Best infectionists: TOP 254 doctors

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. Oren Shibolet is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hematologist with over 50 years of practice. He is a leading expert in liver conditions and treatments, having served as the Head of the Liver Unit at Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. He has a degree in general medicine from the Hebrew University, a specialty in gastroenterology from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, and is a member of multiple medical organizations. He is also an author of over 60 publications and 100 conference reports.

Prof. Rafael Bruck is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hepatologist with 40+ years of experience. He specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, gastrointestinal cancer, and biliary duct and liver abnormalities. He is a member of several medical organizations, including the American Medical Association.

Prof. Haim Matskin is a renowned specialist in onco-urology, urology, and surgery, and heads the Urology Department at Sourasky Medical Center. He is an expert in brachytherapy and cryotherapy and is a full-fledged member of the Medical Association of Israel and the Association of urologists of Europe, the US, and Israel.

Chalatkorn Viravan , M.D.

General Practitioner and Occupational Physician

Graduated (M.D. From)

Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University, Rajavithi Hospital (First Class Honors)

Assessing you with a physical exam and a review of your medical history. From there, they may order more tests, recommend treatment, or connect you with a specialist.

Certificates

Certificate in Basic Occupational Medicine for Physicians, Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University

Current Positions

General Practitioner and Occupational Physician at Intrarat Hospital

Dr. Antonia Artigues-Barcelo is an Internal Medicine Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Internal Medicine.

After completing her Medical Degree from Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona, Spain, she acquired her Specialisation in Internal Medicine from Hospital Universitari Son Dureta and Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, both in Spain. She has extensive experience in Internal Medicine in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Before moving to the UAE, she was practicing in both private and government Hospitals in Spain, where she implemented different projects, including Autoimmune Systemic Diseases Unit, Palliative Care Unit, and a multidisciplinary management program of hip fractures in older patients. She was also the HOD in Internal Medicine Department.

Since she moved to the UAE, she has been working as an Internal Medicine Consultant in well-known Clinics and Hospitals in Dubai. She has also been an Adjunct Associated Professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU).

Her scope of expertise includes general internal medicine conditions, gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory diseases, anaemias, thyroid conditions, as well as, infection diseases, autoimmune systemic conditions and prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidaemia. She also carries out general check-ups.

She is a member of the Spanish Medical Council and the Internal Medicine Spanish Association, as well as, member of Middle East and North Africa Stroke Organization.

EXPERTISE:

• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Respiratory Diseases
• Anaemias
• Thyroid Conditions
• Infectious Diseases
• Autoimmune Systemic Conditions
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Dyslipidaemia

• Specializes in community infectious diseases and tuberculosis treatment.
• International training in infectious disease management from University of Barcelona.
• Master's in healthcare-associated infection prevention and control.
• Expert in antimicrobial treatment with a Master's from CEU - Cardenal Herrera University.
• Director of Internal Medicine focusing on infectious diseases at HM Nou Delfos Hospital.
• Teaching collaborator in Medicine with a focus on infectious diseases.
• Member of SEIMC, enhancing infectious disease knowledge and practice.
• Conducts online consultations for complex infectious disease cases.

September 2022 – September 2023: Metabolic Terrain Institute of Health (USA)
2021 – 2023: American Institute of Integrative Oncology
February – May 2019: Swiss Biological Medicine Academy (Switzerland), Education Module 1-6
May 2015: Gerson Institute (USA, California), Gerson Practitioner Training Program, Module 1
2010 – 2013: Riga Gestalt Institute, Psychotherapy (Gestalt Therapy) Studies, Certified Gestalt Practitioner

These experiences reflect a broad and specialized background in integrative oncology, biological medicine, and psychotherapy.

Prof. Filippini began his career in 1980 and has been teaching at the University of Chieti since the 1990s in the fields of General Surgery, Microsurgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, and Gynecology. His primary focus is oncological surgery, particularly specializing in "The surgical treatment of locally advanced tumors and multi-organ resections." He has enriched his expertise by visiting prominent reference centers in the United States, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York City. There, he delved into minimally invasive, laparoscopic, and microsurgical techniques under the guidance of esteemed mentors such as John Daly, Michele Gagner, and Murray Brennan. Additionally, in 2005, he further expanded his skills at the City of Hope Oncology Center in Los Angeles, focusing on robotic surgery in oncology.

