EDUCATION

Medical School

Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye (2004-2010)

Surgical Residency

İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye (2014-2019)

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 

Research Fellow | Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı

2012-2013

Research Fellow | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı

2013-2014

CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP

Clinical Fellow | University Hospital of Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain,

Department of General Surgery/Coloproctology Unit

Jan 2019-April 2019

International publications

 1.  Waghray A, Balci B, El-Gazzaz G, Kim R, Relley R, Menon N, Estfan B, Romero-Marrero C, Aucejo F. Safety and Efficacy of Sorafenib for the Treatment Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after Liver Transplantation.  Clin Transplant. 2013 Jul-Aug;27(4):555-61. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12150. Epub 2013 Jun 13. PMID: 23758296.

2.   Balci B, Calik B, Karadeniz T, Sahin H, Ugurlu L, Aydin C. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report. Surg Case Rep. 2016 Dec;2(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s40792-016-0130-0. Epub 2016 Jan 8. PMID: 26943678; PMCID: PMC4706539.

3.  Balci B, Kılınç G, Çalik B, Akbulut G. Robotic-assisted Transthoracic Esophageal Diverticulectomy: Case series. JSLS. 2018 Apr-Jun;22(2):e2018.00002. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2018.00002. PMID: 29899656; PMCID: PMC5988400.

4.  Balci B, Cetindag O, Demir HB, Yardim S, Calik B, Akbulut G. The management of a patient presented with fourniers gangrene associated with undiagnosed ulcerative colitis: A case report. Top 25 Clinical Case Reports. e-book chapter 16. 2018.

5.  Balci B, Salimoglu S, Pala E.E., Kucukalioglu S, Aydin C. Incidental Lesions Detected in Reduction Mammoplasty Specimens. Indian Journal of Surgery. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-019-01876-6.

6.  Balci B, Yildiz A, Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B. Diamond-shaped flap anoplasty for severe anal stenosis - A video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Apr 13. doi: 10.1111/codi.15671. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33848397.

7. Yildiz A, Balci B, Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B. Martius Flap for Rectovaginal Fistula After Obstetric Injury: A Video Vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Jun 17. doi: 10.1111/codi.15765. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34139061.

8.  Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B, Balci B, Yildiz A. Surgical Techniques for Rectal Prolapse. Gastroenterology Insights. 2021 July. 12(3):310-318. doi: 10.3390/gastroent12030028.

9.  Balci B, Yildiz A, Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B. Retrorectal Tumors: A Challenge for The Surgeons. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2021 Nov. 27;13(11):1327-1337. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1327.

10. Balci B, Kilinc G, Calik B, Aydin C. The Association between Preoperative 25-OH Vitamin D Levels and Postoperative Complications in Patients undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery. BMC Surgery. 2021 Oct. doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01369-y.

11. Balci B, Cam S, Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B. Marsupialization of fistulotomy wound in an intersphincteric fistula - A Video Vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022 May;24(5):668-669. doi: 10.1111/codi.16044. Epub 2022 Jan 21. PMID: 34990057

12.  Leventoglu S, Mentes B.B, Balci B, Kebriz HC. New techniques in hemorrhoidal disease but the same old problem: Anal stenosis. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Mar 1;58(3):362. doi: 10.3390/medicina58030362. PMID: 35334538; PMCID: PMC8954788.

13.  Leventoglu S, Balci B, Yildiz A, Mentes B. Treatment of Horseshoe Fistula with a two-stage modified Hanley Procedure:  A video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/codi.16250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35793205.

14.  Balci B, Leventoglu S, Mentes B. Sphincterotomy is the gold standard treatment of chronic anal fissure. But how should it be done? In: Vannelli, A., Lazar, D. C., editors. Benign Anorectal Disorders - An Update