• Breast Cancer
• Obesity Surgery
• Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• Endocrin Surgery
• Benign Breast Diseases
• Bile Duct and Biliary Tract Diseases
• Haemorrhoids, Anal fistula, Anal fissure
• Swallowable Gastric Balloon

Career Summary

• 2000 -2006 Baskent University School of Medicine , M.D.
• 2007 -2013 Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Residency
• 2013 -2018 Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, State Service
  Obligation
• 2016 - 2017 Harvard University School of Medicine, Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Fellow
• 2018 Johns Hopkins School of MEdicine, Department of General Surgery, Observer
• 2018 2021 Koc University Hospital, Deparment of General Surgery, Associate Professor of General Surgery

Professional Awards

• International Scientific Publications Incentive Programme, TÜBİTAK, 2018
• International Scientific Publications Incentive Programme, TÜBİTAK, 2018
• Oral Presentation Award, AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY, 2019
• International Scientific Publications Incentive Programme, TÜBİTAK, 2019

Professional Publishings

1. Mihmanli M, Kartal K, Isil RG. Akılcı Cerrahi Uygulamalar. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of General Surgery Special Topics. 2014;7(3):6-11.
2. Bostanci O, Kartal K, Battal M. Liver Metastases of Unknown Primary: Malignant Melanoma. Case Reports Hepatol. 2014;2014:131708 [PMID: 2534774]
3. Celik S, Kartal K, Ozseker H, Hayran M, Hamaloglu E. Hepatoprotective effect of pioglitazone in cases of chemotherapy induced steatohepatitis. Chirurgia (Bucur). 2015;110(1):49-55. [PMID: 25800316]
4. Kartal K, Hamaloglu E. Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of pancreas. Chirurgia (Bucur). 2015;110(3):287-90. [PMID: 26158740]
5. Battal M, Bostancı O, Basak T, Kartal K, Ekiz F. Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Duodenum. Case Rep Surg. 2015;2015:714640. [PMID: 25785220]
6. Kartal K, Onder S, Kosemehmetoglu K, Kilickap S, Tezel YG, Kaynaroglu V. Methylation status of TSHr in well-differentiated thyroid cancer by using cytologic material. BMC cancer. 2015;15(1):824. [PMID: 26519197]
7. Kartal K, Hamaloglu E. Benign tumors of the liver. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2016;9(2):596- 605.
8. Kartal K, Uludag M. Can 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy remain the gold standard for gallbladder surgery? Annali italiani di chirurgia. 2015;87:13-17. [PMID: 27026289]

1. Bostanci O, Kartal K, Yazici P, Karabay O, Battal M, Mihmanli M. Laparoscopic versus open surgery for hydatid disease of the liver. Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016;2016(87):87. [PMID: 27340157]
2. Battal M, Kartal K, Tuncel D, Bostanci O. Inflammatory myofibroblastic pancreas tumor: a case report. Clin Case Rep. 2016 Oct 20;4(12):1122-1124 [PMID: 27980746]
3. Uludag M, Aygun N, Kartal K, Citgez B, Besler E, Yetkin G, Kaya C, Ozsahin H, Mihmanli M, Isgor A. Contribution of intraoperative neural monitoring to preservation of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: a randomized prospective clinical trial. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. 2016;29:1-2. [PMID: 28035477]
4. Kartal K, Yazıcı P, Ünlü TM, Uludağ M, Mihmanlı M. How to avoid negative appendectomies: Can US achieve this? Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2017;23(2):134- 138. [PMID: 28467580]
5. Uludag M, Kartal K, Aygun N. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis. Journal of minimal access surgery. 2017;13(1):60. [PMID: 27251840]
6. Kaya C, Yazıcı P, Kartal K, Bozkurt E, Mihmanli M. A rare cause of acute abdomen: Chylous ascites. Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi doi: 10.5152/UCD.2015.2920
7. Uludag M, Aygun N, Kartal K, Besler E, Isgor A. Is intraoperative neural monitoring necessary for exploration of the superior laryngeal nerve? Surgery. 2017;161(4):1129- 1138. [PMID: 27989608]
8. Uludag M, Aygun N, Kartal K, Besler E, Isgor A. Innervation of the human posterior cricoarytenoid muscle by the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. Head Neck 2017;39(11):2200-2207
9. Kartal K, Aygun N, Bankaoglu M, Ozel A, Uludag M. Giant parathyroid adenoma associated with severe hypercalcemia in an adolescent patient. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2017;30(5):587-592. [PMID: 28301321]
10. Yazici P, Oz Ayhan, Kartal K, Battal M, Gurbulak EK, Akgun IE, Yetkin SG, Mihmanli M. Emergency computed tomography for the dıagnosis of acute appendicitis: How effectively we use it? Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2018;24(4):311-315 [PMID: 30028487]
11. Celayir MF, Kartal K, Mihmanli M. Acomparative study of two techniques in the treatment of condyloma acuminata. Ann Ital Chir. 2018 Jun 14;7 [Ahead of print]
12. Uludag M, Kartal K. The impact of surgical strategy on the consequences of secondary hyperparathyroidisim. Ann Surg. 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002814. [Epub ahead of print]
13. Yazıcı Pınar, Öz Ayhan, Kartal K, Battal Muharrem, Kabul Gürbulak Esin, Akgün ismail Ethem, Yetkin Sıtkı Gürkan, Mihmanlı Mehmet. Emergency computed tomography for diagnosis of acute appendicitis: How effectively we use it?. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2018; 24(4), 311-315., Doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.36390
14. Celayir Mustafa Fevzi, Kartal K, Mihmanlı Mehmet. A comparative study of two techniques in the treatment of condyloma acuminata. Annali italiani di chirurgia, 2018;89(5), 455-460., Doi: S0003469X18028415
15. KAYA CEMAL, Uçak Ramazan, Bozkurt Emre, Ömeroğlu Sinan, Kartal K, Yazıcı Pınar, İdiz Ufuk Oğuz, Mihmanlı Mehmet. The Impact of Micropapillary Component Ratio on the Prognosis of Patients With Invasive Micropapillary Breast Carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2018; 1-9., Doi: 10.1080/08941939.2018.1474302,
16. Coopey Suzanne B, Kartal K, Li Clara,Yala Adam,Barzilay Regina,Faulkner Heather R,King Tari A,Acevedo Francisco,Garber Judy E,Guidi Anthony J,Hughes Kevin S. Atypical ductal hyperplasia in men with gynecomastia: what is their breast cancer risk?. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2019; 175(1), 1-4., Doi: 10.1007/s10549-018- 05117-4,
17. Kartal K, Çitgez B, Köksal Mustafa Hakan,Besler Evren,Akgün smail Ethem,M HMANLI MEHMET (2019). Colostomy reversal after a Hartmann’s procedure Effects of experience on mortality and morbidity. . Annali italiani di chirurgia, 8(1), Doi: S0003469X19030379,
18. Ağcaoğlu O, Kartal K. Effects of Aspirin Use on Post-operative Complications in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Total Thyroidectomy. Medical Bulletin of Haseki, 2019; 57(3), 285-289., Doi: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2019.5216,
19. Kartal K, Guan Z, Tang R, Griffin M, Wang Y, Braun D, Klein AP, Hughes KS. Familial pancreatic cancer: who should be considered for genetic testing? Ir J Med Sci. 2021 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02572-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33733397.

