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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