Page 23 - Traitements à Istanbul (Turquie)

Dr. M. Ayşe Arvas Uluğ earned her Medical Doctor (MD) degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1995. It is one of Turkey’s leading medical institutions.

She specialized in Histology and Embryology. Her expertise covers cellular structure, tissue regeneration, wound healing, embryologic development of hair follicles, and the microscopic structure of skin and adnexal tissues. This training gives her a deep understanding of hair follicle biology at the cellular level.

Le médecin est un oncologue médical chevronné avec une vaste expérience dans plusieurs hôpitaux prestigieux en Turquie, y compris l'Hôpital Memorial Bahçelievler depuis 2019. Titulaire d'un diplôme de médecine de la Faculté de médecine de Cerrahpasa, le médecin a complété une résidence en médecine interne à l'Hôpital de formation et de recherche Sisli Etfal et une résidence en oncologie médicale à l'Université Bilim d'Istanbul. Ayant obtenu le titre de professeur associé en 2016, le médecin a rédigé plus de 20 articles et 10 chapitres de livres dans le domaine de l'oncologie médicale.<\/p>

Reconnu par le Prix de recherche en oncologie de l'Association turque d'oncologie médicale en 2012, le médecin est un membre actif de plusieurs sociétés professionnelles, y compris la Société européenne d'oncologie médicale.<\/p>

Dr. Zulfikar Polat is a gastroenterology and internal medicine specialist. He trained at Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy, where he completed his specialty and became an Associate Professor. He is a Professor at İstanbul Aydın University. His postgraduate experience includes Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy and İstanbul Aydın University. He also worked at Anadolu Medical Center, affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA).

Clinical focus includes gastroenterology, hepato-pancreatology, inflammatory intestinal diseases, and diagnostic and interventional endoscopic procedures. Professional memberships include the Turkish Gastroenterology Association (TGD), Turkish Endoscopy Society, TÜRK EUS, ESGE, EASL, and AASLD. He has 45 national and international publications.

Le médecin a terminé ses études médicales à la faculté de médecine de GATA et s'est spécialisé en orthopédie et traumatologie à l'hôpital de formation GATA Haydarpaşa. Progressant dans sa carrière académique, le médecin est devenu professeur assistant en 2007, professeur associé en 2014 et professeur titulaire en 2021. Depuis 2016, le médecin exerce en tant que spécialiste en orthopédie et traumatologie au Centre médical Anadolu.<\/p>

Le médecin est membre de plusieurs organisations prestigieuses, y compris la Société européenne de traumatologie du sport, chirurgie du genou et arthroscopie. Il est spécialisé en chirurgie arthroscopique, blessures sportives, chirurgie traumatologique et chirurgie de prothèse articulaire.<\/p>

Le médecin se spécialise en cardiologie interventionnelle, avec un accent sur la coronarographie, la pose de stents, l'onco-cardiologie, l'insuffisance cardiaque et les transplantations cardiaques. Le médecin a obtenu le titre de professeur associé au Centre de chirurgie pulmonaire et cardiovasculaire Dr. Siyami Ersek et est cardiologue interventionnel au Centre médical Anadolu depuis 2007. En 2011, le médecin a fondé et dirige actuellement le Département d'oncocardiologie. Le médecin détient une certification en cardio-oncologie de la Société européenne de cardiologie, démontrant son expertise en santé cardiovasculaire et en oncologie.<\/p>

Le médecin est spécialiste en chirurgie thoracique et robotique, reconnu comme un expert de premier plan en cancer du poumon. Depuis 2007, le médecin exerce en tant que chirurgien thoracique au Centre Médical Anadolu. La formation du médecin comprend un diplôme de médecine de l'École de Médecine de l'Université de Karadeniz et une formation spécialisée en chirurgie thoracique de la Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Dicle. Une formation complémentaire a été suivie à l'Hôpital Royal Brompton de Londres et au Centre de Cancérologie Memorial Sloan-Kettering de New York. Le médecin est membre de la Société Turque de Chirurgie Thoracique, de la Société Européenne des Chirurgiens Thoraciques et de la Société Thoracique.<\/p>

Avec plus de 40 ans d'expérience, le médecin se spécialise dans la chirurgie du cancer et de l'obésité, avec un accent sur le traitement chirurgical du cancer du pancréas, y compris la procédure de Whipple. Le médecin a perfectionné ses compétences à l'Université Johns Hopkins aux États-Unis. De plus, ils contribuent à la recherche scientifique et à l'éducation en tant que conférencier à la Faculté de médecine de l'Université d'Istanbul Cerrahpaşa.<\/p>

Prof. Dr. Kamil Yalçın Polat is a leading transplantology expert and Head of the Organ Transplantation Center at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. With over 30 years of surgical experience, he founded the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University (2003-2010) and completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Polat has authored more than 50 scientific publications and serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.

Dr. Nihal Işık is a neurologist at Anadolu Medical Center. She has worked there since December 2020. Her focus areas include multiple sclerosis, headaches, botulinum toxin therapy, neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, and dementia. She completed her medical and neurology training at Hacettepe University.

She won third prize in the MS category at the 38th National Neurology Congress in 2002. She has supervised 23 theses. Her publications include 25 international and 36 national peer-reviewed articles. She has presented 48 international and 137 national conference papers. She has chaired 8 sessions and given 14 invited talks or panels. She is the author of “Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for MS.” She is a member of the Turkish Medical Association, the Turkish Neurological Society, and the MS Study Group. She has served as the ECTRIMS Turkey representative since 2012.

