Prof. MD. Serkan Tulgar

Education and Specialization

• 2002 – Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine – Medical Degree
• 2013 – Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital – Specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation
• 2018 – Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professorship in Anesthesiology and Reanimation

Experience

• 2002–2009 – Ministry of Health, General Practitioner (Şebinkarahisar/Giresun, Üsküdar/Istanbul)
• 2009–2013 – Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital
• 2013–2015 – Pendik State Hospital
• 2015–2016 – Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine
• 2016–2019 – Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Professor
• 2019–2021 – Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor
• 2021–2024 – Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor
• 2023–Present – Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, PhD Student in Clinical Anatomy
• 2024–Present – Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Professor

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Scientific Board Member)
• Turkish Society of Regional Anesthesia (Board Member)
• European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy

Languages

• English

Regional Anesthesia Techniques Defined by Tulgar et al.

• Sacral Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block (2019; 67 citations)
• TAPA — Perichondral Approach for Thoracoabdominal Nerves (2019; 66 citations)
• Modified TAPA (2019; 55 citations; 2 meta-analyses published)
• Tulgar Approach for Lumbar ESP Block (2019; 13 citations)
• Parasacral Interfascial Plane Block (2019; 7 citations)
• PEC’s Zero — Modified Clavipectoral Plane Block (2020; 9 citations)
• Deep Supraspinatus Muscle Plane Block (2021; 10 citations)
• Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (2023; 17 citations)
• “Samsun Combination”: SIFIB + Parasacral Interfascial + Superior Cluneal Nerve Block (2023)
• Recto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block (2023; 9 citations)
• Quadro-Iliac Plane Block (2024; 7 citations)
• Two additional novel techniques completed as cadaveric studies and currently under SCI-E journal review

Scholarly Metrics

• Google Scholar: h-index 31; i10-index 77; total citations 4,233; citations in 2024: 897
• Web of Science: documents 164; h-index 26; total citations 2,587; average citations/article 15.77

Global Recognition

• Included in Stanford University’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” (career-stage annual impact) for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Anesthesiology world ranking by year: 2020 — 602; 2021 — 631; 2022 — 642; 2023 — 703; 2024 — 541
• One of the only anesthesiologists from Türkiye on the list in 2020–2021 (sole) and 2023–2024 (one of two)
• Google Scholar “regional anesthesia” subcategory: ranked 16th worldwide

Editorial & Publishing Activities

• Reviewer and assistant editor for multiple SCI-E journals
• Founder and editor-in-chief of an international journal indexed in Index Copernicus

Clinical Applications of Tulgar et al. Blocks/Combinations

• Awake breast cancer surgery
• Rib-fracture analgesia in the ICU
• Awake shoulder surgery and postoperative analgesia
• Anesthesia and postoperative pain management for geriatric hip fractures
• Awake carotid surgery
• Awake diagnostic VATS and postoperative analgesia
• Alternatives to general/spinal anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair
• Postoperative analgesia for a wide range of abdominal surgeries
• Interventional pain procedures for chronic back and neck pain
• Novel, effective techniques for post–cardiac surgery pain control

Selected Works (Sample)

• Over 227 Google Scholar–indexed publications (a portion not listed in the CV; national congress abstracts and presentations also omitted)
• Recent highlights include original research, cadaveric/technical reports, meta-analyses, and consensus statements in high-impact journals (e.g., Reg Anesth Pain Med, Korean J Anesthesiol, Minerva Anestesiol, Pain Med, J Clin Anesth, Biology, Diagnostics, BMC Anesthesiol)
• Representative examples (2023–2025):
• Efficacy and dermatomal spread of M-TAPA in laparoscopy (meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis)
• Novel fascial plane techniques (Recto-Intercostal, Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal, Quadro-Iliac) with cadaveric validation/clinical series
• Standardization initiatives for regional anesthesia nomenclature (ASRA–ESRA Delphi consensus)
• Dose-finding and comparative trials for suprainguinal fascia iliaca, ESP, quadratus lumborum, and transversalis fascia plane blocks
• Opioid-free anesthesia frameworks and chronic pain applications integrating interfascial plane blocks