Prof. Ugur Selek
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14/03/2026
Professor Ugur Selek is one of Turkey’s leading radiation oncologists. He graduated from the English-language program of the Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and obtained ECFMG Certification in the United States.
From 2001 to 2003, Professor Selek worked as a Clinical Fellow at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) — one of the world’s leading cancer centers — where he specialized in IMRT and stereotactic radiotherapy. In 2003, he received the “First Annual M.D. Anderson Radiation Oncology Fellow Research Award.”
Since 2009, he has been heading the Department of Radiation Oncology at VKV American Hospital in Istanbul, which operates as the MD Anderson Radiation Oncology Outreach Center — meaning direct collaboration with the U.S. center on protocols and quality standards. In parallel, he serves as Professor at Koç University School of Medicine, where he was the founding chair of the department.
Professor Selek is a Fellow of ASTRO (since 2019), President of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD), co-editor of six Springer books on radiation oncology, and the author of hundreds of scientific publications.
Achievements and Awards
About Professor Ugur Selek
Radiation oncology (radiation therapy).
Areas of specialization:
- lung cancer,
- central nervous system tumors (including stereotactic radiosurgery),
- head and neck tumors,
- IMRT, stereotactic radiotherapy,
- prognosis and management of radiation therapy toxicity.
- 1997 — Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English-language program), MD diploma
- 1997 — ECFMG Certification, USA
- 1997–2001 — residency in radiation oncology, Hacettepe University
- 2001–2003 — clinical fellow in radiation oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
- 2003–2004 — return to Hacettepe University, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2004 — appointed Assistant Professor (Hacettepe)
- 2006 — Associate Professor (Hacettepe)
- 2009 – present — Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology, VKV American Hospital — MD Anderson Radiation Treatment Center, Istanbul.
- From its founding to the present — Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Koç University School of Medicine; founding chair of the department.
- Adjunct Professor, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology.
- ResearchGate: 378 scientific publications, 28,910 reads, 3,600 citations.
- Google Scholar: profile as a Koç University professor, research field — oncology.
- Co-editor of 6 Springer books on radiation oncology, including: “Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review”, “Radiation Oncology: A Case-Based Review”, “Prevention and Management of Acute and Late Toxicities in Radiation Oncology”.
- Associate editor of the Turkish Journal of Oncology.
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) — Fellow (FASTRO, since 2019); member of the international committee.
- Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD) — President; board member.
- Turkish Lung Cancer Society — board member.
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) — formerly a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium committee.
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Alumni and Faculty Association (USA).
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
VKV American Hospital is a private multidisciplinary hospital in Istanbul, part of the Vehbi Koç Foundation. The hospital is JCI-accredited and operates according to American quality standards.
For oncology patients, the MD Anderson Radiation Treatment Center is of central importance. It opened in January 2010 as a result of a partnership with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) — the leader of the “America’s Best Hospitals” ranking among cancer hospitals. The partnership means standardization of treatment practices, protocols, and quality control under the “One Practice Model” framework.
The Department of Radiation Oncology is equipped with new-generation linear accelerators for IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy), stereotactic radiosurgery and SBRT, 4D-CT simulation, and CT-planned brachytherapy.
Under the leadership of Professor Selek, the center treats tumors of the lung, brain, head and neck, gastrointestinal tract, and other solid tumors. Treatment is delivered in a multidisciplinary format — together with medical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and neurosurgeons.
An International Patient Department is available for foreign patients.
