Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil Afşin Taşdelen

Areas of Interest

• Laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Abdominal wall surgery
• Incisional hernia repair
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• Robotic colorectal surgery
• eTEP hernia repair
• TAR technique
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Umbilical hernia
• Inguinal hernia
• Reflux surgery
• Colon surgery
• Rectal surgery
• Thyroid surgery
• Breast surgery

Education

• 1987–1993: Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir — Medical degree.
• 1996–2002: Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine — Specialist training.

Professional Experience

• 1993–1996: Korgan Central Health Centre, Ordu.
• 1996–2002: Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery — Research assistant.
• 2003–2008 and 2009–2011: Of State Hospital, Trabzon — General surgery specialist.
• 2008–2009 and 2013–2015: Fatih State Hospital, Trabzon — General surgery specialist.
• 2012–2013: Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon — General surgery specialist.
• 2015–2023: Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon — Chief assistant.
• 2023–2025: University of Health Sciences, Trabzon Faculty of Medicine, Kanuni Hospital — Faculty member; associate professor in 2024–2025.
• 2025–2026: Trabzon University Faculty of Medicine, Kanuni Hospital — Associate professor.
• 2026–present: Karadeniz Medicalpark Hospital, Trabzon.

International Experience

• 2012: Robotic and minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
• 2019: Visiting surgeon observership, Life Memorial Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

Professional Memberships

• European Hernia Society (EHS)
• Turkish Hernia Society
• Turkish Surgical Society
• Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Society
• Black Sea Surgical Society
• Eastern Black Sea Breast Diseases Society
• Trabzon Medical Chamber

Award

• 2019: Best video presentation, Turkish Hernia Society.

International Certificates and Courses

• 28 May 2024: European Board of Surgery — Fellow in Abdominal Wall Surgery (FEBS-AWS), Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2 August–1 September 2012: Robotic colorectal surgery fellowship certification, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul. (Yonsei University Severance Hospital Robot & MIS Center; Severance da Vinci Training Center).
• 8–10 October 2018: International hernia course, University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Services, Cape Town, South Africa. (Faculty of Health Services).
• 18–22 September 2006: Intensive course in laparoscopic general surgery, European Institute of TeleSurgery, Strasbourg, France.

National Courses

• 13 August 2021: Minimally invasive hernia surgery wet-lab training, Acıbadem University CASE. (CASE Klinik Simülasyon ve İleri Düzey Endoskopik Robotik Cerrahi Eğitim Merkezi).
• 15 March 2019: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery course, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize.
• 8 December 2018: Sixth Hernia School, Ankara.
• 24–25 September 2018: Abdominal wall repair masterclass, Medtronic Innovation Center, İstanbul.
• 31 March 2018: Thyroidectomy and neck dissection cadaver course, Ege University, İzmir. (Endocrine Surgery Society; Surgical Anatomy and Embryology, Part 1: Thyroid and Neck).
• 4 February 2018: Breast and thyroid surgery cadaver course, Turkish Surgical Society, Kocaeli. (Türk Cerrahi Derneği).
• 24–25 November 2017: Colorectal surgery cadaver course, Ankara University. (Türk Kolon ve Rektum Cerrahisi Derneği).
• 9 June 2014: Laparoscopic hernia repair workshop, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir.
• 21 September 2013: Third benign anorectal diseases course, Trabzon. (Türk Kolon ve Rektum Cerrahisi Derneği (TKRCD)).
• 7 April 2012: Stapler training and use, Trabzon.
• 20–21 February 2010: Legal responsibilities in general surgery, Trabzon. (Türk Cerrahi Derneği (TCD)).
• 20–24 February 2006: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy course, İstanbul University İSTEM.

Selected Scientific Publications

• Taşdelen HA. The extended-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach for incisional abdominal wall hernias: results from a single center. Surgical Endoscopy. 2022;36(6):4614–4623. doi:10.1007/s00464-021-08995-w.
• Taşdelen HA, Karapolat B. Extended totally extraperitoneal Rives-Stoppa technique for incisional hernia repair — a video vignette. Colorectal Disease. 2020;22(4):475. doi:10.1111/codi.14933.
• Taşdelen HA. Open posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) for large incisional abdominal wall hernias: Results from a single center. Medicine Science. 2022;11(4):1487–1493. doi:10.5455/medscience.2022-05-119.