Op. Dr. Güven Tidim

Contributing to numerous congresses, courses, and scientific publications both in Turkey and abroad, Dr. Tidim has performed more than 1,500 open, laparoscopic, and robotic urological surgeries to date. With his academic and clinical experience, he aims for high success rates in both diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Education

From high school through his specialization, Op. Dr. Güven Tidim built a strong academic foundation and prepared his specialty thesis on patient comfort and quality of life in urology.

• Istanbul Bahçelievler Anatolian High School

• Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
  Medical Education (2001 – 2007)

• Istanbul Taksim Training and Research Hospital
  Urology Residency Training (2007 – 2013)

• Specialty Thesis:
  Evaluation of the effects of different analgesia methods on pain and quality of life (SF-36) in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy

Professional Experience

Throughout his roles in public and private healthcare institutions, Dr. Tidim has taken an active part in advanced urological surgical procedures.

• Istanbul Training and Research Hospital – Urology Specialist (2013 – 2018)

• Beylikdüzü Kolan Hospital (2018)

• Private Avcılar Anadolu Hospital (2018 – 2024)

• İstinye University – Assistant Professor (2020)

• Medicana International Hospital – Urology Specialist (2024 – Present)

Areas of Expertise / Procedures

Dr. Tidim has a broad scope of practice in both the surgical and medical domains of urology.

• Uro-oncology

• Laparoscopic Surgery

• Robotic Surgery

• Kidney and Bladder Diseases

• Andrology

• Male Infertility

Medical Interests

In his clinical practice, Dr. Tidim applies advanced diagnostic and treatment methods, with primary interests including:

• Prostate biopsy and benign prostatic enlargement

• Prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancers

• Percutaneous kidney stone treatment (PCNL)

• Flexible URS (RIRS)

• Urinary incontinence and bladder disorders

• Andrology and men’s sexual health

• Male infertility

• Pediatric urology

• Gynecologic urology

• Robotic surgery applications

Languages

• German

• English

Association Memberships

• European Association of Urology (EAU)

• Endourological Society

• European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU)

• Urological Surgery Association

• Turkish Medical Association

Journals He Is a Member Of

• European Urology

• Journal of Endourology

• Uro-oncology Bulletin

• Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Urology

Courses and Congresses Attended

Dr. Tidim has participated in numerous national and international scientific events to continue his professional development.

 “The Fifth Applied Urological Laparoscopic Surgery Course and Syposium”
3–6 April 2008 at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy, ANKARA
 Interdisciplinary Uro-oncology Meeting, 6–8 March 2009, Kyrenia, T.R.N.C.
 Urology in All Dimensions, 30 May 2009, Eskişehir Regional Meeting
 Uro-oncology School, 16–18 October 2009, IZMIR
 9th Uro-oncology Congress, 4–8 November 2009, Ankara
 25th ANNIVERSARY EAU CONGRESS, BARCELONA 2010
 The EAU 10th South Eastern European Meeting (SEEM), Belgrade, Serbia, 24–26 October 2014
 Live Robotic Urology Surgery Course (one-to-one, on-site), 6–7 February 2014, Istanbul Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Urology Clinic
 23rd National Urology Congress, 2014
 25th World Congress on Videourology: Advances in Clinical Urology, 2014
 29th Urological Laparoscopy Course, 13–14 February 2015, Acıbadem University
 6th Uro-oncology Winter Congress and Course, 2015
 15th Russian Society of Urology Congress, May 2015
 Turkish Urology Association 24th National Urology Congress and 26th World Videourology Congress, 20–24 October 2015, Izmir
 31st ANNIVERSARY EAU CONGRESS, Munich 2016
 32nd EAU Congress, London 2017
 33rd National Urology Congress, 29 October 2024, Antalya
 Innovative methods in the treatment of urinary infections, Belgrade, September 2025

