As it has developed, surgery has become the field of medicine that carries out the most complex procedures. General surgery is nevertheless not simply a field in which routine operations are carried out; the general surgeon performs many varied activities, from surgical intensive care to parenteral/enteral nutrition, by way of the surgical treatment of infections.
Conditions that can be treated in the general surgery department:
- Thyroid diseases (goitre, hyperthyroidism)
- Breast cancer and benign breast conditions
- Oesophageal cancer – benign oesophageal conditions
- Stomach cancer and various problems related to ulcers of the stomach and small intestine (duodenum)
- Diseases of the small intestine requiring surgery, intestinal obstruction
- Tumours of the colon and rectum, inflammatory diseases
- Anorectal conditions: tumours, haemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistulas
- Benign and malignant tumours of the liver, cysts
- Obstructive jaundice
- Stones and tumours of the gallbladder and bile ducts
- Cysts and tumours of the pancreas
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Diseases of the spleen requiring surgery
- Hernias of the abdominal wall and groin; hernias occurring after surgery
- Various soft tissue infections
- Trauma and emergency surgery
The General Surgery department of Anadolu Medical Center is made up of several sub-units, each requiring specific knowledge; these units provide their services thanks to specialist staff and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The sub-units of general surgery
- Breast diseases and surgery
- Surgery of the oesophagus, stomach and intestine
- Colon surgery
- Surgery of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and endocrine glands
- Surgical treatment of infections
- Traumatology – Surgical intensive care
Diagnostic methods:
- Patient interview and clinical examination
- General laboratory tests
- Radiological examinations (X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, angiography, cholangiography)
- Endoscopy (oesophagoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic cholangiopancreatography)
- Percutaneous biopsy techniques
Treatment methods:
- Conventional surgical techniques
- Laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical techniques
- Robotic surgery
Because of the breadth of its field, the General Surgery department of Anadolu Medical Center works in close collaboration and coordination with many specialties. The vast majority of general surgery patients are people with different types of cancer. The departments of gastroenterology, radiology/interventional radiology, pathology, medical oncology and radiation oncology work together to diagnose diseases and plan the surgical and post-operative phases. Our General Surgery department collaborates closely with the departments of endocrinology and microbiology–infectious diseases. For certain oesophageal cancers that it manages, the department works with the departments of thoracic surgery and ear, nose and throat. Another field linked to general surgery is traumatology. As trauma patients often have injuries to several organ systems, the departments of orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and cardiovascular surgery work together. Particularly in cases of severe polytrauma, the General Surgery department coordinates all of these medical fields. One of the most important steps in the care of general surgery patients is to enable them to resume their former life as soon as possible after the procedure. This is achieved through close collaboration with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department.
Ayhan Erdemir
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Surgery
Surgery – General Surgery
Ayhan Erdemir
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Surgery
Surgery – General Surgery
Education and career
• Fırat University Faculty of Medicine
• Kartal Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital
• Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine
Areas of expertise and medical interests
• Traumatology / Emergencies
• Breast surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Anorectal pathology
• Certified member of the Turkish Surgical Board
Research and publications
• 20 national and international publications
• 41 presentations
Kemal Raşa
Kemal Raşa
Dr., Master Surgeon, FACS, FACP, Surgeon
Surgery – General Surgery – ONCOLOGY SCIENCES – SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Education
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1990)
General surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1996)
Professional experience:
General surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (1997–2001)
General surgery, Acıbadem Hospital (2001–2007)
General surgery at Anadolu Medical Center (2007–2014)
General surgery, Acıbadem Bodrum Hospital (2014–2017)
General surgery at Anadolu Medical Center since 2017
Areas of expertise and medical interests:
General surgery
Surgical infections
Breast cancer surgery
Thyroid surgery
Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Surgical Infection Society – Europe (president since 2019)
World Society of Surgical Infections
World Society of Emergency Surgery
Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Surgical Association
Research and publications:
Surgical infections
Pancreatic cancer and glucose metabolism
Head of the General Surgery department
Professional experience
• İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, general surgery clinic, clinic chief.
• UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles), liver transplantation programme, researcher.
• RUSH–Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Chicago), organ transplantation programme (liver and kidney transplantation), clinical fellow.
• İzmir, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery. Liver transplantation and HPB surgery unit. Lecturer.
• Ankara Güven Hospital, director of the surgery department, organ transplantation and HPB.
• Anadolu Medical Center, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine, İstanbul,
Education
• Ege University Faculty of Medicine (1985)
• General surgery resident: İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, 2nd General Surgery Department (1988 – 1993)
• Researcher: UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles), liver transplantation programme (1991 – 1992)
• Training in transplant surgery: RUSH–Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Chicago), clinical fellow, organ transplantation programme (liver and kidney transplantation) (1994 – 1997)
Areas of expertise
• Surgical treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas (primary or metastatic cancers of these organs, benign or malignant cystic lesions, benign and malignant obstructive lesions of the gallbladder and bile ducts)
• Liver transplantation
Certifications
• ECFMG certificate (no.: 0-478-416-1), 1992
• Turkish Board certificate in general surgery, 1994
• Fellowship certificate, RUSH University, Department of General Surgery, transplantation, July 1994–97
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), fellowship certificate in clinical transplantation, 1999
• Associate Professor and Professor certificates (general surgery), 2000 and 2006
Professional affiliations
• Turkish Surgical Association
• Turkish HPB Surgery Association
• Liver Transplantation Association
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR)
Publications
• 9 book chapters
• More than 85 national and international publications
Vafi Atalay
Vafi Atalay
Prof. Dr., Specialist in General Surgery
General Surgery
Education
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara (1998–2004)
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul (2004–2009).
Areas of expertise and interests
EBSQ
Coloproctology
Institutional affiliations
• European Society of Coloproctology (Member)
• Turkish Surgical Society (Member)
• Turkish Colorectal Surgery Association (Member)
• International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (Member)
• Palestinian Association of Stoma Care (associate member of the International Ostomy Association (IOA)); board member
• Union of Doctors of Palestine (Member)
• Jacobs Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Editorial board member)
• Journal "Medicine" (academic editor)
• Kocaeli Medical Journal (editor)
• World Journal of Gastroenterology (Reviewer)
• North American Journal of Medical Sciences (Reviewer)
• Journal of Pancreas (Reviewer)
• Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences (Reviewer)
• Marmara Medical Journal (Reviewer)
• BMJ Case Reports (Reviewer)
• Pediatric Oncology (Editorial board member)
• Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research (Editorial board member)
• Clinical Cases in Surgery (Editorial board member)
• Annals of Thyroid Research (Editorial board member)
• Molecular and Clinical Oncology (reviewer)
• World Journal of Emergency Medicine (Reviewer)
• Clinics in Surgery (Reviewer)
• Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (Reviewer)
• Arab Journal of Gastroenterology (Reviewer)
• World Journal of Surgical Oncology (Reviewer)
• Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment
Career and teaching
• Al-Aqsa Martyrs Public Hospital, head of the general surgery department, Gaza / Palestine (2010–2011)
• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, lecturer/associate professor and surgeon in the Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey (2010–2014)
• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, assistant professor in the Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey (2015–2016)
• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, associate professor in the Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey (2016– )
• Postgraduate Education Coordination Board, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine. Coordinator of specialist training in the Department of Surgical Sciences (2015– )
• Coordinator at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Introduction to Clinical Practice – first year/ICP-1, 2015–2016.
• Deputy Chief Coordinator at Eastern Mediterranean University (Cyprus) (2016– )
• Chief Coordinator of the digestive endoscopy unit of general surgery at Marmara Pendik Training Hospital (2018–)
Publications: 48 national and international publications