In 1980, Prof. Filippini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti in Italy with honors, presenting an experimental thesis on lympho-venous anastomosis using microsurgical techniques. He completed his specialization in general surgery at the University of Pisa with distinction after five years. In 1990, he obtained another specialization in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from the University of Padua in Italy, where he maintained a stellar academic record.

Prof. Filippini has presented at numerous national and international conferences and authored over 100 scientific publications. Additionally, he has co-authored two monographs. 

Experience

2017 - 2020 Acıpayam Devlet Hastanesi

2016 - 2017 İzmir Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarı

2013 - 2016 Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

2011 - 2013 Pendik Devlet Hastanesi

2011 - 2011 Midyat Devlet Hastanesi

2004 - 2010 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi

Acıpayam Devlet Hastanesi

İzmir Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarı

Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Pendik Devlet Hastanesi

Midyat Devlet Hastanesi

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi

Education

2010 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloj

2010 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloj

2004 Ege Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi

2004 Ege Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi

Publications

ULUSLARARASI HAKEMLİ DERGİLERDE YAYIMLANAN MAKALELER

Bulent Ertugrul, Çağrı Buke, Özlem Saylak Ersoy, Bengisu Ay, Dilek Senen Demirez, Öner Savk. Intralesional epidermel growth factor for diabetic foot wounds: the first cases in Turkey. Diabetic foot and ankle.6: Ağustos 2015

Vedat Turhan, Günalp Uzun, Mustafa Hatipoglu, Mesut Mutluoğlu, Erol Sevim, Hayati Demiraslan, Esma Eryılmaz, Cem Özuğuz, Ali Memiş, Turk-Day Çalışma Grubu ( Hakan Ay, Bilgin Arda, Serhat Uysal, Vicdan Köksaldı Motor, Cigdem Kader, Ayşe Ertürk, Ömer Çoşkun, Fazilet Duygu, Selma Güler F.Aybala Altay, Aziz Öğütlü, Sibel Bolukçu, Özlem Kandemir, Halide Aslaner, Arife Polat, Mustafa Karahocagil, Kadriye Kart Yaşar, Emine Sehmen, Sırrı Kılıç, Mustafa Sünbül, Serap Gençer, Fatma Bozkurt, Tuğba Yanık, Nefise Öztoprak Çuvalcı, Ayşe Batırel, Hamdi Sözen, İnci Kılıç, İlhami Çelik, Bengisu Ay, Selma Tosun, Ayten Kadanalı, Şenol Çomoğlu, Affan Denk, Salih Hoşoğlu, Özlem Aydın, Nazif Elaldı, Şerife Akalın, Bahar Kandemir, Ayhan Akbulut, Tuna Demirdal, Recep Balık, Emel Azak, Gönül Şengöz); Causative pathogens and antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot infections: A prospective multi-center study. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, Volume 30, Issue 5,July 2016,910-916

Alpay Arı, Ali Ilgın Olut, Bengisu Ay, Selma Tosun, Meltem Zencir, Mehmet Umut Çayıröz. A small outbreak of Serratia liquefaciens bacteremia due to use of contaminated saline infusion solution for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Journal of İnfectious Diseases, Volume 49, 2017, 639-40

B- ULUSLARARASI BİLİMSEL TOPLANTILARDA SUNULAN VE BİLDİRİ KİTABINDA (PROCEEDINGS) BASILAN BİLDİRİLER

Vedat Turhan, Günalp Uzun, Mustafa Hatipoglu, Mesut Mutluoğlu, Erol Sevim, Hayati Demiraslan, Esma Eryılmaz, Cem Özuğuz, Ali Memiş, Turk-Day Çalışma Grubu ( Hakan Ay, Bilgin Arda, Serhat Uysal, Vicdan Köksaldı Motor, Cigdem Kader, Ayşe Ertürk, Ömer Çoşkun, Fazilet Duygu, Selma Güler F.Aybala Altay, Aziz Öğütlü, Sibel Bolukçu, Özlem Kandemir, Halide Aslaner, Arife Polat, Mustafa Karahocagil, Kadriye Kart Yaşar, Emine Sehmen, Sırrı Kılıç, Mustafa Sünbül, Serap Gençer, Fatma Bozkurt, Tuğba Yanık, Nefise Öztoprak Çuvalcı, Ayşe Batırel, Hamdi Sözen, İnci Kılıç, İlhami Çelik, Bengisu Ay, Selma Tosun, Ayten Kadanalı, Şenol Çomoğlu, Affan Denk, Salih Hoşoğlu, Özlem Aydın, Nazif Elaldı, Şerife Akalın, Bahar Kandemir, Ayhan Akbulut, Tuna Demirdal, Recep Balık, Emel Azak, Gönül Şengöz); Current Bacterıal Etıology And Antımıcrobıal Resıstance In Dfıs; A Multıcenter Prospectıve Trıal Of “Turk-Day”. Congress of Balkan Millitary Medical Committee, 8-11 Haziran 2015, Yunanistan

