Best pulmonologists: TOP 108 doctors

Dr. Soman Sukumaran Nair is an experienced ophthalmologist. He treats conditions such as hyperopia, myopia, Fuchs' dystrophy, AMD, astigmatism, keratoconus, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, and corneal injury. He is known for his skill in macular degeneration surgery, vitrectomy, and LASIK. His procedures have high success rates.

He earned his MBBS from Grant Medical College and completed his MD in Ophthalmology at AIIMS. He worked as Senior Registrar in Vitreoretinal Surgery at AIIMS. Dr. Nair also completed a clinical observership at Doheny Eye Institute, UCLA. He is a faculty member at Gulf Medical University.

Dr. Chetan Prakash is a Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon with MBBS, D-Ortho, and DNB (Ortho) qualifications. He has extensive experience with hip and knee replacements, revision surgery, hip resurfacing, and other orthopaedic surgeries. He has completed a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Traumatology from Kanto Hospital Bruderholz in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Prakash speaks English, Arabic, and Hindi, and has a special interest in sports injuries, Ilizarov external fixator, interlocking nails, and hip and knee arthroplasty. He has published his research thesis on limb lengthening in international journals.

Surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery.

29 years old

• In 2007, he completed an internship in lung transplantation (MHH, Hannover, Germany).
• From 2004 to 2010 he worked as a research fellow in the Department of Lung and Mediastinal Surgery at the Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
• In 2014, he completed an internship in new technologies in thoracic surgery (SNUBH, Seoul, South Korea).
• Chief freelance thoracic surgeon of Moscow.

Dr. Murat Kaya is a chest diseases specialist. He graduated from Ondokuz Mayıs University and completed further training at Dokuz Eylül University. He has advanced skills in interventional bronchoscopy, COPD balloon and volume reduction, asthma and allergy treatments, sleep medicine, and lung cancer diagnostics.

Dr. Kaya has attended international congresses and workshops, including those by the European Respiratory Society and World Allergy Organization. He is certified in Smoking Cessation, Interventional Bronchoscopy, and Sleep Medicine. His clinical interests include pulmonary vascular diseases, intensive care, pulmonary hypertension, tuberculosis, and pulmonary rehabilitation. He is dedicated to improving patient care in respiratory medicine.

Dr. Seyit Ali Kizilkaya is an experienced aesthetic and plastic surgeon. He graduated from Izmir Dokuz Eylul University. He completed his specialization in plastic reconstructive surgery at DEUTF. He received advanced burn training at Ankara GATA Burn Centre and laser treatment training at Numune Research Hospital.

Dr. Kizilkaya has led plastic surgery departments at major hospitals, including Tinaztepe and Su Hospital. He also served as a reconstructive surgeon during his military service. He established a 24-bed clinic, with 12 beds dedicated to burn victims. He managed a team that performed 80 to 100 procedures each week.

He holds an advanced qualification in health law from Izmir University and Ege University. Dr. Kizilkaya speaks English, German, basic Russian, and Turkish.

Assoc. Dr. Zeliha Arslan Ulukan is a chest diseases specialist. She graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 1999. She completed her specialty training in Chest Diseases at Heybeliada Sanatorium in 2005.

Dr. Ulukan has expertise in interventional bronchoscopy, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, allergic asthma, breast cancer, tuberculosis, and pleural effusion. She has helped improve respiratory care. She has managed many complex cases and is known for high patient satisfaction and successful results.

Dr. Yunus Keser Yilmaz is a Cardiovascular Surgeon Specialist and a certified Complementary and Integrative Medicine Physician. He has published over 100 articles and papers in national and international journals. His work shows a strong commitment to medical science.

Dr. Yilmaz has earned 20 scientific course certificates in Cardiovascular Surgery. He is skilled in Phytotherapy, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Ozone Therapy, Prolotherapy, Neural Therapy, Mesotherapy, and other complementary therapies. He is known for his leadership in integrative medical practice.

Being the Head of the Chest Diseases Department in Private Optimed Hospital, Dr. Huseyin Cebi specializes in tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism, bronchiectasis, and lung cancer treatment.

Doctor, specialist in pulmonology, oncology

Doctor Sapardanis Iordanis (Σαπαρδάνης Ιορδάνης MD) is a specialist in respiratory illnesses treatment, including lung cancer, invasive pulmonology, rehabilitation of patients with cardio-respiratory diseases, and wound infection. He has worked in various hospitals and clinics since 2000 and is a member of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). He has authored 10 research papers and won 2nd place for his presentation at the 18th Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic Disease in 2009.

Prof. Michele Ciccarelli is the Pneumology Unit Director in Humanitas Research Hospital.

He has acquired significant experience in managing infectious pneumonias, treating about 300 cases annually. 

He has also acquired a wide experience in managing respiratory allergies of bronchial asthma and COPD with over 500 patients followed in these pathologies.

Previous experience:

1988-1995 Hospital of Niguarda, Milan, Italy
Visiting doctor at the Centre for High Specialisation in Allergology and Clinical Immunology with full-time specialisation in the Department of Pneumology Piazza.

Other medical areas of interest:

• Obstructive pathology of the airways
• Pulmonary infectivity
• Bronchoscopy techniques
• Pulmonary oncology
• Interstitial pneumopathies
• Non-invasive ventilator therapy
• Sleep medicine
• Pneumopathies in the course of systemic diseases

Research areas of interest:

• Lung oncology
• Community and hospital acquired pneumonia
• Bronchial asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Teaching experience: Medicine and Surgery Professor at “Università degli Studi” of Milan.

Scientific activities: Medicine and Surgery Professor at “Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri” (AIPO).