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Mehmet Sarier

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex
  • In his professional career, Dr. Sarıer began working as a urology specialist at Özel Antalya Yaşam Hospital from 2005 to 2008, and then served at Gümüşsuyu Asker Hospital between 2008 and 2009. Since 2009, he has been employed at Medical Park Antalya Hospital, where he received the title of associate professor in 2020. Additionally, he served as a faculty member in the Department of Urology at Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2017, and has been continuing his academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Urology at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine since 2021.

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Petros Tsafrakidis

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  • 16 years of experience
  • Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, German Medical Institute (GMI)
  • Education/Academic Experience

    Apr 1995 – Oct 2001                Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Mar 2007                                   IELTS Certificate (Overall Band Score 7.5)

    Feb 2011                                    CCST in Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    June 2012                                  Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)

    Sept 2014                                  Fellow in Andrology/Reconstructive Surgery (Mr Giulio Garaffa,         UCLH / Mid-Essex)

    Apr 2016                                   Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Eng)

    Oct 2018                                   Honorary Senior Lecturer St Andrews University

    Sep 2019                                   Urology ChM Tutor in Andrology and Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMS) University of Edinburgh

    Aug 2020                                  European Union Expert Panel Member of in vitro Medical Devices (EU EXPAMED)

    Current and Previous appointments

    Current appointment

    May 2022- Present         Consultant Urologist German Oncology Centre, Limassol, Cyprus

    Previous appointments

    Nov16- May 2021       Consultant Urological Surgeon Victoria/ Queen Margaret Hospital Fife, Scotland.

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2016      Consultant Urologist Broomfield Hospital, Mid-Essex Hospitals Trust 

    Jan 2011 - Oct 2012      Urology Clinical Research Fellow, Spelialist Registrar Level), Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Bristol Hospitals Trust

    Dec 2009 -Dec 2010      Urology Resident G. Gennimatas Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Duties

    • Performing routine and major Penile / Urethral Reconstruction as well as Core Urology procedures twice weekly at Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals (Green light prostatectomy, Urolift Service lead, Prostate template biopsies, General urology)

    Consultant Urologist providing and supervising the services of andrology and urethral reconstruction surgery. Also covering a general urology one stop outpatient clinics three times per week (Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals).

    Participation in once weekly local cancer and once monthly specialist male uro-genital reconstruction MDT meetings (Honorary contract at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh) as well as grand ward rounds.

    Undergraduate student trainer and member of examiners panel at St Andrews University, Scotland.

    Participation in 1:9 on call Urology Consultant rota.

    Research

    • Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (NHS Fife) lead investigator. A prospective, multicentre study with subgroup randomisation into MRI-U/S image fusion guided prostate biopsies and routine transrectal U/S guided biopsies.  (MULTIPROS Study)
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    • Broomfield Hospital (MEHT) sub-investigator. A pragmatic multicentre randomised superiority trial of open urethroplasty versus endoscopic urethrotomy. (OPEN Study)
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    • Broomfield Hospital (MEHT) sub-investigator. A Multicentre randomised controlled trial of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, as first treatment option, compared with direct progression to ureteroscopic treatment, for ureteric stones. (TISU
    • Study)
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    • Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator. A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of the Use of Drug Therapy in the Management of Symptomatic Ureteric Stones in Hospitalised Patients. (SUSPEND Study)
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    • Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator. A Multicentre Prospective Single Arm Intervention Trial Evaluating Focal Therapy using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (Sonablate 500) for Localised Prostate Cancer. (HIFU INDEX Study)
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    • Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator, A Randomised Controlled Trial to Determine the Effect of Decapeptyl on Reduction of Prostate Volume Pre-Radiotherapy Compared with Standard Therapy (Zoladex). (EDVART Study)

    Teaching Experience

    Fife Simulation BPH Course Fascilitator (Scottish Urology Training Programme, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dumfermline Fife)

    Urology Simulation boot camp Faculty member (St James's University Hospital, Leeds)

    General Practitioner Urology Training Programme Fascilitator (ScotGem)

    Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessor (St Andrews University Medical School)

    Teaching (case-based discussions) and trainee supervision in theatres (East Anglia / East of   Scotland Deaneries trainees)

