Banu Atalar

Prof. Dr. Banu Atalar is a radiation oncology specialist at Anadolu Medical Center, focusing mainly on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Specialties and areas of interest

• Tumours of the central nervous system
• Thoracic tumours
• Tumours of the gastrointestinal tract
• Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and MRI-guided adaptive SRS (approximately 75% of clinical practice)

Education

• 1993–1999 — Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2000–2005 — Residency in radiation oncology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2011 — Clinical research fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology (mentors: John Adler, Iris Gibbs, Scott Soltys)

Professional career

• 2005–2008 — Department of Radiation Oncology, American/Italian (VKV) Hospital
• 2009 — Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Acibadem MAA University, Istanbul
• 2009–2025 — Maslak Acibadem Hospital, Acibadem MAA University, Department of Radiation Oncology
• 2013 — Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Acibadem MAA University
• 2018 — Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Acibadem MAA University
• 2026 – present — Anadolu Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology

Memberships and scientific activity

• ASCO Resource Stratified Guidelines Committee (2013–2018)
• Organiser of the 2nd International Symposium of the Rare Cancer Network, Istanbul (2015)
• President of the Young Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (2021–2023)
• Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD): board member (2021–2023), vice-president (2023–2025), president (March 2025 – March 2027)
• Radiosurgery Society (RSS) — member of the scientific organising committee (2023–2025)
• RSS Nominating Committee (2024)
• ESTRO — chair of the National Societies Committee (2024–2027)
• 72 peer-reviewed international scientific publications, frequently cited (PubMed)
• International Development and Education Award (IDEA), American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004
• IASLC International Mentorship Award, 2018
• Honorary Fellow of the American College of Radiology (H.FACR), 2025