Sefik Gokaslan, M.D.

My research interests focus on endocrine and gastrointestinal pathology. I am particularly interested in the fields of colorectal and thyroid carcinogenesis with particular emphasis on clinical applications of newly described diagnostic and prognostic markers. 

Medical School	University of Istanbul (1984)
Residency	University of Istanbul (1988)
Residency	Lenox Hill Hospital (1993)
Fellowship	University of TX M D Anderson Ctr (1994)
Fellowship	University of TX M D Anderson Ctr (1995)

• Colorectal Carcinogenesis
• Thyroid carcinogenesis.

Featured Publications

Screening methods for high-grade dysplasia in patients with anal condyloma

Papaconstantinou HT, Lee AJ, Simmang CL, Ashfaq R, Gokaslan ST, Sokol S, Huber PJ Jr, Gregorcyk SG.

Split sample comparison of ThinPrep and conventional smears in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided pancreatic fine-needle aspirations

Siddiqui MT, Gokaslan ST, Saboorian MH, Ashfaq R.

Nonsurgical delay of dorsal rat cutaneous flap using a long-pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser with a contact cooling device

Acikel C, Kenkel JM, Ozturk S, Nojima K, Hoopman JE, Gokaslan ST, Brown SA. Plast Reconstr Surg October 2005 116(5) 1411-20

Fas deficiency exacerbates cerulein-induced pancreatitis.

Jeyarajah DR, Kielar M, Gokaslan ST, Lindberg G, Lu CY. J Invest Surg. Winter 2003 16(6): 325-33

Identification and Validation of Genes Involved in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer Using cDNA Microarrays and RNA Interference

Williams NS, Gaynor RB, Scoggin S, Verma U, Gokaslan T, Simmang C, Fleming J, Tavana D, Frenkel E, Becerra C. Clin Cancer Res. March 2003 9(3): 931-46

• Vernie Stembridge, M.D. Resident Teaching Award
  Award given for contribution to resident teaching (2007)
• Vernie Stembridge, M.D. Resident Teaching Award
  Award given for contribution to resident teaching (2000)
• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Fellow Research Award
  Monetary award given to selected fellows for research (1993)