Prof. Dr. Mert Şentürk
Anesthesiology
About Mert Şentürk
Prof. Mert Şentürk is a professor of Anesthesiology and Reanimation with extensive experience in clinical practice, academia, and research. He was a member of the faculty at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2022 and joined Acibadem Health Group in 2022. His main areas of expertise are thoracic and cardiothoracic anesthesia, perioperative respiratory care, and intensive care medicine.
He has also taken on leadership and editorial responsibilities, including serving as editor of the Journal of the Turkish Anesthesia and Intensive Care Society from 2016 to 2018 and as president of the Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia Intensive Care Association (GKDAYBD) from 2014 to 2016. In professional societies, he has been a corresponding member of the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (DGAI), held roles within EACTAIC from 2016 to 2019, served on the ESAIC respiratory subcommittee from 2011 to 2015, contributed to the Milano SMART meeting scientific committee from 2017 onward, and participated in TARD’s Thoracic Surgery Anesthesia Working Group. He was also Principal Investigator for the international PROTHOR study.
Education
- 2009 – 2022 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Professor
- 2010 Otto-van Guericke University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Anesthesiology
- 2003 – 2009 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Associate Professor
- 2002 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Otto-van Guericke University (DAAD scholarship)
- 1998 Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg-Rohrbach Thoracic Clinic (DAAD scholarship)
- 1995 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 1989 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
- 1976 – 1983 Istanbul High School for Boys
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 1996 – 1997 Kyrenia Military Hospital , Anesthesiology Specialist
- 1992 – 1993 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich, Germany / DAAD scholarship
- 1990 Sanliurfa Tılfındır Health Center
Professional Memberships
- Editor of the Journal of Turkish Anesthesia and Intensive Care Society (2016-2018)
- DGAI (German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care) corresponding membership
- GKDAYBD (Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia Intensive Care Association) President (2014-2016)
- TARD (Turkish Society of Anesthesiology Reanimation) Thoracic Surgery Anesthesia Working Group
- Principal Investigator (PI) of the international study PROTHOR, Steering Committee member and national coordinator of many international studies
- EACTAIC (European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia) / Scientific committee member (2016-2019)
- ESAIC (European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care) / Respiratory subcommittee member (2011-2015)
- EACTAIC (European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia) / Thoracic Anesthesia scientific committee chairmanship
- Milano SMART meeting, Scientific Committee member (2017-ongoing)
Selected Publications
- International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation. An EACTAIC, SCA, ISHLT, ESOT, ESTS, and AST approved document. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021;40:1327-1348. Marczin N, deWaal EEC, Hopkins MA, et al, Senturk M
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block Achieves Better Pain Control Than Erector Spinae Plane Block and Intercostal Nerve Block in Thoracoscopic Surgery A Randomized Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021;35:2920-2927.
- Protective ventilation with high versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery (PROTHOR) study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019;20:213. Severgnini, P.; Szegedi, L.; Vegh, T.; Voyagis, G.; Zhong, J.; de Abreu, M. Gamma; Senturk, M
- Intraoperative mechanical ventilation strategies for one-lung ventilation. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2015;29:357-69 Şenturk M, Slinger P, Cohen E
- New concepts of the management of one-lung ventilation. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006;19:1-4. Senturk M:
- Acute and chronic pain after thoracotomies Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2005;18:1-4. Senturk M:
- The effects of three different analgesia techniques on long-term postthoracotomy pain. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 11-15 Senturk, M; Ozcan, PE; Talu, GK; Kiyan, E; Camci, E; Ozyalcin, S; Dilege, S; Pembeci, K
- Effects of intramuscular administration of lidocaine or bupivacaine on induction and maintenance doses of propofol evaluated by bispectral index Br J Anaesth. 2002;89:849-52 Senturk M, Pembeci K, Menda F, Ozkan T, Gucyetmez B, Tugrul M, Camci E, Akpir K
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