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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.

Op. Dr. Kubra Irmak graduated from Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in 2010 and then began her specialization training in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. Here, she performed numerous gynecological surgeries, laparoscopic surgeries, and urogynecological surgical procedures. After receiving her specialization in 2015, she worked briefly at Artvin Yusufeli State Hospital, subsequently received training in infertility abroad, and worked for 1.5 years in this field at Crown IVF Center. She then returned home in 2018, worked at Tokat State Hospital, and later in 2020 at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, where she performed hundreds of births and high-risk pregnancy surgeries. She has conducted hundreds of laparoscopic surgeries. In 2023, she started working at Istinye University Bahçeşehir Liv Hospital. At the same time, she worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Istinye University Medical Faculty.

MEDICAL INTERESTS

• Genital Aesthetics and Cosmetic Gynecology
• Sexual Dysfunction and Vaginismus
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Infertility Surgery
• Gynecological Surgeries

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.

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.

Areas of interest

Infertile Couple Assessment, Reproductive Difficulties, Functional Medicine, Polycystic Ovarian Disease, Endometriosis, In Vitro Fertilization, Infertility, IVF Treatments, urinary incontinence, sexual therapy, sexual dysfunction, genital aesthetics, laparoscopic surgery

Education and Expertise  

Diyarbakır Ziya Gökalp Süper High School 1995-1999 Diyarbakir Dicle University Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education 1999-2005 Diyarbakir Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation- Specialization Training 2005-2007 Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Teaching and Research Hospital Department of Obstetric and Gynecology Specialization Training 2007-2012

University of Health Sciences Bakirköy Dr Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, - Research Assistant 2012-2017Istanbul Aydin University Tıp Fakültesi, department of Obstetric and Gynecology Assistant Professor 2017-2019 İstanbul Aydın University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetric and Gynecology Associate Professor 2019- Assisted Reproductive Therapy Certification 2019

IVF Training and Experience IAÜ VM-Medical Park Florya IVF Center, responsible physician Currently

Professional Memberships

Turkish Gynecology and Obstetrics Association

Associate Professor Dr. Yusuf AÇIKGÖZ
Specialization: Medical Oncology

Education:

• 2004-2011: İnönü University Faculty of Medicine
• 2011-2016: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine
• 2017-2022: Health Sciences University, Medical Oncology

Professional Experience:

• 2016-2017: Bingöl City Hospital, Internal Medicine
• 2021-2022: Health Sciences University, Medical Oncology
• 2022-2023: Kastamonu Education and Research Hospital, Medical Oncology
• 2023-2024: Ohio State University, Medical Oncology
• 2024-Present: Lokman Hekim University, Medical Oncology, Ankara Hospital

Clinical Trials, Courses, Certifications:

Clinical Trials:

• 2017-2021: Phase III, CheckMate-649 Study (Assistant Investigator)
• 2022-Present: Phase III, Fortitude-101 Study (Assistant Investigator)

Courses:

• 2018: Medicres Basic and Advanced Biostatistics Training Program (ongoing), Istanbul-Vienna
• 2019: Immuno-Oncology Education Course, March 1-2, 2019, Vienna, Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG)
• 2018: Good Clinical Practice Certification, April 7-8, 2018, Ankara, Health Sciences University
• 2017: Basic Oncology Training Program, November 25-26, 2017, Adana, Clinical Oncology Society
• 2016: Basic Ultrasonography Course (10 hours theoretical + 10 hours practical), September 24-25, 2016, Ankara, Turkish Emergency Medicine Association

Certifications:

• Ongoing: ECFMG Certification
• 2024: CITI Responsible Conduct of Research (The Ohio State University)
• 2024: CITI IACUC-Laboratory Animal Research (The Ohio State University)
• 2024: CITI Human Subjects Protection (The Ohio State University)
• 2024: CITI Good Clinical Practice (The Ohio State University)
• 2023: Occupational English Test (OET)
• 2019: International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Total Score: 6.5, May 26, 2019, Ankara, British Council
• 2017: USMLE Step 2 CK Exam; Score: 244, February 7, 2017
• 2016: USMLE Step 1 Exam; Score: 215, August 25, 2016

