E. Denizhan Demirkıran

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye

Engin Denizhan Demirkıran, MD, FEBU, is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye, and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology. His clinical practice focuses on endourology and the minimally invasive management of urinary stone disease and benign prostatic obstruction.

His areas of interest include retrograde intrarenal surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery, laser enucleation of the prostate, and Aquablation. Dr. Demirkıran is a member of the EAU Working Group on Lower Urinary Tract Endoscopy and an Associate Member of the EAU Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Endourology and Urolithiasis Working Group. He contributes to European School of Urology (ESU) initiatives in surgical education, including the development of the Transurethral Treatment curriculum and the validation of simulation training models.

He has served as a hands-on training tutor at the European Urology Residents Education Programme (EUREP) in Prague, teaching Aquablation in 2025 and HoLEP in 2026. His international training includes endourology training at Tenon Hospital in Paris under Olivier Traxer and an EUSP Clinical Visit Fellowship at ASST Lariana in Como under Giorgio Bozzini.

His research interests include endourological technologies, the evaluation of single-use flexible ureteroscopes, surgical simulation, and artificial intelligence in urology. Alongside his clinical and academic work, he participates in international research collaborations and contributes to national and international meetings as a speaker, moderator, and surgical trainer. His work combines evidence-based patient care with the development of practical, structured approaches to urological training.