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Gamze Ozturk Karabulut

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
  • CURRICULUM VITAE

    Place and Date of Birth

    • Isparta, 1975

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • • 1993-1999 Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine (Medical Doctor Education)
    • • 2001-2005 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye
    • • Diseases Specialty Education)
    • • 2005-2009 Prof. Dr. Necmi Ayanoğlu Silivri State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
    • • 2009-2010 Bozüyük State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
    • • 2010-2020 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist, Chief Assistant)
    • • 2020-2021 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Associated Doctor, Lecturer)

    Membership

    • • Turkish Medical Association
    • • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
    • • Turkic Republics Ophthalmology Association
    • • Membership of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
    • • Membership of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    • • Turkish Ophthalmology Association, Oculoplastic Surgery Unit Membership

    Case Experience

    • 13 years of experience in the field of oculoplastic surgery and over 5.000 surgical cases.

    Awards

    • 1) Best oral poster presentation: Is it better to evaluate gold weight implantation surgery results in 2D? (Gamze Öztürk Karabulut, Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk, Korhan Fazil, Zehra Karaagac Gunaydin, Muhittin Taskapili. European Society of Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, 12-14 October 2019, Hamburg, Germany
    • 2) Consilium Europaeum Ophthalmologiae Diploma in Ophthalmologia, European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 5-6 May 2017

    SEMINARS

    • 1) TOD 40th Spring Symposium, Epiphora and Its Treatment, Istanbul, 26.05.2017-28.05.2017 (National)
    • 2) Beyoglu Eye Days, Entropion and Ectropion, Istanbul, 24.02.2018-25.02.2018 (National)
    • 3) Late reconstruction in valve traumas. 4th Beyoğlu Eye Days, 22-23 February 2020 (National)
    • 4) Facial Paralysis. Turkish Ophthalmology Association Monthly Ordinary Meeting, 17 December 2020 (National)
    • 5) Proptosis with cases. Thyroid Ophthalmopathy, Turkish Ophthalmology Association webinar, 19 May 2021 (National)
    • 6) Punctal plugs and lacrimal system intubation implants, Tod 43rd Winter Symposium, 21-23 January 2022, Antalya, Turkey (National)
    • 7) Upper eyelid blepharoplasty, TOD 42nd April Course, 7-9 April 2023, Ankara, Turkey (National)
    • 8) Lower lid blepharoplasty, TOD Konya -Antalya Branch Scientific Meeting, 10 June 2023, Isparta, Turkey (National)

    Number of Scientific Publications

    • 26 international publications
    • 28 national publications


     

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Yusuf Durlu

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 41 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
  • Birthplace and Date

    Tarsus, 1958

    Foreign Languages

    English, Japanese

    Education and Experience

    Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 1976-82

    Specialist Education SB Dışkapı EAH 1984-87

    Specialist Education Japan Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine 1987-89

    Specialist Education SB Okmeydanı EAH 1989-90

    Post-specialist Education USA Case Western Reserve University Faculty of Medicine 1990-91

    Associate Professorship Japan Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine 1993-96

    Case experience

    Over 40,000 surgical case experience

    Associations of which he is a member

    Turkish Ophthalmology Association

    Turkish Medical Association

    Certificate

    LASIK Certificate Crete University Faculty of Medicine (Prof.Dr. I.Pallikaris)

    Awards

    Japanese Government- Education, Science and Ministry of Culture (Monbusho), Research Scholarship (1987-89)

    Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1988-89)

    United States-Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation Fighting Blindness Travel Fellowship (1988)

    Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1994-95)

    Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1995-96)

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Ebru Gorgun

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 21 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
  • Birthplace and Date

    Ankara, 1975

    Foreign Languages

    English

    Education and Experience

    1999 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

    2004 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology

    2012 Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Lecturer

    Case Experience

    13 years of active ophthalmology practice.