    FY1 Doctors Urology teaching Bristol Royal Infirmary (University Bristol Hospitals Trust)

    Undergraduate teaching of medical students in General Hospital of the city of Drama, Greece

    Anatomy, Physiology and First Aid to Undergraduate nursing students

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Karim Ali

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 18 years of experience
  • United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Dubai London Hospital
  • Dr. Karim Ali is a Specialist Urologist with over 18 years of experience in the field of urology. He has worked at leading hospitals in Egypt and the UAE, handling a wide range of treatments and procedures for both male and female urological disorders. Dr. Karim Ali earned his Master’s degree in Urology from Ain Shams University and an MBBCH in Medicine from Misr University for Science and Technology in Egypt.

    He is a member of several professional organisations, including the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, the European Association of Urology, and the American Urology Association. Dr. Karim is committed to providing comprehensive care and keeps himself updated through continuous medical education to offer the best treatment to his patients.

    • endoscopic treatment of kidney, ureter, and bladder stones
    • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for urinary stones
    • Endoscopic procedures such as resection of the prostate and incision of the urethra
    • Treatment for male and female sexual dysfunction
    • Management of male impotence and infertility
    • Management of female continence problems
    • Management of bladder disorders, including neurogenic bladder, overactive bladder, and painful bladder disorders
    • Urodynamic studies for various bladder disorders"
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Dra Juan Carlos Castaño

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  • 25 years of experience
  • Colombia, Medellín, Stem Cells Colombia
  • Dr. Castaño currently works in the field of Functional Urology at the CES University Clinic in Medellin Colombia. He completed his residency in urology at the same University in 2005. He has been working on educational projects for the Colombian Society of Urology in the Department of Urodynamics and Incontinence (former director 2013/2015) and also served as Director in the Urodynamics, Pelvic Floor and Incontinence working group of the American Confederation of Urology between 2014 and 2018.

    He is currently an active member of the Neuro-Urology promotion committee and the neuro-urology school of the International Continence Society (ICS).

    In addition to general urology, his field of action focuses mainly on the treatment of men and women with functional and anatomical alterations of the lower urinary tract and who present with urinary incontinence (stress urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and urinary incontinence after prostate surgery) or urinary retention (prostate growth, functional obstruction of the lower urinary tract, urethral stricture).

    Dr. Castaño is internationally recognized for his work related to Neuromodulation and Neurostimulation in idiopathic and neurogenic dysfunction of the lower urinary tract and continues to actively participate in the education of fellows and residents, conferences, clinical research and publication in medical journals, also as a reviewer for some indexed medical journals such as Neurourology and Urodynamics.

     

    IMPORTANT INFO:

    • 24 years of experience.
    • He is internationally recognized for his work related to Neuromodulation and Neurostimulation in Idiopathic and Neurogenic Dysfunction of the Lower Urinary Tract.
    • Functional Urology. CES University Clinic. Current.
    • Educational Projects. Colombian Society of Urology (SCU) - Department of Urodynamics and Incontinence.
    • Resident. CES University Clinic. Urology. 2005

     

    SPECIALIZATION

    • Urology

     

    MEMBER OF PRIVATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS

    • International Continence Society (ICS)
    • American Confederation of Urology (CAU)
    • International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS)
    • American Urology Association (AUA)
    • Colombian Society of Urology (SCU)
    • International Society of Urology – Internationale Societe d´Urologie (SIU)

     

    POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS

    • Former Director. Colombian Society of Urology (SCU). 2013 and 2015
    • Director. Urodynamics, Pelvic Floor and Incontinence Working Group. American Confederation of Urology (CAU). 2014 – 2018
    • Active Member of the Promotion Committee. Neuro-Urology. International Continence Society (ICS)
    • National Delegate for Colombia. International Society of Urology – (Internationale Societe d´Urologie (SIU). Since 2014
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Semih Ayan

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  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, VM Medical Park Florya Hospital
  • Dr. Ayan graduated from Medical School in 1991 and completed his urology education in 1997. At the beginning of his carrier, he was a post doctorate research fellow at the Department of Urology of Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital in Boston (1999-2000). He studied the effect of partial ureteral obstruction to the kidney in early developmental stage in an experimental animal fetus model. This study provided a significant contribution to a complicated issue of pediatric urology and was cited many times by its successors. 

