The Thoracic Surgery Department at Anadolu Medical Center successfully treats chest and lung diseases in patients of all ages (from newborns to adults) using the most modern techniques. The following surgical procedures are carried out in the Thoracic Surgery Department at Anadolu Medical Center:
- Oncological surgery
- Emphysema surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery (lung and pleural biopsies, sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis and video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies)
- Mediastinoscopy / bronchoscopy
- Correction of chest wall deformities (Nuss technique)
- Chest wall tumours
- Diaphragm surgery
- Tuberculosis surgery
- Tracheal surgery and tracheal stent placement
Altan Kır
Assoc. Prof. Dr. in Thoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular and thoracic health – Thoracic Surgery
Altan Kır
Assoc. Prof. Dr. in Thoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular and thoracic health – Thoracic Surgery
Education and career
- Karadeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon
- Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Diyarbakır
- Royal Brompton Hospital, England
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
- Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Centre, Istanbul
- Specialities and areas of medical interest
- Tracheobronchial resections, sleeve technique.
- Extended resections
- Paediatric thoracic surgery
Research and publications
- 15 international articles, 30 national articles
- 45 presentations
- 2 book chapters
