Best Cleft Lip or Palate Repair doctors in İzmir: TOP 8 doctors

Dr. Bekir Zafer Akad is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Egemed Hospitals. He specializes in breast aesthetics, tummy tuck, liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid and ear aesthetics, and non-surgical procedures. He is also experienced in hand and microsurgery, limb amputations, facial fractures, and pediatric surgery.

Dr. Akad graduated from 9 Eylül University Faculty of Medicine. He has performed more than 3,000 aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. He is known for treating extensive wounds, skin cancers, and complex congenital anomalies. Dr. Akad holds accreditation from leading national medical associations.

Associate Prof. Çağlar Çallı is an experienced ENT specialist. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine. In 2009, he received the Turkish ENT Association Thyroid Surgery and Diseases Scholarship. This allowed him to study head and neck tumors and thyroid surgery at Ohio State University in the USA.

In 2011, he was awarded the Turkish ENT Foundation Scholarship. He focused on facial plastic surgery, snoring surgery, and endoscopic sinus surgery at New York St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Çallı became an Associate Professor in 2012. He has published over 80 articles and book chapters. He has also presented his work at international conferences. His main areas of expertise are head and neck tumors, thyroid surgery, rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, and ear microsurgery.

Dr. Denizhan Özkaya is a distinguished Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist based in İzmir, Turkey, with a medical career spanning over 38 years. Born in 1964 in İzmir, he graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1987. In 2000, he completed his specialization in ENT at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine.

In 2001, Dr. Özkaya co-founded the Private ENTO Ear Nose and Throat Clinic in Alsancak, İzmir, with Dr. Ümit Filiz. The clinic has since evolved into the ENTO Surgical Medical Center, where Dr. Özkaya continues to perform surgeries for both domestic and international patients.

Dr. Sezgin Bekdemir is a distinguished Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist based in İzmir, Turkey. Born in 1974 in Bulancak, Giresun, he completed his secondary education in Giresun before enrolling at the 19 May University Medical Faculty in Samsun in 1992. In 2000, he pursued specialization in ENT at Erzurum Atatürk University Medical Faculty, completing his residency in 2004.

Following his specialization, Dr. Bekdemir served at Otlu Government Hospital and Erzurum Numune Hospital. In 2005, he began working at Erzurum Private Recovery Hospital.

Currently, Dr. Bekdemir practices at the ENTO ENT Surgical Medical Center in Bornova, İzmir. The center, established in 2001, is renowned for its advanced technologies and specialized services in otorhinolaryngology, nasal aesthetics (rhinoplasty), dermatology, hair transplantation, sleep disorders (including sleep apnea and snoring), and hearing assessments.

He continued his education at Istanbul Kuleli Military High School in 1998. She studied medicine at Gülhane Military Medical Faculty between 2002-2008. Later, she completed her specialty training in Ankara Keçiören Training and Research Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery clinic.

He worked as a specialist physician at Yozgat City Hospital and Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital. During this period, he participated in congresses, conferences and presentations on Plastic Surgery. His articles have been published in national and international journals.

Prof. Dr. Ali Vefa YÜCETÜRK was born in Aydın in 1963. He graduated from Hakimiyetimilliye Primary School in 1974, Izmir Private Turkish High School in 1980, and graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1986.

After completing his compulsory service at Adıyaman's Çelikhan District Health Center in 1986-89, he specialized in Ear Nose and Throat Diseases at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine between 1989-92 and worked in the same clinic as a specialist until 1994. KKK in 1993. He did his military service at Izmir Military Hospital.

He started working as an ENT faculty member at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine in 1994, and became an associate professor in 1999 and a professor in 2005.

In 1996, he carried out studies and research on larynx and parotid surgery at the ENT Clinic of the University of Ferrara, Italy, with Prof. Dr. Carlo Calearo and Prof. Dr. Antonio Pastore.

He is a member of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association and the Laryngology Association.

He supervised four theses on laryngeal cancer, inner ear hearing loss and snoring-sleep apnea.

He participated in more than 40 congresses, courses and meetings at home and abroad as a speaker and participant.

He has 18 scientific articles published in international and 31 national journals, 11 international and 35 papers presented in national meetings, and 5 copyrighted book chapters. In particular, his studies on snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, voice diseases, laryngeal cancer and ear microsurgery have been at the forefront.

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.