Faculty and Graduation Year
Ege University Faculty of Medicine, 1990
Side Branch Specialization
Endourology, Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
Place and Year of Specialization
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, 1995
Place and Year of PhD Associate Professorship
University of Health Sciences Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, 2019
Studying Abroad
EUSP Clinical Researcher, UCL, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, London, England, September - November 2002 EUSP Fellowship in Laparoscopic Urology and Endourology, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria, January - March 2005
Foreign Languages
English
Number of Foreign Publications
20
Number of Publications in Turkish
11
Number of International Papers
8
Number of National Papers
17
Attribution Number
447
Book Chapter
1
Fields of Study
- Endourology
- Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
- BPH
- HoLEP
- Surgical Treatment of Urinary Tract Stones
- Surgical Treatment of Kidney Cancers
Career Summary
- Dr. Alkan is an Associate Professor of Urology at Yeditepe University Kozyatağı Hospital. He completed his medical education at Ege University and his urology residency at Marmara University, Department of Urology. Dr. Alkan received the title of Fellow of European Board of Urology (FEBU) in May 2001. He continued his education at the UCL Institute of Urology and Nephrology in London with the European Urology Scholarship Program (EUSP). Later, Dr. Alkan worked with Dr. Janetschek as an EUSP fellow in Laparoscopic Urology and Endourology at Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen in Linz.
- Dr. Alkan's main areas of academic and clinical interest are Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Urological surgery. In 2002, Dr. Alkan performed HoLEP operations in the surgical treatment of BPH for the first time in Turkey. His team published the long-term results of HoLEP surgery. This publication is the first international publication on HoLEP surgery from Turkey. Currently, he is interested in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery based on his work in laparoscopic surgery.
Certificates
- European Board Examination in Urology, Part 1 written examination, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2000.
- European Board Examination in Urology, Part 2 oral examination, Fellow of European Board of Urology, Vienna, Austria, May 2001.
- Fellowship in Laparoscopic Urology and Endourology, American Society of Endourology, Laparoscopic Urology and Endourology Fellowship program, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, Certificate, 01.01.2005-26.03.2005.
- EUSP Clinical Fellowship, EUSP Clinical Fellow, University College London, Institute of Urology and Nephrology
Professional Awards
- Astra Zenaca Merit Scholarship (in the field of Urooncology)
- Certificates of service and appreciation (in duplicate) issued by the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan
Memberships
- Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU), Member, 2017.
- Turkish Urological Association (TÜD), Member, 2015.
- Endourological Society, Member, 2011.
- Urological Surgery Society (UCD), Member, 2010
- European Association of Urology (EAU), Member, 2000
- Endourology Society, Member, 1995
