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EXPERIENCE

2024 - Currently, Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HOSPITAL

INTERNAL DISEASES AND HEMATOLOGY SPECIALIST

2010 - 2013, Istanbul/Turkey

İSTANBUL BİLİM UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE DEPT OF INTERNAL MEDİCİNE/HEMATOLOGY

PROFESSOR

2010 - 2024, Istanbul/Turkey

ISTANBUL FLORENCE NİGHTİNGALE HOSPİTAL ADULT HSCT UNİT

Director

2008 - 2008, Minnesota/ABD

UNİVERSİTY OF MİNNESOTA DEPT. OF HOT, BMT UNİT

Visiting Professor

2004 - 2009, Ankara/Turkey

ANKARA UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE DEPT. OF HEMATOLOGY

Assoc. Prof.

2001 - 2004, Ankara/Turkey

ANKARA UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE DEPT. OF HEMATOLOGY

Hematologist

1999 - 2001, Ankara/Turkey

ANKARA UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE DEPT. OF HEMATOLOGY

Fellow

1997 - 1999, Ankara/Turkey

ANKARA UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE DEPT. OF HEMATOLOGY

Internist

1996 - 1997, Vienna/Austria

DONAU SPİTAL– UNİVERSİTY OF VİENNA KMT UNİT

Observer

EDUCATION

2001 - 2003, Ankara / Turkey

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Hematologist

1996 - 2001, Ankara / Turkey

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Internist

1991 - 1996, Ankara / Turkey

Hacettepe University Medical Faculty

MD

2009 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2009 - 2009, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEDICANA INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2008 - 2009, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

Esenler Life Hospital

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2006 - 2008, Van/Van/Türkiye

VAN STATE HOSPITAL

Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist

2005 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

2004 - 2005, Ankara/Ankara/Türkiye

GATA TRAINING HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

2001 - 2004, Muğla/Muğla/Türkiye

MARINE HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

1994 - 2001, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MARINE HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

1991 - 1993, Hatay/Hatay/Türkiye

MARINE HOSPITAL

Ophthalmologist

1986 - 1988, Kocaeli/Kocaeli/Türkiye

COMMODATE OF THE MINESHIP FLOTILLA

General Practitioner

1985 - 1986, Ankara/Ankara/Türkiye

GATA TRAINING HOSPITAL

General Practitioner

Prof. Dr. Ilknur Erenler Bayraktar is a General Surgeon with expertise in colorectal surgery, advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and gastrointestinal oncology. She earned her medical degree and completed her general surgery residency at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Bayraktar has international experience from the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute in the USA and Klinikum rechts der Isar in Germany. In 2021, she received the European Board of Coloproctology (EBSQ-C) specialist certification, highlighting her skills in coloproctology.

She is known for her work in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Dr. Bayraktar is an active member of the European Society of Coloproctology and the European Surgical Society of Oncology.

The doctor has been a practicing gynecologist and obstetrician at Anadolu Medical Center since 2007, specializing in infertility treatment, assisted reproductive therapies, hormone and reproductive disorders, pregnancy follow-up, and the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic diseases.

Graduating from Marmara University Medical School in 1999, the doctor completed specialty education in gynecology and obstetrics at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical School in 2004, and furthered expertise in in-vitro fertilization at Memorial Hospital in 2007.

The doctor is a member of the Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics and holds certificates in assisted reproductive therapies and perinatal ultrasound.

2015 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

2014 - 2015, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ACIBADEM FULYA HOSPITAL

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

2008 - 2014, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

KASIMPASA MILITARY HOSPITAL / YESILYURT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

2001 - 2008, Ankara/Ankara/Türkiye

ETİMESGUT MILITARY HOSPITAL

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

1995 - 1997, Konya/Konya/Türkiye

KONYA MILITARY HOSPITAL

General Practitioner

The doctor is a leading plastic surgeon with over 35 years of experience, specializing in post-cancer, burn, and skin tumor surgeries, as well as hand and maxillofacial surgery for both adults and children.

He has worked at prestigious institutions including Anadolu Medical Center, Mevki Military Hospital, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Brooke Army Medical Center, and Çorlu Military Hospital.

He holds a general medical degree from Istanbul University Medical Faculty and specialized in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Ankara GATA Medical School, with a fellowship from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The doctor has published over 60 papers and participated in over 100 conferences, and is a member of several international surgical societies.

2016 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2012 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

BEZMIALEM FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Gastroenterology Specialist, Lecturer

2010 - 2012, Diyarbakir/Diyarbakir/Türkiye

DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2009 - 2010, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

1996 - 2006, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine Specialist

2021 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Ear Nose Throat Diseases Specialist

2020 - 2021, Istanbul/Türkiye

SERVICE HOSPITAL

Ear Nose Throat Diseases Specialist

2018 - 2018, /USA

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES

Ear Nose Throat Diseases Specialist Observer

2013 - 2019, Istanbul/Türkiye

BAKIRKÖY DR. SADİ KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Ear Nose Throat Diseases Specialist

The doctor is an experienced Turkish neurologist with over 20 years of practice. Specializing in the treatment of movement and behavioral disorders, genetic or metabolic problems, epilepsy, headaches, and developmental delays in infants, children, and adolescents, the doctor also provides neurological care for women during pregnancy if the fetus has any conditions.

