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During this time, he published the first European report on the advantages of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders; and in 2006 he was the first doctor to place a soft palate in Spain. He is also the author of the first app in the world used for the treatment of sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

Dr O'Connor is the President of the Spanish Commission of the Spanish Society of Respiratory Disorders. He is also a member of the European Sleep Research, the American Otorhinolaryngology Academy, the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society, Ibero-American Otorhinolaryngology Society and Andalusian Otorhinolaryngology Society.

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Otorhinolaryngology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Seville.

• Co-Director of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Quironsalud Marbella Hospital and Quironsalud Campo de Gibraltar Hospital since 2006.

• First European report on the use of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders in 2005.

• First soft palate implant in Spain and first publication in the country on this area of medicine (2006).

• Author of the first manuscript on the use of radiofrequency to treat hypertrophy of nasal turbinates in paediatric patients in sleep respiratory disorders.

• Author of the first lateral pharyngoplasty in Europe 2010.

• Author of the first expansion pharyngoplasty in Spain in 2010.

• First doctor in Spain to introduce myofunctional therapy in a sleep unit in order to treat obstructive sleep apnoea.

• Author of the first app in the world used to treat sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

• International revisor of papers about sleep respiratory disorders in Laryngoscope, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Plos One, Nature and Science of Sleep, International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Spanish Acta ORL, Stockholm Acta ORL.

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and head and neck surgery are a medico-surgical speciality dealing with the study, diagnosis and treatment of the pathologies affecting the ear (hearing and balance), the upper airways (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx), sense of smell, oral cavity, neck and salivary glands.

The ENT Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital comprises a team of outstanding specialists in this medical field, who are a reference at national and international level, on account of their research work, implementation and development of avant-garde techniques, as well as regular publications in highly-influential scientific journals.

Experience

2017

Private Nisa Hospital

2011 - 2017

Yenibosna Private Ilke Hospital

2007 - 2011

Gaziosmanpaşa Private Bilge Hospital

Education

 2005 Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Diseases 

2005 Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Diseases 

2000 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, Medical Education 

2000 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, Medical Education

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine - Ear-Nose-Throat Diseases
 

1998-2005 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, KAYSERİ
 

Courses and Conferences
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation OSAS Surgery Educational Course ,November 05, 2009,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Pediatric Sinusitis Educational Course,07 January 2010,Ankara
 

9th International Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Academy Congress, April 15-18, 2010, Hatay
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, Neck Dissections Meeting ;May 6, 2010 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Approach to Conductive Hearing Loss Educational Course; December 16, 2010,Ankara
 

33rd Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress; September 26-30, 2011, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Middle Ear Implants Educational Course; November 17, 2011,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association , Current Approach to Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Meeting ;November 19, 2011 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Current Tonsillectomy Methods Educational Course; December 15, 2011 ,Ankara
 

National Laryngology Congress, February 17-18, 2012, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Educational Course on Approach to Children with Stiridor; April 05, 2012 ,Ankara
 

10th International Congress of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; April 26-28, 2012, Ankara

8th Turkish Rhinology Congress, May 24-27, 2012, Antalya

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Vertigo Educational Course;November 01, 2012,Ankara

7th National Laryngology Congress September 27-28, 2013 ,Istanbul

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress Clinically Applied Allergic Rhinitis Course, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International April 12-19, 2014

38th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, , Antalya

Articles he wrote and contributed to;

1. Elgörmüş M.N, Başak H, Balcıoğlu M ,Özgürsoy O.B, Dursun G, Hidden Cavernous Hemangioma in Tongue; 9th International Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Congress, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

2.ELGÖRMÜŞ M.N, BASAK H, BALCIOĞLU M, ÖZGÜRSOY O.B, DURSUN G. Hidden Hemangioma in Tongue. 9th International ENT- Head and Neck Surgery Congress 8-10 April 2010, Ankara, Turkey
 

