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Prof. Dr. Erdal Karaöz

Director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells · Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
Professor and director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Manufacturing at Liv Hospital Ulus, founder of LivMedCell. One of Türkiye’s leading researchers in mesenchymal stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), and tissue engineering — h-index 32 with 89+ international publications. Since 2019 he has served as rector of İstinye University. Earned a PhD in histology and embryology at Gazi University (1994); completed a fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center (Harvard Medical School, 2005).
25+
years in research
89+
international publications
h=32
Scopus
since 2014
at Liv Hospital
Rector of İstinye UniversityJoslin Diabetes Center fellowship (Harvard)Founder of LivMedCell
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professionally
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Prof. Dr. Erdal Karaöz does

Cell therapy for degenerative, autoimmune, and oncological conditions.

  • 01
    Mesenchymal stem cell therapy
    Degenerative conditions, orthopedics, neurology
    —
  • 02
    iPSC — manufacturing and clinical application
    Frontier programme of the centre
    —
  • 03
    CAR-T-like cell products against cancer
    Joint project with İstinye University
    —
  • 04
    Tissue engineering
    Regenerative approaches in organ failure
    —
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Path from biologist to director of Türkiye’s largest stem cell centre.

1986–1989
M.Sc. in histology and embryology
Dicle University
1990–1994
PhD in histology and embryology
Gazi University
2005
Fellowship
Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
2006–2014
Director of the Stem Cell Centre
Kocaeli University
2014
Director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Liv Hospital Ulus / LivMedCell
2016
Professor
İstinye University Faculty of Medicine
2019
Rector
İstinye University
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Where they practise

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Liv Hospital Ulus
The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and the first SRC certificate in robotic surgery outside the United States. 60+ departments, three…
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