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Prof. Dr. Ferah Ece

Professor at the Department of Thoracic Diseases · Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
Professor at the Department of Thoracic Diseases at Liv Hospital Ulus (Istanbul). Specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and in interventional bronchoscopy (EBUS, transbronchial biopsy, airway stenting). Completed a postdoctoral lung cancer fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) and an interventional bronchoscopy fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Member of the executive board of the Turkish Lung Cancer Society (TAKD); FCCP since 2009.
Specialties: Oncology
20+
years of experience
45
international articles
h=12
h-index
2
fellowships in the USA
FCCP 2009MD Anderson fellowshipJohns Hopkins fellowshipIASLC memberTAKD Executive Board
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professionally
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    2009
    Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
    American College of Chest Physicians
  • 1998
    TEV Orhan Birman Medical Fellowship
    Türk Eğitim Vakfı
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Prof. Dr. Ferah Ece does

Interventional bronchoscopy and comprehensive lung cancer diagnosis.

  • 01
    EBUS bronchoscopy
    Endobronchial ultrasound for mediastinal staging of lung cancer
    regular
  • 02
    Transbronchial biopsy
    Tissue sampling for histological diagnosis
    regular
  • 03
    Airway stenting
    Stent placement for tumour-related stenoses of the trachea and bronchi
    as indicated
  • 04
    Lung cancer diagnosis
    Comprehensive workup of suspected lung cancer
    regular
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Key milestones in Prof. Ece’s career.

present
Professor at Liv Hospital Ulus
Leads the lung cancer diagnostic and treatment programme at Liv Hospital Ulus.
2009
FCCP
Awarded Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
—
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral lung cancer fellowship (Houston, USA).
—
Johns Hopkins University
Interventional bronchoscopy fellowship (Baltimore, USA).
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

45 international publications, h-index 12.

  • 2001
    Chest
    «Endobronchial argon plasma coagulation for treatment of hemoptysis and neoplastic airway obstruction»
    · co-author
  • 2014
    Drug Des Devel Ther
    «Thrombolytic treatment (alteplase; rt-Pa) in acute massive pulmonary embolism and cardiopulmonary arrest»
    · co-author
  • 2014
    Multidiscip Respir Med
    «A novel biomarker in the diagnosis of parapneumonic effusion: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin»
    · co-author
  • 2014
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
    «The relationship between early reversibility test and maximal inspiratory pressure in patients with airway obstruction»
    · co-author
  • 2015
    Drug Des Devel Ther
    «The rapid effects of budesonide plus formoterol in patients with obstructive airway diseases»
    · co-author
  • 2013
    BMJ Case Rep
    «A new syndrome: right-sided arcus aorta syndrome»
    · co-author
CLINIC

Where they practise

Direct contract with BergemHealth at every listed clinic.

PRIMARY CLINIC
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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