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Areas of Interests

• Surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid gland diseases and cancers
• Surgical treatment of adrenal gland (adrenal gland) diseases and cancers
• Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Education:

• Galatasaray High School (1989-1997)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education (1997-2003)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Specialization in General Surgery (2003-2009)
• Cleveland Clinic, Endocrine and Metabolism Institute, Center for Endocrine Surgery, USA, Research Fellowship (2014)
• Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery and Sarcoma Unit, Sweden, Endocrine Surgery Clinical Fellowship (2015)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Apoptosis Research Center (ARC), Canada, Translational Medicine Clinical Research Fellowship (2016-2017)

Experience:

• LIV Hospital Ulus & LIV Hospital Vadistanbul
• Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2012-2021)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2016)
• Karonlinska University Hospital, Sweden (2015)
• Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA. (2014)
• Iğdır State Hospital (2009-2012)

Memberships

• Endocrine Surgery Association, Member of the Board and Secretary General of the Association
• Dialogue Society in Endocrinology, Member
• Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Member
• Turkish Surgery Association, Member
• European Society of Endocrine Surgery(ESES), Member
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Member
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), Member
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member

Areas of Interests

• 0-18 Years Old Healthy Child Monitoring and Tracking
• Breast Milk, Breastfeeding and Nutrition Consultancy
• Newborn Care and Follow-up
• Vaccines and Preventive Medicine
• Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood
• Childhood Diseases

Education:

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 2009-2015
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases 2016-2019
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Child Health and Diseases 2020

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Private Levent Hospital 2022-2023
• Van Özalp State Hospital 2021-2022
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2020
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2016-2019
• Denizli State Hospital Pediatric Emergency Service 2015-2016
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• Psoriatic Arthritis in the Differential Diagnosis of Zinc Deficiency - Scientific Poster Presentation (38th Pediatrics Days - 2016)
• Myoclonic Epilepsy in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Scientific Poster Presentation (39th Pediatrics Days - 2017)
• Evaluation of Children Diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis - Specialization Thesis (November 2020)

Over 10 years focused exclusively on organ transplantation, Dr. Ertan Emek works at Biruni University Hospital.

• Trained at Istanbul University, a leading medical school
• Specializes in hepatopancreatobiliary transplants
• Member of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
• Performs both liver and kidney transplant procedures

Specializing in kidney transplants and nephrology, Dr. Erkalma brings extensive expertise to Biruni University Hospital.

• Board-certified in nephrology with over 15 years of experience
• Member of the European Renal Association and Transplantation Immunology Association
• Focuses on chronic kidney disease and acute renal failure management
• Trained at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine – one of Turkey's leading medical schools

Experience

1996 Medical Doctor, School of Medicine, Çukurova University

1998 – 2003 Resident, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara University

2004 General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Başkent University

2007 Assistant Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

2010 Associate Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

2010 Observer, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, U.S.A.

2015 – To Date Professor, Department of General Surgery, Başkent University Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center.

Awards

THIRD PRIZE, ORAL PRESENTATION, 17th TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2019

Karakayalı F., Gökçe A., Karaca A., Seven M.

Subject; The effect of combining perineal levatorplasty with laparoscopic ventral rectopexy on outcomes in obstructive defecation syndrome secondary to rectocele and intussusceptions; prospective clinical study

FIRST PRIZE, VIDEO PRESENTATION, TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2015

Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Kırnap M, Moray G.

Subject: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery Combined with SILS Port in Local Excision of Rectal Tumors

SECOND PRIZE, SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS, 19TH NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2014

Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Oktay B, Cenan S, Kırnap M, Moray G.

Subject: The Effect of Specimen Sampling Site on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resections Performed for Rectal Tumors.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 28th EUROPEAN FEDERATION CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2014

Kırnap M, Ayvazoğlu SE, Karakayalı F, Moray G, Haberal M.

Subject: Incidence and management of isolated bile leakage after pancreatic resection

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 14th NATIONAL COLON AND RECTAL CONGRESS, 2013

Tezcaner T, Arer İ, Karakayalı F, Akdur A, Moray G.

Subject: Conventional and Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 29TH NATIONAL RADIOLOGY CONGRESS, 2008

Başaran C, Öztürk A, Dönmez FY, Karakayalı F, Haberal N and Çoşkun M.

Subject: Findings of multi-slice computed tomography and histopathological correlation in xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

KarakayalıF, Hasırcı N, Akdur A, Haberal N, Tufan H, Başaran Ö, Sevmiş Ş, KızıltayA,Haberal M.

Subject: The evaluation of neointimal hyperplasia in Tranilast-coated synthetic vascular grafts; experimental study

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

KarakayalıF, Başaran C, Sevmiş Ş, Ekici Y, Harman A and Haberal M.

Subject: The effects of pre-operative imaging methods on maturation and fasting period in basilic vein transposition fistula created for hemodialysis; prospective clinical study

SPECIAL AWARD BY TURKISH SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY, April 2002

KarakayalıF, Hazinedaroğlu S, Sancak T, Duman N and Yerdel MA.

Subject: The use of central veins in fistulas created for dialysis; prospective clinical study

Prof. Karaca specializes in liver and kidney transplantation at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital, with over 20 years of surgical experience.

• Trained at Ankara University – one of Turkey's top medical schools
• Former head of the Liver and Bile Ducts Clinic in Ankara
• Published award-winning research on laparoscopic techniques
• Professor at Başkent University's General Surgery Department