Gynecology & Obstetrics Prof. Dr. Cem Demirel
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Prof. Dr. Cem Demirel is a Gynecology & Obstetrics specialist at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with more than 35 years of experience.
He focuses on infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, severe endometriosis, and non-obstructive azoospermia, and performs in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, blastocyst-stage embryo transfer, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, testicular sperm retrieval, and gynecologic endoscopy. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultations.
About Prof. Dr. Cem Demirel
Prof. Dr. Cem Demirel is a Gynecology & Obstetrics specialist with 35 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include severe endometriosis, non-obstructive azoospermia, gynecologic endoscopy, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, blastocyst-stage embryo transfer, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and testicular sperm retrieval.
Prof. Dr. Demirel graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and completed Gynecology and Obstetrics at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1996. He was granted the rank of Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2002. He was Lecturer and Head of Department at Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, from 2009 to 2010. He was at University of Lübeck, Germany, from 1998 to 1999.
He was IVF Center Director at Ataşehir Memorial Hospital from 2010 to 2022 and Medical Director at T.R. Ministry of Health Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital Assisted Reproductive Methods Training Center from 2007 to 2010. Prof. Dr. Demirel joined Acibadem Health Group in 2003. He practises at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 7 professional bodies, among them the European Society Of Human Reproduction And Embrology, the International Society Of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. The profile lists 6 publications dated between 1999 and 2005. Their subjects include blastocyst-stage transfer, polycystic ovary syndrome, severe endometriosis, non-obstructive azoospermia, and granulosa-lutein cells.
Prof. Dr. Demirel speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Education
- 2002Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 1996Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Gynecology and Obstetrics
- 1996Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1985Ted Ankara College
Professional Experience
- 2010–2022Ataşehir Memorial Hospital / IVF Center Director
- 2009–2010Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lecturer / Head of Department
- 2007–2010T.R. Ministry of Health Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital Assisted Reproductive Methods Training Center Medical Director
- 2003–2010Acibadem Health Group Kadikoy Hospital
- 2003Acibadem Health Group
- 1999–2002Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1998–1999University of Lübeck, Germany
- 1997–1998Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1996–1997Ankara Bayindir Hospital
- 1991–1996Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Memberships
- European Society Of Human Reproduction And Embrology
- International Society Of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Gynecology Endoscopy Society
- Turkish Gynecology Association
- Turkish-German Gynecology Association
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Society of Turkey
Selected Publications
- The impact of the source of spermatozoa used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection on pronuclear morphology. Demirel LC, Evirgen O, Aydos K, Ünlü C. Human Reproduction, 2001; 16, 2327-2332.
- Current perspectives of blastocyst stage transfer. Demirel LC, Nikolettos N, Al-Hasani S. Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 1999; Vol. 4, No.3, 181-187.
- Increased insulin-like growth factor-I levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, and beneficial effects of metformin therapy. Berker B, Emral R, Demirel C, Corapcioglu D, Unlu C, Kose K. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2004 Sep;19(3):125-33.
- Severe endometriosis and apoptotic granulosa cells. Demirel LC, Cengiz B, Ünlü C. Fertility and Sterility, 2001; Vol. 75, No. 3, 642.
- Enzymatic digestion plus mechanical searching improves testicular sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia cases. Aydos K, Demirel LC, Baltaci V, Unlu C. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2005 May 1;120(1):80-6.
- Effect of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist ganirelix on cyclic adenosine monophosphate accumulation of human granulosa-lutein cells. Demirel LC, Weiss JM, Polack S, Ünlü C, Diedrich K, Ortmann O. Fertility and Sterility, 2000; Vol. 74, No. 5, 1001-1007.
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