Dr. Cemal Aker

Dr. Cemal Aker is an esteemed Associate Professor and board-certified thoracic surgeon, currently serving at Medicana Hospital Group. He previously held a pivotal role at Yedikule Chest Diseases & Thoracic Surgery Training & Research Hospital, where he contributed significantly to thoracic oncology and advanced minimally invasive surgery.

He holds extensive expertise in treating lung cancer, mediastinal masses, thymoma, pneumothorax, bronchiectasis, mesothelioma, and thymic tumors. Dr. Aker is a leading practitioner of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and uniportal subxiphoid approaches for lung resections, with numerous publications focused on comparing uniportal vs. multiportal techniques and prognostic factors in thoracic surgery.

A published researcher with over 39 papers and 114 citations, he is active in professional forums such as the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), and regularly speaks at symposia on topics including pediatric pectus repair and electronic cigarette related pulmonary risks . Recently, Dr. Aker emphasized preventive measures in lung cancer, highlighting the dangers of electronic cigarettes.

• MBBS
• MD

• Lung cancer (NSCLC and small-cell)
• Mediastinal masses (thymoma, etc.)
• Pleural diseases including malignant pleural effusion and mesothelioma
• Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchopleural fistula
• Thymic tumors
• Bronchogenic cysts
• Congenital pulmonary airway malformation

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Heart Valve Replacement
• Mitral Valve Replacement
• Video‑assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy, cyst excision Uniportal and subxiphoid lung resections
• Mediastinoscopy and mediastinal mass excision
• Pneumothorax drainage and repair
• Omentoplasty for bronchopleural fistula
• Thoracotomy and minimally invasive approaches
• Chest wall deformity surgery (pectus repair)

• Foreign Publication Second Prize at the Turkish Thoracic Society 24th Annual Congress, Antalya, 2021.
• Best Oral Presentation Award from the Diagnostic and Interventional Methods Study Group, Turkish Thoracic Society 23rd Annual Congress, 2020 (virtual).
• Best Poster Award from the Diagnostic Methods Working Group, Turkish Thoracic Society 22nd Annual Congress, Antalya, 2019.
• Foreign Publication Third Prize, Turkish Thoracic Society, 20th Annual Congress, Antalya, 2017.
• Third Prize for Published Congress Paper, Turkish Thoracic Society 19th Annual Congress, Antalya, 2016.