She is also Director of the General Surgery Department and Vice-President of the Surgical Sciences Division. She earned her MD from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School. Her research interests include breast cancer, oncoplastic breast surgery, intraoperative breast ultrasound and sentinel node mapping. Her laboratory and clinical research include surgical treatment modalities for early stage breast cancer. She has authored more than 50 scientific research papers and presented numerous papers, lectures and workshops nationally and internationally.