A doctor with an MD from Istanbul University, specializing in general surgery and kidney transplants. Experienced in military, private, and university hospitals and a member of various medical associations.
Professor Aydin is a Turkish transplantologist with over 20 years of experience and expertise in kidney transplant surgery. He has held several positions in transplant departments and centers, and has written 35 scientific papers on the subject. He is a member of various transplant-related organizations.
Dr. Bülent Ünal is a general surgeon and surgical oncologist. He is Head of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology at Florence Nightingale Hospital. He graduated from Çukurova University in 1996. He completed his general surgery residency at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2001. He finished a minor specialization in surgical oncology at İnönü University in 2012.
In 2008, he was an NCI Short-Term Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for 10 months. He trained in sentinel node techniques and ductoscopy. In 2010, he completed transplantation and oncology training at the University of Giessen and Marburg. He has many international publications and book chapters. His co-authored series include 128 living-donor liver recipients, 26 Fournier gangrene cases, and 18 diaphragmatic injuries.
He serves on the Board of the Surgical Oncology Association. He is also a member of several Turkish and international surgical societies.
Prof. Abuzer Dirican is a Professor of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology and Head of Department at Florence Nightingale Hospital. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1995. He completed his general surgery training at SSK Ankara in 2000. He served at İnönü University’s Liver Transplant Institute and became a professor in 2017. He also completed a clinical and research fellowship in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery.
He authored the Liver Transplantation chapter in Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery in 2016. His publications cover cholangiocarcinoma, liver transplantation, endocrine surgery, and colorectal surgery. Notable work includes a prospective randomized trial on pilonidal disease and studies on breast cancer–related lymphedema. He also co-authored analyses of 304 living-donor liver transplants and 109 hepatic vein reconstructions.
2002 – Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine
Ankara Baskent University General Surgery
2022 – present Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital General Surgery
2013 – 2022 Lokman Hekim Van Hospital General Surgery
2011 – 2013 Yuksekova State Hospital General Surgery
– Ankara Surgical Association
– Ankara Breast Diseases
Dr. Jose Horacio Cano Cervantes is a Medical Surgeon who graduated with honors from the Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico. He is a certified specialist in Nephrology by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
He received advanced training in Transplant Nephrology at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubirán." He also trained at the Jiménez Díaz Foundation in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Cano Cervantes is completing a Master’s Degree in Health Sciences at the National Polytechnic Institute.
He is an active member of the Mexican Transplant Society. He is recognized for his expertise and dedication to nephrology and transplant medicine.
Transplantologist
Dr. Antonio Alcaraz is a Spanish uro-oncologist and transplantologist with over 30 years of experience and 500 successful operations, specializing in the treatment of prostate cancer, kidney, bladder, and other urogenital system pathologies using minimally invasive and robotic systems, as well as congenital pathologies in children. He is a member of several prestigious urological societies.
Halil Erdiş graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and then completed his specialization training in the Department of General Surgery at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine in 2007.
As for his work experience, he worked in various institutions in the field of general surgery. He worked as a Clinical Fellow at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital between 2011-2012.
He continued his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2013.
He received the Clinical Research and Good Clinical Practices Education Certificate in 2017 in the field of education. During this period, he specialized in organ transplantation and directed his career in the field of general surgery.
Halil Erdiş's expertise in general surgery and especially organ transplantation has an important place in his career.
