Ear, Nose and Throat and Head-Neck Surgery

Prof. Dr. M. Kürşat Yelken

A member of the European ENT board. He completed his subspecialty training in voice disorders at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), Harvard Medical School, in the United States. He is known for his work and research on voice disorders.

Specialism
Ear, Nose and Throat and Head/Neck Surgery
Subspecialty
Voice disorders — Harvard Medical School, MEEI
Academic title
Professor (2016)
Publications
Close to 40 articles · close to 60 conference papers
Biography

Education and career

  1. 1976

    Born in Kars.

  2. 2000

    Graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.

  3. 2005

    He received the title of Ear, Nose and Throat specialist with his thesis “A Comparison, Through Acoustic Analysis, of the Voices of Students Trained in Different Genres of Music”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Külekçi.

  4. 2006 – 2011

    He continued his academic career as a lecturer at Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine.

  5. 2008 – 2009

    With a TÜBİTAK scholarship, he trained in voice disorders at the Department of Laryngology at MEEI, Harvard Medical School.

  6. 2011

    He received the title of associate professor.

  7. 2016

    He received the title of professor.

Areas of interest

The procedures he concentrates on

Voice disordersLaryngologyAcoustic analysis of professional voicesHead and neck surgeryEar, nose and throat surgery
Academic

Publications, memberships and training

Academic output and research
  • Close to 40 articles published in international and national peer-reviewed journals.
  • Close to 60 papers presented at international and national scientific meetings and published in conference proceedings.
  • He worked as a researcher on various laryngology projects at Harvard Medical School, one of which was recognised with an award by the research fund.
  • Membership of the European Ear, Nose and Throat board.
Association and foundation memberships
  • Voice, Speech and Swallowing Disorders Association
  • Turkish Laryngology Association
  • Turkish Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Association
  • Turkish Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
Music and voice work
  • He studied music at the Üsküdar Music Society and plays the oud and the guitar.
  • He carries out work on the acoustic analysis of professional voices, particularly for singers.

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