OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Pınar Fırat, M.D.

Pathology

Received cytopathology education in 1990-1996 at Southwest Regional Cytology Training Center in the UK, Indiana University-Center of Medicine, Department of Cytopathology in the USA, and Karolinska Institute’s Department of Clinical Cytology in Switzerland.
Attained the title of associate professor in 2002 and professor in 2007.
Under the Geraldine C. Zeiler scholarship, attended Mayo Clinic in the USA as an observer in pulmonary pathology in 2009.
Has over 70 articles published on international journals; authored chapters in national and international books; and edited one international book.
Undertook the positions of head of the “European Society of Pathology- Cytopathology Working Group” in 2006-2010; head of “Turkish Thoracic Society and Federation of Pathology Associations, Pulmonary Pathology Working Group” in 2010-2012; chairperson of the “Turkish Society of Cytopathology” in 2014-2016; and Board Member of “Federation of Pathology Associations”.

Primary fields of clinical interest:
- Cytopathology,
- Pulmonary pathology.

Education	Institution	Year
Pathology Residency	Ministry of Health, Ankara Oncology Hospital	1992
Medical Education	İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul University	1989

Title	Institution	Year
Professor	Koç University-School of Medicine, Department of Pathology	2017 - To date
Professor	İstanbul School of Medicine, Department of Pathology	2010 - 2017
Attending Physician / Assoc. Prof. / Professor	Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	1994 - 2010
Attending Physician (Compulsory Service)	Malatya State Hospital	1992 -1994