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Dr. Karatas specializes in head and neck surgery with extensive international training across Europe and the US.

• Trained at prestigious institutions including Hannover Medical School and The Ohio State University
• Member of multiple professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology
• Expertise in advanced surgical techniques for head and neck conditions

Head of Radiation Oncology at German Oncology Center – specializes in advanced radiation treatments for head and neck cancers.

• Over 14 years of experience in radiation oncology
• Completed doctoral research at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
• Currently pursuing Master's in Healthcare Business Studies
• Previously served as senior physician at Klinikum Offenbach

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.