Page 3 - Best Tonsil cancer doctors: TOP 65 doctors

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.

Prof. Nail Paksoy specializes in tonsil cancer treatment as an Associate Professor at Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital, with extensive experience in medical oncology.

• ESMO Board Certified in Medical Oncology
• Involved in 8 international clinical trials on cancer treatments
• Published numerous studies in respected oncology journals

Dr. Karatas specializes in head and neck surgery with extensive international training across Europe and the US.

• Trained at prestigious institutions including Hannover Medical School and The Ohio State University
• Member of multiple professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology
• Expertise in advanced surgical techniques for head and neck conditions

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Dr. Maha Yahia is a medical oncologist and hemato-oncologist. She provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Her treatments include chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. She cares for patients with breast, genitourinary, gynecologic, thoracic, gastrointestinal, and rare cancers.

Education: M.B.B.Ch, Kasr El-Aini, Cairo University (1997–2003). Master in Hemato-oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University (2008). Doctoral Degree in Hemato-oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University (2015).

Experience: Resident in Medical Oncology, Maadi AFMC (2005–2010). Visitor Resident, NCI Cairo (2008–2009). Consultant Assistant, Prof. Hussein Khaled Clinic (2010–2017). Specialist, International Medical Center (2011–2012), Wadi El Nile Hospital (2013–2014), and Maadi AFMC (2011–2018). Head, Clinical Research Support Team, Maadi AFMC (2016–2018). Major (2014–2016) and Lt. Colonel Doctor (2016–2018), Egyptian Armed Forces. Lecturer of Clinical Research, AFCM (2019–2021).

Assoc. Prof. Ayşe İrem Yasin, M.D., is a medical oncologist who specializes in solid tumors. Her clinical focus includes breast, lung, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and urologic cancers. She also treats brain and other CNS tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, head and neck cancers, adenocarcinomas, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cancers of unknown primary. She practices at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital (2025–present). She previously worked at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025).

She completed a Medical Oncology fellowship at Bezmialem Vakıf University (2019–2022). This followed an Internal Medicine residency at the same institution (2012–2016). Her international experience includes the Breast Cancer Unit at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Novara (2022). She also trained at Basel University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Medical School. She holds the ESMO Board Certificate (2022).

Professor Raanan Berger, MD PhD, is a medical oncologist and radiotherapist. He is Director of the Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center and heads its clinical research unit. He was listed in Forbes Israel’s “Best Doctors” (2025). He leads the genitourinary oncology program with a focus on prostate cancer. His care includes systemic therapy and radiotherapy in a multidisciplinary, patient-centered model.

He is board-certified in oncology. He earned his MD and PhD at Tel Aviv University and completed his clinical training at Sheba. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Dana-Farber/Harvard, focusing on prostate cancer with Dr. Philip Kantoff and molecular oncology in Dr. William C. Hahn’s lab. He is a member of ESMO and ASCO. He has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, including studies on outcomes in high- versus very high-risk prostate cancer and on BRCA1/2 in large cohorts.

Dr. Sahibov specializes in radiation oncology with training at Marmara University, focusing on precise cancer treatments.

• Trained at Marmara University's Faculty of Medicine
• Specialized in radiation oncology from 2012 to 2016
• Proficient in English, facilitating clear patient communication

Dr. Raj Nagarkar has performed 50,000+ cancer surgeries over 30 years of experience, with a focus on improving patients' quality of life.

• Trained in Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital
• Fellowship at Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
• Specializes in Breast and Thoracic Surgical Oncology
• Professor for DNB Superspecialty Surgical Oncology
• Involved in 200+ clinical trials

Expert in nuclear medicine who has handled over 30,000 PET scans and treated 1,000+ thyroid cancer patients at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre.

• 11 years of experience of specialized experience in nuclear medicine
• Proficient in advanced nuclear scans and PET-CT imaging
• Specializes in radioiodine and Lu-177 therapies
• Published researcher in medical journals

Dr. Ozdemir brings over 46 years of experience of ENT and head-neck surgery expertise, trained at Hacettepe University Medical Center – Turkey's leading medical school.

• Specializes in head and neck surgeries including tonsil cancer cases
• Former head of ENT department at Namik Kemal University
• Graduated from Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
• Served as instructor at Izmir Atatürk Education and Research Hospital

Dr. Sridhar P.S. specializes in radiotherapy for tonsil cancer with extensive training and professional recognition.

• 30 years of experience of experience in radiotherapy
• Trained at Banaras Hindu University – one of India's premier institutions
• Member of the Association of Radiation Oncology of India
• Active in the Society for Neuro-Oncology

Dr. Ahmer Arif Shaikh specializes in oral cancer surgery and functional rehabilitation at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre.

• 15 years of experience of experience in surgical oncology
• Expertise in organ preservation for oral cancer patients
• Proficient in major maxillofacial and head & neck surgeries
• Fellowship-trained in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
• Published researcher with focus on oral cancer