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Mert Erkan

Mert Erkan, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Department of Surgery, Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. He is qualified in Medical Doctor, Surgery, and has a 2nd Doctoral degree. He is a member of many associations, including International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, International Association of Pancreatology, and European Pancreatic Club. He is also an editorial board member and ad-hoc reviewer for a few journals, including BMC Gastroenterology, Carcinogenesis, and Gastric Cancer.

Location

Mert Erkan, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery at Department of Surgery, Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul Turkey

Qualifications

  • September 1995 - Medical Doctor, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
  • March 2001 - Qualified Surgeon, Thesis: Retrospective analysis of 177 patients treated due to iatrogenic biliary injury. University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey,
  • December 2007 - 2nd Doctaral degree, “summa cum laude”, Thesis: The influence of tumor modulated microenvironment on pancreatic cancer behavior. University of Heidelberg
  • August 2010 - Abdominal Surgeon / Speciality in Digestive Surgery, Klinikum r.d. Isar, Technische Universität München / Bayerische Landesärstekammer (Chamber of medicine of Bavaria)
  • December 2011 - Associate Professor of Surgery, Chirurgische Klinik, Klinikum r.d.Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

Memberships

  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Associaton (IHPBA / E-AHPBA)
  • International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)
  • European Pancreatic Club (EPC)
  • Deutscher Pankreasclub (DPC)
  • COST action BM1204 on pancreatic cancer
  • Istanbul Chamber of Medicine
  • Turkish Association of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
  • Istanbul University Graduates Association
  • EDS – European Digestive Surgery
  • DGAV – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
  • Deutscher Modellflieger Verband e.V.

Editorial Board Member and ad hoc Reviewer For: (among others)

  • BMC Gastroenterology
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Frontiers Gastrointestinal Sciences (Editorial Board Member)
  • Gastric Cancer (Editorial Board Member)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut
  • Journal of Pancreatology
  • Lancet Oncology
  • Molecular Oncology
  • Pancreatology
  • The Journal of Pathology
  • Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences