Prof. Dr. Havva Belma KOÇER
Prof. Dr. Havva Belma KOÇER
Specialty: General Surgery (Breast and Endocrine Surgery)
Date of Birth: August 29, 1970
Education: 1987-1994 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine – English
1995-1999 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (ANEAH), 2nd Department of General Surgery
Experience
2000-2001 Fellowship of Ministry of Health; Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Genetics
2001-2006 Chief Resident (ANEAH)
2006-2007 National Cancer Institute Research Scholarship; Research Assistant in the Department of Breast, Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
2007 Associate Professor
2009 Breast Surgery Association Scholarship, Royal Marsden Hospital (UK) Oncoplastic Surgery Training
2009-2014 Breast-Endocrine Surgery Clinic (ANEAH)
Chief Resident-Training Assistant
2014-2022 Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine
General Surgery Faculty Member, Head of Department
2022-2023 Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine
General Surgery Faculty Member
COURSES, SEMINARS AND CERTIFICATES RECEIVED
2003 2nd National Experimental Surgery Congress Organizing Committee Member
2003–2004 Basic Immunology and Tumor Biology (no-1782)
2004 Fellow of Turkish Board of Surgery, FTBS
2005 Statistics Course; Hacettepe University
2005 3rd National Experimental Surgery Congress Organizing Committee Member
Instructor at the 3rd National Experimental Surgery Congress Experimental Animals Course
2007 4th National Experimental Surgery Congress Organizing Committee member
Instructor at the 4th National Experimental Surgery Congress Experimental Animals Course
2013 SENATURK Level III Masterclass on Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
2015 Thyroid Ultrasonography Course, Endocrine Surgery Congress, April 23-25, 2015
2015 Breast Ultrasonography Course, International Breast Ultrasonography School Certificate, June 18-20, 2015, Istanbul
2018 21st National Surgical Congress Organizing Committee Member
2023 1st International, 4th National Breast Surgery Congress Vice President
Awards
1999 Turkish Surgical Association-Sanofi Pharma Thrombosis Research Foundation 4th Research Project competition incentive award
The importance of MUC2 and MUC5AC gene expression in colorectal cancer patients
2003 Turkish Surgical Association-Sanofi Pharma Thrombosis Research Foundation 7th Research Project competition incentive award
The importance of Insulin resistance and VEGF-C in breast cancer lymph node metastasis: A Prospective Clinical Study
2005 Oral Presentation “Third award”. National Geriatrics Congress, Antalya, August 31-September 4, 2005.
Factors affecting mortality and morbidity in elderly patients with Fournier gangrene.
2007 Oral Presentation ” Best study award”. 9th National Breast Diseases Congress, Ankara, September 5-9, 2007.
Is vascular endothelial growth factor a risk factor for postmastectomy lymphedema?
2019 Oral Presentation “Third Award”. 15th National Breast Diseases Congress
Preoperative plasma level of matrix metalloproteinase and their inhibitors in breast cancer patients.
2022 Oral Presentation “Best study award“. Investigation of the predictive role of IL-6 and STAT3 in triple negative breast cancer. 22nd National Surgical Congress and 17th National Surgical Nursing Congress, Antalya, March 23-27, 2022.
MEMBERSHIP
Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Surgical Association
Trauma Association
Federation of Breast Diseases Associations of Turkey
Breast Surgery Association
Colon and Rectum Association
GastroSurgery Association
Member of the Academy of Senaturk Senology
Turkish-Bulgarian Endocrine & Breast Surgery Club Membership
Ankara Breast Association Board Member (2010-2014)
Member of Turkish Board Exam Commission Member -2016-2022
Vice President of Turkish Surgical Qualification Board -2022-2026
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
TREATMENT AREAS
Her research interests are Breast and Endocrine surgery that includes in Breast Diseases (benign breast diseases, high risk lesions, breast infections), Breast Cancer and its surgical treatment, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Breast reconstruction (Autologous or Prosthesis), Thyroid diseases and surgery, Thyroid cancer and surgery (Neck Dissection), Parathyroid diseases and surgical treatment.
- Category
- GENERAL SURGERY