Zeki Acun, MD
Zeki Acun, MD
Specialty: Surgery
Program: Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology and Gastroenterology
Language(s): English
-
Overview
Dr. Zeki Acun is an Assistant Member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. He attended medical school at the University of Ankara Medical School in Ankara, Turkey, and subsequently started his General Surgery residency at the University of Ankara Medical School Hospitals, where he fulfilled all required clinical and surgical training, completed his thesis, and completed 5 years of General Surgery training.
Following residency, he was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and was later promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery. He then came to the United States and completed research fellowships in Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Harvard University, performing microsurgeries. He subsequently completed an ASTS-accredited fellowship in Transplantation Surgery at the University of Miami from 2009 to 2011. After his Transplantation Surgery fellowship, he accepted a faculty position at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he performed multiple kidney transplants, pancreas transplants, living-related transplant nephrectomies, as well as General Surgery procedures on transplant patients.
He joined the General Surgery residency program at SUNY Downstate in August 2019 and completed the program in July 2021. After residency, he worked as a General Surgeon and acute care surgeon and performed robotic surgeries in Ohio. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He has extensive experience in General Surgery, Transplant Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery, as well as teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. He has an established record of scholarly productivity with publications. His clinical interest is the general surgery care of cancer patients using minimally invasive and robotic techniques, as well as palliative surgery for terminal cancer patients to improve their quality of life.
-
Publications
- Joo SH, Acun Z, Stefanovic A, Blieden CR, Ikpatt OF, Moon J. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder presented as small bowel intussusception in adult liver transplant patient. J Korean Surg Soc. 2012 Jan.82(1):50-53. Pubmedid: 22324047. Pmcid: PMC3268144.
- Sageshima J, Ciancio G, Uchida K, Romano A, Acun Z, Chen L, Burke GW. Absorbable cyanoacrylate surgical sealant in kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2011 Sep.43(7):2584-2586. Pubmedid: 21911127.
- Reese S, Vidyasagar A, Jacobson L, Acun Z, Esnault S, Hullett D, Malter JS, Djamali A. The Pin 1 inhibitor juglone attenuates kidney fibrogenesis via Pin 1-independent mechanisms in the unilateral ureteral occlusion model. Fibrogenesis Tissue Repair. 2010 Jan.3:1. Pubmedid: 20047646. Pmcid: PMC2823698.
- Vidyasagar A, Reese S, Acun Z, Hullett D, Djamali A. HSP27 is involved in the pathogenesis of kidney tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2008 Sep.295(3):F707-F716. Pubmedid: 18596079. Pmcid: PMC2536879.
- Cihan A, Ozdemir H, Uçan BH, Acun Z, Comert M, Tascilar O, Cesur A, Cakmak GK, Gundogdu S. Fade or fate. Seroma in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2006 Feb.20(2):325-328. Pubmedid: 16333536.
- Acun Z, Cinar F, Cihan A, Ulukent SC, Uzun L, Ucan B, Ugur MB. Importance of identifying the course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in total and near-total thyroid lobectomies. Am Surg. 2005 Mar.71(3):225-227. Pubmedid: 15869137.
- Cömert M, Tekin IO, Acikgöz S, Ustündağ Y, Uçan BH, Acun Z, Barut F, Sümbüloğlu V. Experimental bile-duct ligation resulted in accumulation of oxidized low-density lipoproteins in BALB/c mice liver. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Sep.19(9):1052-1057. Pubmedid: 15304124.
- Cihan A, Oguz M, Acun Z, Uçan BH, Armutcu F, Gürel A, Ulukent SC. Comparison of early postoperative enteral nutrients versus chow on colonic anastomotic healing in normal animals. Eur Surg Res. 2004 Nov.36(2):112-115. Pubmedid: 15007264.
- Acun Z, Cihan A, Ulukent SC, Comert M, Ucan B, Cakmak GK, Cesur A. A randomized prospective study of complications between general surgery residents and attending surgeons in near-total thyroidectomies. Surg Today. 2004 Dec.34(12):997-1001. Pubmedid: 15580380.
- Acun Z, Comert M, Cihan A, Ulukent SC, Ucan B, Cakmak GK. Near-total thyroidectomy could be the best treatment for thyroid disease in endemic regions. Arch Surg. 2004 Apr.139(4):444-447. Pubmedid: 15078715.
- Cihan A, Acun Z, Uçan BH, Numanoglu VK, Armutcu F, Gürel A, Ulukent SC. Comparison of the experimental intestinal anastomoses performed by different surgeons. Hepatogastroenterology. 2003 Dec.50 Suppl 2:ccxxxv-ccxxxvii. Pubmedid: 15244189.
- Cihan A, Armutcu F, Uçan BH, Acun Z, Numanoglu VK, Gürel A, Ulukent SC. Comparison of the measurement methods of bursting pressure of intestinal anastomoses. Hepatogastroenterology. 2003 Dec.50 Suppl 2:ccxxxii-ccxxxiv. Pubmedid: 15244188.
-
Patient Comments
0 patients rated this provider
The Provider Rating is an average of all responses to specific care provider-related questions from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
Learn more about our patient satisfaction surveyComments
Comments are gathered from specific care provider-related questions from our Patient Satisfaction Survey . The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Learn more about our patient comments
We post both positive and negative comments from the surveys. We do not post comments that are libelous, slanderous, profane, irrelevant or otherwise inappropriate or may risk the privacy of our patients. A “[…]” in the comments below indicates de-identified patient information or comments that are unrelated to the patient’s experience with the visit to the provider, such as comments related to another provider, about the survey itself, or otherwise completely off-topic.
Provider Ratings and comments are gathered from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. If a provider does not have ratings or comments listed it can be for several reasons, including:
Learn more about our patient satisfaction survey, ratings and comments