UROLOGY · LIV VADISTANBUL
Prof. Dr. Volkan Tuğcu, MD
Professor of Urology · Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
Prof. Dr. Volkan Tuğcu is a urologist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul specializing in robotic uro-oncology surgery for prostate, kidney and bladder cancers. After his MD at Uludağ University and urology training at Bezm-i Alem, he led urology programs at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Hospital from 2004 to 2017 and chaired the Urology Department at Istanbul University of Health Sciences. He developed the 'Tuğcu Bakırköy Technique', a robotic surgery method recognized in the medical literature, and was named Turkish Ministry of Health Physician of the Year in 2016.
Specialties:
Urology
20+
years in urology
~98
international publications
h-index 27
research impact
Robotic UrologyProstate CancerKidney CancerBladder CancerEndourologyEAU Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professional
RU
Russian
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UK
Ukrainian
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ISTANBUL · 06/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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★2008-2009Best Research ArticleJournal of Endourology
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2012Best Poster AwardEuropean Urology Congress, France
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2016Physician of the YearTurkish Ministry of Health
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2018Best Video AwardInternational Symposium on Robotic Surgery and Prostate Cancer
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2004-2010
Urology Specialist
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
2010-2017
Associate Professor of Urology
SBÜ Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
2017-2018
Department Chairman, Urology
Istanbul University of Health Sciences
2018-2021
Urologist
Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
2021-present
Urology Professor
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2018Eur Urol«Robot-assisted kidney transplantation: the European experience»· co-author · 167 citations
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2007Eur Urol«A placebo-controlled comparison of the efficiency of triple- and monotherapy in category III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome»· first author · 139 citations
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2010J Endourol«Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus standard laparoscopic simple nephrectomy: a prospective randomized study»· first author · 134 citations
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2005Eur Urol«Short term outcomes of high power (80 W) potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization of the prostate»· first author · 115 citations
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2015Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis«Acupuncture relieves symptoms in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized, sham-controlled trial»· co-author · 97 citations
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2011Urology«Transurethral resection of the prostate with monopolar resectoscope: single-surgeon experience and long-term results of after 3589 procedures»· co-author · 96 citations
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