Prof. Omer Bender
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I am glad I met such a doctor with a humane approach and limitless trust in his patients. I wish good health to everyone!
14/06/2021
Then I met Dr. Omer — he saved me from unnecessary surgery. A doctor who explains every question down to the smallest detail, leaving no doubts.
22/09/2019
We have been with him for a long time and are glad we made this choice. A very kind and attentive doctor who listens to all problems in detail and explains everything clearly. He himself operated on my mother, and now she is feeling well.
10/05/2018
Then I contacted Dr. Omer. His patient and detailed explanations gave me confidence — I decided on the surgery. Thanks to the successfully performed operation, there were no problems afterward.
08/03/2017
Then I met Dr. Omer Bender. He said the exact opposite: it was an intraductal papilloma that could be removed with a small incision, without deformation. The next day I agreed to the surgery.
15/02/2017
Omer Bender (Ömer Bender) is a Turkish Professor of General Surgery and a specialist in breast and endocrine surgery, the founder of clinical ductoscopy (endoscopy of the milk ducts) in Turkey. He sees patients at Vital Fulya Plaza (Şişli, Istanbul) and operates at Medicana Zincirlikuyu Hospital.
Born in 1959 in Trabzon. In 1982 he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University (Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine). In 1988 he received the title of General Surgery Specialist and was appointed Chief Assistant of the 1st Surgical Clinic of Haseki Hospital. In 1988–1990 he completed his military service as a surgeon at the Ankara Etimesgut 600 Yataklı Hava Hastanesi military hospital.
From 1991 to 2012 he worked at the state hospital Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (Istanbul). In 1999 he passed the Turkish Ministry of Health examination for the position of Clinical Chief with the highest score. From 2003 he focused on breast surgery and endocrine surgery. In 2005 he was the first in Turkey to apply ductoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathological nipple discharge, and to date has performed more than 1,500 such procedures. In 2008 he developed the world’s first method of endoscopic papillomectomy — non-surgical endoscopic removal of intraductal papillomas.
In 2009 he received the title of Associate Professor (Doçent) of General Surgery. Since 2012 he has been a faculty member at Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, and in 2015 he received the title of Professor of General Surgery.
Author of more than 130 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals, including Annals of Surgical Oncology, Surgical Endoscopy, Onkologie, Breast Cancer Research, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine, and Balkan Medical Journal. Since 2009 he has been an invited speaker at the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation’s «International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer» (Santa Monica, USA). In 2011 he won 1st place in the scientific research competition of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation with a $20,000 prize (Santa Monica, California, USA).
Consults patients in Turkish and English.
Awards and achievements of Professor Omer Bender
About Professor Omer Bender
- General Surgery
- Breast Surgery — diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, benign breast lesions, pathological nipple discharge
- Endocrine Surgery — diseases and cancer of the thyroid gland, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid surgery
- Ductoscopy — endoscopy of the milk ducts (the first and only clinical specialist in this method in Turkey)
- Endoscopic Papillomectomy — non-surgical removal of intraductal papillomas (a method developed by the author for the first time in the world)
- Surgical oncology of the gastrointestinal tract — colon cancer, gastric cancer
- Laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery — cholecystectomy, splenectomy, hernia repair
- 1982 — Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Department (Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine), Istanbul, Turkey — graduated with honors
- 1988 — Title of General Surgery Specialist
- 1988–1990 — Military service as a surgeon, Etimesgut 600 Yataklı Hava Hastanesi military hospital, Ankara, Turkey
- 1999 — First place in the Turkish Ministry of Health examination for the position of Clinical Chief (Klinik Şef)
- 2009 — Title of Associate Professor (Doçent) of General Surgery
- 2015 — Title of Professor of General Surgery
- Professor Omer Bender has been practicing surgery for more than 38 years. Since 2003 he has specialized in breast surgery and endocrine surgery, and since 2005 in ductoscopy and endoscopic interventions on the milk ducts.
- Haseki Hospital, 1st Surgical Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey (1988) — Chief Assistant after receiving the title of General Surgery Specialist
- Etimesgut 600 Yataklı Hava Hastanesi military hospital, Ankara, Turkey (1988–1990) — General Surgeon, military service
- Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey (1991–2012) — Chief Assistant of the General Surgery Clinic; from 1999 — Clinical Chief (Klinik Şef) after taking first place in the Ministry of Health examination; from 2003 — in-depth specialization in breast surgery and endocrine surgery; from 2005 — performed more than 1,500 ductoscopy procedures
- Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (since 2012) — faculty member; since 2015 — Professor of General Surgery
- Vital Fulya Plaza, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey — current private practice, patient consultations
- Medicana Zincirlikuyu Hospital, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey — current practice, surgical interventions
Professor Omer Bender is the author of more than 130 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He regularly presents at international congresses on breast surgery, endocrine surgery, and endoscopic techniques.
Main topics of his scientific work: ductoscopy of the milk ducts, endoscopic papillomectomy, pathological nipple discharge, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, radio-guided thyroidectomy (Tc-99m, I-131), laparoscopic interventions, and inguinal hernia surgery.
Selected international publications:
- Bender Ö., Balcı F.L., Yüney E., Akbulut H. «Scarless Endoscopic Papillomectomy of the Breast». Onkologie, 2009;32(3):94–98 (PMID: 19340174)
- Kamali S., Bender Ö., Aydin M.T., Yüney E., Kamali G. «Ductoscopy in the Evaluation and Management of Nipple Discharge». Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2010;17(3):778–783 (PMID: 20012502)
- Bender Ö., Balcı F.L., Yüney E., Sağlam F., Özdenkaya Y., Sarı Y.S. «Systemic inflammatory response after Kugel versus laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a prospective randomized trial». Surgical Endoscopy, 2009;23(12):2657–2661 (PMID: 19440788)
- Kamali S., Bender Ö., Kamali G.H., Aydin M.T., Karatepe O., Yüney E. «Diagnostic and therapeutic value of ductoscopy in nipple discharge and intraductal proliferations compared with standard methods». Breast Cancer, 2014;21(2):154–161 (PMID: 22669683)
- Yılmaz R., Bender Ö., Çelik Yabul F., Dursun M., Tunacı M., Acunas G. «Diagnosis of Nipple Discharge: Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasonography in Comparison with Ductoscopy». Balkan Medical Journal, 2017;34(2):119–126
Most notable conferences and invited lectures:
- International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, Santa Monica, California, USA — invited speaker since 2009
- Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), New York (2008), Dallas (2016), USA
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), San Antonio, Texas, USA — 2011
- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) congresses
- National congresses on surgery, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, and breast diseases (Turkey) — regularly since 1993
- Collaboration with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation as part of the International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer (invited speaker since 2009)
- Faculty member of the Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi
- Active participant in the Türk Cerrahi Derneği (Turkish Surgical Society) and the Meme Hastalıkları Dernekleri Federasyonu (Federation of Breast Disease Societies)
Vital Fulya Plaza is a modern medical complex in the Fulya district of Istanbul, known as the “Valley of Doctors.” It is Turkey’s first “medical plaza,” bringing together under one roof independent practices of specialists in various fields: general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, ENT, ophthalmology, urology, gynecology, dermatology, and dentistry. The building fully complies with Turkish Ministry of Health standards and is equipped with “smart building” technologies, 24-hour security, covered parking, and valet service.
