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Hakan Ucar

  • 4.9 Excellent 52 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Hakan Ucar is a renowned cardiologist based in Turkey, internationally recognized for his expertise in pacemaker installation, angiography, treatment for heart attack and heart failure, hypertension, aneurysms, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, and hyperlipidemia. He is also known for conducting various successful procedures such as Aneurysm coiling, Intracranial Arterial Angioplasty and Stenting, Covered Stent Placement, Plastic surgery for cardiac valve, Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting, Transluminal Arterial Angioplasty (PTA) and Stenting, Endovenous radiofrequency ablation (EVRF). He has contributed significantly to scientific research and authored numerous papers published in reputable journals.
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Vagus nerve stimulation
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Oguz Yilmaz

  • 5 Excellent 41 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Professional Summary:

    Experienced cardiac surgeonspecializing in varicoseveins, coronary bypasssurgery, heart valve diseases, aortic aneurysms, heart aneurysms, and TAVI procedures.

    Dedicated to providing high-quality care and innovative surgical solutions to patients.

     

     

    Education:

    2022                      : Professorship, Istanbul Arel University

    2015                      : Associate Professorship, Şişli Memorial Hospital

    1997-2002:           Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery,Florence Nightingale Hospital/ Kadir Has University 1989-1995                : Medical Degree, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty (English Program)

    1982-1989           : TarsusAmerican College

     

     

    Specializations:

    Varicose Veins

    Coronary Bypass Surgery Heart Valve Diseases Aortic Aneurysms

    Heart Aneurysms

    TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) Work Experience:

    Current: İstanbul FlorenceNightingale Hastanesi, Cardiovascular Surgery Department Previous: Şişli Memorial Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department

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Operation Marmara (microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy)
$7,000 - $7,000
Liver transplant
$55,000 - $60,000
Discectomy
$3,000 - $3,500
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Weerachai Weerapakorn

  • 5 Excellent 2 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Wansiri Hospital
  • Dr. Weerachai Weerapakorn

    Eyes Surgery, Rhinoplasty Surgery, Breast Surgery
     

    Educational Background

     

    M.D., Srinakarinwirot University

     

    Residency Training in Surgery

     

    Medical College and Vajira Hospital

     

    Residency Training in Plastic Surgery

     

    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

     

    Department of Surgery King Chulalongkorn Memorial University Hospital

     

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Blepharoplasty (Eyelid correction)
$660 - $2,397
Septoplasty (Deviated Septum Surgery)
$3,000 - $4,000
Facelift
$3,134 - $13,274
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Nazan Taslidere

  • 5 Excellent 41 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Published journal articles indexed by SCI, SSCI, and AHCI I. Investigation of the effectiveness of teledermatology in the diagnosis of skin lesions in pediatric patients TaslidereN.,KucukO.S. Revista daAssociacaoMedicaBrasileira (1992),vol.69,no.10,2023 (SCI-Expanded) I . Can a Correct Diagnosis Be Established Using the TeledermatologyMethod? TAŞLIDEREN.,SUKÜÇÜKÖ. ACTADERMATOVENEROLOGICACROATICA,vol.30,no.1,pp.32-39,2022 (SCI-Expanded) I I. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome induced by COVID-19: A case report TaşlıdereB.,MehmetajL.,ÖzcanA.B.,GülenB.,TaşlıdereN. AmericanJournalofEmergencyMedicine,vol.41,2021 (SCI-Expanded) IV. Which dermatology patients attend to Dermatology Outpatient Clinics during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Turkey and what happened to them? CENGİZ F.P.,EMİROĞLUN.,BAHALIA.G.,DİZMAND.,TAŞLIDEREN.,AkarslanT.C.,GunesB.,MERTÖ.,KÜÇÜKÖ.S., ONSUNN. DERMATOLOGICTHERAPY,vol.33,no.4,2020 (SCI-Expanded)

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Operation Marmara (microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy)
$7,000 - $7,000
Liver transplant
$55,000 - $60,000
Discectomy
$3,000 - $3,500
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Renata Kliunkiene

  • 4.7 Excellent 125 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Lithuania, Vilnius, Meliva Kardiolita Hospital
  • Education

    2004 - 2010 Kaunas University of Medicine, Master’s degree, professional qualification of medical doctor
    2011 Kaunas Hospital, therapeutic internship
    2011 - 2015 Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Clinic, dermatovenereology residency

    Professional experience

    2011 - 2012 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eurostars SkinMonitor project “Diagnosis of Skin Cancer Based on ICT Tools”,  junior researcher
    2013 - 2015 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Clinic of Skin and Venerial Diseases, educational activities, assistant
    2015 Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, doctor’s assistant
    2015 - present Kaunas Dainava Clinic, dermatovenerologist
    2015 - 2016 Biofirst Clinic, dermatovenerologist
    2016 present Kardiolita Hospital, dermatovenerologist

    Professional training

    Internships in Hamburg (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey) and Trieste (Italy)

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Blepharoplasty (Eyelid correction)
$1,914 - $2,735
Brain tumor removal
$23,439 - $35,159
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Mustafa Ondzhel

  • 4.6 Excellent 470 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Professor of oncosurgery and proctology

Subtotal thyroidectomy
$6,000 - $6,000
Rhinoplasty (nose job)
$3,914 - $4,961
Cochlear implant placement
$20,000 - $40,000
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Tahsin Ozadli

  • 4.9 Excellent 52 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Expertise

    Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education

    Dr.Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Anakara Oncology Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Specialization

     

    Experience

    Malatya State Hospital Internal Diseases Clinic

    Ankara Oncology Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic

    Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic


    AREAS OF INTEREST

    Lung cancer

    esophageal cancer

    Gastric cancer

    breast cancer

    Gastrointestinal surgery

    https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=EDuylhoAAAAJ&hl=tr 

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Vagus nerve stimulation
$27,500 - $35,000
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Bekir Tugcu

  • 4.9 Excellent 52 reviews
  • 32 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Bekir Tugcu is a specialist in brain and nerve surgery with a career starting in 1993 and achieving professorship in neurosurgery in 2020. He has expertise in various areas including general neurosurgery, epilepsy and Parkinson's surgery, and neurovascular surgery. He also provides deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery.
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Vagus nerve stimulation
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Ferhat Ferhatoglu

  • 4.9 Excellent 52 reviews
  • 11 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Specialization

    2017 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

    19 November 2020 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology

    2011-25 June 2015 Hospitals / Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital

    2004 Mersin University Faculty of Medicine

    Experience

    13.11.2017-29.03.2021 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine Departments, Department of Internal Medicine

    21.03.2011-25.06.2015 Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital



    Ferhatoğlu Ferhat, Çağatay Tulin, Okumuş Nigar Gülfer, Aydıner Adnan, Paksoy Nail, Ak Naziye, Aydın Esra, Saip Pinar Mualla (2023). Laterality Of Adrenal Gland Metastasis In Lung Cancer: Results Of A Comparative Study. Eurasian Journal Of Medical Investigatin, 7(2), 101-106., Doi: 10.14744/Ejmi.2023.58954

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). Systemic Treatment Outcomes of Progressive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from the Registries of a Tertiary Cancer Center. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 10(4), 350-356., Doi: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2022.78942

    TAŞTEKİN DİDEM, PAKSOY NAİL, DOĞAN İZZET, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, BOZBEY HAMZA UGUR, KARABULUT SENEM (2023). Fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) regimen in the first?line treatment of metastatic gastric cancer: A single?center experience. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 19(2), 253-258., Doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_672_22 (Quarterly=Q4)

    KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2023). Prognostic Factors for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission among Hospitalized Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Patients with Systemic Urinary Tract Infection. Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation, 7(2), 107-115., Doi: 10.14744/ejmi.2023.81340

    KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2023). Prognostic Factors for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission among Hospitalized Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Patients with Systemic Urinary Tract Infection. Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation, 7(2), 107-115., Doi: 10.14744/ejmi.2023.81340

