General Surgery Prof. Dr. Özgen Işık
✓ Medically verified profileProf. Dr. Özgen Işık
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Prof. Dr. Özgen Işık is a General Surgeon at Acibadem Atakent Hospital, providing care in general surgery, robotic surgery, haemorrhoid and anorectal disease treatment, and digestive system surgery. His key areas of expertise include colorectal surgery, coloproctology and robotic surgical approaches.
About Prof. Dr. Özgen Işık
Prof. Dr. Özgen Işık is a General Surgeon at Acibadem Atakent Hospital, working in general surgery, robotic surgery, haemorrhoid and anorectal disease treatment, and digestive system disease surgery. His clinical interests include colorectal and coloproctological surgery, as well as robotic surgical approaches.
He graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and completed his General Surgery training at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2010. He was a research fellow in the Colorectal Surgery Department of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Digestive Disease Institute in 2013, completed Da Vinci robotic surgery training in 2015, became an Associate Professor in 2018 and a Professor of General Surgery in 2024 at Bursa Uludağ University.
International patients can expect an evaluation focused on their digestive, colorectal, anorectal or general surgical concerns, with discussion of appropriate surgical options. Prof. Dr. Işık holds Turkish Surgery Board recertification and certification in Turkish and European coloproctology, and is a member of national and international surgical societies.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Subspecialties
- Robotic Surgery
- Treatment of Hemorrhoids and Anorectal Diseases
- Digestive System Diseases and Surgery
Education
- 2024TURKISH SURGICAL PROFICIENCY RECERTIFICATION
- 2024BURSA ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE/ DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY / PROFESSOR OF GENERAL SURGERY
- 2021TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATION
- 2021EUROPEAN SURGICAL PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATION (COLOPROCTOLOGY)
- 2018BURSA ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE/ DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GENERAL SURGERY
- 2015DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
- 2013CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION/ DIGESTIVE DISEASE INSTITUTE/ DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY/ RESEARCH FELLOW
- 2012TURKISH SURGICAL PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATION
- 2010Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery
- 2004Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2022–2025Bursa Medicana Hospital Department of General Surgery (part-time)
- 2016–2025Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery
- 2014–2015Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2014Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2011–2012İdil State Hospital (Compulsory Service Obligation)
- 2010–2011General Staff Headquarters (Military Service)
Professional Memberships
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association
- Turkish Colon and Rectal Surgery Association
- Turkey Organ Transplantation Organizations Coordination Association
- Turkish Surgical Association
- European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
- National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
- International Society of University Colorectal Surgeons (ISUCRS)
Selected Publications
- Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: international, prospective, propensity score-weighted cohort study British Journal of Surgery, 112(3), Doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf005 (Publication No: 9555606) IŞIK ÖZGEN
- Intestinal endometriosis amongst other extra-pelvic endometriosis foci presenting as acute/subacute bowel obstruction in women of reproductive age: a retrospective case series study. BMC Surgery, 25(1), Doi: 10.1186/s12893-024-02755-y (Publication No: 9555605) GÜRLÜLER ERCÜMENT,IŞIK ÖZGEN,UĞRAŞ NESRİN,ŞAHİN AYSUN,ŞEN MURAT,YILMAZLAR AHMET TUNCAY
- Candidate Biomarkers Associated With Circulating Tumor Cell Status in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 39(7), Doi: 10.1002/jcla.70013 (Publication No: 9555600) DOĞAN BERKCAN,PİRİM DİLEK,IŞIK ÖZGEN,EVRENSEL TÜRKKAN
- Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective study in 29 countries across Europe Anaesthesia, 79(9), 945-956., Doi: 10.1111/anae.16324 (Publication No: 9555568) IŞIK ÖZGEN
- Using the Cardiac-Electrophysiological Balance Index to Predict Arrhythmia Risk After Colonoscopy Medicina, 61(1), Doi: 10.3390/medicina61010013 (Publication No: 9555598) POLATKAN SEYİT ALİ VOLKAN,GÜNAY POLATKAN ŞEYDA,IŞIK ÖZGEN,SIĞIRLI DENİZ
- Microscopic Growth Pattern of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinomas, Morphological Findings of the Non-Neoplastic Liver, and Their Relationship With Prognosis and Survival. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 32, 1256-1262., Doi: 10.1177/10668969241226702 (Publication No: 9555582) ÖZŞEN MİNE,UĞRAŞ NESRİN,YERCİ ÖMER,DELİGÖNÜL ADEM,TAŞAR PINAR,IŞIK ÖZGEN,YILMAZLAR AHMET TUNCAY
- A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts The Lancet Digital Health, 6(7), 507-519., Doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00065-7 (Publication No: 9555551) IŞIK ÖZGEN
- Anastomotic leak after manual circular stapled left-sided bowel surgery: analysis of technology-, disease-, and patient-related factors BJS Open, 8(5), Doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae089 (Publication No: 9555595) IŞIK ÖZGEN
- Nationwide prospective audit for the evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults: right iliac fossa treatment (RIFT)?Turkey BJS Open, 8(5), Doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae120 (Publication No: 9555593) IŞIK ÖZGEN
- Utilization and outcomes of Hartmann’s procedure in emergency left colon surgery: evaluating postoperative complications and stoma reversal rates European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 28(17), 4229-4237., Doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202409_36712 (Publication No: 9555576) GÜRLÜLER ERCÜMENT,AKTAŞ AHMET ALİ,IŞIK ÖZGEN,YILMAZLAR AHMET TUNCAY
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What patients say about Prof. Dr. Özgen Işık
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