Prof. Dr. Burak Koçak
- Promoted to associate professor in 2011 and became a full professor in 2018.
- Certified by The American Society of Transplant Surgeons for Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation.
- Board Certified, Turkish Board of Urology.
- Member, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons, British Transplantation Society, European Association of Urology, Society of Urological Surgery and Turkish Medical Association.
- Authored 50 national and international articles and 3 book chapters.
- Organized national conferences and delivered various presentations particularly with regard to pediatric kidney transplantation.
Primary fields of clinical interest:
- Kidney transplantation,
- Kidney transplantation in infants and children,
- Robot-assisted kidney transplantation,
- Robotic and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (kidney donor surgery),
- Pancreas transplantation.
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Education |
Institution |
Year |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Fellowship | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Transplant Surgery | 2002 – 2004 |
| Residency | Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Urology | 1997 – 2001 |
| Medical Education | Hacettepe University School of Medicine | 1990 – 1996 |
CAREER
Title |
Institution |
Year |
|---|---|---|
| Director/ Prof. | Koç University Hospital Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center | 2018 – To date |
| Director/ Assoc. Prof. / Prof. | Memorial Şişli Hospital Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center | 2007 – 2018 |
| Director/ Assist. Prof. | Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine Kidney Transplant Center | 2005 – 2007 |
| Chief Resident | Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Department of Urology | 2001 – 2005 |