Prof. Dr. Alper Toker, göğüs cerrahisi alanında uluslararası düzeyde tanınmış bir cerrahtır. 2015 yılında Avrupa Göğüs Cerrahları Derneği (ESTS) Başkanlığı yapmıştır. İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi'nde uzun yıllar görev yaptıktan sonra, 2019'dan itibaren West Virginia Üniversitesi'nde Göğüs Cerrahisi Bölüm Başkanı olarak çalışmaktadır. Trakeal rekonstrüksiyon, robotik göğüs cerrahisi ve timik cerrahi konularında öncü çalışmaları bulunmaktadır. Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde 171'den fazla yayını mevcuttur.
Eğitim
B.A. (1979 - 1986)
Bursa Anadolu Lisesi
Bursa Anadolu Lisesi
M.D. (1986 - 1992)
Marmara University School of Medicine
Marmara University School of Medicine
Residency (1992 - 1997)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Clinical Fellow (1997 - 1999)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Deneyimler
Military Obligation (1999 - 2000)
Gulhane Military Medical Academy
Gulhane Military Medical Academy
Chief Resident (2000 - 2001)
Yedikule Pulmonary Diseases and Chest Surgery Center
Yedikule Pulmonary Diseases and Chest Surgery Center
Chief Resident (2001 - 2004)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery (2004 - 2009)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery
Head, Professor of Chest Surgery / Director of Chest Surgery Program (2009 - 2019)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery & Group Florance Nightingale Istanbul
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of General Thoracic Surgery & Group Florance Nightingale Istanbul
Director of Tracheal Reconstruction Program (2019 - )
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Surgery Institute
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Surgery Institute
Associate Chief (2020 - )
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Division
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Division
Chief (2022 - )
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Division
West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Division
Councillor (2009 - 2019)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Officer (2013 - 2017)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
President Elect (2014 - 2014)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
President (2015 - 2015)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Director of External Relations (2016 - 2018)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Üyelikler
- American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
- Turkish Society of Chest Surgeons
- Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Turkish Lung Cancer Society
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
- CTS Net
- International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group (ITMIG)
- International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)