Education and Specialization

• Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
• General Surgery Residency – 2003
• Gastroenterological Surgery Fellowship – 2007
• Associate Professorship – 2011
• Surgical Oncology Fellowship – 2013

Professional Training

• Hands-on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course – Reflux Surgery, GATA, Ankara, Türkiye (30 April–2 May 2007)
• Practical Experimental Surgery Course, GATA, Ankara, Türkiye (29–30 November 2007)
• Oral and Enteral Nutrition Course According to ESPEN Guidelines, Ankara, Türkiye (22 November 2009)
• Nutritional Support in Cancer Patients, ESPEN, Ankara, Türkiye (22 November 2009)
• ERCP Course, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (2010)
• Bariatric Surgery Course, Lyon, France (17–18 March 2012)
• Surgical Stapler Training Course – Course Director, Trabzon, Türkiye (2012)
• Bariatric Surgery Course: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy, Bruges, Belgium (2013)
• Laparoscopic Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery Courses I–II – Course Director, Trabzon, Türkiye (2013–2014)
• Basic Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery Course – patient positioning, trocar placement, pneumoperitoneum and operating-room organization; instructor at the 11th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, Bodrum, Türkiye (2–6 October 2013)
• Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery Winter School, Cerrahpaşa University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Türkiye (January 2015)

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Surgical Association
• Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
• National Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
• Trabzon Medical Chamber
• Ethics Committee Member, Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital