Education:
Teaching course on “Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node”
June 1998, MDA Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
General Surgery
Feb. 1993 – Dec. 1996, Şişli Etfal Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
General Surgery
May 1990 – Jan. 1993, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
M.D.
1983 – 1990, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Experience
Attending General Surgeon, Jan. 1998 – present
F.N. Metropolitan Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
American Cancer Center, Breast Surgery
Attending General Surgeon, 1996 – present
Medmar Diagnostic Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Diagnosis and monitoring with sophisticated techniques
General Surgeon, 1996 – 1998
Guzelbahce Medical Center and Yeditepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Specializing in breast and thyroid surgery
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Gurkan Korkmaz is renowned for his meticulous and innovative dental services, backed by a decade-long expertise in the field. He approaches each patient with a tailored strategy, utilizing the latest technology and techniques to ensure they achieve a healthy and redeyt smile. Offering a wide spectrum of services including aesthetic dentistry, implants, root canal treatments, and pediatric dentistry, Gurkan Korkmaz prioritizes customer satisfaction, placing the comfort and trust of patients at the forefront. Widely recognized as the epitome of excellence in enhancing smiles, Gurkan Korkmaz is the go-to, reliable dentist for delivering the finest solutions to embellish your smile.
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2000 - 2006 Physician Biophysicist
Traumatology Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan
2016 Research Assistant
Gazi University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara,Turkey
2016-2020 Assistant Doctor
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kocaeli Turkey
2020-2022 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor
Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Mengucek Gazi Training and
Research Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Erzincan, Turkey
2022-2023 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor
Kandıra State Hospital / Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
2023 - present Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor
Florence Nightingale Hospital
Read moreBorn and raised in Turkey, Dr. Pera attended the highly reputed Hacettepe University Dentistry Faculty from 2008 to 2013, where he began his journey to become a dentist. His passion for the field led him to further specialize in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a field he trained in extensively at Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry from 2016 to 2021.
To ensure a holistic approach to patient care, Dr. Pera undertook several rotations between 2016 and 2019. This included areas like Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Emergency Medicine, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, and Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, all at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.
Before establishing Hospitaprime, Dr. Pera served as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the esteemed Koru Hospital in Ankara from May 2021 to July 2022. Shortly after, he joined Memorial Hospital in Istanbul in September 2022, where he continues to practice.
In March 2023, Dr. Pera took a significant step in his career by founding Hospitaprime in Istanbul, a state-of-the-art dental clinic offering a myriad of dental services. Through Hospitaprime, Dr. Pera has actualized his vision of providing unparalleled dental care, ensuring each patient benefits from his extensive knowledge, experience, and passion for the field.
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İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Liv Hospital
Liv Hospital Ulus
Acıbadem Bodrum Hospital
Tatvan State Hospital
Tatvan State Hospital
CLEVELAND CLINIC
Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine
Education
DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE/DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES/DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY
Dokuz Eylül University, General Surgery
AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Title: The impact of sarcopenia on morbidity and long-term survival among patients with peritoneal metastases of colorectal origin treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a 10-year longitudinal analysis of a single-center experience.
Title: Randomized controlled trial of 8 weeks’ vs 12 weeks’ interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer.
Title: The effect of fibrin glue in preventing staple-line leak after sleeve gastrectomy: an experimental study in rats.
Title: Treatment of intraoperatively detected peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Title: Magnetic resonance-based pelvimetry and tumor volumetry can predict surgical difficulty and oncologic outcome in locally advanced mid–low rectal cancer.
Title: Is advanced age a hesitation for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal cancer?
Title: Outcome of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A single-center experience.
Title: Predictive factors for conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Doctor's visit | price on request |
Lung segmentectomy | $12000 - $15000 |
Radiotherapy for throat cancer | $4000 - $6000 |
Resection of gallbladder | $5500 - $7500 |
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1996 - 1996:
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Doctor's visit | price on request |
Lung segmentectomy | $12000 - $15000 |
Radiotherapy for throat cancer | $4000 - $6000 |
Resection of gallbladder | $5500 - $7500 |
I am an experienced pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and healthcare industry of Istanbul, Turkey. My skills encompass pediatric heart surgery, minimally invasive heart surgery, full arterial revascularization in CABG (sclerotonized bilateral mammaria and radial artery usage), vascular surgery and endovascular procedures, medical education, and management of cardiac surgery patients in the intensive care unit.
