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Prof.Op. Dr. Kenan Yusifzade

General Surgery

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29years
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BranchLeyla Medical Center (Əsas Bina)
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PositionGeneral Surgery
DepartmentSurgery
Education

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor (MD, PhD, MBA, FACS)

✅ 1990–1996 — Azerbaijan Medical University, Faculty of General Medicine
✅ 1996–1998 — Clinical residency in surgery, Azerbaijan Medical University
✅ 1998–2004 — Gazi University (Ankara, Turkey), Faculty of General Surgery, residency
✅ 2004 — Defense of Candidate Dissertation (PhD equivalent)
✅ 2008 — Doctoral studies, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic (USA)
✅ 2013–2015 — Maastricht School of Management, MBA (Netherlands)
✅ 2013–2016 — ADA University, Executive MBA (Azerbaijan)
✅ 2016 — Defense of Doctoral Dissertation in Medical Sciences, Azerbaijan Medical University

Courses, Conferences

Publications:

✅ Author of 1 patent and 1 utility model
✅ Author of 5 books:
• "Gastrointestinal Endoscopy" (2011)
• "Surgical Endoscopy" (2012)
• "Semi-Public Hospital Management" (2016, on Amazon.com)
• "Basics of Civil Defense and Medical Assistance" (2017)
• "Explanatory Dictionary of Military Medical Terms" (2018)
✅ Co-author of the book "Gynaecologic and Obstetrical Surgery" (2005), chapters: "Ventral Hernias" and "Benign and Malignant Breast Diseases"
✅ Over 100 scientific articles and abstracts
✅ Reviewer for journals: Clinical Case Report, Frontiers
✅ Editorial board member for Surgery News (Belarus) and International Advisory Board of Fujita Medical Journal (Japan)


Memberships:

✅ Founder and Chair of the Association of Turkish-Azerbaijani Endoscopic Surgeons (2007–2018)
✅ Founder and Chair of the Public Association "Military Surgeons" (since 2018)
✅ Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering (2018)
✅ Member of the American College of Surgeons (FACS, 2016)
✅ Member of the International Society of Surgeons (ISS, 2008)
✅ Member of SAGES (USA, 2009)
✅ Member of the Turkish Association of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons (2004)
✅ Member of the European Renal Association (ERA-EDTA, 2007)
✅ Member of the European Association of Transluminal Surgery (EATS, 2009)
✅ Member of the Russian Association of Gastroenterological Surgeons (2006)
✅ Member of the Russian Surgical Society
✅ Member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association
✅ President of the Ambroise Paré International Military Surgical Forum (APIMSF) 2017–2019
Participation in international conferences and symposiums:
(as speaker and moderator in the USA, UAE, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Georgia, and others)

Examination and treatment directions

✅ General surgery, gastroenterology, surgical endoscopy
✅ Breast and thyroid surgery
✅ Endocrine surgery
✅ Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery
✅ Colorectal surgery
✅ Kidney transplantation (performed a transplant under his supervision in 2008)
✅ Emergency medical care
✅ Endoscopic diagnostics and interventions
✅ Laparoscopic and open surgical operations
✅ Gastric balloon insertion for obesity
✅ Esophageal stent placement
✅ Surgery on the bile ducts and pancreas
✅ Thyroid surgeries, etc.

Work experience

✅ Working at Leyla Medical Center since 2021.

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