Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Kural
Urology
About Ali Rıza Kural
Prof. Ali Rıza Kural is a urologist whose career includes long-standing work in clinical practice, education, and minimally invasive surgery. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1979 and specialized in urology. Since 2002, he has been part of Acıbadem Health Group, where he has contributed to patient care, surgical work, and the development of urologic techniques.
His practice focuses on modern minimally invasive and robotic approaches to urologic conditions. Prof. Kural is also a member of the European Society for Robotic Surgery, the American Urological Association, the Endourological Society, the Endourology Association, the Turkish Urology Association, and the European Association of Urology. Through these roles, he remains involved in international cooperation, research, and clinical practice in urology.
Education
- 1979 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Urology
- 1974 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 1997 – 2010 Florence Nightingale Hospitals / Urology Department Supervisor
- 1981 – 2008 Department of Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
- 2002 Acibadem Health Group
- 1992 – 1997 International Hospital / Urology Department Supervisor
- 1985 – 1986 University of Edinburgh University of Scotland Western General Hospital Honorary Registrar
- 1979 – 1980 Erzincan Military Hospital / Urology Specialist
Professional Memberships
- European Society for Robotic Surgery
- American Urological Association
- Endourological Society
- Endourology Association
- Turkish Urology Association
- European Urological Association
Selected Publications
- Case report:laparoscopically-treated giant renal hydatid cyst. J Endourol. 2008 Mar;22(3):529-32. Demirkesen O, Yavijz N, Gitgez S, Onder AU, Kural AR.
- Radical retropubic prostatectomy as a solo therapy for treatment of adult Rhabdomyosarcoma. 2008 Summer;5(3):203-5. Sevinc C, Akpinar H, Tufek I, Obek C, Kural AR.Urol J.
- Transperitoneal laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy Laparoscopic Urology Special Issue: Türkiye Klinikleri Dergisi, 3, 4:23-27 (2007). Kural AR., Demirkesen O.,Argun B.
- Bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient with hemophilia A disorder. Urol Int. 2007;78(4):370-3. Kural AR, Demirkesen O, Alici B, Obek C, Tunc B, Ozkan B.
- Surgical treatment of retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma with adjuvant radiotherapy. 2007 Summer;4(3):180-3. Tufek I, Akpinar H, Sevinc C, Alici B, Kural AR. Urol J.
- Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase activities, glutathione s transferase and nitric oxide in bladder cancer patients. Cancer Invest. 2006 Apr-May;24(3):256-60 Saygili EI, Akcay T, Dinçer Y, Obek C, Kural AR, Cakalir C.
- Laparoscopy in urologic renal surgery. Urooncology Bulletin, Kural AR; Demirkesen O., Argun B. 1, 13;5-10, 2005
- Our first experience with laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy performed with an anterior posterior patch. Turkish Journal of Urology, 31, 2;253-258, 2005 Demirkesen O., Çetinel B., Kural AR., Özkan B., Yavuz N., Öner A.
- Flexible Ureteroscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Urinary System Diseases Turkish Journal of Urology,29:454-459, 2003 Akpinar H.,Tufek I., Gurtuğ A.,Kural A.R
- Von Hippel Lindau Disease Turkish Journal of Urology, 29 (1):35-38, 2003 Uzun, H., Kalkan, M., Demirkesen, O., Kural, A.R., Yalcin, V
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