
After completing his medical education at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) Faculty of Medicine, he completed his urology specialisation at the same university. In 2016, he worked as an observer doctor in the field of neurourology at the Department of Neurourology at the Balgrist Hospital of the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Between 2016 and 2018, he worked as a urology specialist at Niğde Bor State Hospital, and then between 2018 and 2022 at the Department of Urology at S.B.Ü Gülhane Education and Research Hospital. In 2022, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor by the Higher Education Council (YÖK). He currently works as a faculty member at Ulus Liv Hospital and the Department of Urology at Istanbul Health and Technology University. He has conducted research in the fields of endoscopic laser prostate surgery, laparoscopic & robotic surgery, uro-oncology, urethral surgery, and female urology & functional urology. He currently provides advanced training and performs surgeries in these areas. Among these surgeries are HoLEP and ThuFLEP prostate surgeries, en bloc resection surgery of bladder tumours using laser, reconstructive surgery of urinary tract strictures using buccal/lingual/bladder mucosa grafts, and laser treatments for incontinence in women.
Doç. Dr. Sercan YILMAZ
EDUCATION
- • 23 Nisan Havacılar Primary School, Niğde, Turkey (1989-1994)
- • Niğde Anatolian High School, Niğde, Turkey (1994-1998)
- • Maltepe Military High School, Izmir, Turkey (1998-2002)
- • Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Military Medicine, Ankara, Turkey (2002-2008)
- • Anadolu University, Department of Justice, Eskisehir, Turkey (2013-2015)
- • Gülhane Military Medical Academy Urology Department Specialisation Training, Ankara, Turkey (2011-2016)
- • Neuro-Urology Department, Der Balgrist Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland (2016)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- • General Practitioner, Datça Air Radar Station Command Health Department, Muğla, Turkey (2009-2011)
- • Medical Residency Student, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey (2011-2016)
- • Specialist Physician, Bor State Hospital, Niğde, Turkey (2016-2018)
- • Specialist Physician, Health Sciences University, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey (2018-2022)
- • Associate Professor, Health Sciences University, Gülhane Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey (2022-2022)
- • Associate Professor, Şişli KOLAN International Hospital, Urology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey (2022-2024)
- • Faculty Member, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey (2022–present)
- • Associate Professor, Istanbul Ulus Liv Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey (2022–present)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
- • Laser Prostate Enucleation Surgery (HoLEP, ThuLEP, ThuFLEP)
- • Resum (Prostate Water Vapor) Surgery
- • Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery
- • Perineal Prostate Fusion Biopsy with Robotic MR/US
- • Urological Oncological Surgeries
- • Urethral Reconstructive Surgeons (urethral stricture surgeons)
- • Neuro-Urology
- • Female Urology