Dr. MUSTAFA SOFIKERIM
Snapshot Highlights
- Expert in Urology, specializing in Andrology and Prostate Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.
- Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU).
- Trained in advanced robotic surgery (da Vinci) and Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP).
- Extensive international experience, including Germany and the UK.
- Authored multiple publications in respected urological journals.
Professional Experience
- Acıbadem Health Group, spanning from 2011 to 2018 at the Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology.
- Gained international experience at the University of Heidelberg Klinikum Heilbronn GmbH in Germany (2009).
- Further international exposure at the University of Patras, Department of Urology in Greece (2009).
- Acquired clinical experience at Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital in the UK (2003).
Education and Advanced Training
- Completed advanced training in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP) at Hill Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria (2022).
- Participated in a hands-on training course for prostate MRI reading and biopsy techniques at ESOU-EAU in Prague (2019).
- Received da Vinci Robotic Surgery training at Acıbadem Case, Istanbul (2015).
- Achieved Fellowship of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) in Athens (2007).
- Qualified through the Turkish Urology Qualification Board in Izmir (2006).
- Specialized in Urology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2004).
- Completed medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1999).
Professional Memberships
- Active member of the European Association of Urology (EAU).
- Affiliated with prominent societies including the Endourology Society, Turkish Urooncology Association, Urological Surgery Association, Endourology Association, Andrology Association, and Turkish Urology Association.
Research and Publications
- Contributed to research on laparoscopic heminephrectomy for kidney conditions, published in Arch Ital Urol Androl (2016).
- Investigated the predictive factors for incontinence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, featured in the Journal of Urology (2009).
- Authored a study on hormonal predictors of prostate cancer in Urologia Internationalis (2007).
- Co-authored research on the safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the Journal of Endourology (2007).