Organizing Committee Member
Cihangir Akyol
Professor
Ankara University School of Medicine
Turkey
Biography
Dr Cihangir Akyol graduated from Gazi University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed general surgery residency program at Ankara University School of Medicine in 2008. During his residency, he attended “Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy†program in Ankara University. Dr Akyol completed his mandatory government service at Sungurlu State Hospital between September 2008 and June 2010 as the Chief of Surgery and Emergency Departments. In June 2010 he started working at Ankara University Surgery Department as a consultant surgeon. In 2014 he was granted a travel award from the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery to visit the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute Department of Colorectal Surgery in Ohio, the USA for 3 months. During his visit, he completed robotic surgery courses on animal models. He has been promoted to associate professor of surgery in the section of colorectal surgery, at Ankara University School of Medicine. He is also board certified by European Society of Colo-proctology since 2016. His main interests are colorectal surgery and minimally invasive surgery including both laparoscopic and robotic surgery. His main career objective is to develop himself as a lifelong proactive learner- through following up the latest advances in colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and gastrointestinal endoscopy, besides active involvement in experimental research for promotion of the surgical knowledge and skills.
Research Area
His main interests are colorectal surgery and minimally invasive surgery including both laparoscopic and robotic surgery.