Expertise

Expertise and Areas of Work

Thoracic surgery covers the surgical treatment of diseases of the lungs, pleura, chest wall, mediastinum, trachea and oesophagus. The areas below reflect Prof. Dr. Burçin Çelik’s clinical practice and research.

01Thoracic oncology
02Minimally invasive surgery
03Pleural disease
04Chest wall and trauma
05Mediastinum and airways

Thoracic oncology

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.

LobectomyStagingTumour board

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Pulmonary Nodules

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

Ground-glass nodulePET-CT

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Minimally invasive surgery

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.

Minimally invasiveVATS lobectomy

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Robotic Thoracic Surgery (RATS)

A closed technique in which the surgeon controls robotic arms from a console, with 3D vision and high precision. The first robotic lung cancer operation in the Black Sea region was led by Prof. Çelik in 2026.

da VinciRobotic lobectomy

Pleural disease

Mesothelioma and Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

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

P/DHITOC

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Malignant Pleural Effusion

Diagnosis and drainage of fluid caused by pleural spread of cancer, and prevention of recurrence by pleurodesis.

Talc pleurodesisThoracoscopy

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Pneumothorax

Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax, common in young adults, from chest tube drainage to VATS bullectomy.

BullectomyPleurodesis

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Catamenial Pneumothorax

VATS repair of diaphragmatic defects and combined hormonal management in menstruation-related recurrent pneumothorax.

EndometriosisDiaphragm

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Chest wall and trauma

Chest Wall Deformities

Minimally invasive Nuss and Abramson repair of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum.

NussAbramson

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Thoracic Trauma

Rib and sternal fractures, pulmonary contusion and traumatic pneumothorax — the subject of several of Prof. Çelik’s most-cited papers.

Rib fractures

Mediastinum and airways

Mediastinal and Thymic Disease

Surgery for thymic tumours, cysts, and neurogenic and germ-cell tumours of the mediastinum, by closed technique in suitable patients.

Thymectomy

Trachea and Airways

Congenital and acquired disease of the trachea and main airways, including stenosis and foreign bodies.

Bronchoscopy

Patient Information

Information articles written by Prof. Dr. Burçin Çelik and frequently asked questions about thoracic surgery.

Frequently asked questions

Information on this page is general; please consult your physician for diagnosis and treatment.

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