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Dr. Sezgin Bekdemir is a distinguished Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist based in İzmir, Turkey. Born in 1974 in Bulancak, Giresun, he completed his secondary education in Giresun before enrolling at the 19 May University Medical Faculty in Samsun in 1992. In 2000, he pursued specialization in ENT at Erzurum Atatürk University Medical Faculty, completing his residency in 2004.

Following his specialization, Dr. Bekdemir served at Otlu Government Hospital and Erzurum Numune Hospital. In 2005, he began working at Erzurum Private Recovery Hospital.

Currently, Dr. Bekdemir practices at the ENTO ENT Surgical Medical Center in Bornova, İzmir. The center, established in 2001, is renowned for its advanced technologies and specialized services in otorhinolaryngology, nasal aesthetics (rhinoplasty), dermatology, hair transplantation, sleep disorders (including sleep apnea and snoring), and hearing assessments.

Education

Yük. Lect. (6 YEARS) Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 1998
Specialization in Medicine Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine 2006 Otorhinolaryngology

Experience

Sivas Numune Hospital
SBU Haseki Training and Research Hospital ENT Department 2011-2022

After graduating from Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, Department of English, he took the TUS exam and started his career as an assistant in Eskişehir Osmangazi ENT Clinic.
After completing his specialization, he was appointed to Sivas Numune Hospital to perform his compulsory service.
During his compulsory service, he was appointed as an assistant professor at Sivas Cumhuriyet University ENT Department, but he did not start due to family reasons and applied for internal appointments.
2011
Between 2011 and 2022, when he worked at Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital, he contributed to the training of countless assistants.
While contributing to the training of assistants, he improved himself in thyroid surgery by attending thyroid surgery courses that he did not receive training in his own assistantship.
24He was entitled to become an Associate Professor on .11.2021.
He started working at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital ENT Department as of 17.10.2022.

Certificates

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board Qualification Certificate, Certificate of Qualification in Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir, Certificate, 23.09.2017 (National)
Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association Rhinology - Rhinoplasty - Allergy and Sleep School, Rhinology - Rhinoplasty - Allergy and Sleep, Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Certificate, 01.10.2019 - 28.02.2020 (National)
Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association Otology and Neurotology School, Otology Neurotology, Ankara, Istanbul, Certificate, 01.01.2013 - 01.01.2014 (National)

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.

He is Ear – Nose – Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Specialist. In 1974 he graduated from Ankara Ataturk High School. After he finished preparatory class in English for 1 year in ODTU, he won Hacettepe University Eskisehir Medical Faculty.

In 1980 he finished Hacettepe University Eskisehir Medial Faculty. In 1984 he got his career education in the department of ENT in Hacettepe University Medical Center. He served his military service in Ankara Mevki Hastanesi as an ENT Specialist, in 1986 he began his conscription in state of Ordu Government Hospital.

He worked in Izmir Atatürk Education and Research Hospital as chief intern in 1989, as a chef assistant in 1991, as an instructor in 1994 and worked there till June 2008. On June 20088, he worked in Namik Kemal University Medical Faculty in head of the department of ENT, Head of Department of Surgical Medical and worked as a Medical Faculty member of University Senate finally, he resigned on August in 2010.

Prof. Dr. Ali Vefa YÜCETÜRK was born in Aydın in 1963. He graduated from Hakimiyetimilliye Primary School in 1974, Izmir Private Turkish High School in 1980, and graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1986.

After completing his compulsory service at Adıyaman's Çelikhan District Health Center in 1986-89, he specialized in Ear Nose and Throat Diseases at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine between 1989-92 and worked in the same clinic as a specialist until 1994. KKK in 1993. He did his military service at Izmir Military Hospital.

He started working as an ENT faculty member at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine in 1994, and became an associate professor in 1999 and a professor in 2005.

In 1996, he carried out studies and research on larynx and parotid surgery at the ENT Clinic of the University of Ferrara, Italy, with Prof. Dr. Carlo Calearo and Prof. Dr. Antonio Pastore.

