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Areas of Interests

Peripheral Artery Diseases: Medical treatments, diagnostic angiography, percutaneous peripheral arterial procedures (knee-above balloon/stent angioplasty, atherectomy), peripheral artery surgery, hybrid treatment methods

Venous Diseases: Interventional endovenous treatments (radiofrequency, adhesive and pharmacomechanical ablation), varicose surgery, perforating venous surgery, aesthetic varicose treatment (sclerotherapy, transcutaneous laser/radiofrequency), medical and interventional DVT and pulmonary embolism treatment, hybrid surgical interventions in chronic DVT venous stent implantation

Carotid Artery Surgery

Percutaneous (EVAR-TEVAR) and Surgical Treatment of Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Diseases

Open Heart Surgery: Diseases that require cardiac surgery in adults

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Heart Surgery

Education
 

• MEB Kalamış Kemal Berktan Primary School
• MEB Burak Bora Anatolian High School
• Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
• Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic, Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Experience

• Dr. Siyami Thoracic, Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / 2003-2010
• Kahramanmaraş State Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic / 2010-2012
• Acibadem Health Group, Kadıköy Hospital / 2012-2017
• Acibadem Health Group, Altunizade Hospital / 2017-2018
• Acibadem Health Group, Fulya Hospital / 2018-2020
• Sancaktepe Prof Dr İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital / 2020-2022

Medical Interests and Activities 

• Gastrointestinal diseases 

• Oncologic laparoscopic surgery 

• Anorectal area diseases 

• Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis) 

• Colon and rectum cancer 

• Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery. • Laparoskopik hernia surgery 

• Esophagus and stomach cancer 

• Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)

Education and Experience 

• İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988 • University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon 

• Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996) • İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001) 

• Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008) • World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012) 

• USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007) 

• Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014) 

• Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011) 

• Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor) 

• Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017) 

• Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017) 

• İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996 

• University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007

Scientific Publications • Endoscopic Laparoscopic & Minimal Invasive Surgery Journal Editorial Board / National Scientific Committee • UTACD Assist. Editor

Dr. Koray Acarli is a Professor of General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery. He has broad experience in treating both benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. His expertise includes tumors, gallbladder cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, Klatskin tumors, and pancreatitis. He also treats biliary and pancreatic stones, as well as obstructive diseases, whether benign or malignant.

He earned his medical degree and completed his surgical training at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He then received advanced training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Dr. Acarli has led several major centers, including serving as Head of the Liver Transplant Center at Istanbul University and Head of the Organ Transplant Center at Memorial Şişli Hospital. He is currently a Professor of General and HPB Surgery at Liv Hospital Ulus.

Dr. Revnak Şahin is a hair transplant specialist with over ten years of experience. She focuses on advanced FUE and DHI hair restoration techniques. Dr. Şahin has performed thousands of hair transplant procedures. Her work is known for natural-looking results and high patient satisfaction. She holds a Hair Transplant Certificate from Medical Academy Center and a Mesotherapy Application Certificate from Health Sciences University.

Dr. Şahin practices at Quartz Clinic in İstanbul. She completed her academic training at İstanbul Aydın University. She also gained clinical experience at leading hair transplant centers. Dr. Şahin is known for her personalized treatment plans and innovative methods. She is dedicated to patient care for both local and international patients.

Dr. Sema Karakas specializes in gynecologic oncology surgery. She also performs minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, including laparoscopy and V-NOTES (scarless) techniques.

She offers V-NOTES hysterectomy and cyst removal. She performs surgery for uterine cancer and tubal ligation. She provides a full range of laparoscopic gynecologic procedures. She treats urinary incontinence with medical, laser, or surgical options and pelvic floor physiotherapy. She manages HPV with diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. She performs colposcopy, LEEP, and conization. She provides endometriosis care and surgery. She treats polyps and uterine septum with hysteroscopy. She offers perimenopausal and menopausal care and bioidentical hormone therapy.

Dr. İkram Esen is a plastic surgeon with more than nine years of experience in aesthetic, reconstructive, and microsurgery. He graduated from the Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine. He began his plastic surgery career at Dicle University. He has since practiced at Göztepe Hospital and Natural Clinic.

He has performed thousands of procedures. His main areas include facial aesthetics, breast surgery, body contouring, post-bariatric surgery, genital aesthetics, hair transplantation, and non-surgical aesthetic treatments.

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.