Op. MD. Ufuk Utku Göktuğ

Education & Training

• 2001–2007 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
• 2009–2015 Research Assistant, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
• 2015–2019 Specialist, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
• 2019–2020 Subspecialty Fellow, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Intensive Care Unit
• 2020 Subspecialty Fellow, Ankara City Hospital, Gastroenterology Surgery
• 2020–2021 Assistant Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Organ Transplantation Department
• 2021–2022 Chief Assistant, Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Surgery
• International Liver Transplantation Society
• American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
• Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Society

Research and Publications

A1. Ibrahim Ethem Gecim, Ufuk Utku Goktug ,Haydar Celasin ,Deniz Balcı. Video-assisted treatment of pilonidal disease, using a combination of diathermy ablation and phenol application. Jun 2016 BMJ Case Reports. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214629(SCI-E).
A2. Kocaay AF, Celik SU, Goktug UU, Cakmak A.A review on the role of laparoscopy in pancreatic cancer.Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2016 Apr-Jun;79(2):233-8. Review. (SCI-E).
A3. D. Balci, C. Konca, C. Uzun, O. Kirimker, U. Goktug, M. Ozcelik, B. Meco, E. Gecim. ALPPS procedure for colorectal cancer liver metastasis: Initial experience with ten consecutive cases. HPB April 2016Volume 18, Supplement 2, Pages e732–e733. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2016.01.190
A4. Dinc T,Kayilioglu SI, Goktug UU, Coskun F.Questions from and answers to a patient with groin hernia. Ann Ital Chir. 2017 Sep 4;6. pii: S0003469X17027336. [Epub ahead of print]
A5. Gecim IE, Goktug UU, Celasin H. Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment Combined With Crystalized Phenol Application May Prevent Recurrence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Apr;60(4):405-407. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000778. PMID: 28267008
A6. Kayılıoglu SI, Göktug UU, Dinc T, Sozen I, Yavuz Z, Coskun F. Factors affecting mortality in elderly patients who underwent surgery for gastric cancer. Ann Ital Chir. 2018 Mar 5;7. pii: S0003469X1802794X. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29590085
A7. Balci D, Kirimker EO, Bingol Kologlu M, Ustuner E, Goktug UU, Karadag Erkoc S, Yilmaz AA, Bayar MK, Azap A, Er RE, Dokmeci A, Karayalcin K. A New Approach for Increasing Availability of Liver Grafts and Donor Safety in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: LD-RAPID Procedure in the Cirrhotic Setting With Hepatocellularm Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2021 Apr;27(4):590-594. doi: 10.1002/lt.25855. Epub 2020 Oct 8. PMID: 33197130.
A8. Elvan Onur Kirimker, Gokhan Kabacam, Onur Keskin, Ufuk Utku Goktug, Muzaffer Atli, Meltem Bingol-Kologlu, Kaan Karayalcin, Sedat Karademir, Deniz Balci, Outcomes of Surgical Strategies for Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Cohort Study, Transplantation Proceedings, 2022,ISSN 0041-1345