Memberships:

• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - 2022
• Turkish Society of Medical Oncology - 2020

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)

Job Experience

2000 - 2006 Physician Biophysicist 

Traumatology Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan

 2016 Research Assistant

 Gazi University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara,Turkey

 2016-2020 Assistant Doctor

 Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital,

 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kocaeli Turkey

2020-2022 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

 Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Mengucek Gazi Training and

Research Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,

 Erzincan, Turkey

 2022-2023 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

 Kandıra State Hospital / Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Turkey

2023 - present Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

Florence Nightingale Hospital

Dr. Meryem Eken is an obstetrician-gynecologist and IVF specialist. She earned her M.D. and completed her residency at Istanbul University. She completed IVF clinical training at Zeynep Kamil in 2017. She led the IVF Unit at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital from 2020 to 2025. She heads the IVF Unit at Bahçeşehir University Medical Park Göztepe Hospital. She started in 2025. She has served on the faculty of Üsküdar University since 2024. She became a professor at Biruni University in 2025.

Her clinical focus includes infertility, intrauterine insemination (IUI), natural-cycle IVF, hysteroscopy, endometriosis, and minimally invasive myomectomy. She has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed international articles. Several appeared in SCI and SSCI journals. In 2016, she received First Prize for an oral presentation from the Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Dr. Ercan Ozden is a specialist in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He later received a subspecialty in medical oncology at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2020.

Dr. Ozden has worked in medical oncology at Şırnak State Hospital. He has also served as an internal medicine specialist at Bağcılar Private Safa Hospital and Küçükçekmece Batı Bahat Hospital. He has extensive clinical experience in both internal medicine and oncology.

Dr. Irfan Cicin is a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Trakya University Faculty of Medicine (2015–present). He has over 20 years of medical oncology experience and has held academic roles since 2010.

Education: MD, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa (1991–1997). Residency in Internal Medicine, Trakya University (1997–2002). Fellowship in Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2002–2004).

Practice: Medical Oncologist, Trakya University (2005–2008). Medical Oncologist, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital (2008–2010). Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2010–2015). He previously served as a physician in the Turkish Air Force at Etimesgut Military Hospital (2004–2005).

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.

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.

EDUCATION:

2009

Ankara Etlik Maternity Hospital and Gynecology Education and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics

2003

Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine

EXPERIENCE:

2019 - to present

Medipol University Pendik Hospital

2009 - 2019

Yakacık Maternity and Child Diseases Hospital

PUBLICATIONS:

Articles Published in Journals Indexed in SCI, SSCI and AHCI

Isoflavones obtained from red clover improve both dyslipidemia and menopausal symptoms in menopausal women: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial

YİĞİT E., ÜNSAL S.

Climacteric , 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

Specializations

Nose Aesthetics Aesthetics

Facial Applications in Surgery

Breast Aesthetics

Body Shaping Aesthetics

liposuction

Botox-Filling-Mesotherapy Procedures

Experience 

• 2004 - 2022

PRIVATE NISA HOSPITAL

Education 

• 2022

ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF Gynecology and Obstetrics

• 2021

ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY, Gynecological Diseases and Obstetrics

• 2003

İSTANBUL SÜLEYMANİYE GYNEMS AND CHILDREN'S DISEASES HEALTH, WOMEN'S DISEASES

• 1998

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

• 1998

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Academic Publications:

Title: Evaluation of the use of alternative and complementary therapies and conception status of women receiving infertility treatment.

• Authors: Uzun Asiye, Zeren Öztürk Güzin, Karahasanoğlu Ayşe, Aksu Saliha Büşra, Taş Beray Gelmez
• Journal: Medicine Science International Medical Journal
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 10(2)
• Pages: 564-570
• DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2021.04.112
• Publication Number: 7057791

Title: Is there any relationship between glycodelin levels and perinatal outcomes?

• Authors: Uzun Asiye, Aydın Emine
• Journal: Medicine Science | International Medical Journal
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 10(2)
• Pages: 545-550
• DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2021.03.101
• Publication Number: 7040702

Title: Is there a relationship between early pregnancy loss and maternal serum human X-box binding protein 1 level?

