Ear Nose & Throat Prof. Dr. Levent Erişen
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About Prof. Dr. Levent Erişen
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Prof. Dr. Levent Erişen is an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa with 38+ years of experience.
He treats obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck tumors of unknown primary, thyroid cancer, micropapillary thyroid carcinoma, autoimmune thyroiditis, mucormycosis, laryngeal plexiform neurofibroma, and Eagle syndrome, and performs nasal surgery and selective neck dissection. He consults in Turkish and English…
Prof. Levent Erişen is a senior otorhinolaryngologist with a long-standing academic and clinical career. He earned his medical degree in 2001 from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and has held a professorship in the field. From 2009 to 2019 he served on the faculty of Acıbadem University School of Medicine in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, contributing to education, clinical care, and research. His professional interests span head and neck surgery, laryngology, oncology, rhinology, and sleep medicine.
He is an active member of numerous national and international societies, including the European Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Balkan Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, European Academy of Sleep Medicine, and European Sleep Research Society. National memberships include the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, Turkish Rhinology Association, Turkish Sleep Medicine Association, Turkish Oncology Group (Head and Neck Cancers Working Group), and multiple local medical and specialty associations in Bursa. His engagement in multidisciplinary organizations—such as anatomy research groups, oncology and cancer-fighting associations, and sleep research societies—reflects a commitment to integrated care, teaching, and advancing standards in diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, head and neck, and sleep-related disorders.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2001Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Professor
- 1995Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Associate Professor
- 1991Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Assistant Professor
- 1990Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases
- 1990Uludag Unv. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Specialist
- 1977–1983Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2009–2019Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- 2006Acibadem Health Group
- 1998Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 1998University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston-Texas
- 1998Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee / Department of Otolaryngology
- 1995Mayo Clinic in Rochester – Minnesota
- 1994University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / Department of Otolaryngology
- 1988University College Hospital, Royal Ear Hospital, London, England
Professional Memberships
- European Head and Neck Society
- Laryngology Association
- Laryngology Association
- Fight Against Cancer Association Bursa Branch
- Anatomy Research Society
- Turkish Oncology Group, Head and Neck Cancers Working Group
- Turkish Sleep Medicine Association
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)
- Balkan Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- European Academy of Sleep Medicine (EASM)
- Bursa Medical Chamber
- Bursa Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Physicians Association
- Oncology Society
- Sleep Association
- European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)
- Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association
- Turkish Rhinology Association
Selected Publications
- Are micropapillary thyroid carcinomas a distinct subgroup? Turkiye Klinikleri J E.N.T.-Special Topics 2014; 7(3):29-35. Ayanaoglu Aksoy E, Erişen L.
- Association of thyroid cancers and autoimmune thyroiditis. Turkiye Klinikleri J E.N.T.-Special Topics 2014;7(3):64-8 Serin GM, Erişen L.
- A mucormycosis case treated with a combination of caspofungin and amphotericin b. J Mycol Med. 2013; 23(3): 179-84. Kazak E, Aslan E, Akalın H, Saraydaroğlu O, Hakyemez B, Erişen L, Yazıcı B, Gürcüoğlu E, Yılmaz E, Ener B, Helvacı S.
- Laryngeal plexiform neurofibroma in a child. Ear Nose Throat J. 2013 Jun; 92(6): E31-3. Kasapoglu F, Ozdemircan T, Erisen L.
- The efficacy of nasal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a prospective clinical study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Feb; 269(2): 487-94. Sufioğlu M, Ozmen OA, Kasapoglu F, Demir UL, Ursavas A, Erişen L, Onart S.
- Management of patients with coexisting obstructive sleep apnea and laryngopharyngeal reflux disease. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Dec; 269(12): 2575-80 Eryılmaz A, Erişen L, Demir UL, Kasapoglu F, Ozmen OA, Ursavas A, Kıyıcı M, Hızalan I.
- A rare Eagle Syndrome: bilateral and excessively long styloid process. Acibadem University Journal of Health Sciences 2012; 3(3): 190-2. Özmen S, Erişen L.
- The role of selective neck dissection in pathological N1 squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. Ear, Nose and Throat Ihtis Derg. 2011 Mar-Apr;21(2):63-9. Yildirim T, Ozmen OA, Erişen L, Kasapoglu F, Coskun H, Basut O, Onart S, Hızalan I.
- Principles of diagnosis and treatment of head and neck tumors of unknown primary. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Oncol-Special Topics 2010; 3(1): 78-84. Erişen L.
- Effectiveness of nasal surgery in snoring. Archives of Turkish Otolaryngology 2010, 48(3): 97-102. Sufioğlu M, Özmen ÖA, Kasapoğlu F, Ursavaş A, Erişen L, Onart S
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