He is a member of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association and the Laryngology Association.

He supervised four theses on laryngeal cancer, inner ear hearing loss and snoring-sleep apnea.

He participated in more than 40 congresses, courses and meetings at home and abroad as a speaker and participant.

He has 18 scientific articles published in international and 31 national journals, 11 international and 35 papers presented in national meetings, and 5 copyrighted book chapters. In particular, his studies on snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, voice diseases, laryngeal cancer and ear microsurgery have been at the forefront.

Professor Claudio Vicini brings over 40 years of expertise in Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. He is internationally recognized for his proficiency sleep surgery and  in robotic-assisted surgeries, particularly for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and head and neck cancers. As a leading expert in Eagle syndrome, Prof. Vicini has extensive experience in its diagnosis and treatment, especially through surgical styloidectomy, open or transoral. 

Following a distinguished clinical career at renowned national and international institutions, Prof. Vicini now serves as a consultant, surgeon, and medical coordinator at GVM Hospitals. He also leads the Kalypnos Project at Lucia Magnani Health Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary program designed to diagnose and address insomnia, snoring, and sleep apnea comprehensively, including their association (COMISA).

EDUCATION

Prof. Claudio Vicini earned his medical degree from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1978 as Student at   Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari – Collegio S.Anna. He went on to obtain three residencies and specializations, all with honors, solidifying his expertise in Otorhinolaryngology and related fields:

• Otolaryngology (1981, University of Pisa): His thesis focused on acute supraglottic laryngitis.
• Neurology (1985, University of Ferrara): He explored vestibular rehabilitation in his thesis.
• Audiology (1989, University of Florence): He conducted an experimental study on the neuropharmacological effects of diazepam on vestibular reflexes.
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• Prof. Vicini enhanced his expertise through training and research at Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Toronto. He engaged in advanced surgical dissection training and cutting-edge methodologies at renowned centers in Europe and the United States, such as the Anatomy Institute of the LHB in Brussels and the University of Pennsylvania (PENN).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

• Prof. Claudio Vicini is a distinguished specialist in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery with over 40 years of experience managing complex conditions. He has held leadership positions at prominent regional and national institutions, and as Director of the Department of Head & Neck Surgery for regional health authorities.
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• An internationally recognized authority in sleep disorder treatment, Prof. Vicini has coordinated national and international committees, co-authored foundational medical guidelines, and techniques such as Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE). 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• National Scientific Qualification, 2012 and 2018: for the position of Associate Professor in Otorhinolaryngology and impact of his scientific work with high level of contribution to the field of Obstructive Sleep Apneas and Robotic Surgery.
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• Top Cited Paper Impact Factor Award, 2011, for the paper entitled: “Transoral Robotic Tongue Base Resection in Obstructive Sleep”, and “Apnoea-Hypopnoea Syndrome: a Preliminary Report”. 
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• Prof.  Vicini is an active member of several international societies, including:
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• Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS)
• Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - A national society that promotes the interests and advancements in the field of otolaryngology in Italy

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakan Birkent is an internationally respected expert in aesthetic voice surgery. He is known for his advanced work in voice masculinization and feminization, procedures that require a high level of skill. With over 20 years of experience in ENT, he has worked at leading institutions such as GATA and Istanbul Surgery Hospital. He specializes in vocal health, head and neck cancer, and complex airway surgeries.

Dr. Birkent has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to major otolaryngology textbooks. He is an active member of over 10 respected ENT societies, including the European Laryngological Society and the Union of European Phoniatricians. His clinical interests include vocal fold paralysis, airway stenosis, sleep apnea, rhinoplasty, and pediatric ENT. He is recognized as a leader in both functional and aesthetic ENT procedures.