    Associations Membership

    Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)

    Turkish Ophthalmology Association Medical Retina Unit active member

    European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS)

    European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)

    International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)

    European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

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Igal Leibovich

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Igal Leibovich is an award-winning ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon with expertise in modern techniques for eyelid plastic and cosmetic surgery, lacrimal and orbital surgery. He is recognized for his academic contributions with over 160 publications and has performed thousands of eyelid surgeries.
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Cafer Tanriverdi

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
  • CURRICULUM VITAE

    Place and Date of Birth

    • Erzincan, 1981

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • 1998-2004, Samsun 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate
    • 2005-2009, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Specialization in Medicine
    • 2009-2010, Ankara Sincan Dr. Nafiz Körez State Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
    • 2010-2012, Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
    • 2012-2013, Düzce Private Hayri Sivrikaya Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
    • 2013-2021, Istanbul Medipol University, Dr. Lecturer
    • 2021-2024, Istanbul Medipol University, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
    • 2024- Currently, Private Dünyagöz Etiler Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

    Case Experience

    • He has been actively practicing ophthalmology for 15 years and has experience of over 20.000 surgical cases.

    Membership

    • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
    • Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Association
    • Turkish Medical Association

    Awards

    • Best oral presentation award of the session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), United States, 2019
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Kadri Cemil Apaydin

  • 4.8 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 42 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

    • Malazgirt, 1955

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine 1972-1979
    • Hacettepe University, Department of Ophthalmology 1980-1983
    • Balıkesir 200-Bed Military Hospital 1983-1984
    • Istanbul Şişli Etfal Hospital 1984-1987
    • Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology 1988-2022

    Number of Scientific Publications

    • International publications:32
    • National publications:64
    • International papers:30
    • National papers:91
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    Case Experience

    • 40 years of active practice as an ophthalmologist

    Membership

    • Turkish Medical Association
    • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
    • IOIS
    • EURETINA

    Certificates

    • Deutsch Als Fremdsprache Language Certificate 1979
    • Interuniversity Board Foreign Language Achievement Certificate 1986
    • StAntony's School of English Language Certificate 1988
    • ÖSYM Foreign Language Achievement Certificate 1992
    • Interuniversity Board Associate Professor Achievement Certificate 1993
    • The New York Academy of Science Active Member Certificate 1994
    • Akdeniz University Total Quality Management in Hospital Management Certificate 1997
    • Turkish Ophthalmology Proficiency Certificate 2003 and 2011
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Darius Aukstikalnis

  • 4.7 Excellent 120 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • Lithuania, Vilnius, Meliva Kardiolita Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist

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Esra Ayhan Tuzcu

  • 4.8 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

    • Sivas, 1976

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • Graduated from Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine in 2001 on the 3rd place of the semester.
    • Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology 2002-2007
    • Erciyes University (Research Assistant) Kayseri 2002-2007
    • Van Education and Research Hospital 2007-2008
    • Kayseri Education and Research Hospital 2008-2010
    • Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine (Assistant Professor) Hatay 2010-2014
    • Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) Hatay 2014-2016
    • Private Antalya Yaşam Hospital 2017-2019
    • Private Manavgat Akdeniz Hospital 2019-2020
    • Private Ofm Antalya Hospital 2020-2023

    Number of Scientific Publications

    • Over 50

    Membership

    • Turkish Medical Association
    • Turkish Ophthalmology Association

    Case Experience

    • Since 2004

    Certificates

    • 1. XXIV National Ophthalmology Course, Refractive Surgery course, 2-4 April 2004, Ankara.
    • 2. TOD 39th National Ophthalmology Congress, Phaco Complications (Early Period), September 2005, Antalya.
    • 3. TOD 39th National Ophthalmology Congress, Basic Principles in Phaco Surgery, September 2005, Antalya.
    • 4. ISRS/AAO Meeting International Refractive Surgery: Art and Science, May 2006, Istanbul.
    • 5. TOD 43rd National Ophthalmology Congress, Simulation course (Vitreoretinal Surgery), November 2009, Antalya.
    • 6. Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retina-Vitreous Diseases and Surgery Unit, Retina-Vitreous Education, September 2013, Ankara.
    • 7. TOD Ophthalmology Course, TOD Ankara Branch. Eye Infections course, 29-31 March 2013, Ankara.
    • 8. Ankara Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retina Training 2014
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Nalan Tekin Akca

  • 4.8 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 31 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
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Levent Ersan

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 38 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
  • CURRICULUM VITAE

    Place and Date of Birth

    • Samsun, 1959

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine
    • Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Hospital (Specialization)

    Case Experience

    • Experience of over 20.000 surgery cases

    Memberships

    • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
    • Turkish Medical Association
    • ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon)
    • ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
    • AAO (American Academy of Opthalmology)

    Seminars

    • -I introduced this subject for the first time in Turkey with the seminars I gave on Eye and Complementary Medicine (Iridology) on the Natural Body, Mind and Mental Health Festival, Military Museum Harbiye Cultural Site.

