YOUR SURGEON

Op. Dr. Berkay Çaytemel

Otolaryngology (ENT) & Head and Neck Surgery Specialist — rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery in Istanbul. Trained at Istanbul University’s Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, with rhinology training at Stanford University.

Istanbul University

ENT & Head-Neck Surgery residency at Turkey's most established faculty of medicine (2016–2021), entered with a top national exam ranking.

Stanford University

Rhinology training at Stanford (2019) — international, academically grounded expertise in nasal surgery.

Published Researcher

8 peer-reviewed scientific publications and a book chapter — surgery informed by academic rigor.

His Journey

1991 — Born in Ankara; educated at Ankara Private Yüce Science College and Istanbul Pertevniyal Anatolian High School
Medical degree — Bülent Ecevit Faculty of Medicine; compulsory service in the emergency department of Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital (2015–2016)
2016–2021 — ENT & Head and Neck Surgery residency, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (entered with a top ranking in the national specialization exam)
2019 — Rhinology training at Stanford University, USA
2021–2023 — Specialist surgeon: Osmaniye Kadirli State Hospital, then Health Sciences University Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital — performing numerous nose, face and revision rhinoplasty operations
Today — private practice in Kadıköy, Istanbul, focused on rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery for Turkish and international patients

Throughout his residency and specialist training he attended numerous congresses, courses and meetings on nasal and facial aesthetics. Since 2017 he has been married to Dr. Ceyda Çaytemel, a dermatology specialist and faculty member at Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine.

Scientific Publications

Peer-reviewed articles (8)

1. An aggressive papillary tumor of middle ear: A case report — The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2019.
2. Paranasal sinus volumes and headache: is there a relation? — Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2019.
3. Unusual foreign body in nasal cavity for 40 years after septoplasty — Ear Nose Throat J, 2019.
4. A cutaneous angiomyolipoma case mistaken for a parotid mass — Pol Otorhino Rev, 2019.
5. Approach to otolaryngology emergency in COVID-19 pandemic — Tr-ENT, 2020.
6. Readability, Understandability and Quality of Online Education Materials for Vocal Fold Nodules — J Voice, 2018.
7. Evaluation of Computed Tomography Findings in Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery — Tr-ENT, 2021.
8. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Turkish version of the sinus and nasal quality of life survey (SN-5) — North Clin Istanb, 2022.

Book chapters

COVID-19 and Head and Neck Cancer — in: COVID-19, Istanbul University Press, 2020.

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