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2013

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1998 - 2013

Istanbul Surgery Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1996 - 1997

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Assistant Chief

1992 - 1996

Indiana Methodist Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1992 - 1996

Institut Gustave Roussy, France

Observer Physician

1992 - 1995

Clinic of Professeur Frederic Chabolle at Suresnes Hopital Foch

Assistant Physician

1989 - 1992

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Chief Assistant

1985 - 1989

Şişli Etfal and Marmara University Hospital

ENT Specialization

Physician's Curriculum Vitae

Education and Specialization

1983-1989 - Firat University Faculty of Medicine

1993-1997 - DR. ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN'S DISEASES AND BIRTH HOSPITAL, Women's Diseases and Obstetrics Specialization Training

Experience

Medicalpark Bahçelievler Hospital, Women's Diseases and Obstetrics Specialist

Kayseri Private Ibn Sina Hospital, Women's Diseases and Obstetrics Specialist

Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Diseases and Obstetrics Training and Research Hospital, Women's Diseases and Obstetrics Specialist

Courses and Certifications

(2011) 20th Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) 2011, London

(2009) PGS: Is it the correct answer to the right question? Fertility treatment: from the past to the future. October 2–3, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

(2009) 8th TURKISH-GERMAN Gynecology Congress, April 29–May 3, 2009, Antalya; Ovulation Induction Course

(2005) American Hospital Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy Course

(2002) 2nd National In Vitro Fertilization Ovulation Induction Course

(1997) Dr. ZTB Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy Courses

(1995) ITEM Laparoscopy Basic Training Course

Professional Memberships

Turkish Society of Gynecology

National Perinatology Association

Turkish Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (TSRM)

Education and Specialization

2017 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

19 November 2020 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology

2011-25 June 2015 Hospitals / Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital

2004 Mersin University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

13.11.2017-29.03.2021 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine Departments, Department of Internal Medicine

21.03.2011-25.06.2015 Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital



Ferhatoğlu Ferhat, Çağatay Tulin, Okumuş Nigar Gülfer, Aydıner Adnan, Paksoy Nail, Ak Naziye, Aydın Esra, Saip Pinar Mualla (2023). Laterality Of Adrenal Gland Metastasis In Lung Cancer: Results Of A Comparative Study. Eurasian Journal Of Medical Investigatin, 7(2), 101-106., Doi: 10.14744/Ejmi.2023.58954

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

TAŞTEKİN DİDEM, PAKSOY NAİL, DOĞAN İZZET, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, BOZBEY HAMZA UGUR, KARABULUT SENEM (2023). Fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) regimen in the first?line treatment of metastatic gastric cancer: A single?center experience. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 19(2), 253-258., Doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_672_22 (Quarterly=Q4)

KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2023). Prognostic Factors for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission among Hospitalized Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Patients with Systemic Urinary Tract Infection. Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation, 7(2), 107-115., Doi: 10.14744/ejmi.2023.81340

KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2023). Prognostic Factors for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission among Hospitalized Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Patients with Systemic Urinary Tract Infection. Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation, 7(2), 107-115., Doi: 10.14744/ejmi.2023.81340

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDINER ADNAN, PAKSOY NAİL (2022). Evaluation of clinical features and risk factors related to late recurrence (>5 years) in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 6(12), 986-990., doi: 10.28982/josam.7610

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, TAŞ FARUK (2022). Cutaneous melanoma survival rates of the elderly are not worse than those of the young, yet they have some specific differences. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 0, Doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_815_21

ÖZGÜR EMRE, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ŞEN FATMA, GEZER UĞUR (2022). Effect of Cytotoxic Therapy on ALU Expression is Modulated by Hormonal Status in Patients with Breast Cancer. BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 39(6), 450-451., Doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-5-18

Articles

TAŞ FARUK, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2022). Auricular and periauricular melanomas have similar clinicopathologic factors and survival rates. JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY, 21(4), 1570-1573., Doi: 10.1111/jocd.14278

TAŞ FARUK, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2022). Completion Lymph Node Dissection Is Unnecessary After Positive Sentinel Lymph Node in Melanoma — a Case Series Analysis. Indian Journal of Surgery, Doi: 10.1007/s12262-022-03532-y

