Page 4 - Best Thyroid cancer doctors: TOP 102 doctors

Dr. Popovcer specializes in thyroid cancer with advanced training in radiosurgery from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

• Over 23 years of experience of experience in oncology and radiotherapy
• Director of the Oncology Department at Hadassah University Hospital
• Fellowship-trained in multidisciplinary cancer treatment at the University of Michigan
• Expert in personalized biological and immunotherapy for thyroid cancer

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.

Head of the Head and Neck Surgery Department at Samsung Medical Center – Dr. Baek specializes in thyroid cancer treatments.

• Otorhinolaryngologist with extensive expertise in head and neck surgeries
• Leads a specialized team for thyroid cancer cases
• Works at one of South Korea's top medical centers

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology – Dr. Son specializes in ENT oncology at Samsung Medical Center.

• Expert in thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment
• Focuses on ENT-related cancers
• Works at a leading medical center in South Korea

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).

49 years of experience specializing in virotherapy – Dr. Jaunalksne leads the Clinical Immunology Center at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital.

• Graduate of Riga Medical Institute
• Internship in Internal Medicine
• Head of Clinical Immunology Center

Professor Kluger is a specialist in oncosurgery at Rambam Medical Center.

• Senior expert with decades of experience in thyroid cancer surgery
• Performs specialized oncological operations
• Leads and educates in a top-tier medical institution
• Focuses on complex cancer treatment plans

Avi Hefetz is a leading specialist in diagnosing and surgically treating head and neck oncology at Assuta Medical Center – Israel's largest medical clinic for this specialty.

• Heads the surgery department and oncology department for head and neck
• Member of American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Also a member of Israeli Society of Otolaryngology and American Head and Neck Society
• Former senior head and neck surgeon at Tel-Aviv with co-founder status at ARAM Center

Dr. Tarkan is skilled in complex stomach cancer surgeries, bringing that precision to thyroid cancer treatments at Klinik Mavi.

• Member of Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association
• Part of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
• Graduated from Dicle University's Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Topcu has trained at top cancer centers like MD Anderson and Sunnybrook, focusing on thyroid cancer among other malignancies.

• Medical oncology specialist with 16 years of experience of experience
• Member of prestigious societies including ESMO and ASCO
• Works at Biruni University Hospital with access to advanced treatments

Dr. Sahibov specializes in thyroid cancer care, trained at Marmara University's Radiation Oncology Department.

• Completed specialized training in radiation oncology
• Focuses on thyroid cancer treatments
• Educated at prestigious medical institutions

Associate Professor Dr. Emrah Eraslan specializes in thyroid cancer treatment at Koru Ankara Hospital, with extensive training in medical oncology.

• Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology
• Over 21 years of experience of experience in oncology
• Published multiple research papers in his field
• Works with various cancer types including thyroid cancer

Specializes in radiation oncology with decades of expertise, trained at the National Cancer Institute and Thomas Jefferson University.

• Over 41 years of experience of experience in radiation oncology
• Former chairman at Uludağ University Medical College
• Post-doctoral fellowship in Thermoradiotherapy in the U.S.
• Director of Oncological Sciences at Medicana Bursa Hospital

Dr. Ahmer Arif Shaikh specializes in head & neck surgeries, including thyroid cancer, with a focus on organ preservation and functional rehabilitation.

• 15 years of experience of experience in surgical oncology
• Fellowship-trained in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre
• Proficient in major maxillofacial and head & neck surgeries
• Researcher with multiple publications in the field