Awards

    • Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS), “Certificate of Competence in Liver – Pancreatic Surgery”, Mainz, Deutschland- 2017
    • A comparative analysis of laparoscopic splenic-vessel preserving vs Warshaw distal pancreatectomy. Travel Grant Award, Asia-Pacific Congress of the Hepato-pancreato-biliary Association, Seoul, South Korea, 2019.
    • Laparoscopic parenchyma preserving resection of posterosuperior liver segments. Travel Grant Award and Best Abstract Award, Asian Society of Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, Seoul, South Korea, 2017.
    • Pouch-sparing liver right posterior sectorectomy with hilar dissection: Surgical technique. Best Video Abstract Award, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, Antalya, 2015.
    • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 2015, California, USA.
    • ​The need for consensus and collaboration among HPB surgeons on the use of prophylactic drains after hepatectomy.  Japan Society of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Travel Grant Award, Osaka, Japan, 2014.
    • Liver Transplantation Society Study Abroad Scholarship, Istanbul, 2011.
    • Project Coordinator. Preoperative administration of oral carbohydrate-rich solutions: Comparison of glicometabolic responses and tolerability between patients with and without insulin resistance. Publication Support Award, KEPAN, Istanbul, 2011.
    • Project Coordinator. The clinical value of preoperative oral carbohydrate loading in colorectal surgery: Multi-centre double-blind placebo-controlled parallel group randomized trial. Best Distinguished Abstract Award, KEPAN Congress, Antalya, 2011.
    • Project Coordinator. A multicenter prospective randomized trial comparing modified Limberg flap transposition and Karydakis flap reconstruction in patients with sacrococcygeal Pilonidal disease. Research Support Award, Turkish Surgical Association, Ankara, 2010.
    • Project Coordinator. Reporting quality of randomized controlled trial abstracts presented at National Surgical Congresses: Evaluation based on the CONSORT guidelines. Best Poster 3rd Award, National Surgical Congress, Ankara, 2010.
    • Project Coordinator. Multi-center double-blind randomized trial of the clinical value of preoperative oral carbohydrate loading in colorectal surgery. European Association for Surgical Research 2009 Fellowship Award, Nimes, France, 2009.
    • Project Coordinator. A multicenter prospective randomized trial comparing modified Limberg flap transposition and Karydakis flap reconstruction in patients with sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease. Aegean Surgical Congress, Izmir, Best oral presentation award, 2009.
    • Project Co-coordinator. Effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading on glucose metabolism and gastric content in patients undergoing moderate surgery: a randomized controlled trial. GATA Best Scientific Article Award, Ankara, 2008.
    • Project Coordinator. Receiving an oral carbohydrate-rich drink before surgery: comparison of metabolic responses between patients with and without insulin resistance. 42nd Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research, 2007, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Turkish Surgical Association 2007 Young Investigator Support Award. Ankara, 2007.
    • Investigator Preoperative clinical features of patients who underwent cholecystectomy and evaluation of the duration of the postoperative low-fat diet. V. International Nutrition and Dietetics Congress, 2006, Sihhiye, Ankara. Best Oral Presentation. Congress Editorial Board, 2006.
    • Investigator Surgical approaches to the treatment of liver injuries. Balkan Military Medical Committee 10th Anniversary Congress, 2005, Varna, Bulgaria. Best Oral Presentation. Congress Editorial Board, 2005.​
    • Laparoscopic ALPPS procedure in a patient with right anterior sector portal vein diverging from the left portal vein. In 2019, he was nominated for the “Best Video Abstract Award” at the 14th Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress.
    • Project Coordinator. The study titled “Pouch-sparing liver right posterior sectorectomy with laparoscopic hilar dissection: Surgical technique” was nominated for the Best Video Abstract Award at the National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress in 2015.
    • Project Coordinator. “Prophylactic drain use after liver resection by HPB surgeons worldwide: An international survey study” was nominated for Prof. Ali Menteş Special Award at the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Congress in 2013.
    • Project Co-coordinator. The study titled “Thyroxine administration during donor management is associated with improved graft survival in adult liver transplant recipients” was nominated for the Best Distinguished Abstract Award at the National Congress of Surgery in 2012.
    • Project Coordinator. The study titled “Multi-centre double-blind placebo-controlled parallel group randomized trial of the clinical value of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading in Colorectal Surgery (PRECALICS – NCT00868400) (Fellowship Award 2009)”
       was nominated for the British Journal of Surgery Award by the European Society for Surgical Research at the congress held in Germany in May 2011 and received the second-highest number of votes.
    • Project Coordinator. The study titled “Randomized double-blind clinical trial comparing plug-and-patch with Lichtenstein method for primary inguinal hernia repair” was nominated for the Dr. Walter Brendel Award by the European Society for Surgical Research in May 2008.
    • Project Coordinator. The study titled “Receiving an oral carbohydrate-rich drink before surgery: comparison of metabolic responses between patients with and without insulin resistance” was nominated for the 12th John Mc Kinney Nutrition Award by the Nutrition – Editorial Board.