Le médecin a obtenu son diplôme de la faculté de médecine Cerrahpaşa de l'Université d'Istanbul et a terminé sa formation spécialisée en médecine physique et réhabilitation à l'Université d'Istanbul en 1994. Ayant obtenu le statut de professeur associé en 1998 et de professeur titulaire en 2005, le médecin a servi à l'université jusqu'en 2013.<\/p>

En 2005, le médecin a fondé le département de traitement physique et de réhabilitation au Centre médical Anadolu, où il continue de pratiquer. Les spécialités incluent les applications de réhabilitation, l'électroneurophysiologie, l'injection de toxine botulique, la thérapie neurale, la thérapie par ozone et la thérapie PRP.<\/p>

Le médecin est membre de plusieurs organisations professionnelles, y compris le Conseil européen de médecine physique et de réhabilitation et la Société de médecine physique et de réhabilitation de Turquie.<\/p>

Dr. Nermin Mammadova is a specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. She has a strong academic background and international experience. She completed medical school at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine. She finished specialty training in plastic surgery at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.

Her credentials include ISAPS membership, advanced surgical training, and microsurgery training. She also has international observership experience. She contributes to the field through oral presentations and scientific studies. She stays active in national and international congresses.

Prof. Dr. Ilhan Elmaci is a leading neurosurgeon. He is known for his skill in brain and spinal surgeries, neurooncology, and skull base surgery. He has worked at top institutions such as Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Elmaci has introduced new techniques in microsurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery.

He is the founding chairman of the Skull Base Society in Turkey. He is also an active member of the European Skull Base Society. Dr. Elmaci has helped advance neurosurgery through teamwork across specialties. He led Turkey’s first EANS-accredited neurosurgery clinic. He also holds accreditations from the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

Dr. Elmaci has published over 110 scientific papers and given more than 250 presentations at congresses. His work continues to influence neurosurgical practice and patient care around the world.

Le médecin a une vaste expérience en tant que pédiatre général, ayant travaillé à l'Unité de soins intensifs néonatals de l'Hôpital Metropolitan Florence Nightingale de 1998 à 2005. Depuis juin 2005, le médecin est affilié au Centre médical Anadolu, où il a servi en tant que pédiatre responsable de l'Unité de soins intensifs néonatals jusqu'en décembre 2010. Le médecin a participé activement aux efforts de certification de l'Hôpital Ami des Bébés et continue de former les infirmières. De plus, le médecin est membre du Comité de sécurité des patients et gère le suivi des patients dans les cliniques pédiatriques ambulatoires du Centre médical Anadolu depuis une décennie.<\/p>

Dr. Nermina Alagic is an attending cardiologist at Anadolu Medical Center in Istanbul, a Johns Hopkins Medicine affiliate. She graduated from Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa. She completed her cardiology residency at Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital (2014–2018). She focuses on cardiac imaging. She has expertise in 2D/3D transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE/TEE). She advanced this training through research at the UAB Echo Lab (2015) and hands-on 2D/3D TEE work in the TEE Lab (2018–2019).

Her research covers photomedicine and cardiology. Her papers appear in Journal of Biomedical Optics, PNAS, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Echocardiography, Minerva Cardioangiologica, and Archives of Medical Science (2013–2020). She completed a clinical and interventional cardiology observership at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney (2019). She also worked at the Harvard Medical School Wellman Center for Photomedicine (2012–2013). She is a full member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology, and an EACVI silver member. Award: ASP Fredrick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award (2013).

Dt. Arzu Tekkeli has worked at the Department of Dentistry, Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze, Kocaeli, since 2018. She previously worked at Avicenna Hope Hospital. She graduated from the Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1999. She began her studies in 1994.

Clinical focus: aesthetic dentistry, digital dentistry with CAD/CAM, and smile design.

Memberships: Turkish Dental Association, Istanbul Chamber of Dentists, Oral Implantology Association, Women’s Physicians Support Foundation, Contemporary Life Support Foundation. Programs attended: Implant-Der Academy and EDAD (Aesthetic Dentistry Academy Association).

Prof. Dr. Sezer Sağlam is a medical oncologist at Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital. He specializes in gastrointestinal and breast cancers. He has contributed to cancer care through research, especially with his study on the best timing for surgery after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer. This work has influenced global treatment protocols.

Dr. Sağlam has led clinical trials in targeted therapies and precision medicine. His research on liver-transplanted patients with hepatocellular carcinoma was nominated for the 2024 International Best Researcher Award. He is a member of ASCO, ESMO, and ENET. Dr. Sağlam provides personalized and evidence-based oncology care.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tayfun Caliskan is a specialist in chest diseases and interventional pulmonology. His focus areas include bronchoscopy, EBUS, and the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. He received his MD from GATA in 1999. He completed his Chest Diseases residency at GATA Haydarpaşa between 2002 and 2006. He served as a specialist and deputy chief at military hospitals. He was on the faculty at GATA and Sultan 2. Abdulhamit Han. He completed advanced training at The University of Chicago Medicine in 2015–2016. He became an Associate Professor in 2021. He has worked at Anadolu Medical Center since 2022.

He co-authored The Essential Intensivist Bronchoscopy. He is the Turkish translator of The Essential EBUS Bronchoscopy. He is a member of WABIP, EABIP, the European Respiratory Society, the Turkish Thorax Association, and the Lung Health and Intensive Care Association. He serves on the Executive Board of the Interventional Pulmonology Working Group of the Turkish Respiratory Research Association.

Dr. Oktay Karadeniz, MD, is a radiologist. He graduated from Hacettepe University Medical School in 1992. He completed specialty training in Radiodiagnostics at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital in 1999. He worked at Memorial Hospital from 1999 to 2005. He has been a radiologist at Anadolu Medical Center since 2005.

Clinical focus: musculoskeletal imaging; cardiovascular imaging; oncologic imaging; neuroradiology. Professional memberships: Turkish Radiology Society; Turkish Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine; European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology; American College of Radiology; European Society of Radiology.