Thoracic Surgery Prof. Dr. Erdal Okur
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About Prof. Dr. Erdal Okur
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Prof. Dr. Erdal Okur is a thoracic surgeon at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with 33+ years of experience.
He treats conditions including lung cancer, pulmonary hydatid disease, bullous lung disease, bronchial adenomas, intrathoracic germ cell tumors, iatrogenic tracheal rupture, massive hemoptysis, and Castleman's disease, and performs procedures such as pulmonary lobectomy, upper lobectomy, bilobectomy, pleural tenting, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and videothoracoscopic arterial clipping. He offers consultations in Turkish and English, including…
Prof. Erdal Okur is an experienced thoracic surgeon and academic with a long-standing commitment to chest diseases and thoracic surgery. He completed advanced training at Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital and earned the title of Associate Professor in 2010. Since 2010 he has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group, where he combines clinical practice with research and education.
An active member of the professional community, he serves as the country representative for the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and holds memberships in the Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Turkish Thoracic Society, the Respiratory Research Society of Turkey, and the Lung Cancer Association. His work focuses on improving patient care in thoracic surgery and advancing research in respiratory and lung cancer fields.
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Education
- 2010Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor
- 2000Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Thoracic Surgery
- 1992Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2010Acibadem Health Group
- 2010Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery / Deputy Chief of Clinic
- 2007Washington Univercity General Thoracic Surgery, St. Louis / Observer Doctor
- 2004–2009Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Deputy Chief Physician
- 2000–2010Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery / Specialist, Chief Resident
- 1999Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York / Observer Doctor
- 1995–2000Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Thoracic Surgery Clinic / Research Assistant
- 1993–1995Van Tuberculosis Dispensary, Kırklareli State Hospital Emergency Department / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS-Country Representative)
- Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Turkish Thoracic Society
- Respiratory Research Society of Turkey
- Lung Cancer Association
Selected Publications
- Comparison of the single or double chest tube applications after pulmonary lobectomies. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 35: 32-36. Okur E, Baysungur V, Tezel C, Sevilgen G, Ergene G, Gokce M, Halezeroglu S.
- Recurrent Pulmonary Hydatid Disease: Analysis of Ten Cases. Surg Today 2008; 38: 983-986. Arinc S, Alpay L, Okur E, Koksal C, Sogukpinar 0, Kosif A, Halezeroglu S.
- Pleural tenting following upper lobectomies or bilobectomies of the lung to prevent residual air space and prolonged air leak. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001; 20: 1012-1015. Okur E, Kir A, Halezeroglu S, Alpay AL, Atasalihi A.
- Unusual intrathoracic location of a primary germ cell tumor. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002; 22: 651-653. Okur E, Halezeroglu S, Somay A, Atasalihi A.
- Iatrogenic tracheal rupture during intubation with a double-lumen tube. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010; 58: 54-6. Tezel C, Okur E, Baysungur V.
- Respiratory System Surgery and Nursing Care. Surgical Diseases and Nursing Care, Editor Prof. Mehmet Mihmanlı. Sakarya University Rectorate Press House 2007. Erdal Okur, Semih Halezaroğlu.
- An unusual presentation of Casteman’s disease. Respirology 2010; 15: 1012-4. Baysungur V, Tezel C, Okur E, Ergene G, Ozvaran K, Halezeroglu S.
- The autologous pleural buttressing of staple lines in surgery for bullous lung disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 20 I 0: 38; 679-82. Baysungur V, Tezel C, Ergene G, Sevilgen G, Okur E, Uskul B, Halezeroglu S.
- Thoracic surgery practices in our hospital in 2006: Analysis of 1532 patients. Turkish Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2008; 16: 179-182. Erdal Okur, Altan Kır, Erdal Taşçı, Murat Keleş, İrfan Yalçınkaya, Cemal Asım Kutlu, AIi Atasalihi, Semih Halezeroglu.
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopy Türkiye Klinikleri J Int Med Sci 2006,2:42-47. Erdal Okur, Semih Halezeroglu.
- Bronchial Adenomas (Section XIII.) Thoracic Surgery, Editor Prof. Dr. İlker Ökten. 2003 Sim Matbaacılık Ankara. Op Dr. Erdal Okur, Assoc. Dr. Semih Halezeroğlu.
- A Patient with massive hemoptysis treated by videothoracopscopic clipping of the causative artery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.201O: 58; 253-254. E Okur, I Dilek, A Saygi, S Halezeroglu.
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