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Dr Irfan Koruk

  • 4.5 Good 234 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Areas of Interests

    • General Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Endoscopic procedures (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy)
    • Interventional endoscopy
    • ERCP
    • Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
    • Cholangioscopy
    • Diseases of the biliary system and pancreas

    Education:
     

    • 1990 -1996 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
    • 1997 - 2001 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Residency
    • 2001 - 2003 Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Gastroenterology Subspecialization
    • 2010 - 2010 State University of New York, USA, Department of Gastroenterology, EUS training program
       

    Experience:
     

    • June 2024 LIV Hospital Ulus Hospital
    • 2018 - 2024 Florence Nightingale Hospitals, Gastroenterology Clinic
    • 2013 - 2018 Memorial Ataşehir Hospital, Gastroenterology Clinic
    • 2008 - 2013 Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
    • 2008 - 2008 Medicalpark Gaziantep Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic
    • 2004 - 2008 Gaziantep State Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic, Endoscopy Unit Founding Physician

    Publications

    • Arhan M, Koklu S, Koksal AS, Yolcu OF, Koruk S, Koruk I, Kayacetin E. Alverine citrate induced acute hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(15): 2303-4  ISSN: 1007-9327
    • Parlak E, Cicek B, Koruk I, Disibeyaz S, Sahin B. Successful prevention of stent migration caused by placement of a second stent. Endoscopy. 2005; 37(4): 404. ISSN: 0013-726X
    • Koruk I, Ozturk ZA, Köklü S, Koruk S, Ozdede S. Port-site metastasis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2008; 71(2): 283-4      ISSN:0001-5644
    • Koruk I, Parlak E, Secilmis S, Akdogan M, Koklu S.  Endoscopic sphincteroplasty with large balloon dilatation for extraction of difficult common bile duct stones. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jun;53(6):1737-8. ISSN: 0163-2116
    • Ozkaya M, Yuzbasioglu MF, Koruk I, Cakal E, Sahin M, Cakal B. Preoperative detection of insulinomas: two case reports. Cases J. 2008 Nov 29; 1(1): 362  ISSN: 1757-1626
    • Yılmaz Ö, Koruk İ, Çayır K, Koruk M, Yılmaz A. Usefullness of serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) for colorectal cancer diagnosis. Int J Hematol Oncol 2009; 19(1): 23-27  ISSN: 1306-133X
    • Savaş C, Koruk İ, Koruk M, Kadayıfçı A, Sarı İ. Association of prion protein with the stage of liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis. Trakya Univ Tip Fak Derg. 2010; 27(4): 373-7. DOI: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.02284.1 ISSN: 1301-3149
    • Buyukberber M, Koruk I, Cıkman O, Koruk M, Kucukoglu ME, Sakman A, Demir O, Sahinoz S. Serum cystatin C measurement in differential diagnosis of intra and extrahepatic cholestatic diseases. Ann Hepatol 2010; 9(1): 58-62  ISSN: 1665-2681
    • Gulsen MT, Koruk I, Dogan M, Beyazit Y. Diagnostic accuracy of cascade stomach by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with obscure symptoms: A multi-center prospective trial. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2011; 35: 489-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.03.004         ISSN: 2210-7401
    • Koruk I, Aydın U, Koruk S, Aydınlı M. A newly defined biliary anatomic variation. Turk J Gastroenterol 2011; April 22(2): 232-3  DOI:10.4318/ tjg.2011.0204  ISSN: 1300-4948
    • Koruk İ, Özdemir H, Aydınlı M, Tarakçıoğlu M, Koruk M. The relation between serum Cytokeratin 18 and acute pancreatitis: Can it be a serological predictive marker?. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011. DOI:10.4318/tjg.2011.0256 ISSN: 1300-4948
    • Aydinli M, Koruk I, Koruk S, Aydin U, Kadayifci A. Intraoperative cholangioscopy with an ultrathin endoscope for hemobilia. Endoscopy 2011;43 Suppl 2 UCTN:E410. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1256897. Epub 2012 Jan 24
