HALUK AKPINAR, MD
HALUK AKPINAR, MD
Professor of Urology
Robotic & Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey | Tel: +90 543 712 6993 | E-mail: halukakpinar@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Professor Haluk Akpınar is a senior urologist with over 25 years of clinical and academic experience, internationally recognized for pioneering contributions to robotic uro-oncologic surgery. He played a leading role in the introduction of robotic urology in Turkey, including multiple national and world-first procedures. His practice focuses on complex prostate and renal malignancies.
CORE EXPERTISE
Robotic Uro-Oncologic Surgery
Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Urology
Endourology (URS, PCNL)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- First robotic radical prostatectomy team member in Turkey (2005)
- First robotic sacrocolpopexy in Turkey (2008)
- World’s first robotic repair of a colovesical fistula (2011)
- 700+ robotic surgeries (2005–2025)
- Consultant Robotic Surgeon, Kuwait (2015–2018)
CURRENT POSITIONS
Director – Haluk Akpınar Urology Clinic, Istanbul
Consultant Robotic Surgeon – Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals, Istanbul
EDUCATION & TRAINING
MD – Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
Urology Residency – Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical School
Robotic Surgery Training – Paris & Aalst, Belgium
Research Fellow – Wake Forest University, USA
AFFILIATIONS & METRICS
EAU | AUA | National Minimally Invasive Urology Society (President 2019–2020)
61 international publications | 3602 citations | H-index: 20
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1dGJ-nA_Kta/bibliography/public/
https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?hl=tr&user=5_y06Q8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate