Yasar Cokkeser

Education:

University: Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine (1983–1989)
Postgraduate: Ankara Numune Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Residency in Medical Specialization (1989–1994)

Academic Positions:
Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Faculty Member

Assistant Professor (1994–1999)

Associate Professor (1999–2005)
Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital – Chief of Clinic (2005–2007)

Professional Experience:

Private Primer Hospital, Gaziantep (2007–2010)

Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Sökmen Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology (2010–2012)

Private Primer Hospital, Gaziantep (2012–2016)

Private NCR International Hospital, Gaziantep (2016–2019)

Private Practice, Gaziantep (2019–2024)

Medicana Ataköy (2024–2025)

Clinical Fellowships and Observerships:

Clinical Research Fellowship in Otology and Skull Base Surgery – Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy (1993–1994)
Worked with Prof. Dr. Mario Sanna and Prof. Dr. Antonio Mazzoni

Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA (1995)
Worked with Prof. Dr. Laligam Sekhar

House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1995)
Worked with Prof. Dr. Derald Brackmann, Prof. Dr. Antonio De La Cruz, Prof. Dr. William Luxford, and Prof. Dr. Fred Linthicum

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Southern California (1995)
Worked with Prof. Dr. Dale Rice

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Johns Hopkins Medicine, Maryland, USA (1998)
Worked with Prof. Dr. Charles Cummings, Prof. Dr. Donald Leopold, Dr. John Niparko, Dr. David Eisele, and Dr. Michael Holliday

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1998)
Worked with Prof. Dr. David Kennedy, Prof. Dr. Donald Lanza, Prof. Dr. Gregory Weinstein, and Prof. Dr. Randal S. Weber

PUBLICATIONS
Indexed in Index Medicus

Cokkeser Y, Naguib M, Aristegui M, Saleh E, Landolfi M, Russo A, Sanna M. Revision stapes surgery: A critical evaluation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994.

Aristegui M, Cokkeser Y, Saleh E, Naguib M, Landolfi M, Sanna M. Surgical anatomy of the extended middle cranial fossa approach. Skull Base Surgery. 1994.

Naguib M, Saleh E, Cokkeser Y, Aristegui M, Landolfi M, Taibah A, Mazzoni A, Sanna M. The enlarged translabyrinthine approach for removal of large vestibular schwannomas. J Laryngol Otol. 1994.

Naguib M, Aristegui M, Saleh E, Cokkeser Y, Landolfi M, Taibah A, Russo A, Sanna M. Surgical anatomy of the petrous apex as it relates to the enlarged middle cranial fossa approaches. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994.

Naguib M, Aristegui M, Saleh E, Cokkeser Y, Sanna M. Surgical management of epitympanic cholesteatoma with intact ossicular chain: The modified Bondy technique. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994.

Saleh E, Naguib M, Cokkeser Y, Aristegui M, Sanna M. The lower skull base: Anatomical study with surgical implications. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1995.

Saleh E, Aristegui M, Naguib M, Cokkeser Y, Landolfi M, Sanna M. Normal hearing in acoustic neuroma patients: A critical evaluation. Am J Otol. 1996.

Aristegui M, Cokkeser Y, Canalis RF, Mancini F, Naguib M. Retrolabyrinthine vestibular nerve section: A current appraisal. Ear Nose Throat J. 1997.

Cokkeser Y, Evereklioglu C, Er H. Comparative external versus endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: Results in 115 patients (130 eyes). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000.

Tuncer C, Cokkeser Y, Komsuoglu B, Ozdemir R, Guven A, Pekdemir H, Sezgin AT, Ilhan A. Assessment of ventricular repolarization in deaf-mute children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2000.

Tercan M, Cokkeser Y. An easy method to control rats in experimental studies. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000.

Cokkeser Y, Brackmann DE, Fayad JN. Conservative facial nerve management in jugular foramen schwannomas. Am J Otol. 2000.

Tercan M, Cokkeser Y. Ischemia-reperfusion injury on moderate level ethanol intoxication in rats. IMJ. September 2000.

Cokkeser Y, Aristegui M, Naguib M, Saleh E, Taibah A, Sanna M. Identification of IAC in the MCF approach: A safe technique. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001.

Evereklioglu C, Cokkeser Y, Bayramlar H, Er H, Mutuş M. A sporadic case with Fraser syndrome with cleft lip and palate. SERONJIHO (Japan). 2000.

Tercan M, Cokkeser Y, Ozyazgan I, Bekerecioglu M, Sari I. Facilitated tissue expansion with topical estriol. Ann Plast Surg. 2001.

Evereklioglu C, Cokkeser Y, Doganay S, Er H, Kizilay A. Audio-vestibular evaluation in patients with Behcet’s syndrome. J Laryngol Otol. 2001.

Hasanoğlu C, Gökırmak M, Yıldırım Z, Köksal N, Cokkeser Y. Flexible bronchoscopy, is atropine necessary for premedication? J Bronchology. 2001.

Camci C, Sari R, Buyukberber S, Kutlu R, Sevinc A, Cokkeser Y. Non-invasive imaging methods before fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of cervical masses. Int J Clin Pract. 2002.

Kizilay A, Aladag I, Cokkeser Y, Ozturan O. Dural bone defects and encephalocele associated with chronic otitis media or its surgery. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2002.

**Professor has more than 75 publications which is not listed in here all.