Best Sleep Apnea Surgery Doctors Abroad for Australian Patients

Professor Mehmet Emre Ustundag completed specialised training in sleep apnea surgery at Stanford University, the birthplace of modern surgical treatments for sleep disorders.

• Practises at Anadolu Medical Center, a JCI-accredited facility affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Held senior academic positions for over two decades at Kocaeli University's Faculty of Medicine
• Broad international clinical experience across leading medical centres in Germany, Ireland, and the USA
• Member of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
• Active researcher with 47 peer-reviewed international articles on head and neck conditions

Dr. Kim Han Gyeol is an otolaryngologist. He specializes in functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty. He also has extensive experience in less invasive turbinoplasty using radiofrequency ablation and in deviated septum correction.

Education and training: Graduated from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. Earned a Master’s in Medicine from Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School. Completed an ENT residency at Samsung Medical Center.

Achievements: Ranked first in the 2016 ENT Residency In-Training Examination. Named Outstanding Teaching Resident in 2017. Former Head of ENT at Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Damar is an ENT specialist at Private Optimed International Çorlu Hospital, ENT Clinic. He graduated from Uludağ University in 1997. He completed ENT residency training at Istanbul University from 2004 to 2009.

He has authored 18 international and 2 national peer-reviewed articles. He has also presented 9 international and 16 national congress papers. His research focuses on chronic otitis media, septal deviation, salivary gland tumors, sleep apnea biomarkers, and myringoplasty materials. He completed advanced courses in live head and neck tumor surgery, applied thyroid ultrasound, and several endoscopic sinus surgery cadaver masterclasses. He speaks English.

Professor Yasar Cokkeser is a highly distinguished ear, nose and throat specialist who completed prestigious fellowships at Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania.

• Trained at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California
• Former Chief of Clinic at the Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital
• Published over 75 peer-reviewed medical papers on complex head and neck anatomy
• Specialises in endoscopic procedures and reconstructive airway surgery
• Fellowship trained in skull base surgery at the Gruppo Otologico in Italy

Professor Erkan Vuralkan is a highly qualified ENT specialist and former faculty member at the University of Avrasya. He holds Turkish Board certification in Otorhinolaryngology and Head, Neck and Thyroid Surgery.

• Published research in international journals specifically on the effects of CPAP treatment on nasal mucosa
• Expertise in endoscopic sinus surgery and complex airway management
• Member of the Turkish Association of Rhinology and the Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology
• Recipient of multiple awards for clinical research in rhinology and otology
• Practises at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital in Istanbul