Gallbladder Cancer Doctors Abroad — Page 4

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.

Dr Volkan Kinas is a surgical oncology specialist at Buyuk Anadolu Hospitals, where he focuses on complex abdominal cancer cases.

• Specialises in bile duct and oncological surgery for hepatobiliary malignancies
• Performs pancreatic surgery and resections for gastrointestinal cancers
• Extensive focus on surgical management of gastric and colon cancer
• Uses oncoplastic techniques for breast surgery and thyroid cancer removal

Ezgi Sevic graduated with honours from Hacettepe University and specialises in clinical nutrition for patients managing cancer and metabolic disorders.

• Provides specialised dietary support for cancer patients to help maintain strength during treatment
• Expert in managing nutrition for chronic diseases and congenital metabolic conditions
• Completed bariatric nutrition training to support patients throughout surgical recovery
• Formerly trained at major institutions including Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital
• Expertise in managing food intolerances and body weight control through evidence-based meal planning

Professor Turkan Ozturk Topcu is an oncology specialist at Biruni University Hospital with international training from the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in the USA.

• Specialises in gastrointestinal cancers including complex gallbladder and bile tract cases
• Gained clinical experience at North American centres like the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Center
• Member of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Fellow of the American Society of Medical Oncology (ASCO)
• Focuses on targeted medical treatments for digestive system tumours

The doctor completed specialization training in Radiation Oncology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine from 2012 to 2016. Prior to this, the doctor completed an undergraduate degree in Medicine, taught in English, at the same institution from 2004 to 2011. The doctor has a strong foundation in medical education, beginning with high school education at Sixteen Numbered Shirvan School in Azerbaijan from 1998 to 2004.

Associate Professor Emrah Eraslan serves as a lead medical oncologist at Koru Ankara Hospital after years of training at Turkey's top oncology research centres.

• Specialises in managing complex gastrointestinal malignancies including gallbladder and stomach cancers
• Former senior consultant at the Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital
• Published extensive clinical research on targeted oncological protocols to improve patient survival rates
• Recognised as an Associate Professor for his academic contributions to medical oncology