General Surgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Öncel Yakar
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Öncel Yakar is a general surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
She treats hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and trauma surgery conditions, including blunt hollow viscus injury, blunt gastric injury, blunt cardiac rupture, esophageal variceal bleeding, bile duct injury, periampullary tumors, and subphrenic abscess, and performs procedures such as cholecystectomy and liver transplantation. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Öncel Yakar
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Öncel Yakar is a general surgeon with 22 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include periampullary tumors, esophageal variceal bleeding, blunt cardiac rupture, blunt hollow viscus injury, bile duct injury, subphrenic abscess, cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), and liver transplantation.
Dr. Öncel Yakar graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She completed General Surgery training at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2004. She was a Research Fellow at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care in 2005–2006. She was at Acibadem Health Group from 2013 to 2013, and joined Acibadem Health Group in 2022.
She was a Faculty Member at Acibadem University from 2016 to 2020. Her profile lists 3 professional bodies, among them the Turkish Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery Association, the National Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, and the Turkish Surgical Association.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2005 and 2010. The publications address blunt injuries, trauma transfusion practices, and endoscopic applications for esophageal variceal bleeding. They also include a case report concerning bile duct injury and liver transplantation, and work on periampullary tumors and subphrenic abscess.
Dr. Öncel Yakar speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2004Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine General Surgery
- 1998Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2022Acibadem Health Group
- 2016–2020Acibadem University / Faculty Member
- 2013Acibadem Health Group
- 2008–2013Memorial Ataşehir Hospital / Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation
- 2007–2008VKV American Hospital / Department of General Surgery, Liver-Pancreas Surgery Unit
- 2006–2007Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Liver-Pancreas-Biliary Tract Surgery Unit
- 2005–2006University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care / Research Fellow
- 2004–2005VKV American Hospital / Department of General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Unit
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Surgical Association
- Turkish Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery Association
- National Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Selected Publications
- A diagnostic delay of 5 hours increases the risk of death after blunt hollow viscus injury. J Trauma 2010 Jul;69(1):84-87 Malinoski DJ, Patel MS, Yakar DÖ, Green D, Qureshi F, Inaba K, Brown CV, Salim A.
- Blunt cardiac rupture: a 5-year NTDB analysis. J Trauma 2009 Oct;67(4):788-91 Teixeira PG, Inaba K, Öncel D, DuBose J, Chan L, Rhee P, Salim A, Browder T, Brown C, Demetriades D.
- Blood transfusions in trauma: six-year analysis of the transfusion practices at a level I trauma center Am Surg. 2008 Oct;74(10):953-7 Teixeira PG, Öncel D, Demetriades D, Inaba K, Shulman I, Green D, Plurad D, Rhee P.
- Brain lobectomy for severe head injuries is not a hopeless procedure. J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1010-3 Öncel D, Demetriades D, Gruen P, Salim A, Inaba K, Rhee P, Browder T, Nomoto S, Chan L.
- Impact of the 80 hour workweek on patient care at a level I trauma center. Arch Surg. 2007 Aug.142(8):708-12 Salim A, Teixeira PG, Chan L, Oncel D, Inaba K, Brown C, Rhee TV.
- Blunt gastric injuries. Am Surg. 2007 Sep;73(9):880-3 Öncel D, Malinoski D, Brown C, Demetriades D, Salim A.
- Approach to esophageal variceal bleeding: Endoscopic applications. Türk HPB 2006; 2(2):63-71 Öncel D, Özden İ, Tekant Y.
- Bile duct injury during cholecystectomy requiring delayed liver transplantation: a case report and literature review. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2006 Aug;209(4):355-9 Öncel D, Özden I, Bilge O, Tekant Y, Acarlı K, Alper A, Emre A, Arıoğul O.
- No immunoreactivity specific to Helicobacter strains was detected in periampullary tumors by light microscopy Türk HPB 2006;2(2):71-75 Özden İ, Güllüoğlu MG, Öncel D, Bilge O, Tekant Y, Acarlı K, Alper A, Arıoğlu O, Dizdaroğlu F, Emre A.
- Subphrenic abscess resulting in resection of the lower basal segment of the right lung: a severe complication following laparoscopic appendectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2005 Feb;15(1):63-5 Birsel Y, Öncel D, Dilege Ş, Güloğlu R.
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