ENDOCRINE SURGERY · LIV HOSPITAL ULUS
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem Dural
Professor of General Surgery (Endocrine Surgery) · Liv Hospital Ulus and Vadistanbul, Istanbul · İstinye University
Professor of General Surgery at İstinye University and consulting endocrine surgeon at Liv Hospital Ulus and Vadistanbul. Specialises in surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease, adrenal pathology, and laparoscopic and robotic endocrine surgery. Completed a series of fellowships at leading global centres: Cleveland Clinic (2014), Karolinska University Hospital (2015), University of Ottawa / CHEO (2016–2017). Holds the European Board of Endocrine Surgery certificate (2015); secretary general of the Turkish Association of Endocrine Surgery.
20+
years of experience
69
publications
h=23
h-index
European Board of Endocrine Surgery 2015Cleveland Clinic fellowKarolinska fellowİstinye University faculty
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU
Russian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professionally
FR
French
· professionally (Galatasaray Lisesi)
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM
What Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem Dural does
Thyroid surgery, parathyroidectomy, and adrenal surgery.
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01Thyroidectomy with intraoperative neuromonitoringNodular goitre and thyroid cancer
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02Minimally invasive parathyroidectomyFor primary hyperparathyroidism
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03Laparoscopic adrenalectomyAdrenal tumours
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04Robotic endocrine surgeryCleveland Clinic experience
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2017
Associate professor of general surgery
Awarded the title of Doç. (March 2017)
2017–2021
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk
Consulting endocrine surgeon
2016–2017
Ottawa / CHEO
Translational medicine fellowship
2015
Karolinska University Hospital
Clinical fellowship in endocrine surgery
2014
Cleveland Clinic
Postdoctoral endocrine surgery fellowship
2003–2009
Istanbul University
General surgery residency
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
69 international publications, h-index 23.
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2021Anaesthesia«Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study (COVIDSurg Collaborative)»· co-author · 673 citations
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2021Lancet«Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries»· co-author · 261 citations
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2016J Surg Oncol«The feasibility of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for identifying and assessing the perfusion of parathyroid glands during total thyroidectomy»· co-author · 158 citations
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2014Am J Surg«Enhanced postoperative recovery pathways in emergency surgery: a randomised controlled clinical trial»· co-author · 151 citations
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2016Surg Endosc«Intraoperative workload in robotic surgery assessed by wearable motion tracking sensors and questionnaires»· co-author · 137 citations
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2022Anaesthesia«SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study»· co-author · 132 citations
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