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDINER ADNAN, PAKSOY NAİL (2022). Evaluation of clinical features and risk factors related to late recurrence (>5 years) in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 6(12), 986-990., doi: 10.28982/josam.7610

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, TAŞ FARUK (2022). Cutaneous melanoma survival rates of the elderly are not worse than those of the young, yet they have some specific differences. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 0, Doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_815_21

    ÖZGÜR EMRE, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ŞEN FATMA, GEZER UĞUR (2022). Effect of Cytotoxic Therapy on ALU Expression is Modulated by Hormonal Status in Patients with Breast Cancer. BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 39(6), 450-451., Doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-5-18

    Articles

    TAŞ FARUK, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2022). Auricular and periauricular melanomas have similar clinicopathologic factors and survival rates. JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY, 21(4), 1570-1573., Doi: 10.1111/jocd.14278

    TAŞ FARUK, ERTÜRK KAYHAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT (2022). Completion Lymph Node Dissection Is Unnecessary After Positive Sentinel Lymph Node in Melanoma — a Case Series Analysis. Indian Journal of Surgery, Doi: 10.1007/s12262-022-03532-y

    DOĞAN İZZET, GÜRBÜZ MUSTAFA, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, VATANSEVER SEZAİ, SAİP PINAR, DEMİRKAZIK AHMET, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Evaluation of clinicopathological features determining treatment response in patients with ALK mutant NSCLC. Medicine, 101(34), 30188, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030188

    PAKSOY NAİL, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, DOĞAN İZZET, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, YILDIZ ANIL, AK NAZİYE, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Toxicity management and efficacy of carboplatin desensitization therapy for recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma: A real-world study. Medicine, 101(45), 31726, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031726

    PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, DOĞAN İZZET, KHANMAMMADOV NIJAT, İRİBAŞ ÇELİK AYÇA, GÜLBAŞ ZAFER, BAŞARAN MERT (2022). High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for adult patients With first relapse of Ewing's sarcoma: A single institution experience. Medicine, 101(49), 32213, Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032213

    ÇİL İBRAHİM, KÜÇÜKARDA AHMET, ATCI MUHAMMED MUSTAFA, SECMELER SABAN, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AK NAZİYE, AYHAN MURAT, TATAROĞLU ÖZYÜKSELER DENİZ, ÖNDER ARİF HAKAN, AVCI OKAN, OYMAN ABDİLKERİM, OKTEN ILKER NIHAT, GÜLTÜRK İLKAY, AKAGÜNDÜZ BARAN, BASOĞLU TÜYLÜ TUĞBA, ÇAKIR EMRE, HACIBEKİROĞLU İLHAN, ÖZÇELİK MELİKE, AYDINER ADNAN (2022). Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in older patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer: a real-world study. Tumori Journal, 108(1), 19-25., Doi: 10.1177/03008916211037739

    DOĞAN İZZET, KARABULUT SENEM, TAŞTEKİN DİDEM, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, PAKSOY NAİL, ŞAKAR BURAK (2022). Evaluation of Prognostic Factors and Trastuzumab-based Treatments in HER2/Neu-positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 32(8), 1014-1019., Doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.08.1014

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, TUĞCU MURAT, APAYDIN SÜHEYLA (2022). Factors Affecting Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Eurasian Journal of Medical Advances, 2(3), 30-38., doi: 10.14744/ejma.2022.43153

    KAPAĞAN TANJU, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, RETIRED SELİNAY, KILIÇ ÇAĞLA ECEM (2022). Risk Factors for Cutaneous Melanomas and Level of Awareness in Society. Journal of the Turkish Academy of Dermatology, 16(4), 94-100., Doi: 10.4274/jtad.galenos.2022.30092

    FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, ALTAN FERHATOĞLU ZEYNEP (2022). Frequency, Demographic and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Skin Cancer Patients Treated and Followed Up in the Medical Oncology Outpatient Clinic. Journal of the Turkish Academy of Dermatology, 16(4), 77-81., Doi: 10.4274/jtad.galenos.2022.04706