DOĞAN İZZET, GÜRBÜZ MUSTAFA, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, VATANSEVER SEZAİ, SAİP PINAR, DEMİRKAZIK AHMET, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Evaluation of clinicopathological features determining treatment response in patients with ALK mutant NSCLC. Medicine, 101(34), 30188, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030188

PAKSOY NAİL, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, DOĞAN İZZET, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, YILDIZ ANIL, AK NAZİYE, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Toxicity management and efficacy of carboplatin desensitization therapy for recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma: A real-world study. Medicine, 101(45), 31726, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031726

PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, DOĞAN İZZET, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, İRİBAŞ ÇELİK AYÇA, GÜLBAŞ ZAFER, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for adult patients With first relapse of Ewing's sarcoma: A single institution experience. Medicine, 101(49), 32213, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032213

ÇİL İBRAHİM, KÜÇÜKARDA AHMET, ATCI MUHAMMED MUSTAFA, SECMELER SABAN, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AK NAZİYE, AYHAN MURAT, TATAROĞLU ÖZYÜKSELER DENİZ, ÖNDER ARİF HAKAN, AVCI OKAN, OYMAN ABDİLKERİM, OKTEN ILKER NIHAT, GÜLTÜRK İLKAY, AKAGÜNDÜZ BARAN, BASOĞLU TÜYLÜ TUĞBA, ÇAKIR EMRE, HACIBEKİROĞLU İLHAN, ÖZÇELİK MELİKE, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in older patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer: a real-world study. Tumori Journal, 108(1), 19-25., Doi: 10.1177/03008916211037739

DOĞAN İZZET, KARABULUT SENEM, TAŞTEKİN DİDEM, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, ŞAKAR BURAK (2022). Evaluation of Prognostic Factors and Trastuzumab-based Treatments in HER2/Neu-positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 32(8), 1014-1019., Doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.08.1014

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, TUĞCU MURAT, APAYDIN SÜHEYLA (2022). Factors Affecting Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Eurasian Journal of Medical Advances, 2(3), 30-38., doi: 10.14744/ejma.2022.43153

KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, RETIRED SELİNAY, KILIÇ ÇAĞLA ECEM (2022). Risk Factors for Cutaneous Melanomas and Level of Awareness in Society. Journal of the Turkish Academy of Dermatology, 16(4), 94-100., Doi: 10.4274/jtad.galenos.2022.30092

FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ALTAN FERHATOĞLU ZEYNEP (2022). Frequency, Demographic and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Skin Cancer Patients Treated and Followed Up in the Medical Oncology Outpatient Clinic. Journal of the Turkish Academy of Dermatology, 16(4), 77-81., Doi: 10.4274/jtad.galenos.2022.04706

KARABULUT SENEM, DOĞAN İZZET, USUL AFŞAR ÇİĞDEM, KARABULUT MEHMET, KARAMAN ŞULE, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, TAŞTEKİN DİDEM (2021). Does nutritional status affect treatment tolarability, response and survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients? Results of a prospective multicenter study. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY PHARMACY PRACTICE, 27(6), 1357- 1363., Doi: 10.1177/1078155220959427

AK NAZİYE, ÖZKAN BERKER, YENİGÜN BÜLENT MUSTAFA, YILMAZBAYHAN EMİNE DİLEK, TOKER SEYFİ ALPER, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, YAŞAR HATIME ARZU, DİZBAY SAK SERPİL, TANJU SERHAT, DILEGE MUSTAFA ŞÜKRÜ, ERUS SUAT, BULUTAY PINAR, FIRAT PINAR, MANDEL NİL MOLİNAS, KILIÇKAP SAADETTİN, ONDER SEVGEN, DİKMEN ERKAN, ALAN ÖZKAN, YUMUK PERRAN FULDEN, BOZKURTLAR EMİNE, LAÇİN TUNÇ, YILDIZELİ BEDRETTİN, ÖZTÜRK AKIN, KOCATÜRK CELALETTİN İBRAHİM, KARAPINAR KEMAL, ÜRER HALIDE NUR, OYAN ULUÇ BAŞAK, AYDINER ADNAN, DEMİRKAZIK AHMET, ERALP YEŞİM (2021). The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer: A Turkish Oncology Group Study.. Journal of BUON, 26(3), 819-829.

