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Experience

DentSpa Oral and Dental Health Clinic

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
December 2020 – Present, İstanbul/Turkey

Dentsitanbul Hospital

GOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
May 2016 – July 2021, İstanbul/Turkey

Medipol Uni. Dept of OMFS

Ast. Prof. Dr. Member of Faculty
May 2012 – December 2015, İstanbul/Turkey

Kocaeli Uni. Dept. of OMFS

Ast. Prof. Member of Faculty
May 2009 – April 2012, Kocaeli/Turkey

Marmara Uni. Dept of OMFS

Chief Asistant
September 2007 – November 2008, İstanbul/Turkey

Education

Marmara University Dept. of OMFS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
September 2002 -November 2008, İstanbul/Turkey

Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry

Dentist
September 1995 – June 2001, İstanbul/Turkey

Publications

• Gökhan Gürler, Serdar Yılmaz, Çağrı Delilbaşı, Emrah Dilaver, A. Patır Münevveroğlu. Conservative surgical treatment of the jaw cysts in children: case study of five patients. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2017, 20(9):1216-1220
• Gökhan Gürler, Serdar Yılmaz, Çağrı Delilbaşı, Merva Soluk Tekkeşin. A large mass in the mandible of an eight year old child. Selcuk Dent J. 2017, 4:101-105
• Önjen Tak, Serdar Yılmaz, Emre Özel, Meral Kavak. Five-year clinical follow-up of a patient with radicular cyst in the maxillary anterior region. European Journal of Prosthodontics. 2016, 4(1):17
• Özer N, Üçem F, Saruhanoğlu A, Yilmaz S, Tanyeri H. Removal of a maxıllary third molar dısplaced ınto pterygopalatıne fossa vıa ıntraoral approach. Balk J Stom 2012; 16:179-180
• Cilasun Ü, Sinanoğlu E.A, Yılmaz S, Güzeldemir E, Alnıaçık. An Unusual Laryngeal Complication Following Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block. G. Balk J Stom, 2012; 16:179-180
• Özkan Y, Liaje A, Şahin C, Akalın F, Yılmaz S. Subperiostal tünel tekniği ile otojen blok greft uygulamaları. Türk Dişhekimleri Dergisi, 2008, 73:134-141
• Selçuk Basa, Serdar Yılmaz, Altan Varol. Treatment of midface retrusion by maxillary distraction: comparison of rigid intraoral and extraoral distraction systems. Int. J. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2007, 36(11):1001
• Basa S, Varol A, Yılmaz S. Transport distraction osteogenesis of a dentoalveolar segment in the posterior mandible: a technical note. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007, 65(9): 1862-1864
• Altan Varol, Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis in posterior mandibular ridges. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 2006, 34(1):22-23
• Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. The case dependant alveolar reconstruction in oral implantology: Criterias for preferring between alveolar distraction osteogenesis and autogenous bone grafting. Int. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2005, 34(1):40
• Yılmaz S, Garip H, Akyüz S, Göker K. Süt dişi çekimi sırasında çocuk davranışlarının Frankl endeksine göre değerlendirilmesi ve bazı fiziksel bulguların saptanması. Akademik Dental, 2003, 5(4):38-44

