M.Guler MD. Curriculum Vitae

Mehmet GÜLER, MD. Associate Professor of Surgery
Date of Birth: 01.02.1969 Languages: Turkish, English

Contact Information:
Özel Medicalpark Antalya Hastanesi,
Fener Mah. Tekelioğlu Cad. No:7
ANTALYA/TURKEY
e-mail: [email protected]

Certificates
-Board Certificate in Surgery, Turkish Surgical Association 2001
-Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery, World Association Laparoscopic Surgeons 2008
-Board Recertification in Surgery, Turkish Surgical Association, 2016

Personal Profile
-General Surgeon specialized in laparoscopic surgery; a dynamic person, receptive to innovations with a heightened sense of responsibility towards his patients.

-Capable of performing all closed surgeries involving the abdomen with past experience of more than 2000 laparoscopic operations, 24 years of experience in general surgery and 9 years of experience in obesity surgery.

-Works at a fully-equipped Class A hospital and provides healthcare services meeting international medical standards with a multidisciplinary team work approach in accordance with scientific and ethical principles.

Professional Background

-Medicalpark Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. Associate Professor of Surgery
-Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. Assistant professor of Surgery
Fellow Lecturer at the Department of General Surgery, 2006-2010.
-Konukoglu Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey. General Surgeon 2005-2006
-State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey. General Surgeon 2001-2005

Specialty Education
Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, General Surgery Assistant 1996-2000
Baskent University Ankara Hospital, General Surgery Assistant, 1993-1995

Undergraduate Education
Hacettepe University, Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey (1985-1992)
(in the top 1‰ at the National University Admission Exam)

Second Undergraduate Education
Anadolu University, School of Economics, Department of Public Administration 2004–2008

Participation in Scientific-Professional Courses

• Courses in Fundamentals of Intensive Care-March 2007 Gaziantep
• Courses in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery-May 2007 Ankara
• Effective Education, Trainer Program-September 2007 Gaziantep
• Minimal Access Surgery Diploma Program- February 2008 New Delhi
• Laparoscopic Gastric Band Practice Training-April 2008 Lyon
• Courses in Ethical Approach in Clinical Investigations-May 2009 Gaziantep
• Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Practice Training-July 2009 Antalya
• Courses in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer -June 2009 Prag
• Clinical Investigator Training Program-January 2010 Gaziantep
• Courses in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, April 2010 Istanbul
• Courses in Surgical Infections, October 2010 Ankara
• Courses in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery April 2015 Antalya
• Courses in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, April 2015 Istanbul
• Fundamental Training Courses in Sleeve Gastrectomy, November 2015 Antalya
• Courses in Benign Anorectal Disorders, October 2016 Antalya

Memberships of Scientific Organizations

-Turkish Obesity Surgery Society, since 2015
-Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Society, since 2015
-World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, since 2008
-National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Society, since 2007
-Turkish Surgical Competency Board, since 2002
-Turkish Surgical Association, since 2000

Citations in Articles Published in International Scientific Journals
48 citations in journals included in the SCI and SCI-EXP, H Index:4

Articles Published in International Indexed Journals

1. Eras N, Nayir E, Arican A, Bahar L, Guler M, Akbas E. TS 1494del6 polymorphism and increased risk of developing breast cancer. J Clin Exp Med. 2016;9(6):11756-11763

2. Behçet A, Kılıç H, Zengin S, Guler M,Taysi S,Yıldırım C, Sarı I. Efficiency of Ankaferd Blood Stopper Used in Bleeding Control on Intraabdominal Adhesions Formed Postoperatively. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2013 2;20(5):524-529.

3. Guler M, Yamak B. Spontaneous splenic rupture immediately after coronary bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(2):156-157.

4. Guler M, Yamak B, Erdogan M, Aydin U, Kul S, Asil R, Kisacikoglu B. Risk factors for gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Aug;25(4):637-641.

5. Guler M, Maralcan G, Kul S, Baskonus I, Yılmaz M. The efficacy of Ankaferd Blood Stopper for the management of bleeding following total thyroidectomy. J Invest Surg 2011;24(5):205-210.

6. Guler M, Kologlu M, Kama NA, Renda N, Gozalan U, Yuksek YN, Daglar G. Effect of topically applied charged particles on healing of colonic anastomoses. Arch Surg 2002 Jul;137(7):813-817 (JAMA Surgery since 2013)

7. Öksüzoğlu B, Er Ö, Guler M, Doğanay M, Esen M, Kama NA. Disseminated high-grade malignant lymphoma involving both breast. The Breast 2002;11:454–456.

8. Kama NA, Reis E, Atli MY, Doganay M, Guler M, Kologlu M, Dolapci M. Factors affecting recurrence in tension-free hernioplasties. Hernia 2000; 4:17–20