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Alper Toker

Thoracic surgeon

28 years of experience

Location

5.038 reviews

Workplace:

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Education:

2014-2015

President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2009-2017

Member of the Board of Directors, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

West Virginia University, School of Medicine

Chair of Thoracic Surgery

2019 –

Vice Chair of Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Tracheal Surgery Program, West Virginia University,

School of Medicine

2009-2019

Program Director of Thoracic Surgery, Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

2009 – 2019

Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of

Medicine

2001-2019

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University

2001

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy

1999

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1997

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1992

Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University

Rewards:

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Best Poster presentation Award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Lung Cancer Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Euroepan Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Best Poster Award

Fields of interest:

 Surgical treatment for locally advanced stage lung cancer

 Extended surgery for mediastinal masses

 Robotic lung cancer surgery

 Robotic surgery for mediastinal masses

 Tracheal surgery (tumors, stenosis, fistula, and others)

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Мария
Oct 16, 2024
Endometriosis

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Anonymous
Apr 14, 2025
Hydrocephalus

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Anonymous
Feb 22, 2025
Lobectomy

The team was great. Professor Alper Toker is an outstanding doctor, a true professional, and extremely knowledgeable. His team is perfectly organized, ensuring that everything runs smoothly. The nu... Read more

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Anonymous
Dec 16, 2024
Consultation with a neurosurgeon

From the bottom of our hearts we would like to express our gratitude to our doctor Ilhan Elmachi and his whole team. We are from Uzbekistan and when we were diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation w... Read more

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Zvonimir
May 15, 2025
Immunotherapy

My request was for a specific treatment for my condition, which I believe was triggered by COVID or vaccine-related complications. The treatment itself is relatively new and not widely available; howe... Read more

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Mary Ndwiga
Oct 11, 2024
Pituitary adenoma

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Ержан
Oct 10, 2024
Tongue cancer

Many thanks to Dr Bora Basharan and Alisher Durdiev! Diagnosis: carcinoma on the tongue. Alisher was very helpful with the choice and full support during the treatment. He gave us confidence in choos... Read more

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Lydie Joanna Umarirungu
Apr 3, 2025
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids)

Successfully myomectomy Surgery My uterus, my decision: First of all, I am genuinely grateful to Prof Cem Iyibozkurt of Florence Nightingale Istanbul for saving my uterus, which doctors in the UK have... Read more

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Temirbek Ormotoev
Feb 7, 2025
Da Vinci Robotic System

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Nona
Mar 27, 2024
Liver biopsy

I can confidently recommend this clinic to anyone looking for high-quality and competent medical care. Everything was excellent, from the room to the biopsy procedure, special thanks to the assistant ... Read more

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