Academic Life
Education and academic career
He began medical school at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1981 and graduated in 1987. In the same year, he started specialist training in General Surgery at Cerrahpaşa and became a specialist in February 1994.
He became an Associate Professor in 1999 and a Professor in 2005. Cerrahpaşa has remained the main institutional axis of his academic career. His 2026 AVESIS record lists him as Professor at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences.