Best Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) oncologists: TOP 84 doctors

Mustafa Solak, M.D. is a medical doctor who graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine and has completed residencies at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital and a fellowship at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute. He specializes in Breast Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Head-Neck Cancer, and Gastrointestinal Cancers. He has also worked at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hitit University Corum Training Hospital, and Medical Park Hospital.

Dr. Ilker Tinay is an Urological Oncologist with expertise in Minimal Invasive Surgery, Neo-Bladder Reconstruction, and Urological Cancer. He has a Bachelor Degree from Istanbul University and Residency in Urology from Marmara University, and speaks English and German. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and European Association of Urology, and holds multiple board positions.

Prof. Andreas Gross is a TOP German urologist specializing in the treatment of prostate, bladder, renal, and testicular cancer, as well as benign prostate enlargement and urinary calculi. He and his team use minimally invasive operations and complex surgical intervention to offer organ-preserving therapies for men, women, and children.

Onco-Urologist

Dr. Jan Dolezel is a board-certified onco-urology specialist with 20+ years of experience in robotic surgery. He holds an MD degree from Masaryk University, a Ph.D. from the University of Bratislava, and specialized in laparoscopic and robotic surgery from the University of Strasbourg. He is affiliated with multiple medical societies and has published 108 scientific papers in journals.

Dr. Ofer Merimsly is the best sarcoma, lymphoma, and lung cancer doctor within Israel and in the world. Also specializes in Whipple surgery treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer. Head of the National Center for sarcomas of bone and soft tissues of the Tel Aviv Medical Center Sourasky (Ichilov).

Specialty:

• Treatment of all types of lung cancer and thoracic organs
• Treatment of all types of sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
• Treatment stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

Education and specialization:

• Higher medical education, graduated the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Residency in General Oncology and Radiotherapy
• Training in the field of radiotherapy and brachytherapy at New York Hospital, USA
• Special refresher course for the treatment of tumors of the skeleton and soft tissues, Paris. France

Membership:

• President of the Society of oncologists and radiotherapists Israel
• The American Scientific Cancer Society
• European scientific medical organization
• European Society of Oncology of the musculoskeletal system
• International Society for the treatment of tumors of the connective tissue

Education and Career

2011 – 2015, (Internal Medicine Specialist) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Education and Career

Medicine Department of Internal Medicine

2015 – 2016, (Internal Medicine) Specialist Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

2016 – 2019, (Medical Oncology) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology

2019 – 2021, (Medical Oncology Specialist) - Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

2021 – 2024, (Associate Professor) Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology

Memberships in Scientific Organizations

ASCO

ESMO

TTOD 

AVOD 

Publications

In the field of oncology, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles at both international and national levels.

Awards Received

EAACI The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019 Best Poster Award

"The top 3rd verbal presentation, IGICC (11th International Gastrointestinal Cancers Conference – IGICC2021)"

Speeches Delivered at National Congresses, Conferences, and Symposia:

Courses, Meetings, and Certificates

ESMO certified Medical Oncologist since 2019

Education/Academic Experience

Apr 1995 – Oct 2001                Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Mar 2007                                   IELTS Certificate (Overall Band Score 7.5)

Feb 2011                                    CCST in Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

June 2012                                  Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)

Sept 2014                                  Fellow in Andrology/Reconstructive Surgery (Mr Giulio Garaffa,         UCLH / Mid-Essex)

Apr 2016                                   Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Eng)

Oct 2018                                   Honorary Senior Lecturer St Andrews University

Sep 2019                                   Urology ChM Tutor in Andrology and Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMS) University of Edinburgh

Aug 2020                                  European Union Expert Panel Member of Medical Devices (EU EXPAMED)

Current and Previous appointments

Current appointment

May 2022- Present         Consultant Urologist German Oncology Centre, Limassol, Cyprus

Previous appointments

Nov16- May 2021       Consultant Urological Surgeon Victoria/ Queen Margaret Hospital Fife, Scotland.

Nov 2012 - Oct 2016      Consultant Urologist Broomfield Hospital, Mid-Essex Hospitals Trust 

Jan 2011 - Oct 2012      Urology Clinical Research Fellow, Spelialist Registrar Level), Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Bristol Hospitals Trust

Dec 2009 -Dec 2010      Urology Resident G. Gennimatas Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Duties

• Performing routine and major Penile / Urethral Reconstruction as well as Core Urology procedures twice weekly at Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals (Green light prostatectomy, Urolift Service lead, Prostate template biopsies, General urology)

Consultant Urologist providing and supervising the services of andrology and urethral reconstruction surgery. Also covering a general urology one stop outpatient clinics three times per week (Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals).

