Oncologists at the clinic American Hospital Istanbul

Educational Background

• Prof. Dr. Ugur Selek started his early education in Turkey and graduated from Hacettepe University.
• For his specialization, Dr. Ugur opted for oncology and completed his specialization from the same institute where he did his graduation.
• He did his research training from Hacettepe Institute in radio oncology.
• After that, for his fellowship program in stereotactic surgery, Dr. Ugur went to Texas.

Professional Career

• Prof. Dr. Ugur Selek started his professional career by working as an oncologist at Hacettepe University.
• He later joined Texas University, where he served as a consultant in radio oncology.
• After completing his fellowship program in Houston, Dr. Ugur joined an oncology institute where he served as visiting consultant.
• On his return to Turkey, he joined KOC hospital and started serving as a radio oncologist.
• He again went to Texas and served as a senior lecturer in radiation oncology.
• After serving there for three years, Prof. Dr. Ugur Selek returned back to Turkey and joined American Hospital Istanbul.
• Currently, he is associated with an American hospital and serving there as head of the Oncology Unit.

Achievement

• Prof. Dr. Ugur Selek was awarded the first Annual Anderson Research award in Radio Oncology in 2003.

Memberships

• A permanent part of Turkish Radio Oncology
• An active part of the European Oncology Association
• Member of Lung Cancer Association
• A permanent part of ASTRO

Publications

• Prof. Dr. Ugur Selek published more than 100 scientific research articles in famous oncology journals.
• He also arranged many international conferences and was part of the advisory board.
• Dr. Ugur's major work is based on the radiation techniques and various stereotactic interventions.
• He arranged many live webinars based on radio oncology in Turkey.

Educational Background

• 1991 to 1997: Dr. Aylin Pelin Cil received her medical education from the Hacettepe School of Medicine
• 2002 to 2004: She did her residency in Gynecology at Zübeyde Hanım Gynecology and Obstetrics Education and Research Hospital.

Professional Career

• 2002: Dr. Aylin Pelin Cil was appointed as a Physician at the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Indiana University.
• 2005: She joined New York University Cornell Weil Medical College Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Center.
• 2012: She served at the University of San Francisco California UCSF Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Laboratories as an Attending Professor.
• Since 2017: Dr. Aylin Pelin Cil has been working as a Professor at Gynecology, Obstetrics, and In Vitro Fertilization Unit, American Hospital.

Publications

Dr. Aylin Pelin Cil has published over 40 national and international articles and book chapters.

Educational Background

• Dr. Meral Demirel completed her undergraduate education at Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, in the year 1988.
• She completed her specialty training in general surgery at the University of Lisbon during the years 1989 till 1990.
• Moreover, Dr. Meral also did specialization training at Sisli Etfal Hospital in general surgery, during 1989-1993.

Professional Career

• Dr. Meral Demirel has at American Hospital Istanbul since 1994.

Educational Background

• Prof. Dr. Orhan Bilge completed his secondary education at Istanbul High School during the years 1971-1978.
• Then in the year 1984, he completed his undergraduate education at a very well-known institution “Istanbul University”.
• Later on, in the year 1991, Dr. Orhan Bilge completed his specialty training at a similar institute, the Department of General Surgery.

Professional Career

• During the years 1991 till 1996, Prof. Dr. Orhan Bilge served as a general surgeon from a similar institute where he completed his specialization training.
•  In 1996, he went to the Friedrich Schiller University, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, situated in Germany. He worked on liver transplants, pancreas, and liver surgery. Dr. Orhan served his skills there till the year 1997.
• He achieved the title of Associate Professor in the year 1996 and became a Professor in the year 2003.
• He has been serving as a professor at the American Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, and as a faculty member at KOC University Hospital since 2011.

Memberships

Prof. Dr. Orhan Bilge is a member of several reputed societies including;

• Turkish Surgical Association
• Istanbul Boy’s High School Alumni Association
• Turkish Society of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Educational Experience:

• 1972-1978: Dr Nil Molinas Mandel did her graduation from the faculty of medicine at Cerrahpasa School of Medicine.
• 1979-1983: She did further specialization in Internal Medicine at the Cerrahpasa School of Medicine.

Professional Career:

• 1983-1985: Dr Nil Molinas Mandel started her career as a physician at the Department of Internal Medicine, Malaya State Hospital .
• 1985-1987: She also served as a physician in Internal Medicine at the Cerrahpasa School of Medicine in Istanbul University.
• 1990: She did a fellowship at Tenon Hospital with Claude Bernard Fellowship in Paris
• 1994-2011: Dr Nil then got promoted as a Professor at the Internal Medicine Department at the Cerrahpasa School of Medicine in Istanbul University.
• 2007: She served as Turkish Lung Cancer Society Istanbul Case Discussion Meetings coordinator.
• 1996-2008: She served as a Professor at American Hospital.
• 2008 onwards: Dr Nil Molinas Mandel is serving as the Head of the Oncology Department at the American Hospital Istanbul.

Memberships:

Dr Nil Molinas Mandel is an active member of many oncological societies and associations. Some of these are:

• Medical Oncology Association
• Turkish Lung Cancer Society
• Turkish Oncology Group Association
• Turkish Society of Gynecological Oncology
• Uro-oncology Association
• Psycho-oncology Association
• Turkish Respiratory Research Association
• Society of Senology (Breast Science)
• European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO)
• International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)

Publications:

Dr Nil Molinas Mandel has written many scientific articles. 39 of them got published in international journals and 31 were published in national journals. She has also written chapters in 26 textbooks. In addition to it, she is the author of 4 scientific books.

Educational Background:

• 1991: Dr. Kerim Kaban completed his graduation from Hacettepe University of Medicine.
• 1996: He completed his specialization in Internal medicine from Hacettepe University of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
• 1999: He did his second specialization in oncology and oncohematology from the MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
• 2003: Dr. Kerim completed his master’s at the University of Texas in Houston.

Professional Career:

• 2003: Dr. Kerim Kaban worked in MD Anderson Cancer Center as a medical oncologist.
• 2004-2011: He served in the Medical Oncology Department of Acibadem Healthcare Group.
• Dr. Kerim is currently offering his services in American Hospital Istanbul since 2011.

Publications:

Dr. Kerim Kaban has numerous publications in national and international journals.