Urology · Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, İstanbul Prof. Cem Akbal, MD
✓ Medically verified profileProf. Cem Akbal, MD
Prof. Cem Akbal, MD is a urologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, providing care in urology, pediatric urology, andrology, and sexual dysfunction treatment. His areas of interest include male reproductive health, pediatric urological conditions such as hypospadias and undescended testes, kidney stones, penile curvature, and pelvic floor disorders.
Accepting international patientsAbout Prof. Cem Akbal, MD
Prof. Cem Akbal, MD is a urologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, working across urology, pediatric urology, andrology, and the treatment of sexual dysfunction. His clinical interests include male reproductive health, pediatric urology, kidney stones, penile curvature, hypospadias, urinary incontinence in children, undescended testes, and pelvic floor disorders and rehabilitation.
He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and completed urology training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2002. His career has included pediatric urology experience at Hacettepe University, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Children’s Hospital, as well as academic appointments in the Department of Urology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, where he became a professor in 2014.
International patients can expect a urology consultation that considers both adult and pediatric concerns, with attention to symptoms, medical history, and appropriate evaluation. Prof. Akbal provides care for male reproductive and sexual health concerns, urinary and stone-related conditions, and pediatric urological conditions.
What Dr. Akbal treats and performs
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Areas of practiceUrologyAndrology (male reproductive health)Treatment of sexual dysfunctionPediatric urologyPelvic floor rehabilitation
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2014Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology / Professor
- 2011Medical Specialty Board Pediatric Urology
- 2009–2014Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology / Associate Professor
- 2007–2009Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology / Assistant Associate Professor
- 2002Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Urology
- 1997Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2008Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2006–2017Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology / Urology Specialist
- 2005–2006Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Pediatric Urology / Urology Specialist
- 2004–2005Indiana University School of Medicine /Department of Pediatric Urology / Riley Children Hospital
- 2002–2004Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Urology / Pediatric Urology
- 2002Astra Zeneca Scholarship Program / Vanderbilt University Medical Centre Nashville/Tennessee
- 2001European Urological Scholarship Program Erasmus University
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Pediatric Urology Association
- European Urology Association (EAU)
- European Pediatric Urology Association (ESPU)
- Ankara Ürologlar Association
- Urological Surgery Association
- Turkish Medical Association
Selected publications
Selected Publications
- The effect of intradetrusor botulinum neurotoxin type A on urinary NGF, TGF BETA-1, TIMP-2 levels in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity du Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Jan 16. Top T, Sekerci CA, Isbllen-Basok B, Tanidir Y, Tinay I, Isman FK, Akbal C, Simsek E, Tarcan T.
- Is 40 cm H(2) O detrusor leak point pressure cut-off reliable for upper urinary tract protection in children with myelodysplasia? Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/nau.23017. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27080436. Tarcan T, Sekerci CA, Akbal C, Tinay I, Tanldir Y, Sahan A, Sahin B, Top T, Simsek F.
- Effects of platelet-rich plasma against experimental ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat testis. Journal of Pediatric Urology DOI:http://dx,doi,orq/10,i016/i,ipurol. 2016.12.016 Sekerci CA, Tanidir Y, Sener TE, Sener G, Cevik O, Yarat A, Alev-Tuzuner B, Cetinel S, Kervancioglu E, Sahan A,
- The Effects of Melatonin on Ethylene Glycol-induced Nephrolithiasis; Role on Osteopontin mRNA Gene Expression. Urology. 2017 Jan;99:287.e9-287.el5. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2016.09.032. PubMed PMID: 27717860. Sener TE, Sener G, Cevik O, Eker P, Cetinel S, Traxer O, Tanidir Y, Akbal C.
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Associated with Erectile Dysfunction; A Prospective Pilot Study. J Sex Med. 2016 Mar;13{3):383-8. doi; 10.1016/j.jsxm,2015.12.030. PubMed PMID: 26853046. Duman DG, Biçakci E, Çelikel ÇA, Akbal C.
- Resistant pediatric priapism: A real challenge for the urologist. Can Urol Assoc J. 2015 Jul-Aug;9(7-8):E562-4. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2952. PubMed PMID: 26609335;PubMed Central PMC1D: PMC4641879. Sekerci CA, Akbal C, SenerTE, Sahan A, Sahin B, Baltacioglu F, Simsek F.
- Melatonin and tadalafil treatment improves erectile dysfunction after spinal cord injury in rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2014 Apr;41(4):309-16. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12216. PubMed PMID: 24552354. Tavukçu HH, Sener TE, Tinay I, Akbal C, Erşahin M, Çevik O, Cadirci S, Reiter R3, Şener G
- Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in treatment of erectile dysfunction: autologous or allogeneic cell sources? Int 3 Urol. 2014 Dec;21(12):1280-5, doi: 10.1111/iju.12585. PubMed PMID: 25074479. Mangir N, Akbal C, Tarcan T, Simsek F, Turkeri L.
- Intradetrusor Injections of Onabotulinum Toxin-A in Children With Urinary Incontinence due to Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity Refractory to Antimusca Korean 3 Urol. 2014 Apr;55(4):281-7. doi:10.4111/kju.2014.55.4.281. PubMed PMID: 24741419; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3988441. Tarcan T, Akbal C, Sekerci CA, Top T, Simsek F.
- Apocynin attenuates testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Aug;50(8):1382-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.11.033. PubMed PMID: 25783298, Şener TE, Yüksel M, Özyı!maz-Yay N, Ercan F, Akbat C, Şimşek F, Şener G.
