Assoc. Prof. Dr. TUBA MERT

General Surgery

Medipol University Pendik Hospital
TUBA MERT

Birthplace

ÜSKÜDAR

Medical Areas of Interest

  •  Diagnosis and surgical treatment of proctological diseases
  •   Thyroid surgical treatment
  •   Surgical treatment of breast diseases and breast cancer

Highlights

Doctor Tuba Mert has approximately 20 years of professional experience in the field of general surgery and conducts clinical studies in breast surgery, proctology, abdominal wall hernias, and minimally invasive surgery. With the patient-centered approach, academic productivity, and mastery of current surgical techniques, she aims to provide scientifically based healthcare services in diagnosis and treatment processes.

Experiences

2020

Pendik Medipol Hospital

2017 - 2020

Istanbul Sultanabdülhamidhan Training and Research Hospital

2014 - 2017

Tuzla State Hospital

2014

Tunceli State Hospital

Educations

2014

Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery

2004

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Medicine

Publications

Publications Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (SCI & SSCI & Arts and Humanities) 1. The Importance of Topical Metronidazole in the Treatment of Acute Anal Fissure: A Double-Blind Study Controlled for Prospective Randomization Completion of manuscript submission to Annals of Coloproctology 2022 January 18. doi: 10.3393/ac.2021.00675.0096 Tuba Mert 2. "Evaluation of knowledge and practice regarding mammography among a group of Turkish women attending a tertiary hospital Turkish journal of surgery Tuba Mert

3. Sirolimus for Rescue of Steroid and Anti-Thymocyte Globulin-Resistant Acute Rejection after Liver Transplantation: (Transplantation Proceedings, 41, 435-436, 2009) A.DEMİRAĞ, M.KALAYCI, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

Papers presented at international scientific meetings and published in proceedings books Esophageal cancer surgery and approach to complications (10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery)

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M.CAĞLIKULEKÇİ, A.DAĞ, M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, Ö.GÖKÇE, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK ** "Small bowel intussusception due to an inflammatory polyp" (5th International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences, 18-19 December 2020) TUBA MERT Confusion of the appearance of a skin tag at the base of a chronic anal fissure triad with a sign of hemorrhoidal disease (3rd Health Sciences and Innovation Congress held in Ankara, 12-12 January 2021) TUBA MERT

OUR EXPERIENCE OF BREAST USG RESULTS IN OUR PATIENTS WHOSE MAMMOGRAPHY RESULTS ARE REPORTED AS BIRADS 0 (3rd International Conference on Innovative Studies of Contemporary Sciences, February 19-21, 2021, Tokyo, Japan) TUBA MERT Our experience with breast masses showing no clinical findings and detected by mammography screening (International Mardin Artuklu Scientific Researches Conference V, held on January 15-16, 2021 in Mardin, Turkey) TUBA MERT Articles published in national peer-reviewed journals Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and thrombocytosis. Yeditepe Medical Journal 2009;(9):155-158 M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

A mass in the buttock growing over 40 years, a giant epidermal cyst. Yeditepe Medical Journal (2016); 12(37-38):983-985 RITA MUSLEH, SEDA AYKANAT, T.GÜLÇELİK **, BAKİ EKÇİ

Papers presented at national scientific meetings and published in proceedings books Early results of the use of 3D-Max (three dimensional) anatomic mesh with the TEP (total extraperitoneal) method in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: (Endoscopic Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery Journal (2007) M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

A different laparoscopic entry method with the Versastep trocar (Endoscopic Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery Journal (2007) M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

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A case report of epiploic appendagitis as a rare cause of acute abdominal pain (VI. National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress (2007) M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

A case report of massive retroperitoneal, intraperitoneal, mediastinal and subcutaneous air after ERCP (VI. National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress (2007) M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, C.PATA, Ü.AKYÜZ, B.GÜRSES, B.YETİMOĞLU, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

A case report of female canal of Nuck hydrocele (a rare cause of a groin mass) (VI. National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress (2007) M.KALAYCI, B.GÜRSES, B.YETİMOĞLU, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, A.DEMİRAĞ, Ö.GÖKÇE

The place of conventional and quantitative subjective global assessment in general hospital admissions: National Surgery Congress 2008 A.DEMİRAĞ, B.OKAN, M.KALAYCI, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