    He became associate professor of urology in 2004 and was appointed as a professor of urology in 2009. He was accepted as a clinical fellow in Minimal Invasive Urologic Oncology at the Department of Surgery, Section of Urology at the University of Chicago (2014-2015). He worked in an intense oncology program mainly concentrated on robotic surgery of prostate and kidney cancer. Because of this background, he is mainly interested in urologic oncology and pediatric urology. The primary portion of his daily practice consist of kidney cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, neonatal hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, urine reflux to kidney, hypospadias and undescended testis. 

    Because of its prevalence in Turkey, Prof. Ayan has a huge experience with urinary stone disease and he is doing large number of endoscopic and percutaneous surgeries for kidney, ureter and bladder stones. 

    Prof. Ayan holds United States Medical License and European Board of Urology Certificate. He is a member of AUA, EAU and Turkish Urologic Surgery and Urologic Oncology Societies. 

    List of International Scientific Publications; 

    1. Ayan S, Yildirim S, Ucar C, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin EY, Butuner C. Corporal reactivity to adenosine and prostaglandin E1 in alloxan-induced diabetic rabbit corpus cavernosum and the effect of insulin therapy. BJU Int, 83: 108-12, 1999. 

    2. Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin EY, Butuner C. The effects of long-term oral administration of L-arginine on the erectile response of rabbits with alloxan-induced diabetes. BJU Int, 83: 679-85, 1999. 

    3. Ayan S, Kaloglu C, Gökce G, Kılıcarslan H, Gültekin EY. Effect of insulin therapy to diabetic cystopathy: urodynamic and histological findings in a rabbit model. Sc J Urol Nephrol, 33: 392-5, 1999. 

    4. Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Gültekin Y, Uma S. Does diabetes mellitus affect the progress of tolerance to isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) in corporal tissue? Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 4: 29- 34, 2000. 

    5. Ayan S, Sarioglu Y, Yildirim S, Gokce G, Bagcıvan I. Relaxation induced by omeprazole does not change in diabetic rabbit corpus cavernosum. BJU Int, 87(3):265-8, 2001. 

    6. Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. An unusual cause of urinary incon tinence: urethral coitus. Sc J Urol Nephrol, 35:254, 2001. 

    7. Yildirim S, Simsek R, Ayan S, Gokce G, Sarıoğlu Y, Safak C. Relaxant effect of some benzothiazolinone dervatives on isolated rabbit corpus cavernosum. Urol Res, 29:182-5, 2001. 

    8. Ayan S, Roth JA, Freeman MR, Bride SH, Peters C. Partial ureteral obstruction dysregulates the RAS in the fetal sheep. Urology, 58: 301-6, 2001. 

    9. Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Gokce G, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Cranial blind ending branch of a bifid ureter. Int Urol Nephrol, 32: 635-6, 2001. 

    10. Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Yıldız E, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Adenomatoid tumors of testis and epididym: a report of two cases. Int Urol Nephrol, 32:677-80, 2001. 

    11. Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ozdemir O, Yildiz E, Gultekin EY. K-RAS mutation in transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder. Int Urol Nephrol, 33:363-67, 2001. 

    12. Bulut HE, Onarlıoglu B, Kaloglu C, Özdemir Ö, Ayan S. Effects of experimental diabetes and insulin treatment on rabbit renal morphology: a quantitative and qualitative study. Turk J Med Sci, 31: 209-16, 2001. 

    13. Kılıcarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Gultekin EY, Arıkan Y, Hocaoglu S. Fournier’s gangrene: a report of 20 cases. T Klin J Med Res 19:55-58, 2001. 

    14. Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Ayan S, Tas F, Akar R, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Genitourinary tuberculosis: A review of 174 cases. Scand J Infect Dis, 34: 338-40, 2002. 

    15. Kilicarslan H, Yildirim S, Bagcivan I, Ayan S, Sarac B, Sarioglu Y. Effect of chronic renal failure (CRF) on purinergic responses of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle in rabbits. BJU Int 90(6):596-600, 2002. 