• Authors: Uzun Asiye, Elçi Atılgan Adeviye
• Journal: Medical Hypotheses
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 146
• Pages: 110451
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110451
• Publication Number: 7075674

Title: Evaluation of Obstetric Patient Transfers by Helicopter in Turkey.

• Authors: Uzun Asiye, Usul Eren, Çıkrıkçı Işık Gülşah, Korkut Semih
• Journal: International Journal of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 7(2)
• Pages: 119-123
• DOI: 10.23937/2474-3674/1510119
• Publication Number: 7020852

Title: Single incision-two port laparoscopic tubal ligation versus conventional three port laparoscopic tubal ligation: A prospective comparative study.

• Authors: Elçi Atılgan Adeviye, Acar Ali, Kılıç Fatma, Altuntaş Şükriye Leyla, Uzun Asiye
• Journal: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 5(1)
• Pages: 85-88
• DOI: 10.28982/josam.838138
• Publication Number: 6988621

Title: Nerve sparing feminizing genitoplasty with corporal septum excision in non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

• Authors: Elçi Atılgan Adeviye, Kılıç Fatma, Acar Ali, Akçaoğlu Tuğba, Uzun Asiye
• Journal: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 5(1)
• Pages: 89-92
• DOI: 10.28982/josam.865468
• Publication Number: 6988624

Title: Analyzing the Relationship Between Genital Hygiene Behaviors in Women and Urinary Tract Infection in Any Period of Life.

• Authors: Demir Ilknur, Zeren Öztürk Güzin, Uzun Asiye
• Journal: Ankara Medical Journal
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 20(4)
• Pages: 982-992
• DOI: 10.5505/amj.2020.37640
• Publication Number: 6984441

Title: Effects of umbilical cord clamping time after birth on the risk of postpartum depression.

• Authors: Uzun Asiye
• Journal: Ankara Med J
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 20(3)
• Pages: 719-729
• DOI: 10.5505/amj.2020.04875
• Publication Number: 6984729

Title: Comparison of the effects of acarbose and metformin use on ovulation rates in clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome.

• Authors: Sönmez Ali Süha, Yaşar Levent, Savan Kadir, Özcan Ayşet Jane, Uzun Asiye, Yazıcıoğlu Hasan Fehmi, Akgn Ayfer, Süt Necdet
• Journal: Human Reproduction
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 20(1)
• Pages: 175-179
• DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh580
• Publication Number: 6984636

Title: Effects of Cervical Dilatation during Cesarean Section on Postpartum Process.

• Authors: Uzun Asiye
• Journal: The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 3(3)
• Pages: 249-253
• DOI: 10.5505/anatoljfm.2020.36035
• Publication Number: 6984745

Title: Tibolonun transdermal östradiol tedavisiyle yükselmiş serum lipoprotein (a) düzeylerine etkisi.

• Authors: Sönmez Ali Süha, Yaşar Levent, Uzun Asiye, Şensoy Yakup, Çebi Ziya, Koç Serdar, Küpelioğlu Latif, Yazıcıoğlu Hasan Fehmi, Kurtul Kamil
• Journal: Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 35(3)
• Pages: 115-120
• Publication Number: 6984760

Title: Operatif histeroskopi uygularda olgularda gelişen komplikasyonların sıklığı ve tipleri.

• Authors: Koç Serdar, Çebi Ziya, Şensoy Yakup, Uzun Asiye, Yaşar Levent, Sönmez Ali Süha
• Journal: Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 35(3)
• Pages: 24-30
• Publication Number: 7066518

Title: Operatif Histeroskopiden Sonra Yapılan İkinci Bakış Histeroskopisi Sonuçları.

• Authors: Yaşar Levent, Şensoy Yakup, Çebi Ziya, Koç Serdar, Uzun Asiye, Sönmez Ali Süha
• Journal: Jinekolojik ve Obstetrik Dergisi
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 19(1)
• Pages: 39-42
• Publication Number: 7012176

Title: “Beyaz noktalanma”; yeni bir vulvoskopik human papillomavirus (hpv) bulgusu.

