Best Sleep Apnea Surgery doctors: TOP 3 doctors

Prof. Dr. M. Emre Üstündağ is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze. He has been a professor at Kocaeli University since 2006. He completed his MD and ENT residency at Istanbul University between 1983 and 1995. He has worked at Istanbul and Kocaeli universities and at Acıbadem hospitals. He has also maintained a private practice since 2006.

Clinical focus: head and neck oncology and surgery; rhinology and rhinoplasty; laryngology; septoplasty; sleep apnea surgery.

He completed international training in Ireland (Ardkeen). In Germany, he trained in Tübingen; Freiburg (otology, 4 months); and Regensburg (rhinology, 4 months). In the USA, he trained at Stanford in laryngology and sleep apnea (4 months). He has 47 international articles and 788 citations (Google Scholar, Jan 2026). He is a member of the Turkish ORL-HNS, the Istanbul University ENT Association, and the German ORL-HNS.

Prof. Yasar Cokkeser brings decades of specialized ENT expertise to sleep apnea surgery, trained under global leaders at Johns Hopkins and House Ear Institute.

• Over 30 years in otorhinolaryngology with academic roles at top institutions
• Fellowship-trained in advanced surgical techniques in Italy and the US
• Published 75+ peer-reviewed papers on ENT procedures
• Former Chief of Clinic at Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital

Dr. Vuralkan has extensive experience in ENT surgery, with a focus on sleep apnea treatments at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital.

• Turkish ORL-HNS Board Certified since 2010
• Published research on CPAP treatment effects on nasal mucosa
• Member of Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Rhinology
• Award-winning research in ototoxicity prevention