Yildiray Yuzer

General Surgeon | Specialist in Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Birth Date: February 11, 1973
Birth Place: Ankara
Work Address: Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Education

1978-1984: Specialization in General Surgery – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

1988-1993: General Surgery Experience – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

1993: Fellowship in General Surgery – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

Professional Career

1978-1984: Residency – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of General Surgery, Izmir, Turkey

1986-1988: Obligatory Duty – Menemen State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

1988-1993: Chief Assistant – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of General Surgery, Izmir, Turkey

1993: Associate Professor of General Surgery

1993: Fellowship – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

1998: Professor of General Surgery

1998-2002: Hepatobiliary Surgery – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

2002-2004: Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation Unit – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

2004-Present: Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation Unit – Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Membership

Member of the Turkish Medical Association

Medical Experience

Over 38 years of experience in General Surgery and Hepatobiliary Surgery.

Performed over 4,500 liver transplants since 2004, primarily from healthy living donors.

Specializes in liver and bile duct surgery, with nearly two decades of focused expertise in this field.

Publications

R. Yilmaz, Y. Yüzer, O. Ozbal, E. Özdedeli: Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Scrotal Hernia Sac – E.Ü.TF Journal, Volume 23, 1984.

A. Menteş, Ü. Bayol, Y. Yüzer, E. Yetkin, Sökmen: Multiple Extrahepatic Biliary Tumor – National Surgery Journal, Volume 7(3), 1991.

Y. Duman, Z. Burak, M. Ünlü, A. Menteş, Y. Yüzer: Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Sy Carcinomas Using Immunoscintigraphy – Turkish Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol 2, 1992.

Y. Yüzer, T. Oncel, S. Ersin, S. Aldemir, A. Menteş: Factors Affecting Mortality and Morbidity in Obstructive Jaundice – National Surgery Journal, Vol 9, Issue 4, 1993.

Y. Yüzer, T. Oncel, E. Derebek, A. Menteş: Investigation of Intestinal Permeability in Experimental Obstructive Jaundice – Clinical and Experimental Surgery Journal, Vol 1, 1993.

Y. Yüzer, C. Topuzlu, T. Oncel, H. Cevikel, V. Önal, A. Menteş: Effect of Preoperative Ringer’s Lactate Infusion on Left Ventricular Functions in Obstructive Jaundice – National Surgery Journal, Vol 8, Issue 3, 1993.

Y. Yüzer, C. Tavusbay, H. Cevikel, M. Akyıldız, M. Korkut: Factors Affecting Mortality and Morbidity in Duodenal Ulcer Perforation – National Surgery Journal, Vol 9, Issue 3, 1993.

Y. Yüzer, A. Koyuncu, H. Osmanoğlu, T. Predecessor: A Case of Intestinal Obstruction Caused by a Congenital Defect in the Sigmoid Mesocolon – Colon and Rectum Disease Journal, Vol 35, 1993.

Y. Yüzer, H. Kaplan, H. Cevikel, A. Bozoklar, M. Akyıldız: Use of Polypropylene Patch in the Repair of Inguinal Hernias and Early Results – National Surgery Journal, 1994.

Yıldıray Yüzer, Murat Dayangaç: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: The Place of Surgery in Multimodal Treatment and the Surgeon’s Expectations from Radiology – TRD, 1999.

Y. Yüzer, M. Zeytunlu, O. Makay, M. Sozbilen, G. Yuce: Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava: Report of a Case – Surg Today, 2004.

M. Zeytunlu, O. Firat, D. Nart, A. Coker, Y. Yüzer, O. Tekesin, O. Ozutemiz, R. Killi: Solid and Cystic Papillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Report of Four Cases – Turk J Gastroenterol, 2004.

M. Zeytunlu, A. Coker, Y. Yüzer, G. Ersoz, A. Aydin, O. Tekesin, O. Ozutemiz, Y. Batur: Hydatid Acute Pancreatitis – Turk J Gastroenterol, 2004.

Murat Dayangaç, Yıldıray Yüzer: Expanded Criteria for Morbidity and Donor Selection in Living Liver Donors: How Much Should the Criteria Be Expanded? – Turkiye Clinics J Gen Surg-Special Topics, 2009.

Onur Yaprak, Necdet Güler, Murat Dayangaç, B. Tolga Demirbaş, Yıldıray Yüzer, Yaman Tokat: Factors Affecting Perioperative Mortality in Right Lobe Liver Transplantation with Living Donor – National Journal of Surgery, 2011.