Retinoblastoma Doctors Abroad — Page 2

Professor Omer Dogru is a highly qualified paediatric specialist at Biruni University Hospital, focusing on blood and eye-related childhood cancers.

• Completed a minor in paediatric hematology and oncology at Istanbul University
• Former Assistant Professor at Marmara University Department of Pediatrics
• Member of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
• Trained in bone marrow transplant protocols at the Göztepe Hospital unit
• Specialises in managing complex eye tumours in young children

Professor Hilmi Apak leads the Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul University – a major academic centre – where he specialises in managing complex childhood cancers.

• Heads the Paediatric Hematology-Oncology Division as a senior specialist
• Uses targeted chemotherapy protocols and bone marrow transplantation for paediatric cases
• Authored 75 international medical publications on childhood blood and tumour disorders
• Holds a leadership role at Biruni University Hospital in Istanbul
• Served as Associate Editor for the Turkish Archives of Pediatrics for nearly two decades

Prof. Dr. Suna Emir graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. She completed her pediatrics residency at Hacettepe University from 1990 to 1995. In 2001, she finished her pediatric oncology subspecialty at the Hacettepe University Oncology Institute. She became an Associate Professor in 2004. From 2004 to 2009, she worked at Ankara Dışkapı Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital and founded the Pediatric Oncology Clinic there. In 2009, she served as Deputy Chief of Pediatric Oncology. From 2009 to 2016, she was a pediatric hematology–oncology training officer at the Ankara Children's Health and Diseases Hematology–Oncology Training and Research Hospital. Since 2019, she has been a Professor and founding faculty member in Child Health and Diseases at Atilim University.

She is an expert in general pediatrics and pediatric hematology–oncology. She is active in residency and subspecialty training. Her clinical interests include childhood diseases from birth to 18 years, lymphoma, solid tumors, autologous bone marrow transplantation, anemia, bleeding disorders, hereditary blood diseases, hemangiomas and other benign tumors, and enlarged lymph nodes.