Best CT Colonography gastroenterologists: TOP 15 doctors

Dr. Suleyman Hilmi Aksoy was born in 1974. He graduated from Istanbul University Çapa School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency in Radiodiagnostics and Interventional Radiology at Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine in 2002.

He has given oral and written presentations at 13 local and international congresses. Dr. Aksoy specializes in Diagnostic Radiology, Teleradiology, and Interventional Radiology. He has made important contributions in these areas.

He has worked at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Merzifon Air Hospital, Istanbul Emar Center, and Haseki Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Aksoy is dedicated to improving radiological practices.

Dr. Arye Blachar is a diagnostic radiologist with expertise in abdominal imaging, hepatic perfusion imaging, CT colonography, and body MR imaging. He focuses on imaging studies of the abdominal and pelvic organs. He has a special interest in diagnosing cancers of the liver, lung, prostate, stomach, adrenal glands, breast, and esophagus, as well as peritoneal mesothelioma.

Dr. Blachar has been recognized as one of the best teachers at Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine. Forbes Israel named him one of the country's top physicians in 2021. His honors include a Certificate of Merit for research, Magna Cum Laude for his work on portal vein thrombosis, and an Editors’ Recognition Award from the European Radiology Journal.

Professor Markus Dukes is a specialist in diagnostic radiology and minimally invasive therapy.

Awards

• Gold Medal of Honorary Professor of Osaka Medical University (Japan).
• Honorary member of DeGIR (German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy).

Education and professional experience

• 1982-1988 - study of human medicine at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz.
• 1988 - approval and medical license.
• 1988-1989 - Medical officer of the Bundeswehr.
• 1990 - Candidate of Medical Sciences in the field of radiology, subject: “Investigation of the influence of dilation speed on its success, as well as on damage to the vessel walls during balloon expansion”, at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz.
• 1990-1996 - Resident in the Department of Radiology at the Ruprecht-Karls University.
• 1996 - Senior physician in the Department of Radiodiagnostics at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg.
• 1998 - Doctorate in Diagnostic Radiology, topic: "Direct comparison of imaging methods for gastric carcinoma: the importance of optimized examination methods in clinical practice and first experience with magnetic resonance imaging."
• 2000 - Deputy Head of the Department of Radiology, Department of Radiodiagnostics at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg.
• 2000-2002 - Head of the Image Processing Center at the Orthopedic Clinic of the University of Heidelberg.
• 2002-2003 - Head of the Department of Radiology, Surgical Clinic, Department of Radiology at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg.
• 2003 - Chief Physician of the Central Institute of Radiology and Neuroradiology at the Nordwest Clinic in Frankfurt am Main.
• 2006 - Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Heidelberg.

Scientific activity

Marcus Dukes is one of the first physicians to perform minimally invasive microwave ablation of liver and lung tumors under CT guidance.

Clinical activities

The professor heads the first and only MRI-guided FUS ablation center in the Rhine-Main region. In most cases, the procedure allows avoiding surgical intervention. Patients of the center have access to ablation for prostate cancer, bone and liver metastases, benign tumors, and treatment of uterine fibroids without surgery.

Membership in organizations

• DRG (German Society of Radiologists).
• DeGIR (German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy).
• RSNA (Radiological Society of North America).
• ESGAR (European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology).
• CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe).
• ECR (European Congress of Radiology).
• EUFUS (European FUS Society).
• MEDICA (German Society for Interdisciplinary Medicine).