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Prof. Dr. Cemal Asım Kutlu is a leading thoracic surgeon in Istanbul. He heads the Thoracic Surgery Department at Central Hospital. He has decades of experience and international training. He is known for complex thoracic surgery and innovative techniques.

He achieved several firsts in Turkey. These include the first successful lung transplantation, the first robotic lobectomy, and the first Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). His expertise includes lung transplantation; VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) and robotic thoracic surgery; tracheal and bronchial surgery; lung cancer surgery; and pleural diseases.

Prof. Dr. Rifat Eralp Ulusoy is a cardiologist specialized in clinical cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging. He focuses on echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and stress echocardiography. He also treats heart valve disease, hypertension, heart failure, and cardiomyopathies. He has held academic and clinical roles at leading centers in Turkey and the United States. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.

He has written more than 125 scientific papers and has over 1,400 citations. His clinical interests include heart tumors and cardiac care for cancer patients. He also works on cardiology in chronic kidney failure and dialysis. Other interests are heart disease in pregnancy, pericardial diseases, and heart valve infections.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Azerbaycan, 1972

Language Skills

• English, Russian

Education and Experience

• Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty (1991-1996)
• Istanbul Çapa Medical Faculty (1996 – 2000)

Number of Scientific Publications

• 60

Case Experience

• Experience of over 34.000 surgery cases

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association)

Certificates

• ICO The Visual Sciences in Ophthalmology

Dr. Irmak Uçak is an ENT specialist. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her residency at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital.

Her practice focuses on ENT diagnosis and treatment. She also performs endoscopic sinus surgery and facial aesthetic procedures. She has contributed to multiple scientific studies and publications.

Career: Şişli Hamidiye Etfal ENT (2011–2015); Muş Bulanık State Hospital (2016–2017); Central Hospital Kozyatağı (2017–2018). İstanbul Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital (2018–2022); İstanbul Health and Technology University (2022–2024); Liv Hospital Vadistanbul (2022–2025); Central Hospital Etiler (2026–present).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih İyikesici is a medical oncologist. He provides personalized care for breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. He combines metabolically supported therapies with chemotherapy. His interests include the ketogenic diet in cancer care, hyperthermia, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

He has conducted and contributed to national and international scientific studies. Selected national peer-reviewed publications include Metabolic Supported Chemotherapy in Rectal Cancer (2020), NSCLC Patient Outcomes – Marmara University (2004), and Early-Stage Breast Cancer Outcomes (2004).

Op. Dr. Ayhan Kara is a neurosurgeon with over 25 years in spine surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures on the cervical and lumbar spine. His work includes anterior discectomy, nucleoplasty, and spinal instrumentation and fixation. He graduated from Dicle University. He completed neurosurgery training at Kartal Training and Research Hospital. He also finished an internship at Helios Clinic in Hamburg.

He has performed hundreds of advanced spine operations. He aims for fast recovery and shorter rehab. He stays active in courses and conferences. He uses current, individualized methods. Interests: minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery (cervical, lumbar), anterior lumbar discectomy, nucleoplasty, spinal instrumentation and fixation.

Prof. Dr. Şevki Erdem is an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist with expertise in spine surgery, deformity correction, and complex spinal disorders. He earned his medical degree from Atatürk University in Erzurum. He completed specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Erciyes University. Over several decades in leading Turkish hospitals, he has treated thousands of patients with spinal conditions. He has also trained future spine surgeons. In 2013, the Turkish Ministry of Health named him Doctor of the Year.

He currently practices at Central Hospital in Istanbul. He provides advanced, patient-centered orthopedic care for scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, fractures, tumors, infections, and spinal deformities. He also performs joint replacement.

Professor İlhan Mavioğlu is a cardiovascular surgeon and leads the Cardiovascular Surgery Outpatient Clinic. His focus areas include total arterial revascularization. He performs minimally invasive off-pump anaortic CABG (MACAB) and MIDCAB. He also performs awake carotid surgery. He manages peripheral vascular and endovascular procedures, including chimney TEVAR, EVAR, BEVAR, FEVAR, PEVAR, and CERAB, and handles related complications.

Education and accreditation: MD, Hacettepe University (1990). Cardiovascular surgery specialization, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital (1996). Associate Professor, Mersin University (2003). Professor, Düzce University (2012). Certificates include endovascular training (2011) and Robotic Mitral Valve Repair (2014).

Publications include J Clin Med (2023), Innovations (2023), J Card Surg (2022), and Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann (2019). He also authored a 12-year infrarenal AAA mortality report (1999). He has been a member of national and European cardiovascular and vascular societies since 1992.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Günaydın is a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology. He sees patients at the Optimed International Çorlu Hospital, Orthopedics and Traumatology Outpatient Clinic. Clinic hours: 09:00–18:00. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He completed his specialization at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal in 2010.

Clinical focus: prosthetic surgery, meniscus surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, fracture surgery, orthopedic oncology, pediatric orthopedics, and anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Awards include the XIX. Akif Şakir Şakar Science Award in Clinical Research (TOTDER, 2015) and a certificate of appreciation (2019). Accreditations and certificates include EFORT (2010, 2017, 2021) and AO Trauma courses (2012, 2013). He has been a TUSYAD member since 2011. He has publications in the Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, and the International Journal of Surgery.

Dr. Ender Tukay is a prosthodontist. He graduated from AİTİA / Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry in 1981. He completed his specialty training at Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 1992.

His clinical focus includes fixed prostheses such as crowns and bridges. He also provides implant-supported fixed and removable prostheses, and full and partial dentures. He evaluates and treats temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

He offers in-office bleaching. He gives guidance on oral hygiene and prosthesis care. He also performs root canal treatment and conservative restorative care.

Dr. Muhsin Ergen, Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi’nden 2017’de mezun oldu. 2019’da Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Endodonti Doktora Programı’na kabul edildi.

Klinik ve akademik ilgi alanları ileri düzey kanal tedavileri, revaskülarizasyon, kök rezorpsiyonları, apikal cerrahi ve minimal invaziv endodontik yaklaşımlardır. Biyoseramik materyaller, dentin hassasiyeti ve endodontik başarısızlıkların yönetimi üzerine çalışır. Hastalarına özenli tedavi sunar.