Dr
Çiğdem Benlice
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Medical Unit: Oncological Surgery Center
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Turkey, Istanbul
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3+ Years Experience
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Dr. Çiğdem Benlice is a general surgeon at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital. She graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2012 and completed general surgery training at Ankara University in 2023. Between 2013 and 2018 she worked in colorectal research and surgical training at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Her work covers colorectal cancers, robotic and oncological surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, sleeve gastrectomy and thyroid surgery.
Professional Profile
+About
Dr. Çiğdem Benlice is a general surgeon at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital. She graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2012 and completed general surgery training at Ankara University in 2023. Between 2013 and 2018 she worked in colorectal research and surgical training at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Her work covers colorectal cancers, robotic and oncological surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, sleeve gastrectomy and thyroid surgery.
+Education
- 2012 - Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (MD)
- 2013-2015 - Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Ohio, USA - Research Fellowship
- 2015-2016 - Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Ohio, USA - Clinical Research Fellowship
- 2016-2018 - Cleveland Clinic, Department of General Surgery, Ohio, USA - Surgical Residency Training (ACGME)
- 2023 - Ankara University Faculty of Medicine - General Surgery specialization
+Experience
- 2025-present - Acibadem Healthcare Group (Acibadem Altunizade Hospital)
- 2023-2024 - Elbistan State Hospital - General Surgeon (state service)
+Memberships
- Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Turkish Surgical Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (candidate member)
+Research
- Standardization of splenic flexure cancer surgery
- Short-course radiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy in rectal cancer
- Robotic complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer
- Surgical training methods in laparoscopic rectal surgery
+International Papers
Splenic Flexure Cancer Delphi Consensus Study Group. Benlice C, Parvaiz A, Baca B, Hohenberger W, Miskovic D, Stocchi L, et al. Standardization of the definition and surgical management of splenic flexure carcinoma by an international expert consensus using the Delphi technique:...
- Splenic Flexure Cancer Delphi Consensus Study Group. Benlice C, Parvaiz A, Baca B, Hohenberger W, Miskovic D, Stocchi L, et al. Standardization of the definition and surgical management of splenic flexure carcinoma by an international expert consensus using the Delphi technique: room for improvement? Dis Colon Rectum. 2023;66(6):805-815.
- Benlice C, Koc MA, Gulcu B, Bilgin IA, Akyol C, Baca B, Ozturk E, Güney Y, Utkan G, Er O, et al. Short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy is safe and effective in locally advanced rectal cancer: comparative short-term results of a multicenter propensity score case-matched study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023;66(5):681-690.
- Benlice C, Elcircevi A, Kutlu B, Doğan CD, Acar HI, Kuzu MA. Comparison of textbook versus three-dimensional animation versus cadaveric training videos in teaching laparoscopic rectal surgery: a prospective randomized trial. Colorectal Dis. 2022;24(8):1007-1014.
- Benlice C, Usta T, Ozkaynak A, Kurtul Şahin I, Aghayeva A, Hamzaoglu I, Karahasanoglu T, Baca B. Robotic surgery for deep pelvic endometriosis with multidisciplinary approach: shaving, wedge resection, and segmental resection. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022;65(8):e816.
- Baca B, Benlice C, Hamzaoglu I, Karahasanoglu T. Step by step revisiting and standardizing the robotic approach of complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer. Tech Coloproctol. 2022;26(8):677-679.
- Ağcaoğlu O, Şengün B, Tarcan S, Aytaç E, Bayram O, Zenger S, Benlice Ç, Özben V, Balık E, Baca B, Hamzaoğlu İ, Karahasanoğlu T, Buğra D. Minimally invasive versus open surgery for gastric cancer in Turkish population. Turk J Surg. 2021;37(2):142-150.
- Cengiz TB, Benlice C, Ozgur I, Kaya G, Aytaç E, Kalady MF, Steele SR, Liska D, Görgün E. Cost-conscious robotic restorative proctectomy has similar economic and oncologic outcomes to open restorative proctectomy: results of a long-term follow-up study. Int J Med Robot. 2021;17(6):e2331.
- Kutlu B, Benlice C, Kocaay F, Güngör Y, İsmail E, Akyol C, Yilmaz M, Ozdemir M, Acar HI, Elhan AH, Kuzu MA. Computer-based multimodal training module facilitates standardization of complete mesocolic excision technique for right-sided colon cancer: long-term oncological outcomes. Colorectal Dis. 2021;23(12):3141-3151.
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