Otorhinolaryngology · Head & Neck Surgery · Istanbul
Prof. Dr. Günter Hafız
Warm, unhurried care for tumours of the head and neck.
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, in private practice at Selenium Plaza, Beşiktaş, Istanbul.
About the professor
Experience that steadies you
From Istanbul University's ENT department to his own practice: a career spent on tumours of the head and neck.
Prof. Dr. Günter Hafız has treated diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck since 1989. He trained at Istanbul University, completed a research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and has taught as a professor of otorhinolaryngology since 2006. Today he sees patients in his own practice in Beşiktaş, where every diagnosis is explained until it is understood.
- Head & neck cancer surgery — complex tumours of the larynx, mouth, throat and neck, treated for over three decades.
- Thyroid & parathyroid surgery — with nerve monitoring during surgery to protect your voice.
- Academic depth — 38 international publications, six textbook chapters and a career of teaching surgeons.
- Care in Turkish and English — second opinions welcome, from Istanbul or abroad.
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Services
What he treats
Each service has its own page, written for patients. These three are the most asked for.
Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
A cancer diagnosis in the head or neck is frightening. A clear plan, explained by the surgeon who will carry it out, is where steadiness begins.
Learn more 02Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
Thyroid surgery sits millimetres from the nerve that powers your voice. Experience, and monitoring that nerve during surgery, is how it stays safe.
Learn more 03Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
Cancer of the voice box threatens the things that make daily life yours: your voice, your swallowing, your breathing. Treatment is planned around keeping them.
Learn moreEmpathy is essential to good medical care. A diagnosis and its treatment should be explained until you and your family feel informed, supported and sure of the road ahead.
Appointments
Talk it through in person
Consultations Monday to Saturday at Selenium Plaza, Beşiktaş. In Turkish or English, and by WhatsApp from abroad.