General Surgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt is a General Surgery specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital. He treats pancreatic, liver and biliary tract diseases, with particular interests in liver cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancers, and robotic and oncological surgery. He also evaluates conditions including cholecystitis, fatty liver disease and liver failure.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt is a General Surgery specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, with a clinical focus on pancreatic, liver and biliary tract diseases. His areas of interest include liver cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancers, cholecystitis, fatty liver disease, liver failure, oncological surgery and robotic surgery.
He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and completed General Surgery training at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital. His further clinical observerships and training have included pancreatic, liver, minimally invasive and robotic surgery at institutions in Italy, the Netherlands and Japan.
International patients can expect a consultation focused on their individual surgical condition, including diseases affecting the pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. Dr. Bozkurt provides evaluation and surgical planning within the General Surgery and Pancreas, Liver and Biliary Tract Diseases services at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Subspecialties
- Treatment of Pancreas, Liver and Biliary Tract Diseases
- Robotic Surgery
Education
- 2024Ageo Central General Hospital (Clinical Observer), Ageo/Japan-
- 2024Eylül (Supervisor: Prof. Go Wakabayashi)
- 2022Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital (Minimally Invasive Pancreatic and Liver Surgery), Brescia/Italy-
- 2022(Supervisor: Prof.Muhammed Abu Hilal)
- 2022Amsterdam University, Liver and Pancreatic Surgery Clinic, Robotic Pancreatic and Liver Surgery-
- 2022Nisan (Supervisor: Prof. Marc Besselink)
- 2020Verona University General and Pancreatic Surgery (Pancreatic Surgery) Verona/Italy-
- 2020(Supervisor: Prof.Claudio Bassi)
- 2018Health Sciences University Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
- 2013–2018Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic,
- 2012İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
- 2006–2012İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Uğur Derman English Medicine Program,
Professional Experience
- 2025Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2025Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, Department of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Surgery,
- 2023–2025Koç University Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Associate Professor Doctor
- 2020–2023Koç University Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Specialist Doctor,
- 2019–2020Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic, Specialist Doctor,
- 2018–2019Kelkit/Gümüşhane State Hospital, Specialist doctor (Compulsory service),
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association
- International Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Association (ILLS)
- World and European Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association (IHPBA, E-AHPBA)
- European Endoscopic Surgery Association
- International Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Association (ISFGS
- Turkish Surgery Association
- Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association
Selected Publications
- European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (E-MIPS); International Consortium on Advanced Pancreatic Surgery. The impact of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer: an international multicenter study Ann Oncol. 2025 Jan 13:S0923- 7534(25)00004-3. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.12.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39814200. Rangelova E, Stoop TF, van Ramshorst TME, Ali M, …Bozkurt E, Sparrelid E, …Abu Hilal M, Besselink MG, Del Chiaro M;
- Different Recurrence Patterns Following Surgical Treatment of Bilobar Colorectal Liver Metastases (BICRLM) and Effects on Survival. Br J Surg. 2025 Mar 4;112(3):znaf003. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf003. PMID: 40037797. Dasari BV, Bozkurt E, Raptis D , Serrablo A, Ramia JM, Sturesson C, Siriwardena A, Lesurtel M, BiCRLM Study Group
- Nurturing the next generation of HPB surgeons: short term results of the pilot E-AHPBA mentorship program HPB, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.09.003 Frigerio I, Eilard S, Fretland A, Gumbs AA, Koerkamp BG, Marchegiani G, Primavesi F, Rangelova E, Rashidian N, Yaqub S, Zunderhuis B, Aljohani G, A
- Efficacy and perioperative safety of different future liver remnant modulation techniques: a systematic review and network meta-analysis HPB (Oxford). 2024 Apr;26(4):465-475. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 4. PMID: 38245490. Bozkurt E, Sijberden JP, Kasai M, Abu Hilal M.
- Primary angiosarcoma of the Pancreas – A case Report and review of the literature Acta Chir Belg. 2024 Apr;124(2):73-80. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2024.2309718. Epub 2024 Feb 4. PMID: 38265358. Bozkurt E, Yigman S, Adsay V, Gurses B, Tellioglu G, Bilge O.
- Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Colon Surgery for the Treatment of T4 Colon Cancer in a Tertiary Care Institution Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Turk J Colorectal Dis. 2024 Mar;34(1):27-35. doi:10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2024.2023-11-2. Özata IH, Karahan SN, Kahraman AD, Sucu S, Yeşilsoy M, Bozkurt E, Özoran E, Uymaz DS, Azamat IF, Zenger S, Rencüzoğulları A, Buğra D, Balık E
- Intra-ampullary Papillary Tubular Neoplasm (IAPN): Clinicopathologic Analysis of 72 Cases Highlights the Distinctive Characteristics of a Poorly Recognized Entity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Jul 18. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002275. Tarcan ZC, Esmer R, Akar KE, Bagci P, Bozkurtlar E, Saka B, Armutlu A, Sahin Ozkan H, Ozcan K, Taskin OC, Kapran Y, Aydin Mericoz C, Balci S, Yilma
- Laparoscopic versus open right and extended right hemi hepatectomy after portal vein embolization for colorectal liver metastasis:an international multicentre propensity score matched study 2024 Aug 2;111(8):znae181. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae181. Bozkurt E, Sijberden JP, Langella S, et al.
- Multimodal assessment after total neoadjuvant therapy versus standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer accurately predicts complete responders. . Int J Colorectal Dis. 2023 Sep 14;38(1):229. doi: 10.1007/s00384-023-04526-2. PMID: 37707664. Özoran E, Özata IH, Uymaz DS, Omarov N, Bozkurt E, Tüfekçi T, Karahan SN, Gürbüz B, Selçukbiricik F, Bölükbaşı Y, Taşkın OÇ, Gürses B, Rencüzoğulla
- BiCRLM study collaborators , on behalf of the Scientific Committee of E-AHPBA, Development and validation of a novel risk score to predict overall survival following surgical clearance of bilobar colorectal liver metastases, BJS Open, Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2023, zrad085. Bobby V M Dasari, Dimitri Raptis, Nicholas Syn, Alejandro Serrablo, Jose Manuel Ramia, Andrea Laurenzi, Christian Sturesson, Timothy M Pawlik, Ajit
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