Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samet Senel
Md - Urology Specialist and Assistant Professor at Ankara City Hospital, Turkey; expert in stone disease, emergency urology and minimally invasive endourology.
- Author/co-editor in “Ürolojik Aciller” (Urological Emergencies), the Turkish Association of Urology publication, contributing to several chapters.
- Published peer-reviewed papers, including work comparing retrograde intrarenal surgery vs. percutaneous nephrolithotomy for 20-30 mm kidney stones.
- Participates actively in Turkish and European urology societies, and contributes to teaching and training as a faculty member.
About
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samet Senel is a Turkish urologist and academic, currently serving at Ankara City Hospital (Ankara Şehir Hastanesi) with a specialty in urology. He completed his medical schooling at Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Faculty of Medicine (2008-2014). He then undertook his specialty (residency) training in Urology at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital between July 2015 and May 2019.
Dr. Şenel’s clinical practice focuses on stone disease, kidney stone surgery (including percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery), urological emergencies such as phimosis, paraphimosis, balanoposthitis, and acute urinary retention. He combines surgical skill with academic research, publishing in national and international journals (for example in Endourology Bulletin) and contributing to essential urology textbooks and emergency urology manuals.
Alongside his hospital duties, Dr. Şenel is involved in physician training, lectures, and educational programs in Turkey, participating in societies like ESRU (European Society of Residents in Urology), EAU, etc.
Qualifications
- MD (Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine) — 2008-2014
- Urology Specialist Training (Residency) — Ankara Numune Training & Research Hospital, July 2015 – May 2019
- Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğr. Görevlisi) in Urology, Ankara City Hospital
- Research in kidney stone surgery: comparative analysis of retrograde intrarenal surgery vs percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Contributor/editor to Turkish Urology texts, particularly urological emergencies chapter