Best Endoscopic Sinus Surgery doctors in Turkey: TOP 3 doctors

Prof. Dr. M. Emre Üstündağ is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze. He has been a professor at Kocaeli University since 2006. He completed his MD and ENT residency at Istanbul University between 1983 and 1995. He has worked at Istanbul and Kocaeli universities and at Acıbadem hospitals. He has also maintained a private practice since 2006.

Clinical focus: head and neck oncology and surgery; rhinology and rhinoplasty; laryngology; septoplasty; sleep apnea surgery.

He completed international training in Ireland (Ardkeen). In Germany, he trained in Tübingen; Freiburg (otology, 4 months); and Regensburg (rhinology, 4 months). In the USA, he trained at Stanford in laryngology and sleep apnea (4 months). He has 47 international articles and 788 citations (Google Scholar, Jan 2026). He is a member of the Turkish ORL-HNS, the Istanbul University ENT Association, and the German ORL-HNS.

Prof. Cokkeser trained under world-renowned otolaryngology experts at Johns Hopkins and USC, bringing elite techniques to endoscopic sinus surgery.

• 30+ years specializing in otolaryngology with a focus on sinus procedures
• Fellowship-trained in otology and skull base surgery in Italy and the US
• Published 75+ research papers on advanced ENT surgical techniques
• Former faculty member at Inönü University Medical School
• Performed clinical research at House Ear Institute in Los Angeles

Dr. Vuralkan has over 15 years of experience in ENT, specializing in endoscopic sinus surgery at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital.

• Published research on nasal polyp prevention and treatment
• Member of Turkish Association of Rhinology
• Award-winning studies on ototoxicity prevention
• Board-certified in ORL-HNS with additional thyroid surgery training