Thoracic Surgery · Ondokuz Mayıs University

Prof. Dr.BurçinÇelik

Thoracic surgeon and professor focused on video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) and robotic-assisted (RATS) surgery for lung cancer.

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About

A surgeon’s academic path

A 1998 graduate of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Çelik completed thoracic surgery residency at Ondokuz Mayıs University. Appointed Associate Professor in 2011 and Professor in 2018, Prof. Çelik worked in 2013 as a visiting faculty member at the Duke University Cardiothoracic Clinic, training in VATS and robotic surgery, and now serves at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine.

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Total publications: 337
Citations · Google Scholar: 956
h-index · Scholar: 16
Citations · Scopus: 455
Publications indexed in WoS: 68
Publications indexed in Scopus: 79

Source: AVESİS metrics panel · October 29, 2026

021998 — 2026

From 1998 to today

From Istanbul to Duke, from Samsun to the Black Sea region’s first robotic lung surgery.

1998

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

1998

Education

Residency in Thoracic Surgery

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

2004

Clinical

Thoracic Surgery Specialist

Samsun Mehmet Aydın State Hospital

2006

Clinical

Founded the Thoracic Surgery Clinic

Samsun Dr. Kamil Furtun Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital

2007

Academic

Assistant Professor

Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine

2007

Clinical

Specialist Medical Officer (military service)

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy

2008

Academic

Assistant Professor

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

2011

Academic

Associate Professor

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

2012

Academic

Head of Department

Department of Thoracic Surgery, OMÜ Faculty of Medicine

2013

Regional first

First VATS lobectomy in the region

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

2013

International

Visiting Faculty · VATS and robotic surgery

Duke University Cardiothoracic Clinic, USA

2018

Academic

Professor

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

2026

Regional first

First robot-assisted lung cancer surgery in the Black Sea region

OMÜ Faculty of Medicine Hospital · da Vinci

Prof. Dr. Burçin Çelik in the operating-theatre corridor

A regional first · 2026

First robot-assisted lung cancer surgery in the Black Sea region

In 2013, also the region’s first VATS lobectomy.

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03Expertise

Areas of expertise

Clinical practice and research across oncologic, minimally invasive and reconstructive thoracic surgery.

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Lung Cancer Surgery

Lobectomy, segmentectomy and pneumonectomy with lymph node dissection for early-stage and selected locally advanced lung cancer, by open or minimally invasive approach.

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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

Closed thoracic surgery through small incisions using a camera and endoscopic instruments. The region’s first VATS lobectomy was performed by Prof. Çelik at OMÜ in 2013.

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Pulmonary Nodules

Distinguishing benign from malignant incidental nodules, deciding on surveillance and, when needed, diagnostic resection by VATS.

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Mesothelioma and Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

Pleurectomy/decortication for asbestos-related pleural cancer and, in selected patients, hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) in the same session.

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