проф. д-р Мерт Еркан

Prof. Dr. Mert Erkan

BRIEF INFORMATION:
Specialist:
general surgery
pancreatic surgery

CV and professional development

  • Born in 1970 in Istanbul.
  • In 1988 prof. Mert Erkan completed his high school education at Dost College.
  • He graduated from Istanbul University in 1995.
  • He completed his specialization in the Department of Surgery at Istanbul University in 2001.
  • Between 2003 and 2007, he started postdoctoral research at the European Pancreatic Centre for Molecular Biology and obtained his second PhD with highest honours (summa cum laude) on "The influence of tumour-modulated microenvironment on behaviour in pancreatic cancer" from the University of Heidelberg in Munich.
  • He completed his second specialty in Digestive Surgery in 2010 and became a consultant surgeon.
  • He obtained the degree of Associate Professor in Surgery in 2011.
  • He became head of hepatopancreatic surgery at the Technical University of Munich in 2013.
  • Since 2014 he has been working at the Department of Surgery of Koc Medical School.

Prof. Dr. Mert Erkan's professional path

  • 1995 - 2001.- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  • 2001-2003.- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, HPB Surgery Unit
  • 2003 г. - 2007 d.- European Pancreas Research Centre, University of Heidelberg
  • 2003 - 2007- Heidelberg University, General Surgery
  • 2007-2014.- Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar
  • 2007-2014. - Centre for Pancreatic Research, Technical University of Munich
  • 2014 - 2021. - Medical Faculty of the University of Koç
  • 2014 - 2021 Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine of Koç University
  • 2017 - 2021 Institute of Health Sciences of Koch University
  • 2017 - 2021 Koch University Translational Medicine Research Center
  • 2021 г.- Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Istanbul Turkey
  • 2021 г. - Acıbadem Healthcare Group
  • 2021 г.- Listed in Stanford University's "World's Most Influential Scientists for 2021"

Memberships and publications

Prof. Dr. Mert Erkan is a member of:

  • European Digestive Surgery/ EDS 2003
  • European Consortium for Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
  • Istanbul Chamber of Physicians 1995-2021
  • Member of the Scientific and Research Committee of the European/African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: 2014 - Halen / Programme Committee: 2015 - 2019 /
  • Founding member of the Pancreatic Terminology Committee 2021 -
  • Bursa Chamber of Physicians 2021
  • German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) 2007 - 2014
  • European Pancreatic Club/ EPC 2003-
  • Turkish Association of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: 1998 board member: 2015-2017
  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) 2001-
  • International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) 2003

Clinical areas of interest

  • General Surgery
  • Pancreatic surgery

Additional information

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Acıbadem Hospitals Group

Acıbadem started its journey in providing healthcare services as a small district hospital in one of the neighborhoods of Istanbul, Turkey.

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