Best Pneumonectomy Doctors in Turkey for Australians

The doctor graduated from the School of Medicine at Hacettepe University and completed residency at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the Hacettepe University Cancer Institute.

Specializing in oncology, the doctor has extensive experience in treating various cancers, including breast, testicular, ovarian, lung, head and neck, and gastrointestinal cancers.

The doctor has worked at prestigious institutions such as The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hitit University Corum Training Hospital, and Medical Park Hospital.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkan Yıldırım is a thoracic surgeon with Turkish Thoracic Surgery Proficiency Certification (2003). He is also a member of the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (FETCS). Dr. Yıldırım completed fellowships at several international centers. At the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, he took part in 85 recipient surgeries and nearly 100 donor organ procurements.

Dr. Yıldırım wrote Turkey’s first overseas clinical publication on lung transplantation. He has presented at 37 international and 19 national congresses. He serves as a reviewer for leading journals and holds four patents in biomedical engineering. His areas of expertise include lung cancer, chest wall tumors, mesothelioma, benign lung diseases, and advanced chest wall deformity surgeries.

The doctor is an oncologist specializing in the treatment of breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. Currently, the doctor practices at Istinye Liv University Hospital.

With a career spanning multiple esteemed institutions, the doctor has served as an Internal Medicine Specialist at Malatya State Hospital, a physician at Ankara Oncology Clinic, and a member of the Oncology Department at Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital.

The doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Selcuk University and achieved the title of Associate Professor in 2016.

Assoc. Prof. Cevper Ersöz, M.D.

Urology
 

Areas of Expertise and Interest

• Urological Cancers (Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery)
• Stone Diseases (PCNL, URS)
• Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (HoLEP, TuLEP, Rezum®)
• Minimally Invasive Prostate Treatments (TUR-P, Robotic)
• Kidney, Bladder, Testis Diseases
• Sexual Dysfunction & Infertility
• Urological Infections

Education and Career

• M.D. (Doctor of Medicine): Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (2006)
• Residency in Urology (Specialist Training): Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul (2012)
• Associate Professorship in Urology: Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul (2015)

Certificates

• Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)
• Observership in Urologic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2011)
• Advanced Training in Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery

Memberships in Scientific Organizations

• Turkish Urology Association
• Turkish Pediatric Urology Association
• Turkish Endourology Society
• European Association of Urology (EAU)
• European Society of Endourology

Publications

• Author of 130+ national and international peer-reviewed scientific publications.
• Research focus: Endourology, urologic oncology, andrology, and minimally invasive surgery.
• Contributions include book chapters and numerous conference presentations.

Awards Received

• Male Sexual Health – Alpay Kelami Award (2009): Recognized for innovative andrology research.
• 22nd National Urology Congress Recognition (2012): Acknowledged for surgical technique studies.

Education and Specialization

• 2006: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
• 2014: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine
• 2018: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Oncology

Experience

• 2006 - 2008: Konya Derebucak District Hospital
• 2009 - 2015: Akdeniz University Hospital
• 2015: Antalya Kaş State Hospital
• 2015 - 2016: İnönü University Faculty of Medicine
• 2016 - 2021: Akdeniz University Hospital
• 2021 - 2023: Antalya Training and Research Hospital

Dr Irfan Eser is a specialist thoracic surgeon based at the Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex with a focus on surgical diseases of the chest.

• Trained at the Akdeniz University Hospital's Department of Thoracic Surgery
• Served as a specialist thoracic surgeon at Harran University Hospital
• Held senior clinical roles at Yunus Emre State Hospital over seven years
• Focuses on major pulmonary resections and thoracic oncology cases
• Expertise includes managing complex surgical interventions within the chest cavity

Education:

Marmara University, Istanbul Medical Faculty 1995 - 2002

Pulmonary .Specialty Sureyyapasa Chest Disease and Training Hospital, Istanbul 2003-2008

Experience:

Pulmonary Specialist

Sureyyapasa Chest Disease and Training Hospital, ISTANBUL

 2002‑ 2018.

Chief Assistant 

2011.

Associate Professor 

 2017.

Prof.Dr.

Yeni Yuzyıl University Faculty of Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Dep., Istanbul

Professor Yildiray Bekar is a thoracic surgery specialist at Medical Park Bahcelievler who focuses on complex lung cancer and bronchiectasis surgeries.

