Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem Dural

Academic Title :

Prof. Dr.

Department	Work location
Department of General Surgery	Liv Vadistanbul

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem Dural is an accomplished general surgery specialist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, with extensive clinical and academic expertise in general and endocrine surgery. His clinical practice focuses on advanced surgical treatment for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland diseases and cancers using modern laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

Education and Academic Qualifications

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

Areas of Interest

Surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases and cancers
Surgical treatment of adrenal gland diseases and cancers
Laparoscopic and robotic surgery in Turkey
Minimally invasive endocrine surgery
Surgical treatment of pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors
Treatment of goiter, thyroid nodules, and hyperparathyroidism

Work Experience

Professor, Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery (2022 - Present)
Consultant Endocrine Surgeon and General Surgeon, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul and Liv Hospital Ulus (2021 - Present)
Consultant Endocrine Surgeon, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2012 - 2021)
Clinical Research Fellow in Translational Medicine, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2016 - 2017)
Clinical Fellow in Endocrine Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden (2015)
Research Fellow in Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA (2014)
General Surgeon and Assistant Chief Physician, Igdir State Hospital (2009 - 2012)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

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

Research & Publications

Effect of Multidisciplinary Board on The Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Diseases (2018)
Endocrine Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations from the Turkish Association of Endocrine Surgery (2020)
Hormonally Active Adrenal tumors; Challenges and Outcomes (2021)
Comparison of Laparoscopic and Conventional Graham's Omentopexy in Peptic Ulcer Perforation: A Single Center Experience (2021)
Radio-guided nonpalpable metastatic lymph node localization in patients with recurrent thyroid cancer (2007)

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