    • Aydinli M, Koruk I, Dag MS, Savas MC, Kadayifci A. Ultrathin endoscopy for gastrointestinal strictures. Digestive Endoscopy 2012 May;24(3):150-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2011.01206.x. Epub 2011 Oct 27                 ISSN: 0915-5635
    • Yılmaz Ö, Koruk İ, Onbaş O, Ozgokce M. Portal venous gas resulting from enteritis in a case with portal hypertension: Case report. Türkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2012; 32 (4): 1195-8 ISSN: 1300-0292
    • Demiryürek S, Koruk I, Bozdag Z, Ozkara E, Kaplan DS, Oztuzcu S, Cetinkaya A, Alasehirli B, Demiryürek AT. Investigation of the esophageal Rho-kinase expression in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2013 Aug;37(4):284-9. doi: 10.3109/01913123.2013.797064        ISSN: 0191-3123
    • Dag MS, Ozturk ZA, Koruk I, Kısacık B, Gerenli O, Aydınlı M, Kadayıfcı A. Intestinal Behcet's disease with severe pulmonary arterial involvement mimicking ulcerative colitis. Asian Biomedicine. 2013; 7(5): 715-8      ISSN: 1905-7415
    • Dağ MS, Aydınlı M, Oztürk ZA, Türkbeyler IH, Koruk I, Savaş MC, Koruk M, Kadayıfçı A. Drug- and herb-induced liver injury: a case series from a single center. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Feb;25(1):41-5. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.4486ISSN: 1300-4948
    • Kadayifci A, Atar M, Parlar S, Balkan A, Koruk I, Koruk M. Transnasal endoscopy is preferred by transoral endoscopy experienced patients. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2014 Mar;23(1):27-31     ISSN: 1841-8724
    • Alasehirli B, Oğuz E, Oksuzler E, Koruk I, Oztuzcu S, Ozkara E, Karakok M, Erbagcı AB, Demiryurek AT. Investigation of intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) gene expressions in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Tumour Biol. 2014 May;35(5):4907-12. doi: 10.1007/s13277-014-1644-3      ISSN: 1010-4283
    • Dag M, Özturk Z, Aydınlı M, Koruk I, Kadayfçı A. Postpartum hepatotoxicity due to herbal medicine Teucrium polium. Ann Saudi Med. 2014 Nov-Dec;34(6):541-3. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.541        ISSN: 0256-4947
    • Tahtacı M, İbiş M, Koruk İ, Parlak E. Endoscopic removal of fractured basket traction wire. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec;25 Suppl 1:324-5. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.6582            ISSN: 1300-4948
    • Dağ MS, Koruk İ, Aydınlı M, Çam H, Öztürk ZA, Kadayıfçı A. An unusual cause of esophageal ulcer; sertraline hydrochloride. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec;25 Suppl 1:250-1. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.4646  ISSN: 1300-4948
    • Balkan A, Yılmaz N, Balkan Y, Koruk İ, Örkmez M, Aydınlı M, Koruk M. Relationship between liver injury and serum cytokeratin 18 levels in asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers and in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. Arab Journal of Gastroenterology. 2017; 18: 98–103                   ISSN: 1687-1979
    • Koruk İ. How to manage difficult cannulation in ERCP. Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Open Access. 2017, 6(3): 00194. DOI: 10.15406/ghoa.2017.06.00194 ISSN: 2373-6372
    • Valori R, Cortas G, de Lange T, Balfaqih OS, de Pater M, Eisendrath P, Falt P, Koruk I, et al.  Performance measures for endoscopy services: A European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative.  Endoscopy 2018; 50: 1186–1204   ISSN 0013-726X
    • Koruk S, Koruk I, Mizrak A. A, Bilgi M, Gul R, Bozgeyik S. Dexmedetomidine or midazolam in combination with propofol for sedation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a randomized double blind prospective study. Videosurgery Miniinv. 2020; 15(3): 526-32 doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2020.95066
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Aytac Atamer

