Prof. Derya Balbay, M.D.

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Member of American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Societe International d’Urologie, Turkish Association of Urology, Association of Endourology, and Eurasian Association of Uro-oncology.
Has professional experience of more than a thousand robotic surgeries.
Performed reconstruction of a new bladder from small intestines with fully robotic and closed method for the first time in Türkiye.
Performed excision of ureter, urinary bladder and lymph nodes and reconstruction of a new bladder from small intestines in the same session with fully robotic technique for the first time in the world.
He has received M.D. Anderson Cancer Center "Distinguished Alumnus" Award in 2019.
He has received SIU (Societe Internationale de’Urologie) Distinguished Carrier Award in 2023.

Principal fields of clinical interest:
- Uro-oncology,
- Robotic urology,
- Endourology,
- General urology.

Education	Institution	Year
Clinical Fellow in Uro-oncology	U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Urology	1996 - 1999
Visiting Clinician	U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Urology	1994 - 1995
Visiting Clinician	Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology	1994
Residency in Urology	Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	1988 - 1992
Medical Education	School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	1978 - 1985

Title	Institution	Year
Professor	Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Koç University	2018 - to date
Professor	Department of Urology, American Hospital	2017 - to date
Professor	Memorial Şişli Hospital	2011 - 2017
Attending Physician	School of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University	2008 - 2011
Head of Urology Clinic	Urology Clinic, Ankara Atatürk Teaching and Research Hospital	2003 - 2011
Attending Physician	Ankara Numune Hospital	2000 - 2003
Attending Physician	School of Medicine, Inonu University	1992 - 2000