    KARABULUT SENEM, DOĞAN İZZET, USUL AFŞAR ÇİĞDEM, KARABULUT MEHMET, KARAMAN ŞULE, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, TAŞTEKİN DİDEM (2021). Does nutritional status affect treatment tolarability, response and survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients? Results of a prospective multicenter study. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY PHARMACY PRACTICE, 27(6), 1357- 1363., Doi: 10.1177/1078155220959427

    AK NAZİYE, ÖZKAN BERKER, YENİGÜN BÜLENT MUSTAFA, YILMAZBAYHAN EMİNE DİLEK, TOKER SEYFİ ALPER, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, YAŞAR HATIME ARZU, DİZBAY SAK SERPİL, TANJU SERHAT, DILEGE MUSTAFA ŞÜKRÜ, ERUS SUAT, BULUTAY PINAR, FIRAT PINAR, MANDEL NİL MOLİNAS, KILIÇKAP SAADETTİN, ONDER SEVGEN, DİKMEN ERKAN, ALAN ÖZKAN, YUMUK PERRAN FULDEN, BOZKURTLAR EMİNE, LAÇİN TUNÇ, YILDIZELİ BEDRETTİN, ÖZTÜRK AKIN, KOCATÜRK CELALETTİN İBRAHİM, KARAPINAR KEMAL, ÜRER HALIDE NUR, OYAN ULUÇ BAŞAK, AYDINER ADNAN, DEMİRKAZIK AHMET, ERALP YEŞİM (2021). The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer: A Turkish Oncology Group Study.. Journal of BUON, 26(3), 819-829.

    AK NAZİYE, TOKER SEYFİ ALPER, KARA MURAT, ÖZKAN BERKER, ÜLKER MELİKE GÜLER, KABA ERKAN, YEGEN GÜLÇİN, KARAMAN ŞULE, DAĞOĞLU SAKİN RABİA NERGİZ, KAYTAN SAGLAM ESRA, ORAL ETHEM NEZİH, KİZİR AHMET, BAYRAKTAR SOLEY, DİSTÇİ RIAN, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDIN ESRA, VATANSEVER SEZAİ, ERALP YEŞİM, AYDINER ADNAN (2021). Outcomes of thymoma after multimodal therapy and determinants of survival: A 16-year experience of a tertiary cancer center. TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 29(4), 487- 495., Doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20529

    AK NAZİYE, PAKSOY NAİL, FERHATOĞLU FERHAT, AYDIN ESRA, DOĞAN İZZET, BEKTAŞ ERDEM, KARACA MERT, OGUZ SOYDİNÇ HİLAL, MINARECİ YAĞMUR, SÖZEN HAMDULLAH, TOPUZ SAMET, SAİP PINAR MUALLA, VATANSEVER SEZAİ (2021). Evaluation of Prognostic and Predictive Values of Hemogram Parameters in Patients with Advanced Stage Ovarian Carcinoma. TURKISH JOURNAL of ONCOLOGY, 36(4), 438-445., Doi: 10.5505/tjo.2021.2882

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Vagus nerve stimulation
$27,500 - $35,000
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Basak Bolluk Kilic

  • 4.9 Excellent 40 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER)
  • Dr. Başak Bolluk Kılıç, MD, is a neurologist with expertise in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. She is skilled in EEG, EMG, Botulinum Toxin treatments, and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming. Dr. Kılıç received advanced training in Turkey and abroad.

    She practices at Istanbul Medipol University PARMER. Dr. Kılıç offers personalized and evidence-based care for patients with movement disorders. She is known for her dedication to improving patient outcomes through advanced therapies and specialized treatment plans.

