Thoracic Surgery Prof. Dr. Ahmet Demirkaya
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About Prof. Dr. Ahmet Demirkaya
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Demirkaya is a thoracic surgeon at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul with 6+ years of experience.
He treats lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pectus excavatum, vascular thoracic outlet syndrome, and pinch-off syndrome, and performs mediastinoscopy, video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy, mediastinal lymphadenectomy, minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum, and central venous port implantation. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultations.
Prof. Ahmet Demirkaya is a thoracic surgeon with a medical degree from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, where he completed his thoracic surgery training in 2005. He brings years of clinical expertise to his role at Acibadem Health Group, where he has been practicing since 2020. M.D.
Demirkaya is actively involved in the professional community and holds memberships in several national and international societies, including the Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Lung Cancer Association of Turkey, the Turkish Thoracic Society, the Respiratory Research Society of Turkey, and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. His work focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of thoracic diseases, with particular interest in lung cancer and advancing thoracic care through clinical practice and collaboration.
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Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2005Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Thoracic Surgery
- 1996Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
- 1989Kabatas Boys High School
Professional Experience
- 2020Acibadem Health Group
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Lung Cancer Association of Turkey
- Turkish Thoracic Society
- Respiratory Research Society of Turkey
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Selected Publications
- Retrospective analysis of patients at high risk for mediastinoscopy Turk Gogus Cardiovascular Surgery Journal-Turkısh Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery July 2013, Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages: 699-705 Sibel Buluc Bulğen, Ziya Salihoğlu, Ahmet Demirkaya, Lale Yüceyar
- Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy is associated with better survival than mediastinoscopy in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jun 15. doi:pii: S0022-5223(13)00542-4. 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.04.036. Turna A, Demirkaya A, Ozkul S, Oz B, Gurses A, Kaynak K.
- Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome developed after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Sep;44(3):567-9. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt163. Kiliç B, Demirkaya A, Turna A, Kaynak K.
- Tumor With Wires: Images in Cardiothoracic Medicine and Surgery, Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 2013; DOI: 10.1177/0218492313516964 Ahmet Demirkaya, Ezel Ersen, Kamil Kaynak
- Association of epidermal growth factor receptor and K-Ras mutations with smoking history in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Exp Ther Med. 2013 Feb;5(2):495-498 Baykara O, Tansarikaya M, Demirkaya A, Kaynak K, Tanju S, Toker A, Buyru N.
- The factors determining the complications in the minimally invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahısı Dergısı-Turkısh Journal Of Thoracıc And Cardıovascular Surgery April 2011, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page:201-206 Ahmet Demirkaya, Fatma Şimşek, Ezel Erşen, et al.
- Intraoperative Localization of Recurrent Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Using Tc-99m HYNIC-TATE and a Surgical Gamma Probe. Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Sep;36(9):831-3. Aliyev A, Ocak M, Kabasakal L, Haciyev Y, Ozhan M, Vural O, Ozturk O, Demirkaya A, Uslu I.
- Pinch-off syndrome”: an unusual complication following central venous port implantation Turk Gogus Cardiovascular Surgery Journal-Turkısh Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Pages: 229-231 Published: JUL 2010 Besirli K, Demirkaya A, Demirbas MY, et al
- WWOX gene may contribute to progression of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumor Biol. 2010 Aug;31(4):315-20. Epub 2010 May 18.PMID: 20480411 Baykara O, Demirkaya A, Kaynak K, Tanju S, Toker A, Buyru N.
- Analysis of the alterations of trace elements in plasma and tissue, in lung cancer. Tubercul Thorax. 2010 Jan;58(1):53-8. Turkey. PMID: 20517729 Demirhan O, Demirkaya A, Erşen E, Ercan M, Kaynak K.
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