PEDIATRIC SURGERY · LIV HOSPITAL
Prof. Dr. Selami Sözübir
Professor of paediatric surgery and paediatric urology · Liv Hospital Ulus / Vadistanbul, Istanbul; İstinye University Faculty of Medicine
Professor of paediatric surgery and paediatric urology at İstinye University; operates at Liv Hospital (Istanbul, Ulus and Vadistanbul). Specialises in hypospadias surgery, fetal surgery, and congenital anomalies of the genitourinary tract in children. Graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1989) and completed paediatric surgery specialisation at Ondokuz Mayıs University (1997). In 2008 he founded and led the Department of Paediatric Urology at Yeditepe University.
29+
years of experience
Associate professor since 2005
professor later
İstinye UniversityYeditepe University ex-HeadUmeå internshipErlangen internship
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU
Russian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professionally
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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2009Certificate of appreciationYeditepe University Dean’s OfficeFor academic and clinical contribution
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Best Clinical Research AwardSaudi Anesthesia CongressFor research work
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM
What Prof. Dr. Selami Sözübir does
Full-spectrum paediatric surgery and paediatric urology.
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01Hypospadias surgeryCorrection of a congenital anomaly in boysurethral reconstruction
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02Fetal surgeryCorrection of congenital defects before birthin-utero interventions
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03Surgery for congenital genitourinary anomaliesReflux, hydronephrosis, cryptorchidismfull spectrum
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04Neonatal surgeryAtresias, hernias, congenital GI anomaliesnewborns
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05Minimally invasive paediatric surgeryModern approacheslaparoscopy
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
1989
Graduation from medical faculty
İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa
1997
Paediatric surgery specialisation
Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun
1999
Associate at the Department of Paediatric Surgery
Kocaeli University
2005
Associate professorship / move to Yeditepe
Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine
2008
Founded the Department of Paediatric Urology
Yeditepe University, head of department
2018
Move to İstinye University / Liv Hospital
Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Publications in paediatric surgery and urology.
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1997AJR Am J Roentgenol«Acute appendicitis: MR imaging and sonographic correlation»· co-author · 244 citations
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2003J Pediatr Surg«A new algorithm for primary hypospadias repair based on tip urethroplasty»· first author · 116 citations
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2005Eur J Pediatr Surg«Ectopic thoracic kidney in a child with congenital diaphragmatic hernia»· first author · 71 citations
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2011Eur J Anaesthesiol«Effects of hydroxyzine-midazolam premedication on sevoflurane-induced paediatric emergence agitation: a prospective randomised clinical trial»· co-author · 66 citations
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2004Eur J Cardiothorac Surg«Fibrinolytic treatment of complicated pediatric thoracic empyemas with intrapleural streptokinase»· co-author · 66 citations
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2008Paediatr Anaesth«Internal jugular vein diameter in pediatric patients: are the J-shaped guidewire diameters bigger than internal jugular vein? An evaluation with ultrasound»· co-author · 56 citations
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