Prof. Dr. Hedef Özgün

General Surgeon · Professor of General Surgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine

Portrait of Prof. Dr. Hedef Özgün
Specialty
General surgery
Areas of interest
Breast surgery, colorectal surgery and proctology
Languages
English, German (and Turkish)

Biography

He was born in İzmir in 1967. After graduating from İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School in 1985, he completed his medical degree at Ege University Faculty of Medicine. He did his compulsory service in the Emergency Department of Muş State Hospital. He completed his surgical specialty training in 1996 at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital (today Kâtip Çelebi University). After working for a while as a general surgeon at Manisa Demirci State Hospital, he did his military service in 1997–1998 with the Çanakkale 1st Corps, 5th Commando Regiment.

In 1998 he joined the Department of General Surgery at Adnan Menderes University as a specialist. He became assistant professor in 1999, associate professor in 2004 and professor in 2009, and retired from Adnan Menderes University in November 2020. His areas of interest are breast surgery and coloproctology.

In 2014 he attended an oncoplastic surgery course in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has extensive experience in breast-conserving surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, oncoplastic surgery and implant procedures. More than half of his surgical practice is breast surgery, and he has published many scientific articles on breast cancer in national and international journals.

He is also experienced in proctology. He is one of the most experienced laser hemorrhoid surgeons in Türkiye and one of the few doctors in the country who perform Video-Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment (VAAFT).

Education and academic career

  1. 1985İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School
  2. 1991Ege University Faculty of Medicine
  3. 1991–1992Muş State Hospital, Emergency Department (compulsory service)
  4. 1992–1996İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, general surgery residency
  5. 1996İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, general surgery specialist
  6. 1997–1998Çanakkale 1st Corps, 5th Commando Regiment, medical officer (reserve officer)
  7. 1998Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, specialist
  8. 1999Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, assistant professor
  9. 2004Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, associate professor
  10. 2009Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, professor
  11. 2014Oncoplastic breast surgery certificate, Düsseldorf, Germany
  12. 2020Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, retired faculty member (November 2020)

Memberships

  • ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism)
  • EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery)
  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • Aegean Surgical Society – board member
  • Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • İzmir and Aydın Breast Diseases Associations

Our clinic

Reception area of our clinic in Bon Point İş Merkezi

Bon Point İş Merkezi, Işıklı Mah. Kuyulu 1 Cad. No 3/35, 09200 Efeler / Aydın. Contact and directions