30 years of experience in Denizli is now offered at a modern eye center

For 30 years, Ophthalmologist Prof. Dr. Cem Yıldırım in Denizli has been providing healing to patients and training thousands of doctors, bringing together his professional knowledge and experience in his modern center equipped with technological devices.

Operating under the Department of Ophthalmology at Pamukkale University (PAU) and Gözakademi Hospital, Prof. Dr. Cem Yıldırım, who has been serving the people of Denizli for 30 years, training thousands of doctors throughout his career and contributing to numerous successful academic studies, has introduced his new eye center equipped with technological devices to the service of the public.

During the opening of the new clinic, Denizli Metropolitan Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu, Merkezefendi Mayor Şeniz Doğan, Honaz Mayor Yüksel Kepenek, Denizli Regional Court Chief Prosecutor Önder Yeniçeri, Provincial Police Director Yavuz Sağdıç, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Senior Colonel Hıdır Ayçiçek, Provincial Health Director Uzm. Dr. Berna Öztürk, former Denizli Member of Parliament Teoman Sancar, his wife Prof. Dr. Nazan Başak Yıldırım who is a Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chairman of Yaylalı Eye Hospital Board of Directors and Ophthalmologist Prof. Dr. Volkan Yaylalı, owner of Private Health Hospital Dr. Rıdvan Erdemir, owner of Private Vizyon Eye Hospital Dr. Hüseyin Karadavut, owner of Denizli Surgical Hospital Dr. Zerrin Çelik, Chairman of Denipol Hospital Board of Directors Dr. Ugur Kulalı, along with family, colleagues, and guests, showed their support.

Thanking his friends and guests who did not leave him alone at the opening, Prof. Dr. Cem Yıldırım said, “I acquired the scientific, ethical, deontological elements, and values of my medical profession at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and Department of Ophthalmology. In 1996, I worked and conducted research on ‘Pediatric Ophthalmology’ for 2 years at Washington University Eye Clinic in the United States. After these intensive professional training processes, I continued my academic activities at the Department of Ophthalmology at PAU. I became an Associate Professor in 1999 and a Professor in 2005, while also serving as the Chief Physician and Deputy Dean at PAU. Almost my entire 30-year career was spent in Denizli at the Department of Ophthalmology at PAU. During this time, thousands of doctors, nearly 50 eye doctors, and our faculty members were trained. I enriched my academic life with over 47 international and more than 100 national articles and papers, successfully completed SPO and TUBITAK projects on academic life. Between 2006 and 2023, I managed the establishment and development processes of Denizli Gözakademi Hospital as the medical director. The hundreds of thousands of patient examinations and tens of thousands of surgeries I performed during this period became our common experience and our greatest treasure with our professors, specialists, and assistants we worked with.”

Emphasizing that he aims to combine his 30 years of knowledge and experience in a modern center, Prof. Dr. Yıldırım stated, “As of 2024, I have opened my fully equipped eye clinic in Denizli, aiming not only to be a brand belonging to Denizli but also to serve its surroundings and the country without compromising on ethical and deontological values. In my new professional journey, I will continue to share my experiences of ‘trust and good medicine’ with my colleagues, while providing the highest level of scientific and technological assistance to my patients with the awareness of our social responsibilities. We are now ready to offer services with a good experience and technology together with my team in a more modern and comfortable environment. We will provide services with the most up-to-date medical equipment, advanced devices, and knowledge accumulation in eye diseases in our clinic where Denizli residents will be together with us.”

After his speech, the new eye center of Ophthalmologist Prof. Dr. Cem Yıldırım on Şehit Öğretmen Yusuf Batur Avenue in Merkezefendi district was jointly opened by the participants. Yıldırım presented flowers to his wife Prof. Dr. Nazan Başak Yıldırım, who always supported him throughout his professional life, his sister Ayşe Yıldırım, and his colleague Prof. Dr. Volkan Yaylalı, whom he has never been separated from since school years. After the opening, Yıldırım personally interacted with all the guests who did not leave him alone on his happy day.