    Awards

    • TÜBİTAK Turkey First Place in Biology with my scientific research on the eye in my second year of high school.

    Scientific Studies

    • Creating visual awareness with sound waves (Echolocation) in blind people

    National Publications

    • The importance of retinal nerve fiber photography in the diagnosis of glaucoma
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Ahmet Karacor

  • 4.8 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

     

    • Antalya , 1954

    Language Skills

     

    • English

    Education and Experience

     

    • Istanbul University, Çapa Faculty of Medicine, 1977
    •  
    • Akdeniz University Faculty
    •  
    • Mardin University Faculty
    •  
    • Antalya Education and Research Hospital
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    Case Experience

     

    • Experience of more than 10,000 surgical cases.
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Irfan Kayurtar

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Hakan Eren

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Bugra Duman

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 13 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Bozkurt Sener

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Semra Coskun

  • 4.8 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

    • 1969

    Language Skills

    • English, Serbian, Albanian and other Balkan languages

    Education and Experience

    • Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (English)
    • Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital

    Number of Scientific Publications

    • More than 30 scientific publications.

    Case Experience

    • Experience with more than 5,000 surgical cases during 12 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.

    Memberships

    • AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
    • EVRS (European VitreoRetinal Society)
    • TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)
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Suleyman Deniz Atakan

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Ersin Kutlucinar

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler
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Anat Bachar

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Melike Gedar

  • 4.5 Good 4 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atakoy
  • Place and Date of Birth

    • 1972

    Language Skills

    • English

    Education and Experience

    • Hacettepe University, School of Medicine (Undergraduate Education)
    • Bahçeşehir University, School of Medicine (Education Commission Membership)

    Memberships

    • TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)

      International Articles

    ULUOCAK N., PARLAKTAS BS., DENİZ FE, ERDEMİR F., KOSEOGLU RD., GEDAR OM. ORBITAL METASTASIS OF PROSTATE CANCER: A CASE REPORT. KAOHSIUNG J MED SCI. 2007;23:199–202.

    Gedar (Totuk) OM, ARI DE, AYKAN Ü. Anesthetıc Management in Glaucoma Surgery. ARC Journal of Anesthesiology Volume 1, Issue 3, 2016, PP 9-18

    ISSN No. 2455-9792 (Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2455-9792.0103002

    www.arcjournals.org.

    International Reports

    TOYGAR B, GORGUN E, GEDAR M, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E.REFRACTIVE LENS EXCHANGE WITH THE DIFFRACTIVE TECNIS MULTIFOCAL IOL: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON. FREE PAPER. ABSTRACT BOOK P.151-152.

    TOYGAR B, GORGUN E, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E, GEDAR M. TORIC PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION: LONG-TERM RESULTS. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON. FREE PAPER. ABSTRACT BOOK P.152.

    GEDAR M, TOYGAR B, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E. COMPARISON OF FLAP THICKNESS ACCURACY USING HANSATOME® XP MICROKERATOME AND INTRALASE FEMTOSECOND FS2 AND FS30 LASERS FOR LASIK. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON

     DRY EYE, TREATMENTS. SEEOS 5TH CONGRESS. CRCRS – 4TH OPHTHALMOLOGİC SCHOOL – 16-18 MAY 2008. INVITED SPEAKER.

     TRANSCANALICULAR ENDOSCOPIC DCR. SEEOS & BSOS CONGRESS- 19-22 MAY 2011. INVITED SPEAKER.

     EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH A NEW DIFFRACTIVE REFRACTIVE MULTIFOCAL IOL. TOYGAR B, YABASKIZILOGLU O, TOYGAR O, HACIMUSTAFAOGLU AM, GEDAR OM. ASCRS•ASOA SYMPOSİUM & CONGRESS MAY 6-10, 2016.


     

     

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