EDUCATION
1985-1991 Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (Istanbul/Turkey). Title of qualification awarded: Doctor of Medicine, MD
1993-1997 Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Title of qualification awarded: :ENT & Head and Neck surgeon specialist
WORK EXPERIENCE
1997-2005 State Hospital / Turkey as ENT spesialist
2005-2016 Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine (new name: Health Sciences University). Head of Department, Otorhinolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon and academician
Title of qualification awarded: Associate professor
Currently working in the private sector
SOCIETIES
Turkish Society of Otolaryngology
Turkish Medical Association
Otology neurotology Society
Albanian Medical Association
CONGRESS & LECTURE & TRAINING COURSE
Partecipant and Invited Speaker in more than 70 congress, course and meetings
CLINICAL SKILLS, TECHNIQUES and EXPERIENCE
Surgery of the Nose, Paranasal sinuses and Nasopharynx. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS), rhinoplasty, septoplasty and choanal atresia surgery
Surgery of the Ear : Cochlear implantation, tympanoplasty, tympanomastoidectomy, stapes surgery,otoplasty and ventilation tube application.
Surgery of Salivary gland, Thyroid, Oral cavity and Laryx : Parotidectomy, submandibular gland excision, tyroidektomi, vocal cord surgery, partial and total laryngectomy, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Neck Dissection
MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS
(Some of my studies)
1. Ayçicek A, Çetinkaya Z, Kıyıcı H, Bukulmez A, Yucedag F. Can Helicobacter pylori cause inflammation in the middle ear? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Aug;76(8):1087-90.
2. Ayçiçek A, Kahveci OK, Miman MC, Duran A, Yildiz H. Combined medical and surgical therapy improves olfaction in patients with nasal polyposis. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2012;74(2):110-5.
3. Ayçiçek A, Sargin R, Kenar F, Dereköy FS. Can Rh antigens be a risk factor in noise-induced hearing loss? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Mar;266(3):363-6.
4. Ayçiçek A, Çetinkaya Z, Kiyici H, Kenar F, Asik G, Kiraz N. The effects of caspofungin and voriconazole in an experimental fungal infection of the ear due to Aspergillus. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Nov;266(11):1703-9.
5. Ayçiçek A, Sağlam H, Koçoğullari CU, Haktanir NT, Dereköy FS, Solak M. Mitral valve prolapse as a new finding in branchio-oto-renal syndrome. Clin Dysmorphol. 2010 Oct;19(4): 181-184.
6. Aycicek A, Eser O, Sezer M, Degirmenci B. A neck mass with brachial plexus injury: Pott’s disease. Am J Otolaryngol. 2009 Sep-Oct;30(5):350-2.
7. Ayçiçek A. Kenar F, Tokyol C. Sargin R, Yilmaz MD, Dereköy FS. Laryngeal melanosis: a case report and review of the literature. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2008
8. Sen T, Ayçiçek A. Do children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have lower IGF-1 and ghrelin levels than the normal children? J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Jun;56(3):213-5.
9. Ucok K, Aycicek A, Sezer M, Fidan F, Akgun L, Akkaya M, Unlu M. Resting metabolic rate and anthropometric measurements in male sleep apnea patients. Intern Med. 2011;50(8):833-8.
10. Sen TA, Ayçiçek A. Do children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have lower IGF-1 and ghrelin levels than the normal children? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Jun;74(6):665-8.
11. Ucok K, Aycicek A, Sezer M, Genc A, Akkaya M, Caglar V, Fidan F, Unlu M. Aerobic and anaerobic exercise capacities in obstructive sleep apnea and associations with subcutaneous fat distributions. Lung. 2009 Jan-Feb;187(1):29-36.
12. Duman K, Ayçiçek A, Sargin R, Kenar F, Yilmaz MD, Dereköy FS. Incidence of auditory neuropathy among the deaf school students. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Jul;72(7):1091-5.
13. Turhan-Haktanir N, Ayçiçek A, Haktanir A, Demir Y. Variations of supraorbital foramina in living subjects evaluated with multidetector computed tomography. Head Neck. 2008 Sep;30(9):1211-5.
14. Turhan-Haktanir N, Demir Y, Ayçiçek A, Aktepe F. Caliskan G. Concurrent large spindle cell and ordinary lipomas. J Craniofac Surg. 2007 Sep;18(5):1193-5
15. Bucak A, Ulu S, Aycicek A, Kacar E, Miman MC. Grisel’s Syndrome: A Rare Complication following Adenotonsillectomy. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2014;2014:703021.
16. Okur E, Kahveci OK, Aycicek A, Altuntaş A. The effect of retinyl palmitate on healing of benign vocal fold lesions. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jan;270(1):239-42.
17. Tokyol C, Dilek FH, Aktepe F, Ayçiçek A, Altuntaş A. Oncocytic lipoadenoma of the parotid gland: a case report with fine needle aspiration cytology findings. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2010 May-Jun;20(3):146-9.