Publications:
1- K.A. Kara The learning curve in minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures: a single surgeon experience. J Clin Anal Med 2018; DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.6043.
2- K.A Kara. Bilateral Semi-Skeletonized IMA; Less Thermal Injury, Easier to Harvest, Early Post Operative Comparison with Single IMA Patients After CABG. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. Vol. 6, No. 5, 2018, pp. 107-112.
doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20180605.11
3- K.A. Kara Use of multiple artery grafts to ensure long-term graft patency in coronary bypass surgeries. J Clin Anal Med 2018; DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.6001.
4- Kara KA, Caner T. Comparison of pain in the early post-operative period using VAS score in patients after cardiac surgery who had minimally invasive incisions vs. full median sternotomy. Ann Ital Chir. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: S0003469X18029706.
5- Kara K. A, Fatma Ferda Kartufan, Soner Sanioğlu, Hakan Öntaş, Halit Yerebakan. A Novel and Low-Cost Modified Sternal Closure Technique in Open Heart Surgery (Yerebakan Technique). Biomed J Sci&Tech Res 9(2)-2018. BJSTR. MS.ID.001785. DOI: 10.26717/ BJSTR.2018.09.001785.
6- Kara K. A., Fatma Ferda K. Superior Septal Approach for Mitral Valve Surgery Incase of Better Left Atrial Exposure. Biomed J Sci&Tech Res 9(5)-2018. BJSTR. MS.ID.001867. DOI: 10.26717/ BJSTR.2018.09.001867.
7- Kara K A, Hafız E, Deniz H, Arı M, Polat M, Güzel G. Successfully Surgical Repair of Giant Unruptured Aneursym of the Sinus of Valsalva. UCCVS’16, J Clin Case Rep 7:985. Doi: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000985
8- Kara K.A, Diliçıkık U., Sarıkaya B., Gulmen Ş. Treatment of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome with a new anticoagulant therapy in young sportsman. UCCVS’ 2017, EJCM-2017-06-010
9- Kara K.A., Erk Z., Koçyiğit A., Gulmen Ş.,Öcal A., Okutan H. The Comparison Between Two Sternum Closure Techniques after Coronary Bypass Surgery; Sterna-band (Peninsula) and Sternum Band (Ethicon) UCCVS’2017, EJCM-2017-06-08, Adv Card Res 1(2)- 2018. ACR.MS.ID.000106
10- Kara K.A., Tuna M.B., Gudelci T., Argun Ö. B., Duygu E., Şener M. Erectile Dysfunction Severity and SYNTAX Score in Coronary Artery Disease. UCCVS’ 2017, J Anesth Crit Care Open Access 2017, 8(5): 00296, The American Journal of Cardiology119(8):e35-e36-April 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.03.119
11- Kara K.A. Successful endovascular Left iliac vein stent insertion treatment of Acute
DVT –May Thurner Syndrome 27th European Cardiology Conference – Oct22-Oct24 2018 Rome, Italy
12- K.A. Kara Sternal wound healing for bilateral IMA harvesting after CABG. World Heart Rhythm Conference November 15-17 Istanbul, Turkey, Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis, november 2018 | Volume 6 | ISSN: 2329-9517
13- K. A. Kara M.D.,Süha S. Özdilek M.D., Hakan Öntaş M.D., Erhan Hafız M.D., Dinçer Uysal M.D., Zafer Erk M.D., Halit Yerebakan M.D. Successfully Endovascular repair of Giant Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm . Case Presentation 28th Annual Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons
14- K. A. Kara, S. Sanioğlu, O.M. Topcuoglu, B. Sarıkaya, H.Ontas, S. Ozdilek, H. Yerebakan. Successfully surgical management of EVAR infection, with endograft removal and extra-anatomic bypass. Case Presentation 28th Annual Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons
15- S. Colak, D. Azboy, Z. Temizturk, H. Atalay, O. F.Dogan, D.Dogan, E. Khalil, K. A. Kara Renal Outcomes and Myocardial Performance after On-pump Beating Heart versus Conventional On-Pump Surgery in Patients With Preoperative Low Glomerular Filtration Rate. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2016, 6, 433-445
16- H. B. Altinsoy, O Alatas , E Khalil , K. A. Kara, C. C. Okten , O F Dogan, A Very Rare Cause of Lower Limb Ischemia in Young People: Popliteal Artery Entrapment The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2018, 12, 3-00
17- Aminoacid Enriched Cardioplegia Decreased The Amount Of İntramyocardial Leucocytes İn Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. O.F. Doğan,E. Khalil,,K. A. Kara, E. Hafız, U.Duman. UCCVS 2018, The American Journal of Cardiology 121(8):e27-April 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.085
18- Özkan H, Kiriş İ, Gülmen Ş, Okutan H, Solmaz Alkaya F, Kara Abdurrahman K. Incidence of development of aspirin resistance in the early postoperative period after coronary artery bypass surgery and inadequate inhibition of thromboxane A2 production. Turk Gogus Kalp Dama 2016;1: DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15489
19-A Case of Hydatid Cyst Localized at the Left Ventricle and Right Superior Pulmonary Vein: Case Report Gulmen S., Kiris I, Ozkan H., Kara K A, Okutan H.Heart Surg. Forum. 14.,S95. : Case Report. 7. Kardiyoloji ve Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Yenilikler Kongresi, 24-27 Mart 2011, Antalya
20-Late Term Complication After Axillo-Bifemoral Bypass: Proximal Anastomosis and Pseudoaneurysm . Gulmen S, Kara K.A., Erk Z, Yıldırım M, Alkaya F. The Heart Surgery Forum 15,S125,2012, 8th International Congress of Update in Cardiology Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya, 2012
21-Effect of Preoperative Preparation for Early Extubation and Discharge of Intensive Care Unit Solmaz F.A., Karabacak P., Kara K.A, Gulmen Ş., Okutan H. The Heart Surgery Forum March 2012, J Clin Anal Med 2015;6(6) 746-9. Uluslararası 8. Kardiyoloji ve Kardiyovasküler Cerrahide Yenilikler Kongresi, 1- 4 Mart 12, Antalya, Türkiye
22-The Alternative Way to Reach to the Mitral Valve in Patients with Small Left Atrium;Superior Septal Approach. Ketenciler S., Kara K., Yamak B. ASCVTS’14
23-The Comparison Between Conventional Sternum Closure Technique And Sterna Band Closure Technique. Kara K.A., Erk Z.,Hafız E., Arı M., Özkan H, Koçyiğit A. UCCVS’16
24-The Effect of Ozone on Remote Organ Myocardial Injury Caused by Experimental Ischemia Reperfusion Model Kara K.A., Koçyiğit A., Özkan H ,Erk Z., Gülmen Ş, Öcal A.UCCVS’16
25- Successfully Endovascular repair of Giant Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm . Kenan A. Kara M.D.,Süha S. Özdilek M.D., Hakan Öntaş M.D., Erhan Hafız M.D., Dinçer Uysal M.D., Zafer Erk M.D., Halit Yerebakan M.D. Internatıonal Conference on Medical İmaging and Case Reports MICR-2018
26- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Learning Curve:The Experiences of One Surgeon
Kenan A. Kara. M.D. POSTER PRESENTATIONS,MIRC 2018, Istanbul, Turkey
27-Removal of Intracardiac Foreign Bodies via Femoral Vein, 59th ESCVS International Congress,Vol 10 Suppl 1,S122, April 15,İzmir, 2010. Yavuz T,Kara A, Etli M,Sağlam U,Akbay E,Uysal D
28- Katetere Bağlı Superior Vena Cava Okluzyonunda Balon ve Stent Tedavimiz, 15. Ulusal Vasküler CerrahiKongresi, 27-30ekim2011,Antalya,P028,S52,M.Etli,U.Sağlam,M.Yıldırım,H.Öntaş,A.Kara,T.Yavuz
29-Phlegmasya Sendromunda Gelişmekte Olan V.Cava İnferior Okluzyonunda Endovenöz Tedavi 7 15.Ulusal Vasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 27-30 Ekim 2011, Antalya,P029,S52, M.Etli,U.Sağlam,A.Kara,H.Öntaş,M.Yıldırım,E.Akbay,T.Yavuz
30- Trasfemoral Pulmoner Embelektomi Olgusu, 15. Ulusal Vasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 27-30 Ekim 2011, Antalya,P030,S52,T.Yavuz,U.Sağlam, M.Etli,H.Öntaş, E.Akbay, M.Yıldırım, A.Kara,Z.Erk
31- Early Outcomes Of urgent Cabg Patients With Pre-op Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel Usage. K.A.Kara 5th International Coronary Congress New York December 2019
32- Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy treatment for patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Z. Erk, K.A.Kara. 15th International congress of update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular surgery. March 2019
33-Kara KA, Öntaş H. Tranexamic Acid, a Low-cost and Practical Hemostatic Agent Against Diffuse Microvascular Bleeding Due to Coagulopathy in Heart Surgery. EJCM 2019;7(1):16-21. DOI: 10.32596/ejcm.galenos.2019.00003
33- Kartufan FF, Kara KA. Intraoperatively Taken and Used Blood Transfusion; A Cost-Effective and Beneficial Way of Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Clinical Trial. J Ann Eu Med 2019; DOI: 10.4328/AEMED.152.
