Spec. MD. Emre Uysal

EXPERIENCE

• July 2026–present: Radiation Oncology Specialist, VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital
• January 2024–July 2026  Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul  Radiation Oncology Specialist
• March 2018 – October 2023 University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Radiation Oncology Resident
• June 2022–September 2022 University Clinic for Radio-Oncology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland  Visiting Doctor

EDUCATION

• 2011–2017 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Turkish Society of Radiation Oncology
• Society for Clinical Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Book Chapters

Uysal E. Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Akbörü MH, Akkuş Yıldırım B, editörler. Oncology Guide for Patients and Their Relatives. 1st Edition. Ankara: Akademisyen Publishing House. 2026. p.75-6 doi: 10.37609/akya.4045

Uysal E, Akkuş Yıldırım B. Artificial Intelligence in Image Processing and Reconstruction. Gürsel ŞB, Etiz D, editörler. Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology. 1st Edition. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2022. p.30-5.

Articles

Hongyi Pan, Gorkem Durak, Halil Ertugrul Aktas, Andrea M. Bejar, Baver Tutun, Emre Uysal, Ezgi Bulbul, Mehmet Fatih Dogan, Berrin Erok, Berna Akkus Yildirim, Sukru Mehmet Erturk, Ulas Bagci.  LUMINA: A Multi-Vendor Mammography Benchmark with Energy Harmonization Protocol

Uysal, Emre, Akkuş Yıldırım, Berna. Prognostic Impact of Primary Tumor Type in Brain Metastases Managed with Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 158 Patients. Istanbul University Journal of Health Sciences Research. 2026;9(1):47-50. doi: 10.26650/iujhsr2026-1796716

Akkus Yildirim B, Tutun B, Durak G, Yildirim EB, Uysal E, Erturk SM, Bagci U. Large language models standardize the interpretation of complex oncology guidelines for brain metastases. Commun Med (Lond). Published online December 16, 2025

Uysal, E., Reinhardt, P., Schmidhalter, D. et al. Oncological value of MRI in brain metastasis: exploring the potential of combining post-contrast T1 TSE (SPACE) and T1 GRE (MPRAGE) for stereotactic radiosurgery planning and surveillance. J Neurooncol 176, 117 (2026). doi: 0.1007/s11060-025-05365-7

Babacan Ö, Karkaş AY, Durak G, Uysal E, Durak Ü, Shrestha R, Bingöl Z, Okumuş G, Medetalibeyoğlu A, Ertürk ŞM. Deep Learning-based Automated Detection of Pulmonary Embolism: Is It Reliable? J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2025 Sep 24. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001803

Aydin, Okan; Erciyestepe, Mert; Öztürk, Ahmet Emin; Dinç, Gülhan; Uysal, Emre; Atci, Muhammed Mustafa; Ertürk, Kayhan; Çelik, Emir. Comparison of clinical and prognostic characteristics of patients with classic and AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma: A single-center experience. 104(31):p e43576, August 01, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043576

Uysal E, Durak G, Kotek Sedef A, Bagci U, Berber T, Gurdal N, Akkus Yildirim B. Unsupervised Clustering Successfully Predicts Prognosis in NSCLC Brain Metastasis Cohorts. Diagnostics. 2025; 15(14):1747. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15141747

Karkas AY, Durak G, Babacan O, Cebeci T, Uysal E, Aktas HE, Ilhan M, Medetalibeyoglu A, Bagci U, Cakir MS, et al. Radiomics-Based Machine Learning Models Improve Acute Pancreatitis Severity Prediction. AI. 2025; 6(4):80. https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6040080

Durak G, Akin K, Cetin O, Uysal E, Aktas HE, Durak U, Karkas AY, Senkal N, Savas H, Tunaci A, et al. Radiologic and Clinical Correlates of Long-Term Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Sequelae. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(14):4874. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14144874

10. Akkus Yildirim B, Beduk Esen CS, Pekgoz OF, Unver B, Berber T, Gurdal N, Uysal E. Stereotactic radiosurgery vs. fractionated radiotherapy for large vestibular schwannomas: should FSRT be the preferred treatment?. Clin Transl Oncol (2024). doi: 10.1007/s12094-024-03790-0

