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About Dr. Aytuğ Kolankaya
Dr. Aytuğ Kolankaya was born in Istanbul in 1963. After Robert College he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. He trained in obstetrics, gynaecology and prenatal diagnosis at the University of Vienna, completed his specialisation at Zeynep Kamil Hospital and went on to specialise in fertility and IVF.
Since 1998 he has founded and led IVF units at Istanbul hospitals including Şifa, Nene Hatun, Medical Park, the German Hospital and LİV. In 2020 he founded HOPE Fertility in Malta. His research appears in journals such as Human Reproduction and Fertility and Sterility.
In 2009 he created and hosted Doktorum on Kanal D. Today he sees patients at his clinic in Caddebostan.
Education and career
- 1986Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
- 1991ECFMG certification (US accreditation)
- 1994University of Vienna, OB/GYN and prenatal diagnosis
- 1996Zeynep Kamil Hospital, specialisation and laparoscopy/hysteroscopy certification
- 1997Specialisation in fertility and IVF
- 1998–2015Founder and director of IVF units in Istanbul
- 2009Doktorum, Kanal D: creator and host
- 2010İsmail Cem TV Awards, Best Daytime Programme
- 2020HOPE Fertility, Malta: founder and director
- TodayOwn clinic, Caddebostan