Participation in once weekly local cancer and once monthly specialist male uro-genital reconstruction MDT meetings (Honorary contract at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh) as well as grand ward rounds.

Undergraduate student trainer and member of examiners panel at St Andrews University, Scotland.

Participation in 1:9 on call Urology Consultant rota.

Research

• Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (NHS Fife) lead investigator. A prospective, multicentre study with subgroup randomisation into MRI-U/S image fusion guided prostate biopsies and routine transrectal U/S guided biopsies.  (MULTIPROS Study)
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• Broomfield Hospital (MEHT) sub-investigator. A pragmatic multicentre randomised superiority trial of open urethroplasty versus endoscopic urethrotomy. (OPEN Study)
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• Broomfield Hospital (MEHT) sub-investigator. A Multicentre randomised controlled trial of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, as first treatment option, compared with direct progression to ureteroscopic treatment, for ureteric stones. (TISU
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• Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator. A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of the Use of Drug Therapy in the Management of Symptomatic Ureteric Stones in Hospitalised Patients. (SUSPEND Study)
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• Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator. A Multicentre Prospective Single Arm Intervention Trial Evaluating Focal Therapy using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (Sonablate 500) for Localised Prostate Cancer. (HIFU INDEX Study)
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• Bristol Royal Infirmary sub-investigator, A Randomised Controlled Trial to Determine the Effect of Decapeptyl on Reduction of Prostate Volume Pre-Radiotherapy Compared with Standard Therapy (Zoladex). (EDVART Study)

Teaching Experience

Fife Simulation BPH Course Fascilitator (Scottish Urology Training Programme, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dumfermline Fife)

Urology Simulation boot camp Faculty member (St James's University Hospital, Leeds)

General Practitioner Urology Training Programme Fascilitator (ScotGem)

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessor (St Andrews University Medical School)

Teaching (case-based discussions) and trainee supervision in theatres (East Anglia / East of   Scotland Deaneries trainees)

FY1 Doctors Urology teaching Bristol Royal Infirmary (University Bristol Hospitals Trust)

Undergraduate teaching of medical students in General Hospital of the city of Drama, Greece

Anatomy, Physiology and First Aid to Undergraduate nursing students

Prof. Haim Matskin is a renowned specialist in onco-urology, urology, and surgery, and heads the Urology Department at Sourasky Medical Center. He is an expert in brachytherapy and cryotherapy and is a full-fledged member of the Medical Association of Israel and the Association of urologists of Europe, the US, and Israel.

Education

• (2004 – 2011), Faculty of Medicine/ Inonu University/ Malatya, Turkiye
• (2011 – 2015), Department of Radiology/ Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital/ Istanbul, Turkiye

Career

• (2016 – 2020), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist/ Mus State Hospital/ Mus,Turkiye
• (2020 – 2022), Assistant Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/ Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital/ Sakarya, Turkiye
• (2023 – 2024), Associate Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology /Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital/ Sakarya, Turkiye
• (2024 - Present), Associate Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology /Medipol University Hospital/ Istanbul, Turkiye

Urologist, Specialist in Oncourology

Dr., MD Vladimir Yutkin is a highly qualified doctor at the Hadassah Medical Center with over 20 years of experience in diagnosing and treating urological cancers. He is the Director of Urologic Oncology, Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Co-Director of Endo-Urology Society Fellowship. Dr. Vladimir Yutkin graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1996 and speaks English, Hebrew and Russian.

Oncosurgeon, Head of Samsung Department of Urology

Field of Speciality: Urology
Date of Birth: 1980
School of Medicine:  Istanbul University School of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education: University of Health Sciences Taksim Training & Research Hospital
Fellowship: Urological Oncology and Laparoscopic Urology Department of Urology SLK Kliniken Heilbronn University of Heidelberg, Germany
Foreign Language: English

Having graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, he pursued Urological Surgery residency at University of Health Sciences Taksim Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul from 2005 to 2010. He subsequently completed fellowship training in Urological Oncology and Laparoscopic Urology at Department of Urology, Heilbronn, Heidelberg University, Germany.Dr. Taş is able to provide patients curative surgery that is extremely precise, preserves sexual function, has minimal blood loss, minimal pain and quick recovery.

