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Burak Özkan
Plastic surgeon
15 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Burak Özkan

Plastic surgeon
15 years of experience

2003 Elazig Science High School

2009 Ege University Faculty of Medicine – MD.

2015 Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and

Aesthetic Surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist

Experience

2015 – 2017 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist, Ağrı State Hospital, Department

of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2017 –2019 Specialist, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic,

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2019-2023 Assistant Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2023- October 2024 Associate Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

October 2024- Still Associate Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,

Medipol Acıbadem  District  Hospital

Fellowship

July-August 2019: Juntendo University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Tokyo, Japan

April-July 2022: Ghent University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ghent,

Belgium

November 2023: Asan Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery.Seoul, Korea

Memberships

EURAPS Active Member

International Society of Burn Injuries Active Member, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Society, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society

Turkish Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society

Turkish Wound Society

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Kanatawan Wasoontrarak
Anesthesiologist
20 years of experience
Thailand, Bangkok
Intrarat Hospital

Kanatawan Wasoontrarak

Anesthesiologist
20 years of experience

Kanatawan Wasoontrarak, M.D.

 

Anesthesiologist

 

Graduated (M.D. From)

Southwestern University Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine, Philippines

 

Certificates

Certificate of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

Certificate in Fundamentals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for Physicians Training Course, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health

Certificate of Physical and Mental Disability Assessment Course, Social Security Office, Ministry of Labor

 

Current Positions

Anesthesiologist at Intrarat Hospital

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Dr Prasert Sujiipinyo
General surgeon
26 years of experience
Thailand, Bangkok
Intrarat Hospital

Dr Prasert Sujiipinyo

General surgeon
26 years of experience

PRASERT SUJIIPINYO, M.D.

 

General Surgeon

 

Graduated (M.D. From)

Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Perform operations involving the endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, colon, and other major parts of the human body. Surgeons usually work full-time and may frequently work long hours at irregular times

Certificates

Certificate of General Surgery, Faculty of Rajavithi Hospital

 

Current Positions

General Surgeon at Intrarat Hospital

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Dr Kotchakorn Stitstein
Plastic surgeon
26 years of experience
Thailand, Bangkok
Intrarat Hospital

Dr Kotchakorn Stitstein

Plastic surgeon
26 years of experience

Kotchakorn stitstein,M.D

 

Specialist in Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

 

Graduated (M.D. From)

Doctor of Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

 

Certificates

Certificate of Otolaryngology, Phramongkutklao Hospital

Subspecialty in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chulalongkorn University

 

Work History (Experiences)

Otolaryngologist at Phramongkutklao Hospital

 

Current Positions

Otolaryngologist & Facial plastic & Reconstructive surgery at Intrarat Hospital

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Mehmet Hakan Tekelioglu
General surgeon
27 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital

Mehmet Hakan Tekelioglu

General surgeon
27 years of experience

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 18.08.1968

Place of Birth: Konya – Cihanbeyli

Higher Education: Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine (1991)

Specialization: Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery

Specialization Graduation Thesis: Comparison of L-thyroxine Bromocriptine in Relation to

TSH Suppression After Total Thyroidectomy (19.02.1997)

Military Service: Sivas Military Hospital (1999-2000)

Foreign Language: English

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

- May 15, 1997-1999 – Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital, General Surgeon

- July 1999 – September 2000 – Sivas Military Hospital

- Since October 2000 – Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital, General Surgeon

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Amit Kumar
Vascular surgeon
17 years of experience
5.0
1 review
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai London Hospital

Amit Kumar

Vascular surgeon
17 years of experience

Dr. Amit Kumar is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon and completed his General Surgery residency at the prestigious University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. He then pursued his Vascular Surgery fellowship at the top ranked cardiovascular centre in the United States, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

He is American Board of Surgery certified in addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, USA. His clinical interests include mainly endovascular and open treatments of diabetic feet, carotid disease, aortic pathology specifically in dissections and aneurysms involving the thoracic and abdominal aorta as well as venous disease and wound care. In addition, he has a large experience in endovascular treatment of below knee occlusive disease for diabetic feet. Dr. Kumar has performed several firsts in vascular surgery in the middle-east as part of the more than 1,000 vascular/endovascular procedures he has done over the last 4 years. These include, the first successful atherectomy in the middle-east as well the first use of a drug eluting peripheral stent. His research interests pertain to both basic science and clinical aspects. He has recently published the first multicentre vascular study in the Middle East, The ABC in PVD study. Previously he has received a grant for Robotic Surgery which he pursued at East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA.

He is a member of the Residents and Associates Society of the American College of Surgeons, as a part of his interest and commitment to resident education and training. For his efforts he has received the Resident’s Teaching Award while at the University of Rochester. His administrative interests have included invited participation on various committees for the Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA) as well as the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD), in addition to being the lead surgeon for deployment of electronic order entry (Cerner) at SKMC. He has previously worked as Assistant Professor – Surgery, Columbia University, New York, but is now running the largest vascular practice across the MENA and Africa region.

