2018- Currently MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL
Hematology Specialist / Istanbul
2006 - 2015 GÖLCÜK MILITARY HOSPITAL
Hematology Specialist - Deputy Chief Physician - Quality
Management Director / Denizli
1998 - 2006 ERCIYES UNIVERSITY
Hematology Specialist - Internal Medicine Specialist / Kayseri
Dr. Mustafa Yavuz Samanci is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital in Istanbul. He has specialized training in stereotactic, functional, and pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Samanci completed a clinical fellowship in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. He has also finished advanced programs in spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation. He received several TÜBİTAK postdoctoral research fellowships and the Prof. Dr. Hakan Caner Overseas Education Scholarship from the Turkish Neurosurgical Society.
Dr. Samanci is an active member of several national and international neurosurgical societies. These include the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, and the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He has served on editorial boards and scientific committees. His work reflects significant contributions to academic neurosurgery and research.
EXPERIENCE
2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey
MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL
General Surgeon
2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey
DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
General Surgeon
2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey
VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
General Surgeon
2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey
HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL
General Surgeon
2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey
YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
General Surgeon
2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey
HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER
General Practitioner
EDUCATION
2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey
Associate Professor
2015, Ohio/USA
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER
Neck Dissection Training
2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey
Assistant Professor
1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey
ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education
Dr. Omer Uslukaya is the author of 50 scientific publications in general and reconstructive surgery, focusing on laparoscopic splenectomy, pancreatitis, wound healing, and breast surgery outcomes.
Education and Expertise
GATA Military Medical Faculty
GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic (Specialization)
Beykent University Hospital and Health Institutions Management (Master's)
Experience
GATA Military Medical Faculty Trainee Doctor (6 months)
Samsun Sahara Medical School Comm. (3 months)
Naval Command War Squadron TCG Diligence Medical Officer (2 years)
Dz.K.K. Submarine Battery Factory Infirmary Doctor (3 months)
Naval Forces Command Infirmary Doctor (3 months)
GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Chief Assistant (12 years)
Kasımpaşa Marine Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic Chief (5 years)
Bahçelievler Medical Park Hospital Neurosurgery Specialist (11 years)
Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine Neurosurgery Lecturer. Member (4 years)
Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine Head of Neurosurgery Department. (3 years)
Basic and Advanced Cardiac life support courses (BASIC)
Basic and Advanced Cardiac life support courses (ADVANCED)
GATA Military Medical Faculty. Microsurgery Training Course
Istanbul Vatan Hospital Hand surgery microsurgery course
Neuroanatomy course
Spine Surgery course
Professional Memberships
Turkish Neurosurgery Association
Spine Society of Europe
Turkish Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group
2013 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye
MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL
Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist
2013 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye
MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Member of the Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases
The doctor completed medical education at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine and specialized in internal diseases at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. Further specialization in rheumatology and immunology was achieved at Çukurova University. The doctor has held professorial roles at Trakya University, Abant Izzet Baysal University, and Altınbaş University, with significant experience in internal medicine and rheumatology.
Professional experience includes serving as a specialist physician at Emirdag State Hospital and various instructional roles at Çukurova University and Trakya University. The doctor is a member of the Turkish Rheumatology Association, Turkish Internal Medicine Specialization Association, and Turkish Medical Association.
*EXPERIENCE*
2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey
MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL
Ophthalmologist
2016 - 2019, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey
BEZMİALEM UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Assistant Professor
2015 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey
SB HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Educator
2008 - 2015, Sivas/Sivas/Turkey
CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL
Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology
1995 - 2008, Sivas/Sivas/Turkey
CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Faculty Member
1989 - 1990, Sivas/Sivas/Turkey
HEALTH CENTER NO.1
General Practitioner
*EDUCATION*
2008
Professor
2002
Associate Professor
1990 - 1994, Sivas/Turkey
CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Ophthalmology Residency Training
1983 - 1989, Adana/Turkey
ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Medical Doctor Education
Assoc. Dr. Kanay Yararbaş is a medical geneticist with 20 years of experience. He founded Sapiens Genetics and Health Services Inc. He is also the director of the company. Dr. Yararbaş is the Head of the Medical Genetics Department at Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine.
He holds the Clinical Laboratory Genetics Board certificate from the European Society of Human Genetics, which he received in 2018. He became an Associate Professor in 2019. Dr. Yararbaş is known for his work in genetics education and research.
He takes part in national medical genetics organizations. He contributes to quality, accreditation, and cancer research commissions. Dr. Yararbaş is also a member of the Health Council in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.