Oral Presentations and Papers in the Congress

• Ayça Yılmaz, Serdar Yılmaz, Önjen Tak, Işıl Karagöz-Küçükay. Immediate self-replantation of an avulsed tooth and multidiciplinary management after 10-years. IADT 18th World Congress of Dental Traumatology. İstanbul, Turkey, June 2014.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nedim Özer, Gökhan Gürler, Şükran Tüfekçioğlu, Emrah Dilaver. ‘Total Maxilary Reconstruction Using Anterior Iliac Bone Graft in Atrophic Maxilla: Two Different Techniques.’ ACBID 2014 8th International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 28 May-1 June 2014.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nedim Özer, Gökhan Gürler, Emrah Dilaver, Şükran Tüfekçioğlu. ‘Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia Threatening Airway: Case Report.’ ACBID 2014 8th International Congress, Antalya, Turkey. 28 May-1 Jube 2014.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nazlı Altın, Emrah Dilaver, Nedim Özer. ‘Assesment of Accuracy of Preoperative Cephalometric Surgical Planning in Orthognathic Surgery.’ 21st International Conference on Oral and Maxillofaical Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, 21-24 October 2013.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Ülkem Cilasun, Ali İjya Karaman. ‘An unexpected problem during bimaxillary orthognathic surgery.’ 2nd BAMFS and 5th ACBID International Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 25-29 May 2011.
• Serdar Yılmaz, E. Alper Sinanoğlu, Ülkem Cilasun, Yeşim S Gürbüz. ‘Metastatic carcinoma of thyroid gland in inferior alveolar canal: Case Report’. 2nd BAMFS and 5th ACBID International Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 25-29 May 2011.
• Ülkem Cilasun, E. Alper Sinanoğlu, Esra Güzelpınar, Serdar Yılmaz. ‘An unusual laryngeal complication following inferior alveolar nerve block’. 2nd BAMFS and 5th ACBID International Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 25-29 May 2011.
• Ayşe Koçak Büyükdere, Esra Güzeldemir, Serdar Yılmaz. ‘Alternative Therapy for orthodontic treatment: Case Reports’. 16th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society, Bucherest, Romenia, 28 April- 1 May 2011.
• Ayşegül Sipahi, Altan Varol, Onur Atalı, Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Reconstruction of the atrophic Maxilla with Interpositional Bone Grafting/Le Fort I Osteotomy and Endosteal Implants.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, TÜRKİYE, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Onur Atalı, Altan Varol, Ayşegül Sipahi, Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Treatment options for skeletal anterior open bite.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nedim Özer. ‘Treatment options in dentofacial deformities.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Postoperative analgesic effect of intraarticular ketamine administration after TMJ arthroscopy.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nedim Özer. ‘Surgical management of benign tumors in young children.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Altan Varol, Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Secondary correction of posttraumatic dentofacial deformaties.’ 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Altan Varol, Ayşegül Sipahi, Onur Atalı, Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Actinomycotic osteomyelitis of the mandible’. 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Ayşegül Sipahi, Altan Varol, Onur Atalı, Sedar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘Nerve transposition and implant placement in the atrophic posterior mandibular alveolar ridge’. 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Nedim Özer. ‘Reconstruction of atrophic maxilla using onlay bone graft harvested from iliac crest: Report of two cases’. 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Altan Varol, Serdar Yılmaz, Neslihan Türker, Selçuk Basa. ‘Endoscopically assisted transoral open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for subcondylar fractures of the mandible’. 3rd ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22-26 April 2009.
• Ayşegül Sipahi, Onur Atalı, Serdar Yılmaz, Altan Varol, Selçuk Basa. ‘Correction of mandibular asymmetry in a patient with owren disease: Case report’. 1st ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 16-20 May 2007,
• Serdar Yılmaz, Altan Varol, Ayşegül Sipahi, Onur Atalı, Selçuk Basa. ‘Tooth Injuries due to lag screw fixation in saggital split osteotomy: Case report’. 1st ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 16-20 May 2007,
• Serdar Yılmaz, Altan Varol, Ayşegül Sipahi, Onur Atalı, Selçuk Basa. ‘Extraoral versus intraoral maxillary distraction osteogenesis: Advantages and disadvantages.’ 1st ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 16-20 May 2007,
• Onur Atalı, Ayşegül Sipahi, Serdar Yılmaz, Altan Varol, Selçuk Basa. ‘Blood Transfusion assesstment in orthognathic surgery: A retrospective study.’ 1st ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 16-20 May 2007,
• Esra Arpacı, Altan Varol, Serdar Yılmaz, İmad Salih, Selçuk Basa. ‘Temporalis muscle-fascia flap in temporomandibular joint ankylosis.’ 1st ACBID International Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 16-20 May 2007,
• Basa S, Yilmaz S ,Varol A. Treatment of midface retrusion by maxillary distraction: comparison of rigid intraoral and extraoral distraction systems.
  18th International Conference on Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bangalore, India, 14-18 November 2007.
• Varol A, Yilmaz S, Basa S. Alveolar distraction osteogenesis in posterior mandibular ridges. XVIII European Congress for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Barselona, İspanya, 11-16 Eylül 2006 (Journal of CranioMaxillofacial Surgery 34(2006) Suppl. S1 Abstracts, EACMFS XVIII Congress (O.080)
• Serdar Yılmaz, Selçuk Basa. ‘The case dependant alveolar reconstruction in oral implantology: Criterias for preferring between alveolar distraciton osteogenesis and autogenous bone grafting.’ 17th International Conference on Oral and Maxiloofacial Surgery, Vienna, Austria 28 Agust-4 Sept. 2005.
• Muharrem Güvercin, Onur Gönül, Serdar Yılmaz, Bahar Gürsoy. ‘Reconstruction of large maxillary cyst with demineralized bone graft and membranes: A case report’. 5th International Danubius Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Budapest, Hungary, 29 April – 1 May 2004.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Muharrem Güvercin, Gühan Dergin, İmad Salih. Reconstruction of a localized maxillary anterior bone defect using autogenous bone graft harvested from mandibular symphisis region: Case report’. 5th International Danubius Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Budapest, Hungary, 29 April– 1 May 2004.
• B.Cem Şener, Serdar Yılmaz, Ayşe Koçak, Atilla Sertgöz. ‘Segmental osteotomy of the maxillary sinus flor to preserve the alveolar bone height: Case report’. Turkish Dental Association 11th International Congress, Lütfü Kırdar Congress Center, İstanbul, Turkey, 17-22 May. 2004.
• Onur Gönül, Serdar Yılmaz, Hasan Garip, B. Cem Şener, Kamil Göker. ‘Extraoral Fistula Due to Root Angulation: Case Report’. Turkish Dental Association 11th International Congress, Lütfü Kırdar Congress Center, İstanbul, Turkey, 17-22 May. 2004.
• Serdar Yılmaz, Hasan Garip, Serap Akyüz, Kamil Göker. ‘Süt dişi çekimi sırasında çocuk davranışlarının frankl endeksine göre değerlendirilmesi ve bazı fiziksel bulguların saptanması.’ 11th International Congress of the Turkish Association of Oral and Maxillofaicial Surgeons, Antalya, Turkey, 4-8 June 2003.