Clinical areas of interest:
You can list your clinical areas of interest as items:
Liver diseases
Bile ducts gallbladder diseases
Hepatobiliary surgery
Liver transplantation
Kidney transplantation
Pancreas transplantation
Pancreatic diseases
Laparoscopic surgery
Oncological surgery
**Associate Professor Halil Er**
**General Surgeon and Transplantologist**
**EDUCATION**
- 1991 – 1998: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Specialization
- 2001 – 2007: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
**PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**
- 2007 – 2009: Erciş State Hospital, Van, Medical Doctor
- 2009 – 2009: Gölhisar State Hospital, Medical Doctor
- 2011 – 2012: Florence Nightingale Clinic, Şişli, Istanbul, Clinical Research Fellow
- 2009 – 2013: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Associate Professor
- 2013: Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Organ Transplantation Center, Professor Tuncer Karpuzoğlu
**MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES**
- Coordination Association of Organ Transplantation Organizations of Turkey, 2011
- National Surgical Association, 2005
**SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS**
**Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals:**
**1.** _Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive and -Negative Renal Transplant Recipients_
YILMAZ V.T., ÇETİNKAYA R., Akbaş H., Özdem S., ÜLGER B.V., Erbiş H., Bakirtaş M., Aliosmanoglu I., Süleymanlar G., Çolak D., et al. **INTERNATIONAL SURGERY**, vol. 104, no. 9-10, pp. 423-430, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
**2.** _Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive and -Negative Renal Transplant Recipients_
YILMAZ V.T., ÇETİNKAYA R., AKBAŞ S.H., Özdem S., ÜLGER B.V., ERBİŞ H., BAKIRTAŞ M., ALİOSMANOĞLU I., SÜLEYMANLAR G., ÇOLAK D., et al. **INTERNATIONAL SURGERY**, vol. 102, pp. 126-132, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
**3.** _Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction May Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients_
Özkul F., Arık M.K., Erbiş H., Akbaş A., YILMAZ V.T., BARUTÇU A., Osmanoğlu I.A., KOÇAK H. **RENAL FAILURE**, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1622-1625, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
**4.** _Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction May Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients_
Özkul F., Arık M.K., Erbiş H., Akbaş A., YILMAZ V.T., Barutcu A., ALİOSMANOĞLU I., KOÇAK H. **RENAL FAILURE**, vol. 13, pp. 1-4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
**5.** _Effect of Age on the Outcome of Renal Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience_
Özkul F., Erbiş H., YILMAZ V.T., KOÇAK H., Osmanoğlu I.A., Dinçkan A. **PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES**, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 827-830, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
**6.** _Delayed Graft Function in Living-Donor Renal Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience with 1537 Patients_
Özkul F., Erbiş H., YILMAZ V.T., Öztürk B., KOÇAK H., Osmanoğlu I.A., Dinçkan A. **INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE**, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 6716-6719, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
**7.** _The Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes in HBsAg Negative Renal Transplant Recipients Who Were Transplanted from HBsAg Positive Donors_
YILMAZ V.T., ÜLGER B.V., Aliosmanoglu I., Erbiş H., Tuna Y., AKBAŞ S.H., Özdem S., ÇETİNKAYA R., SÜLEYMANLAR G., KOÇAK H. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 233, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
**8.** _Reconstruction of Segment 5 and 8 Veins in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Akdeniz University Experience_
Aliosmanoglu I., ÜLGER B.V., Erbiş H., Tuna Y., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 373, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
**9.** _Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Classical Maple Syrup Urine Disease: Case Report_
Aliosmanoglu I., Erbiş H., Soyuçen E., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 461, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
**10.** _An Unusual Cause of Biliary Obstruction After Liver Transplantation: Fasciola Hepatica_
Erbiş H., ÜLGER B.V., Aliosmanoglu I., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 697, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Education and Expertise
1996-2002 – Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
2003-2009 – Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery – Specialization Training
Experience
2009-2011 – Yüksekova State Hospital, Compulsory Service
2011-2012 – Van/Özalp, 6th Border Regiment, Military Service
2012-2018 – Baskent University Istanbul Health Application and Research Center Hospital
2018-2022 – Istanbul Aydın University Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center Hospital
Courses and Certificates
Selim Anorectal Diseases Course, Turkish Colon and Rectal Surgery Association, Istanbul, 17.12.2016 (National)
Training Program on Istanbul Protocol, Practitioner Training, Van, 06.11.2009-07.11.2009 (International)
Burn Course, Ankara Surgery Association, Başkent University, Ankara, 11.04.2009 (National)
Gazi Hernia Days, Hernia Course, Gazi University, Ankara, 18.10.2008-19.10.2008 (National)
Innovations in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Ankara Breast Diseases Association, Ankara, 22.03.
Medicine Pr. - Specialization Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine 1991 - 1998
Department of General Surgery - Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine 2001 - 2007
Specialist Doctor Erciş State Hospital Van 2007 - 2009
Specialist Doctor Gölhisar State Hospital 2009 - 2009
Clinical Fellow Şişli Florence Nıghtıngale Hospital 2011 - 2012
Assistant Professor Pamukkale University / Faculty of Medicine / Department of Surgical Medical Sciences / Department of General Surgery) 2009 - 2013
Assistant Professor Akdeniz University/Faculty of Medicine/Department of Surgical Medical Sciences/Division of General Surgery)- Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplant Center 2013
Turkey Organ Transplant Organizations Coordination Association, Member, 2011
National Surgical Association, Member, 2005
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, May 2007
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, July 2001
2007-2008 Şırnak Military Hospital
2008-2009 Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
2010-2011 Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Organ Transplantation
2011-2012 Başkent University Organ Transplantation
2013-2017 Erciyes Universityniversity Organ Transplant
2017-2019 Bilim University FNH Organ Transplant
2019-2020 Yeditepe University Organ Transplant
2020-2023 Biruni University Medicana Hospital Organ Transplant
Istanbul Medical Chamber
Turkish Surgical Association
Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association
ILTS
Nephrologist, organ transplant surgeon
Transplantologist