Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Murat ÖZBALAK

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Özbalak was born in 1984 in Istanbul. He completed his primary education at F.M.V. Özel Işık Primary School and his secondary and high school education at Galatasaray High School. In 2009, he graduated from the English Medical Program at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.

He completed his residency in internal medicine in 2015 at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. In November 2015, he began his career as a State Service Obligation physician at Batman Kozluk State Hospital. From April 2017 to June 2018, he worked at Istanbul Bahçelievler State Hospital.

Between June 2018 and September 2021, he completed his subspecialty training in hematology at the Department of Hematology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Subsequently, he served as a State Service Obligation physician at Ağrı Training and Research Hospital Hematology Department from October 2021 to September 2022 and at the Hematology Clinic of Bahçeşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital from October 2022 to February 2024.

In June 2023, he was conferred the title of Associate Professor of Hematology. Since February 2024, he has been serving as a faculty member in the Department of Hematology at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Additionally, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in the Department of Immunology at Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine.

He is married and he is a congress member of Galatasaray Sports Club. He is fluent in both English and French.

In 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Özbalak successfully completed the Lymphoma Masterclass organized by the Turkish Society of Hematology. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders, Hodgkin lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.