  • 4.4 Good 54 reviews
  • 38 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Prof. Dr. Aytaç ATAMER was born on January 31, 1964 in Adapazarı. He started his medical education at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1987. After completing his residency training at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Atamer worked as a specialist physician at the Social Insurance Institution (SSK) Diyarbakır Hospital. He then continued to work as a specialist physician at Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital.

    In 2008, he completed his upper specialization at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and in the same year, he was named Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital. In 2011, he continued his duty with the duty of establishing Yalova State Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and compulsory service and in 2013, he became a faculty member at Yalova University. Between 2017 and 2022, he worked as a Professor at Çamlıca Erdem Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic.

    Since 2022, he has been working as a Gastroenterology Specialist and Internal Medicine Specialist at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital.

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Seda Turgut

  • 4.5 Good 234 reviews
  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Areas of Interests

    • Pituitary Diseases
    • Thyroid Diseases
    • Obesity
    • Diabetes
    • Female and Male Reproductive System Diseases
    • Parathyroid Diseases
    • Adrenal Gland Diseases
    • Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases

    Education:

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
    • Bezmialem Foundation University
    • Health Sciences University Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
    • Cleveland Clinic, The Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute observer physician
    • University of Piemonte Orientale, SCDU Endocrinology, Italy, observer physician
       

    Experience:
     

    • Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital
    • Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
    • Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital
    • Malatya State Hospital
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Ahmet Murat Koca

  • 4.4 Good 54 reviews
  • 38 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
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Tahsin Ozadli

  • 4.9 Excellent 53 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Expertise

    Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education

    Dr.Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Anakara Oncology Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Specialization

     

    Experience

    Malatya State Hospital Internal Diseases Clinic

    Ankara Oncology Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic

    Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic


    AREAS OF INTEREST

    Lung cancer

    esophageal cancer

    Gastric cancer

    breast cancer

    Gastrointestinal surgery

    https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=EDuylhoAAAAJ&hl=tr 

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Yilmaz Bilgic

  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Acibadem District Hospital
  • ACADEMIC CAREER SUMMARY

    Degree: Bachelor's
    Field: Medicine
    University: Atatürk University
    Year: 2001

    Degree: Master's
    Field: Medicine
    University: Atatürk University
    Year: 2001

    Specialization/Doctorate: Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
    University: İnönü University
    Year: 2012

    Associate Professorship: Gastroenterology
    University: İnönü University
    Year: 2018

    Foreign Language: English, 67.5, 2007

    H-index (WoS/Google): 8/10

    Impact Factor: 8.1577

    Key Research Work:
    “Does apocynin increase liver regeneration in the partial hepatectomy model?” Yılmaz Bilgiç, Burhan Hakan Kanat, Onural ÖZHAN, Azibe YILDIZ, Zeynep AKSUNGUR, Mehmet Erman ERDEMLİ, Nigar VARDI, Yusuf TÜRKÖZ, Sami AKBULUT, Adem KÖSE, Hakan PARLAKPINAR. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 (53), 1-12 Q3.

    Declared Project Title, Year:
    K.3.6. “Investigation of the Effects of Vinpocetine in Sepsis Created by Cecal Ligation and Puncture in Rats” (Principal Investigator), 2023

    International Experience:
    Advanced Endoscopy Training, Anam Hospital, South Korea (3 months, 2016)
    Advanced ERCP Course, Olympus Training Center, Hamburg (2017)

    ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

    • Institution: İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center
      City: Malatya
      Position: Assistant Chief Physician
      Period: 2021 - 2024
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Hamdi Levent Doganay

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital
  • Education & Expertise

    1995 to 2001 | Ege University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education

    2001 to 2006 | Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine – Internal Medicine Specialization

    2008 to 2011 | Göztepe Training and Research Hospital – Gastroenterology Subspecialty

    2014 | Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital – Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

    2021 | University of Health Sciences – Professor

     

    Professional Experience

    2007 | Nusaybin State Hospital – Internal Medicine Specialist (Civil Service Obligation)

    2011 to 2014 | Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital – Gastroenterology Specialist

    2014 to 2017 | Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital – Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

    2017 to 2021 | Health Sciences University – Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

    2015 to 2021 | Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic – Clinic Chief

    2021 to 2022 | University of Health Sciences – Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

    2015 to 2022 | Genomic Laboratory (GLAB) Coordinator, Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate

    2014 to 2021 | Northern Clinics of Istanbul Journal (indexed in WoS and PubMed) – Founding Editor

    2021 to Present | Turkish Liver Research Association – Board Member

    2022 to Present | Hepatology Bulletin Journal – Editor

    2019 to Present | Hepatology Forum Magazine – Editor

    2016 to Present | World Journal of Hepatology – Editor

     

    International Experience

    1999 | Trainee Doctor, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

    2000 | Trainee Doctor, Cardiology Unit, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK

    2005 | Assistant Doctor, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

     

    Professional Memberships

    Turkish Gastroenterology Association

    Turkish Liver Research Association

    EASL – European Association for the Study of Liver

    APASL – Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver

    AAAS – American Association for the Advancement of Science

     

    Awards & Recognitions

    2013 | Liver Fibrosis Pathways in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Comparative Proteomic Study – Gilead Fellowship Award

    2014 | Liver Fibrosis Pathways in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Comparative Proteomic Study – Viral Hepatitis Fight Association Project Support Award

    2014 | The Relationship between Spontaneous Seroconversion and Toll-Like Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Hepatitis B Infection – Turkish Gastroenterology Association, Best Poster Second Prize