AK NAZİYE, TOKER SEYFİ ALPER, KARA MURAT, ÖZKAN BERKER, ÜLKER MELİKE GÜLER, KABA ERKAN, YEGEN GÜLÇİN, KARAMAN ŞULE, DAĞOĞLU SAKİN RABİA NERGİZ, KAYTAN SAGLAM ESRA, ORAL ETHEM NEZİH, KİZİR AHMET, BAYRAKTAR SOLEY, DİSTÇİ RIAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDIN ESRA, VATANSEVER SEZAİ, ERALP YEŞİM, AYDINER ADNAN (2021). Outcomes of thymoma after multimodal therapy and determinants of survival: A 16-year experience of a tertiary cancer center. TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 29(4), 487- 495., Doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20529

AK NAZİYE, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDIN ESRA, DOĞAN İZZET, BEKTAŞ ERDEM, KARACA MERT, OGUZ SOYDİNÇ HİLAL, MINARECİ YAĞMUR, SÖZEN HAMDULLAH, TOPUZ SAMET, SAİP PINAR MUALLA, VATANSEVER SEZAİ (2021). Evaluation of Prognostic and Predictive Values of Hemogram Parameters in Patients with Advanced Stage Ovarian Carcinoma. TURKISH JOURNAL of ONCOLOGY, 36(4), 438-445., Doi: 10.5505/tjo.2021.2882

Professional Summary:

Experienced cardiac surgeonspecializing in varicoseveins, coronary bypasssurgery, heart valve diseases, aortic aneurysms, heart aneurysms, and TAVI procedures.

Dedicated to providing high-quality care and innovative surgical solutions to patients.

Education:

2022                      : Professorship, Istanbul Arel University

2015                      : Associate Professorship, Şişli Memorial Hospital

1997-2002:           Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery,Florence Nightingale Hospital/ Kadir Has University 1989-1995                : Medical Degree, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty (English Program)

1982-1989           : TarsusAmerican College

Specializations:

Varicose Veins

Coronary Bypass Surgery Heart Valve Diseases Aortic Aneurysms

Heart Aneurysms

TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) Work Experience:

Current: İstanbul FlorenceNightingale Hastanesi, Cardiovascular Surgery Department Previous: Şişli Memorial Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department

Dr. Behruz Uysal is a top hair transplant surgeon in Turkey. He is known worldwide for his skill and modern techniques. He has performed over 8,000 hair transplant surgeries. Dr. Uysal is respected for his focus on patient care and his artistic approach to hair restoration.

Dr. Uysal leads the Hair Transplantation and Hair Health Department at Florence Nightingale Hospital. He also teaches regularly at Istanbul Aydin University. He is certified in Hair Transplant and Mesotherapy. Dr. Uysal is a member of ISAPS and the Turkish Medical Association. He often speaks at international conferences and live surgery workshops.

Prof. Dr. Polat is a distinguished transplant surgeon and surgical oncologist specializing in complex liver transplantation and hepatobiliary procedures. Currently serving at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul, he is internationally recognized for his innovative surgical techniques and comprehensive approach to patient care.

Expertise:

• Pioneer in bloodless liver transplantation techniques.
• Specialist in living-donor liver transplantations.
• Expert in surgical treatment of hepatobiliary cancers.
• Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.
• Trained at prestigious institutions including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

His advanced training in the USA combined with extensive research contributions (over 75 published medical articles) makes him one of Turkey's most sought-after specialists for complex liver surgeries and transplantations.

Dr. Hakan Duger is a specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases. He has worked at Gaziantep Özel Defa Life Hospital since 2023. He previously served at Kilis Prof. Dr. Alaeddin Yavaşca State Hospital from 2021 to 2023.

Education and training: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (2006–2012). Internal Medicine residency at Uludağ University (2012–2017). Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases training at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (2017–2018) and Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital (2018–2021). He also served as an Internal Medicine specialist at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital (2017–2019).