The doctor practices at the Pediatric Neurology Department in Memorial Şişli Hospital. Educational background includes a degree in general medicine from Istanbul University, followed by specialties in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital and children's neurology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Murad Çeltik is a urologist and andrologist trained at Istanbul University. He completed medical school at Cerrahpaşa (1989–1995). He finished a urology residency (2000–2005). He then completed a one-year andrology program (2005–2006). In 2006–2007, he worked as a researcher at Baylor College in Houston under Prof. Dolores Lamb. He also observed clinical and surgical andrology with Prof. Larry Lipshultz.

His practice includes EDSWT for erectile dysfunction, sexual therapy, and intracavernous injections. He performs penile and testicular prostheses and microsurgical varicocele repair. His surgical work includes MicroTESE, endoscopic ureteral stone treatment, prostate surgery (TUR-P, plasmakinetic, Greenlight laser), and TUR-T for bladder cancer.

The doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University and completed a specialization in general surgery. With extensive experience in general surgery and kidney transplants, the doctor has served in various hospitals, including Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital and Medical Park Goztepe Hospital, as a General Surgery Specialist and Kidney Transplant Specialist. The doctor has also held a position as a Liver Transplant Specialist at Memorial Sisli Hospital. The doctor is a member of several professional organizations, including the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Surgical Association.

Medical Experience

2014 -Currently

MEMORIAL ETİLER MEDICAL CENTER

General Surgery Specialist – Breast and Thyroid Surgery /

İstanbul

2010 - 2014 NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY FACULTYOF

MEDICINE

General Surgery Head of Department / Toledo, Ohio

2005 - 2010 MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HOSPITAL

General Surgery Specialist – Breast and Thyroid Surgery /

İstanbul

1998 - 2010 S.B. HASEKİ HOSPITAL

2. Surgery Clinic Assistant Director / İstanbul

1989 - 1998 S.B. TAKSİM HOSPITAL

1. Surgery Clinic Head Assisstant / İstanbul

1988 - 1989 S.B. ARAÇ SAĞLIK MERKEZİ

Health Center Physician / Kastamonu

1987 - 1988 S.B. SİVRİLER HEALTH CLINIC

Health Center Physician / Zonguldak
 

Medical Education

1992 - 1998 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL

FACULTY

/ İstanbul/Turkey

1989 - 1994 S.B. TAKSİM HOSPITAL

/ İstanbul/Turkey

- Head of Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University in 2006 - 2009

- Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association in 2007 - 2011

- Between 2007 - 2011 Istanbul University Institute of Neurological Sciences Directorate

- Member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association qualification board in 2009 - 2013

- Bezmialem University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery between 2011 - 2013

- Head of Neurovascular Group of Turkish Neurosurgery Association in 2014 - 2015

Prof. Dr. Ilhan Elmaci is a leading neurosurgeon. He is known for his skill in brain and spinal surgeries, neurooncology, and skull base surgery. He has worked at top institutions such as Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Elmaci has introduced new techniques in microsurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery.

He is the founding chairman of the Skull Base Society in Turkey. He is also an active member of the European Skull Base Society. Dr. Elmaci has helped advance neurosurgery through teamwork across specialties. He led Turkey’s first EANS-accredited neurosurgery clinic. He also holds accreditations from the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

Dr. Elmaci has published over 110 scientific papers and given more than 250 presentations at congresses. His work continues to influence neurosurgical practice and patient care around the world.

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL BIRUNI UNIVERSITY

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2017 - 2019, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

KOC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2015 - 2017, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL BIRUNI UNIVERSITY

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2013 - 2015, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2010 - 2013, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

BEZM-I ALEM FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2008 - 2009, Diyarbakir/Diyarbakir/Türkiye

SILVAN DOCTOR YUSUF AZIZOGLU STATE HOSPITAL

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

2001 - 2007, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

Specialist in the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

Dr. Gokhan Ertas is a Professor of Cardiology with more than 20 years of clinical and academic experience. He has published 52 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He has also contributed 3 chapters to national and international books. Dr. Ertas has presented 20 papers at international meetings and 25 at national meetings. He is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular medicine.

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association. Dr. Ertas is recognized for his academic work and active role in the global cardiology community.

2003 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ANKARA HOSPITAL

Nuclear Medicine Specialist

2003 - 2003, Erzincan/Erzincan/Türkiye

B. ERZINCAN STATE HOSPITAL

Nuclear Medicine Specialist

1994 - 1995, Samsun/Samsun/Türkiye

SAMSUN HAVZA SEYHLER HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner

Dr. Tumay Ipekci is a Urology Specialist and Professor. He practices at Memorial Şişli Hospital. He is also a faculty member at Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Urology. Dr. Ipekci has worked at Başkent University and VM Medical Park Maltepe Hospital.

He has published 64 articles in national and international journals. He has given 36 presentations at scientific congresses. Dr. Ipekci is a member of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Turkish Urological Association, and the Turkish World Transplantation Society. He serves on the editorial boards of Urology Research and Practice and the Mediterranean Medical Journal.