    2015 | Research on Damage Pathways in Liver Tissue in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Comparative Proteomic Study – Turkish Gastroenterology Association, Best Oral Presentation Third Prize

    2016 | Investigations of the EGF and Its Receptor EGFR Gene Variants in Ulcerative Colitis – XV Euroasian Congress of Gastroenterology and Surgery, Best Oral Presentation Third Prize

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Esra Demir

  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Acibadem District Hospital
  • Education:

    • Degree: Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, 2009
    • Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 2010-2014
    • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, 2014-2019
    • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Turkish Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Qatar, 2019-2020
    • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital Mega Hospital Internal Medicine Department, 2020-2024
    • Associate Professor Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital, 2024-Present.

    Roles in Projects:

    Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the SOUL Study: Cardiovascular Outcome Research of Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetic Patients, approved by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency on May 22, 2019.

    Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study “SCALE™ Insulin”: Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Basal Insulin (Study Code: NN8022-4272), conducted by Novo Nordisk A.Ş.

    Subinvestigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study NN5401-4266 StepByStep Intensification conducted by Novo Nordisk.

    Assistant Researcher in the study "A Research Study to Compare Semaglutide to Insulin Aspart, When Taken Together With Metformin and Insulin Glargine, in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 11)" (2019-2020).

    Assistant Researcher in the PIONEER 1 study: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

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Ercan Ozden

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital
  • Dr. Ercan Ozden is a specialist in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He later received a subspecialty in medical oncology at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2020.

    Dr. Ozden has worked in medical oncology at Şırnak State Hospital. He has also served as an internal medicine specialist at Bağcılar Private Safa Hospital and Küçükçekmece Batı Bahat Hospital. He has extensive clinical experience in both internal medicine and oncology.

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Hakan Yanar

  • 5 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Medical Interests and Activities 

    • Gastrointestinal diseases 

    • Oncologic laparoscopic surgery 

    • Anorectal area diseases 

    • Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis) 

    • Colon and rectum cancer 

    • Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery. • Laparoskopik hernia surgery 

    • Esophagus and stomach cancer 

    • Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)

     

    Education and Experience 

    • İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988 • University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon 

    • Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996) • İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001) 

    • Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008) • World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012) 

    • USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007) 

    • Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014) 

    • Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011) 

    • Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor) 

    • Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017) 

    • Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017) 

    • İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996 

    • University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007

     

    Scientific Publications • Endoscopic Laparoscopic & Minimal Invasive Surgery Journal Editorial Board / National Scientific Committee • UTACD Assist. Editor

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Dr Murat Ayhan

  • 5 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Areas of Interests

    • Breast cancer
    • Lung cancer
    • Colorectal cancers
    • Gynecological and urogenital cancers
    • Molecular Oncology

    Education:

    • Kızıltepe Anatolian High School 2001
    • Dicle University Faculty of Medicine 2007
    • Istanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital 2014
    • Kartal City Hospital 2021
    • Associate Professor of Medical Oncology 2023

    Experience:

    • Liv Hospital Ulus
    • Adıyaman University Training and Research Hospital
    • Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital
    • Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital

    Research:

