Department of General Surgery
Professor Elif ÇOLAK
Department of General Surgery, Samsun Health Application and Research Center
Education: She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine. She received her specialty training in Medicine at the General Surgery Clinic of Istanbul Kartal Doctor Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital. She received the title of Associate Professor at Health Sciences University Samsun Training and Research Hospital in 2017. In 2022, she was appointed as a Professor at Samsun University, Department of General Surgery.
Research Areas: Minimally invasive approaches in acute appendicitis and abdominal hernia surgery, surgical approaches that affect the quality of life of patients with advanced gastric cancer, long-term outcomes of patients operated for esophageal and rectal cancer, factors affecting outcomes in patients with acute diverticulitis, appendicitis and abdominal sepsis. Current approaches in breast and endocrine surgery. Current study and research topics include the measures required for safe cancer surgery in the COVID-19 outbreak, the timing of elective surgery in patients with COVID-19, and the determination of roadmaps and algorithms for surgical patient safety in other possible outbreaks.
Selected Studies: She wrote her specialty thesis on “The effect of taurolidine on experimental thrombus formation” (2005). She supervised the medical specialty thesis on “Clinical value of CXCL5 in the identification of colorectal cancer” (2014-2015). “Comparison of endoloop and hemoloc clips for closure of appendiceal stump in laparoscopic appendectomy“ (2013), “The effect of laboratory risk markers on mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis” (2014), “Comparison of absorbable and non-absorbable mesh fixators in laparoscopic abdominal hernia repair“ (2015), “Effectiveness of gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer” (2015), “Effectiveness of WSES Guidelines in the management of patients with acute diverticulitis“, (2016), “Safe use of antimicrobial agents in surgery“ (2017), “Clinical value of CXCL5 in the identification of colorectal cancer” (2018), “International observational study in the treatment of acute appendicitis“ (2019), “Safe cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic” (2020), “Safe surgery timing in patients with COVID-19” (2021) are some of her articles.
Office: Samsun Health Application and Research Center (Samsun Training and Research Hospital)
e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Tel: +90 (362) 311 15 00
Assoc. Prof. Emin DALDAL
Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine
Education: Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, 1999, Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, 2007
Research Areas: His research interests include the effect of Ramadan fasting on quality of life in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (Tube Stomach) surgery, studies on bariatric surgery including a new technique approach to the first trocar insertion in bariatric surgery, studies on objective structured clinical examination in the evaluation of medical school students, studies on colon, rectum breast cancer, management in malignant bowel obstruction, and the role of surgery.
Selected Studies: He wrote his medical specialization thesis titled “Comparison of Resection and Primary Anastomosis in Right and Left Colonic Obstructions: An Experimental Study” (2007). “Management of lactational breast abscesses” (2005), “Suboptimal anastomosis after colon resection: Experimental study” (2014), “Prognostic importance of neutrophil/lymphocyte and lymphocyte/crp ratio in cases with malignant bowel obstruction” (2019), “New technique definition of first trocar insertion in bariatric surgery” (2020), “Laparoscopic approach to adrenal masses” (2020), “Is the objective structured clinical exam affected by the internship performance of the students?” (2020), “Correlation between complete blood count parameters and appendix diameter in diagnosing acute appendicitis” (2020), “Ramadan fasting increases socialization in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy: Observational study” (2021) are some of the articles that he is the author and co-author of.
Office: Samsun Health Application and Research Center (Samsun Training and Research Hospital)
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +90(362)3111500
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Assist. Prof. Ahmet Burak CIFTCI
Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine
Education: Baskent University Faculty of Medicine (2009). Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Specialization training (2015).
Research Areas: His studies are continuing on the evaluation of the efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in geriatric patients, the factors affecting pancreatic fistulas developing after pancreaticoduodenectomy and the role of albumin/globulin ratio in predicting the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula, treatment approaches in patients with granulomatous mastitis, comparison of hernia sac ligation and invagination in indirect inguinal hernias. His other current study and research topics include the effects of the restrictions and closure applied in the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery consultations and surgeries, the timing of elective surgery in patients with COVID-19, and the determination of treatment algorithms for surgical patients in case of epidemics.
