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Prof. Turina completed his surgical training in Zurich and, towards the end of his specialist training, spent several years as a research fellow at the University of Louisville, KY (USA) under the direction of Hiram C. Polk, MD. On the scientific side, he specialized in the field of surgical infections and was awarded the Venia Legendi of the University of Zurich in 2010. After working as a trauma surgeon at the University Hospital Zurich, he specialized clinically through a fellowship in the field of colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio (USA). One year after his return to Switzerland, he now heads the colorectal team with a focus on colorectal carcinoma and chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Key skills
- Minimally-invasive colon and rectal surgery
- Multidisciplinary treatment of colorectal cancer
- Surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease)
- Sphincter-sparing and reconstructive J-pouch surgery
- Treatment of benign conditions of the lower GI tract, including diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, enterocutaneous fistula, familial adenomatous polyposis, adhesive bowel obstruction etc.
- Reoperative abdominal and pelvic surgery
- Proctology, including complex anorectal fistula treatments, surgery for fecal incontinence, sacral neurostimulation
Background
| 2014 | Section head, colon and rectal surgery, University of Zurich H. |
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| 2013 | EBSQ Coloproctology |
| 2012 | Subspecialty training in colon and rectal surgery, Cleveland Clinic |
| 2011 | FMH specialization in general and trauma surgery |
| 2010 | EBSQ (European board of surgical qualifications) Traumatology |
| 2008 | FMH Surgery |
| 2006 | Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, USA |
| 2000 | M.D. (University of Zurich) |
Publications
- Short-Term Hyperglycemia in Surgical Patients and a Study of Related Cellular Mechanisms
Turina M, Miller FN, Tucker C, Polk HC Jr.
Ann Surg 2006; 243(6):845-851. - The Frequency and Surgical Management of Complications from Pelvic Radiation
Turina M, Mulhall AM, Mahid SS, Polk HC Jr, Galandiuk S
Arch Surg. 2008;143(1):46-52 - Opportunities for Improved Performance in Surgical Specialty Practice
Mahid SS, Polk HC, Lewis JN, Turina M
Ann Surg. 2008;247(2):380-8. - Quantification of Risk for Readmission following Rectal Resection: A Single Center Analysis
Turina M, Remzi FH, Dietz D, Kiran RP, Khoshknabi D, Hammel JP, Vogel JD.
J Am Coll Surg. 2013;217(2):200-8 - The Clinical Significance of an Elevated Postoperative Glucose Value in Non-Diabetic Patients after Colorectal Surgery: Evidence for the Need for Tight Glucose Control?
Kiran RP, Turina M, Hammel JP, Fazio V
Ann Surg. 2013;258(4):599-604
Memberships
- FMH, VSAO
- SSAT; Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- SGC Swiss Society for Surgery
- SGACT Sw. Society for General Surgery and Traumatology
- Cleveland Clinic alumni association
Key areas of research
- Alterations of the innate immune system in surgical critical illness
- Surgical infections
- Hyperglycemia in surgical patients