Page 3 - Best Tongue cancer doctors: TOP 69 doctors

Dr. Inta Jaunalksne specializes in virotherapy – a cutting-edge immunology approach for tongue cancer treatment. With 49 years of experience of experience, she leads the Clinical Immunology Center at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital.

• Specializes in virotherapy for cancer treatment
• Head of Clinical Immunology Center at a major university hospital
• Graduate of Riga Medical Institute with internal medicine internship

Professor Kyzas leads the MANTRA trial, the largest randomized controlled trial in OMFS, and specializes in advanced tongue cancer treatments.

• Over 70 scientific papers published in high-impact journals
• Pioneer in 3D printer–personalized planning reconstructive surgery
• Certified microvascular surgeon with extensive head and neck surgery experience
• Clinical Director for cancer services covering over 1M people
• Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.

Assoc. Prof. Ayşe İrem Yasin, M.D., is a medical oncologist who specializes in solid tumors. Her clinical focus includes breast, lung, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and urologic cancers. She also treats brain and other CNS tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, head and neck cancers, adenocarcinomas, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cancers of unknown primary. She practices at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital (2025–present). She previously worked at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025).

She completed a Medical Oncology fellowship at Bezmialem Vakıf University (2019–2022). This followed an Internal Medicine residency at the same institution (2012–2016). Her international experience includes the Breast Cancer Unit at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Novara (2022). She also trained at Basel University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Medical School. She holds the ESMO Board Certificate (2022).

Dr. Erkan Karatas is highly trained in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, with extensive international experience at prestigious institutions.

• Specialized in head and neck surgery at multiple top European and US centers
• Trained at Hannover Medical School and other leading institutions
• Member of multiple international otolaryngology and head and neck surgery associations

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Dr. Topcu has trained at prestigious cancer centers like MD Anderson and Sunnybrook Odette, specializing in head and neck cancers including tongue cancer.

• Medical oncology residency at Karadeniz Technical University
• Member of ESMO and ASCO – leading global oncology societies
• Treats a wide range of cancers with focus on complex cases
• Works at Biruni University Hospital with multidisciplinary teams

Specialized in radiation oncology at Marmara University – Dr. Sahibov focuses on precise treatment planning for tongue cancer.

• Trained at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• Specialization in radiation oncology completed in 2016
• Works at Emsey Hospital with advanced radiation therapy equipment

Dr. Ozdemir brings decades of specialized ENT and head-neck surgery expertise to tongue cancer cases at Ento Surgical Medical Center.

• Graduated from Hacettepe University Medical Faculty – among Turkey's top medical schools
• Former head of ENT department at Namik Kemal University
• 46 years of experience of surgical experience
• Trained at Hacettepe University Medical Center

Dr. Chaitainya Borde has handled over 30,000 PET scans and treated 1,000 thyroid cancer patients at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre.

• 11 years of experience of experience in nuclear medicine
• Specializes in radioiodine & Lu-177 RN therapies
• Published in various medical journals
• Proficient in all types of nuclear scans and PET-CT

Dr. Sridhar P.S. specializes in radiotherapy for tongue cancer, with extensive training and professional memberships in oncology.

• Completed Doctor of Medicine in radiotherapy from Banaras Hindu University
• Diplomate of National Board in radiotherapy
• Member of the Association of Radiation Oncology of India
• Part of the Society for Neuro-Oncology and Bangalore Oncology Group

Sirshendu Roy specializes in head and neck cancer surgery with 25 years of experience of experience at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre.

• Trained at Tata Memorial Hospital – India's premier cancer center
• Performs complex reconstructive surgeries after tumor removal
• Expert in both curative and palliative cancer procedures

Prof. Engin brings decades of specialized radiation oncology expertise to tongue cancer cases, with training at top institutions like Thomas Jefferson University.

• Over 41 years of experience of experience in radiation oncology
• Fellowship-trained in thermoradiotherapy – a specialized approach combining heat and radiation
• Former Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Uludağ University
• Current Director of Oncological Sciences at Medicana Bursa Hospital