Best nuclear medicine radiologists in Turkey: TOP 33 doctors

EXPERIENCE*

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey

DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey

VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey

HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey

YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey

HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner

*EDUCATION*

2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Associate Professor

2015, Ohio/USA

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER

Neck Dissection Training

2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Assistant Professor

1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey

ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tamer Aksoy graduated from Eskişehir Osmangazi University in 2000. After working as a Management Representative at SSK Tavşanlı Hospital, he worked as a General Practitioner at SSK Ankara Etlik Specialization Hospital Endocrinology Department and started his residency training at Hacettepe University Nuclear Medicine Department in 2005 and completed his specialization in 2009 and became a Nuclear Medicine specialist.

After working as an Assistant Professor at Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, he started to work at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2011. In 2012, Aksoy worked as an Assistant Professor at Acıbadem Hospitals group and Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Aksoy, who worked as a Lecturer at Acıbadem Hospitals group and Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Medicine in 2012, started to work at Health Sciences University Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Nuclear Medicine Clinic in 2018 and ended his duty in 2023.

In 2012, he worked as a clinical researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI) Hospital (Amsterdam / Netherlands) Nuclear Medicine Clinic (Netherlands) as an observer on PET imaging, Lymphoscintigraphy and Radionuclide Therapies. In February 2023, he received the title of Associate Professor. He has been serving his patients at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental since May 2023.

During his professional life, he has been accepting and following up patients especially on PET/CT examinations and Radionuclide Therapies.

He is a member of Turkish Medical Association, Turkish Nuclear Medicine Association and European Nuclear Medicine Association.

MEDICAL AREAS OF INTEREST

Pet-BT

Radionuclide Therapy

Education

• 1986-1989, Bursa High School, Bursa, Turkey
• 1989-1995, Istanbul University, Istanbul School of Medicine, Turkey
• 1999-2003, (Residency) Kadir Has University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2015, (Associate Professor) Demiroglu Bilim University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2021, (Professor) Demiroglu Bilim University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2024, Istanbul Medipol University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey

Experience

• 1995-1999, Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Cardiology Department
• 2003, Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Department of Radiation Oncology
• 2015, (Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology) Demiroglu Bilim University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2021, (Professor in Radiation Oncology) Demiroglu Bilim University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2024, Istanbul Medipol University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey

Medical Field of Special Interest and Activities 

Molecular Scanning 

Nuclear Oncology 

Radionuclide Treatments

Education and Experience 

2018- Private LIV Hospital Ulus 

2015-2018 İstanbul Bilim University, Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital 

2006-2015 Mersin University Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine 

2005-2006 Ankara Özel Denge Medical Centre 

2004 Hacettepe University Medical Faculty 

Specialization Training: 2000-2004 Hacettepe University Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine 

Undergraduate: 1993-1999 Hacettepe University Medical Faculty

Memberships 

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 

Turkish Journal of Clinical Sciences 

Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy 

Turkish Clinics Journal of Case Reports 

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations 

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 

Acıbadem University Health Sciences Magazine 

Turkey Nuclear Medicine Association

Nuclear Medicine

Fields of Study and Interests

 Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery

 Gastroenterology Surgery

 Endoscopic Diagnostic Treatment

 Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Education

 Undergraduate education Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine 1989-1995

 Specialist education Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine,

1995-1999

Career

 Research Assistant Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 1995-2000

 Assist. Prof. Dr. Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine 2000-2006

 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine 2006-2012

 Prof. Dr. Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine 2012-2017

 Private Century Gebze Hospital 2017-2018

 VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital 2019

 VM Medical Park Bursa Hospital 2019-2022

 Medicana Konya Hospital 2023-2024

Professor Dr. Gökmen
General Surgeon

EDUCATION

• 1994: Bursa Uludağ University - Faculty of Medicine, MD
• 2000: Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital - General Surgery Specialization, MS

EXPERTISE

• Gastric Bypass / RNY
• Mini Gastric Bypass / MGB
• Gastric Sleeve / Fundectomy
• Gastric Banding / Bariatric Surgeries
• Gastroscopic Procedures
• Gastric Balloon Placement
• Gastric Elipse Balloon
• Gastric Botox
• Sad-S Surgery
• Distalization of RYGB
• Hernia Repair
• First and Only Operator in Turkey

TRAINING AND COURSES

• Master of Surgery:
  • Temple University School of Medicine - Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Courses
  • European Institute of Telesurgery - Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Courses (2012)
  • European Institute of Telesurgery - Advanced Colorectal Surgery Courses (2012)
  • Case Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Courses (2014)
  • Venous Diseases and Endovascular Surgery Course (2015)

MEMBERSHIPS

• UTACD: Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
• TSCRS: Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• TSA: Turkish Surgical Association

NUMBER OF CASES

• Experience of over 40,000 surgical cases in 29 years, including:
  • 20,000 Bariatric Surgeries
  • Approximately 107+ Laparoscopic Colon Resections
  • Approximately 100+ Laparoscopic Total Gastric Resections
  • Approximately 1,150+ Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies
  • Approximately 780+ Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypasses
  • Approximately 1,200+ Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypasses
  • Approximately 1,550+ Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies

Postgraduate Education and Academic Work:

Specialization:

• Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Nuclear Medicine Department (2002)

Assistant Professor:

• Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Nuclear Medicine Department (2004–2009)

Associate Professor:

• Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Nuclear Medicine Department (2009–2015)

Professor:

• Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Nuclear Medicine Department (2015–2016)

Roles in Projects:

• "Study of the Relationship Between Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Gastro-esophageal Reflux, and Bronchial Asthma in Children in Turkey," International Atomic Energy Agency Project, IAEA Research Contract No; 11059/Regular Budget Fund, Project Manager, 2000-2003.

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

• Turkish Society of Nuclear Medicine
• European Association of Nuclear Medicine

ducation and Expertise

• 1996 – EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
• 2001 – SPECIALIZATION – EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
• 2008 – ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
• 2014 – PROFESSORSHIP – EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Diseases

• Goiter
• Meningioma
• Paraganglioma
• Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
• Prostate Cancer
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Scintigraphic Imaging
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroiditis

Treatment Methods

• Actinium 225 PSMA Treatment
• Phosphorus 32 Treatment
• Lu-177 DOTATATE Treatment
• Lu-177 EDTMP
• Lu-177 PSMA Treatment
• Radium 223 Treatment
• Radioactive Iodine Treatment
• Transarterial Radionuclide Therapy with Y-90 Microspheres

Experience

• 1996 – 2001 – Research Assistant – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine
• 2001 – 2008 – Specialist Doctor – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine
• 2008 – 2014 – Associate Professor – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine
• 2014 – 2023 – Professor Doctor – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine

Professional Memberships

• Nuclear Medicine Association
• Urooncology Association
• Multidisciplinary Oncology Association
• Academic Oncology Association

Education

Faculty of Medicine: Anadolu University, 1986-1992
Nuclear Medicine: Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, 1995-1999

Experience

Dr. Lecturer: Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, 2021 -

Scientific Memberships
 

Turkish Society of Nuclear Medicine (TNTD)
European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)

Medical Intrests

• Theranostic Applications
• Imaging and Radio Nuclide Therapy in Prostate Cancer and Neuroendocrine Tumours
• Radio Nuclide Therapy in Thyroid Cancer
• Dosimetric Applications