Pyeloplasty Doctors Abroad — Page 3

Dr. Artur A. Antoniewicz, MD, PhD, is a urologist with more than 20 years of experience. He has led the Urology Department at Międzyleski Specialist Hospital in Warsaw for 7 years. He has been affiliated with the hospital for over 20 years. Since 2018, he has performed robot-assisted procedures at the Prostate Cancer Treatment Center.

He graduated from the First Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw. He is a specialist in urology and in general surgery (1992). He has worked at State Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Warsaw, the Department of Urology at the Medical University of Warsaw, and the Railway Hospital in Warsaw. He completed fellowships and training in Germany, France, Slovenia, and Italy.

He earned FEBU certification in 1999. He has served on the Scientific Committee of the Polish Urological Association since 2000. He is an active member of the Polish Urological Association, the European Board of Urology, the European Association of Urology, and the Société Internationale d’Urologie.

Dr. Przemyslaw Ciesielski is a general surgeon. He completed his specialization in 2008. He graduated from the Medical University of Warsaw in 1999. He earned his Doctor of Medical Sciences degree in 2010. His dissertation assessed clinical and rectoscopic examinations for diagnosing colorectal disease in patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer.

His proctology and colorectal training includes formal courses and fellowships. He completed Proctology Courses at St. Rota Hospital in Vercelli in 2021 and 2022, and in Cologne in 2016. He held clinical fellowships in General Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna in 2014 and at the University of Magdeburg in 2015. He undertook multiple fellowships at the Proctology Department, Solec Hospital in Warsaw from 2005 to 2013. He attended advanced colorectal surgery workshops in Poznan and Lodz. He also completed St Mark’s Hospital courses in London, including Frontiers in Colorectal Diseases and the Advanced Colorectal Workshop.

Dr. Paweł Grochowicz, MD, PhD, is a proctologist with almost 40 years of experience. He works at the Warsaw Proctology Center at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He treats hemorrhoids, anal fistulas and abscesses, anal fissures, fecal incontinence, and pilonidal cysts. He also performs colonoscopy and colorectal polypectomy.

From 1979 to 2016 he worked at the Proctology Unit, Solec Hospital, a reference center and the only one of its kind in Poland. Since 2016 he has worked at the Warsaw Proctology Center at St. Elizabeth Hospital. There he develops and implements new methods and runs diagnostic, rehabilitation, research, and teaching work. The center is the headquarters of the Polish Coloproctology Club.

Academic and research roles: Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences (1979–1997). DAAD scholar at LMU Munich (1983–1984). John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Australia (1989–1996). There he was Director of the Transplant Research Unit and Principal Scientific Officer (1991–1996).

Director of Yonsei Sarangmoa Women’s Hospital – Dr. Lee brings academic expertise from Yonsei University to clinical practice.

• Graduated from Yonsei University College of Medicine
• Adjunct Professor at Yonsei University and Korea University
• Member of multiple prestigious Korean gynecological societies
• Specializes in obstetrics and gynecology with a focus on women's health

Dr. Mehmet Fatih Akbulut specializes in pyeloplasty with years of experience at Haseki Training and Research Hospital, focusing on minimally invasive techniques.

• Trained at Istanbul University's renowned urology department
• Published multiple studies on kidney stone treatments
• Expert in both standard and miniaturized percutaneous procedures
• Associate Professor with extensive academic contributions

Dr. Romero-Otero specializes in reconstructive surgery of the genital area with extensive experience in complex urological procedures.

• Director of the Department of HM Hospitales in Madrid
• Professor at Complutense University of Madrid
• Leader of an accredited R&D research group in Comprehensive Male Health
• Published over 70 research papers in indexed journals

Prof. Dr. Fatih Kurtuluş is a FEBU-certified urologist with extensive training in endourology and urooncology across Europe's top institutions.

• Specializes in complex urological procedures including pyeloplasty
• Trained at Heidelberg University and Milan San Raffaele Hospital
• Recipient of multiple international research awards in urology
• Professor of Urology with over 29 years of experience of experience
• Member of European Association of Urology and Endourological Society

Prof. Dr. Ihsan Karaman specializes in pediatric urology with extensive experience in complex cases. He trained at Baylor College of Medicine and leads at Medistate Hospital Istanbul.

• Over 35 years of experience of urology experience, including pediatric cases
• Fellowship-trained at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
• Published over 300 academic papers on urology topics
• Founder of Turkish Society for Pediatric Urology
• Member of Société Internationale d'Urologie

Dr. Eyup Koc is an internist and nephrologist. He studied at Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine from 1980 to 1986. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital from 1989 to 1994. He then specialized in Nephrology at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2008.

Clinical interests include hypertension, acute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, glomerulonephritis, and diabetic kidney disease.

Specializes in advanced radiation oncology techniques including Tomotherapy-H and Linear Accelerator at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre.

• MD in Radiation Oncology with focused expertise
• Provides Brachytherapy among other radiation treatments
• Consultant with hands-on experience in specialized cancer care