Selcuk Silay

Biography

Dr. Selcuk Silay is a pediatric urologist specializing in robotic surgery. After such interventions, the child is not worried about severe pain, and recovery is faster compared to open surgery.

Doctor’s statistics:

300 laparoscopic operations;
100 robotic procedures;
300 interventions to remove kidney stones.
Education
1997-2003 – Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, General Medicine;
2003 – Baylor College of Medicine (USA), urology;
2004-2009 – Teaching and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Urology;
2006-2007 – Baylor College of Medicine (USA), internship in urology;
2014-2015 – Texas Children’s Hospital (USA), course of robotic surgery in pediatric urology.
Professional experience
Since 2018 – urologist at Memorial Bahçelievler Clinic;
2017-2018 – Specialist in robotic surgery in pediatric urology, hospital. Mehmet Akif Ersoy;
2016-2018 – Head of the Department of Pediatric Urology at Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Teaching and Research Hospital;
2011-2016 – Head of the Department of Pediatric Urology at Bezmalem University.
Awards
Young Academician of the Year 2016 Award, 24th National Congress of Urology in Cyprus;
Crystal Matula Prize 2018 “European Academician of the Year”.
Scientific activity

Professor Selcuk Silay conducts research in the field of robotic surgery in children. He has written over 80 articles for national and international journals.

Membership in organizations
Turkish Society of Pediatric Urology;
European Association of Urology;
European Society of Pediatric Urology;
Turkish Association of Urology.