SERTAÇ ARGUN KIVANÇ

He graduated from Gazi University, School of Medicine in 2006 with high honor degree, he completed his residency training at Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology between 2006-2010 years. He fulfilled his compulsory state service at Oltu State Hospital between 2010-2011. He worked at Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital between 2011-2012. In 2012 he passed Chief Assistant examination and started to work as a chief assistant ophthalmologist in Istanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital. He was appointed as ophthalmologist to Department of Ophthalmology, Uludag University in 2013. He studied oculoplastic and orbital surgery, ocular surface diseases at Department of Ophthalmology, Maltepe University in 2015 for 6 months as visiting fellow. He was given “ Associate Professor in Ophthalmology “in   2018. 

 

He passed basic, clinic, optic and refraction, and advanced examinations of ICO and got the title “FICO”. He passed European Board of Ophthalmology exam and got title “FEBO”. He passed the Turkish Ophthalmology Association Board Examination.  He got title “Chief Assistant Ophthalmologist” by passing examinations. 

 

He is a member of Turkish Ophthalmological Association (TOA), European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases (Eucornea), European Society of Retina Specialists (Euretina), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), The association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT). 

 

The studies that he contributed achieved “hot topic” title at ARVO international congresses held in both in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The studies that he contributed got high scientific scores in 2017 and 2018 in ESCRS annual meetings and earned ESCRS grant.

 

In 2017 he and his colleague developed a clinic scoring method for ocular demodicosis that entitled  “Uludag Ocular Demodicosis Score” and it was published in a scientific journal.

In 2018 he selected as “The Most Successful Academician” in Uludag University School of Medicine.