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Prof. Murat Arslan MD.
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UrologyBiography
Prof. Dr. Murat Arslan has been actively involved in laparoscopic education and training with the Turkurolap Group, the Turkish Association of Urology, and the International Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association (ILRSA) since 2005. Over the past 14 years, he has provided basic and advanced laparoscopic training to over 1200 urology residents and specialists worldwide at national and international congresses and courses. Dr. Arslan has participated as an instructor in numerous symposia, national and international congresses, performing live surgeries to teach participants in the fields of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, nephrectomy, adrenalectomy using retroperitoneal, transperitoneal, and U-LESS approaches, retrograde intrarenal surgery using flexible ureterorenoscopy, and HoLEP (Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate).
Dr. Arslan has been appointed as an instructor and consultant in E-BLUS (European Basic Laparoscopic Urological Skills) training sessions at various national and international meetings, and he has been a member of the EUREP (European Urology Residents Education Programme) Hands-on Training (HOT) team since 2017. He obtained the European Board of Urology Qualification (FEBU) in 2008 and holds memberships in several urological societies. He currently serves as the General Secretary of the Turkish Association of Urology, Ege Branch, and is the Vice President of ILRSA, previously serving as its General Secretary. Since December 2019, he has been working as a professor of urology at Istanbul Okan University Hospital.
Foreign Language
- English
Education
Education and Training
- 1992-1999: Ege University Faculty of Medicine
- 2000-2004: Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
International Training Programs
- Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) (2008) - European Board of Urology Qualification Examination
- Clinical Urology, Percutaneous and Laparoscopic Procedures, and Open Surgery Training, Mannheim University, Department of Urology, Mannheim, Germany (November 2005) (Fellowship Program)
- Laparoscopy, Laser, and Endourology Training, Heidelberg University, Heilbronn Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Heilbronn, Germany (December 2005) (Fellowship Program)
- Endourology, Robotic, and Laparoscopic Urological Surgery Training, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, USA (November 2007 - February 2008) (Fellowship Program)
- Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Training, Heidelberg University, Heilbronn Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Heilbronn, Germany (November 2010 - December 2010) (Fellowship Program)
- Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Training, Heidelberg University, Heilbronn Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Heilbronn, Germany (July 2011 - September 2011) (Fellowship Program)
- Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Training, Heidelberg University, Heilbronn Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Heilbronn, Germany (December 2014 - January 2015) (Fellowship Program)
Domestic Training Program
- Kidney Transplantation Training (Fellowship Program), Uludag University, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey (July 2015 - July 2017)
Course, Congress and Symposium Participations
1.B Günlüsoy, M Arslan, T Değirmenci, N Nergiz, S Minareci, AR Ayder. “Is pneumatic ureteroscopic lithotripsy superior to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of large upper ureteral stones?“ 21st Annual EAU Congress, Paris, Eur Urol Suppl, 5 (2) : 72, 2006. “ Best Poster Presentation in a Poster Session”.
2.M Arslan, T Değirmenci, B Günlüsoy N Nergiz, S Minareci, AR Ayder. “The difficulities we faced in retroperitoneal laporoscopic surgery,” 24 th World Congress of Endourology, Cleveland, J Endourol Suppl, 20 (1) : 267, 2006. “Highlight Presentation in a Poster Session”.
3.M Arslan, T Değirmenci, B Örs, B Günlüsoy, S Minareci, AR Ayder. “Adrenalectomy with Single-incision Laparoscopic umbilical surgery technique (U-LESS)” 22nd Turkish Urology Congress, May 2-6, 2012, Cyprus Operative Techniques – Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology – awarded a prize in Video Presentation session.
4.M Arslan, T Değirmenci, B Günlüsoy, AS Gözen, Z Kozacıoğlu, AR Ayder. “Early outcomes of posterior reconstruction and vesicoureteral anastomosis using new-generation spiked polyglyconate suture (V-LOC) in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy” 22nd Turkish Urology Congress, May 2-6, 2012, Cyprus Operative Techniques – Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology – awarded a prize in Poster Presentation session.