    16. Bagcivan I, Gokce G, Ayan S, Yildirim S, Sarac B, Kilicarslan H, Sarioglu Y. Hydrogen-potassium ATPase inhibitors induce relaxation on rabbit prostatic strips in vitro.Int J Urol.;9(11):641-4; discussion 645, 2002. 

    17. Bagcivan I, Kilicarslan H, Sarac B, Gokce G, Yildirim S, Ayan S, Sarioglu Y. The evaluation of the effects of renal failure on erectile dysfunction in a chronic renal failure (CRF) rabbit model. BJU Int.;91(7):697-701, 2003 

    18. Kilicarslan H, Guvenal T, Ayan S, Gokce G, Cetin A, Gultekin Y. Comparison of outcomes of three different surgical techniques performed for stress urinary incontinence. Int J Urol.;10(3):126- 30, 2003. 

    19. Kaya S, Poyraz O, Gökçe G, Kılıçarslan H, Kaya K and Ayan S. Role of Genital Mycoplasmata and Other Bacteria in Urolithiasis. Scand J Infect Dis, 35:315-317,2003. 

    20. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Atalar M, Kaya S, Kaya K, Gultekin Y. A case of hydatid disease: urinary retention due to isolated retrovesical hydatid cyst in a boy. Scand J Infect Dis, 35 :408-410, 2003. 

    21. Gokce G, Kaya K, Kılıcarslan H, Tas F, Ayan S, Yıldız E, Gultekin E Y. Epidermoid cyst in the renal pelvis. Int Urol Nephrol;35(1):9-10, 2003. 

    22. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Ayan S, Guvenal T, Kaya K, Gultekin EY. Predictors of outcome after in situ anterior vaginal wall sling surgery. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct ;14(5):339-41, 2003. 

    23. Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Kaya K, Ayan S, Gultekin YE. Surgical treatment of penil fractures. Ulus Travma Derg.;9(1):54-6, 2003. 

    24. Yildiz E, Gokce G, Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Goze F, Gultekin EY. Prognostic value of the expression of Ki-67, CD44 and vascular endothelial growth factor, and microvessel invasion, in renal cell carcinoma. BJU Int. 2004 ;93(7):1087-93. 

    25. Gokce G, Topsakal K, Ayan S, Kilicarslan H, Gokce SF, Gultekin EY. Case report: Nonobstructive giant urethral stone with two safety pins. Int Urol Nephrol. 2004;36(1):65-6. 

    26. Kaya K, Ayan S, Gokce G, Kılıcarslan H, Yildiz E, Gultekin EY. Urinary nuclear matrix protein 22 for diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 38 :1-5,2004. 

    27. Ayan S, Kaya K, Topsakal K, Kılıçarslan H, Gokce G, Gültekin Y. Efficacy of tolterodine as a firstline treatment for non-neurogenic voiding dysfunction in children. BJU Int. 96(3):411-4, 2005. 

    28. Kaya K, Gokce G , Kaya S, Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Gultekin EY. Isolated renal and retropertoneal hydatid cysts: a report of 23 cases. Trop Doct. 2006 Oct;36(4):243-6. 

    29. Candan F, Ayan S, Tas F, Gokce G, Elagoz S. Spontaneous renal laceration as the presenting feature of polyarteritis nodosa in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever after hepatitis A infection. Rheumatol Int, 25(6):475-7, 2005. 

    30. Silig Y, Pinarbasi H, Gunes S, Ayan S, Bagci H, Cetinkaya O. Polymorphisms of CYP1A1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and prostate cancer risk in Turkish population. Cancer Invest, 24(1):41-5, 2006. 

    31. Tanzer F, Ozgur A, Bardakci F, Cankorkmaz L, Ayan S. Analysis of a 1-year-old cystinuric patient with recurrent renal stones. Int J Urol. 13(10):1347-9, 2006. 

    32. Kilicarslan H, Ayan S, Vuruskan H, Gokce G, Gultekin EY.Treatment of detrusor sphincter dyssynergia with baclofen and doxazosin. Int Urol Nephrol. 2006;38(3-4):537-41. 

