History of the Department
Pediatric Surgery Clinic of Ondokuz Mayıs University was established in 1977 as the 5th pediatric surgery center of Turkey by Prof. Dr. Naci Gürses (at that time Assoc. Prof.), who had been trained at Hacettepe University. The first residents Ferit Bernay and Ender Arıtürk were appointed in 1979 and 1981 respectively. Since then, 33 pediatric surgeons have been trained in our clinic. In 1993, the Division of Pediatric Urology Division was established under the Department of Pediatric Surgery. To date, 3 pediatric urologists have been trained in our clinic.3
Description of the Department's Specific Qualifications
Many surgeries such as neonatal surgery, non-cardiac thoracic surgery, oncological surgery, digestive system surgery, pediatric endocrine surgery, pediatric gynecology, sexual development disorders, hypospadias and other pathologies of pediatric urology, diagnostic and interventional endoscopic applications, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical interventions, trauma surgery are successfully performed in our center of pediatric surgery and urological diseases.
Presidents of Ondokuz Mayıs University Department of Pediatric Surgery from past to present;
Naci Gürses, M.D., Prof. / (1977-1998)
Ender Arıtürk, M.D., Prof. / (1998-2000)
Ferit Bernay, M.D., Prof. / (2000-2009)
Rıza Rızalar, M.D., Prof. / (2009)
Ferit Bernay, M.D., Prof. / (2009-2011)
Rıza Rızalar, M.D., Prof. / (2011-2016)
Burak Tander, M.D., Prof. / (2016)
Ender Arıtürk, M.D., Prof. / (2017-2022)
Ünal Bıçakcı, M.D., Prof. / (2022-….)
Theoretical Structure and Academic Objectives of the Department
The Department of Pediatric Surgery carries out its scientific education program in line with the decisions taken by the advisory board of the Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons (TAPS) as required by modern medicine. TAPS determines its goals and programs according to the European Board of Pediatric Surgery. The goal of the Department of Pediatric Surgery is to graduate its students equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge about pediatric surgery, and its residents who have studied the theoretical knowledge about modern pediatric surgery and can successfully perform surgeries at their field.
Education
The Department of Pediatric Surgery provides education to pre-graduation students of the Faculty of Medicine, and provides Pediatric Surgery Specialization and Pediatric Urology Subspecialization training to residents after graduation.
Academic Events Organized by the Department
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5th National Pediatric Surgery Congress (September. 20th-21st 1985, Samsun)
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Black Sea Regional Pediatric Surgery Meetings
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3rd Basic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery Course in Children (2011, Samsun)
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Nuss surgery in Pectus Excavatum workshop (May, 3rd 2012, Samsun)
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Recent Advances In Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. (Web-Symposium) September, 15th 2012 Samsun
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2nd Recent Advances In Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. (Web-Symposium) September, 15th 2013 Samsun
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7th Hirschsprung's Disease and Similar Syndromes web symposium (December, 5th 2014, Samsun)
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4th Recent Advances in Paediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery. (Web-Symposium) September, 15th, 2015 Samsun
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5th Recent Advances In Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. (Web-symposium) September, 22nd 2016, Samsun
Updated date 11.12.2023