The Mona & Philip Sunshine SymposiumOncology · In Memory of Philip Sunshine

Symposium

Speakers

Presenters from past and upcoming Sunshine Symposia.

Portrait — Acıbadem Healthcare Group

Dr. Fulya Ağaoğlu

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Ceyda Açılan Ayhan

Professor

Koç University School of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Medical Biology, Istanbul

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Dr. İbrahim Can Aykanat

Uro-oncology Fellow

Koç University Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

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Sona Azamat, PhD

Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. M. Derya Balbay

Professor of Urology

Koç University Hospital · VKF American Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Dilek Ertoy Baydar

Professor of Pathology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Mehmet Asim Bilen, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology · Director, Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, USA

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. A. Erdem Canda

Professor of Urology · Director, RMK AIMES Training Center

Koç University Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul

Jonathon B. Cohen, MD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology · Co-Director, Lymphoma Program · Chair, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, USA

Portrait — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS

Professor and Anise McDaniel Brock Chair, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology · Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Cancer Innovation · Director, Center for Cancer Immunology · Leader, Cancer Immunology Research Program

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, USA

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Dr. Louise Dickinson

Consultant Radiologist · Associate Professor of Radiology

University College London (UCL), Department of Radiology, London, UK

Portrait — Istanbul University AVESIS

Dr. Selçuk Erdem

Associate Professor of Urology

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Kayhan Ertürk

Associate Professor of Medical Oncology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Barış Esen

Visiting Fellow, Department of Urology

Emory University School of Medicine · Koç University School of Medicine

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. Tarık Esen

Professor of Urology

Koç University Hospital · VKF American Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Okan Falay

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, TR

Douglas K. Graham, MD, PhD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Douglas K. Graham, MD, PhD

Chief and William G. Woods, M.D. Chair, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Bengi Gürses

Professor of Radiology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, TR

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Mohammad Hajiha, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Ashesh B. Jani, MD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Ashesh B. Jani, MD, MSEE, FASTRO

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology · James C. Kennedy Professor in Prostate Cancer

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, USA

Shreyas S. Joshi, MD, MPH — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Shreyas S. Joshi, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology · Director, Bladder Cancer Program

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Duygu Karahacıoğlu

Department of Radiology

Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Yakup Kordan

Professor of Urology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Omer Kucuk

Co-Founder & Symposium Chair

Professor of Hematology-Oncology and Urology · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Şahin Laçin

Associate Professor of Medical Oncology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR

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Derek J. Lomas, MD

Department of Urology

Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. Nil Molinas Mandel

Professor of Medical Oncology

Koç University Hospital · VKF American Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR

Viraj Master, MD, PhD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Viraj Master, MD, PhD, FACS

Professor and Fray F. Marshall Chair in Clinical Urologic Research, Department of Urology · Director of Integrative Oncology and Survivorship · Director of Clinical Research, Department of Urology

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, USA

Vikram M. Narayan, MD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Vikram M. Narayan, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology · Director of Urological Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine · Grady Memorial Hospital, USA

Sagar A. Patel, MD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Sagar A. Patel, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Portrait — Wayne State University

Dr. J. Edson Pontes

Professor of Urology

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Martin G. Sanda, MD — official portrait, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Martin G. Sanda, MD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology

Emory University School of Medicine · Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, USA

Portrait — Istanbul University AVESIS

Dr. Öner Şanlı

Professor of Urology

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

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Nikhil Sebastian, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Fatih Selçukbiricik

Professor of Medical Oncology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. Uğur Selek

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Koç University Hospital · VKF American Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Hülya Seymen

Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine

Koç University Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Duygu Sezen

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — Emory School of Medicine

Rakesh Shiradkar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA

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Mr. Ashwin Sridhar, FRCS (Urol)

Consultant Urological & Robotic Surgeon

University College London (UCL), Department of Urology, London, UK

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Winston Tan, MD

Department of Medical Oncology

Mayo Clinic, Florida, USA

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Mr. Zafer Tandogdu, FRCS (Urol)

Associate Professor of Urology · Consultant Urological & Robotic Surgeon

University College London (UCL), Department of Urology, London, UK

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Dr. Derya Tilki

Professor of Urology

Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany · Koç University Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — Koç University Hospital

Dr. Deniz Tural

Professor of Medical Oncology

Koç University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. Metin Vural

Department of Radiology

VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, TR

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Dr. Christian Wetterauer

Professor of Urology

University of Basel, Department of Urology, Basel, Switzerland

Portrait — VKV American Hospital

Dr. Fulden Yumuk

Professor of Medical Oncology

American Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul, TR