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Education and Expertise

• DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Experience

• ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE
• DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE-HEMATOLOGY
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• Interests:
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• Joint Swelling

Diverticular Bowel Disease (Diverticulosis)

Hydronephrosis (Kidney Swelling)

Bad Taste in Mouth

Blood in Urine (Hematuria)

Liver Abscess

Fat Metabolism Disorders

Osteomalacia (Bone Softening)

Hormone Excess

Glomerular Diseases (Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome)

Experience

• 1990 - 1994 – General Practitioner
• 1994 - 2001 – Research Assistant, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2001 - 2006 – Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Hematology, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2006 - 2011 – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Hematology, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2011 - 2019 – Professor, Internal Medicine/Hematology, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Hematology
• European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
• Hematologic Oncology Association
• Antalya Medical Chamber

Education and Specialization

• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – General Surgery Specialization
• Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professorship
• Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine – Professorship

Professional Memberships
• Turkish Medical Association
• Mediterranean Health Foundation
• Akdeniz University Development and Health Foundation
• Transplantation Organizations Coordination Association
• National Surgical Association

Education and Specialization

• 2006: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
• 2014: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine
• 2018: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Oncology

Experience

• 2006 - 2008: Konya Derebucak District Hospital
• 2009 - 2015: Akdeniz University Hospital
• 2015: Antalya Kaş State Hospital
• 2015 - 2016: İnönü University Faculty of Medicine
• 2016 - 2021: Akdeniz University Hospital
• 2021 - 2023: Antalya Training and Research Hospital

Education & Expertise

• 1997 | Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Degree
• 2003 | Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine – Internal Medicine Specialization
• 2007 | Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine – Hematology Subspecialty

Professional Experience

• 1998 (May – September) | Practitioner, Dr. Salaha Health Center, Rize
• 1998 to 2003 | Research Assistant, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department
• 2003 to 2007 | Hematology Subspecialist, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Hematology Division
• 2007 to 2011 | Hematology Specialist, Bursa Ali Osman Sönmez Oncology Hospital (Compulsory Service)
• 2011 to 2013 | Hematology Specialist, Private Anadolu Health Center Bone Marrow Transplant Center, Gebze
• 2014 to 2015 | Assistant Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• 2015 to 2020 | Associate Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• 2020 to Present | Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

Courses & Certifications

• Autologous and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Certificate
• Clinical Phytotherapy Application Certificate
• Flow Cytometry Experience Certificate
• EBMT Stem Cell Transplantation Course

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Medical Chamber
• Turkish Hematology Association (Full Member, No: 893)
• Turkish Therapeutic Apheresis Association (Current President)
• Geriatric Hematology Association
• Hematological Oncology Association
• EBMT (European Bone Marrow Transplantation)

Awards & Recognitions

• 2011 | 6th Turkish Therapeutic Apheresis Congress – Young Researcher Award

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine, Cum Laude, University of Navarra (1991)

Medical Degree, University of Navarra (1979–1985), Graduated with Honors

Board-Certified Specialist in Medical Oncology, via Spanish MIR system, Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1986–1989)

Advanced Fellowship in Immunotherapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA

Professional Experience

Head of Medical Oncology (1993–2000) and Director of the Cancer Institute (2000–2002), General Hospital of Catalonia

Director of Hematopoietic Progenitor Transplant Program, General Hospital of Catalonia (1993–2002), accredited by the Catalonian Health Department

Senior Specialist in Oncology, Quirónsalud Torrevieja (since 2002)

Clinical Innovations & Special Programs

Personalized Cancer Therapy using RNA microarrays and pharmacogenomics

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplants and High-Dose Chemotherapy

High-Dose Interleukin-2 Therapy via intravenous bolus for solid tumors

Personalized Cellular Anti-Tumor Vaccines

Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion with TNF and melphalan

Intra-arterial and Intraoperative Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced cancers

Research & Academic Contributions

Author of 120+ scientific papers and conference presentations

Active contributor to the development of novel cancer immunotherapies and drug personalization strategies

Memberships

AACR – American Association for Cancer Research

ASCO – American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASH – American Society of Hematology

Dr. Itir Sirinoglu Temiz is a Professor of Hematology. She specializes in lymphoma, acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myeloma, thrombocytopenias, thrombosis, anemia, and bone marrow failure. She graduated with honors from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. She completed her hematology training at Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtarslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital.

Dr. Sirinoglu Temiz has held key academic and administrative positions. She served as Head of Internal Medicine at IAU Faculty of Medicine. She was also Education and Administrative Manager at SBÜ Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk EAH Hematology Clinic. She has broad experience in adult hematology, stem cell transplantation, and therapeutic apheresis. She currently practices at Liv Hospital.

