Dr. Cakan graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine in Istanbul, followed by specialist training in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery at the Health Science University in Türkiye. Afterward he had advanced training in Neurootology in Seoul National University. He has performed hundreds of successful surgeries in 5 different countries. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at The Chinese University of Hong Kong with research interests in neurotology.