Firsts of Safe Urology Clinic in Turkey: Penis injections of:
Cellular derived from adipose tissue
mesenchymal Cellular
Male-Shot

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After graduating from Istanbul Medical Faculty in 2004, Dr. Tuncay Taş completed his specialization in Urology at Taksim Training and Research Hospital in 2010. After the training he received in 2006 and 2007 at the “Laparoscopy, Robotics and Oncology Center” of Heildelberg University, Heilbronn SLK Hospital, Germany, he continues to serve his patients in Turkey, especially in the field of Laparoscopic/Robotic Surgery. The majority of Tuncay Taş’s urology practice consists of man sexual health, cancer diagnosis and treatments

His sexual health and wellness practice offers cutting-edge technologies and treatment options for men. Dr Tas offers unique training and clinical protocols for practitioners who want to implement   Penile Implants , Penile Enhancement , SafeFill and MaleShot  into their practice. Dr Taş and his team presented the results of combined P.R.P (MALE-P-SHOT) and SVF application to the penis for the first time in Turkey at the scientific congress and shared the clinical results of these applications. It is also one of the first 5 centers in the world to publish the results of P.R.P (P.SHOT) applications. Dr Taş is one of the urology instructors at ISSCA who is fully involved in regenerative medicine.

(Source: At the congress organized by İHA International Cellular Therapies Association, Dr. Tuncay Taş shared his cell research in clinical regenerative medicine and erectile dysfunction. 2019, Sexual Medicine-Original Research2021, Apr;9(2):100313.doi:10.1016/j.esxm.2020.100313. Epub 2021 30 January.)

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Recently Dr. Tas has developed a safe and effective treatment to improve penile circumference and has conducted training with a UK-based certification programme. This novel technique has been shown to have impressive and durable cosmetic results.

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OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS

Robotic prostatectomy, Radical prostatectomy, HoLEP, Donor nephrectomy, Nephrectomy, Robotic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Prostate cancer, Kidney cancer, Bladder cancer, Testicular cancer, Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer, Erectile dysfunction, Sexual dysfunction, Male in, Varicocelectomy, Male hypogonadism, Penile implant insertion, Urethroplasty, Penile reconstruction, Penile enlargement, Urethral reconstruction, Artificial urinary sphincter implantation, Bladder botox injection, Urodynamic testing, Bladder augmentation, Urinary diversion, Urethral stricture, Ureteral obstruction, HIPEC, Reconstructive surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Fertility preservation, Minimally invasive surgery, Hypospadias

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Membership of Scientific Organizations

Turkish Association of Urology
Turkish Medical Association
Association of Endourology
European Association of Urology
International Society for Cells Applications

• Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CA59D8UAAAAJ&hl=en

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Prof. Mark Schrader is a German urologist with 25 years of experience, specializing in treatment of urological tumors and minimally invasive surgeries for kidney, bladder, and prostate formations. He holds a degree in general medicine, specialties in cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, and urology, and is a member of the Berlin Medical Association and The German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.

orchiopexy in cryptorchidism: a single centre experience with long-term follow-up. PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, 18 : 140-141, 2002

Uygur MC, Tan MO, Ünal D, Erol D: The outcome of one-stage repair of proximal hypospadias with wide ventral preputial island flap. PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, 18: 139-140, 2002

Dr. Uygur is an international urologist with a Medical Graduate and M.D. Degree from Hacettepe University Medical School, a research fellowship from the Transplantation Laboratory of Helsinki University, and residency in Urology from Hacettepe University Medical School. He has over 300 international and national publications and presentations, with 781 scientific citations to 41 articles. He is a full member of the European Association of Urology, a corresponding member of the American Urological Association, a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, and a board member of the Turkish Society of Urologic Oncology. He has completed robotic urologic surgery courses at Vanderbilt University Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is the Professor of Urology and Chair at the Near East University Medical School, the Chief of Urology at the Anadolu Medical Center in Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the Director of Urooncology and Urologic Robotic Surgery Programmes at the Anadolu Medical Center. He is also a scientific secretary of biannual Ankara Urooncology Courses, and has organized many national or regional Urology and Urooncology meetings.