    • Phase II, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Comparatively Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of GDC-9545 and Physician-Preferred Endocrine Monotherapy in Previously Treated, Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2-Negative, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, Other ( International), Dr. Murat Ayhan
    • Phase III, Randomized, Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Palbociclib and Fulvestrant with Gdc-0077 Compared with Placebo in Patients with Pik3ca-Mutant, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer. Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study, Other (International), Dr. Murat Ayhan
    • Randomized, Multicenter, Phase Ib/III Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, and Safety of Subcutaneous Atezolizumab Compared to Intravenous Atezolizumab in Patients with Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Other (International) Dr. Murat Ayhan
    • Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter, Open-Label Study Including Observation Follow-Up for PSMA-PET-Negative Patients, Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Addition of Apalutamide to Radiotherapy and LHRH Agonist in PSMA-PET-Positive High-Risk Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Patients, Other (International) Dr. Murat Ayhan
    • Biomarker Study to Identify Patients with Advanced Stage Urothelial Cancer and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Gene Aberrations-42756493BLC0002, Other (International), Dr. Murat Ayhan
    • Publications:
    • Ayhan M, Turan N, Köstek O, et all. Does the efficacy of regorafenib differ in chemotherapy refractory metastatic colorectal cancer patients who had mucinous pathology compared to those who had non-mucinous pathology? Curr Probl Cancer. 2021 Jun;45(3):100670. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2020.100670.
    • Ayhan M, Odabas H, Turan N, et all. Factors affecting the mortality rate of patients with cancer hospitalized with COVID-19: a single center's experience. J Chemother. 2021 Nov;33(7):499-508. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2021.1923153.
    • Ayhan M, Laçin Ş, Özyükseler DT, et all. Does systemic anti-tumor therapy increase COVID-19 risk in patients with cancer? J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2021 Sep;27(6):1461-1467. doi: 10.1177/10781552211015762.
    • Ayhan M, Abamor E, Coban Kokten S, et al. Value of FDG PET/CT in Predicting Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. EJMI 2022;6(2):165–175.
    • Ayhan M, Terzioglu K. Experience With Rapid Drug Desensitization With Chemotherapeutics; A SingleCentre Retrospective Study. EJMI 2021;5(3):380–387.
    • Doğan A, AYHAN M. Survival analysis of patients with triple-negative breast cancer: a single-center experience. Journal of Oncological Sciences, 8(2), 94-99., Doi: 10.37047/jos.2022-89749
    • Terzioğlu K, Ayhan M. Comparative Assessment of Platinum Salts and Taxane Group Hypersensitivity Reactions, The Role of Skin Tests in Diagnosis? J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2021 Nov 30:10781552211050084. doi: 10.1177/10781552211050084.
    • Tacar SY, Selcukbiricik F, Yilmaz M, Erturk K, Murat Sarici A, Gulturk I, Ayhan M, Tural D. Nivolumab for metastatic uveal melanoma: a multicenter, retrospective study. Melanoma Res. 2021 Oct 1;31(5):449-455. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000744.
    • Özyurt E, Özçelik S, Sürmeli H, Çelik M, Ayhan M, Özçelik M. Side effects of immune-checkpoint inhibitors: Can multiple side effects be seen in a patient? J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2022 Mar;28(2):462-465. doi: 10.1177/10781552211038136.
    • Dülgar Ö, Öven BB, Atcı MM, Arıkan R, Ay S, Ayhan M, Selvi O, Ozyukseler DT, Bayram E, Özcan E, Yasin Aİ, Gümüş M. Is the benefit of using adjuvant capecitabine in patients with residual triple-negative breast cancer related to pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy? Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2022 Jul;22(7):773-780. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2022.2076670.
    • Hizal M, Bilgin B, Paksoy N, Ayhan M, et all. The real-life efficacy and safety of osimertinib in pretreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with T790M mutation: a Turkish Oncology Group Study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2022 Jun;148(6):1501-1508. doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03748-7.
    • Volume I, Kucukarda A, Atcı MM, Ayhan M, et all. Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in older patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer: a real-world study. Tumori. 2022 Feb;108(1):19-25. doi: 10.1177/03008916211037739.
    • Dogan I, Ayhan M, Gurbuz M, et all. The frequency and prognostic significance of ABO/Rh blood groups in male breast cancer patients: A multicenter study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30147. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030147.
    • Ozcelik M, Oyman A, Cil I, Duzgun O, Ozkan OF, Ayhan M. Cytoreductive Surgery versus Systemic Chemotherapy alone in Isolated Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Origin. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Nov;31(11):1308-1313. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.11.1308.
    • Başoğlu T, Sakin A, Erol C, Ayhan M, et all. Real life experienceof patients with locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a Turkish oncology group study. J Chemother. 2022 May 17:1-8. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2022.2073159.
    • Özdemir Ö, Zengel B, Yildiz Y, Ayhan M, et all. The effectiveness and safety of neoadjuvant pertuzumab and trastuzumab in women with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early-stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer: Turkish Oncology Group study. Anticancer Drugs. 2022 Aug 1;33(7):663-670. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000001310.
