Education and Specialization
1979 - 1985 Istanbul University
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
2016 - Present YeniYüzyıl University GOP Hospital, Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery
2012 - 2015 Kartal-Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Thoracic Surgery Clinic Training Coordinator, Director of the Lung Transplantation Program
2007 - 2011 Süreyyapasa GHH Chief of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Director of the Lung Transplantation Program
2005 - 2011 Süreyyapasa GHH Chief of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic
2001 - 2004 Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Center Deputy Chief
2000 - 2001 Royal Brompton Hospital Specialist Registrar (General Medical Council No.: 5184328)
1998 - 1999 Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Center Chief Resident
1996 - 1997 Royal Brompton Hospital Research Physician
1993 - 1995 Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Center Chief Resident
1992 Diyarbakır Military Hospital Thoracic Surgery Specialist
1990 (3 months) Mayo Clinic, Heart-Lung Transplantation Department, Visiting Physician
1987 - 1991 Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Center Resident
1986 Salda Community Health Center, Burdur, Compulsory Service
Courses and Certificates
2014 - “Ex-vivo Lung Perfusion”, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
2009 - “Lung Transplantation; Sharing Experience Across Europe”, European Respiratory Society, Leuven, Belgium
2007 - “First Thoracic Robotic Surgery Course”, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Bern, Switzerland
2006 - “2. International General Thoracic Surgery Course”, Bursa
2004 - “International Symposium on New “Developments in Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma”, Ankara
2003 - Surgical Treatment of Pectus Deformity, Ankara
2002 - Advanced Thoracoscopy Course, Lyon, France
2000 - Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS) Course, Hamburg, Germany
2000 - Advanced Life Support Course, London, England
1996 - “Intrathoracic Staging” Workshop, London, England
1990 - Heart Transplantation Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
1990 - Microvascular Surgical Techniques Microvascular Training Centre Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Awards
2013 - Thoracic Surgery Award, 35th TÜSAD Congress, Izmir-Çeşme
2013 - Best Oral Presentation, 16th Thoracic Society Congress, Antalya
2012 - Travel Award of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery, 20th European Conference on Thoracic Surgery, Essen, Germany
2011 - Best Presentation Award, Student Congress, İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu
1997 - Young Researcher Award
8th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Dublin, Ireland
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