C- ULUSAL HAKEMLİ DERGİLERDE YAYIMLANAN MAKALELER

VildanAvkan Oğuz, Bengisu Ay, Vasfi Karatosun, Zeynep Gülay; A Case of Total Knee Arthroplasty in whichAeromonasHydrophila Was Isolated in Perioperative Culture: Trakya Univ Tip Fak Derg, 2009

Şebnem Çalık, Bengisu Kara Ay, Arif Yüksel, Kamuran Çapcıoğlu, Meltem Zencir, Ümran Bingöl, Neslihan Genç, Meltem Avcı, Selma Tosun. Grip aşılaması önerilen risk grubundaki bireylerin grip aşılaması hakkındaki bilgi düzeylerinin ve aşı durumlarının değerlendirilmesi. İzmir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi (Medical Journal of İzmir Hospital) 2013; 17 (4): 241-245

B Ay, Ş Çalık, B Karaca, S Tosun. Atipik Akdeniz benekli ateşi: Ege Bölgesi'nden ilk olgu. Izmir Tepecik Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Dergisi. 2016; 26(2):175-177

B Ay, E Özdemir, N Ünel, Ş Çalık, B Karaca. Telbivudine-Related Myopathy: A Case Report. Viral Hepat J 2016; 22: 37-38

D- ULUSAL BİLİMSEL TOPLANTILARDA SUNULAN VE BİLDİRİ KİTAPLARINDA BASILAN BİLDİRİLER

Şebnem Çalık, Bengisu Kara Ay, Arif Yüksel, Kamuran Çapcıoğlu, Meltem Zencir, Ümran Bingöl, Neslihan Genç, Meltem Avcı, Selma Tosun. Grip aşılaması önerilen risk grubundaki bireylerin grip aşılaması hakkındaki bilgi düzeylerinin ve aşı durumlarının değerlendirilmesi. 5. Ulusal Aşı Sempozyumu, 25-29 Eylül 2013, Ankara

’’Kronik Hepatit C için Telaprevir alan 4 Hastanın Değerlendirilmesi” “Konuşma 7" İstanbul – Marriott Asia Hotel; ‘Türkiye Telepravir Deneyimimiz Sempozyumu, 21 Eylül 2013’

Bengisu Ay, Alpay Arı,Nalan Ünel, Erman Özdemir, Selma Tosun; İki merkezde telaprevir deneyimimiz: 12. Ulusal Viral Hepatit Kongresi, 26-29 Mart 2014, Belek/Antalya

Bengisu Ay, Erman Özdemir,Nalan Ünel; Bir olgu nedeniyle telbivudin tedavisinde miyopati yanetkisi: 12. Ulusal Viral Hepatit Kongresi, 26-29 Mart 2014, Belek/Antalya

Gülsüm Altın, Aslı Keleş, Bengisu Ay, Ebru Dik, Meltem Zencir, Halil Erkan, Selma Tosun. Toplumdaki Bireylerin Hepatit B virusunun bulaşma yolları hakkındaki farklılıklarının ve bilgi düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi. BUHASDER 6. Tepecik Enfeksiyon Günleri Sempozyumu. 04-08 Kasım 2015 Muğla.

