Monday, October 09, 2023

Atlas of General Surgery - Primary Atlas

 PREFACE

            In 2004, I earned my medical degree from Ankara University School of Medicine. I was then awarded a scholarship from the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to pursue a Master's degree in Molecular Bioengineering at Dresden Technical University in Germany. After completing my Master's degree in 2006 with a thesis titled "Atomic Force Microscopy of Changes in Cell Morphology after Scrapie Infection", I gained valuable experience as an internal medicine resident at Fachkrankenhaus Coswig and Greifswald University hospitals. In 2007, I passed the German Medical Equivalency Exam.

I began general surgery residency at Gazi University School of Medicine in 2008, and I was awarded ECFMG certification after passing the United States Medical Licensing Examination in 2010. I received my General Surgery Specialist degree from Gazi University School of Medicine in 2014, and I worked as a general surgeon at Zonguldak Devrek State Hospital until 2017. I served as a faculty member at the Department of General Surgery at Aksaray University School of Medicine until 2019. Afterward, I completed my subspecialty training in Intensive Care Medicine at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine between 2019 and 2022. I am now working as an Intensivist in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Ankara Etlik City Hospital.

Drawing from my professional experiences and insights gained through my time abroad, I have realized that exposure to diverse research centers, cultural interactions, and education that employs innovative methods and techniques are crucial for scientific advancement. With this in mind, I wrote the books "Medical Education and Residency in Germany," "Medical Residency in the United States," "Medical Communication in German," and "Postgraduate and Doctoral Education in Germany" to guide those who aspire to receive education in Germany and the United States of America. Additionally, these books were written to guide medical students who wished to engage in scientific research and make contributions to the field through a combination of clinical and laboratory studies.

As a general surgeon, I have written this surgical atlas to enhance the theoretical knowledge of medical students in their general surgery courses by presenting real-life case images. The information provided on the depicted diseases is based on my patient archive and is up-to-date, making this atlas unique and valuable for medical students. I hope that this atlas of general surgery will be beneficial to medical students during their general surgery clerkships.

                                                    Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Eren Yuksel

                                           General Surgeon and Intensive Care Specialist

                                                             e-mail: doctormehmeteren@yahoo.com

                                                                        Ankara, October 2023

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