34- Peker O, Baydar Ç, Uysal D, Kara A, Öcal A. Femur kırığının neden olduğu mortalite ile sonuçlanan kompartman sendromu: Otopsi olgusu. Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi 200;18(2), 132
35-Dinçer Uysal, Seçil Bulun, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara. Arteriyovenöz fistül anevrizmaları ve rüptürlerine yaklaşım deneyimlerimiz. Türk Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi 15. Kongresi 26-29 Ekim 2018, Belek, Antalya S:33
36-Arslanoğlu E, Çine N, Kara KA, Tunçer E, Ukil Işıldak F, Yavuz Y, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Arkan C, Yigit F, Ceyran H. Do platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have a predictive value on pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) results? Cardiol Young. 2021 May 21:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001918. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34018477.
37- Arslanoglu E, Cine N, Kara KA, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Bicer M, Tuncer E, Yavuz Y, Ceyran H. Temperate approach to ASD closure in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the fenestrated patch technique. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 8:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001207. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33827741.
38- Arslanoglu E, Tuncer E, Cine N, Kara KA, Ozbek B, Yılmaz AA, Tomrukcu F, Savluk Faruk O, Ukil F, Ceyran H. Impact of platelet population behaviours in patients undergoing the Glenn procedure. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 12:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S104795112100086X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33843534.
39-Babürhan Özbek, Kenan Öztürker, Fatih Tomrukçu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Deniz Çevirme, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Cone Reconstruction With Successful One And A Half Ventricle Repair For Ebstein Anomaly. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m75
40- Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ali Can Hatemi, Berrra Zümrüt Tan, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Fatma Ukil Işıldak, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). The importance of gestational age as a prognostic factor on Norwood Stage 1 outcome. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m102
41-Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yiğit, Babürhan Özbek, Yasemin Yavuz, Fatma Ukil Işıldak, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Disease oriented ECMO results; specific considerations for different pathologies. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m103
42- Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ergi̇n Arslanoğlu, Fatih Tomrukçu, Abdullah Arif Yılmaz, Fatih Yiğit, Hakan Ceyran (0000). Scimittar Syndrome; Right time to operate? and mid-term results.. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 1(1), 000. doi:10.51645/khj.2021.m162
43- Arslanoğlu E, Kara KA, Bakhshaliyev S, Altunyuva K, Canbay Sarılar Ç, Yılmaz V, et al. The psychocognitive, biochemical, and electrophysiological effects of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy accompanied by cervical block. Turk J Vasc Surg 2021;30(x):i-vii
44- Arslanoğlu, E., Işık, M., Kara, K., Yigit, F., Çine, N., Tunçer, E., & Ceyran, H. (2021). Preoperative monocytosis is predictable at diagnosis for RT-PCR negative COVİD-19 paediatric cardiac surgery patients. Cardiology in the Young, 1-5. doi:10.1017/S104795112100319X
45- Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yiğit, Cüneyt Arkan, Ufuk Uslu, Ömer FarukŞavluk,Abdullah Arif Yılmaz, Eylem Tunçer, Nihat Çine, Hakan Ceyran. Neurological complications after pediatriccardiac surgery, The Cardiothoracic Surgeon (2021) 29:19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43057-021-00056-1
46- Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Fatih Yigit, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Nihat Çine, Eylem Tunçer, Hakan Ceyran. Mechanical ventilation management in patients diagnosed with Covid-19 who underwent pediatric open-heart surgery. J Clin Med Kaz 2021; 18(5):82-87 (E-ISSN 2313-1519), DOI: https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11242
47- Yenidoğanda kalp cerrahisi sonrası yoğun bakımda vasküler erişim sonrası görülen ekstremite iskemisine yaklaşım. Ergin arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Nihat Çine, Ömer Faruk Doğan, Hakan Ceyran. 20. Ulusal Vasküler ve Endovasküler Cerrahi Kongresi 11. Ulusal Fleboloji Kongresi UVECD2021
