Breast cancer Doctors in Turkey — Page 4

Professor Bunyamin Kaplan treats breast cancer at Medipol Mega University Hospital – one of Turkey's largest and most technologically advanced medical centres.

• Specialises in radiation oncology for both early and invasive breast cancer cases
• Served as a Professor at Dicle University Medicine Faculty in the Radiation Oncology Department
• Published research on radiotherapy outcomes and modern treatment protocols
• Member of the Turkish Society of Radiation Oncology

Prof. Dr. Ali Aydın Yavuz is a radiation oncology professor. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. He completed his specialty training in radiation oncology in 1996. He led the Department of Radiation Oncology at Karadeniz Technical University from 1997 to 2006. He served as an associate professor at Karadeniz Technical University and Başkent University from 2004 to 2009. He was Head of Radiation Oncology at Başkent University. He also served as Chief Physician of Başkent University Adana Kışla Campus for three years. He became a professor at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine in 2009 and remained on the faculty until 2018.

Internationally, he delivered Turkey’s first oral presentations at ASCO in 1999 and at ASTRO in 2000. In 2008 he gained experience at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has authored many international publications. He now practices at Koru Ankara Hospital. His clinical focus includes lung, head and neck, brain, breast, gastrointestinal, urologic, gynecologic, skin, and soft tissue tumors.

Professor Engin is a specialist radiation oncologist who completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. He currently serves as the Director of Oncological Sciences at Medicana Bursa Hospital.

• Specialises in thermoradiotherapy – uses heat to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation treatment
• Former Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Uludağ University Medical College – a major Turkish teaching hospital
• Research scholar at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the US, focusing on cancer risks
• Member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
• Published academic research on combined heat and radiation therapies for tumours

Professor Ersin Ozturk is a senior surgical oncologist at Medicana Bursa Hospital, specialising in complex tumour removals and laparoscopic techniques.

• Holds a PhD in physiology, providing deep insight into post-surgical recovery
• Completed a research fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA
• Specialises in surgical oncology, focusing on the precise removal of cancerous tissues
• Uses laparoscopic surgery – a minimally invasive approach resulting in smaller scars and less pain
• Former Head of General Surgery at KTO Karatay University School of Medicine