Liver cancer Doctors Abroad — Page 5

Uzm. Dr. Erkan Göcen is a Radiation Oncology Specialist at Çerkezköy Private Optimed Hospital (Optimed Health Group). He graduated from İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa) in 2003.

Career: He trained and practiced in Radiation Oncology from 2010 to 2012. He worked in public and private health institutions from 2012 to 2016. He served in the private medical sector as a Radiation Oncology Specialist from 2016 to 2023. He has been at Optimed Hospital since 2024.

Clinical interests: cancers of the brain, head and neck, esophagus, stomach, colorectal, pancreas, prostate, bladder, lung, soft tissues (sarcomas), skin, uterus and cervix, and breast. Affiliations: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD) and Tekirdağ Medical Chamber. Languages: English and Turkish.

Associate Professor Duygu Derin is a leading medical oncologist at Liv Hospital Ulus with published research on managing complex hepatic tumours.

• Specialises in gastrointestinal cancers including liver, pancreas, and stomach malignancies
• Uses targeted drug therapies to manage malignant neoplastic diseases
• Member of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Authored 30+ scientific papers on international cancer treatment protocols
• Promoted to Associate Professor at Istanbul University for her academic contributions

Dr Sahibov is a specialist radiation oncologist at Emsey Hospital who trained at the prestigious Marmara University Faculty of Medicine.

• Specialises in precise radiation therapy to target liver tumours while sparing healthy tissue
• Completed intensive residency training at Marmara's Department of Radiation Oncology
• Focuses on managing both primary liver tumours and metastatic disease
• Provides evidence-based care within a multidisciplinary oncology team

Associate Professor Murat Ayhan is a leading medical oncologist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. He specialises in molecular oncology and targeted drug therapies for complex digestive system cancers.

• Focuses on molecular oncology, using genetic markers to tailor precise cancer treatments
• Expert in neuroendocrine tumours, which are rare cancers that can start in the liver
• Involved in international clinical trials for emerging cancer therapies and drug desensitisation
• Published researcher on the efficacy of targeted agents and chemotherapy outcomes

Dr Shaunak Valame is a medical oncologist at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre who has presented gastric and gastrointestinal cancer research to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

• Specialises in targeted therapies that attack specific cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue
• Trained in medical oncology at the prestigious Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi
• Focuses on the molecular basis of cancer to personalise treatment protocols
• Contributed to the International Winter School of Oncology programme at AIIMS
• Expertise includes managing gastrointestinal malignancies using the latest evidence-based systemic therapies