48- Çine N, Kara KA. New trend: surgical correction of Ebstein's anomaly using modified cone repair and a combination of different techniques. J Card Surg. 2022; 1‐7. doi:10.1111/jocs.16382
49- Cone onarımı yapılan Ebstein’s anomali hastalarında ring anuloplasty. Nihat Çine, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Ergin Arslanoğlu. 20. Ulusal pediatrik kardioloji ve pediatrik kalp cerrahisi kongresi 10-13 Mart 2022
50- Pediatrik kalp cerrahisi sonrası nörolojik komplikasyonlar. Ergin Arslanoğlu, Kenan Abdurrahman Kara, Nihat Çine, Fatih Yiğit, Babürhan Özbek, Eylem Tunçer, Cüneyt Arkan, Ömer Faruk Şavluk, Fariz Cefereov, Ebsar Ergenç, Hakan Ceyran. 20. Ulusal Pediatrik Kardioloji ve Pediatrik Kalp Cerrahisi Kongresi 10-13 Mart 2022
51- Congenital left ventrikular aneurysm repair: a case report on a rare condition AEPC 2022-55th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology 25-28may 2022 Geneva, Switzerland.
52- Işık ME, Arslanoğlu E,Menekşe Ş, Uygun-Kızmaz Y, Şavluk ÖF,Kara KA, Türkmen-Karaağaç A, and Ceyran H(2022). Infection profile of patients withextracorporeal membrane oxygenation inpaediatric cardiac surgery ICU. Cardiology in theYoung, page 1 of 6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122001263
53- Arslanoğlu E, Işık ME, Kara KA, Çine N, Tunçer E, Ceyran H. Surgical Approach and Management Strategies in a Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2022 - Ahead of print: 1-6 DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0614
54- Arslanoğlu E, Kara KA, Işık ME, Yigit F, Uslu U, Tunçer E, Çine N, Ceyran H. Effects of patient blood management in pediatric heart surgery. Cirugía y Cirujanos. 2022;90(S1) Ahead of print
Read moreBorn in Trabzon in 1972, Dr. İzzettin Kahraman began his medical studies at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and earned his Medical Doctor degree in 1995. Following two years as a general practitioner, he embarked on his specialization training in 1997. He completed his residency at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, becoming a General Surgery Specialist in 2002.
Dr. Kahraman worked as a General Surgery Specialist in public hospitals, including Trabzon Numune Hospital and Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, for 13 years. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a Lecturer at University of Health Sciences. In 2019, he transitioned to the private sector, continuing his career in private hospitals.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kahraman has engaged in a wide range of training programs both in Turkey and abroad. In 2007, he earned a Surgical Endoscopy Certificate and furthered his expertise in laparoscopic hernia treatments in Hamburg, Germany, in 2008. He also completed a course on Nutrition Practices and Training at Ondokuz Mayis University and a specialized course in laparoscopic hernia repair in Istanbul in 2010.
In 2011, after completing the "Emergency Surgery" course in Istanbul organized by the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES), Dr. Kahraman received training in SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) Cholecystectomy at Gazi University in Ankara. Since then, he has specialized in advanced laparoscopic techniques, with a particular focus on endoscopy, gastric diseases, obesity, and metabolic surgery.
In 2021, Dr. Kahraman obtained certificates in Ozone Therapy and Mesotherapy from Medipol University.
Since 2023, he has been serving at Estexper Clinic, Istanbul.
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2011 – 2015, (Internal Medicine Specialist) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Education and Career
Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
2015 – 2016, (Internal Medicine) Specialist Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital
2016 – 2019, (Medical Oncology) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology
2019 – 2021, (Medical Oncology Specialist) - Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital
2021 – 2024, (Associate Professor) Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology
Memberships in Scientific Organizations
ASCO
ESMO
TTOD
AVOD
Publications
In the field of oncology, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles at both international and national levels.