11. Öğülmüş FE, Almalıoğlu Y, Tamam MÖ, Yıldırım B, Uysal E, Numanoğlu Ç, Özçevik H, Tekin AF, Turan M. Integrating PET/CT, radiomics and clinical data: An advanced multi-modal approach for lymph node metastasis prediction in prostate cancer. Comput Biol Med. 2025 Jan;184:109339. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109339

12. Akkus Yildirim B, Gokhan Acikgoz S, Akboru MH, Uysal E, Tutun B, Gurdal N, Tezcan Y. Evaluating the Impact of Age and G8 Assessment on Definitive Treatment Strategies in Elderly Patients with Local Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma. Oncol Res Treat 2024; 1–17. doi: 10.1159/000542017

13. Reinhardt P, Ahmadli U, Uysal E. Shrestha BK, Schucht P, Hakim A, & Ermiş E. Single versus multiple fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for medium-sized brain metastases (4-14 cc in volume): reducing or fractionating the radiosurgery dose?. Front Oncol. 2024, 14: 1333245. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1333245.

14. Urun M, Guner G, Sezgin Y, Uysal E, Sakin A, Kilickap S. Prognostic Significance of the Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index in Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of 96 Patients. Med Sci Mont. 2024; 30: e945752. doi: 10.12659/MSM.945752.

15. Özçevik H, Tamam M, Özay Nayır P, ,Uysal E, Erinç R, Topuz Ö. Predictive Value of Metabolic Parameters in Pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT with Regard to Molecular Subtype, Immunohistochemistry, and Overall Survival in Primary Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Turk J Oncol 2024;39(1):75–83. doi: 10.5505/tjo.2023.4174.

16. Uysal E, Yıldırım B. A novel diagnostic tool to differentiate primary origin of brain metastases: Deep learning-based radiomics. J Clin Ultrasound. 2023 Sep 20. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23567.

17. Ermiş E, Althaus A, Blatti M, Uysal E, Leiser D, Norouzi S, Riggenbach E, Hemmatazad H, Ahmadli U, Wagner F. Therapy Resistance of Glioblastoma in Relation to the Subventricular Zone: What Is the Role of Radiotherapy? Cancers. 2023; 15(6):1677. doi: 10.3390/cancers15061677.

18. Ürün M, Sezgin Y, Uysal E. The Effect of Time to Adjuvant Treatment on Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Stage IIB-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Platinum-Based Therapy. TJCL. 2023; 14(3): 639-644. doi: 10.18663/tjcl.1344051.

19. Ürün M, Güner G, Sezgin Y, Uysal E, Yılmaz Ürün Y. & Sakin A. (2023). Comparison of the Efficacy of FOLFIRI and Paclitaxel Chemotherapy Regimens in the Second Line Treatment of Metastatic Gastric Cancer . Van Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi,  16 (2) , 176-182 . doi: 10.52976/vansaglik.1308883.

20. Kotek Sedef A. , Uysal E. , Berber T. , Gürdal N. , Yıldırım B. The Prognostic Values of Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) Index In Advanced Stage NSCLC Patients With Brain Metastasis. TJCL. doi: 10.18663/tjcl.1240361.

21. İnce O, Uysal E, Durak G, Önol S, Dönmez Yılmaz B, Ertürk ŞM, Önder H. Prediction of carcinogenic human papillomavirus types in cervical cancer from multiparametric magnetic resonance images with machine learning-based radiomics models. Diagn Interv Radiol . [Ahead of print] doi: 10.4274/dir.2022.221335.

22. Uysal E, Aksaray F, Dincer S, Altın S. Robotic stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Indian J Cancer. 2023; 60(3):p 353-358. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_1414_20. 

23. Berber, T, Numanoğlu, Ç, Uysal E et al. Results of salvage treatment with CyberKnife® fractioned radiosurgery in recurrent large chordoma. Eur Spine J (2022).