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Yasin Kulaksiz
ENT doctor
7 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Yasin Kulaksiz

ENT doctor
7 years of experience

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Yasin Kulaksız
Date of Birth: November 20, 1992
Title: Specialist Doctor

Education

Doctarate (PhD)
Field: Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
University: Bezmialem Vakıf University
Year: [Year of Completion]

 

Doctorate (PhD)
Field: Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
University: Bezmialem Vakıf University

 

Skills

  • Expertise in Rhinoplasty and ENT surgeries
  • Patient assessment and care
  • Surgical techniques and postoperative management
  • [Additional relevant skills]
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Mara Medeiros
Nephrologist
31 years of experience

Mara Medeiros

Nephrologist
31 years of experience
Mexico, Mexico City
DR. IRERI ASTEINZA Clinic
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Orhan Akman
Anesthesiologist
18 years of experience

Orhan Akman

Anesthesiologist
18 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Zoltan Mathe
Hepatobiliary surgeon
30 years of experience
3.8
10 reviews

Zoltan Mathe

Hepatobiliary surgeon
30 years of experience
Hungary, Budapest
Liv Duna Medical Center
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Mustafa Ozsutcu
Ophtalmologist
24 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Mustafa Ozsutcu

Ophtalmologist
24 years of experience

Experience

2022 - 2023

Private Medipol Mega Hospitals Complex

2010 - 2010

Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine

2010 - 2010

Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

2001 - 2011

Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology

2001 - 2011

Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital

2000 - 2001

Edirne Regional Hospital

2000 - 2001

Edirne Regional Hospital

 

Education

 

2000 Selçuk University, Ophthalmology

2000 SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, OPHTHALMOLOGY

1994 SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

1994 Selçuk University, Faculty of Medicine

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5.0
2 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Nasal polyp surgery $2000
Thyroidectomy $4000 - $5500
Vasectomy $2000
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Irfan Karalar
General surgeon
35 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Irfan Karalar

General surgeon
35 years of experience

Experience:

2013 :

  • Private Mega Medipol Hospital

2005:

  • Private Nisa Hospital

2004 - 2013:

  • Private Nisa Hospital

1998 - 2002:

  • Private Balkan Hospital - Chief Physician/General Surgery

1996 - 1996:

  • Sarıkamış Military Hospital

1991 - 1996:

  • Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery

1990:

  • Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

 

Education:

1996:

  • Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery

1996:

  • Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery

1989:

  • Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

1989:

  • Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
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5.0
2 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Nasal polyp surgery $2000
Thyroidectomy $4000 - $5500
Vasectomy $2000
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Zeki Dogan
Cardiologist
25 years of experience

Zeki Dogan

Cardiologist
25 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Risus Clinic Istanbul
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Cigdem Arslan
Colorectal surgeon
17 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Cigdem Arslan

Colorectal surgeon
17 years of experience

accreditations:

European Association for Endoscopic Surgery

Experience 

  • 2016 - 2017

İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

  • 2016 - 2017

Liv Hospital

  • 2016 - 2017

Liv Hospital Ulus

  • 2015 - 2016

Acıbadem Bodrum Hospital

  • 2014 - 2015

Tatvan State Hospital

  • 2013 - 2015

Tatvan State Hospital

  • 2012 - 2013

CLEVELAND CLINIC

  • 2007 - 2014

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

Education 

  • 2013

DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE/DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES/DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY

  • 2013

Dokuz Eylül University, General Surgery

  • 2007

AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

  • 2007

International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Title: The impact of sarcopenia on morbidity and long-term survival among patients with peritoneal metastases of colorectal origin treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a 10-year longitudinal analysis of a single-center experience.

  • Authors: AĞALAR CİHAN, SÖKMEN SELMAN, ARSLAN ÖZŞAHİN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, ALTAY CANAN, BAŞARA AKIN IŞIL, CANDA ARAS EMRE, OBUZ FUNDA
  • Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 24(4)
  • Pages: 301-308
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02159-z
  • Publication Number: 6776368

Title: Randomized controlled trial of 8 weeks’ vs 12 weeks’ interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer.

  • Authors: Terzi Cem, Bingül Mustafa, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, ÖZTÜRK ERSİN, CANDA ARAS EMRE, IŞIK ÖZGEN, YILMAZLAR AHMET TUNCAY, OBUZ FUNDA, Görken Birkay, KURT MERAL, ÜNLÜ ŞADİYE MEHTAT, UĞRAŞ NESRİN, Kanat Özkan, ÖZTOP İLHAN
  • Journal: Colorectal Disease
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 22(3)
  • Pages: 279-288
  • DOI: 10.1111/codi.14867
  • Publication Number: 6012919

Title: The effect of fibrin glue in preventing staple-line leak after sleeve gastrectomy: an experimental study in rats.

