Kemal Tolga Saracoglu Prof MD, PhD, DESA, FEAMS, FESAIC

Biosketch Prof. Kemal Tolga Saracoglu

Following his study in medicine at the University of Istanbul, Turkey, he specialized in
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Istanbul Marmara University School of Medicine
Turkey. After an observer fellowship at Jena University, Germany, he became Assistant
Professor at the Medical School of Marmara University in 2012. In 2015 he was promoted to
Associate Professor and he was promoted as full clinical professor in 2020 in Health Sciences
University Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. He is currently working as a
Senior Consultant in Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar. He is lead for Difficult Airway
Response Team, Research and Continuos Professional Development Education in Hazm
Mebaireek General Hospital. He is an academic faculty member of Qatar University
Medicine.

He is specialized in Cardio-thoracic anesthesia and has huge experience in regional
anesthesia. His main interest is airway management. He is the president of European Airway
Management Society. He is the immediate past Subforum Lead of Airway Management in
European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. He has Airway Teacher Diploma
approved by European Airway Management Society and he is difficult airway expert. He has
publications regarding rescue techniques following failed laryngoscopy, airway management
in penetrating thoracic trauma, supraglottic airway device comparisons, pediatric airway
management, video-laryngoscope-guided laryngeal mask insertion, tracheal tube cuff pressure
changes in neonates, education in airway management, one lung ventilation, advanced airway
management in out of hospital cardiac arrest and airway management strategies for the Covid
19 patients.

He is an Associate Editor of the Trends in Anesthesia and Critical Car efor airway
management. He is Board Certified by European Diploma of Anesthesiology and Intensive
Care (EDAIC). Besides, he is a senior examiner for part II EDAIC exams.

He has PhD degree in Physiology with thesis: Saracoglu KT, et al. Effects of different
crystalloid fluids on renal tissue in an experimental model of haemorrhagic shock published in
Turkish Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimation. He has ongoing in vitro experimental
studies on sitotxicity, DNA damage, apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation during
systemic toxisity of local anesthetics, traumatic hemorrhagic shock or anaphlaxis. He is an
active ATLS instructor of American College of Surgeons and active ALS instructor of
European Resuscitation Council.

He has 3 years experience being a team member of heart transplant and ECMO in Istanbul
Bilim University Medical School. He has participated several international research studies
including Blueberry, Squeeze, GNOS:Spine, Encore, COVIDSurg.
He is involved in education since he became Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology. He is an
educator in Asian Society Pediatric Anesthesiologists (ASPA). He has medical simulation
educator certificates from Bristol University UK and The College of Anesthesiologists of
Ireland. He teaches courses about airway management, trauma and resuscitation at,
international conferences, several centers both in Europe and Asia.