Awards Received
EAACI The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019 Best Poster Award
"The top 3rd verbal presentation, IGICC (11th International Gastrointestinal Cancers Conference – IGICC2021)"
Speeches Delivered at National Congresses, Conferences, and Symposia:
Courses, Meetings, and Certificates
ESMO certified Medical Oncologist since 2019
Read moreIMPLANTOLOGY COURSE FROM A TO Z (2012, 2013) İZMİR DENTISTS ASSOCIATION |
IMPLANTOLOGY COURSE (2013) EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY |
ADVANCED SURGICAL AND IMPLANTOLOGY TRAINING (2013) ISTANBUL |
IMPLANTOLOGY WITH THE AXIOM SYSTEM (2013) SALLANCHES/ FRANCE |
HANDS-ON HUMAN CADAVER DISSECTION COURSE (2015) UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA |
UNCONVENTIONAL IMPLANT DESIGN AND IMPLANT-ABUTMENT CONNECTION (2014) 20th NATIONAL DENTAL CONGRESS KUŞADASI/AYDIN |
ADVANCED ‘FUNCTIONAL JAW ORTHOPEDICS AND ORTHODONTICS’ SEMINAR (2011) KADIKÖY/ISTANBUL |
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (2019) CYPRUS |
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF AESTHETIC RESTORATION MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY (1998) ISTANBUL DENTISTS ASSOCIATION |
NEW PRACTICES BROUGHT TO DENTISTRY BY THE “PROTECTIVE UNDERSTANDING” AND MEDICAL APPROACH (1998) ISTANBUL DENTISTS ASSOCIATION |
ORAL SIGNS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES (1998) ISTANBUL DENTISTS ASSOCIATION |
APPLIED LASER COURSE (2012) AYDIN DENTISTS ASSOCIATION |
MEGAGEN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH (2016) |
ORTHODONTIC SEMINAR ON MALOCCLUSIONS AND TREATMENT APPROACHES (2012) IZMIR |
EARLY ORTHODONTIC PRACTICES COURSE (2013) ÖLÜDENİZ/FETHİYE |
FUNCTIONAL JAW ORTHOPEDICS INCLUDING SN1, SN2, AND SN3 APPLICATIONS (2011) KADIKÖY/ISTANBUL |
ORTHODONTIC MOVEMENTS FOR DAILY DENTISTRY PRACTICES (2011) TAKSİM/ISTANBUL |
INTRODUCTION TO THE ALEXANDER DISCIPLINE SEMINAR (2012) İZMİR |
ADVANCED LEVEL ALEXANDER DISCIPLINE SEMINAR (2012) İZMİR |
ORTHODONTIC DIAGNOSIS AND CEPHALOMETRY (2012) İZMİR |
PROSTHETIC SOLUTIONS AND APPLICATION SEMINAR IN IMPLANTOLOGY (2013) |
EVOSS ACADEMY SYMPOSIUM (2020) CYPRUS |
CRYO SURGICAL COURSE FOR THE TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL PIGMENTATION 14th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION İZMİR |
ESTHETIC DENTISTRY AND TOOTH WHITENING COURSE (2014) SINGAPORE |
ELECTROSURGICAL COURSE (2009) 11th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ÖLÜDENİZ FETHİYE |
CAMLOG IMPLANT APPLICATION COURSE (2005) |
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT AND OCCLUSION SEMINAR (2011) KADIKÖY/ISTANBUL |
ADVANCED AUGMENTATION TECHNIQUES WITH BONE CEMENTS / Bone Cement Academy |
Dr. Taygun Altındiş was born in Iskenderun, Hatay. He completed his high school education at Iskenderun Makzume Anatolian High School. In 2012, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry and then started his specialization training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Gaziantep University in 2013, following his undergraduate studies. He earned the title of Specialist Dentist in 2017.
