Prof. Dr. Müfit Cemal Yenen to be appointed as Near East University Hospital Chief Physician
Date Added: 13 September 2019, 11:22
Last Updated Date:18 November 2020, 11:53

Prof. Dr. Müfit Cemal Yenen, one of the most competent authorities in the field of gynecological oncology, was appointed as of 1 October as the Chief Physician of the Near East University Hospital due to the retirement of the former Chief Physician Dr. Sevim Erkmen, who had served for the Near East University for 15 years of which the last 9 years being served as the Chief Physician.

One of the Most Competent Authorities in Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology...
Prof. Dr. Müfit C. Yenen, the first time in Cyprus has come to the fore with an operation which can be performed in the world's few centers only and enables the young patient to overcome cervical cancer and have children .

Who is Prof. Dr. Müfit Cemal Yenen?
Prof. dr. Müfit C. YENEN was born in 1961 in Rize. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara Ahmet Vefik Paşa Elementary School, Secondary School under Galatasaray High School, and Bursa Işıklar Military High School respectively. After completing his medical education at the Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in 1980, he carried out his specialization studies at Gülhane Military Medical Academy and became an obstetrician and gynecologist. After working as a specialist at the Erzurum M. Çakmak Military Hospital in 1996, He started to work as an assist. prof. at the GATA Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of associate professor and in 2013, he became a full professor. Until September 2017, served as the Head of GATA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Prof. Dr. Müfit Yenen retired in 2017 and started to work as the Head of the Department of Surgical Medical Sciences and the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kyrenia University Dr. Suat Günsel Hospital.

Prof. Dr. Müfit YENEN worked with Prof. Daniel DARGENT, who is regarded the most important figure of his time in the field of endoscopic treatment of women's cancers in the field of Gynecological Oncology in Lyon, France between 2000-2001. After returning to Turkey in 2003, for the first time in Turkey he carried out the "extraperitoneal laparoscopic para-aortic lymphadenectomy approach" operation at the Gulhane Military Medical Academy. He held educational workshops, courses, training sessions and meetings to spread this method in Turkey.

Prof. Müfit Yenen, taking place among the first practitioners in the field of gynecologic oncology robotic surgery in Turkey, held the first Gynecologic Robotic Surgery Symposium in Turkey in February 2012 and chaired the event.

Prof. Dr. Müfit YENEN, who is one of the founders of scientific associations such as Gynecologic Oncology (MEMAGO), Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology Association, Association of Trophoblastic Diseases, European Societyof Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO), is a member of several national and international professional associations such as American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), Turkish Gynecology and Obsteric Society (TJOD) and Turkish Gynecologic Oncology Society (TRSGO). He is married and has two children. Müfit Cemal YENEN is fluent in French and English.