• Trained at Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Centre – one of Turkey's premier institutes for respiratory care
• Specialises in diaphragm disease management and surgical treatment of emphysema
• Active member of the Turkish Lung Cancer Society
• Expertise in hydatid cyst surgery and managing pleural effusions
• Member of the Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery

Professor Adnansayar is a leading thoracic surgeon at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul who sits on the Ministry of Health's Lung Transplantation Scientific Committee.

• Holds a European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS) qualification
• Completed specialised lung transplantation training at the University of Zurich in Switzerland
• Specialises in thoracoscopic and robotic minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer cases
• Served as the Specialist in Charge at the Yedikule Lung Transplant Clinic
• Observed living donor and tracheal transplant surgery at top institutes in Japan and Sweden

Areas of Interests

• Acute and chronic respiratory problems
• Respiratory tract infections
• Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment procedures
• Asthma
• Breathing problems during sleep
• Cystic fibrosis
• Tuberculosis

Education 

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991 - 1997) 

• Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, 1997 - 2002 

• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, 2004 - 2007 

Experiences 

• Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics Clinic, Pediatrics Specialist, 2002 - 2004 

• Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, 2007 - 2010 

• Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, Lecturer, 2010 - 2023

Memberships 

• Turkish Pediatrics Institution, member of the supervisory board 

• Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, board member 

• Türk Toraks Derneği 

• Istanbul Tuberculosis Association 

• European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Dr. Levent Dalar is a respected pulmonologist with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in interventional bronchoscopy and rare lung diseases. Dr. Dalar has trained and worked in France, Switzerland, and Turkey. He gained valuable experience at the University of Zürich’s Lung Transplant Unit. His background gives him a broad view of advanced lung care.

Dr. Dalar is known for his work in bronchoscopic techniques. He has diagnosed and treated thousands of complex respiratory cases. His main focus is on interstitial lung diseases and respiratory deficiencies. As a professor, he helps train future specialists at top universities. He is also an active member of ERS, EABIP, SPLF, and GELF, staying involved in the latest developments in respiratory medicine.

Professor Ferah Ece is a lung cancer expert who completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center – one of the highest-ranked cancer hospitals in the world.

• Trained in interventional bronchoscopy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
• Serves as an Executive Board Member for the Turkish Lung Cancer Society
• Selected as a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
• Published 48 international research papers on thoracic diseases and treatment
• Leads the Department of Thoracic Diseases at Liv Hospital Ulus

Professor Sinem Iliaz is a prize-winning chest specialist at Biruni University Hospital with deep expertise in managing complex lung cancer and pneumonia cases.

• Awarded the European Respiratory Society Championship prize in London for clinical knowledge
• Specialised in interventional diagnostic methods for precise tumour identification
• Recognised by the Turkish Thoracic Society for excellence in clinical publications
• Member of the European Respiratory Society and Turkish Medical Association
• Professor at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine training future chest specialists

Areas of Interests

• Pulmonary Infections
• COPD, Asthma
• Interventional Bronchoscopy - Endobronchial ultrasonographic bronchoscopy (EBUS)
• Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases (Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, rheumatologic disease pulmonary involvement, sarcoidosis and differential diagnosis of other interstitial pulmonary diseases)
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pleura diseases

Education:

• GÜLHANE MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY MILITARY MEDICAL FACULTY

• Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Chest Diseases Department, Specialization Training

Experience:

• 6. Customer Representative Infantry Battalion Command Infirmary Chief Physician, Sirnak

• Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Chest Diseases Department, Ankara