    • Hizal M, Bilgin B, Paksoy N, Ayhan M, et all. The percentage of ALK-positive cells and the efficacy of first-line alectinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: is it a novel factor for stratification? (Turkish Oncology Group Study). J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2022 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-04252-2.
    • Hizal M, Bilgin B, Paksoy N, Ayhan M, et all. Real-world data on efficacy and safety of first-line alectinib treatment in advanced-stage, ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer patients: a Turkish Oncology Group study. Future Oncol. 2022 Jul;18(23):2573-2582. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0083.
    • Topcu A, Atci MM, Secmeler S, Besiroglu M, Ayhan M, Ozkan M, Bozkurt O, Urakci Z, Ay S, Geredeli C, Yasin AI, Turk HM. Efficacy of trastuzumab and potential risk factors on survival in patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. Future Oncol. 2021 Nov;17(31):4157-4169. doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-0398.
    • Bilgin B, Sendur MAN, Yucel S, Ayhan M, et all. Real-life comparison of the afatinib and first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in nonsmall cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 19 deletion: a Turk Oncology Group (TOG) study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 Jul;147(7):2145-2152. doi: 10.1007/s00432-020-03501-6.
    • Atci MM, Akagunduz B, Demir M, Arikan R, Ay S, Ozer M, Ayhan M, Cil I, Demir N, Ozyurt N, Karakaya G, Cevik GT, Onder AH, Selvi O, Sakin A. The impact of adjuvant oxaliplatin and tumor sidedness on the overall survival of stage IIB colon cancer patients: a multicentre study. J Chemother. 2023 Feb;35(1):19-28. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2022.2040770.
    • Tataroglu Ozyukseler D, Ay S, Turan M, Alkan G, Ayhan M, Surmeli H, et al. The Systemic Inflammation Response Index as a Prognostic Marker in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. EJMI 2022;6(3):367–373.
    • Yıldız F, Ayhan M, Demir H, et all. Comparing the efficacy of cabazitaxel in secondline and third-Line treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a multi-center experience from Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research, 7(9), 112-116.,Doi: 10.21276/ijcmr.2020.7.9.30
    • Terzioğlu K, Ayhan M. Distribution of allergens detected on patch tests of patients with allergic contact dermatitis and investigation of their atopic background. Annals of Medical Research, 29(5), 422-426., doi: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2021.07.490
    • Arikan R, Atci MM, Ay S, Ayhan M, et all Prognostic significance of mucinous histology in left sided metastatic colorectal cancers with wild type RAS and evaluation of backbone chemotherapy regimens. Oncol Lett. 2023 Apr 5;25(5):208. doi: 10.3892/ol.2023.13795.
    • Almuradova E, Yalcin S, Arıkan R, Ayhan M, Demir H, Cevik GT, Karaca M, Petekkaya I, Karabulut B. Survival of Patients With Metastatic Rectum Cancer Who Underwent Metastasectomy Following Conversion Chemotherapy Sans Pelvic Radiotherapy: A Turkish Oncology Group Study. Cureus 2023 May 17;15(5):e39119. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39119.
    • Topcu A, Besiroglu M, Atci MM, Ayhan M, et all. Second-line Therapy after Trastuzumab Failure in HER2-Positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A Real-life Data. EJMI 2023;7(2):153–161. DOI: 10.14744/ejmi.2023.22720
    • Book Writing:
    • Drug interactions and side effects of targeted agents, Section name: (Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors; ROS-1 targeted therapies (Crizotinib, Seritinib)) (2021)., AYHAN MURAT, Turkish Clinics Journal of Medical Sciences, Editor: Mehmet Aliustaoglu, Publishing number:1, Number of Pages 92, ISBN:978-625-401- 466-6, Turkish
    • Approach to gastrointestinal stromal tumors and neuroendocrine tumors, Department name: (Medical approach in primary non-gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors) (2020)., AYHAN MURAT, Akademisyen Yayınevi, Editor: Anılır Ender, Number of editions: 1, Number of Pages 382, ISBN: 9786052585719, Turkish
    • Internal medicine emergencies, Department name: (Oncological emergencies) (2022)., YILDIRIM SEDAT, AYHAN MURAT, Efe Academic Publishing, Editor: Serdar Olt, Number of editions: 1, Number of Pages 232, ISBN: 978-625-8324-66- 2, Turkish
    • Physicians' chemotherapy cancer drug manual 2020, Section name: (Common chemotherapy regimens in clinical practice) (2022)., SÜMBÜL AHMET TANER, ALKAN ALI, AKSOY ASUDE, AYHAN MURAT, et all, Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, Editor: EDWAR CHU, VINCENT T. DEVITA, SAADDETIN KILIÇKAP, CEMIL BILIR, SELÇUK SEBER, Number of editions: 1, Number of pages 772, ISBN: 978-625-401-290- 7, Turkish (Book Translation)

     

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  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Dr. Binnur Simsek is a gastroenterology specialist. She has experience in liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, and viral hepatitis (B, C, Delta). She also treats alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, peptic ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis.

    She completed her medical and gastroenterology training at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Simsek has worked at Istanbul University, Sanlıurfa Education and Research Hospital, Liv Hospital, and Istinye University. She is a member of the Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver and the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology.

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