3.Mülazımoğlu S, Başak H, Beton S, Elgörmüş M.N, Aktürk T, Arat A, Gökcan M.K,Emergency Intraoperative Angiographic Embolization in Acute Carotid Blowout Syndrome ; 35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, 02-06 November 2013, Antalya
 

ORAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
 

1.İslamoğlu Y, Kıcalı M.M, Elgörmüş M.N, Beton S, Gökcan M.K ,Is Hyoid Bone Removal Necessary in Thyroglossal Cyst Excision? ;35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress,
 

2.BAŞAK H, MÜLAZIMOGLU S, TEZCANER Z.Ç., BETON S, MECO B.C, ELGÖRMÜS MN, MEÇO C. Endonasal endoscopic excision of frontal sinus and supraorbital resess cholesteatoma extending from the temporal muscle to the middle fossa. 10th Turkish Rhinology Congress May 25-22, 2014 Antalya, Turkey. (oral presentation)
 

3.M.N.Elgörmüs , C. Meco Endonasal Endoscopic Management of Traumatic CSF Fistula 19-12 April 2014 ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International

After graduating from Fırat University Faculty of Medicine in 2008, he worked as a physician in Şırnak Silopi Health Center No. 3 for 2 years. In 2011, he started his specialization in Manisa Celal Bayar University, Otorhinolaryngology.

He completed his specialization in ENT Diseases Specialization in 2016. In 2016, he succeeded in the written and oral exams organized by the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association and was entitled to receive a Certificate of Proficiency.

He worked as an Ear Nose and Throat Diseases Specialist at Manisa Merkez Efendi State Hospital between 2016-2021. He has been working at Private ENTO ENT Surgical Medical Center since October 2021.

2017: Oticon Medical Scientific Center Copenhagen Denmark.
2016: ICLO Teaching Center New Endoscopic Approaches to Lateral Skull Base, Inner Ear and Cerebello-Pontine Angle, Verona Italy
2016: World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw,Poland
2015: Cochlear Science and Research Center Berlin Germany.
2014: Cochlear implant Center Medel Company Innsburck, Austria.
2014: Hannover Medical School. Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, Hannover, Germany
2014: Academy of Hearing Aid Acoustics (Akademie für Hörgerate-Akustik), Lübeck, Germany.
2013: International European Sialendoscopy Training Center, Geneva, Switzerland.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Bern, Switzerland.
2011: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2007: The Ohio State University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
2006: University of Würzburg, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Würzburg, Germany.
1999-2003 İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı
1993-1999 İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Turkish Rhinology Society

Tigris-Euphrates Basin Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Gaziantep Otorhinolaryngology Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board

Turkish Otology Association

Malatya Otorhinolaryngology Association

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology

International Vertigo Association

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)

Name: Mehmet Palali

Place and year of birth:

Manisa, 11.01.1984

Education:

Istanbul university Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty 2001-2007 

Specialization: Ankara Numene Science and Research Hospital – ENT clinic – 2008-2013

Experiences:

Yozgat State Hospital: 2013-2016

Canakkale Biga Devlet Hospital : 2016-2017

Medlife Bagcilar Hospital -2017-2018

Erdem Hospital- 2018- present

Professional Interests

Rhinoplasty 

Revision rhinoplasty

Otoplasty

Clinic Attended as a Researcher 

 1) Investigation of SCGB3A1 (UGRP2) gene arrays in patients with nasal polyposis. 

Palalı M, Murat Özcan K, Ozdaş S, Köseoğlu S, Ozdaş T, Erbek SS, Yıldırım E, Ensari S, Dere H. 

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Dec;271(12):3209-14. 

2) Prognostic effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy starting time for sudden sensorineural hearing loss. 

Yıldırım E, Murat Özcan K, Palalı M, Cetin MA, Ensari S, Dere H. 

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jan;272(1):23-8. 

