OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Dursun Buğra, M.D.

General Surgery

Head of Department

Prof. Dursun Buğra, M.D.
  • Member of board, general secretary and chairman of Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery from 2003 to 2013.
  • Took office as representative of Turkey at European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) from 2015 to 2018.
  • Still a member of Regional Activities Study Group in the same society.
  • Member of Board in International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ISUCRS).
  • Authored 60 articles published in PubMed.
  • Clinical interests:
    • Digestive system surgery (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, anus, gallbladder),
    • Oncologic surgery (cancer, sarcoma),
    • Abdominal wall hernia surgery,
    • Laparoscopic surgery.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Education Institution Year
General Surgery Residency Department of General Surgery, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1979 - 1983
Medical Education Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1973 - 1979

CAREER

Title Institution Year
Digestive Health Group Director & Head of General Surgery Department Department of General Surgery, American Hospital 2018 - to date
Professor Department of General Surgery, American Hospital 2010 - to date
Faculty Member, Professor Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Koç University 2011 - to date
Professor Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1996 - 2011
Assoc. Prof. Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1989 - 1996
Faculty Member Gastrointestinal Surgery Clinic, School of Medicine, Nancy University, France 1989 - 1990
Attending Physician SSK Istanbul Hospital 1985 - 1987