    33. Ayan S, Topsakal K, Gokce G, Gultekin EY.Efficacy of combined anticholinergic treatment and behavioral modification as a first line treatment for nonneurogenic and nonanatomical voiding dysfunction in children: a randomized controlled trial. J Urol. 2007 Jun;177(6):2325-8; discussion 2328-9. 

    34. Ozdemir O, Gul E, Kilicarslan H, Gokce G, Beyaztas FY, Ayan S, Sezgin I.SRY and AZF gene variation in male infertility: a cytogenetic and molecular approach. Int Urol Nephrol. 2007;39(4):1183-9. 

    35. Yildiz E, Ayan S, Goze F, Gokce G, Gultekin EY. Relation of microvessel density with microvascular invasion, metastasis and prognosis in renal cell carcinoma. BJU Int. 2008 Mar;101(6):758-64. 

    36. Kenan Kaygusuz, Gokhan Gokce, Iclal Ozdemir Kol, Semih Ayan and Sinan Gursoy. Efficacy of Preventive Analgesia with Tramadol or Lornoxicam for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Current Therapeutic Research 68(4), 205-216, 2007. 

    37. Kaygusuz K, Gokce G, Gursoy S, Ayan S, Mimaroglu C, Gultekin Y.A comparison of sedation with dexmedetomidine or propofol during shockwave lithotripsy: a randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jan;106(1):114-9. 

    38. Gokce G, Karboga H, Yildiz E, Ayan S, Gultekin Y. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on apoptotic changes in contralateral testis following unilateral testicular torsion. Int Urol Nephrol. 2008;40(4):989-95. 

    39. Ozdemir, O (Ozdemir, Oztuerk); Yildiz, E (Yildiz, Esin); Ayan, S (Ayan, Semih); Gul, E (Gul, Eylem)1; Gokce, G (Gokce, Goekhan); Yildiz, F (Yildiz, Fazilet)1; Koksal, B (Koksal, Binnur)1; Goze, F (Goze, Fahrettin); Gultekin, EY (Gultekin, E. Yener). Epigenetic alterations and oncogenes mutations in urinary bladder carcinomas.CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. 2009, Volume: 17 Supplement: 1 Pages: 171-171 

    40. Eskicorapci SY, Türkeri L, Karabulut E, Cal C, Akpinar H, Baltaci S, Baykal K; Turkish Validation Study Group of Kattan Preoperative Nomogram, Kattan MW, Ozen H. Collaborators: Yildirim A, Yazici S, Divrik RT, Ozkardeş H, Koşan M, Kurtuluş FO, Büyükalpelli R, Mungan A, Lekili M, Sahin H, Günlüsoy B, Ayan S, Bozlu M. Validation of two preoperative Kattan nomograms predicting recurrence after radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer in Turkey: a multicenter study of the Urooncology Society. Urology. 2009 Dec;74(6):1289-95. 

    41. Ozdemir O, Yildiz S, Ayan S, Gül E, Gokce G, Yildiz F, Koksal B. Promoter hypermethylation of tissue specific tumor supressor genes and point mutation in K-ras, c-myc proto-oncogenes in urinary (transitional cell) bladder carcinoma. Health. 2010; 2(8):850-856. 

    42. Türkeri L, Tanıdır Y, Çal Ç, Özen H, Şahin H; Collaborators :Kaya C, Karaman İ, Şengör F, Alkibay T, Sözen S, Büyükalpelli R, Can C, Kuyumcuoğlu U, Albayrak S, Abay E, Soyupak B, Tansuğ Z, Fazlıoğlu A, Gültekin Y, Ayan S, Gümüş E, Lekili M, Dillioğlugil Ö, Özer G, Uygur C, Akpınar H. Comparison of the efficacy of single or double intravesical epirubicin instillation in the early postoperative period to prevent recurrences in non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: prospective, randomized multicenter study. Urol Int. 2010;85(3):261-5. 

