Associate Prof. Dr. Emre Bakırcıoğlu
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APPOINTMENT
- Graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1990.
- Completed Urology Residency at Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital Urology Clinic (1992-1997).
- Served as a Research Fellow in Erectile Dysfunction and Neurourology at the Urology Clinic, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tom Lue (1996-2000).
- Visiting Doctor specializing in Male Infertility at Prof. Dr. Larry Lipschultz's Infertility Clinic in Houston (2000).
- Visiting Doctor at the Male Infertility Clinic, New York Cornell University, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Peter Schlegel (2002).
- Began performing the first Micro-TESE operations in Turkey at Şişli Memorial Hospital (2002).
- Worked as a Urology/Andrology Doctor focusing on male infertility at the German Hospital and various busy in vitro fertilization centers in Istanbul (2004-2014).
- Conducted Micro-TESE operations in international centers, including in Switzerland, Jordan, Sarajevo, and Iraq.
- Achieved Associate Professorship in 2013.
- Serving as a Urology Consultant Doctor at his own center and Ota & Jinemed Hospital in Istanbul since 2014.
Awards
- 1997, American Urological Association Congress, New Orleans. Lapides Assay Contest: Honorable Mention
- 1999 Bard-Preis Award
- 1999 Basic Science Section, International Bladder Symposium: Second Prize
- 2000, American Urological Association Congress, Atlanta. Best work in the Impotence category: Yamanuchi Award
- 2000, American Urological Association Congress, Atlanta. Lapides Assay Contest: Second Prize
National and International Association Memberships
- Association of Urological Surgery
- Turkish Andrology Association
- Turkish Reproductive Health Association
- Reproductive Medicine Association
- American Urological Association (AUA)
- European Association of Urology (EAU)
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
- Society for Male Reproductive Medicine (SMRU)
Important Articles:
- Bakircioglu ME ., Lin CS, Fan P., Sievert K.-D, Kan YW, and Lue TF: The effect of adeno-associated virus-mediated brain-derived neurotrophic factor in an animal model for neurogenic impotence. J. Urol. 2001 Jun (6 Pt 1);165:2103-2109.
- Sievert KD, Wefer J., Bakircioglu ME ., Nunes L., Dahiya R., and Tanagho EA: Heterologous acellular matrix graft for reconstriction of the rabbit urethra: histological and functional evaluation. J. Urol. 2001 Jun;165(6 Pt 1):2096-2102.
- Sievert K.-D., Emre Bakircioglu M. , Tsai T., Dahms SE, Nunes L., and Lue TF: The effect of simulated birth trauma and/or ovariectomy on rodent continence mechanism. Part I: Functional and Structural Change. J Urol. 2001 Jul;166(1):311-7.
- Bakircioglu ME ., Sievert K.-D., Nunes L., Lau A., Lin C.-S., and Lue TF: Decreased trabecular smooth muscle and caveolin-1 expression in the penile tissue of aged rats. J. Urol 2001 Aug.; 166(2):734-8.
- Bakircioglu ME ., Erden HF, Kaplancan T., Cıray N., Bener, F., Bahceci M.: Aging may adversely affect testicular sperm recovery in patients with Klinefelter's syndrome. Urology 2006 Nov.; 68 (5):1082-1086.
- Bakircioglu ME ., Erden HF, Ciray HN, Bayazit N., Bahceci M.: Gonadotrophin therapy in combination with ICSI in men with hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2007 Aug.; 15 (2): 156-160.
- Bakircioglu ME ., Ulug U, Erden HF, Tosun S., Bayram A., Ciray N., Bahceci M.: Klinefelter's syndrome: does it confer a bad prognosis in the treatment of nonobstructive azoospermia? Fertile Sterile. 2011 Apr;95(5):1696-9.
- Okutman O., Muller J., Baert Y., Serdarogulları M., Gultomruk M., Piton A., Rombaut C., Benkhalifa M., Teletin M., Skory V., Bakircioglu ME. , Goossens E., Bahceci M. ., Viville S. Exome sequencing reveals a nonsense mutation in TEX15 causing spermatogenic failure in a Turkish family. Hum Mol Genet. Oct 1;24(19):5581-8.
- Agarwal A., Parekh N., Selvam MKP, et al.: Male oxidative stress infertility (MOSI): Proposed terminology and clinical practice guidelines for management of idiopathic male infertility. World J Mens Health. 2019;37:e24.
- Özman O, Bakırcıoğlu ME : Clinical Impact of Parental Consanguineous Marriage in idiopathic nonobstructive azoospermia. F&S Reports Articles in press. Open Access Published July 20, 2020. https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(20)30041-6/fulltext
- Özman O, Tosun S, Bayazıt N, Cengiz S, Bakırcıoğlu ME : Efficacy of the Second Micro-TESE after First Micro-TESE in Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia. Fertile Sterile. 2021 Apr;115(4):915-921.
- Bakırcıoğlu ME et al. Reliability of Diagnostic Micro-TESE Among Men With Azoospermia Before Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Stimulation of Their Spouses. RBM Online Vol. 47 Suppl. Nov. 2023. https://www.rbmojournal.com/article/S1472-6483(23)00567-9/fulltext
- Bakırcıoğlu ME et al. Do Clinical Parameters Predict Testicular Sperm Recovery Success in Azoospermic Men with AZFc Deletion? RBM Online Vol. 47 Suppl. Nov. 2023. https://www.rbmojournal.com/article/S1472-6483(23)00566-7/fulltext
