Faculty Member at Atlas University, Department of General Surgery: 6/2022 – Present
General Surgeon at Kahramankazan Hamdi Eriş State Hospital: 3/2020 – 3/2022
Assistant Doctor at SBU Ankara City Hospital, General Surgery Clinic: 2019-2020
Assistant Doctor at SBU Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic: 2014-2019
Ege University, Faculty of Medicine: 2008-2014

Publications:

Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (SCI, SSCI):

• Er S, Sevim Y, Özden S, Tikici D, Yıldız BD, Yüksel BC, Turan UF, Tez M. A novel simplified scoring system for predicting mortality in emergency colorectal surgery: prediction model development. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 2019;137 (2):132-136.
• Turan, U.F., Coban, S., Akin, T. et al. Bilaterally parallel elliptic flap versus Karydakis flap in primary pilonidal sinus disease: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2023; 38, 176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-023-04475-w
• Turan UF, Katar MK, Ersoy PE. Factors affecting the success of intragastric balloon. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2023; 33(2):141-146.
• Turan UF, Katar MK. Evaluation of 644 Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Patients in a Single Center. Cureus, 2023; 15(4): e38324. doi:10.7759/cureus.38324

International peer-reviewed journal:

• Er S, Turan UF, Özden S, Özdemir E, Saylam B, Tez M. Differences in the clinical course of acute appendicitis in geriatric patient groups. Bulletin of Emergency Trauma, 2020;8(4):224-228.
• Akın T, Turan UF, Er S, Özden S, Tez M, Saylam B. Does preoperative vitamin D deficiency delay recovery time from transient hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy?. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 2022; 5(1): 114-118.

Turkish:

• Özden S, Turan UF, Katar MK, Temiz A, Er S. Clinical course after Hartmann colostomy closure. Turkish Journal of Clinical Laboratory, 2020;4:270-273.
• Er S, Berkem H, Turan UF, Özden S, Yüksel BC. A rare complication of laparoscopic low anterior resection: Colonic necrosis and prolapse. Laparoscopy Endoscopy Surgery Science, 2018;25(4):161-162.

International books or book chapters:

• Turan, UF. (2020). “Appendiceal Neoplasms”. In General Surgery Handbook of Colon Rectum, Ed. B. Cavit Yüksel, Nobel Publishing, pp.79-82, Ankara.
• Turan, UF. (2020). “Antibiotic Use in Hernia Surgery”. In Hernia Surgery, Eds. M. Ali Gök, M. Tolga Kafadar, Akademisyen Publishing, pp.419-424, Ankara.
• Turan, UF. (2021). “NOTES Appendectomy”. In Next Generation Surgery, Eds. M. Ali Gök, M. Tolga Kafadar, Emrah Akın, Akademisyen Publishing, pp.289-297, Ankara.

Presentations:

Baba S, Özden S, Saylam B, Turan UF. Our Clinical Experience with Medullary Thyroid Cancer Patients. 7th National Endocrine Surgery Congress, Antalya-2015, SS-32. (Oral Presentation)

Baba S, Saylam B, Çelik H, Akgül Ö, Özden S, Tikici D, Turan UF. Comparison of USG and Scintigraphy in Parathyroid Lesions. National Endocrine Surgery Congress, Antalya-2015, SS-36. (Oral Presentation)

Özkan MB, Moran M, Çelik C, Turan UF. An Unusual Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Sigmoid Volvulus. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2016, PS-0264 (Poster Presentation)

Yalaza M, Akgül Ö, Turan UF, Er S, Düzgün AP. A chronic wound case with facial burns and paralysis. 9th Surgical Research Congress, Kocaeli-2017, PS-07 (Poster Presentation)

Er S, Şenol K, Özden S, Turan UF, Yalaza M, Tez M. Is a chest X-ray necessary despite thoracic tomography in colorectal cancer patients? 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018, SS-060 (Oral Presentation)

Turan UF, Özdemir E, Yüksek YN, Özden S, Tikici D, Tütüncü T, Dağlar G. Factors Affecting the Success of Preoperative Imaging Methods in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018 SS-187 (Oral Presentation)

Tikici D, Turan UF, Erkuş OY, Canlıkarakaya F, Doğan İ, Özdemir E, Saylam B, Yüksek YN, Tütüncü T. Factors affecting complications in thyroid surgery: The experience of the Breast-Endocrine Surgery Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018 EPS-0224 (Poster Presentation)

Özdemir E, Özden S, Yüksek YN, Tikici D, Turan UF, Tütüncü T, Dağlar G. Effects of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement in primary hyperparathyroidism. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018 EPS-0257 (Poster Presentation)

Er S, Turan UF, Tez M. Comparison of Ranson Score and AAST in determining the severity of acute pancreatitis on admission. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018 EPS-0614 (Poster Presentation)

Er S, Turan UF, Özden S, Berkem H, Çetinkaya E, Sevim Y, Yüksel BC, Tez M. Anastomotic leaks and management in patients after Hartmann colostomy closure. 20th National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2018 EPS-0697 (Poster Presentation)

Er S, Özden S, Birben B, Turan UF, Tez M, Yüksel BC. Are clinical presentation findings in elderly patients with colorectal cancer different? 3rd Geriatric Oncology Congress, Antalya-2018 SB-05 (Oral Presentation)

Er S, Yüksel C, Turan UF, Özden S, Yalkin Ö, Güresci S, Tez M, Ünal AE. Comparison of the prognostic value of PSOGI and WHO pathologic classifications in patients with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and associated pseudomyxoma peritonei. 11th International Peritoneal Cancer Workshop, Paris-2018 C-76 (Poster Presentation)

Er S, Özden S, Turan UF, Özdemir E, Saylam B, Tez M. Differences in clinical courses of acute appendicitis in elderly patient groups. 2nd National Gastrointestinal Research Congress, Malatya-2018 SS-94 (Oral Presentation)

Özden S, Er S, Turan UF. Delta Neutrophil Index in the diagnosis of perforated appendicitis. 3rd National Gastrointestinal Research Congress, Malatya-2019 SS-113 (Oral Presentation)

Turan UF, Özden S, Er S. Comparison of the Systemic Inflammatory Score and Prognostic Nutritional Index in predicting anastomotic leakage in patients with colorectal cancer. 3rd Çukurova Gastro-Intestinal Surgery Diseases Congress, Adana-2019 SS- (Oral Presentation)

Er S, Turan UF. Prognostic Nutritional Index in patients after Hartmann colostomy closure and its relationship with anastomotic leakage. 1st ERAS Congress, Ankara-2018 SB-05 (Oral Presentation)

Özden S, Er S, Turan UF. Can Prognostic Nutritional Index predict mortality in patients with anastomotic leakage? 12th National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress, Antalya-2019 SB-72 (Oral Presentation)

Turan UF. Excision of skin and subcutaneous tissue lesions: Pathology results of a single center for 1 year. National Healthcare Services Symposium, Isparta-2021 (Oral Presentation)

Turan UF, Dinc T, Kayilioglu SI, Çiftçi AY, Coskun F. Comparison of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C expressions in gastric tissue of patients with gastric cancer based on the presence of lymph node metastasis: an immunohistochemical study. 22nd National Surgery Congress, Antalya-2022 SSS-38 (Oral Presentation)