General Surgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Urkan
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Urkan is a General Surgery specialist at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla with 22+ years of experience.
He focuses on colorectal cancer, locally advanced right colon cancer, inguinal hernia, primary hyperparathyroidism, breast cancer with metastatic sentinel lymph nodes, kidney transplantation, and procedures including full laparoscopic total mesocolic dissection, totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair, and minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. He speaks Turkish and English and offers…
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Urkan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Urkan is a General Surgery specialist with 22 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include primary hyperparathyroidism, kidney transplantation, breast cancer with metastatic sentinel lymph nodes, and inguinal hernia. Listed procedures include full laparoscopic total mesocolic dissection, totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair, and minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.
Dr. Urkan graduated from Gulhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and was at Gulhane Military Medical Academy General Surgery in 2012. He was awarded the rank of Associate Professor by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital in 2020. Dr. Urkan joined Acibadem Health Group in 2022 and practises at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla, Türkiye. He was a Kidney Transplant Specialist in Charge at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital from 2021 to 2022.
The profile lists 6 professional bodies, among them the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hepatopancreotobiliary Association, and Ankara Breast Surgery Association.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2003 and 2021. Their subjects include intra-abdominal adhesions in rat models, colorectal cancer and visceral obesity, and primary hyperparathyroidism.
Dr. Urkan speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2020Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor
- 2012Gulhane Military Medical Academy General Surgery
- 2004Gulhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2022Acibadem Health Group
- 2021–2022Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital / Kidney Transplant Specialist in Charge
- 2019Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital
- 2019Gülhane Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Service / Specialist Physician and Organ and Tissue Transplant Coordinator
- 2018–2019Republic of Turkey Akdeniz University Organ Transplant Center
- 2015GATA Organ and Tissue Transplantation Coordination Section Chief
- 2014Air Forces Command Logistics Directorate / Health Branch Directorate / Specialist Physician
- 2012–2014Eskisehir Military Hospital / General Surgery Specialist
- 2005–2007Air Force Command 6th Main Jet Base (Balıkesir/Bandırma) / Flight Surgeon
- 2004–2005Gulhane Military Medical Academy / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Surgical Association
- Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Basic Surgery Training Course Commission Member
- Hepatopancreotobiliary Association
- Editorial Team Member of Turkısh Journal of Colorectal Dısease
- Ankara Breast Surgery Association
Selected Publications
- Boric acid is as effective as hyaluronic acid-based agent in preventing intra-abdominal adhesions in a rat model Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2021; 27(3): 284-289 | DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.23460. URKAN MURAT, GÜVEN HİKMET ERHAN.
- How We Approached Locally Advanced (Stomach and Gall Bladder Invasion) Right Colon Tumor with Full Laparoscopic Total Mesocolic Dissection?. Turk J Colorectal Dis 2021;31:345-346 ,VIDEO ARTICLE, DOI: 10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2021.2021-5-1 MURAT URKAN, ÖZCAN DERE, CEM DÖNMEZ, ÖNDER ÖZCAN, GÜNDÜZ MEMİŞ, SAMET ŞAHİN, OKAY NAZLI.
- TEP versus Lichtenstein, which one to choose? A retrospective cohort study Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 65(9), 1201-1207., Doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.9.1201, (Control No: 5379767) (2019) URKAN MURAT,PEKER YAŞAR SUBUTAY
- Is visceral obesity associated with colorectal cancer? The first volumetric study using all CT slices. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Diagn Interv Radiol), 25(5), 338-345., Doi: 10.5152/dir.2019.18350, (Control No: 5156252) (2019) AKAY SINAN,URKAN MURAT,Balyemez uğurcan,ER?EN MEHMET,TA?AR MUSTAFA
- Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest), 15(2), 182-186., Doi: 10.4183/aeb.2019.182., (Control No: 5379725) (2019) URKAN MURAT,PEKER YA?AR SUBUTAY,ÖZTÜRK ERKAN
- Determination of attitudes of healthcare personnel workingin surgical services towards the use of gloves. Gülhane Medical Journal, 60(3), 92-96., Doi: 10.26657 / gulhane.00029, (Control No: 5163865) URKAN MURAT, UZUNTARLA YASİN,UZUNTARLA FATMA
- Publication rates of abstracts presented at the annualcongress of the Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery(years 2003-2011). Turkish Journal of Surgery, 33(2), 87-90., Doi: 10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3448, (Control No: 5163824) (2017) Meral Ulvi mehmet,URKAN MURAT,Alaku Ümit,LAPSEKİLİ EMİN,İFLAZOĞLU NİDAL,ÜNLÜ AYTEKİN,ÖZMEN PELİN,DEMİRBAG SEZAİ
- Prevention of Intraabdominal Adhesions: An Experimental Study Using Mitomycin-C and 4 Icodextrin. Balkan Medical Journal, 34(1), 35-40., Doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2015.1359, (Control No: 5156287) (2017) URKAN MURAT,ÖZERHAN İSMAİL HAKKI,ÜNLÜ AYTEKİN,CAN MEHMET FATİH,Ozturk Erkan,GÜNAL ARMAĞAN,yağcı gökhan
- Comparison of five different popular scoring systems to predict nonsentinel lymph node status in patients with metastatic sentinellymph nodes: a tertiary care center experience PRINGER PLUS, 5(9), 654-662., Doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-1442-4, (Control No: 5182847) (2015) YILDIZ RAMAZAN,URKAN MURAT,HANÇERLİOĞULLARI OĞUZ,KILBA? VICTORY,ÖZTÜRK ERKAN,MENTE? MUSTAFA ÖNER,GÖRGÜLÜ SEMIH
- A Prospective Survey of Accidental Catheter and TubeRemoval in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Erciyes Medical Journal, 34(4), 170- 173., Doi: 10.5152/etd.2012.46, (Control No: 5180858) (2012) CAN MEHMET FATİH,URKAN MURAT,yağcı gökhan,ÖZERHAN İSMAİL HAKKI,HARLAK ALİ,ATEŞ ÇAĞLAYAN,ŞİMŞEK ABDURRAHMAN,TUFAN TURGUT
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