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About Dr. Guven Sadi Sunam

Qualification and Experience

Dr. Guven Sadi Sunam was born in ?anakkale in 1966 and completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara. In 1983, he enrolled in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1989. His career began as a general practitioner at Diyarbakır Kulp Health Center, where he worked for 8 months starting in 1989. In 1990, he began his specialization as a faculty in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Selçuk University Meram Medical Faculty, completing it in 1995.

Between 1997 and 1999, Dr. Guven Sadi Sunam fulfilled his military service at the Naval Command Gölcük 600-bed Naval Hospital. In 2005, he attained the title of associate professor after passing the associate professorship exam at Selçuk University. During this period, he assumed leadership in the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery intensive care unit and played a pivotal role in developing intensive care and endoscopic surgery infrastructure within the Thoracic Surgery clinic.

In 2009, he transitioned to Selçuklu Medical Faculty Hospital as part of the newly established Selçuk University's 2nd medical faculty. Dr. Guven Sadi Sunam contributed significantly to the establishment of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic and the 900-bed hospital, serving as deputy chief physician and participating in various committees. His promotion to professorship came in 2011, and he subsequently led the Department of Thoracic Surgery for 11 years.

Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in training students and assistants, shaping the next generation of medical professionals in his field.

Area of Interest

  • Chest X-Ray
  • X-ray examination
  • Female check-up
  • Heart сheck up
  • Basic check-up
  • Male Check-up
  • CT scan of the whole body
  • CT of thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic organs
  • Tumor Marker

Qualification

  • 1989-1990: Diyarbakir Kulp Central Health Center
  • 1990: Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine
  • 1995: Konya State Hospital
  • 1995: Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine
  • 1997: Gölcük Maritime Hospital
  • 1999-2005: Selçuk University Meram Medical Faculty
  • 2011: Selçuk University Selçuklu Faculty of Medicine
  • 2020: Private Bower Hospital
  • 1994: Selçuk University (Thoracic Surgery)
  • 1989: Gazi University (Faculty of Medicine)
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MEMBERSHIPS (1)

  • Turkish Medical Association

RESEARCH PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS (31)

