Merdan Fayda

About doctor Merdan Fayda

Merdan Fayda is a radiation oncologist from Turkey with extensive experience in the field of radiation oncology. The doctor treats gastrointestinal tumors, skin cancer, lung cancer, brain tumors, uterine cancer, malignant oncological diseases and other types of oncological pathologies using radiation therapy.

Merdan Fayda uses the latest radiation therapy techniques, such as intraoperative brachytherapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and 4-dimensional radiation therapy.

The doctor is actively involved in scientific issues, participates in international conferences, and has published more than 50 articles in Turkish and international medical specialized publications.

Professional experience

• 1999-2004 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, doctor;
• 2004-2005 – GATA Radiation Oncology Department, medical specialist, reserve officer;
• 2006-2009 – Kocaeli University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Associate Professor;
• 2010 – 2011 – University of North Carolina, USA, Stereotactic radiation therapy, Thoracic oncology;
• 2012 – 2015 – Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Associate Professor;
• From 2015 to present – Radiation Oncology, Liv Ulus Clinic;
• 2017 – Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Istinye University.м

Doctor’s specialty

The doctor’s professional interests include various malignant diseases that can be treated with radiation therapy, including:

• breast cancer;
• gynecological malignant pathologies;
• urological neoplasms;
• head and neck cancer;
• cancer of the gastrointestinal tract;
• lung cancer;
• brain neoplasms;
• skin cancer;
• soft tissue tumors.

Dr. Merdan Fayda uses the following types of radiation therapy:

• three-dimensional brachytherapy;
• 4D radiation therapy;
• stereotactic radiosurgery;
• Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).