Areas of Interests

• Rhinoplasty
• Functional Nose Surgery
• Pediatric ENT Diseases

Education

• Hacettepe University English Faculty of Medicine
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Ear Nose Throat Diseases

Experience

• Muş Bulanık State Hospital / Compulsory Service / 2016-2017
• Central Hospital Kozyatağı / 2017-2018
• University of Health Sciences Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital / 2018-2022
• Istanbul Health and Technology University / 2022-Present

2022.05 – Current

EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECİALİST; Asyaeastetic, ıstanbul/turkey

2019.09 – 2022.05

ear nose and throat specialist, özel abat tıp merkezi 

ıstanbul/turkey

2017.09 –2019.09 

ear nose and throat specialist; Necmi Kadıoğlu devlet hastanesi, ISTANBUL/TURKEY

EAR

– Serous otitis and ear tube

– Ear calcification, otosclerosis and spadetomy and teflon piston application

– Chronic middle ear infections and various tympanoplasty surgeries

-Perforated eardrum and surgery

-Cochlear implant

NOSE

-Bone curvature or septoplasty surgery

-RHINOPLASTY SURGERY

-Nose aesthetics

-Sinusitis and surgeries

-Nasal polyps and surgery

-Concha

-Endoscopic operation of tear duct obstruction

Dr. Mustafa Kapadia is a board-certified ENT specialist with over 12 years of experience, specialising in Ear and Sinus diseases and Skull Base Surgery. He is an expert in Endoscopic Ear Surgery, performing many procedures entirely through the ear canal using an endoscope, avoiding visible external incisions. Dr. Kapadia’s clinical interests also include Pediatric ENT, Nose and Sinus disease, Voice disorders, and Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Kapadia graduated with honours from Rural Medical College, Loni, and completed his ENT residency in Mumbai, India. He further trained with a fellowship in Endoscopic Ear and Lateral Skull Base Surgery at the University of Verona, Italy. An Executive Board Member of the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGESS), Dr. Kapadia has contributed to multiple publications, textbook chapters, and presentations at international conferences. His research focuses on endoscopic ear surgery and Eustachian tuboplasty. Dr. Kapadia is dedicated to providing innovative and ethical care for his patients, ensuring the highest standard of treatment for Ear, Sinus, and Skull Base conditions.

Dr. Mehmet Emre Dinç is an experienced ENT specialist and rhinoplasty surgeon with 15 years of experience and founder of Dr. Mehmet Emre Dinc Rhinoplasty Center in Turkey. He holds a degree in general medicine and has completed several specialized courses in otorhinolaryngology and facial plastic surgery. He has written over 40 scientific publications and is a member of the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Society, and the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Asoc. Prof. Dr. Seckin Ulusoy is an expert in Rhinology, nasal plastic surgery, and facial plastic surgery. He specializes in dealing with various nose-related problems, such as nose allergy, sinus issues, and snoring and sleep apnea. He has completed a wide range of medical training, including a fellowship in Europe and the USA. He is a member of several professional organizations, has published 52 peer-reviewed articles, and has written six book chapters.

Areas of Interests

• Pediatric Genitourinary Reconstrictive Surgery
• Hypospadias
• Circumssion
• Oncological Surgery
• Congenital Abnormalities of Upper and Lower Urinary System
• Newborn Surgery
• Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

Education
 

• 1997 -  19 Mayıs University
• 1998 National Pediatric Surgery Congress Best Reearch Study
• 2001-  Kocaeli University
• 2007 – Kosova Government
• 2009 – Yeditepe University
• 2009 – Suudi Arab be Congeress Best Clinical Study

Experience
 

• FMV Işık Highschool
• İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty
• Ondokuz Mayıs University
• Zeynep Kamil Childrens Hospital
• Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
• UT Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Urology, Dallas, USA
• Ege University Medical Center Pediatric Urology
• Yeditepe University

Prof. Dr. Selami Sozubir has authored 65 scientific publications, which have received over 11,000 reads and nearly 1,000 citations, reflecting his strong contribution to the field of pediatric surgery and urology.