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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
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

89+ international publications, h-index 32.

  • 2010
    Histochem Cell Biol
    «Isolation and in vitro characterisation of dental pulp stem cells from natal teeth»
    · first author · 315 citations
  • 2011
    Histochem Cell Biol
    «Human dental pulp stem cells demonstrate better neural and epithelial stem cell properties than bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells»
    · first author · 276 citations
  • 2009
    Histochem Cell Biol
    «Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from rat bone marrow: ultrastructural properties, differentiation potential and immunophenotypic markers»
    · first author · 270 citations
  • 2013
    BioMed Research International
    «Recovery of fertility in azoospermia rats after injection of adipose-tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells»
    · co-author · 187 citations
  • 2010
    Cell Death & Disease
    «Protection of rat pancreatic islet function and viability by coculture with rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells»
    · first author · 149 citations
  • 2002
    Exp Toxicol Pathol
    «Protective role of melatonin and a combination of vitamin C and vitamin E on lung toxicity induced by chlorpyrifos-ethyl in rats»
    · co-author · 140 citations
CLINIC

Where they practise

Direct contract with BergemHealth at every listed clinic.

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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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