Prof. Abdullah İğci, M.D. General Surgery He participated in foundation of İstanbul School of Medicine, Breast Diseases Research and Treatment Association and Unit in 1989. He participated in organization and management of Breast Cancer Council meetings which have been maintained weekly since 1989 (more than 1350 meetings). He worked as a Research Fellow in Breast Diseases Clinic and Surgical Oncology Laboratory of School of Medicine, John Hopkins University in the USA between the years of 1994 and 1995. He was accepted to Fellow American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.) in 1997. He authored more than 150 scientific articles which were presented in various international and local congresses and published in journals. He authored 3 separate chapters on his field of specialty for 2 different books. He was the editor of the books Breast Disease and Breast Cancer published by Springer publishing house. He served as a member of the Istanbul Medical Faculty Administrative Board and Faculty Board. He organized The 4 th National Breast Diseases Congress (Istanbul – Lütfü Kırdar) which achieved the largest participation in the field (1000 participants). He chaired the National Breast Diseases Congress held in 2011. He attended in more than 20 educational meetings for postgraduate Breast Diseases Students as a participant, organizer and spokesperson. He participated in many congresses and courses as a spokesperson and debater on stomach cancer, laparoscopic rectum cancer and breast cancer. He served as a founding member and chairperson of Turkish Association of Surgical Oncology in 1997. He participated as an editor in publishing of Surgical Oncology Journal. He served as the founding member of the Federation of Turkish Breast Diseases Associations and as the president of the 2017 and 2019. Member of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, Turkish Society of Oncology, İstanbul Breast Society (founding member), Society of Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Minimal Invasive Surgery (founding member), Turkish Association of Academic Staff, American College of Surgeons ( A.C.S.), Turkish Surgical Association, European Association of Laparoscopic Surgery (E.A.L.S.), Association of Senology, İstanbul Society of Surgery (founding member) and World Society for Breast. Principal areas of clinical interest: Diagnosis and treatment of breast viruses, Laparoscopic surgery, Surgical oncology. EDUCATION / TRAINING Education Institution Year General Surgery Residency Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, İstanbul University 1978 - 1983 Medical Education School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1971 - 1977 CAREER Title Institution Year Professor Department of General Surgery, VKV American Hospital 2021 - To date Professor Department of General Surgery, İstanbul School of Medicine 1997 - 2021 Assoc. Prof. Department of General Surgery, İstanbul School of Medicine 1991 - 1997 Research Assistant Department of General Surgery, İstanbul School of Medicine 1989 - 1991 Attending Physician Yalova State Hospital 1987 - 1989 Attending Physician Kütahya Air Force Hospital (mandatory military service) 1986 - 1988 Attending Physician Bilecik State Hospital (conscription) 1983 - 1985