    43. Kuzgunbay B, Yaycioglu O, Soyupak B, Atay Kayis A, Ayan S, Yavascaoglu I, Cal C, Beduk Y; Turkish Study Group of Public Awareness in Testicular Cancer Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society.Urol Oncol. 2011 Mar 22. Epub ahead of print] 

    44. Biçer H, Korgali E, Gökçe G, Ayan S, Yıldırım S, Gültekin EY. Contractile responses of urinary bladder in an experimental model of chronic renal failure. Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2012 Nov;12(4):219- 23. 

    45. Yaycioglu O, Eskicorapci S, Karabulut E, Soyupak B, Gogus C, Divrik T, Turkeri L, Yazici S, Ozen H; Society of Urooncology Study Group for Kidney Cancer Prognosis. A preoperative prognostic model predicting recurrence-free survival for patients with kidney cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jan;43(1):63-8. 

    46. Erden Y, Korgalı E, Dundar G, Ayan S, Gokce G, Yildirim S, Gultekin EY. In-vitro effects of PDE5 inhibitor and statin treatment on the contractile responses of experimental MetS rabbit's cavernous smooth muscle. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2014 Mar 28;86(1):33-8.

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Ivan Colombo

  • 4.6 Excellent 61 reviews
  • Czech Republic, Velke Mezirici, Robotic Surgery Center in St. Zdislava Hospital
  • Dr. Ivan Colombo is an experienced Urologist with 30 years of experience and specialization in Robotic Surgery, Urological diseases treatment, and Oncourology. He is currently working at St. Zdislava hospital and is a member of various reputable organizations, including the Urology Society of Czech Republic, Surgical Society of Czech, Robotic surgery association, European Urology Association, American Urology Society, and International Urology society. He has also published over 150 papers in national and international journals.

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Oguz Acar

  • 4.6 Excellent 322 reviews
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
  • Dr. Nejat Akalan is an experienced neurosurgeon with 31+ years of experience and expertise in treating various brain and spine conditions. He has also published numerous scientific papers and is a co-author of the book ‘Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery’.
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Fuat Demirel

  • 4.7 Excellent 101 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital
  • Dr. Fuat Demirel is an urology specialist with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in treatment of urological pathologies, prostate, kidney, and testicular cancer, incontinence surgery, and kidney stone removal.
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Circumcision
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Nazmi Yalcin Ilker

  • 4.6 Excellent 494 reviews
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
  • Urologist
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$18,500 - $23,000
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Josep Torremade Barreda

  • 4.7 Excellent 418 reviews
  • 17 years of experience
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
  • Clinical experience

    Residency in Urology Bellvitge University Hospital (2007/2012)

    Urologist Bellvitge University Hospital. (May 2012/November 2021)

    Head of Andrology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital. (February 2015/November 2021)

    Head of Andrology Department Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (December 2021 present)

    Director of the Institute of Andrology and Sexology. Quironsalud Group. (October 2015 January 2018).

    Head of Andrology Department Teknon Medical Centre (November 2017 present)

    Editor of the International Journal of Andrology (July 2016 present)

    Clinical practice in the field of Reproductive Medicine and Sexology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York City (USA) (March 2016 May 2016)

    Education

    Doctor of Medicine (Universitat de Barcelona) degree with honors, 2006

    Specialization in Urology Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, 2006 2012

    Associate Professor of Clinical Andrology (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 2014

    Participant of the European Board of Urology (Bruselas UEMS), 2012

    Member of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (Estambul UEMS), 2014

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High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU)
$18,267 - $20,551
Vaporization (with GreenLight Laser)
$8,000 - $9,750
Nephrectomy
$19,409 - $22,834
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Georg Shatzl

  • 4.6 Excellent 147 reviews
  • 32 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
  • Dr. Georg Schatzl is a urologist and andrologist. He specializes in men’s health, including erectile dysfunction, infertility, prostate diseases, and urinary tract disorders. He has performed thousands of procedures. Dr. Schatzl is known for his skill in both clinical and surgical urology.

    He is an Extraordinary University Professor and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). Dr. Schatzl has published nearly 100 articles in international journals. His work has an impact factor of over 521 and a high h-index. He has given more than 500 presentations at national and international conferences. He also reviews articles for leading urology journals.

    Dr. Schatzl has received awards such as the Mauermayerpreis (2003) and the Pfizer Prostate Award (1998). He leads the Prostate Work Group of the Austrian Board of Urology. He also has experience in quality assurance and medical management.