  • Ceran S, SunamG.S., GörmüşN., Solak H, and Şahin M: Cost-effective and Time-saving Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts with Multiple Localization, Surgery Today, 32, 573-576 (2002).
  • Özergin U, Sunam G, Yeniterzi M, Yüksek T, Solak T, Solak H., supravalvular Aortic Stenosis Without Williams' Syndrome., The Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeon, 44: 219 - 221, (1996)
  • Solak H, Ceran S, Sunam GS, Gök M, Akyol KG, Solak T., Yüksek T: Empyema Thoracıs-a series of 230 Cases, Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 50 (8): 269-271 (1996).
  • Özergin U, Durgut K, Görmüş N, Sunam G, Yüksek T, Infected Myocardial Hydatid Cyst Imitating Pericardial Cyst, Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 9 (4): 320 – 21, (2001).
  • Gormus N, Ceran S, Aribas OK, Sunam GS, Ingestion Of A Knife Into The Right Mainstem Bronchus., Can J Surg., 45( 6): 447, (2002).
  • Özergin U, Durgut K, Özpinar C, Görmüş N, Sunam G, Yüksek T, Solak H., New Technique For Reinforced Sternal Closure., Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 8 (1): 76 - 77, (2000)
  • Solak H, Ceran S, Özpınar C, Yeniterzi M, Yüksek T, Sunam GS, Ödev K, Akkus I .Lung Hydatid Cyst Rupture And Its Surgery, Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 48 (7): 155-157; (1994).
  • Solak H, Özpınar C, Ceran S, Yeniterzi M, Yüksek T, Gök M, Sunam GS: Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis With Pectus Excavatum Case Report, Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 48 (9):199 –200; (1994).
  • Emlik D, Kiresi D, Sunam GS, Kivrak AS, Ceran S, Odev K. Intrathoracic extrapulmonary hydatid disease: radiologic manifestations. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2010 Jun;61(3):170-6.
  • Dogan KH, Demirci S, Sunam GS, Deniz I, Gunaydin G. Evaluation Of Farm Tractor-Related Fatalities. Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 2010 Mar;31(1):64-8.
  • Sunam GS, Ceran S. Pulmonary Artery Agenesis and Lung Hypoplasia. Eur J Gen Med 2009;6 (4):265-267.
  • KaplanT,AltuntaşB,CeranS,SunamGS. Unusual location of arteriovenous malformation; posterior mediastinum. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,8:260-262 (2009)
  • Ceran S, Erikoğlu M, Şahin M, Sunam GS, Gölcük M, Paşaoğlu H, AvşarF, Hücümenoğlu S. Effects of selective İNOS inhibition in Sepsis: Evaluation of lung Tissue Damage and Blood Gases. int. Surg, 93:19-24 (2008)
  • Ceran S, Tülek B, Sunam G and Süerdem M. Respiratory failure caused by Giant Thymolipoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 86(2):661-663 ( 2008)
  • Dogan KH, Demirci S, Erkol Z, Sunam GS, Kucukkartallar T. Injuries and Deaths Occurring as a Result of Bull Attack. Journal of Agromedicine, 13:3, 191-196 (2008)
  • Oncel M., Sunam GS, Yildiran H. "Videothoracoscopy for Pulmonary Hydatidosis." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 3.101 (2016): 1242.
  • Oncel M., Sunam GS, Yildiran H. "Is Clipping the Sympathetic Chain Effective for Palmar Skin Temperature?." The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon (2016).
  • Sunam GS, Oncel M, Yildiran H. Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopic Lymphadenectomy for Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2016; 102:674
  • Sunam GS, Oncel M, Yildiran H. Bronchoscopy in Benign Tracheal Stenosis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2016; 102:2133
  • Oncel M, Sunam GS, Yildiran H. Training with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1586493.
  • Öncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H. Training for thoracoscopic lobectomy Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:1032.
  • Öncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H. Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer, Ann Thorac Surg 2017;104:1760.
  • Öncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H. Pain control with bupivacaine after lung resections Ann Thorac Surg 2017;103:1360
  • Oncel M, Yıldıran H, Sunam GS. What is floating in the pleural space? Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Nov;106(5):e263. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.020. Epub 2018 May 9
  • Öncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H, Altıntaş K. Pressure hydropneumothorax after reflux surgery Anadolu Kliniği 2017;22(1):52-55.
  • Oncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H., Yılmaz BS, Altınay S. Videothoracoscopic resection of a case of intercostal Schwannoma with two port incision Çukurova Med J 2017;42(2):389-391.
  • Oncel M, Yıldıran H, Sunam GS. Lung herniation or subcutaneous emphysema after cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2018; 26 (3): 245-246.
  • Oncel M., Sunam GS., Yildirim H., Dongel I., Is there a novel alternative advantageous technique for closure of thoracotomy? Turk Gogus Kalp Dama 2014;22(3):691-693.
  • Sunam GS, Oncel M, Ceran S, Ödev K, Yıldıran H. Giant Benign Mediastinal Masses Extending into the Pleural Cavity The Surgery Journal 2016; 2(2): 46-50.
  • Öncel M, Sunam GS, Elsürer Ç, Yıldıran H. Use of Magill forceps to remove foreign bodies in children The Surgery Journal 2017;3:e91-e95.
  • Oncel M, Sunam GS, Yıldıran H. Recognition and management of traumatic massive hemothorax: Evaluation of 67 cases. Clinics in surgery 2017;2:1555.

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PROCEDURES

  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • Ballon Valvuloplasty
  • Balloon mitral valvotomy
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • CRT - D
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Glenn procedure
  • Impella
  • Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
  • Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
  • Lobectomy
  • Lung Transplant
  • LV restoration surgery
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Ross procedure
  • Thymectomy
  • Trans Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Surgery
  • Transarterial Radioembolization- TARE

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