Vedat Turhan, Günalp Uzun, Mustafa Hatipoglu, Mesut Mutluoğlu, Erol Sevim, Hayati Demiraslan, Esma Eryılmaz, Cem Özuğuz, Ali Memiş, Turk-Day Çalışma Grubu ( Hakan Ay, Bilgin Arda, Serhat Uysal, Vicdan Köksaldı Motor, Cigdem Kader, Ayşe Ertürk, Ömer Çoşkun, Fazilet Duygu, Selma Güler F.Aybala Altay, Aziz Öğütlü, Sibel Bolukçu, Özlem Kandemir, Halide Aslaner, Arife Polat, Mustafa Karahocagil, Kadriye Kart Yaşar, Emine Sehmen, Sırrı Kılıç, Mustafa Sünbül, Serap Gençer, Fatma Bozkurt, Tuğba Yanık, Nefise Öztoprak Çuvalcı, Ayşe Batırel, Hamdi Sözen, İnci Kılıç, İlhami Çelik, Bengisu Ay, Selma Tosun, Ayten Kadanalı, Şenol Çomoğlu, Affan Denk, Salih Hoşoğlu, Özlem Aydın, Nazif Elaldı, Şerife Akalın, Bahar Kandemir, Ayhan Akbulut, Tuna Demirdal, Recep Balık, Emel Azak, Gönül Şengöz); Diyabetik Ayak Enfeksiyonunda Güncel Etken Mikroorganizmalar ve Antimikrobiyal Duyarlılıklar; Bir Çok Merkezli Çalışma “TURK-DAY”. 5. EKMUD Bilimsel platformu, 01-04 Nisan 2015, İzmir.

• Specialized in treating a range of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis.
• International medical experience in multiple countries, enhancing infectious disease treatment skills.
• Provides personalized care for infectious diseases with a patient-centric approach.
• Utilizes latest treatment protocols for effective infectious disease management.
• Committed to patient safety and satisfaction in infectious disease treatment.
• Offers online consultations for patients with infectious diseases, ensuring accessibility.

Este Home Health Tourism is a prestigious organization at the forefront of Turkey’s health tourism sector, offering internationally recognized, high-standard services. The company specializes in health tourism and is managed by a team of experienced professionals, each highly regarded in their respective fields. Este Home is led by two prominent experts specializing in critical areas such as aesthetic surgery and hair transplantation: Dr. Murat İmalı and Hair Transplant Specialist Fatih Taşalan.

Dr. Murat İmalı

Dr. Murat İmalı is a distinguished expert in the field of aesthetics, renowned for his extensive knowledge and numerous successful procedures. He completed his medical education at one of Turkey’s leading universities and specializes in aesthetic surgery, particularly facial aesthetics, medical device applications, fillers, and botox. Dr. İmalı’s vision is to provide the best outcomes tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

Hair Transplant Specialist Fatih Taşalan

Fatih Taşalan is a globally recognized expert in hair transplantation and restoration. He has significantly contributed to Turkey becoming a global hub for hair transplantation. Using innovative techniques such as FUE, DHI, and Sapphire FUE, Taşalan delivers natural and long-lasting results. Under his leadership, Este Home provides reliable and professional hair transplant services to hundreds of patients from around the world each year.

A+ Treatments and Services

Este Home offers a wide range of A+ treatments and services, extending beyond aesthetic surgery and hair transplantation, including:

• Aesthetic Surgery Services: Facial aesthetics, liposuction, tummy tucks, breast augmentation/reduction.
• Hair Transplantation and Hair Treatments: FUE, DHI, Exosome and Stem Cell Therapy, PRP treatments, and mesotherapy.
• Dental Aesthetics: Zirconium crowns, implants, laminate veneers, and smile design.
• Medical Treatments: Bariatric surgery (obesity operations), orthopedics, cardiology.
• Beauty and Rejuvenation: Medical skincare, botox, fillers, and laser treatments.

Why Choose Este Home?

• International Certifications and Standards: Este Home adheres to international accreditation standards and operates with state-of-the-art medical equipment.
• Customized Treatment Plans: Individualized treatment programs tailored to each patient.
• Comfortable Health Tourism Experience: Comprehensive services including transportation, accommodation, translation, and city tours.
• Customer Satisfaction: Este Home boasts a 98% customer satisfaction rate, setting a benchmark in the sector.

Under the leadership of Dr. Murat İmalı and Fatih Taşalan, Este Home continues to be a symbol of quality and trust in health tourism, both in Turkey and on the global stage. Entrust your health to the expert care of Este Home!