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Turkish Dental Association
• İstanbul Dental Chamber
• Association of Turk Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society
• International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Dr. Nevsin Sener is a periodontist with 15 years of experience. She specializes in gum surgery and dental implants. Dr. Sener has performed hundreds of procedures. Her work has helped improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.

She earned her PhD in Periodontology from Ege University. Dr. Sener is a member of the Turkish Periodontology Association, the Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry Association (EDAD), and the ITI Study Club. She has presented her clinical research at international conferences. This shows her dedication to advancing dental science.

Dr. Sinan Emre Şekerci is a board-certified dentist. He specializes in dental implants and aesthetic dentistry. He uses the latest technology in his practice. Dr. Şekerci is known for providing high-quality and affordable dental care.

He is a member of the Aesthetic Dentistry Academy Association (EDAD). He also founded its young branch, GençEDAD. Dr. Şekerci has performed hundreds of successful implant procedures. He is committed to patient satisfaction. He regularly contributes to dental education and speaks at professional seminars across Turkey.

Dr. Suhan İnal is a prosthodontist. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2017. He completed his specialization in prosthodontics in 2021. He has over eight years of experience and has treated hundreds of patients.

His work includes aesthetic and functional restorations. He offers zirconia crowns, full-mouth reconstructions, implant-supported prostheses, and smile design. He focuses on precision, a natural look, and long-lasting results.

Prof. Cenk Şen is an experienced plastic surgeon with over 20 years of practice specializing in rhinoplasty, lipoderm, oral and neck surgery, breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, body shaping, microsurgery and maxillofacial surgery. He has written 50 works on reconstructive surgery and is a member of various international organizations for plastic surgery.

