Selin Kapan
- Specialization: General surgeon
- 30 years of experience
- Speaks:English, Turkish
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı
- A professor of general surgery with over 50 peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals.
Prof. Selin Kapan has been a Professor of General Surgery since 2017. She is currently with Istanbul Aydın University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery (2022–present). She previously worked at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital as a Specialist and Associate Professor. She also served as Educational and Administrative Supervisor at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital. In addition, she was Medical Coordinator and General Surgeon at Istanbul Surgery Hospital.
She has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Her research covers hernia repair, perianal fistula, pilonidal disease, hepatic hydatid disease, laparoscopic surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery. Her work has been published in journals such as Digestive Surgery, Hernia, Techniques in Coloproctology, and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. She is a member of the Turkish Surgical Association, the National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association, the Hernia Society, the Turkish HPB Surgery Association, the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association, and the Gastroesophageal Reflux Association.
Doctor's services
- Umbilical hernia repair
- Small intestine resection
- Stomach resection
- Resection of gallbladder
- Breast cancer surgery
- Lumpectomy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Whipple surgery
- Orchiectomy
- Transurethral resection of the bladder
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Wide excision of melanoma
- Cryodestruction
- Laryngectomy
- Lung cancer surgery
- Colectomy (large bowel resection)
- Liver resection
- Rectal resection
- Resection of laryngeal tumor
- Laparoscopic mesorectumrctonomy
- Resection of glioblastoma
- Enucleation of tumor on pancreas
- Gastroenterostomy
- Inguinal hernia surgery
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Thyroidectomy
- Throat cancer operation
- Da Vinci gastroectomy
- Pancreatic cancer surgery
- Gastroectomy
- Leiomyosarcoma Removal
- Resection of the esophagus
- Rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids
- Resection of large intestine
- Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy
- Сholecystectomy
- Appendectomy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Incisional hernia repair
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Esophagectomy
- Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux (GERD) Surgery
- Robotic cholecystectomy
- Colon hydrotherapy
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
- Gastric balloon
- Gastric bypass
- Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
- Metabolic surgery
- Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- Da Vinci Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)
- MRI of one area
- Gastroscopy with biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Ultrasound
- Tumor Marker Blood Test
- Fibroscan
- CT (computer tomography)
- Biopsy
- MRI of the abdominal cavity
- Transnasal Endoscopy
- Comprehensive diagnosis of Сolorectal Pathology
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Qualifications
Education
1988 – TED Zonguldak College
1994 – Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (English Department)
2002 – Medical Specialization in General Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
2008 – Associate Professorship in General Surgery
2017 – Professorship in General Surgery
2020 – Istanbul University, AUZEF, Department of Philosophy
2022 – Istanbul University, AUZEF, Department of Health Institutions Management
Professional Experience
2003 – Şişli Etfal Hamidiye Hospital, Ayazağa District Outpatient Clinic
2003 – 2008 – Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery – General Surgery Specialist
2008 – 2011 – Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery – Associate Professor of General Surgery
2011 – 2013 – Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery – Educational and Administrative Supervisor
2013 – 2017 – Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery – Associate Professor of General Surgery
2017 – 2019 – Istanbul Aydın University, Faculty of Medicine, SUAM, Department of General Surgery – Professor of General Surgery
2019 – 2021 – Istanbul Surgery Hospital – Medical Coordinator / General Surgeon
2022 – Present – Istanbul Aydın University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
Professional Memberships
-Turkish Surgical Association
-National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
-Hernia Society
-Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association
-Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association
-Gastroesophageal Reflux Association
Publications
1. Durgun V., Perek A., Kapan M., Kapan S., Perek S. Partial fistulotomy and modified cutting seton procedure in the treatment of high extrasphincteric perianal fistulae. Digestive Surgery, 2002.
2. Kapan M., Kapan S., Pekmezci S., Durgun V. Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease with Limberg flap repair. Techniques in Coloproctology, 2002.
3. Durgun V., Kapan S., Kapan M., Karabıçak İ., Aydogan F., Göksoy E. Primary splenic hydatidosis. Digestive Surgery, 2003.
4. Kapan S., Kapan M., Göksoy E., Karabıçak İ., Oktar H. Comparison of PTFE, bovine pericardium and fascia lata for repair of incisional hernia in a rat model. Hernia, 2003.
5. Durgun V., Kapan M., Kapan S., Onur E. Congenital submandibular salivary gland fistula: Case report. Oto-Rhino-Laryngologia Nova, 2003.
6. Kapan M., Yavuz N., Kapan S., Polat S., Göksoy E. Totally laparoscopic pericystectomy in hepatic hydatid disease. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques A, 2004.
7. Kapan M., Kapan S., Durgun A.V., Göksoy E. Inguinal endometriosis: Case report. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2005.
8. Kapan M., Kapan S., Karabıçak İ., Bavunoğlu İ. Simultaneous rupture of the liver and spleen in a patient on warfarin therapy: Report of a case. Surgery Today, 2005.
9. Paksoy M., Böler D.E., Baca B., Ertürk S., Kapan S., Bavunoğlu İ., Şirin F. Laparoscopic transgastric resection of a gastric lipoma presenting as acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2005.
10. Kapan M., Kapan S., Göksoy E., Perek S., Kol E. Postoperative recurrence in hepatic hydatid disease. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2006.
Prof. Selin Kapan has authored and co-authored more than 50 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Only a selection of these publications is presented here.
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