24. Durak G , Uysal E , Cingoz E et al. Incidental pulmonary findings on chest computed tomography scans of 3010 non-COVID patients in Istanbul. Jour Radiat Oncol Palliat. April 2022; 6(1): 39-46

25. Dincer S, Uysal E. Evaluating Factors Associated with Radiation-induced Erectile Dysfunction After Stereotactic Radiotherapy. J Acad Res Med. 2021;11(3):254-61. doi: 10.4274/jarem.galenos.2021.21939

26. Atci MM, Sakin A, Uysal E et al. Survival and Prognostic Factors in Limited-stage Small-cell Lung Cancer. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021; 31(12):1433-1437. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.12.1433

27. Dinçer S, Uysal E, Berber T, Akboru H. The efficacy and tolerability of ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy in low-intermediate risk prostate cancer patients: single center experience. The Aging Male. 2021;24(1):50-57. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2021.194899

28. Erhan ŞS, Dinçer S, Uysal E, Alemdar A. Multiple Primary Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Our Six-Year Results. Bagcilar Med Bull. 2021;6(2):148-156. doi: 10.4274/BMB.galenos.2021.11.080

29. Uysal E, Akbörü H. Causes of Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia in Cancer Patients. Turk J Oncol. 2020;35(Supp 1):17–21. doi: 10.5505/tjo.2021.2733​​

30. Erturk SM, Durak G, Ayyıldız H et al. Covid-19: Correlation of Early Chest Computed Tomography Findings With the Course of Disease. J Comput Assist Tomog. 2020;44(5):633-639. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001073​​

31. Yılmaz BD, Uysal E, Gurdal N, Ozkan A. Is there any correlation between HPV and early radioresponse before brachytherapy in cervix uteri carcinoma? Radiol Med 2020;125(10):981-989. doi: 10.1007/s11547-020-01187-x

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Oral Presentations

·Machine learning–based survival model for predicting local recurrence in laryngeal cancer: a single-center retrospective study. International advanced radiotherapy techniques symposium. 2026 Jun

Artificial intelligence-driven survival prediction in locally advanced esophageal cancer using pet/ct radiomics. International advanced radiotherapy techniques symposium. 2026 Jun

·Machine learning–driven mri radiomics for predicting ish results in her2-equivocal (ihc 2+) breast cancer. International advanced radiotherapy techniques symposium. 2026 Jun

Balancing target coverage and immune preservation: dose– volume predictors of lymphopenia in rectal cancer. International advanced radiotherapy techniques symposium. 2026 Jun

Determination of prognostic subgroups in non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastasis using cluster analysis. 16th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2025 Apr

Facilitating decision-making in breast cancer multidisciplinary team meetings based on treatment guidelines. 16th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2025 Apr

Effect of urethral dose on genitourinary toxicity in patients with prostate cancer undergoing ultrahypofractionated radiation therapy. 16th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2025 Apr

Comparison of T1-space and T1-mprage for Detection of Brain Metastases and Radiosurgery Planning: Early Results. 15th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2023 Dec

Postoperative Cavity Streotactic Radiosurgery in Brain Metastases Türkiye Data: Trod 10-008 Study. 15th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2023 Dec

10. Chemoradiotherapy is a safety treatment method in geriatric patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. 5th Geriatric Oncology Congress. 2022 Nov

11. Evaluating Factors Associated with Radiation-induced Erectile Dysfunction After Stereotactic Radiotherapy. 14th National Radiation Oncology Congress (UROK) 2021 Nov

12. Results of stereotactic radiosurgery for recurrent chordoma. Virtual Congress of Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (UROK) 2020 Nov​​

13. Radiation oncology residency training from residents’ perspective in Turkey: A national survey. Virtual Congress of Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (UROK) 2020 Nov.​

14. Monitorization of shear wave – strain elastography and microvascularity changes during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. 41th National Radiology Congress. 2020 Oct​

15. Results of stereotactic radiotherapy in recurrence of nasopharyngeal cancer. Oral presentation in 6th Multidisciplinary Congress of Head and Neck Cancers (BBKK) 2020 Mar​​

16. Stereotactic radiotherapy in head and neck paragangliomas. 6th Multidisciplinary Congress of Head and Neck Cancers (BBKK) 2020 Mar