National and International Publications

1) Yucetas U, Erkan E, Karabay E, Behzatoglu K, Khaligov B, Tidim G, Mansuroglu B. High-Grade Sarcoma of the Kidney. 23rd National Urology Congress, 2014
2) Yucetas U, Erkan E, Culha MG, Tidim G, Khaligov B, Mansuroglu B, Toktas MG. Laparoscopic Pyelolithotomy in Horseshoe Kidney. 25th World Congress on Videourology: Advances in Clinical Urology, 2014, Bulgaria
3) Yucetas U, Erkan E, Mansuroglu B, Tidim G, Khaligov B, Sahin Y, Toktas MG. Flexible Nephroscope Assisted Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy. 25th World Congress on Videourology: Advances in Clinical Urology, 2014
4) Yucetas U, Erkan E, Mansuroglu B, Ates HA, Culha MG, Tidim G, Toktas MG. Laparoscopic Ureteroureterostomy of Retrocaval Ureter Anomaly. 25th World Congress on Videourology: Advances in Clinical Urology, 2014
5) Tidim G, Yucetas U, Erkan E, Okucu E, Kadihasanoglu M, Cekmen A. The Effect of Pre-Procedure Information on Pain and Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing TRUS-Guided Prostate Biopsy. 23rd National Urology Congress, 2014
6) Erkan E, Yucetas U, Kadihasanoglu M, Culha MG, Mansuroglu B, Tidim G, Sacak V. Micro-Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy: Our Initial Experience. 23rd National Urology Congress, 2014
7) Tidim G, Yucetas U, Erkan E, Culha MG, Ates HA, Kadihasanoglu M. The Effect of Informing on Pain and Anxiety Levels of Patients Before TRUS-Guided Prostate Biopsy. 6th Uro-oncology Winter Congress and Course, 2015
8) Erkan E, Yucetas U, Tidim G, Ates HA, Culha MG, Kadihasanoglu M. Does the Number of Cores in Prostate Biopsy Reflect the Fact? 6th Uro-oncology Winter Congress and Course, 2015
9) Appendiceal Substitution Following Iatrogenic Ureter Injury: Case Report. Fatih O. Kurtuluş, A. Şener Karaca, Güven Tidim, Adem Fazlıoğlu. Turkiye Klinikleri J Urology 2013;4(1):28–30
10) Appendiceal Substitution Following Iatrogenic Ureter Injury: Case Report. Fatih O. Kurtuluş, A. Şener Karaca, Güven Tidim, Adem Fazlıoğlu. 3rd International Meeting “Challenges in Endourology & Functional Urology” 2013
11) The role and significance of multidetector CT in predicting outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy operations. Z. Tandoğdu, F.O. Kurtuluş, G. Tidim, M. Aydın, S. Baş, A. Fazlıoğlu, H.M. Çek. 21st National Urology Congress 2010, Oral Presentation
12) Factors determining the difference between Gleason score in prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy. F.O. Kurtuluş, Z. Tandoğdu, A. Fazlıoğlu, G. Tidim, H.M. Çek. 9th Uro-oncology Congress, Ankara 2009
13) Re-Resection (re-TUR) in patients with superficial bladder tumors. M. Aydın, Z. Tandoğdu, A. Fazlıoğlu, F.O. Kurtuluş, G. Tidim, H.M. Çek. 20th National Urology Congress 2008, Antalya
14) The role of urologists in infertility centers: an internet database-based study. A. Fazlıoğlu, G. Tidim, Z. Tandoğdu, M. Aydın, F.O. Kurtuluş, H.M. Çek. 20th National Urology Congress 2008, Antalya
15) Parameters affecting operation time in percutaneous nephrolithotomy. F.O. Kurtuluş, Z. Tandoğdu, A. Kalkanlı, G. Tidim, A. Fazlıoğlu, H.M. Çek. National Urology Congress 2010
16) Recurrent, Giant Renal Angiomyolipoma Treated with Selective Arterial Embolization. Tidim G, Kilickesmez O, Culha MG. Urol Int. 2017 Dec 22.
17) ESRU, Prostate cancer cases; 2012 Istanbul; Oral Presentation. Tidim G., Moderator: Kural A. R.

• Applied Urological Laparoscopic Surgery Course – Ankara (2008)

• National and International Uro-oncology Congresses (2008–2025)

• EAU Congresses (Barcelona 2010, Munich 2016, London 2017)

• Live Robotic Urology Surgery Courses

• Videourology and laparoscopy congresses

• 33. National Urology Congress – Antalya (2024)

• Innovative treatments for urinary infections – Belgrade (2025)

Scientific Publications

Op. Dr. Güven Tidim has numerous scientific studies presented at national and international congresses and published in journals. These publications mainly focus on uro-oncology, prostate biopsy, kidney stone surgery, and laparoscopic urology.