Professional memberships: Turkish Medical Association. Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Turkish Diabetes Association. Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes Association.

Education

2005 – M.D., Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2010 – Internal Medicine Specialization, Haseki Training and Research Hospital

2021 – Gastroenterology Subspecialty Training, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine

Academic & Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine

Head of Department, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine

Scientific Publications

Dr. Acar has authored over 20 international peer-reviewed articles in the fields of internal medicine and gastroenterology. Her notable contributions include studies and case reports on:

Gastrointestinal bleeding management in anticoagulant users

Rare GI cases such as bezoars, aortoesophageal fistulas, and massive hemorrhagic ascites

Liver transplantation complications, including graft-versus-host disease

The role of (pro)hepcidin in IBD-related anemia

Endoscopic interventions for acute GI bleeding

Covid-19 treatment agents and their GI implications in Turkey

(Full publication list available upon request)

Clinical Expertise

Gastrointestinal bleeding & endoscopic procedures

Hepatology & liver disease management

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)

Complex GI case diagnostics

Post-transplant GI complications

Diabetic GI and cardiovascular comorbidities

Prof. Dr. Aytaç ATAMER was born on January 31, 1964 in Adapazarı. He started his medical education at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1987. After completing his residency training at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Atamer worked as a specialist physician at the Social Insurance Institution (SSK) Diyarbakır Hospital. He then continued to work as a specialist physician at Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital.

In 2008, he completed his upper specialization at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and in the same year, he was named Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital. In 2011, he continued his duty with the duty of establishing Yalova State Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and compulsory service and in 2013, he became a faculty member at Yalova University. Between 2017 and 2022, he worked as a Professor at Çamlıca Erdem Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic.

Since 2022, he has been working as a Gastroenterology Specialist and Internal Medicine Specialist at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital.

Duties:

1985 – 1986 Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Practitioner

1986 – 1992, Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

1993-2012 Vehbi Koç Vakfı Amerikan Hastanesi (Hospital), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Specialist Physician

2012-2017 İstanbul Medipol University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

2017 – 2019 İstinye University LIV Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

2019 – 2024, Freelance Consultant Physician

2024 – Today, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
• Turkish Society of Cardiology

She was born in Istanbul in 1986. He graduated from Üsküdar American High School in 2004. In 2010, she graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and received the title of doctor of medicine. In 2011, he started his specialty training at Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Mental Health and Diseases and became a psychiatry specialist in 2016. He fulfilled his state service obligation at Diyarbakır Bismil State Hospital. In 2020, he started his doctoral studies on the epidemiology of psychosis at Maastricht University School of Mental Health and Neuroscience in the Netherlands and is still continuing. In 2021, she started working as a psychiatry specialist at NPISTANBUL AMATEM department. In 2023, she was awarded the title of associate professor in psychiatry. Dr. Ceylan Ergül continues to work as an associate professor at Üsküdar University Department of Mental Health and Diseases and continues her research in the fields of addiction and psychosis.

She graduated from Ankara Başkent High School in 1992 and Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1999. She completed her specialty training at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and became a psychiatry specialist in 2005.

She has received Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Group Supervision training; Level I and II Family Therapies Training; Cognitive Psychotherapy Training; Family and Relationship Therapies Training and has articles published in local and foreign journals. Her field of interest is family and relationship therapies.

Born in 1976 in Dashoguz, Turkmenistan,  Prof. Serdar Nurmedov graduated from Trabzon Kanuni Anatolian High School in 1996 and Karadeniz Technical University in 2002. In the same year, he started working as a research assistant at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and became a Psychiatry Specialist in 2009. After becoming a specialist, he worked at NPISTANBUL hospital until 2015 and during this time he took an active role in the establishment of Turkey's first private Addiction Treatment Center. Between 2015 and 2023, he held various positions in Acıbadem Health Group and received the title of Associate Professor in Psychiatry in 2019.

Since the most important factor in his choice of psychiatry is his interest in addiction and related problems, he has done a significant part of his scientific research in this field since the first days he started working as a research assistant. At the same time,  Prof. Dr. Serdar Nurmedov, who has completed many trainings in this field in Turkey and abroad, has been an observer in psychiatry and addiction rehabilitation centers in many countries including the United States of America, the Netherlands and the Russian Federation.

