Diagnostic Thoracoscopy with Drainage and Biopsy
$7,300
/ Cagatay Saim Tezel
20
years of experience
Cagatay Saim Tezel
- Specialization: Thoracic surgeon
- 20 years of experience
- Speaks:English
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
- Member of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the European Respiratory Society.
Dr. Cagatay Saim Tezel is a Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Memorial Şişli Hospital since 2025. From 2021 to 2025, he was a Professor at Haliç University Faculty of Medicine and at Liv Hospital Ulus. Earlier, he served at SB Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital as a specialist, associate professor, and educational supervisor.
He earned his MD from Ankara University. He completed his Thoracic Surgery specialization at SB Heybeliada Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital from 2000 to 2005. His international training includes a 6‑month observership at the Royal Brompton Hospital and work in the Leicester University clinics. He also attended the STS 41st Annual Meeting and the Ankara University Esophageal Surgery Program. He was part of the Süreyyapaşa Thoracic Surgery Transplant Team. He was an internship lecturer at Yeditepe University from 2013 to 2020. He served on the editorial board of the Heybeliada Medical Bulletin in 2001.
He is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society, the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Turkish Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society. He advised a thesis that won third place in the Istanbul Medical Chamber Thesis Competition.
Explore package deals with Dr. Cagatay Saim Tezel
Wedge Resection
per package
Wedge Resection of the Lung (Single or Multiple)
$11,700
/ Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) – Wedge Resection
$12,400
/ The package includes a standard range of medical services offered by the clinic and additional benefits like accommodation, transfer, etc.
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Qualifications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 – Present | Istanbul, Türkiye
Memorial Şişli Hospital
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
2021 – 2025 | Istanbul, Türkiye
Haliç University Faculty of Medicine
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
2021 – 2025 | Istanbul, Türkiye
Liv Hospital Ulus
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
2020 – 2021 | Istanbul, Türkiye
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery / Educational Supervisor
2013 – 2020 | Istanbul, Türkiye
SB Istanbul Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Training and Research Specialist
2012 – 2013 | Istanbul, Türkiye
SB Istanbul Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery
2007 – 2010 | Istanbul, Türkiye
SB Istanbul Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Thoracic Surgery Specialist
2006 – 2007 | Istanbul, Türkiye
SB Istanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
Thoracic Surgery Residency
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EDUCATION
2000 – 2005 | Istanbul, Türkiye
SB Istanbul Heybeliada Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Specialization in Thoracic Surgery
1993 – 1999 | Ankara, Türkiye
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society
• European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Turkish Thoracic Society
• Respiratory Research Association of Türkiye
• National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
• Lung Cancer Association
• European Respiratory Society
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AWARDS & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Istanbul Medical Chamber Thesis Competition – 3rd Place (All Branches)
• Thesis Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Tezel
• Thesis: Functional and Radiological Investigation of Pulmonary Ligament Disruption in Upper Lobectomy
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INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS & COURSES
• Royal Brompton Hospital, London – Thoracic Surgery Clinic (6-month observer)
• Leicester University Thoracic Surgery Clinics – Observer
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 41st Annual Meeting – Florida, USA
• Ankara University – Esophageal Surgery Program
• Süreyyapaşa Thoracic Surgery Transplant Team
• Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine – Thoracic Surgery Internship Lecturer (2013-2020)
• Heybeliada Medical Bulletin – Editorial Board (2001)
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