18. Solak O, Ocalan K, Unlu M, Aycicek A, Aktepe F, Sivaci R. Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;60(12):843-6.
19. Narci A, Embleton DB, Ayçiçek A, Yücedağ F, Cetinkurşun S. Laryngeal fracture due to blunt trauma presenting with pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2011;73(5):246-8.
20. Ulu S, Ulu SM, Oz G, Kaçar E, Yücedağ F, Ayçiçek A. Paralysis of cranial nerve and striking prognosis of cervical necrotizing fasciitis. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Nov;23(6):1812-4.
21. Kahveci OK, Miman MC, Okur E, Ayçiçek A, Sevinç S, Altuntaş A. İşitme cihazı kullanımı ve hasta memnuniyeti [Hearing aid use and patient satisfaction]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2011 May-Jun;21(3):117-21.
22. Okur E, Kahveci OK, Miman MC, Yıldız H, Ayçiçek A, Altuntaş A. Ear protrusion after tympanoplasty and the use of mastoid dressing. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2014 Mar-Apr;24(2):74-7.
23. Bucak A, Ulu S, Oruc S, Yucedag F, Tekin MS, Karakaya F, Aycicek A. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a novel-potential marker for predicting prognosis of Bell palsy. Laryngoscope. 2014 Jul;124(7):1678-81.
24. Ulu S, Ulu MS, Ahsen A, Yucedag F, Aycicek A, Celik S. Increased levels of mean platelet volume: a possible relationship with idiopathic sudden hearing loss. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Nov;270(11):2875-8.
25. Ozkececi G, Akci O, Bucak A, Ulu S, Yalım Z, Aycicek A, Onrat E, Avsar A The effect of septoplasty on pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function in nasal septum deviation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov;273(11):3747-3752.
26. Bucak A, Ozdemir C, Ulu S, Gonul Y, Aycicek A, Uysal M, Cangal A. Investigation of protective role of curcumin against paclitaxel-induced inner ear damage in rats. Laryngoscope. 2015 May;125(5):1175-82.
27. Haktanir A, Yücedağ F, Kaçar E, Ulu S, Gültekin MA, Ünlü E, Bucak A, Ayçi A. Association of Chiari I malformation and cerebellar ectopia with sensorineural hearing loss. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Jul;24(4):1153-5.
28. Narci A, Solak O, Turhan-Haktanir N, Ayçiçek A, Demir Y, Ela Y, Ozkaraca E Terzi Y. The prognostic importance of trauma scoring systems in pediatric patients. Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Jan;25(1):25-30.
29. Ulu S, Bucak A, Ulu MS, Ahsen A, Duran A, Yucedag F, Aycicek A. Neutrophi lymphocyte ratio as a new predictive and prognostic factor at the hearing loss of diabetic patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Oct:271(10):2681-6.
29. Ulu S, Bucak A, Ulu MS, Ahsen A, Duran A, Yucedag F, Aycicek A. Neutrophi lymphocyte ratio as a new predictive and prognostic factor at the hearing loss of diabetic patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Oct;271(10):2681-6.
30. Bucak A, Ulu S, Kokulu S, Oz G, Solak O, Kahveci OK, Ayçiçek A. Facial paralysis and mediastinitis due to odontogenic infection and poor prognosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Nov;24(6):1953-6.
31. Solak O, Fidan F, Dündar U, Türel A, Ayçiçek A, Kavuncu V, Unlü M. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Apr;48(4):433-5.
32. Sirmaci A, Duman D, Öztürkmen-Akay H, Erbek S, Incesulu A, Öztürk-Hişmi E Arici ZS, Yüksel-Konuk EB, Taşir-Yilmaz S, Tokgöz-Yilmaz S, Cengiz FB, Aslan I Yildirim M, Hasanefendioğlu-Bayrak A, Ayçiçek A, Yilmaz I, Fitoz S, Altin F, Ozdağ H, Tekin M. Mutations in TMC1 contribute significantly to nonsyndromic autosomal recessive sensorineural hearing loss: a report of five novel mutations. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 May;73(5):699-705.
33. Uz AO, Kenar F, Yıldız H, Duran A, Tekin MS, Ayçiçek A. The effect of radiofrequency thermal ablation method on nasal mucociliary activity in patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2014 Sep Oct;24(5):247-53.
34. Tokyol C, Aktepe F, Yavas BD, Yildiz H, Aycicek A. Chondroid syringoma: a case report. Acta Cytol. 2010 Sep-Oct:54(5 Suppl):973-6.
35. Ulu S, Ulu MS, Bucak A, Ahsen A, Yucedag F, Aycicek A. Neutrophil-to- lymphocyte ratio as a new, quick, and reliable indicator for predicting diagnosis and prognosis of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Otol
