Ilker Iskender, MD, MSc

Thoracic Surgeon-Scientist

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YEARS EXPERIENCE
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Qualifications

1996 – 2002

Osmangazi University,
Eskisehir, Turkey

Doctor of Medicine

2004 – 2009

Sureyyapasa Thorax Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey

Thoracic Surgery Residency

Thesis title: Comparison of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography and mediastinoscopy in mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: Analysis of 972 mediastinal lymph nodes. Turkish

2012 - 2014

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Master of Science

Thesis title:  Enhanced coagulatory and inflammatory response associated with complement-1 inhibitor (C1-INH) administration in a pig lung transplant survival model.

About Me

Certification & Licensure:

2022:      MEBEKO (Switzerland) – M.D.         : GLN 7601007882762

2019:     RIZIV / INAMI (Belgium) – M.D.           :10313714

2015:      General Medical Council (United Kingdom) – M.D       : 7482886

2009:     Ministry of Health of Turkey – Thoracic Surgeon        : 81593

2002:     Ministry of Health of Turkey – M.D.        : 112081

POSTGRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL

Experience

Leuven, Belgium

01/2020 – 12/2021

Senior Surgical Fellow

Thoracic Surgery University Hospitals Leuven.

Zurich, Switzerland

08/2017 – 12/2019

Clinical Fellow

Thoracic Surgery University Hospital Zurich

Birmingham, UK

08/2016 – 07/2017

Fellow in CardioThoracic Transplantation and Thoracic Surgery

Queen Elizabeth & Heartlands Hospitals

Buckinghamshire, UK

02/2016 – 08/2016

Resident Medical Officer

NES Healthcare

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Zurich, Switzerland

05/2015 – 04/2016

Clinical Research Fellowship

Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich.

Toronto, ON, Canada

07/2011 – 12/2014

Research Fellowship

Latner Thoracic Research Laboratories
University Health Network

Sirnak, Turkey

01/2010 – 06/2011

Staff Thoracic Surgeon

Cizre State Hospital

Tunceli, Turkey

06/2003 – 05/2004

General Practitioner (Military Service)

Turkish Armed Forces

Kirsehir, Turkey

08/2002 – 08/2004

General Practitioner

Cicekdagi State Hospital

Languages:

English

Full professional proficiency

German

Professional working proficiency

Dutch

Limited working proficiency

Turkish

Native or bilingual proficiency