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OTOLARYNGOLOGY — HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · MEMORIAL GÖZTEPE

Prof. Dr. Ali Cemal Yumuşakhuylu

Professor of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery · Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Ali Cemal Yumuşakhuylu is an ENT surgeon at Memorial Göztepe Hospital whose academic post is in the Department of Otolaryngology at Marmara University School of Medicine. He completed both his medical degree (1996–2003) and his ENT residency (2004–2010) at Marmara University, then worked at Ümraniye and Pendik training and research hospitals before returning to Marmara as a faculty member in 2014. In 2015–2016 he was a clinical fellow at the James Cancer Hospital of Ohio State University, where much of his published work on transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer originated. He became a professor in 2024.
Specialties: Otolaryngology (ENT)
144
AVESIS publications
37
WoS publications
36
Scopus publications
199
Citations (Web of Science)
Head and neck cancer surgeryTransoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal carcinomaNeck dissectionOtologic and endoscopic microsurgeryThyroid and parathyroid surgeryFacial plastic and reconstructive surgery
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
ISTANBUL · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

1996–2003
Medical degree, Marmara University School of Medicine
2004–2010
Otolaryngology residency, Marmara University School of Medicine
2010–2011
ENT specialist, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital
2011–2014
ENT specialist, Pendik Training and Research Hospital
2014–2025
Faculty member, Marmara University School of Medicine
2015–2016
Clinical fellow, The James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University, USA
2018–2024
Associate professor
2024
Professor of Otolaryngology
2025–present
ENT specialist, Memorial Göztepe Hospital, Istanbul
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

  • 2018
    The Laryngoscope
    «Quality of life outcomes of transoral robotic surgery with or without adjuvant therapy for oropharyngeal cancer»
  • 2017
    Head & Neck
    «One-year quality of life and functional outcomes of transoral robotic surgery for carcinoma of unknown primary»
  • 2016
    Head & Neck
    «Safety and efficacy of concurrent neck dissection and transoral robotic surgery»
  • 2025
    Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
    «Thyroid surgery in pediatric age: a 10-year experience at a single center and literature review»
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