Prof. Dr. MUHAMMET REHA ÇELİK

Thoracic Surgery

Medicana International Ankara Hospital

Medical School and Year of Graduation

Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine 1996

Place and Year of Specialty Training

Ankara University Department of Thoracic Surgery 2004

Professional Experience

1997-1999 Bahçe State Hospital – Osmaniye
1999-2004 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine/Department of Thoracic Surgery
2006-2009 New York Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital/2006-2009
Lung Transplantation Program
2009-2015 İnönü University Faculty of Medicine/Department of Thoracic Surgery
2015-2021 İnönü University Faculty of Medicine/Department of Thoracic Surgery (Assoc. Prof. Dr. - Head of Department)

Medical Interests

Minimally Invasive Surgery
Awake lung and mediastinal surgeries
Lung cancer
Bronchiectasis
Mediastinal tumors and diseases
Tracheal (airway) tumors
Airway Stenoses
Chest wall tumors
Chest wall deformities (Pigeon chest, Funnel chest)
Excessive sweating of the hands and underarms

Special Procedures

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgeries (VATS, closed lung surgeries)
Videothoracoscopic mediastinal surgeries (thymus gland diseases, tumors)
Surgeries for chest wall deformities using the Nuss procedure (closed)
Tracheal surgery (tumors, stenoses)
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction therapy in COPD
Videothoracoscopic (closed) pleural surgeries