Mustafa Tukenmez

Professor of General Surgery · 20+ years experience

Liv Hospital VadistanbulTR EN

Biography

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tukenmez is a leading Turkish breast and general surgeon with over 20 years of academic and clinical experience. He specializes in oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery, laparoscopic and spleen operations, and advanced surgical oncology techniques. Prof. Tükenmez completed his surgical oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School – Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, USA) and participated in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago, USA) Avon Foundation Global Breast Cancer Clinical Scholars Program. Currently, he serves as a senior faculty member in the Breast Surgery Department at Istanbul University and practices at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul.

20+

Years experience

Languages

Focus areas

Istanbul

Location

Areas of expertise

Surgery

Services offered

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign and malignant breast diseases

breast-conserving and reconstructive (oncoplastic) surgery

laparoscopic and spleen surgery

axillary dissection

sentinel lymph node biopsy

surgical oncology procedures for women’s health.

Professional experience

General Surgery Resident (10/2002-01/2008): Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Fellow -Breast Surgical Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 01/2015-12/2015

Associate Professor Dr. -Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey 2017- 2023

Professor Dr. - Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey 2023-

V, Tausch C, Kuerer HM, Caudle AS, Boileau JF, Boughey JC, Kühn T, Morrow M, Weber WP.JAMA Oncol. 2024 Jun 1

10(6):793-798. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0578.

Investigation of the miR-637 and miR-523-5p as candidate biomarkers in breast cancer.

Axillary lymph node dissection is not required for breast cancer patients with minimal axillary residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Single axillary incision endoscopic surgery and liposuction for gynecomastia.

Surgery for phyllodes tumour of the breast. What should be surgical margins?

Metaplastic Breast Cancer: Mesenchymal Subtype Has Worse Survival Outcomes.

TIM3 expression on TILs is associated with poor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer.

Comparison between body composition parameters and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy by using pre-treatment PET CT in locally advanced breast cancer.

Our 20-Year Institutional Experience with Surgical Approach for Breast Hamartomas.

Is laparoscopic splenectomy safe in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura and very low platelet count? A single-institution experience.

Education & training

M.D., Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

1996–2002

General Surgery Specialization, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine

2002–2008

Publications

Published multiple peer-reviewed papers and presented at national and international breast surgery congresses. Areas of research include breast reconstruction, oncoplastic techniques, and lymph node management in breast cancer.

At a glance

Turkish, English

Languages spoken

Liv Hospital Vadistanbul

Primary clinic

Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00 Saturday 08.00-14.00

Working hours

€280 / 30 min

Consultation fee

Accepts international patients

Istanbul, Türkiye