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Turhan Caskurlu

  • 4.5 Good 50 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
    • 2017 - Currently, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL
      Urology Specialist
    • 2012 - Currently, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      ISTANBUL MEDEDNİYET UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY
      Urology - Head of Department
    • 2010 - 2012, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      HAYDARPAŞA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
      Chief Physician
    • 2010 - 2012, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY
      Urology Department - Lecturer of Department
    • 2005 - 2012, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      GÖZTEPE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
      Urology Clinic Director
    • 1999 - 2005, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      ŞİŞLİ ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
      Urology Clinic Assistant Director
    • 1992 - 1998, İstanbul/İstanbul/Turkey
      BEZMİ ALEM VALİDE SULTAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING HOSPITAL
      Urology Clinic Head Assisstant
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Prostatectomy
$12,000 - $15,000
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Caterina Lania

  • 4.5 Good 62 reviews
  • 38 years of experience
  • Italy, Milan, San Raffaele
  • Dr. Caterina Lania is a consultant in Andrology and Urology at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. She focuses on diagnosing and treating urogenital conditions in both men and women. Her areas of expertise include infertility, impotence, bladder tumors, and genital disorders, whether congenital or acquired.

    Dr. Lania graduated from the University of Milan. She has published over 150 scientific articles. She is also active in laboratory research on genitourinary diseases. Dr. Lania regularly takes part in national and international medical congresses, showing her dedication to professional growth.

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Prostatectomy
$27,401 - $35,393
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Baris Nuhoglu

  • 4.5 Good 211 reviews
  • 37 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Estetik International - Istanbul
  • OPERATIONS 

    P-Shot, Penile ESWT, Penis Curvature, Penis Thickening, Penis Enlargement, Penis Aesthetic and Health 

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    Mar 2016 – Present Yeni Yüzyıl University, Istanbul, Turkey 

    Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital 

    Director of Urology Department 

    Gaziosmanpasa Hospital is a major medical center, organ transplantation, brain and nerve surgery, cardiovascular surgery, tumor surgery, oncology, stemcell transplantation and in vitrofertilization (IVF) are qualified treatments. Turkey is one of the busiest hospital. 

    I work in the urologyclinic, urooncology, endourology, roboticsurgery, laparoscopic surgery and andrology. 

     

    Jan 2009 - Mar 2016 Ministry of Health Taksim Istanbul, Turkey 

    Training and Research Hospital 

    Director of Urology Department  

    Ourhospital, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, is a public hospital established for private medicale ducation and scientific research. My responsibilities as chief of urology training clinic,

    - Implementation of urology assistant training program. 

    - Conducting clinical trials. 

    - General urological services. 

    I work in urology clinic, urooncology, endourology, robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and andrology. 

    Spoken Languages English/ Turkish

     

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009 Ministry of Health Bağcılar Istanbul,Turkey 

    Training and Research Hospital Director of Urology Department 

    Our hospital's assistant is a state hospital established for medical education and scientific research. My responsibilities as a chief of urology training clinic, 

    - Implementation of urology assistant training program. 

    - Conducting clinical trials. - General urological services. I work in urology clinic, urooncology, endourology, laparoscopic surgery and andrology. 

     

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2007 Ministry of Health Ankara Ankara,Turkey 

    Education and Research Hospital Urologist

     In our hospital, I worked as a urologist 

     

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1999 Ministry of Health Bergama State Izmir, Turkey 

    Hospital Urolojist 

    In our hospital, I worked as a urologist in Urooncology, endourology, laparoscopic surgery and andrology. 

     

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1997 Ministry of Health Training and Ankara,Turkey

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Jacob Ben-chaim

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 39 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Jacob Ben-chaim is a Pediatric Urologist at the Sourasky Medical Center with experience in chemical immunology, laparoscopic pyeloplasty, and ECFMG certification. He is certified by the Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and University, Baltimore MD, USA, and Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine. He is a member of the Israel Medical Association, Israel Urological Association, American Urological Association, and Chairman of the Pediatric Urology Union. He has received awards for best Pediatric Urology study and holds an ECFMG Certificate valid indefinitely.