Our experience with laparoscopic appendectomy in acute and perforated appendicitis: National Surgery Congress 2008 M.KALAYCI, A.DEMİRAĞ, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK **, Ö.GÖKÇE

SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION FOLLOWING ENDOVASCULAR STENT PLACEMENT IN TASC (TRANSATLANTIC INTERSOCIETY CONSENSUS) TYPE B AORTOILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE..NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS 2008 A.DEMİRAĞ, M.KALAYCI, G.KANTARCI, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK**, Ö.GÖKÇE

THE ROLE OF SIROLIMUS IN STEROID AND ANTI-THYMOCYTE GLOBULIN-RESISTANT RECURRENT ACUTE REJECTION EPISODES FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION..NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS 2008 A.DEMİRAĞ, M.KALAYCI, G.KANTARCI, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK**, Ö.GÖKÇE

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EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PATIENTS ON THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST USING MODIFIED QUANTITATIVE SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT A.DEMİRAĞ, M.KALAYCI, G.KANTARCI, B.EKÇİ, T.GÜLÇELİK**, Ö.GÖKÇE

Fournier's gangrene developing on the basis of a horseshoe perianal fistula, poster presentation. 21st National Surgery Congress (2018) TUBA MERT, S.EMİNE BÖLÜK, MUSTAFA DEMİR, SÜLEYMAN ATALAY, İLKER SÜCÜLLÜ, AHMET ZİYA BALTA, YAVUZ KURT

A case of gastro-(remnant)-cutaneous fistula after sleeve gastrectomy and its management..21st National Surgery Congress İLKER SÜCÜLLÜ, AHMET ZİYA BALTA, TUBA GÜLÇELİK **, S.EMİNE BÖLÜK, SÜLEYMAN ATALAY, ADEM ASLAN, YAVUZ KURT

Skin metastasis in breast cancer, poster presentation...15th National Breast Diseases Congress (2019) TUBA MERT, YAVUZ KURT, MUSTAFA DEMİR

Prognostic significance of the PAM50 intrinsic subtyping genetic test in breast cancer patients receiving hormone therapy, oral presentation, 15th National Breast Diseases Congress (2019) ÜSKÜDAR BERKAY ÇALAN, TUBA MERT, YAVUZ KURT, SALİH GENÇ

Memberships

  • Turkish Surgical Association
  •   Turkish Association of Women Surgeons
  •   Turkish Medical Association
  •  Breast Surgery Association
  •  Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association
  •  Hernia Association
  •  Dialogue in Endocrinology Association
  •  Surgical Oncology Association
  •  Federation of Turkish Breast Diseases Associations

Areas of Expertise

  •  General Surgery
  •  Proctology
  •  Breast Surgery
  •  Thyroid Surgery
  •  Laparoscopic Surgery
  •  Abdominal Wall Hernias

Clinical Competencies

  •  Proctological surgeries
  • Laparoscopic surgical procedures
  •  Hernia surgery
  •  Breast surgery
  •  Thyroid surgery
  • Emergency surgical procedures

Scientific Areas of Interest

  • Diagnosis and surgical treatment of proctological diseases

Scientific Activities

  • 3 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (SCI & SSCI & Arts and Humanities)
  •   5 articles published in national peer-reviewed journals
  •   5 case presentations in national peer-reviewed journals
  •  1 case presentation in an international peer-reviewed journal
  •  Presentations at more than 10 national congresses and scientific meetings
  •  Presentations at more than 4 international congresses and scientific meetings
  •  Authorship of 4 book chapters
  •  Editorship of 1 book

International Clinical Experience

  •  Proctology training at HUG (Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève), University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland (2025)
  •  verbal/poster presentations at international congresses and scientific meetings
  • Clinical research published in international peer-reviewed journals

Certifications

  • Turkish Surgical Society Certificate of Surgical Endoscopy (2016, Taksim Training and Research Hospital)
  • Robotic Surgery Course Certificate (2012, Maslak Acıbadem Hospital)
  • Proctology Course (2020, Istanbul Medipol University)
  • Stapler Training and Course Certificate (6th Surgical Research Congress)
  • Certificate in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Disorders from HUG (Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève), University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland (2025)

Additional Information

  • Diagnosis and surgical treatment of proctological diseases