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Workplace:

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Education:

2014-2015

President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2009-2017

Member of the Board of Directors, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

West Virginia University, School of Medicine

Chair of Thoracic Surgery

2019 –

Vice Chair of Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Tracheal Surgery Program, West Virginia University,

School of Medicine

2009-2019

Program Director of Thoracic Surgery, Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

2009 – 2019

Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of

Medicine

2001-2019

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University

2001

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy

1999

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1997

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1992

Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University

Rewards:

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Best Poster presentation Award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Lung Cancer Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Euroepan Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Best Poster Award

Fields of interest:

 Surgical treatment for locally advanced stage lung cancer

 Extended surgery for mediastinal masses

 Robotic lung cancer surgery

 Robotic surgery for mediastinal masses

 Tracheal surgery (tumors, stenosis, fistula, and others)

2003 Elazig Science High School

2009 Ege University Faculty of Medicine – MD.

2015 Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and

Aesthetic Surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist

Experience

2015 – 2017 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist, Ağrı State Hospital, Department

of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2017 –2019 Specialist, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic,

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2019-2023 Assistant Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2023- October 2024 Associate Professor, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

October 2024- Still Associate Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,

Medipol Acıbadem  District  Hospital

Fellowship

July-August 2019: Juntendo University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Tokyo, Japan

April-July 2022: Ghent University, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ghent,

Belgium

November 2023: Asan Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery.Seoul, Korea

Memberships

EURAPS Active Member

International Society of Burn Injuries Active Member, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Reconstructive Microsurgery Society, Executive Committee Member

Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society

Turkish Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society

Turkish Wound Society

Op. Dr. Kemal Paksoy was born in Trabzon in 1982. In 2007, he graduated from Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine. In 2014, he completed his specialty training at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. Between 2014-2018, he worked at Rize Kaçkar State Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic. Between 2018 and 2024, he worked at Memorial Hospitals Group Spine Center. Since 2023, he has been a member of the academic staff as Dr. Faculty Member at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine. Since 2024, he has been working at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic.

Dr. Kemal Paksoy has also worked in many clinics in the fields of neuromodulation and algology and has participated as a participant, speaker and organizer in dozens of scientific meetings held in Turkey and abroad.

He has published in many international and national scientific journals.

2023 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2016 - 2023, Istanbul/Türkiye

PRIVATE EMSEY HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2009 - 2011, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY GÖZTEPE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2007 - 2009, Istanbul/Türkiye

PRIVATE MEDICANA HOSPITAL

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

2002 - 2007, Afyon/Türkiye

KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Pediatric Surgery Specialist

Bakü 146 numaralı lise /2006

Azerbaycan Tip Fakültesi lisans / 2013

İstanbul Üniversitesi- Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesinde Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ihtisası / 2019

Dr. Elshad Gulmammadov is a specialist on psychiatric illnesses. He was born in Azerbaijan, Baku in 1987. 

2022 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist

2006 - 2022, Istanbul/Türkiye

GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist

1999 - 2001, Bilecik/Türkiye

BİLECİK SOLDIER TRAINING BRIGADE

Infirmary Chief Physician

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Pediatric Specialist

1984 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES

Pediatric Cardiology and Rheumatology Specialist

1982 - 1984, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ALIBEYKOY MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH DISPENSARY

Pediatric Specialist - Compulsory Service

1977 - 1982, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES

Pediatric Specialist Training

2022 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Skin and Venereal Diseases Specialist

2016 - 2022, Istanbul/Türkiye

HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Skin and Venereal Diseases Specialist

2013 - 2016, Muğla/Türkiye

MUGLA SITKI KOÇMAN UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Skin and Venereal Diseases Specialist

2012 - 2013, Sanliurfa/Türkiye

SANLIURFA CEYLANPINAR STATE HOSPITAL

Skin and Venereal Diseases Specialist

2022 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist

2021 - 2022, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEDICAL PARK BAHÇELİEVLER HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist

2017 - 2021, Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL NEW CENTURY UNIVERSITY GAZİOSMANPAŞA HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist

2013 - 2017, Van/Türkiye

VAN YUZUNCUYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist

2011 - 2013, Van / Türkiye

VAN TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist

2004 - 2007, Agri / Türkiye

AĞRI PATNOS STATE HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine Specialist

2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHÇELİEVLER HOSPITAL

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Gynaecological Oncology Surgery Specialist

2023 - 2023, /

Professor

2016 - 2018, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

SBU SISLI HAMIDIYE ETFAL EAH

Gynecological Oncology Surgery Specialist

2010 - 2013, Gumushane/Gumushane/Türkiye

KELKIT STATE HOSPITAL

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Compulsory Service

2010 - 2010, Tekirdağ/Tekirdağ/Türkiye

CORLU 5TH CORPS COMMAND

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist - Military Service

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine and Nephrology Specialist

2018 - 2023, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Nephrology Specialist

2013 - 2018, Eskisehir/Eskisehir/Türkiye

ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Nephrology Specialist

2011 - 2013, Batman/Batman/Türkiye

BATMAN STATE HOSPITAL

Nephrology Specialist

2008 - 2011, Eskisehir/Eskisehir/Türkiye

ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Nephrology Specialist

2007 - 2008, Eskisehir/Eskisehir/Türkiye

ESKISEHIR STATE HOSPITAL

Compulsory Service

2001 - 2002, Artvin/Artvin/Türkiye

ARHAVI DERECIK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Compulsory Service

2014 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist

2012 - 2014, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

BEZMIALEM FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist

2009 - 2012, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

DR. SAMİ ULUS TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist

2008 - 2009, Ankara/Ankara/Türkiye

GÜLHANE MILITARY MEDICAL FACULTY

Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist

Dr. Gürhan Adam is a specialist in diagnostic and interventional radiology. He earned his medical degree from Ege University. He completed his residency at Tepecik Training and Research Hospital. He later expanded his skills with fellowships at Ege University and Bursa Uludag University.

Dr. Adam has worked in leading hospitals in Turkey, including Memorial Ataşehir Hospital. He has performed thousands of interventional radiology procedures. He is a member of the Turkish Radiology Society, Turkish Society of Interventional Radiology, Turkish Medical Association, and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society.

2018 - Present, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ANTALYA HOSPITAL

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

2015 - 2017, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

MEDICALPARK HOSPITAL AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

2000 - 2015, Antalya/Antalya/Türkiye

AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist

Dr. Aylin Koc Akbay is an experienced ophthalmologist. She focuses on treating complex eye diseases and performing eye surgeries. She is skilled in cataract surgery with IOL replacement, as well as ReLEx SMILE, LASEK, and LASIK procedures. Her work has helped many patients achieve better vision.

Dr. Akbay is a member of respected organizations such as the Turkish Society of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. She is known for her expertise and dedication to patient care. Her patients report high satisfaction, and she continues to contribute to advances in ophthalmology.

Prof. Müge Gökçe is a pediatric hematologist and cancer specialist based in Turkey with expertise in . She has held positions in various hospitals since 2001 and holds degrees in general medicine, pediatrics, and pediatric hematology and oncology. She is a member of the Turkish Hematology Association, the Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology, and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.