  • Authors: ÖZDENKAYA YAŞAR, OLMUŞÇELİK OKTAY, BASIM PELİN, SAKA BURCU, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM
  • Journal: Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 34(8)
  • Publication Number: 5242669

Title: Treatment of intraoperatively detected peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

  • Authors: CANDA ARAS EMRE, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, YAVUZŞEN TUĞBA, Ozkardesler Sevda, Unlu Mehtat, OBUZ FUNDA, FÜZÜN MEHMET
  • Journal: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 16(1)
  • Pages: 70-74
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12957-018-1369-7
  • Publication Number: 4863133

Title: Magnetic resonance-based pelvimetry and tumor volumetry can predict surgical difficulty and oncologic outcome in locally advanced mid–low rectal cancer.

  • Authors: Atasoy Gulsen, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Elibol Funda, SAĞOL ÖZGÜL, OBUZ FUNDA, SÖKMEN SELMAN
  • Journal: Surgery Today
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 48(12)
  • Pages: 1040-1051
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00595-018-1690-3
  • Publication Number: 4863005

Title: Is advanced age a hesitation for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal cancer?

  • Authors: Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Ozkardesler Sevda, DURAL CEMIL, OBUZ FUNDA, CANDA ARAS EMRE, GÖKTÜRK ÜMIT KELEŞTEN
  • Journal: International Journal of Surgery
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 51
  • Pages: 156-160
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.01.010
  • Publication Number: 4855751

Contributions to Conferences:

Title: Outcome of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A single-center experience.

  • Authors: CANDA ARAS EMRE, Sokmen Selman, Terzi Cem, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, OBUZ FUNDA
  • Conference: European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Congress
  • Year: 2018
  • Location: Budapest, Hungary

Title: Predictive factors for conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

  • Authors: ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, CANDA ARAS EMRE, OBUZ FUNDA
  • Conference: European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Congress
  • Year: 2017
  • Location: Frankfurt, Germany
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5.0
2 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Nasal polyp surgery $2000
Thyroidectomy $4000 - $5500
Vasectomy $2000
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Hakan Ozalp
Neurosurgeon
32 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Hakan Ozalp

Neurosurgeon
32 years of experience

Experience

2019 – 2019

  • University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, 

Insubria University Faculty of Medicine

2015

  • MERSİN UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR, LECTURER

2013 – 2015

  • ANKARA PRIVATE ACIBADEM HOSPITAL

2010 – 2012

  • DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL,

2002 – 2003

  • AYDIN 1ST PRIVATE TRAINING BATTALION
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Education

2010

  • ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BRAIN AND SURGERY SPECIALIST

1992

  • GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
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5.0
2 reviews
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Nasal polyp surgery $2000
Thyroidectomy $4000 - $5500
Vasectomy $2000
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Mustafa Bilge Erdogan
Vascular surgeon
30 years of experience
4.3
16 reviews

Mustafa Bilge Erdogan

Vascular surgeon
30 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Istinye University Liv Hospital Bahcesehir
4.3
16 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Lung cancer surgery $10300 - $16400
Hysterectomy (uterus removal) $15000
Whipple surgery $25000
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Op Dr Numan Dogu Guner
Urological surgeon
32 years of experience
3.5
3 reviews

Op Dr Numan Dogu Guner

Urological surgeon
32 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Oncology Hospital
3.5
3 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $6000 - $20000
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Op Dr Serol Mehmet Inceeoglu
Plastic surgeon
34 years of experience
3.5
3 reviews

Op Dr Serol Mehmet Inceeoglu

Plastic surgeon
34 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Oncology Hospital
3.5
3 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $6000 - $20000
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Op Dr Caner Cengiz Turan
Orthopedic surgeon
24 years of experience
3.5
3 reviews

Op Dr Caner Cengiz Turan

Orthopedic surgeon
24 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Oncology Hospital
3.5
3 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $6000 - $20000
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Murat Kilic
Pediatric surgeon
17 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol University Pendik Hospital

Murat Kilic

Pediatric surgeon
17 years of experience

Experience 

2019 Medipol University Pendik Hospital 

2016 - 2019 Medical Park Hospital 

2015 - 2016 Derince Training and Research Hospital 

2014 - 2015 Yuzuncu Yıl University Faculty of Medicine 

2009 - 2014 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital 

2007 - 2009 Yesilyurt No. 4 Emergency Health Services Station Education 

2014 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Surgery 

2007 Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine 

Publications 

1- COMPARISON OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND HISTOPATOLOGICAL RESULTS IN CHILDHOOD APPENDICITIS M Kilic HS Yalcin AS Calapoglu Rize Training and Research Hospital RTEU Faculty of Medicine 

2- Treatment of the Patient with Gluteal Ulcer and Infantile Hemangioma with Propranolol HS Yalcin, M Kilic Rize Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery 

3- USE OF HYACYST IN THE TREATMENT OF REPEAT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN M Kılıç [1], S Cakmak [1], I.S. Arda [2] [1] Rize Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, [2] RTEU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery 

4- PITBULL ATTACK: VIOLENCE OR IMPRUDENCE? Founder, M. Kilic, S. Cakmak, I.S. Arda. Rize University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatric Surger

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