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Dr. Mehdi Afrit is a Medical Oncologist who practices at Burjeel Specialty Hospital in Sharjah. He has over 11 years of experience caring for and managing cancer patients. He has extensive experience providing chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy to patients. He earned a Certificate of Medical Oncology from the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris, France, where he received training in antitumor chemotherapy and cancer medical treatment. Additionally, he holds an international certificate in breast diseases. He also has a certificate in Good Clinical Practice from Trans Celerate Biopharma Inc. and a certificate in Clinical Trial Management: Good Clinical Practice from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. He previously worked for over five years as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Tunis’s Faculty of Medicine. He later practiced as a Consultant, Medical Oncologist for six years at Arianna’s hospital in Tunisia. He later worked for two years as a Specialist Medical Oncologist at Zulekha Hospital. He was also an investigator in three international clinical trials and holds clinical trial auditing and CRO certifications and a GCP Training Certificate from 2016. He is a member in good standing of the Emirates Oncology Society (EOS), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His clinical expertise includes but is not limited to the following:

• Oncology care and treatment for chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immune therapy, and target therapy
• Breast cancer
• Solid tumor diagnosis
• Digestive cancer
• Gynecological cancer
• Lung cancer
• Genitourinary cancer
• Sarcoma

Awards & Achievements

• Award from Himaya Foundations and University of Sharjah

Research & Publications

• Clinicopathological Features of Gastric Cancer in a Cohort of Gulf Council Countries' Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 96 Cases. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(2): 1-3.
• The Burden of Gynecologic Cancers in the UAE. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The Emirates Oncology Task Force Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Adult Cancer Patients Before Anti-Cancer Therapy. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The State of Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates in 2020: Challenges and Recommendations, A report by the United Arab Emirates Oncology Task Force. Humaid Al-Shamsi, Humaa Darr, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida , Jawaher Ansari, Martine, Mehdi Afrit, Mohamad H Masri, Mohamed Abuhaleeqa. Gulf J Oncology 2020 Jan;1(32):71-87.
• Primary Bone Lymphoma: Tunisian Multicentric Retrospective Study About 32 Cases. Ben Ayed C, Laabidi S, Said N, Afrit M, Ben Ahmed S, Boussen H. Tunis Med. 2018 May;96(5):269-272.
• First Site of Recurrence After Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment in the Era of Multimodality Therapy: Which Imaging for Which Patient During Follow-up? Nesrine M, Mehdi B, Houda EB, Soumaya L, Mehdi A, Bechir Z, Hamouda B. Breast Dis. 2017 Nov 21

Specialisation:Eye CARE

Years of Experience: 13

Education: Dicle University Faculty of Medicine (2009)

Languages:English, Turkish

Memberships & Awards:Over 100 medical articles

Op. Dr. Mustafa İşlek was born in 1961. After completing his medical education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, he completed his ophthalmology residency at Sakarya State Hospital. Op. Dr. İşlek was at Albert Szent Gyorgyi University Faculty of Medicine between 1990 and 1992; Between 1992 and 1994, at Istanbul Şişli Eftal Hospital; Between 1998 and 2011, he worked at Antalya Serik State Hospital. He speaks English.

1972-1979 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Work experiences:

Antalya Medstar Hospital 2019 / 2020

1987/2019 Antalya Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

Faculty Member,

glaucoma,

Glaucoma Surgery,

Cataract Surgery (Adult, Congenital),

Pterygium Surgery,

Corneal transplant (Keratoplasty)

Head of Department of Ophthalmology for two terms,

Responsibility of the cornea unit (9 years)

Glaucoma unit responsibility (20 years)

Turkish Ophthalmology Association Glaucoma Unit Board Member (3 terms)

Turkish Ophthalmology Association Ocular Infections Unit Presidency

President of Turkish Ophthalmology Association Konya-Antalya Branch (1 term)

Professional Memberships:

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

American Society of Ophthalmology

Turkish Ophthalmology Association, Glaucoma Unit active membership

Turkish Ophthalmology Association Cataract-Refraction Surgery Unit active membership

Turkish Ophthalmology Association Ocular Infections Unit active membership

Foreign language:

English

University:

Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine 1996
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine 2002

Work experiences

Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine Eye Clinic -1998-2002
Antalya State Hospital Eye Clinic -2003-2009
Antalya Training and Research Hospital Eye Clinic 2009-2022
Antalya Anadolu Hospital 2022-Present

Professional Memberships:

Turkish Society of Ophthalmology ( TOD ) Active Member
TOD Neuroophthalmology Unit Active Member
TOD Konya-Antalya Branch Board Member

Foreign language:

English

University:

Gülhane Military Medical Academy GATA – 2004

Specialization:

Gülhane Military Medical Academy GATA – 2011

Work experiences:

Isparta Military Hospital

Suleyan Demirel University

Lara Anadolu Hospital 2022 – Present

Professional Memberships:

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Foreign language:

English