Dr. Ergun Tozkoparan is a pulmonologist with expertise in diagnosing and treating lung diseases. He has a special focus on tuberculosis. He received his medical degree from GATA Military Medical School in 1989. He completed his pulmonology training at GATA, Ankara in 1996.
Dr. Tozkoparan has worked in leading hospitals in Turkey. He also served as a professor at the GATA Department of Pulmonology. He gained further experience in interventional pulmonology during a year at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.
In 2007, Dr. Tozkoparan published research in CCLM. He showed important changes in platelet indices in patients with tuberculosis. This work helped improve how the disease is monitored and managed.
2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye
MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL
Perinatology Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
2017 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye
MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL
Perinatology Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
2015 - 2016, Gaziantep/Gaziantep/Türkiye
GAZİANTEP CENGİZ GÖKÇEK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S DISEASES HOSPITAL
Perinatology Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
2011 - 2011, Ardahan/Ardahan/Türkiye
ARDAHAN LAKE STATE HOSPITAL
Perinatology Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
Dr. Kadri Ozer is a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon at Aydin State Hospital. He has served there since 2015. He completed training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Ankara Training and Research Hospital with a score of 100/100 (2009–2015). He completed his medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, English program (GPA 3.06/4.00).
His international experience includes Uppsala University Hospital, Radiology (2008), and Söder Hospital in Stockholm, Hand Surgery (2012). He also trained at Osaka University Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2013), and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, Reconstructive Microsurgery (2013). He served on a humanitarian mission as a Consultant Surgeon at Namangan Children’s Hospital in Uzbekistan (Oct 2015).
His research includes a thesis on optimizing platelet-rich plasma preparation (Dec 2014). He is a member of TTB (since 2009), ACELEMDER (since 2013), TSRM (since 2013), and TPRECD (since 2016).
Dr. Mehmet Altug Tuncer is a Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He has been Head of Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine since 2018. He has served as an Instructor at Kartal Koşuyolu since 2013. He directed the Aortic Surgery Center there from 2016 to 2018.
He became Professor in 2018 at Istanbul Okan University. He was appointed Associate Professor in 2013. He earned his MD at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa. He completed cardiovascular surgery training at Koşuyolu. His work includes 38 SCI/SCI-E papers, 19 national articles, and one book.
He is Chairman of the Aortic Surgery Working Group of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association. He also belongs to the Society of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Dicle Hazirolan is an Ophthalmology Specialist at Memorial Ataşehir Hospital, Istanbul (2024–). Former Professor of Ophthalmology and Training Supervisor at the University of Health Sciences’ Ankara and Haydarpaşa Numune Training & Research Hospitals (2014–2024).
Focus areas: medical retina and uvea. Observer Physician at Charité, Berlin, Retina & Uvea Unit (2011–2013).
Publications include a 2024 book chapter on congenital conjunctival anomalies. Also a peer-reviewed study on PRN anti-VEGF in pachychoroid neovasculopathy vs AMD (Int Ophthalmol, 2024). Presentations at Euretina 2018 and the Turkish Ophthalmology Society 2022. Active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Society (Medical Retina; Uvea & Behçet) and the Ophthalmology Society of Turkic Republics. MD from Hacettepe University. Ophthalmology residency at Beyoğlu and Ankara TRH.
Dr. Haluk Cokugras is a pediatric specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He previously served in the Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1983–2024).
He earned his MD from Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1975–1981). He later completed specialization in pediatrics (1988), pediatric allergy (1998–2001), and pediatric infectious diseases (2004).
Professional memberships: Turkish Pediatric Association; Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Asthma Association; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Association; Balkan Pediatric Society; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He has attended Turkish Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Pediatric Pulmonology congresses.
2013
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
Ear Nose Throat
1998 - 2013
Istanbul Surgery Hospital
Ear Nose Throat
1996 - 1997
Şişli Etfal Hospital
ENT Assistant Chief
1992 - 1996
Indiana Methodist Hospital
Ear Nose Throat
1992 - 1996
Institut Gustave Roussy, France
Observer Physician
1992 - 1995
Clinic of Professeur Frederic Chabolle at Suresnes Hopital Foch
Assistant Physician
1989 - 1992
Şişli Etfal Hospital
ENT Chief Assistant
1985 - 1989
Şişli Etfal and Marmara University Hospital
ENT Specialization
Dr. Murat Topdag is an otorhinolaryngology (ENT) specialist in Istanbul. He works at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He previously worked at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital (2017–2025). He also worked at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine (2012–2017).
He earned his MD from Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa in 2003 (English program). He completed his ENT residency at Kocaeli University in 2009.
He completed advanced training in endoscopic endonasal skull base and pituitary surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in 2014. He trained in otologic and otoneurosurgical microsurgery at Institut Georges Portmann in 2006. He also trained in facial plastic surgery through EAFPS in 2007.