Prosthetic treatment options in implant dentistry |
Prof. Sang Ho Park 2019 |
Acbid international congress 2017 |
Botulinum toxin for TMJ related issues and Dental treatment course Knightsbridge academy 2022 |
Minimal invaziv implantology with inclined implants Prof.Dr. Ateş Parlar 2019 |
TFI research and education Zero Bone Loss Concept Dr. Tomas Linkevicius 2018 |
Guide Surgery Options in Implant Dentistry Prof. Yong Jin Kim 2020 |
Medical Interests and Activities
Gastrointestinal diseases
Oncologic laparoscopic surgery
Anorectal area diseases
Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis)
Colon and rectum cancer
Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
Laparoscopic hernia surgery
Esophagus and stomach cancer
Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)
Education and Experience
İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988
University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon
Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996)
İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001)
Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008)
World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012)
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007)
Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014)
Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011)
Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor)
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017)
Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017)
İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996
University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007
Liv Hospital
Memberships
Turkish Society of Surgery
National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association
Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association
National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
Hepato-Pancreato-Bilier Surgery Association
Istanbul Surgical Association
Flebology Association
ESTES (European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery)
International Society of Surgery (ISS)
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Minimally invasive lung surgeries
Lung cancer
Pulmonary membrane diagnosis and treatments
Mesothelioma surgery
Diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic diseases
Minimally invasive Mediastinal tumor surgery
Sweating surgeries
Experience
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 1993-1999
Kızılay Etimesgut Central Warehouse-Ankara 1999-2000
Heybeliada Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Istanbul 2000-2005
Girne Military Hospital, Cyprus 2005-2006
Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital- Istanbul 2006-2007
Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research HospitalIstanbul 2007-2010
Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research HospitalIstanbul 2010-2012
Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research HospitalIstanbul 2012-2013
Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research HospitalIstanbul 2013-2020
Sultan II. Abbulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital- Istanbul 2020
Liv Hospital Ulus
Memberships
Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Turkish Thoracic Society
Turkish Respiratory Research Association
National Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Lung Cancer Society
European Respiratory Society
Read moreMedical Fields of Interest
Thoracoscopic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery
Lung Cancers
Trachea Surgery
Lung Transplantation
Lung Biopsy
Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
Diaphragmatic Surgery
Surgery of Pleural Diseases
Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
Education
1981-1987, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
1972-1980, Istanbul Galatasaray High School
1966-1971, Primary Education Ankara, Samsun, Izmir
Experience
2023-Present, Liv Hospital Vadi Istanbul & Liv Hospital Ulus
2015-2022, Memorial Sisli-Bahcelievler Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic
2013 September, Professor; Erzincan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery
2013 March, Lecturer; Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
2013 February, Education Officer; Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
2012 October Japan Kyoto University Thoracic Surgery Clinic; Observer in Living Donor Lung Transplantation
2012 August Observer in Tracheal Transplant Surgery at Karolinska Institute, Sweden
2012- Present Lung Transplantation Scientific Committee Member Ministry of Health Ankara
2011- 2015 Yedikule Lung Transplant Clinic Specialist in Charge
2008-2010 University of Zurich, Switzerland Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Training
2008 Associate Professorship in Thoracic Surgery
2003 FETCS: European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003 Turkish Thoracic Surgery Qualification
1995-2013 Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Tra.and Research Hospital; Chief Assistant
1991-1995 Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Tra. and Research Hospital; Residency
1987-1990 General Practitioner, Military Service
Read moreSpecializations
Head and Neck Surgery
Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries
Hearing Loss and Ear Diseases Surgery
Endoscopic Head and Neck Diseases Surgery
Head and Neck Diseases Microsurgery
Salivary Gland Diseases and Surgery
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Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries
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Education
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (1991)
KTÜ Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital (Specialization.1998)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Surgery Training, 2002)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Training, 2006)
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (General Surgery Clinic Advance Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity and Oncological Cancer Surgery Training, 2010i)
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Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries
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Specializations
Oncological Surgery (Cancer Surgery)
Breast Diseases Surgery
Gallbladder and biliary tract diseases surgery
Thyroid – Parathyroid Surgery
Inguinal and Abdominal Wall Hernia, Stomach Hernia Surgery
Closed (Laparoscopic) Hernia Surgery
Endoscopy Applications
Treatment of Gastrointestinal System Diseases
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Specializations
Adult and Pediatric ENT Diseases
Plastic Surgery Procedures (Rhinoplasty, Protruding Ear Correction)
Filling-Botox Procedures
Endoscopic/Microscopic Middle Ear Surgery
Sleep Apnea and Snoring Surgery
Tonsil and Adenoid Operations with Plasma-Evaporation Method
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