/Türkiye

YEDİTEPE UNIVERSITY ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION-GENERAL SURGERY

Organ Transplantation Center Responsible Physician

2019 - 2022, Duzce/Türkiye

DUZCE UNIVERSITY ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION-GENERAL SURGERY

Organ Transplantation Center Responsible Physician

2012 - 2019, Erzincan/Türkiye

BİNALI YILDIRIM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY

Head of Department of General Surgery

2005 - 2012, Erzurum/Türkiye

ERZURUM PALANDÖKEN STATE HOSPITAL GENERAL SURGERY

Specialist

2014 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

2011 - 2013, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

WORLD EYE HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

2002 - 2011, Samsun/Samsun/Türkiye

ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Head of Department of Ophthalmology

1992 - 2011, Samsun/Samsun/Türkiye

ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Faculty Member of the Department of Ophthalmology

1989 - 1991, Samsun/Samsun/Türkiye

SAMSUN STATE HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist (Compulsory Service)

1983 - 1984, Ankara/Ankara/Türkiye

ÇANKAYA GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICE

General Practitioner (Compulsory Service)

1982 - 1983, Zonguldak/Zonguldak/Türkiye

CAYCUMA CENTRAL HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner (Compulsory Service)

2020 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Thoracic Surgery Specialist

2018 - 2020, Tekirdağ/Tekirdağ/Türkiye

CORLU STATE HOSPITAL

Thoracic Surgery Specialist

2012 - 2018, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Research Assistant

2011 - 2012, Bilecik/Bilecik/Türkiye

BILECIK GOLPAZARI STATE HOSPITAL

Chief Physician

2010 - 2012, Bilecik/Bilecik/Türkiye

BILECIK GOLPAZARI STATE HOSPITAL

General Practitioner

Dr. Mehmet Aydogan is a specialist in Orthopedics, Traumatology, and Spine Surgery at Memorial Şişli Hospital. He worked in Spine Surgery there in 2024–2025 and has been in Orthopedics since 2026. He previously led the Orthopedic Surgery, Traumatology & Advanced Spine Surgery Center at Emsey Hospital (2018–2022). His experience includes the EURO SPINE Surgical Spine Center of Excellence in Switzerland (2022–2024) and a research fellowship at the UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center (2009–2011). He also held posts at Boğaziçi Spine Center, Medical Park Göztepe, and Florence Nightingale.

Education: MD, Ege University (1990–1996). Residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal TRH (2000–2004). Publications: 50 journal articles and 37 presentations.

Memberships: TTB, TOTBİD, Turkish Spine Society, MINOD, NASS, SRS, European Spine Society, and APSS.