Prof. MD. Sevim Aslan

Education and Specialization

• M.D. – Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 1995
• Specialization in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) – Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 2001
• Associate Professor – Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
• Professor – Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018

Professional Experience

• 1996–1997 – General Practitioner, Çay District / İnli Town, Afyonkarahisar
• 1997–2001 – Research Assistant, ENT Department, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital
• 2001–2011 – Specialist, ENT Department, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital
• 2011–2018 – Training Supervisor, ENT Department, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital
• 2017–2018 – Member, TUEK (Board of Medical Specialty Education), SBÜ Ankara Training and Research Hospital
• 2018–2023 – Head of Department, Otorhinolaryngology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine

Courses and Certifications

• Septorhinoplasty Course, Turkish ORL Clinics Postgraduate Continuous Medical Education Courses – I
• 22nd Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Hands-on Cadaver Dissection Course, 2nd Istanbul Masterclass Symposium
• Basic FESS and Tongue Base Advancement Techniques Course, Turkish Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, 4th Academy Meeting
• Voice Disorders Management Course, Turkish ORL Clinics Postgraduate Continuous Medical Education Courses – II
• Facial Plastic Surgery Course, EAFPS
• Polysomnography Course, 8th National Congress on Sleep and Sleep Disorders
• Basic Sleep Medicine Course, Turkish Sleep Medicine Society
• 10th Hands-on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Cadaver Training Course
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgical Treatment Course, Gülhane Military Medical Academy
• Tympanoplasty Course, Fırat–Dicle Basin ENT–Head and Neck Surgery Association
• Voice Disorders Course, 5th National Audiology and Speech Disorders Congress
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders Course, 12th National Sleep Medicine Congress
• A to Z Tympanoplasty Course, Turkish ENT and HNS Foundation Ankara Branch & Mediterranean Otology and Audiology Association
• Vestibular Testing and VEMP/vHIT Practical Approach Course, Eskişehir Osmangazi University ENT Department
• Medical Specialty Education Instructor Course, University of Health Sciences (TUEK 2017)
• Assessment and Evaluation Course, University of Health Sciences (TUEK 2017)
• Scientific Research and Thesis Supervision Course, University of Health Sciences (TUEK 2017)

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
• Turkish Foundation of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
• Turkish Sleep Medicine Society
• Otology and Neurotology Society
• Ankara Medical Chamber

Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Kılıç R., Özdek A., Felek S., Şafak M.A., Samim E. A case presentation of bilateral simultaneous Bell’s palsy. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2003; 24(4): 271–273.
• Aslan Felek S., Çelik H., Pulat H., Taştan E. Giant vocal cord nodule. The Internet Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, 2007; 1(1).
• Çelik H., Aslan Felek S., Islam A., Şafak M.A., Arslan N., Göçmen H. Analysis of long-term hearing after tympanosclerosis with total/partial stapedectomy and prosthesis used. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2008; 128(12): 1308–1313.
• Çelik H., Aslan Felek S., Islam A., Arslan N., Demirci M., Haberal Can I. The effect of mobility of ossicles and surgical approach on hearing results in patients with tympanosclerosis. The Mediterranean Journal of Otology, 2008; 4(3): 184–190.
• Islam A., Arslan N., Felek S.A., Çelik H., Demirci M., Oğuz H. Reconstruction of the internal nasal valve: modified splay graft technique with endonasal approach. Laryngoscope, 2008; 118(10): 1739–1743.
• Felek S.A., Çelik H., Islam A., Demirci M. Bilateral simultaneous nasal septal cauterization in children with recurrent epistaxis. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2009; 73(10): 1390–1393.
• Islam A., Çelik H., Felek S.A., Demirci M. Repair of nasal perforation with “cross-stealing” technique. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, 2009; 23(2): 225–228.
• Ceylan K., Emir H., Kızılkaya Z., Taştan E., Yavanoğlu A., Uzunkulaoğlu H., Samim E., Felek S.A. First-choice treatment in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea: single-stage multilevel temperature-controlled radiofrequency tissue volume reduction or nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2009; 135(9): 915–919.
• Çelik H., Felek S.A., Islam A., Demirci M., Samim E., Oztuna D. The impact of fixated glass ionomer cement and springy cortical bone incudostapedial joint reconstruction on hearing results. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2009; 129(12): 1368–1373.
• Felek S.A., Islam A., Çelik H., Demirci M., Samim E., Köse S.K. The functional and anatomical results of canal wall down tympanoplasty in extensive cholesteatoma. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2009; 129(12): 1388–1394.
• Felek S.A., Çelik H., Islam A., Elhan A.H., Demirci M., Samim E. Type 2 ossiculoplasty: prognostic determination of hearing results by middle ear risk index. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2010; 31(5): 325–331.
• Felek S.A., Çelik H., Islam A., Oğuz H., Gönültaş M.A. Foreign body polyp of the external auditory canal mimicking suppurative otitis media: case report. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009; 29(3): 753–756.
• Çelik H., Felek S.A., Islam A., Gönültaş M.A. Congenital hairy polyp of the Eustachian tube in an adult: an unusual case. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, 2010; 30(5): 1742–1744.
• Can I.H., Islam A., Taştan E., Çelik H., Felek S.A., Karasoy D.S., Samim E.E. Sneezing and runny nose: should allergy testing be routinely performed? Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2013; 65(Suppl 2): 267–270.
• Koç G., Taşkaldıran İ., Aslan Felek S., Saltabaş M.A., Omma T., Akbulut A., Culha C. Ectopic lingual thyroid presenting with massive hematemesis. Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest), 2019; 15(2): 244–246.
• Felek S.A., İbaş M., Dursun S., Heper A.O. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the neck: a brief review of the literature. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2019; 71(Suppl 1): 369–372.
• Uğurlu B.N., Akdoğan O., Yılmaz Y.A., Yapar D., Aktar Uğurlu G., Yerlikaya H.S., Aslan Felek S. Quantitative evaluation and progress of olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2021; 278(7): 2363–2369.
• Uğurlu B.N., Çelik H., Aslan Felek S., Aktar Uğurlu G., Ciledag N., Kaygusuz H. The effects of septorhinoplasty techniques and poly-P-dioxanone plate use on maxillofacial growth: an experimental study. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2021; 32(8): 2892–2895.

