Prof. Dr. Emel Ceylan

Academic Title :

Prof. Dr.

Department	Work location
Nuclear Medicine Department	Liv Ulus in Istanbul

Prof. Dr. Emel Ceylan is a distinguished Nuclear Medicine specialist at Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul, possessing over twenty years of extensive experience in nuclear oncology, molecular imaging, and targeted radionuclide therapies.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Medical Degree (MD) from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 1993 - 1999.
Specialization in Nuclear Medicine from the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 2000 - 2004.
Clinical Fellowship in PET-MR from the Imaging Unit at Essen University in Germany, July 2015.

Areas of Interest

Nuclear Oncology
Radionuclide Therapies (such as Lutetium-177 and Actinium-225)
Advanced Molecular Imaging
Routine Nuclear Medicine Applications and Scans
PET/CT and PET/MR Imaging Techniques
Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Cancer, and Radioiodine Therapy (Atom Therapy)

Work Experience

Professor and Specialist, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul, 2018 - Present.
Associate Professor and Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital and Istanbul Bilim University, 2015 - 2018.
Associate Professor and Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, 2012 - 2015.
Assistant Professor and Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department (Founding Physician), Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, 2006 - 2012.
Invited Guest Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Near East University, June 2010.
Specialist Physician and Founder of the Scintigraphy Unit, Private Denge Medical Center in Ankara, 2004 - 2006.
Specialist Physician, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, April - October 2004.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Turkish Nuclear Medicine Association (Member of Cardiology and Oncology Working Groups)
European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
Editorial and Advisory Board Member for several specialized scientific and medical journals in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine

Research & Publications

Published a research paper on pediatric neuroblastoma imaging guidelines in Nuclear Medicine Seminars in 2020.
Co-authored the Renal Cortical Scintigraphy Procedure Guideline and patient dosimetry protocols published in 2020.
Published a study on the clinical advantages of using E-PSMA in prostate cancer patients in Molecular Oncologic Imaging in 2023.
Published an article on the role of diffusion-weighted MRI in evaluating nodular thyroid diseases in Mersin University Journal of Health Sciences in 2019.
Authored and co-authored several clinical chapters and research papers on the staging and management of esophageal, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers using nuclear medicine.

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