Prof. Dr. Serdar Nurmedov, who did his specialty thesis on "Alcohol Addiction and Cognitive Functions", has nearly 50 scientific articles published in national and international journals, presentations in national and international congresses, awards, books and book chapters. His publications have received more than 1000 citations to date.

Currently,  Prof. Serdar Nurmedov, who continues to work as a lecturer at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, continues his research in the fields of General Psychiatry, Addiction, Neuroscience and Psychotherapy.

Dr. Saban Sec is a medical oncologist with experience at leading hospitals, including Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, and Bahçelievler Medikalpark Hospital. He currently represents specialist physicians in the Turkish Medical Oncology Association. He is also a member of the Istanbul Medical Chamber and the Turkish Medical Oncology Association.

Dr. Sec treats breast, lung, gastrointestinal, prostate, urogenital, head and neck cancers, as well as sarcomas and rare tumors. He has published many peer-reviewed articles on cancer prognosis, treatment outcomes, and survival rates. His research includes studies with large patient groups, such as 138 patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. Dr. Sec focuses on prognostic factors and treatment responses in different cancers. He is dedicated to improving cancer care.

Pediatrician, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Specialist

Education

Yeditepe University School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics (Chair of the Department)

2004 - 2007

Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterology Sub-specialty

1995 – 1998

Hacettepe University School of Medicine

Pediatrics Instructor

1985 - 1987

Professional Experience

Ataşehir Florence Nightingale Hospital

Pediatrician, Pediatric Gastroenterology

2017 – Present

Kadıköy Şifa Ataşehir Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

2013 – 2017 

Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics

1994 – 2004

Publications

Cevik N, Buyukgebiz B. Interaction between human blood group (ABO) substances and enteropathogenic

bacterial agents. Turk J Pediatr. 1987. Link

Buyukgebiz B, Ozalp I, Oran O. Investigation of serum vitamin A levels of children who had a history of

recurrent diarrhoea. J Trop Pediatrics. 1990. Link

Languages

Turkish: Native

English: Advanced

Education and Specialization

Republic University Faculty of Medicine

Republic University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Surgery Specialization - Expertise

Experience

Karabük Women's and Children's Hospital Pediatric Surgery Clinic (Specialist Doctor)

Karabük State Hospital Pediatric Surgery Clinic (Specialist Doctor)

Karabük University Faculty of Medicine Training and Research Hospital Pediatric Surgery Department (University Lecturer)

Professional Memberships

Pediatric Surgery Association

Pediatric Urology Association

Courses and Certificates

Presentation Techniques Course, 2018 Istanbul

Neuromarketing Course, 2018 Istanbul

IMS Data Training Course, 2018 Istanbul

Incontinence Course, 2017 Antalya

Cerebral Palsy Children's Symposium, 2013, Karabük

Doubtful Genital Structure Meeting in Child, 2012, Karabük

Workshop International Hypospadias, 2012, Istanbul

Abdominal and Colorectal Surgery in Children, 2010, Istanbul

Current Approaches to Lower Urinary System Diseases Symposium, 2009, Kırıkkale

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Symposium in Children, 2009, Malatya

Basic Intensive Care Training Course, 2009, Sivas

Protective Child Health Nutrition and Alternative Medicine Applications Symposium, 2008, Kırıkkale

Newborn Resuscitation Program, 2007, Sivas

Thorax Course in Children, 2007, Çeşme

Prof. Dr. Mert Yilmaz is a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He specializes in both adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. He graduated from Istanbul University in 1988. He completed his residency at Uludag University and received further training at the Royal South Hants Hospital in the UK.

Dr. Yilmaz was among the first in Turkey to perform endovascular repair of abdominal aneurysms. He completed the country’s second case. He has led cardiovascular surgery departments at leading hospitals. He now heads the department at Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital. He is also a full professor at Halic University and an international member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (USA).

Dr. Yilmaz has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including 7 first-in-literature reports. He holds accreditations from the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery.