Dr. Emel Ceylan Gunay

Nuclear Medicine Specialist

Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul – Turkey

Professional Overview

Dr. Emel Ceylan Gunay is a highly accredited and extensively experienced Nuclear Medicine Specialist currently serving at the Nuclear Medicine Department of Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul. Her clinical practice focuses on Nuclear Oncology, Radionuclide Therapies, and the full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of Nuclear Medicine. She completed both her medical education and her Nuclear Medicine specialization at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, one of Turkey’s most prestigious medical institutions.

Dr. Gunay has made notable academic contributions with 53 published medical articles in international journals. Among her prominent works is a distinguished publication on mediastinal radioiodine uptake associated with hiatal hernia. She is an active member of multiple professional organizations related to Nuclear Medicine and continues to contribute to the field through research, teaching, and clinical excellence.

Her expertise includes the therapeutic use of high-intensity photon beams and X-rays in precision-based oncologic treatments, selectively targeting malignant cells while preserving surrounding healthy tissue.

 

Conditions Treated by Dr. Emel Ceylan Gunay

 

• Brain Cancer

• Prostate Cancer

• Lung Cancer

• Breast Cancer

• Bowel Cancer

• Throat Cancer

• Head and Neck Cancers

• Rectal Cancer

• Kidney Tumours

• Gastrointestinal Cancers

• Functional Abnormalities and Small Tumors of the Brain

• Spine Tumours

   

Areas of Interest

 

• Molecular Imaging

• Nuclear Oncology

• Radionuclide Therapies

   

Qualifications

 

• MBBS

• MD (Nuclear Medicine)

   

Professional Experience

 

2018 – Present

Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul

Former Associate Head of Department, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital

2015 – 2018

Radiation Oncologist, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University

July 2015

MR Clinical Fellowship, PET-MR Unit, Essen University, Germany

2012 – 2015

Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine

2006 – 2012

Founding Physician & Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine

2010

Guest Lecturer, Nuclear Medicine Department, Near East University

2004 – 2006

Specialist, Scintigraphy Unit, Dr. Özel Denge Medical Center, Ankara (Founding Physician)

April – October 2004

Specialist, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

 

Note

 

Consultation with Dr. Emel Ceylan Gunay can be arranged through Diva Health in coordination with MediGence.