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Professor of Thoracic Surgery

Professor of Urology. Oncourologist

Dr. Eldaniz Mammadli is a Neurosurgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He completed a neurosurgery residency at Marmara University (2019–2025). He earned his MD from Atatürk University (2013–2019).

He is a member of EANS and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). He completed observerships with Prof. Hugues Duffau in Montpellier (2023) and Prof. Michael Lawton at the Barrow Neurological Institute (2024).

He attended WSSFN 2022 and EANS Vascular 2024. He trained at the Yasargil Microneurosurgery Academy in 2024 and 2025. He joined the MGB Neurosurgery Spine Symposium in 2025. He also attended the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Congresses (2020–2023) and skull base and spine cadaver courses in Istanbul (2022–2023).

Dr. Zeynep Kabalcı Holtoft is a specialist dentist focused on oral health and implantology. She practices at Memorial Göztepe Hospital and at her private clinic in Istanbul. She was a Specialist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. She served as Medical Director and Implantology Specialist at Spain Dental Care in Dubai. She owned DentalSpa Clinic in Istanbul. She also worked as an Aesthetic Dentist at Italian Dental Clinic in Dubai and Italy.

Education and accreditations: She earned a bachelor’s degree in dentistry from Gazi University in 2007. She completed further training at the Faculty of Dentistry at Goethe University from 2015 to 2017. She is a member of the Turkish Dental Association, the Dubai Health Authority, the Dubai Healthcare Association, and the Goethe University MOL Alumni Association.

Advanced training: Cadaveric anatomical training in Vienna in 2017. Digital implant solutions and complication management in Dubai in 2018. Hard‑tissue grafting with autogenous bone in Frankfurt in 2018. Hands‑on implant training and personalized smile design certification. Beginner and advanced botulinum toxin courses in 2020.

Dr. Bora Murat is an Oral and Dental Health Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–present). He also practices at the Bora Murat Private Clinic in Istanbul (2011–present). He was Clinic Director and Specialist at Liv Hospital Ulus (2018–2025) and Liv Hospital Vadistanbul (2022–2025). He held the same role at Anadolu Medical Center Hospital (2011–2019).

He completed the DGI (German Implant Association) Curriculum in Oral Implantology. He earned his dentistry degree from Istanbul University. He is a member of the Aesthetic Dentistry Academy Association (EDAD) and the Turkish Oral Implantology Association. He has also attended EDAD and European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry congresses.

Dr. Ozge Utku Aydemir is a specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Aydemir completed residency training at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital (2019–2023). Dr. Aydemir then served as a specialist doctor at Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital (2023–2025). Dr. Aydemir earned an MD from Gazi University (English Program).

EBOPRAS (European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) Part 1 certified on 25 Jan 2025. Interests include facial and breast aesthetics, body contouring, microsurgery and hand surgery, reconstructive surgery, injectables (fillers, Botox), and lasers.

Publications include a 2023 article in The Journal of Hand Surgery on outcomes of wide-awake flexor tendon repairs in 58 fingers and 9 thumbs. Dr. Aydemir also completed a thesis on amniotic membrane use in flexor tendon repair. Presentations include oral and poster sessions at TPRECD and an international congress. Member of TPRECD, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society, and Aesthetic Surgery Society.

Dr. Cagdas Erdogan is a gastroenterologist at Ankara Etlik City Hospital. He trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He earned his MD from Dokuz Eylul University. He completed his Internal Medicine residency from 2014 to 2019. He then completed a Gastroenterology fellowship at Ankara City Hospital from 2019 to 2022. His clinical focus includes advanced endoscopy (ERCP, EUS, EMR, ESD, POEM, EGD, colonoscopy, double-balloon enteroscopy), inflammatory bowel disease, and hepatology.

He has about 40 publications. His work appears in The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, Scientific Reports, Endoscopy, and Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Notable studies address vedolizumab in IBD and prophylaxis for post-ERCP pancreatitis. He also reported a 13-year Crohn’s cohort comparing infliximab and adalimumab. Additional work covers outcomes with an adalimumab biosimilar and innovative endoscopic therapies (MCA via double-balloon enteroscopy, holmium laser for Bouveret syndrome, POEM for Zenker’s diverticulum, and ESD for esophageal papillomatosis).

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Dr. Murat Cakar is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery. His focus includes neonatal thoracic and abdominal diseases, esophageal atresia replacement, diaphragmatic hernia, pediatric cancer surgery (Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma), and testicular surgical conditions.

He earned his MD from Cumhuriyet University (1998–2005). He completed pediatric surgery training (2006–2011). He worked as a pediatric surgeon (2011–2013). He has served as Head of Pediatric Surgery at Karabük University, İstinye University/Liv Hospital (since 2020), and Aydın University (since 2021).

His roles include Founding Manager of Karabük University Hospital, Head of Laboratory Operations, and Chair of Child Advocacy Centers. He has also served on Medicines and Medical Supplies Commissions. He is a member of the Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the Pediatric Urology Association.

Dr. Emre TÜRKMEN is an ENT specialist focused on rhinoplasty and nasal and ear aesthetic procedures. He graduated from Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. He completed his ENT specialization at Yeditepe University in 2015. He worked for two and a half years at Giresun Şebinkarahisar State Hospital and served as chief physician in his final year. He later worked at Medipol University Faculty of Medicine and Reyap Private Hospital.

He is a member of the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association. He is also an active member of the European Facial Plastic Surgery Association and attends their meetings regularly. His training includes a Maxillofacial Surgery Course in Turkey and Sinus Surgery Training in Germany. He attends the All in One Rhinoplasty Congress each year. He has taken part in rhinoplasty operations with highly experienced surgeons. He currently practices at Cosmeticium Clinic.

Dr. Nezih Onur Ermerak is a Thoracic Surgery Specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2025–). He previously worked in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Marmara University (2009–2025). He also served at Kilis State Hospital during compulsory service and war surgery (2015–2017).

He completed a Thoracic Surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis (2019–2020). He then completed a Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery fellowship at Dalhousie University (2020–2022). He held a visiting fellowship at Universitätsspital Bern (2011–2012). He finished his residency at Marmara University (2009–2015).

He is President of the Turkish Society of Chest Wall Deformities and Pectus. He served on the Organizing Committee of CWIG 2023 in Istanbul. He completed MI-STARs (2020), MITS (2019), CITI (2024), and KOÇ Laboratory Animal Use certification (2025). He attended the AATS 103rd meeting (2023) and European Thoracic Surgery conferences (2024 and 2025).

Dr. Salih Taskin is a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. He also focuses on gynecologic oncology and minimally invasive surgery. He works at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He previously served in Gynecologic Oncology (2014–2025) and in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2002–2025) at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.

Accreditations include ESGO Certified Specialist in Gynecologic Oncology (2018) and a fellowship in robotic surgery and gynecologic oncology at McGill University (2014). He completed an OB‑GYN residency at Ankara University and earned his MD at Çukurova University (both 1995–2001).

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Gynecologic Oncology; the Society of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery; the Society of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology; the Federation of Women’s Health Associations; IGCS; ESGO; ESGE; and SERGS. He is trained in robotic, laparoscopic, and gynecologic cancer surgery.