Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atilla Çelik is a general surgeon with over 35 years of experience. He focuses on surgical oncology, advanced laparoscopy, and oncoplastic breast surgery.
MD, Istanbul University (1988). General surgery residency at Taksim Training and Research Hospital. Gastric Cancer Surgery fellowship at the National Cancer Center, Tokyo (2005). Associate Professor since 2011. Former Clinical Training Officer at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital.
Clinical scope: oncoplastic breast surgery; immediate prepectoral reconstruction; sentinel node biopsy; laparoscopic gastric and colorectal cancer resections; advanced hernia repair; bariatric and metabolic surgery.
Awards: Karl Storz EAES Best Oral Presentation (2008, Stockholm). Certifications: Turkish Surgical Board Certification and Recertification (2003, 2018). Memberships: IGCA; Turkish Surgical Society; Surgical Oncology Association; ELCD; Istanbul Breast Society; Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association. He is a translator and co-editor of gastric cancer textbooks.