Schizophrenia Doctors Abroad — Page 3

Professor Haluk Aksu is a leading specialist at Medicalpoint International Hospital, bringing high-level expertise from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine.

• Trained at Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Hospital – Turkey's most famous psychiatric research centre
• Uses psychopharmacological management for complex schizophrenia cases
• Integrates cognitive and behavioural therapies to improve patient daily functioning
• Specialises in interpersonal therapy to help patients rebuild social connections
• Focuses on schema therapy to address deep-seated emotional patterns

Professor Ahmet Levent Mete brings senior academic expertise to complex psychiatric care at Medicalpoint International Hospital. He trained at Hacettepe University, one of Turkey's most prestigious medical faculties.

• Treats schizophrenia alongside related conditions like dissociative and personality disorders
• Specialises in managing co-occurring issues including sleep and eating disorders
• Former academic at Ege University's Department of Psychiatry
• Expertise in diagnosing and treating complex psychological and stress disorders

Medical Interests and Activities 

Gastrointestinal diseases 

Oncologic laparoscopic surgery 

Anorectal area diseases 

Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis) 

Colon and rectum cancer 

Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery. 

Laparoscopic hernia surgery 

Esophagus and stomach cancer 

Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)

Education and Experience 

İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988 

University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon 

Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996) 

İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001) 

Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008) 

World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012) 

USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007) 

Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014) 

Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011) 

Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor) 

Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017) 

Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017) 

İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996 

University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007

Liv Hospital

Memberships 

Turkish Society of Surgery 

National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association 

Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association 

National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association 

Hepato-Pancreato-Bilier Surgery Association 

Istanbul Surgical Association 

Flebology Association 

ESTES (European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery) 

International Society of Surgery (ISS)

The doctor is a highly experienced radiation oncologist with 19 years in radio-oncology, specializing in 4D-radiotherapy and IMRT for high-precision tumor irradiation. The doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Istanbul and furthered studies in radiosurgery at the University of North Carolina.

Since 2012, the doctor has been practicing at the Cancer Institute in Istanbul and currently works at Liv Hospital, Turkey's largest healthcare network. The doctor is proficient in radiation diagnostics, including MRI, CT, and PET-CT.

The doctor has contributed to 25 international and 11 national scientific publications and participated in 16 international conferences. Memberships include TROD, ASTRO, and ESTRO.

Professor Nurper Erberk Ozen leads the psychiatric department at Medicana International Ankara, bringing senior academic expertise to complex mental health cases.

• Former Head of Psychiatry at Kırıkkale University School of Medicine
• Specialises in managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia and adolescent mental health
• Completed advanced training at Hacettepe University's Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry
• Focuses on mood stabilising protocols and long-term psychiatric rehabilitation

Dr Orhan Karaca is a senior psychiatrist at Emsey Hospital. He completed his specialist training at Bakirkoy Hospital, one of the largest and most recognised mental health research facilities in Turkey.

• Specialises in managing complex psychological disorders at a JCI-accredited medical centre
• Focuses on rehabilitative care plans that assist with long-term symptom management
• Completed six years of intensive specialist training at a dedicated neurological disorders hospital
• Experienced in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care settings