Education

2017 - Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Student

2024 - Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck

Surgery (Residency Training)

2024-Current Gaziantep City Hospital, speasialist

Professional Experience

2024 – Present

Gaziantep City Hospital – Specialist in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Observerships & International Experience

2024 | The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine & Health Clinical Observership in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice (2–30 September 2024)

Congresses attended

18th Turk Rhinology National Congress - Oral Presentation: “Endoscopic Approach in the Treatment of Olfactory Neuroblastoma Extending to the Intracranial Compartment: A Case Report

17th National and 2nd International Facial Plastic Surgery Congress.

Dr. Hakan Kara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Istanbul University. He is also a PhD student at the Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine. His clinical and academic work focuses on rhinology, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, endoscopic skull base surgery, and sinonasal tumors. His research investigates the immunopathogenesis of sinonasal inflammatory diseases, with particular emphasis on T helper cell subsets and cytokine profiling. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Kara is actively engaged in translational research integrating clinical rhinology and immunology to advance the understanding of inflammatory airway diseases and sinonasal tumors and to support the development of targeted therapeutic strategies.