• Şehit Yunus Emre Public Hospital

• Isparta City Hospital

Articles and Reports Published in International Journals 
•    Omalizumab as a steroid-sparing agent in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Kaya H, Gümüş S, Uçar E, Aydoğan M, et al. Chest. 2012;142(2):513-6. 
•    Response  Chest. 2013 Jun;24(4):371-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2249.
•    One-way Endobronchial Valve Replacement for a Bronchopleural Fistula Due to Tuberculosis. Aydogan M, et al. CHEST Journal, 144(4_MeetingAbstracts), 43A-43A. Chest Congress. 2013. 
•    A Case of Thalidomide Induced Organizing Pneumonia. Gündogan A, Aydogan M, et al.CHEST Journal, 144.  Chest Congress. 2013. 
•    HRCT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis; relation to pulmonary function tests. Ors F, Gumus S, Aydogan M, et al. Multidiscip Respir Med. 2013 Feb 5;8(1):8. 
•    Assessment of the role of serum ischemia-modified albumin in obstructive sleep apnea in comparison with interleukin-6. Dogan D, Ocal N, Aydogan M, et al. Postgrad Med. 2016 Aug;128(6):603-8.  
•    Coexistence of idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis and celiac disease (Lane-Hamilton Syndrome): A case of complete remission with a gluten-free diet. Aydogan M, et al. Gulhane Med J. 2015; 57(1): 63-65. 
•    A case of dermatomyositis with respiratory muscle weakness and interstitial pneumonia: Gulhane Medical Journal, 2015; 57(2):190-192. doi: 10.5455/gulhane.31486
•    The relationship between sleep quality and nitric oxide in healthy volunteers. Bolu A, Aydogan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S180.5th. International Congress on Psychopharmacology. 2013.
•    Sociodemographic characteristics of patients who admitted to smoking cessation of university hospital. Erdem M, Gümüş M, Aydoğan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S152.  5th International Congress on Psychopharmacology. October 30- Novenber 3, 2013. Cornelia Diamond Hotel, Antalya-Turkey
•    Factors affecting the quality of sleep in healthy population. Ozkısa T, Bolu A, Aydogan M, et al. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2013;23(Suppl.1):S180-S1.  5th International Congress on Psychopharmacology. 
•    The ratio of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV positivity in patients indicated for fiberoptic bronchoscopy before the procedure. Gumus S, Aydogan M, et al. European Respiratory Journal, 2012 40(Suppl 56), P3580. European Repiratory Journal. 2012.  
•    Intrathoracic Mass Lesion with the view of cardiomegaly. Aydogan M, et al. 64th Intertanional Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular surgery in conjuntion with 11th Intertanional Congress of update in cardiology and cardivasculer surgery. 2015
•    A very rare case of pulmonary metastases of parachordoma. Gundogan A, Aydogan M, et al. ECBIP 2013 ABSTRACTS 2nd European Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. 
•    Diagnostic yield of narrow band imaging guided endobronchial biopsy in sarcoidosis: A preliminary report. Tozkoparan E, Gündoğan A, Uçar E, Bilgiç H, Aydoğan M, et al. 17. World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. P3327, S:94. June15-18,2012. Cleveland, Ohio, USA
•    40 National Paper 

Guide, Book and Chapter Author
•    Tuberculosis Guide for Patients Using Anti-TNF, Ankara-2016
•    Tuberculosis . Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections. Respiratory System Infections in Adults and Children. Basic Reference Book.  (Nobel Tıp Kitap Evleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.)
•    History of Tuberculosis. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.)
•    No "Active Pulmonary tuberculosis" is observed. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.) 
•    Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients. Special Cases in Tuberculosis. (G.M. Matbaacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.) 
•    Sputum Extraction. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Chest pain Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    COPD Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.)
•    Shortness of breath. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Cough Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pneumonia   Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Asthma Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Hemoptysis. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pulmonary thromboembolism, Pneumothorax, Sarcoidosis. Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Pneumothorax Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 
•    Sarcoidosis Base Family Practice (Ayrıntı Basım Yayın ve Matbaacılık Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 

Prof. Dr. Dilaver Taş is a pulmonologist with over 30 years of experience. He is a Professor of Pulmonary Diseases at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital. He specializes in pulmonary medicine and tuberculosis. Dr. Taş has extensive experience treating complex respiratory conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

He has served as Chief Physician at a military hospital and as a consultant in tertiary care centers. He has also worked as a faculty member in pulmonary diagnostics and interventions. His skills include advanced bronchoscopy (such as EBUS), pulmonary function testing, and the treatment of asthma, COPD, interstitial lung diseases, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Dr. Taş is known for his academic research and has received national awards. He is an active member of several respiratory and thoracic societies.

Dr. Omer Ayten is a chest diseases specialist. He has expertise in interventional bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasonography, diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. He earned his medical degree from Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization in chest diseases at Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Education Research Chest Diseases Clinic.

Dr. Ayten has worked as a specialist doctor at Van Military Hospital and Gülhane Military Medical Academy. He later joined Sultan Abdulhamit II Han Training and Research Hospital. In 2023, he served there as Associate Professor and Education Officer.