Prof. Mustafa Sofikerim is a seasoned urologist with a strong clinical and academic background. He completed advanced training in Holmium Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP; THUFLEP) at Hill Clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2022, and served on the faculty of Acibadem University School of Medicine in the Department of Urology from 2011 to 2018. His practice and interests span minimally invasive endourology, uro-oncology, and male reproductive health. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Endourology Society, Turkish Urooncology Association, Urological Surgery Association, Endourology Association, Andrology Society, Turkish Urology Association, and the European Association of Urology (EAU).
Education
- 2022 Holmium enucleation of the prostate (HOLEP; THUFLEP), Hill Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2019 European Section of Urological Oncology, ESOU-EAU, Prague
- 2019 Hands- on traninig course on prostate MRI reading for urologists (MR Fusion Prostate Biopsy), ESOU- EAU, Prague
- 2015 daVinci Robotic Surgery Training Program, Acibadem Case, Istanbul
- 2007 Fellow of European Board of Urology (FEBU), Athens
- 2006 Turkish Urology Qualification Board, Izmir
- 2004 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Urology
- 1999 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2011 – 2018 Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology
- 2011 Acibadem Health Group
- 2009 University of Heidelberg Klinikum Heilbronn GmbH Department of Urology, Heilbronn (Germany)
- 2009 University of Patras, Department of Urology, Greece
- 2003 Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital, Manchester (UK)
Memberships
- Endourology Society
- Turkish Urooncology Association
- Urological Surgery Association
- Endourology Association
- Andrology Society
- Turkish Urology Association
- European Association of Urology (EAU) ACTIVE MEMBER membership
Publications
- Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for benign and malignant diseases of the horseshoe kidney.
Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2016 Dec 30;88(4):255-257. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2016.4.255 Tuncel A, Erkan A, Sofikerim M, Arslan M, Kordan Y, Akin Y, Aslan Y. - Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a predicting factor for Incontinence after Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy?
A Match pair and multivariate analysis. J Urol. 2009;183(3):1087-1091. eber D, Sofikerim M, Ates M, Gozen AS, Guvem EO, Sanli O, Rassweiler JJ. - Hormonal Predictors of Prostate Cancer
Urol Int. 2007;79(1):13-18. Sofikerim M, Eskicorapci S, Oruc O, Ozen H. - Tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Safe even in supracostal access
J Endourol. 2007;21(9):967-971. Sofikerim M, Demirci D, Huri E, Ersekerci E, Karacagil M
