Full Name: Berkant Özpolat
Date and Place of Birth: 1966 Ankara
Foreign Language: English
Fields of Interest:
Repair of Congenital Chest Wall Deformities with Open and Minimally Invasive Techniques (the Nuss and the Abramson Procedures)
Surgical Management of Hyperhydrosis (Hand, Armpit and Face) (Non-intubated ETS)
Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Tumors
Pleural diseases
Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
Diaphragm Surgeries
Fixation Surgeries for Rib Fractures
Treatments:
Lung Tumor Surgeries
Pleural Disease Surgeries
Mediastinal Surgeries
Chest Wall Deformities (Pectus Deformities)
The Abramson Method and the Nuss Procedure
Surgical Treatment of Hyperhydrosis (Excessive Sweating)
VATS-guided Procedures
Experience:
2020 – To date, Professor, Thoracic Surgery Department, Güven Hospital
2011, Guest Surgeon, Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Toronto General Hospital, Canada
2007-2020, Professor, Medical Faculty Hospital, Kırıkkale University
1996-2007, Physician, Thoracic Surgery Department, Yıldırım Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara
Education:
1996, Residency Education, Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Erciyes University
1994, Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenklinik, Berlin, German
1991, Medical Education, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University
Scientific Studies:
58 articles published in international peer-review journals.
26 articles published in national peer-review journals.
Author of 15 chapters
Translation of 6 chapters
Participation in 102 international and national congresses
Participation in 16 national courses
Professional Memberships:
Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
Turkish Thoracic Society
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Respiratory Society
Professional Awards, Degrees and Experiences:
2018, Congress Award, Ambroise Pare International Surgery Forum Congress, Azerbaijan
2015, Certificate of Achievement, School of Medicine, Kırıkkale University (for his international-level contributions to the science with his academic studies)
2012, Certificate of Merit, Turkish Society of Pediatric Surgery
2012, Organization of the Sterilization – Disinfection Course, Certificate of Achievement
2010, Third Prize in Article Category, School of Medicine, Kırıkkale University
2009, Certificate of Achievement, School of Medicine, Kırıkkale University (for his international-level contributions to the science with his academic studies)
Professional Trainings, Courses and Conferences
2020, Moderator, Society of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Antalya
2020, Moderator, Society of Lung Cancers, Antalya
2019, Advanced VATS Course, Medtronic-Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul
2019, Moderator, 10th National Thoracic Surgery Congress, Antalya
2018, Moderator, 8th National Lung Cancer Congress, Muğla
2018, Moderator, 1st Congress of APIMSF 2018, Azerbaijan
2018, Lecturer, Thoracic Sympathectomy, Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery School, Ankara
2018, Lecturer, Patient Blood Management in Thoracic surgery, Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara
2017, Moderator, Medtronic Innovation Center, 2nd THOR Symposium, Istanbul
2013, Moderator, Thoracic Trauma Symposium, School of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta
2013, Lecturer, Surgical Approach in Hydatid Cyst, Professional Training Course, Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara
2012, Lecturer, Smoking and Lung Cancer, KETEM Cancer Week Meeting, Kırıkkale
2010, Lecturer, 1st Experimental Animal Models in Thoracic Surgery (Course), Kırıkkale
2006, Lecturer, Tube Thoracostomy in Emergency Room, 7th Ankara Medical Emergencies Meeting, Ankara
1996, Coordinator, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Courses