Dr. Fatih Kurtuluş is a FEBU-certified urologist and professor at Estophia Hospital in Istanbul. He specializes in robotic surgery and endourology for bladder and prostate conditions. Dr. Kurtuluş won the 2015 Urooncology Research Award for his work on radical prostatectomy.

• Certified by the European Board of Urology (FEBU).
• Performed research fellowships at Heidelberg University and Milan San Raffaele Hospital.
• Winner of best presentation awards at both AUA and EAU congresses.
• Uses the da Vinci robotic system for prostate and kidney surgeries.

Prof. Dr. Ali Ferruh Akay is a board-certified urologist with more than 30 years of medical experience. He has specialized in urology for over 25 years. He currently serves as Professor of Urology at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital.

Dr. Akay earned his medical degree from Dokuz Eylul University. He completed his urology residency at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine. In 2005, he received advanced training in Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery at the University of Rochester in the USA.

He has worked at several leading institutions. These include Dicle University, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Memorial Diyarbakır Hospital, Veni Vidi Hospital, and Başkent University Istanbul Hospital.

Dr. Akay’s expertise includes uro-oncology, endourology, minimally invasive procedures, stone surgeries, male infertility, erectile dysfunction, and BPH. He has published over 100 scientific articles and is an active member of the European Association of Urology (EAU).

Il medico è specializzato in varie condizioni urologiche, con un focus su protesi peniena, cancro alla vescica, cancro alla prostata e cancro ai reni, inclusa la nefrectomia radicale e parziale. L'esperienza si estende all'urologia laparoscopica, ai calcoli renali e agli interventi chirurgici per l'incontinenza urinaria nelle donne. Il medico è anche abile nella chirurgia dell'ipospadia, nel reflusso vescico-ureterale pediatrico, nella chirurgia microchirurgica del varicocele, nell'ingrandimento del pene e nella correzione della malattia di Peyronie.<\/p>

Dopo aver completato una residenza in urologia presso la Scuola di Medicina dell'Università di Istanbul, il medico ha acquisito una vasta esperienza presso l'Ospedale di Educazione e Ricerca Haseki, l'Università Bezmialem Vakıf, il Medical Park Bahçelievler e l'Ospedale Ethica Incirli, e attualmente è Professore di Medicina presso l'Ospedale Medicana Bahcelievler.<\/p>

Areas of Interests

• Ureteroscopic Stone Surgery
• Robot Assisted Urological Procedures
• Robot Assisted Surgery
• Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP)
• Prostatectomy
• Prostate Biopsy
• Robotic Surgery
• Bladder Cancer Closed Surgery
• Laser Prostate Surgery

Education

• 2000-2007 Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty (Urology)
• 2007-2012 Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty (Urology Department, urology specialist)
   

Work Experience

• 2012- 2013 Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA) Prof. Dr. Robert Stein worked on robotic urology.
• 2014-2021 ASG Urology Specialist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital

Scientific Publications

• The use of self-retaining barbed suture for inner layer renorrhaphy significantly reduces warm ischemia time in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: outcomes of a matched-pair analysis.J Endourol. 2013 Apr;27(4):452-8. doi: 10.1089/end.2012.0574. Epub 2013 Feb 5. Erdem S, Tefik T, Mammadov A, Ural F, Oktar T, Issever H, Nane I, Sanli O.
• Preoperative and intraoperative observations may differ during laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery.J Endourol. 2011 Aug;25(8):1315-21. doi: 10.1089/end.2011.0072. Epub 2011 Jul 11. Sanli O, Tefik T, Mammadov A, Guzelburc V, Oktar T, Erdem S, Kucukdurmaz F.
   

Scientific Publications

• IV Eurasian Andrology Symposium; May 30-31, 2009 (Sochi)
• 23rd National Urology Congress; October 16-19 2014 (Antalya)
• XII Eurasian Andrology Symposium; June 16-17, 2016 (Mongolia)
• 25th National Urology Congress; October 6-9, 2016 (Girne, Cyprus)
• EAU Congress; March 24-28, 2017 (London)
• AUA Congress; May 12-16 2017 (Boston)
• AUA Congress; May 18-21, 2018 (San Francisco)
• AUA Congress; May 3-6, 2019 (Chicago)
• 28th National Urology Congress October 10-13 (Antalya)

Prof. Dr. Ege Can Şerefoğlu is a leading urologist and andrology specialist. He has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, and research. He is a Professor of Urology and Andrology. He completed a clinical fellowship in andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine. He also holds a PhD in Embryology and Histology.

His main areas of expertise are erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, male infertility, and varicocele. He is skilled in microsurgical and minimally invasive procedures in andrology. He has published over 275 scientific articles and has helped develop international clinical guidelines.

Prof. Dr. Şerefoğlu is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Impotence Research. He serves on scientific committees for the ESSM, ISSM, EAU Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction, and UEMS Sexual Health Section. He has received several international awards for his research and contributions to sexual medicine.