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High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU)
$20,000 - $20,000
Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
$15,750 - $20,000
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Didem Tastekin

  • 4.9 Excellent 52 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Medical Oncology

     

    Fields of Study and Interests

     Gastrointestinal System (GI) Cancer

     Cancer Vaccines

     Breast Cancers

     Lung Cancer

     Rare Cancers

     

    Education

     MD: Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, 1994

     Internal Medicine Specialist Training: Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, 2004

     Internal Medicine Specialist Training: Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine, 2007

     Medical Oncology Sub-Specialist Training: Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, 2010

     Medical Oncology Sub-Specialist Training: Istanbul University Oncology Institute, 2013

     

    Career

     Assistant Professor: Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, 2005

     Assist. Prof. Dr.: Kafkas University, 2006-2007

     Minor Assistant Professor: Selçuk University – Medical Oncology, 2007-2010

     Minor Assistant Professor: Istanbul University Oncology Institute – Medical Oncology,

    2012-2013

     Specialist Professor: Istanbul University Oncology Institute – Medical Oncology, 2013-2017

     Assoc. Prof. Dr.: Istanbul University Oncology Institute – Medical Oncology, 2017-2023

     Prof. Dr.: Istanbul University Oncology Institute – Medical Oncology, 2023-present

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Vagus nerve stimulation
$27,500 - $35,000
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Gulnar Ibrahimova

  • 4.9 Excellent 40 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER)
  • Dr. Gulnar Ibrahimova, MD, is a neurologist at Istanbul Medipol University. She specializes in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. She graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University in 2008. She completed her neurology training at Istanbul University in 2017.

    Dr. Ibrahimova is accredited by the General Medical Council (UK). She is also a member of the Turkish Neurological Association. She has published work in both local and international medical journals. Her research and clinical work focus on advancing the field of neurology.

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High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU)
$20,000 - $20,000
Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
$15,750 - $20,000
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Burak Boran

  • 4.9 Excellent 40 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER)
  • *CURRICULUM VITAE*

     

    *ASSOC. PROF. DR. BURAK ORHAN BORAN*  

    Specialist in Neurosurgery  

     

    EDUCATION:

    • Turhan and Mediha Tansel Primary School (1979–1984)
    • Kültür College (1984–1988)
    • Semiha Şakir High School (1988–1991)
    • Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (1991–1997)
    • Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Specialist Training (1997–2002)
    • Title of Associate Professor in Neurosurgery (May 31, 2021)

     

    ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

    - “Visiting Physician”, University of Southern California, Department of Neurosurgery (1998)

    - “Microsurgery Training”, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara Training and Research Hospital (2003)

     

    *WORK PLACES:*

    - GATA Haydarpaşa Training Research Hospital (2002–2003)

    - Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training Research Hospital (2003–2005)

    - Özel Avicenna Ataşehir Hospital (2005–2012)

    - Özel 29 Mayıs Hospital (2012–2013)

    - Maltepe State Hospital (2013–2018)

    - Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital (2018–2020)

    - Özel Academic Hospital (2020–2022)

    - Hisar Intercontinental Hospital (2022–2024)

    - Özel Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital (2024-present)

     

    *ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS:*

     

    - Board Member of the Society of Neurosurgeons (2006–2009)

    - Emergency Service Responsibility at Maltepe State Hospital (2014–2016)

    - Assistant Chief Physician at Özel Academic Hospital (2020–2021)

    - Member of the Advisory Board at Beykent University Faculty of Medicine (2018–2024)

    - Faculty Member at Galata University Faculty of Health Sciences (2022–2024)

    - Director of the Continuous Education Center at Galata University (2022–2024)

     

    *PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENCE CITATION INDEX AND SCI EXPANDED:*

    - Guculu B, Deniz L, Yuce Y, Adilay U, Aytar H, Turkoglu M, Tiryaki M, Ozdek R, Boran BO: Transformational epidural steroid injection in the treatment of pain in foraminal and parameidan lumbar disc herniations. Turkish Neurosurgery 30: 394-399, 2020.

    - Boran P, Tokuc G, Boran BO, Oktem S: Intracerebral hematoma as a complication of intrathecal methotrexate administration. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 50:152-154, 2008.

    - Boran BO, Boran P, Barut N, Akgun C, Celikoglu E, Bozbuga M: Evaluation of mild head trauma in pediatric population. Pediatric Neurosurgery 42:203-207, 2006.