She was born in 1978 in Balıkesir. She completed his primary school in Bandırma, secondary and high school education in Balıkesir.  She graduated from Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Dentistry in 2001.

She worked in various institutions in Antalya between 2001-2012 and worked in her own practice in Antalya between 2012-2019. She established Private Ece Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic in 2019 and continues her duty as chief physician. Participating in many national and international congresses, Dt. Funda Feride Karaman has been working successfully in the fields of smile design, prosthesis on implants, surgical treatments, open-closed sinus surgery and implantology. 

Areas of expertise related to:

-Smile design-Aesthetic prosthetic treatments-Implant prosthesis– Implant surgeries-Immediate implant treatments– Bone and soft tissue augmentation operations– Open-closed sinus operations – Impacted tooth operations– Pre-prosthetic surgical procedures– Peri-implantitis (peri-implantitis gingival diseases) treatment– Preventive treatments

Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry , Istanbul, Turkey 2010 

Prosthetic Dental Treatment Department, Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey 

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Dr. Sualp is dedicated to ongoing professional development. He attends international conferences, workshops, and certificate programs. He also provides consultations and training to other medical professionals. His work supports progress in the field of hair restoration.

Dr. Burak Arslanoğlu is an experienced dentist. He specializes in All-on-4 Dental Implants, Porcelain Veneers, Lumineers, and implant-supported crowns. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry. He also completed advanced training in endodontics and surgical dental treatments.

Dr. Arslanoğlu has performed hundreds of implant procedures. He uses the latest technology at his Estherian Clinic. He has attended many international implantology symposiums. He holds accreditations from DTI and BEGO Implant Systems. These achievements show his dedication to high standards and new methods in dental care.

Dr. Nurettin Turktekin is an experienced Obstetrician and Gynecologist with over 12 years in the field. He specializes in IVF treatments. In 2008, he founded the Kayseri IVF Center. From 2012 to 2016, he served as Director of the IVF Department at a leading hospital.

Dr. Turktekin has contributed to research in reproductive health. He co-authored a study on embryo transfer timing, published in Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2021. His skills and commitment have made him a respected leader in IVF and reproductive medicine.

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Doctor B. is a top-rated plastic surgeon from Turkey with over 20 years of practice. Ranked among 50 best world’s plastic surgeons. Author of 8 innovative plastic surgery methods. 

Dr. Cihantimur has a wide range of experience and expertise, including breast augmentation and reconstruction, body contouring, facial rejuvenation, and rhinoplasty. Is a member of 7 professional American, Turkish and international associations.

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Education

• Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / 2003
• Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital / 2009
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Experience

• 2023 - Presently Güneşli Erdem Hospital
• 2021 - 2023 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital
• 2019 - 2021 Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
• 2017 - 2019 Private Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital
• 2011 - 2017 Private Camlica Erdem Hospital
• 2010 - 2011 Göle State Hospital
• 2009 - 2010 Edremit Military Hospital
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Professional Memberships

TTB-Istanbul Medical Chamber

Turkish Surgery Association

Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association

Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association

Procedures Performed

• Laparoscopic gastric cancer, colon cancer and rectal cancer operations
• Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery
• Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendicitis)
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder)
• Endocrine Surgery
• Gastroenterology Surgery
• Tube Stomach Surgery
• Gastric Bypass
• Gastric Balloon
• Swallowable Gastric Balloon
• hemorrhoid disease
• Anal fissure-fistula disease
• inguinal hernia
• incisional hernia
• umbilical hernia
• anal abscess
• hair transplant surgery

Associate Professor Dr. Ali Solmaz is a general and bariatric surgeon with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in general, metabolic, and obesity surgery. Dr. Solmaz completed his medical education and surgical training at Marmara University, a leading institution in Turkey. He earned his associate professorship at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital.

Dr. Solmaz has performed thousands of surgeries at hospitals such as Çamlıca Erdem Hospital and Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital. He is known for his skills in advanced laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. These techniques help patients recover faster and achieve better results.

He is active in medical research and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Solmaz is also a member of professional organizations, including IFSO, the Turkish Surgery Association, and the Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Association.