Urology Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sofikerim
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About Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sofikerim
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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sofikerim is a urologist at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with 23+ years of experience.
He treats benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, kidney stones, and horseshoe kidney disease, and performs procedures including holmium and thulium fiber laser enucleation of the prostate, MRI-ultrasound fusion prostate biopsy, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and heminephrectomy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and Da Vinci robotic urologic surgery. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
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).
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2022Holmium enucleation of the prostate (HOLEP; THUFLEP), Hill Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2019European Section of Urological Oncology, ESOU-EAU, Prague
- 2019Hands- on traninig course on prostate MRI reading for urologists (MR Fusion Prostate Biopsy), ESOU- EAU, Prague
- 2015daVinci Robotic Surgery Training Program, Acibadem Case, Istanbul
- 2007Fellow of European Board of Urology (FEBU), Athens
- 2006Turkish Urology Qualification Board, Izmir
- 2004Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Urology
- 1999Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2011–2018Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology
- 2011Acibadem Health Group
- 2009University of Heidelberg Klinikum Heilbronn GmbH Department of Urology, Heilbronn (Germany)
- 2009University of Patras, Department of Urology, Greece
- 2003Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital, Manchester (UK)
Professional Memberships
- Endourology Society
- Turkish Urooncology Association
- Urological Surgery Association
- Endourology Association
- Andrology Society
- Turkish Urology Association
- European Association of Urology (EAU) ACTIVE MEMBER membership
Selected 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
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