Bipolar Affective Disorder Doctors in Turkey — Page 2

Medical Interests and Activities 

Gastrointestinal diseases 

Oncologic laparoscopic surgery 

Anorectal area diseases 

Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis) 

Colon and rectum cancer 

Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery. 

Laparoscopic hernia surgery 

Esophagus and stomach cancer 

Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)

Education and Experience 

İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988 

University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon 

Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996) 

İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001) 

Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008) 

World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012) 

USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007) 

Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014) 

Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011) 

Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor) 

Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017) 

Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017) 

İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996 

University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007

Liv Hospital

Memberships 

Turkish Society of Surgery 

National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association 

Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association 

National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association 

Hepato-Pancreato-Bilier Surgery Association 

Istanbul Surgical Association 

Flebology Association 

ESTES (European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery) 

International Society of Surgery (ISS)

Dr. Merdan Fayda is a radiation oncologist at Liv Hospital in Istanbul. He specializes in high-precision tumor irradiation using 4D-radiotherapy and IMRT. Dr. Fayda studied radiosurgery at the University of North Carolina. He serves patients at a JCI-accredited facility known for its diagnostic precision.

• Expert in radiation diagnostics including MRI, CT, and PET-CT.
• Authored over 35 scientific publications in national and international medical journals.
• Member of the American and European Societies for Radiation Oncology.
• Treats complex cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, and brain.

Professor Nurper Erberk Ozen is a highly qualified psychiatrist at Medicana International Ankara Hospital who previously led the psychiatry department at Kırıkkale University School of Medicine.

• Specialises in managing complex mood behaviours including depression and bipolar affective disorder
• Former Head of Psychiatry and senior professor who has trained other specialists in the field
• Expertise in mental health challenges across different life stages from adolescence to old age
• Conducted advanced clinical work at the Hacettepe University Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry

Dr Gunay Budagova specialises in paediatric mental health at Biruni University Hospital, focusing on the complex management of bipolar affective disorder in younger patients.

• Trained at Marmara University, a leading Turkish medical institution for child psychiatry
• Expertise in dynamic psychiatry to address underlying emotional and behavioural patterns
• Member of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Association of Turkey
• Manages co-occurring conditions like anxiety and sleep disorders to improve daily functioning
• Focuses on healthy attachment and developmental milestones during long-term treatment

Dr Orhan Karaca is a senior psychiatrist at Emsey Hospital who completed his specialist training at the prestigious Bakirköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital.

• Trained at Turkey's largest psychiatric research and training hospital
• Specialises in managing mood disorders and severe psychiatric conditions
• Focuses on pharmacological treatment plans for long-term mood stabilisation
• Registered specialist with the Turkish Medical Association