3) Endoskopik Dakriyosistorinostomide Başarısızlık Nedenleri 

Mehmet Ali ÇETİN, Kürşat Murat ÖZCAN, Aykut İKİNCİOĞULLARI, Sabri KÖSEOĞLU, Mehmet PALALI, Serdar ENSARİ, Hüseyin DERE 

Ortadoğu Tıp Dergisi 5 (1): 29-32 2013 

4) Cervical lymphadenopathy: progressive transformation of germinal centers 

İkincioğulları A, Köseoğlu S, Çetin MA, Palalı M, Ensari S, Kayaçetin S, Kulaçoğlu S, Dere H. 

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2013 Sep-Oct;23(5):307-11. 

5) Papiller Onkositik Kistadenom: Olgu Sunumu Mehmet Palalı, Aykut İkincioğulları, Sabri Köseoğlu, Doğan Atan, Erol Yıldırım, Hüseyin Dere 

34. Türk Ulusal Kulak Burun Boğaz ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Kongresi P-377 

6) Temporal Kemik Karsinomu İle Birlikte İnverted Papillom Zemininde Gelişen İntranazal Karsinom: Olgu Sunumu 

35. Türk Ulusal Kulak Burun Boğaz ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Kongresi PS3-073 

Hüseyin Dere, Mehmet Ali Çetin, Emre Apaydın, Erol Yıldırım, Mehmet Palalı, Aykut İkincioğulları 

7) Burun Tıkanıklığının Nadir Bir Nedeni: Alt Konka Bülloza 

Hakan Dağıstan, Mehmet Palalı 

37. Türk Ulusal Kulak Burun Boğaz ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Kongresi EP-124

Certifications:

Hobbies

Play classical guitar

Draw cartoon

Dr. Turgay Toğçuoğlu, with 20 years of experience, has performed many successful surgeries in the field of otolaryngology. He has performed many surgeries on Rhinoplasty

Any other educational courses and certificate (those conducted internationally as well):

1. Otorhinolaryngology Allergy Course 2004

2. Occupational English Test OET certificate 2016

3. Ege university Cadaver DBsection Course 2017

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Key Areas of Expertise:

General ENT Surgery: Dr. Aksungur has extensive experience in performing routine and complex ENT surgeries, including tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, and the management of chronic ear infections. She is skilled in treating conditions affecting the throat, nose, and ears, providing effective solutions for patients of all ages.

Nasal and Sinus Surgery: Specializing in nasal and sinus disorders, Dr. Aksungur performs advanced procedures for conditions such as chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, septal deviations, and allergic rhinitis. Her expertise includes functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), ensuring both relief from symptoms and improved nasal function.

Sleep Surgery: Dr. Aksungur is skilled in treating sleep-related disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, using both surgical and non-surgical interventions. Her procedures may include uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) or the correction of structural abnormalities contributing to sleep disturbances.

Pediatric ENT Surgery: Dr. Aksungur is adept at treating a variety of pediatric ENT conditions, including recurrent ear infections, airway obstruction, and congenital abnormalities of the head and neck. Her approach to pediatric care is focused on minimizing trauma and ensuring comfort for her younger patients.

Laryngology and Voice Disorders: With a particular interest in voice and swallowing disorders, Dr. Aksungur specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the larynx, such as vocal cord nodules, laryngitis, and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). She employs both surgical and non-surgical treatments to restore normal voice function.

Head and Neck Oncology: Dr. Aksungur has significant experience in the surgical management of benign and malignant tumors in the head and neck region. This includes cancers of the oral cavity, throat, larynx, and salivary glands. Her approach is multidisciplinary, ensuring the best outcomes through collaboration with oncologists, radiologists, and other specialists.

Ear Surgery and Hearing Restoration: Dr. Aksungur has expertise in the surgical treatment of hearing disorders, such as chronic otitis media, eardrum perforations, and conductive hearing loss. She is skilled in performing procedures like tympanoplasty and ossiculoplasty to restore hearing and improve the quality of life for her patients.

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery: In addition to functional procedures, Dr. Aksungur is experienced in cosmetic surgeries of the nose (rhinoplasty) and other head and neck areas, including reconstructive surgeries for trauma, congenital defects, and post-cancer reconstruction.