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Prof. Dr. Volkan Tuğcu, MD

Professor of Urology · Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
Prof. Dr. Volkan Tuğcu is a urologist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul specializing in robotic uro-oncology surgery for prostate, kidney and bladder cancers. After his MD at Uludağ University and urology training at Bezm-i Alem, he led urology programs at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Hospital from 2004 to 2017 and chaired the Urology Department at Istanbul University of Health Sciences. He developed the 'Tuğcu Bakırköy Technique', a robotic surgery method recognized in the medical literature, and was named Turkish Ministry of Health Physician of the Year in 2016.
Specialties: Urology
20+
years in urology
~98
international publications
h-index 27
research impact
Robotic UrologyProstate CancerKidney CancerBladder CancerEndourologyEAU Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    2008-2009
    Best Research Article
    Journal of Endourology
  • 2012
    Best Poster Award
    European Urology Congress, France
  • 2016
    Physician of the Year
    Turkish Ministry of Health
  • 2018
    Best Video Award
    International Symposium on Robotic Surgery and Prostate Cancer
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2004-2010
Urology Specialist
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
2010-2017
Associate Professor of Urology
SBÜ Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
2017-2018
Department Chairman, Urology
Istanbul University of Health Sciences
2018-2021
Urologist
Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
2021-present
Urology Professor
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2018
    Eur Urol
    «Robot-assisted kidney transplantation: the European experience»
    · co-author · 167 citations
  • 2007
    Eur Urol
    «A placebo-controlled comparison of the efficiency of triple- and monotherapy in category III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome»
    · first author · 139 citations
  • 2010
    J Endourol
    «Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus standard laparoscopic simple nephrectomy: a prospective randomized study»
    · first author · 134 citations
  • 2005
    Eur Urol
    «Short term outcomes of high power (80 W) potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization of the prostate»
    · first author · 115 citations
  • 2015
    Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
    «Acupuncture relieves symptoms in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized, sham-controlled trial»
    · co-author · 97 citations
  • 2011
    Urology
    «Transurethral resection of the prostate with monopolar resectoscope: single-surgeon experience and long-term results of after 3589 procedures»
    · co-author · 96 citations
CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
The sixth hospital of the Liv group. Robotic surgery with da Vinci SP Single Port, 3 Tesla MRI, PET/CT, Versa-HD radiotherapy. 50+ departments: oncology, neurosurgery, IVF, bariatrics, spinal surgery. Stem…
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