Prof. Dr. YUNUS OKTAY ATALAY

Prof. Dr. Yunus Oktay Atalay was born in 1976. He graduated from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the Department of Anesthesiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2008, earning the title of Specialist in Anesthesiology and Reanimation. Driven by a strong academic interest in clinical anatomy and regional anesthesia, he is currently pursuing advanced doctoral (PhD) research in Anatomy at Istanbul Medipol University, where he is in the dissertation phase of his studies.

Prof. Dr. Atalay began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Ondokuz Mayıs University in 2014. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017 and appointed Professor at the International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, in 2023.

Prof. Dr. Atalay holds the prestigious DESAIC (Diplomate of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care) qualification, one of the highest international credentials in the field of anesthesiology. Reflecting this international recognition, he has served as an Official Examiner for the European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC) oral examinations since 2019. In recognition of his clinical and academic achievements, he received Certificates of Appreciation from NATO and the Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 2010.

Since 2021, Prof. Dr. Atalay has served as the Operating Room Coordinator at Medipol Mega University Hospital, Istanbul Medipol University, where he oversees multidisciplinary team coordination and operational efficiency within the surgical services. To further enhance his academic and clinical expertise, he completed a clinical observership as an Observing Anesthesiologist with the Acute Pain Service at Stanford University (Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, USA) in 2025. Previously, in 2016, he gained additional international clinical experience through observerships at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, and Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University.

Demonstrating strong leadership in academic organizations, Prof. Dr. Atalay has actively served on the organizing committees of the long-established Abant Anesthesia Symposium and was appointed Symposium President in 2026. In collaboration with the Turkish Society of Regional Anesthesia, he also organized two Cadaver Workshops at Istanbul Medipol University and led the organization of the Medipol Anesthesia Days scientific meeting on two occasions at Medipol Mega University Hospital.

Prof. Dr. Atalay has authored numerous national and international scientific publications that have received extensive citations. Together with Prof. Dr. Berrin Günaydın, he served as co-editor of the books Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia (2025) and Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia. He also served as the Chief Translation Editor for the 9th edition of the internationally renowned textbook Yao & Artusio's Anesthesiology and as a Section Editor for the 8th edition of Barash Clinical Anesthesia and the 9th edition of Miller's Anesthesia.

• European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA)
• European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)
• Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD)
• Society of Regional Anesthesia (RAD)

• Publications: Numerous original research articles, case series, and clinical studies published in internationally indexed (SCI/SCI-E) and national peer-reviewed journals
• Book Editorship: Evidence-Based Clinical Practices in Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia (Co-edited with Prof. Dr. Berrin Günaydın, 2025)
• Book Editorship: Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia (Istanbul Medical Bookstores, 2022)
• Lead Translation Editor: Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology, 9th Edition (Başkent Medical Bookstore, 2025)
• Section Editor & Chapter Author: Barash Clinical Anesthesia, 8th Edition; Miller Anesthesia, 9th Edition (2023); Clinical Anesthesia, 8th Edition (2020); Clinical Anesthesia for Anesthesia Technicians
• International Peer Reviewer: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Clinics, Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

• Stanford University, Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, USA (2025): Clinical Observership in the Acute Pain Service and Advanced Regional Anesthesia
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, USA (2016): Clinical Observership in Pediatric Anesthesiology
• The Ohio State University, Nationwide Children's Hospital, USA (2016): Clinical Observership in Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) and Sedation Practices

• Clinical Observations & Service Models: Hands-on observation of advanced anesthesia and sedation service models at leading clinics in Europe and the USA (Stanford University, Cincinnati Children's, Ohio State University)
• Educational Assessment: Membership on the international EDAIC examination board under ESAIC to evaluate global anesthesiology training standards

• European Board Diploma: Diplomate of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (DESAIC), 2018
• National Board Certification: Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Board Certification (TARD-YEK), 2012
• Experimental Animals Use Certificate: Marmara University HADYEK (40 hours theoretical / 40 hours practical), 2013
• Advanced Life Support (ALS/ERC) Provider Certificate: European Resuscitation Council, 2017

• Cadaveric Studies: Regional anesthesia, surgical anatomy, and local anesthetic spread modeling
• Patient & Worker Safety: Development of protocols and JCI quality integration
• Healthcare Operations: Operational efficiency and organizational transformation projects