Selected Studies: He wrote his specialty thesis in medicine on “Use of synthetic composite graft in ventral hernia repair in contaminated environment” (2015). The role of ultrasonography in identifying the non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (2012), Comparison of early and late complications of open and laparoscopic appendectomies (2013), Prospective comparison and cost analysis of early and late cholecystectomies in acute cholecystitis (2014), Experimental evaluation of the feasibility of using synthetic mesh in the presence of abdominal infection (2018), Diagnostic value of complete blood count parameters in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (2020), Comparison of elective and emergency colorectal cancer surgeries (2021), International multicentric observational study on “Surgery timing after SARS-Cov-2 infection” (2021), International multicentric observational study on “Global variations in mortality and complications after cancer surgery” (2021) are some of the articles he is the author and co-author of.
Office: Samsun Health Application and Research Center (Samsun Training and Research Hospital)
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +90 (362) 311 15 00
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Assist. Prof. Can AKGÜN
Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine
Education: Ege University Faculty of Medicine (2014). Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Specialization training (2020).
Research Areas: His research areas include Complications and Oncological Surgery Results in Patients Undergoing Conventional and Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Studies on Gastrectomy+D2 Lymph Node Dissection in Gastric Cancer, Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair with Sugarbaker Technique, Study on Axillary Patients with Breast Cancer After NAC Evaluation, research on the classification and prognostic evaluation of breast cancer patients according to their immunohistochemical features, the Bethesda classification in thyroid nodules and the study on the increased incidence of thyroid cancer, and the Superior Mesenteric Vein and Portal Vein Reconstruction with Prosthetic “Y” Vascular Graft.
Selected Studies: He wrote his thesis on “Prognostic factors and 10-year survival in patients aged 40 and younger who underwent surgery for breast cancer” (2019). “Comparision of Hem-o-lok polymeric clip and tri-staple in laparoscopic splenectomy. (2021)”, An intraoperative serum parathormone level study in patients with chronic renal failure that underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy. (2021), Correlation of intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels of primary hyperparathyroidism with single adenoma volume and weight: Can optimal criteria be created to end the surgery?(2021), The success of Laser Ablation of Fistula Tract (LAFT) Technique in Anal Fistula Treatment: Early results of a tertiary center. (2021), Omitting axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer patients with metastatic sentinel node after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. (2021) are some of the studies he is the author or the co-author of.
Office: Samsun Health Application and Research Center (Samsun Training and Research Hospital)
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +90 (362) 311 15 00
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Assist. Prof. Mehmet Alperen AVCI
Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine
Education: Ondokuz Mayız University Faculty of Medicine (2013). Health Sciences University, Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Specialization training (2020).
Research Areas: Comparison of stool occult blood and wall thickness increase findings in computerized tomography in patients who underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy, Examination of pathological and laboratory findings of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients who underwent endoscopy, Studies on surgical resection of difficult polyps in colonoscopic procedures, Studies on scoring systems used in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, Investigations on the preoperative role of dynamic abdominal computed tomography in gastric tumors, rare obturator hernias, primary umbilical endometriosis and common non-traumatic emergency surgical diseases are among his research areas.
Selected Studies: He wrote his specialty thesis on “Comparison of occult blood in stool and visceral wall thickness in computed tomography in patients undergoing endoscopy / colonoscopy” (2020). Primary umbilical endometriosis: Menstruating from the umbilicus. (2017), “Difficult” colorectal polyps which we resected surgically (2018), Preoperative Role of Dynamic Abdominal Computed Tomography in Gastric Tumors (2020), Endoscopic Findings of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Conjunctions with Preceding Tomography Findings (2021), Are scoring systems detecting acute appendicitis reliable? a prospective clinical study (2022), Nadir Postauriküler Pilonidal Sinüs Olgusu (2022), Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Endoscopic, Pathological, and Laboratory Findings. (2022) are some of the studies he is the author or the co-author of.
Office: Samsun Health Application and Research Center (Samsun Training and Research Hospital)
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +90 (362) 311 15 00
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