Publications in National Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Ceylan K., Çelik H., Oğuz H., Samim E., Felek S., Arslan N. Van der Hoeve–de Kleyn Syndrome: Case report. Otoscope, 2004; 5(1): 30–33.
• Oğuz H., Arslan N., Felek S., Demirci M., Şafak M.A. Olfactory neuroblastoma: case report. KBB-Forum, 2006; 5(2): 85–87.
• Islam A., Oğuz H., Demirci M., Arslan N., Felek S. Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis with facial and palatal necrosis: case report. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2006; 14(1-3): 67–71.
• Felek S.A., Çelik H., Islam A., Astarcı M. Giant trichilemmal cyst of the postauricular region: case report. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2009; 17(2): 70–73.
• Çelik H., Islam A., Felek S.A., Yüksel D. A very rare complication of acute sinusitis: subgaleal abscess. Kulak Burun Boğaz İhtisas Dergisi, 2009; 19(3): 1–4.
• Islam A., Felek S., Çelik H., Arslan N., Haberal Can I., Oğuz H. Repair of nasal septal perforations with different intranasal flap techniques and outcomes. Kulak Burun Boğaz İhtisas Dergisi, 2009; 19(5): 232–238.
• Aslan Felek S., Çelik H., Islam A., Demirci M. Modified Z-meatoplasty in open mastoid surgery. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2010; 18(1): 6–10.
• Çelik H., Felek S.A., Arslan N., Islam A., Şafak M.A., Can I.H., Kantekin Y. Results of revision surgery for failed hearing after intact canal wall tympanoplasty in chronic otitis media without cholesteatoma. Kulak Burun Boğaz İhtisas Dergisi, 2010; 20(4): 195–199.
• Kantekin Y., Aslan Felek S., Çelik H., Özcan S. A rare foreign body in the external auditory canal: deciduous tooth. Ankara Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal, 2009; 42(2): 13–15.
• Aslan Felek S., Demir R.P., Tüzüner A. Internal acoustic canal lipoma in a case of sudden hearing loss. KBB-BBC Journal, 2014; 22(3): 69–71.
  Dursun S., Aslan Felek S., Köycü A., İbaş M., Akçaalan B. A rare side effect of topical gentamicin use: auricular necrosis. Kulak Burun Boğaz İhtisas Dergisi, 2017; 27(5): 1–4.
• Akkoca Ö., Ersöz Ünlü C., Kaptan Z., Felek S., Tüzüner A., Arslan N. Neck masses: retrospective analysis of 307 patients. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2020; 28(1): 44–48.
  Uğurlu B.N., Yerlikaya H.S., Aktar Uğurlu G., Aslan Felek S. Evaluation of nasal mucociliary clearance in COVID-19 patients. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2021; 29(2): 95–99.
• Aslan S., Kızılkaya Kaptan Z., Uğurlu B.N., Yiğit H., Ünverdi H., Demirci M. The importance of imaging and fine-needle aspiration biopsy in primary benign parapharyngeal space tumors. KBB ve BBC Journal, 2021; 29(1): 58–64.