Dr. Gorkem Atsal

Dr. Gorkem Atsal, Born in Amasya in 1988, Gorkem Atsal completed his medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2012. Following graduation, he had a brief tenure at Yozgat Intercession State Hospital, marking his first professional exposure in the field.

Atsal furthered his medical education in 2013 at Hacettepe University, joining their Department of Anesthesia. This involvement supplemented his general medical knowledge with specialized insights into the field of Anesthesia. 

In 2014, he transitioned his focus to the study of Otolaryngology - the branch dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders - at Ege University Faculty of Medicine. This marked a significant shift in his professional pathway, guiding his medical practice towards this specialty.

Between the years 2015 to 2018, Atsal was affiliated with the İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, a subsidiary of the Health Sciences University. Here, he further deepened his expertise in Otolaryngology within their dedicated ENT Clinic.

• M.D.: Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 2012
• Residency: Anesthesia, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesia, Ankara, Turkey, 2013
• Residency: Otolaryngology (ENT), Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Izmir, Turkey, 2014
• Fellowship: Otolaryngology (ENT), Health Sciences University İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital ENT Clinic, Izmir, Turkey, 2015-2018

• Yozgat Intercession State Hospital, 2012
• Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesia, 2013
• Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, 2014
• Health Sciences University İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital ENT Clinic, 2015-2018

• Dokuz Eylul University Animal Experiments Certification Program
• Cerrahpaşa Cadaver Dissection Course
• ENT-BBC Association Cadaver Dissection Courses
• Ege University Cadaver Dissection Course
• Ankara University Cadaver Dissection Course

• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Surgery, 37th
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Surgery, 38th
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Surgery, 39th
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Surgery, 40th
• Turkish Rhinology 4th National Otology and Neurootology Congress
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress
• Turkish Rhinology 7th National Otology and Neurootology 3rd Head and Neck Surgery Congress
• All meetings of the Turkish ENT-BBC Izmir Branch during assistantship period

• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Audiological and histopathological investigation of the effects of hydrogen peroxide and silver compounds used in pool water disinfection on the inner ear in a rat model. Demir E, Atsal G, Olgun L. 37th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Our clinical and surgical experience in pediatric cholesteatoma. Atsal G, Demir E, Ergun U, Olgun L. 38th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Surprise foreign body in the neck. Atsal G, Demir E, Olgun L. 38th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Penetrical neck injury due to car airbag module cover: Case report and literature review. Aysel A, Yilmaz F, Atsal G, Ergun U, Dalgic A. 39th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Case report: Ramsey Hunt Syndrome with atypic cranial nerve involvement. Atsal G, Aysel A, Dalgic A. 39th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Investigation of the effect of stem cell and/or platelet-rich plasma therapy on the prevention of cisplatin autotoxicity in rats. Atsal G, Altaş E, Tokat T, Çatlı T, Kırkım G, Yılmaz O, Tuğlu Mİ. 40th.
• Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Pediatric sudden hearing loss; evaluation with retrospective analysis and laboratory results. Dalgıc A, Aysel A, Müderris T, Yılmaz F, Atsal G, Şimşek ÖÖ, Altaş E. 40th.
• Türk Rinoloji 4. Ulusal Otoloji ve Nörootoloji Kongresi. Comparison of merocele buffer and splint in the opening of nasal synechia. Celik C, Yildirim O, Aliyeva A, Atsal G, Dalgic A, Olgun L. 
• Türk Rinoloji 4. Ulusal Otoloji ve Nörootoloji Kongresi. Endoscopic sinus surgery in a case of orbital cellulitis after acute sinusitis. Çelik C, Tokat T, Atsal G, Edizer DT, Yıldırım O, Çatlı T.
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Nasal Septal Abscess in Pediatric Patient. Demir E, Fındık MO, Atsal G, Topal S.
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Comparison of Long-Term Surgical Results of Canal Wall Down Tympanomastoidectomy and Canal Wall Reconstruction Tympanomastoidectomy in Cholesteatoma Surgery. Demir E, Atsal G, Gulustan F, Yıldırım O, Dalgic A, Olgun L.
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Functional Results of Auditory Implants Applied in the Presence of Bilateral Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss. Edizer DT, Atsal G, Ergün U, Dalgic A, Olgun L.
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Quality of Life After Cochlear Implant in Pediatric Patients with Auditory Neuropathy. Tokat T, Çatlı T, Atsal G, Başaran E, Olgun L.
• Turkish Rhinology 5th National Otology and Neurootology 1st Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Dev İrritasyon Fibromu. Atsal G, Demir E, Edizer DT, Ergün U, Olgun L.
• Turkish Rhinology 7th National Otology and Neurootology 3rd Head and Neck Surgery Congress. Comparison of Inferior Concha Lateralization and Cauterization Applied in Inferior Concha Hypertrophy with Inferior Turbinoplasty in terms of Patient Satisfaction. Atsal G, Olgun L.

