ALP YENTÜR

Prof. Alp Yentür is a board-certified algologist with a clinical focus on pain management and regional anesthesia. He completed his medical specialization in algology in 2011 and has continued to advance patient care and practice within leading healthcare institutions, most recently with Acıbadem Health Group since 2022. His professional interests include regional anesthesia techniques, neuromodulation, and palliative pain care. He is an active member of numerous national and international organizations that reflect his commitment to evidence-based pain medicine and multidisciplinary collaboration, including the Association of Regional Anesthesia, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA), The International Neuromodulation Society (INS), the Turkish Algology Association, The European Pain Federation (EFIC), the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD), the World Institute of Pain (WIP), the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), and the Palliative Care Association. Prof. Yentür brings a patient-centered approach to complex pain conditions, combining clinical expertise, procedural skill, and engagement with the global pain community to improve outcomes and quality of life for his patients.

Education

• 2011 Medical Specialization Board Algology
• 2004 Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Algology Clinic Rotation
• 1993 Hunan College of Traditional Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China (Acupuncture and Moxibustion Training) (Ministry of Health, UNDP scholarship-Technical Coorporation for Developing Countries program)
• 1992 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Anesthesiology and Reanimation
• 1992 Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Algology Clinic Rotation
• 1991 Pierre Marie Curie University, HopitaI Saînt Antoine Pain Clinic, Paris, France (Diplome Universitaire, Algology Training Program)
• 1985 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
• 1979 Kadıköy Anatolian High School

Experience

• 2022 Acibadem Health Group
• 1998 – 2022 Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Division of Algology (Specialist, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor)
• 1996 – 1998 Private Pain Clinic Doctor – Izmir
• 1992 – 1996 Sisli Etfal Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Chief Assistant
• 1992 – 1996 Konya 200-Bed Air Hospital (Military service)
• 1987 – 1992 Şişli Etfal Hospital Anesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic (Assistant)
• 1985 – 1987 Elazığ, Baskil Health Center (General Practitioner)

Memberships

• Association of Regional Anesthesia
• European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA)
• The Internatioanal Neuromodulation Society (INS)
• Turkish Algology Association
• The European Pain Federation (EFIC)
• Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD)
• World Institute of Pain (WIP)
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
• Palliative Care Association

Publications

• Lumbar Sympathetic Block.
  Edts: Serdar Erdine, Peter S. Staats. Complications of Pain Relieving Procedures An Illustrated Guide. Wiley Backwell. 2022. E.Alp Yentur
• Lumbar Disc Herniation, the Association Between Quantitative Sensorial Test and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
  Pain Med 2018 Jul 1;19(7):1373-1381. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx236. Erbüyün SC, Ovali GY, Özyurt B, Yentür EA.
• Interventional Methods in Chronic Low Back Pain.
  TOTBID Journal, 2017, 16:161-168. doi: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2017.24. Emin Alp Yentür
• Pudendal Nerve Neuropathy: An Unknown-Rare Cause of Pelvic Pain.
  Arch Rheumatol 2016;31(x):i-ii. doi: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2016.5727. Zeliha Ünlü, Alp Yentur, Nazlı Çakıl
• The Place of Minimally Invasive Interventions in Headache Treatment.
  Actuel Medicine 2015: 23 (9-10) 24-28. E.Alp Yentür
• Musculoskeletal System Pains.
  Journal of Clinical Medicine Family Medicine. 2015 July-August, volume 7, number 4: 28-33. E. Alp Yentür
• WHO Step Therapy for Cancer Pain: How much we know right, how much we apply right.
  Palliative Care Education Book 1 Volume 1, Issue 1. 2012. 1-4 E. Alp Yentür
• Back and Neck Pains.
  Actual Medicine 2012 (20): 54-61. E. Alp Yentür
• The Place of Interventional Methods in Pain Management.
  Doctor’s Journal. 2011 (63): 80-85 E. Alp Yentür
• Pelvic Pain
  Agri, Bulletin 2008/3 B. Gümüş, O. Üçer, E. Alp Yentür
• Postoperative Pain and Treatment in Orthopedics
  Agri, Bulletin 2008/2, 1-4 E. Alp Yentür
• Medical Treatment of Cancer Pain: Recommended – Not recommended – Things to consider.
  Doctor, 2005, (27, June-July) 83-86. E. Alp Yentür
• The Role of Trigger Point Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis.
  The Pain Clinic, 15, 385-390 (2003). Yentür, E.A., Okcu, G. and Yegül, I.
• Nervous Intermedius Neuralgia: An Uncommon Pain Syndrome with an Uncommon Etiology
  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 19, 407-408 (2000) Yentür, E.A., Yegül, İ.
• Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Sympathetic Pain.
  Galenos monthly Medical Journal, 5, 59-64, 1997. Yentür, E.A.
• Organisation Des Soins Aux Malades Douloureux Chronique.
  Doulers du Neurone a l?homme Souffrant. ed. B. Claverie, D. Le Bars, N. Zavialoff, R. Dantzer. 161-176, Edition Eshel, Paris, 1991 Boureau, F., Doubrére, J.F., Yentür, E.A.