Bladder Cancer Doctors Abroad — Page 4

Dr. Son Dong Wan, MD, PhD, is the Chief of Urology at Naeun Hospital. He specializes in urologic oncology, urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and laser prostate surgery. He performs robotic and laparoscopic surgery for cancers of the prostate, bladder, ureter, and kidney. He also treats ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction.

He earned his PhD from Pusan National University. He completed his internship and residency at Pusan National University Hospital. He is a former Chief at Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital. He served as a Professor at the Catholic University College of Medicine. He was a Clinical Fellow at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He completed training in urinary incontinence surgery at the University of Liège.

Awards include the Excellent Paper Award (2007) and the Academic Achievement Award (2014) from the Korean Continence Society. He also received the Best Poster Award from the European Association of Urology (2013).

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Professor Choi Han Yong is the former Head of Urology at Samsung Medical Center – one of South Korea's most technologically advanced hospitals.

• Specialises in uro-oncology with a focus on surgical treatment for bladder tumours
• Performs radical cystectomy – surgery to remove the bladder when cancer has invaded the muscle
• Expert in robotic-assisted surgery for precision and faster recovery times
• Led the urology department at a top-tier tertiary teaching hospital

Professor Talat Yurdakul is a highly credentialed urologist at Medical Park Goztepe, having completed specialised uro-oncology training at the world-recognised Cleveland Clinic.

• Focuses on uro-oncology, treating cancers of the bladder and urinary system
• Trained in microvascular surgery at Mercy University for high-precision procedures
• Member of the Turkish Urology Association and European Association of Urology
• Published 16 international scientific articles on surgical techniques and outcomes
• Contributed to over 40 global urology conferences as a lead speaker