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Prof.Dr. Zeynep Alkan (MD)

YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY – KOŞUYOLU HOSPİTAL / ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Ear Nose Throat (ENT) – Head and Neck Surgery

Professorship Location and Time :Yeditepe Univ. , School of Medicine, İstanbul , 2020
Specialist Location and Time :Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, 2001
MD Degree : İstanbul University, School of Medicine , İstanbul , 1997
Languages : Turkish , English
Instagram : @prof.dr.zeynep_alkan
Mobile (Asistant) /Tel / Whatsup : +90 530 215 79 85

Professions :

Head and Neck Surgery (Head , Neck and Throat tumors)
Throat surgeries by Laser
Rhinoplasty (Nose Aesthetics)
Rhinology (Sinusitis Surgery)

International Educations:

Head and Neck Surgery Training as observer, Under the control of Professor Eugene Nicholas Myers at Eye and Ear Hospital ,Pittsburgh , PA, USA
Participation in Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project at Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rehabilitation after Laryngectomy training at Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cochlear Implant Surgery Training at Leiden University , Leiden , Netherlands

Professional Awards:

1) in 30th National ENT Head and Neck Surgery Congress (2008), 2nd prize in the General ENT branch (Evaluation of the Upper Esophageal Sphincter in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Patients with Lower Esophageal Sphincter Insufficiency)
2) 45th National Neurology Congress 1st prize (2009) Electrophysiological Examination of Cricopharyngeal Muscle in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy
3) 6th National Rhinology Congress. 2nd Best Poster Award (2010) Comparison of Biomechanical Properties of Suture Techniques Used in Septal Extension Graft
4) 32nd National ENT Head and Neck Surgery Congress General ENT 3rd prize (2010) Histopathological Features of Sulcus Vocalis
5) 7th National Rhinology Congress 2nd Best Oral Presentation Award (2011) An Experimental Study on the Selection of Costal Cartilage Suitable for the Biomechanical Properties of Septal Cartilage
6) 8th National Rhinology Congress Best 1st Oral Presentation Award (2012) Effect of Septal Cartilage Perichondrium on Septum Biomechanics.
7) 34th National ENT Head and Neck Surgery Congress General ENT 3rd prize (2012) 3rd prize in the study conducted on rats titled Effects of Radiotherapy on Laryngeal Mucosa in Animal Reflux Model (October 2012, Antalya)
8) 9th National Rhinology Congress Best 1st Oral Presentation Award (2013) Evaluation of late-term viability of costal cartilage used in rhinoplasty in the rabbit model
9) 37.Ulusal KBB Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi Kongresi, Baş Boyun Cerrahisi/Larengoloji- Foniatri 2.lik ödülü Başarılı larengotrakeal rekonstriksiyon için uygun anterior kartilaj greftin şekillendirilmesi

Professional Publications : 43
Number of Foreign Publications : 28
Number of Turkish Publications : 15
Number of International Papers : 8
Number of National Papers : 70
Book Chapter : 7

Career Summary:

After completing her medical education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine between 1991 and 1997, she completed her specialization training at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital ENT Clinic between 1997 and 2001 and specialized in ENT Head and Neck Surgery.
She worked as a specialist doctor at Istanbul Surgery Hospital and 29 Mayıs Hospitals between 2002 and 2006.
She started working at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital in 2006
She received the title of chief assistant in 2010 and associate professor in 2013.
Started her career as Associate Professor at Yeditepe University Specialized Hospital ENT Department on September 21, 2017.

Events:

European Union Education and Youth Programs, Lifelong Learning Program
Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project Executive and Project Manager
Project Name: Healthcare Professionals in the Readaptation of Patients with Laryngeal Cancer to Life – Project Number: 2011-1-TR1-LEO03-26620

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