International Book Chapters

1. Nguyen A, Plichta JK, Cintolo-Gonzalez J, Kartal K, Griffin ME, Hughes K. Genetic Risk Prediction in Breast Cancer. In Changing Paradigms in the Management of Breast Cancer Springer, Cham. 2018. 217-232.

Abstact, Poster and Oral Presentations at Scientific Meetings

1. Karakoc D, Ozdemir A, Kartal K, Hamaloglu E, Ozenc A. Surgical Removal of Biliary Metalic Stent. 2009. 19th. IASGO, Beijing China
2. Kartal K, Önder S, Kösemehmetoğlu K ,Kılıçkap S, Tezel G, Kaynaroğlu V. İyi Diferansiye Tiroid Kanserlerinde TSHr Metilasyonunun Önemi. 19th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2014.
3. Aygün N, Besler E, Çitgez B, Kartal K, İşgör A, Uludağ M. Tiroid Cerrahisinde İntraoperatif Sinir Monitorizasyonunun Rolü. 20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
4. Yazıcı P, Öz A, Kartal K, Battal M, Gürbulak EK, Akgün İE, Yetkin G, Mihmanlı M. Akut Apandisit Tanısında Bilgisayarlı Tomografi Ne kadar Etkili Kullanılıyor? 20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
5. Kartal K, Ünlü MT, Yazıcı P, Köksal HM, Celayir MF, Uludağ M, Mihmanlı M. Ultrasonografi Negatif Apendektomilerin Önüne Geçebilir Mi? 20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
6. Celayir MF, Ünlü MT, Köksal HM, Demir U, Kartal K, Besler E, Çitgez B, Uludağ M, Mihmanlı M. Tomografi ile tanısı konmuş divertikülitli hastalarda kolonoskopi yapılması gerekli midir? 20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
7. Celayir MF, Kartal K, Aygün N, Ünlü MT, Uludağ M. Tek bir merkezde yapılan Apendektomiler sonrası saptanan Apendiks Tümörleri20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
8. Celayir MF, Bozdağ E, Köksal HM, Akgün İE, Gürbulak EK, Kartal K, Besler E, Mihmanlı M, Uludağ M.Tıkanması olan hastalarda kolon stentleri:Tek merkezli bir çalışma. 20th National Congress of Surgery Antalya 2016
9. Celayir MF, Besler E, Kartal K, Tanal M. Kronik Anal Fissürün Cerrahi Tedavisi: Lateral İnternal Sfinkterotomi (LİS) Sonuçlarımızın Değerlendirilmesi. 16th. Turkish
10. Colon and Rectum Surgery Congress. May 2017 Antalya.

Memberships

• Istanbul Medical Chamber
• National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
• Ankara Surgical Association
• Turkish Surgical Association
• Turkish Medical Association