Acibadem Specialist
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Urkan
General Surgery
22+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Murat Urkan
Assoc. Prof. Murat Urkan is an accomplished colorectal and general surgeon with a strong background in surgical education and clinical practice. He earned his associate professorship in 2020 from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital. He currently practices with Acibadem Health Group, where he continues to provide advanced surgical care. M.D. Urkan is active in several professional organizations, including the Turkish Surgical Association, the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Hepatopancreatobiliary Association. He serves on the Basic Surgery Training Course Commission and is a member of the editorial team for the Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease. He is also affiliated with the Ankara Breast Surgery Association. His work combines clinical excellence, education, and scholarly contributions to advance surgical standards and patient care in colorectal and related fields.
Subspecialties
- Colorectal cancer
- Locally advanced right colon cancer
- Inguinal hernia
- Primary hyperparathyroidism
- Breast cancer with metastatic sentinel lymph nodes
- Kidney transplantation
- Full laparoscopic total mesocolic dissection
- Totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair
- Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair
- Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy
Education
- 2020 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor
- 2012 Gulhane Military Medical Academy General Surgery
- 2004 Gulhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2021 – 2022 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital / Kidney Transplant Specialist in Charge
- 2019 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital
- 2019 Gülhane Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Service / Specialist Physician and Organ and Tissue Transplant Coordinator
- 2018 – 2019 Republic of Turkey Akdeniz University Organ Transplant Center
- 2015 GATA Organ and Tissue Transplantation Coordination Section Chief
- 2014 Air Forces Command Logistics Directorate / Health Branch Directorate / Specialist Physician
- 2012 – 2014 Eskisehir Military Hospital / General Surgery Specialist
- 2005 – 2007 Air Force Command 6th Main Jet Base (Balıkesir/Bandırma) / Flight Surgeon
- 2004 – 2005 Gulhane 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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