• Authors: Yaşar Levent, Şensoy Yakup, Çebi Ziya, Koç Serdar, Uzun Asiye, Sönmez Ali Süha
• Journal: SSK İzmir Eğitim Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi (Medical Journal of İzmir Hospital)
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 10(1)
• Publication Number: 7012034

Title: Benign nedenlerle yapılan histerektomi öncesi probe küretaj, kolposkopi, histeroskopi ve endoservikal küretajın tanısal değeri.

• Authors: Yaşar Levent, Şensoy Yakup, Çebi Ziya, Koç Serdar, Uzun Asiye, Sönmez Ali Süha, Savan Kadir, Yazıcıoğlu Hasan Fehmi, Aygün Mehmet, Kelekçi Sefa
• Journal: Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 35(3)
• Publication Number: 7059794

Title: İntrakaviter lezyonların tanısında transvaginal ultrasonografi ve histereskopinin güvenilirliğinin karşılaştırılması.

• Authors: Şensoy Yakup, Koç Serdar, Uzun Asiye, Çebi Ziya, Yazıcıoğlu Hasan Fehmi, Sönmez Ali Süha
• Journal: SSK İzmir Eğitim Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 10(1)
• Pages: 37-42
• Publication Number: 6984735

Certifications:

Üreme Yardımcı Tedavi Uygulamaları Eğitim Sertifikası (IVF-Tüp Bebek):

• Date: 20.12.2004 - 21.12.2005
• Certification Number: 403889

Neonatal Resüsitasyon Programı Uygulayıcı Sertifikası:

• Date: 29.05.2002 - 31.05.2002
• Certification Number: 400633

Acil Obstetrik Klinisyen Eğitimi:

• Date: 02.05.2018 - 04.05.2018
• Certification Number: 393182

Laporoskopi Uygulama Yeterlilik Kursu:

• Date: 17.09.2005 - 20.09.2005

Histeroskopi Yeterlilik Sertifikası:

• Date: 20.09.2005 - 21.09.2005

Ürojinekoloji Kursu 2004 Süleymaniye Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Evi

Ürojinekoloji Kursu Kadavra Eğitimi

Kolposkopi Yeterlilik Kursu:

• Date: 18.10.2004 - 20.10.2004

Jinekolik Estetik Kursu (2020)

WNotes Kursu

Kozmetik Jinekoloji Kadavra Kursu (2021)

Sistoskopi Kadavra Kursu (2021)

Canlı Cerrahi Jinekolojik Estetik Kursu (2020, 2021)

Canlı Cerrahi Kozmetik Jinekoloji Kursu (2021)

Peer Reviewing:

IVF/ET Hastalarında Düşük Materyalinde Sitogenetik Analiz Yapmanın Bilimsel Temeli:

• Journal: Ankara Medical Journal
• Review Date: 21.04.2021
• Reviewer Number: 401785

Serum X-box-binding Protein 1 levels in PCOS patients:

• Journal: Gynecological Endocrinology
• Review Dates: 10.01.2021 - 26.01.2021
• Reviewer Number: 402009

Experience

2019 - 2022 Medipol University

2010 Private Nisa Hospital

2008 - 2010 Kaman State Hospital

Education

2008

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

2002

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Kayihan Engin is a Radiation Oncologist. He earned his medical degree from Uludağ University Medical College in 1983. He completed his residency in Radiation Oncology at the Center of Oncology & Nuclear Medicine in Istanbul in 1990. From 1990 to 1994, he pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in Thermoradiotherapy at Thomas Jefferson University in the USA.

Dr. Engin has held key academic and leadership roles. He served as Professor, Chairman, and Faculty Accreditation Coordinator at Uludağ University Medical College from 1991 to 2005. He was also Professor and Director at Anadolu Medical Center between 2004 and 2017. Since 2017, he has led the Oncological Sciences departments at Ceylan International and Medicana Bursa Hospitals. Dr. Engin is known for his work in improving cancer treatment and medical education standards in Turkey.