Areas of Interests

• 0-18 Years Old Healthy Child Monitoring and Tracking
• Breast Milk, Breastfeeding and Nutrition Consultancy
• Newborn Care and Follow-up
• Vaccines and Preventive Medicine
• Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood
• Childhood Diseases

Education:

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 2009-2015
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases 2016-2019
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Child Health and Diseases 2020

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Private Levent Hospital 2022-2023
• Van Özalp State Hospital 2021-2022
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2020
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2016-2019
• Denizli State Hospital Pediatric Emergency Service 2015-2016
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• Psoriatic Arthritis in the Differential Diagnosis of Zinc Deficiency - Scientific Poster Presentation (38th Pediatrics Days - 2016)
• Myoclonic Epilepsy in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Scientific Poster Presentation (39th Pediatrics Days - 2017)
• Evaluation of Children Diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis - Specialization Thesis (November 2020)

Areas of Interests

• Surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid gland diseases and cancers
• Surgical treatment of adrenal gland (adrenal gland) diseases and cancers
• Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Education:

• Galatasaray High School (1989-1997)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education (1997-2003)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Specialization in General Surgery (2003-2009)
• Cleveland Clinic, Endocrine and Metabolism Institute, Center for Endocrine Surgery, USA, Research Fellowship (2014)
• Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery and Sarcoma Unit, Sweden, Endocrine Surgery Clinical Fellowship (2015)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Apoptosis Research Center (ARC), Canada, Translational Medicine Clinical Research Fellowship (2016-2017)

Experience:

• LIV Hospital Ulus & LIV Hospital Vadistanbul
• Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2012-2021)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2016)
• Karonlinska University Hospital, Sweden (2015)
• Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA. (2014)
• Iğdır State Hospital (2009-2012)

Memberships

• Endocrine Surgery Association, Member of the Board and Secretary General of the Association
• Dialogue Society in Endocrinology, Member
• Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Member
• Turkish Surgery Association, Member
• European Society of Endocrine Surgery(ESES), Member
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Member
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), Member
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member

Dr. Emiroglu specializes in oncoplastic breast surgery, offering advanced techniques for better aesthetic and functional outcomes.

• Trained in breast surgery techniques at Europe Senology Academia
• Member of the Breast Surgery Association and Endocrine Surgery Association
• Over 20 years of experience in general surgery
• Works at Memorial Bodrum Hospital, a leading healthcare facility

Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Gerald Prager is a Vienna-based specialist in hematology and internal oncology with about 17 to 19 years of experience. He graduated from the Medical University of Vienna. From 2006 to 2011, he completed his residency and fellowship in hematology and oncology there. In 2011, he was a Visiting Professor at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (USC). In 2012, he became an Associate Professor at MedUni Vienna.

He leads the Precision Medicine in Cancer Unit. His work focuses on colorectal cancer, precision oncology, tumor angiogenesis, and predictive biomarker assessment. He is a permanent reviewer for leading journals, including Blood and the European Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Gisslinger is a leading hematologist and internal oncologist at the Medical University of Vienna and the Confraternität Private Clinic Josefstadt. He helped found the Laboratory for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. He is Program Director for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and leads clinical and translational research.

He pioneered interferon therapy for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). He first used it clinically in the 1980s and has advanced it for more than four decades. His expertise includes polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, primary myelofibrosis, chronic myeloid leukemia, and multiple myeloma.

Dr Nimet Ozcan is a dermatologist with over 10 years of experience. She graduated from the Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. She completed her dermatology specialization at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2014. She provides care in both medical and cosmetic dermatology.

Clinical focus: acne, eczema, psoriasis, and fungal and bacterial infections. Dermato-oncology with early detection and surgical excision of suspicious lesions. Dermal fillers, chemical peels, and mesotherapy. Laser treatment for vascular lesions, pigmentation disorders, and hair removal. Pediatric dermatology. Languages: English.

Dermatologist Dr. Osman Serdar Akkaya graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1981. He completed his dermatology specialization there in 1985. He has more than 35 years of experience and is among the most senior dermatologists in the region.

His practice includes general dermatology, such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, vitiligo, and urticaria. He focuses on dermato-oncology and performs surgery for benign and malignant skin tumors. He also offers cosmetic dermatology, including fillers, mesotherapy, and chemical peels. He provides laser and light-based treatments for vascular lesions, pigment disorders, scars, and hair removal. He treats geriatric skin conditions and chronic skin diseases.

Dr. Mustafa Aydın is an Internal Medicine specialist. He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2009. He provides evidence-based care for adults, including diagnosis and treatment. He communicates in English.

His clinical focus includes chronic disease management, such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and thyroid disorders. He treats gastrointestinal problems, including reflux, gastritis, ulcers, and liver diseases, and respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD. He manages infectious diseases. He provides preventive care with routine screenings, risk assessments, and personalized health plans.

Dr. Murat Erol is a general dentist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry in 2002. He provides care in English.

He offers preventive care and restorative treatments, including aesthetic fillings, crowns, and bridges. He also performs root canal therapy. His aesthetic services include whitening, composite bonding, and smile design. He provides fixed and removable prosthetics. His plans focus on oral function and natural aesthetics. Each treatment is tailored to the patient.

Dyt. Yaren Nur Güngör is a dietitian. She graduated from the Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetics. She provides evidence-based, personalized nutrition counseling in English. She designs tailored programs for health promotion, disease management, and weight control.

Her clinical focus includes diet plans for diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disorders, and other metabolic issues. She also guides weight loss and gain and improves body composition. She offers sports nutrition and nutrition care for children and teens. She provides preventive nutrition with lifestyle counseling. Her approach is patient-centered and motivating.