In 1996, he became a specialist in the Department of General Surgery of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. In the same year, he attended the courses organized by the Istanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery Department and received his gastrointestinal endoscopy and surgical laparoscopy certificates. He was deemed worthy of an award by operating 500 cases of gunshot wounds at the Van Military Hospital, where he went to complete his military service, during a time when terrorism was most intense, and not losing any patients. The experience he gained in War Surgery made a great contribution to the following period. In 2000, he started to work as a specialist in Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery. With the international scholarship he won in 2004, he continued his education at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA), Department of General Surgery, in esophagus, stomach, colorectal and pancreatic surgery units. Oktar Asoğlu became Associate Professor in 2005 and Professor in 2010. Since 2005, he has been dealing specifically with the surgical treatment of only digestive system cancers (colorectal and gastric cancer intensified), especially with the laparoscopic and robotic method, and he still continues to work in this field. His study, which showed that the nerves responsible for urination and sexual functions seen after surgery in patients with rectal cancer can be better preserved with the laparoscopic method (Surg Endosc 2009), has been published in numerous international meta-analyses and publications (For example, Surg Clinic North Am 2011-2013), as well as the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons. (EAES) clinical practice guide (Surg Endosc and Interventional Tech 2011) cited as a reference.
Prof. Dr. Oktar Asoğlu served as a Member of the Board of Directors and General Secretary of the Turkish Colon and Rectal Diseases Surgery Association for three terms. To date, Asoğlu has given 55 international publications, more than 100 international speeches, more than 200 national speeches and received more than 500 citations in total. He has received the “Surgeon of Excellence” from the colorectal program for the first time in the world, from the international independent auditor Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). The “Surgeon of Excellence” certification was given as the fourth in the world in the field of robotics.
He started and established Liv Hospital Medical Director in 2012, left this position in 2016, and fulfilled his duty as the founding dean of İstinye University in the 2016-2017 academic year. He still continues his professional studies in his practice and part-time at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital.
EDUCATION STATUS:
| Degree | Department / Program | University | Year |
| Licence | Medical School | Akdeniz University | 1990 |
| Expertise in Medicine | General Surgery | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | 1996 |
| Mission Title | Mission Location | Year |
| Doctor | Yavi Köyü Sağlık Ocağı, Çat, Erzurum | 1990-1991 |
| Dr. Assistant | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | 1991-1996 |
| Military Mission | 21.Jandarma Sınır Tümen Komutanlığın Van 100 Yataklı Asker Hastanesi, General Surgeon | 1996-1998 |
| Specialist Doctor | Alman Hastanesi (İstanbul), General Surgery Dep. | 1998-2000 |
| Specialist Doctor | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | 2000-2004 |
| Associate Professor Doctor | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | 2005-2010 |
| Professor Doktor | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | 2011-2013 |
| Doctor | Liv Hastanesi Ulus | 2013-2017 |
| Medical Director | Liv Hastanesi Ulus | 2013-2016 |
| Founding Dean | Istinye University Faculty of Medicine | 2016-2017 |
| Clinic | Clinic | 2017- Now |
THESIS TITLE AND ADVISOR FOR SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICINE:
“Effects of anastomosis and Somatostatin analog SMS-201.995 on colon carcinogenesis in rats”, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 1996. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dursun Bugra.
ABROAD ASSIGNMENTS
• Mayo Clinic, Department of General Surgery, Rochester/ Minnesota. (April 2003-December 2003)
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of General Surgery (Gastric, colorectal and hepatopancreaticobiliary services) New York. (January 2004- April 2004)
MEMBERSHIP TO SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS:
1.Turkish Surgery Association
2.Turkish Colon and Rectum Association
3.The Society of European Coloproctolgy
4.National Society of Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Surgery
5.National Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
6.WeBSURG faculty member
7.The International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and
Oncologists
AWARDS:
1. In the field of Colorectal Surgery
Surgeon Of Excellence (Surgical Review Corporation) December 17, 2015
2. Surgeon Of Excellence (Surgical Review Corporation) in Robotic Surgery 17 December 2015
3. 13. National Colon and Rectum Surgery Congress, 18-22 May, Antalya 2011. (Best 2nd Oral Presentation Award)
4. 17th National Surgery Congress, second best oral presentation award. Ankara(2010)
5. 17th National Surgery Congress third best oral presentation award. Ankara (2010)
6. National Pathology congress best poster award (2010)
7. 9th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress best oral presentation award Antalya (2009)
8. 8th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress best video award Antalya(2007)
9. Soudavar Traveling Fellowship for research fellow (New York-2004).
10. Best Study, 1st Congress of the World Society for Breast Health (İstanbul-2001).
11. 13. National Colon and Rectum Surgery Congress, 18-22 May, Antalya 2011. (2nd Best Oral Presentation Award)
THESIS CONSULTANCY:
a. Dr. Süleyman BADEMLER : ‘Metastatic Lymph Node ratio in gastric cancer is more valuable than TNM calcification. Long-Term Oncological Results’ Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2012
b. Dr.Enver KUNDUZ :
Histopathological Examination-Quantitative Evaluation of the Feasibility of Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Patients with Middle and Distal Rectal Tumors by Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, 2011.
c. Dr. Tuğba MATLIM :
“Effectiveness of extended lymph node dissection in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer”, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, 2010.
d. Dr. Fatih YANAR : “The role of angiogenesis and apoptosis in determining the response to neoadjuan chemoradiotherapy in patients with operable rectal cancer”. Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2009.
