General Surgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt
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About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Bozkurt is a General Surgeon at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 13+ years of experience.
He focuses on left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer, bilobar colorectal liver metastases, T4 colon cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer, intra-ampullary papillary tubular neoplasm, and primary pancreatic angiosarcoma, and performs robotic, laparoscopic, and minimally invasive liver and pancreatic surgery, including pancreatic anastomosis, intraoperative ultrasound-guided liver surgery, and fluorescence-guided surgery. He consults in Turkish and…
Assoc. Prof. Emre Bozkurt is a hepatopancreatobiliary and minimally invasive surgery specialist with advanced training in robotic liver resections. In 2024 he completed dedicated training in robotic liver surgery techniques using the DaVinci and Hinotori systems in Kobe, Japan. In 2025 he joined Acıbadem Health Group, where he applies robotic and laparoscopic approaches to complex liver and pancreatic procedures.
He is an active member of multiple professional organizations, including the International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery (ISFGS), the International Society for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery, the European Society for Endoscopic Surgery, the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association, the Turkish Surgical Association, and the World and European Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Associations (IHPBA, E-AHPBA). His clinical focus combines cutting-edge robotic techniques with fluorescence-guided and endoscopic methods to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes.
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Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2024Robotic liver surgery resection techniques (DaVinci and Hinotori Robotic Surgery Systems), Kobe-Japan
- 2024Department of Robotic Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ageo Center General Hospital, Ageo-Japan
- 2024Writing of the European Guidelines for Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IEGUMILS), Brescia-Italy
- 2023Robotic pancreatic surgery anastomosis applications on biological tissue, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul
- 2023Associate Professorship in General Surgery, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul
- 2022European Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery Group (E-MIPS) Applied Robotic and Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery Training, Amsterdam-Holland
- 2022Department of Robotic and Laparoscopic Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Poliambulanza Hospital, Brescia-Italy
- 2021Humanitas University, Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Liver Surgery Advanced Applications Training, Milano-Italy
- 2019Department of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona, Verona-Italy
- 2018Health Sciences University Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
- 2012Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2025Acibadem Health Group
- 2020–2025Department of General Surgery/Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Koç University Hospital
- 2019–2020Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery/Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- 2018–2019Gumushane Kelkit State Hospital Compulsory service
- 2013–2018Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
Professional Memberships
- International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery (ISFGS)
- International Society for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
- European Society for Endoscopic Surgery
- Turkish Surgical Association
- Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association
- Turkish Surgical Association
- World and European Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association (IHPBA, E-AHPBA)
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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