• Bayrak, F., Çatlı, T., Atsal, G., Tokat, T., & Olgun, L. (2017). Waardenburg Syndrome: An Unusual Indication of Cochlear Implantation Experienced in 11 Patients. J Int Adv Otol, 13, 230-2.
• Demir, E., Atsal, G., Gülüstan, F., Dalgıç, A., & Olgun, L. (2018). Comparison of congenital and acquired cholesteatomas in pediatric patients. Tr-ENT, 28(2), 59-65.
• Demir, E., Atsal, G., Çelik, Ç., Yağcı, A., & Olgun, L. (2019). A rare case: laryngeal chondrometaplastic nodule. ENT-CASE, Laryngology, E-ISSN: 2149-7877.
• Aysel, A., Dalgic, A., Koç, A. M., Atsal, G., & Müderris, T. (2019). Giant submandibular cialolithiasis creating the parapherengeal region. ENT-CASE, Head and Neck Surgery, E-ISSN: 2149-7877.
• Demir, E., Topal, S., Atsal, G., Erdil, M., Coskun, Z. O., & Dursun, E. (2019). Otologic findings based on no complaints in a pediatric examination. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 23, 36–40.
• Demir, E., Atsal, G., Yildirim, O., Gulustan, F., Dalgic, A., Catli, T., & Olgun, L. (2019). Anatomical and frequencies-specific hearing results of retrograde mastoidectomy. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 40(3), 372-376.
• Demir, E., Gulustan, F., Atsal, G., Dalgıç, A., Çatlı, T., Yılmaz, O., et al. (2018). Is Pool Water Disinfectant (Hydrogen Peroxide-Silver Composition) Ototoxic in Rats? J Int Adv Otol, 14(3), 432-6.
• Demir, E., Atsal, G., Çatlı, T., Hasanova, A., Yağcı, A., & Olgun, L. (2017). Wegener granulomatosis in parotid fistula and bilateral nasal mass. Ear Nose Bogaz Ihtis Journal, 27(1), 51-55. doi: 10.5606/kbbihtisas.2017.69782
• Aysel, A., Atsal, G., & Yilmaz, F. (2018). A rare cause of nose obstruction in playing age childhood: Septal hematoma. Izmir Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal, 22(4), 189-192.
• Tokat, T., Çatlı, T., Bozkurt, E. B., Atsal, G., Muderris, T., & Olgun, L. (2019). Parents' view on quality of life after cochlear implantation in children with auditory neuropathy. J Int Adv Autol, 15(3), 338-344.
• Tokat, T., Adibelli, Z. H., Koc, A. M., Muderris, T., Atsal, G., & Ozkok, G. (2021). Impact of magnetic resonance on the decision of conservative surgery in advanced larynx cancer. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 42(2).
• Dalgic, A., Atsal, G., Olgun, L., & Kirazli, T. (2021). Long term results and evaluation of device satisfaction in patients used the vibrant sound bridge (VSB). Acta Otolaryngol, 141(3), 256-260.
• Dalgic, A., Atsal, G., Yildirim, O., Edizer, D. T., Özay, M. B., & Olgun, L. (2021). Bilateral cochlear implantation in children: Simultaneously or in consecutive sessions? J Laryngol Auto, 135(4), 327-331.
• Aysel, A., Dalğıç, A., Müderris, T., Yılmaz, F., Atsal, G., Boyacıoğlu, H., Özdemir Şimşek, Ö., & Altaş, E. (2022). Pediatric sudden sensorineural hearing loss: etiology, prognostic factors and treatment. Ege Tıp Journal, 61(2), 225-231.
• Atsal, G., Demir, E., Yildirim, O., Edizer, D. T., & Olgun, L. (2021). The relationship between degree of nasal septum deviation with sinonasal structures and variations. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
• Aysel, A., et al. (2019). Role of temporary bone computed tomography in tympanaplasty. ENT-Forum, 18(4).
• Aysel, A., et al. (Year Not Given). Giant submandibular sialolithiazis narrowing.
• "Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery: An Update" (2017), edited by Matthew Yung, features the chapter "Cochlear Implantation in Chronic Otitis Media" by authors Abdullah Dalgıç, Tolgahan Çatlı, Deniz T. Edizer, Görkem Atsal, Levent Olgun.
• "Otorhinolaryngology and Head Surgery Specialization Training Source Book" (2019) includes the chapter "Ear Embryology" written by Associate Professor Deniz Tuna Edizer and Görkem Atsal.