Prof. MD. Osman Nuri Dilek

Education and Specialization

• 1976–1982: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, MD

• 1984–1988: Specialty in General Surgery, SB Ankara Numune Hospital

• 1994–1996: Assistant Professor, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University

• 1996–2000: Associate Professor, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University

• 2001: Professor, Afyon Kocatepe University

Professional Experience

• 1982–1984: General Practitioner, Erzurum (Mandatory Service)

• 1989–1994: Specialist, Kırıkkale SSK Hospital (Mandatory Service)

• 1994–1999: Faculty Member, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine

• 1994–1999: Founding Director, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Health Services Vocational School

• 1995–1996: Various professional courses, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Memphis, Alabama, USA

• 1997–1998: Deputy Chief Physician, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Hospital

• 1999: Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Department, NHS King’s College, London, UK (6 months)

• 1999–2009: Faculty Member, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine

• 2004–2008: Chief Physician, Afyon Kocatepe University Hospital

• 2009–2012: Founding Dean, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine

• 2010–2012: Chief Physician, Sakarya EA Hospital

• 2012–2014: General Secretary, Turkish Ministry of Health, İzmir North Region

• 2014–2025: Faculty Member, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine

• 2014–2025: Affiliation, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, İzmir

• 2025–Present: Medical Park İzmir Hospital

Languages

• English

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)

• Member, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S.), Netherlands (1995–2008)

• Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association

• National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association

• Turkish Surgical Association

• Turkish Colon and Rectal Surgery Association

• National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association

• Aegean Region Surgical Association

Courses and Certifications

• 1995: Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Burch Procedure, St. Mary Hospital, Richmond, VA, USA

• 1995: Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy (I), Tennessee University, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

• 1995: Gasless Laparoscopy, Gadsden Regional Medical Center & Riverview RMC, Gadsden, AL, USA

• 1996: Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy (II), Tennessee University, University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

• 1996: SAGES Postgraduate Course, “Problem Solving in Endoscopic Surgery,” Philadelphia Convention Center, USA

• 1996: Ultrasound for the General Surgeon, Philadelphia Convention Center, USA

• 1999 (Jan–Jun): King’s College, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, London, UK

• 1993: Hands-on Laparoscopic Surgery Course, National Surgical Association, Istanbul

• 1994: Basic Videolaparoscopy Training, ITEM, Ankara

• 1996 (Jun–Sep): Transplantation Course, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

• 1997: Esophagus and Stomach Cancer Course, Istanbul

• 1998 (Apr): Liver and Pancreas Tumors Course, Istanbul

• 2000 (Jun): Gastrointestinal Endosonography and Endoscopy Course, Istanbul

• 2004 (Jun): Education Skills Seminar, Hacettepe University, Ankara

• 2008 (Oct): Clinical Research Ethics, Ministry of Health, Turkey

Articles

• The author has approximately 120 international publications, mostly in SCI and SCI-E journals, and around 100 publications in national journals.

Presentations

• The author has delivered around 75 presentations abroad and over 100 presentations in Turkey.

Books

• The author is the chief editor of the English-language book Prophylactic Surgery, published by Springer in 2021.

• In Turkey, the author has published books on Liver, Stomach and Duodenum, and Emergency Surgery.

• He also served as editor and chapter author for the General Surgery Textbook, first published in 2017 (Meta Basım, İzmir) and its 2nd edition in 2025 (Palme Publishing, Ankara).

• Additionally, he has contributed chapters to numerous other national and international books.