Prof. Dr. Şeref Kömürcü completed his medical education in Hacettepe University, School of Medicine and Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA). After completing his residency training in Internal Diseases and Medical Oncology in GATA, he received training as assistant fellow in “Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Medical Oncology, Palliative Medicine Program” in USA between 1997 and 1998. he became associate professor In 1999, and professor in 2008. In 1993 he was granted the ECFMG (USA) certificate and in 1999 the ESMO Medical Oncology Certificate (Europe).
He was the head of The Subgroup for Supportive Care in Cancer in Turkish Medical Oncology Organization for 8 years. He served as a member of the Pharmacovigilance Commission and a member of Oncology Advisory Commission in the Ministry of Health and as a Faculty Committee Member and Socrates-Erasmus Commission Member in Gülhane Military Medical Academy. Prof. Dr. Kömürcü is the head of the Palliative Care Sub-Committee, affiliated to Ministry of Health, National Cancer Advisory Committee since 2004. He has been working as a Medical Oncology Specialist in Anadolu Medical Center where he was employed in 2016.
Expertise & Areas of interest
- Solid cancers
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal and lung cancer
- Palliative medicine
- Supportive care in cancer
Foreign Languages
- English
Biography
Education
University
Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara 1983
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara 1986
Specialization Training
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara 1993
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1996
Assistant Professor
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1996-1999
Associate Professor
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1999-2008
Professor
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 2008-2011
Institutional Memberships
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
European Society For Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association (1998-2006)
Turkish Oncology Group
Turkish Medical Oncology Organization
Lung Cancer Organization
Medical Communication Organization
Breast Diseases Association
Publications
More than 110 articles publicized in national and international journals
Over 100 speeches made in scientific symposiums or congresses
Course Participation
EPEC-O course and observation at Calvary Hospital, June 2005
Awards
GATA Education and Teaching Success Award, 2003
GATA Internal Medical Sciences Third Prize, 2005
2009 Outstanding Service Award, GATA
