Prof. SEMİH HALEZEROĞLU
Thoracic Surger
Place of Birth:Trabzon
Date of Birth:1965
Marital Status:Married
Language Skills:English
EDUCATION
1988 – 1992Istanbul Heybeliada, Center for Thoracic Diseases and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Specialist
1981 – 1987Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty
POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
2009 – PresentAcibadem University, Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Head and Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Thoracic Surgery Division, Executive
2008 – 2009Istanbul Bilim University, Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Head
2003 – 2008Istanbul Süreyyapaşa, Training and Research Hospital for Thoracic Diseases and Surgery Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Chief and Head Physician
2003 – 2005Istanbul American Hospital, Thoracic Surgery Division, Head
1998 – 2003Istanbul Süreyyapaşa, Training and Research Hospital for Thoracic Diseases and Surgery Thoracic Surgery, Specialist
1992 – 1998Istanbul Heybeliada, Center for Thoracic Diseases and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Specialist
1988 – 1992Istanbul Heybeliada, Center for Thoracic Diseases and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Specialty education
CAREER
– He was the first physician who was appointed as a member of the Board of European Society ofThoracic Surgeonsin 2000. In 2004, he was unanimously elected President of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons which is the largest society for thoracic surgery where more than 50 countries are represented in the world. He was the youngest and the first and only Turkish surgeon elected the president of the society.
– He was awarded with the Board Certificate of the European Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Associate Professor’s Degree upon his success in the relevant examination in the same year.
– In 2002, heorganized the European Thoracic Surgery Annual Congressorganized for the first and only time in our country andchaired its Scientific Committee.
– Between 2003 and 2007,he taught in the European Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery School located in Bergamo, Italy.
– Since 2007, he has been providing theoretical lessons at the ESTS School of Thoracic Surgery located in Elancourt, France and also providing training at the animal laboratory for closed operations at this school.
– In 2007, he was appointed as the director of the European Thoracic Surgery School of which he is a founding member and is currently the director and instructor of this school.
– In 2007, he chairedTurkish Thoracic Surgery Competency Board.
– He was awarded with professor’s degree in 2008.
– He was invited to and participated in nearly 40 scientific meetings as speaker or moderator in various countries of the world.
– In 2011, hechaired the Selective Committee of the European Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
– He was invited and participated in the examination jury consisting of 6 members for the Board Examinations of the European Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery organized in different countries of Europe once every year for a period of 9 years.
– Hechaired the Scientific Board of the 6th Turkish Thoracic Surgery Congress organizedin 2011.
AWARDS
Istanbul Governorship, Medical Service, Letter of Appreciation, 2007
Best verbal presentation award: Society for Lung Cancers, 3rd Annual Congress, 2008.
Istanbul Governorship, Medical Service, Letter of Appreciation, 2008
Best verbal presentation award: Turkish Respiratory Researches Association, 31st Annual Congress, Izmir, 2009.
MEMBERSHIP
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Former President)
International Society for Lung Cancer
Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association
Turkish Thoracic Association
Turkish Respiratory Researches Association