Hakki Ulutas

Education and Expertise

• 1988- 1995 – ERCİYES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
• 2003- 2008 – INONU UNIVERSITY CHEST SURGERY

Diseases

• Bronchiectasis and Inflammatory Lung Diseases
• Diaphragmatic Diseases
• Chest Wall Diseases
• Hyperhidrosis (Sweating in Hands and Underarms)
• Hydatid Cyst
• Mediastinum and Thymus Diseases
• Diseases of the Esophagus
• Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
• Pectus Deformities (Shoemaker, Pigeon Chest)
• Pleural Effusion (Fluid Accumulation Between the Lung Membranes)
• Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Hand-Arm Numbness and Muscle Weakness)

Treatment Methods

• Bronchoscopic Procedures
• Endotracheal and Endobronchial Treatments
• Tubular Uniportal VATS
• Tube / Catheter Thoracostomy
• Uniportal Mediastinum Surgery
• All Thoracic Surgery Operations with Uniportal VATS
• Awake Uniportal VATS

Experience

• 1988-1995 – Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine
• 1995- 2003 – Ordu SSK Hospital – General Practitioner
• January 2003- November 2008 – Inonu University Faculty of Medicine – Dr. Res. Asst.
• January 2009- January 2011 – Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital – Specialist Dr.
• January 2011- October 2015 – Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Surgery – Assistant Professor
• October 2015- February 2021 – Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery – Assoc. Prof.
• February 2021- August 2023 – Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery – Prof. Dr.

Professional Memberships

• Lung Health and Intensive Care Association (Asyod)
• European Society Thoracic Surgery (Ests)
• European Respiratory Society (Ers)
• Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
• Turkish Thoracic Society
• Turkish Respiratory Research Society (TUSAD)