Dr. Lal Bilgin

Foundation Year Doctor working in the NHS with medical training completed in Italy. Experienced in managing acute emergencies, providing day-to-day ward-based care, and performing essential clinical procedures. Adaptable and committed to patient-centered care, with strong communication skills for explaining diagnoses and treatment plans to patients and relatives. Active member of multidisciplinary teams, contributing to holistic management and safe decision-making. Dedicated to continuous learning, safe prescribing, and developing a broad foundation across specialties.

2025

• Surgical Site Infections Audit Presentation – Presented audit on SSI rates, risk factors, suture types, and improvement strategies to consultants, surgeons, and the wider MDT at Clinical Governance Meeting.
• Poster Presentation, ASiT Conference – Presented audit findings on VTE risk assessment at the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Annual Conference.
• Ongoing Audit – The use, prescribing and review of anxiolytics and hypnotics within acute psychiatry.
• BNTA Core Skills in Neurosurgery Course – 1-day pre-conference training: refreshed neuroanatomy knowledge, practiced craniotomy, cranioplasty, handling neurosurgical instruments, and basic suturing.
• ASiT Annual Conference – Attended teaching sessions and completed Basic Surgical Skills Workshop (forceps handling, suturing on model), improving surgical technique and confidence.

2024

• Advanced Life Support (ALS), Resuscitation Council UK – Certified in advanced resuscitation techniques, demonstrating competence in leading and managing cardiac arrests, acute emergencies, and advanced airway management.
• Immediate Life Support (ILS), Resuscitation Council UK – Certified in recognising and managing deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• VTE Assessment Audit – Certificate of Attendance for completion of audit on VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis compliance.
• Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) – Successfully passed, demonstrating competence in safe prescribing.

2019

• Giovanni Mazzotti Anatomy Conference (Chartered Professors, LLC, USA) – 112 hours of human cadaver dissection, anatomy lectures at Gannon University, examinations on anatomy/dissection knowledge; attended seminars on the American healthcare system and policy.

2017

• TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) – Selected by professor to participate in national competition in the subject of Biology.

2015

• Scientific Basis of Medicine Course, Koç University – 3-week summer school program, completed MEDI 101 and ACWR 101 (Basic Academic Writing).

2013

• European Computer Driving License – Successfully passed all modules required for the granting of the ECDL.

• The Extracellular Matrix in Glioblastomas: A Glance at Its Structural Modifications in Shaping the Tumoral Microenvironment—A Systematic Review
• Is There a Role for Machine Learning in Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors? A Systematic Review
• "False friends" in Language Subcortical Mapping: A Systematic Literature Review