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ALPER TOKER, MD

EMAIL:
salpertoker@gmail.com
alper.toker@wvumedicine.org

TELEPHONE GSM:
+1 (304) (282 0264); +90(535) (2937760)

Education

1979-1986        B.A.                Bursa Anadolu Lisesi (English)

1986-1992        M.D.               Marmara University School of Medicine (English)

1992-1997                                Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular  Surgery (Residency)

1997-1999                                Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,  Clinical Fellow

 

Professional and Academic Life

1999-2000                              Gulhane Military Medical Academy (Military obligation)

2000-2001                              Yedikule Pulmonary Diseases and Chest Surgery Center (Chief Resident)

2001-2004                              Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery (Chief Resident)

2004-2009                              Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery  (Ass Prof of Thoracic Surgery)

2009-2019                              Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery (Head, Professor of Chest Surgery) and

Group Florance Nightingale Istanbul Director of Chest Surgery Program

2019 – on                                West Virginia University, Heart and Vascular Surgery Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Director of Tracheal Reconstruction program.

Member of  Societies

American Association of Thoracic Surgery member (2015)

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons member  (2002 on) (Councillor 2009 on, Officer 2013 on  and President Elect (2014) President (2015), Director of External Relations (2016)

Turkish Society of Chest surgeons

Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Turlish Lung Cancer Society  

International Association  for the Study of Lung Cancer

CTS Net

International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group

International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

Educational and Administrative works

Associate Editor, Turkish Thoracic and Cardiovascular Journal (2009 – 2017)

Associate Editor, Operative Technichs in Thoracic and Cardiovascular  Surgery (2016 – on)

Editorial Board of European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2019 – on)

Editorial Board, VATS Video-Asissted Thoracoscopic Surgery (2016-on)

Editorial Board, Journal of Visualized Surgery (2017-on)

Board Examination member of  Turkish Society of Chest surgeons  (2005-2010) and (2016- on)

 

Teaching Activities

2004-2019   Undergraduate student in Istanbul Medical School, Class3 and Class 5

Lung Cancer,  Lung Transplantation, Tracheal diseases,  Mediastinal masses and diseases

2008-2016 Faculty, Postgraduate education  in European Society of Thoracic Surgeons  (ESTS) School of Thoracic Surgery, Antalya

2010-2014   School Director,  European Society of Toracic Surgeons  (ESTS) School of Thoracic Surgery, Antalya

Covidien Videothoracoscopy education program director of Turkey (2011-2012-2013-2014-2015)

Itınerant Expert Course March 2016 VATS Thymectomy European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Program Committee Member of European Society of Thoracic Surgeon (2012-2017)

Member of Learning Affairs Committee of ESTS (2012-2015)

 

Awards

ESTS Best Poster presentation Award 2006

Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award 2012

Turkish Lung Cancer  Society, best presentation award 2013

Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award 2017

 

Advisor

Medtronic Robotic Thoracic Surgery Education

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