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Prof. MD. M.A. Samet Bozkurt
Professor of General Surgery (Colorectal, Emergency Surgery) · u0130Su00dc Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir
Prof. MD. M.A. Samet Bozkurt is a general surgeon at u0130Su00dc Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir and Professor of General Surgery at u0130stinye University Medical Faculty. Trained at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and Bakirku00f6y Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, with a long tenure at Kanuni Sultan Su00fcleyman Training and Research Hospital, his clinical focus spans colorectal cancer surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, hernia and bariatric surgery, breast and endocrine (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal) surgery and trauma. He is a co-author on multiple international COVIDSurg cohort studies published in The Lancet, J Clin Oncol and Br J Surg.
Specialties:
Oncology
20+
years in surgery
70+
peer-reviewed publications
Colorectal SurgeryHepatobiliary SurgeryBariatric SurgeryHernia SurgeryEndocrine SurgeryEmergency Surgery
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TR
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UK
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ISTANBUL · 06/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
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current
Professor of General Surgery
u0130Su00dc Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir / u0130stinye University Medical Faculty
PUBLICATIONS
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Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2020Lancet«Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study (COVIDSurg Collaborative)»· co-author · 2037 citations
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2021Anaesthesia«Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study»· co-author · 673 citations
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2021Lancet Oncol«Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study»· co-author · 334 citations
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2021J Clin Oncol«Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international, multicenter, comparative cohort study»· co-author · 305 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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2020Br J Surg«Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection»· co-author · 163 citations
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