    - Tokuc G, Boran P, Boran BO: Cleidocranial dysplasia in a mother and her daughter within the scope of neurosurgery. Journal of Neurosurgery (4 Suppl Pediatrics) 104:290-292, 2006.

    - Celikoglu E, Boran BO, Bozbuga M: Abscess formation in Rathke’s cleft cyst. Neurology India 54(2):213–214, 2006.

     

    - Bozbuga M, Boran BO, Sahinoğlu K: Surface anatomy of the posterolateral cranium regarding the localization of the initial burr-hole for retrosigmoid approach. Neurosurgical Review 29(1):61–63, 2006.

    - Boran BO: Rhombencephalosynapsis: a rare cerebellar malformation. Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 23(1):46-48, 2006.

    - Boran BO, Colak A, Kutlay M: Erythropoietin enhances neurological recovery after experimental spinal cord injury. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 23:341–345, 2005.

    - Colak A, Boran BO, Kutlay M, Demircan N: A modified technique of syringosubarachnoid shunting for the treatment of syringomyelia. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 12(6):677–679, 2005.

    - Bozbuga M, Celikoğlu E, Boran BO: Hydatid cyst of the craniocervical junction: case report. Neurosurgery 57(1):193, 2005.

    - Boran BO, Akgün C, Bozbuga M: Calvarial remodeling for the treatment of scaphocephaly in a 4-month-old boy: a technical note. Turkish Neurosurgery 15(1):40-44, 2005.

    - Boran BO, Barut N, Akgün C, Çelikoglu E, Bozbuga M: Indications for computed tomography in patients with mild head injuries. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 11(3):218–224, 2005.

    - Colak A, Kutlay M, Boran BO, Demircan N: Identical twins presenting with hydrocephalus: one with triventricular, and the other tetraventricular hydrocephalus. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 34:187-189, 2004.

    - Kurtkaya O, Elmacı I, Boran BO, Kılıç T, Sav A, Pamir MN: Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor of the midbrain tectum: a case report. Brain Tumor Pathology 19(2):97-100, 2002.

    - Elmacı I, Kurtkaya O, Boran BO, Kılıç T, Pamir MN: Gliosarcoma associated with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report. Tumori 87:60-63, 2001.

    - Boran BO, Kılıç T, Peker S, Şengöz M, Erdıvanlı B, Pamir N: Gamma-knife radiosurgery in the management of brain metastases. Turkish Neurosurgery 11:9-17, 2001.

     

     

    *OTHER INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:*

     

    - Boran BO, Colak A: Oculomotor nerve palsy due to compression by posterior cerebral artery: case report. Erciyes Medical Journal 29(2):164-167, 2007.

    - Bozbuga M, Boran BO, Bayindir C: Tuberculoma of the cavernous sinus. The Internet Journal of Neurosurgery 2(2), 2005.

     

    *PUBLICATIONS IN TURKISH MEDICAL INDEX:*

     

    - Boran BO: Osteoid osteoma of the lumbar spine: case report. Fırat Medical Journal 13(1):71-73, 2008.

    - Boran BO: Growing skull fracture: a case operated on eight years later. Inönü University Faculty of Medicine Journal 13(3):185-187, 2006.

    - Boran BO: A case report of foot drop following vertebroplasty. Fırat Medical Journal 11(3):185-186, 2006.

    - Boran BO, Kızılay G, Bozbuga M: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction. Turkish Neurosurgery 15(2):148-151, 2005.

    - Boran BO, Dağcınar A, Özek MM: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy role in Dandy-Walker malformation. Kartal Education and Research Hospital Medical Journal 15(1):11-13, 2004.

    - Boran BO, Dağcınar A, Özek MM: Repeat endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Kartal Education and Research Hospital Medical Journal 15(1):31-32, 2004.

    - Boran BO, Dağcınar A, Özek MM: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients under one year of age. Göztepe Medical Journal 19:83-86, 2004.

     

     

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