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Ugur Aferin

  • 5 Excellent 37 reviews
  • 10 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Medical DegreeMedicineIstanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine2008-2014
    DoctorateUrologyIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Medicine2015-2020

    5. Academic Appointments:

    Appointed as Faculty Member: 28.03.2022

    Associate Professorship: ---

    Full Professorship: ---

    6. Supervised Theses:

    Master's Theses: None listed

    Doctoral Theses: None listed

    7. Publications:

    7.1. Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals (SCI, SSCI, Arts & Humanities):

    "Urodynamic Curve Patterns May Predict Female Bladder Outlet Obstruction and Detrusor Underactivity." Urology, 2022. (Co-authored)

    "Are Elevated Mitochondrial DNA Fragments in Prostatic Inflammation a Potential Biomarker for Prostate Cancer?" Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, 2023. (Co-authored)

    7.2. Articles Published in Other International Peer-Reviewed Journals:

    "A Case Report of Pediatric High-Flow Priapism: The Management of a Rare Condition." European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021.

    "Unusual Presentation of Classical Kaposi Sarcoma: Penile Involvement in an HIV Seronegative Patient." European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023.

    7.3. Papers Presented at International Scientific Meetings:

    Multiple presentations at international urology congresses. (Details available upon request.)

    7.4. International Book Chapters:

    Aferin U. "Approach to Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer," in Current Perspective in Urooncology, Akademiyen Kitabevi, 2022. ISBN: 978-625-8259-52-0, p.147

    7.5. Articles Published in National Peer-Reviewed Journals:

    "Massive Inguinoscrotal Bladder Hernia and Bladder Tumor: A Very Rare Case." J Urol Surg, 2018.

    "Testicular Torsion: Experience in a Tertiary Urology Referral Centre." Journal of Urological Surgery, 2021.

    "Association Between Prostate Biopsy Results and Serum Vitamin D Levels." Bulletin of Urooncology, 2021.

    "Surgical Treatment in Localized Prostate Cancer." Cancer Agenda Journal, 2022.

    7.6. Papers Presented at National Scientific Meetings (with Proceedings):

    Participated and presented in multiple national urological congresses on topics including penile plication, robotic nephrectomy, and pediatric urological conditions. (Full list available upon request.)

     

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Operation Marmara (microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy)
$7,000 - $7,000
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Yariv Shtabholtz

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Omer Uslukaya

  • 4.5 Good 50 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
  • EXPERIENCE*

     

    2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey

    MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey

    DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

    General Surgeon

    2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey

    VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey

    HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey

    YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

    General Surgeon

    2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey

    HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER

    General Practitioner

     

    *EDUCATION*

     

    2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey

    Associate Professor

    2015, Ohio/USA

    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER

    Neck Dissection Training

    2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey

    Assistant Professor

    1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey

    ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

    FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education

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Prostatectomy
$12,000 - $15,000
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Luca Carmignani

  • 4.8 Excellent 40 reviews
  • 37 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Italy, Milan, San Donato Hospital
  • Professor Fabio Carmignani is a specialist in andrology, urology, and prostatic biopsy under MRI guidance. He has been the Director of the Urology Department at Policlinico San Donato Research Hospital in Milan since 2007 and has over 10,000 surgeries to his credit. He has a medical degree from the University of Milan and is the President of the Foundation of the Italian Society of Urology. He has written over 100 research materials in urologic surgery and is a member of the American Urological Association and the Italian Society of Urology, Minimal Invasive Therapy.

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Robotic da Vinci prostatectomy
$32,538 - $32,538
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Tuncay Tash

  • 4.5 Good 211 reviews
  • 21 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Estetik International - Istanbul
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuncay Tas is a respected urologist with expertise in penile surgery and regenerative urology. He earned his medical degree from Istanbul University. He also completed advanced training in Germany.

    Dr. Tas founded the SafeFill and MaleShot training modules, which are used by doctors around the world. He was among the first in Türkiye to combine P-Shot with stem cell therapy for male sexual health. His work focuses on erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, penile enlargement, and aesthetic urology procedures.

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