Doç. Dr. Serdar Balcı, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology · Pathologist · Medical Data Scientist

Memorial Healthcare Group · Department of Pathology · Istanbul, Turkey

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www.serdarbalci.com

github.com/sbalci

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Professional Summary

Board-certified surgical pathologist and Associate Professor with 20 years of clinical and academic experience. Subspecialty expertise in Pancreatobiliary & Gastrointestinal Pathology, with seminal contributions to international staging and WHO tumor classification systems through postdoctoral research at Emory University School of Medicine. Leader in Digital Pathology routine primary diagnostics (WSI) and developer of open-source clinical analytics tools (ClinicoPath Jamovi module, Patoloji Atlası).

Core Competencies

Clinical Pathology: Pancreatobiliary Pathology, GI Biopsies, Frozen Section, AJCC/UICC Staging, Immunohistochemistry.

Digital Pathology & AI: Routine WSI Primary Diagnosis, Telepathology, Quality Assurance, QuPath, Aiforia Integration.

Informatics & Software: R / Tidyverse, Jamovi Module Development (jmvtools), Survival Analysis, webR (Wasm), Git.

Professional Appointments

2021 – Present

Associate Professor & Pathology Specialist · Memorial Healthcare Group, Istanbul

Diagnostic surgical pathology (pancreas, liver, GI) & routine Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) diagnostic workflow lead.

2016 – 2021

Associate Professor & Academic Consultant · Independent Practice, Ankara / Istanbul

International oncology research, bibliometrics, creator of ClinicoPath Jamovi module & Patoloji Atlası.

2014 – 2015

Department Chair & Residency Program Director · Yıldırım Beyazıt Univ. / Ankara Atatürk Training Hospital

Residency training, diagnostic pathology operations, laboratory quality standardization.

2013 – 2014

Postdoctoral Research Scholar (YÖK Fellowship) · Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

Translational pancreatobiliary oncology research with Prof. Volkan Adsay.

2012 – 2016

Assistant Professor of Pathology · Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara

2010 – 2012

Pathology Specialist · Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara

2005 – 2010

Pathology Resident / Research Fellow · Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara

Education & Credentials

2016 · Associate Professorship (Doçentlik) in Surgical Pathology · ÜAK

2010 – 2011 · Postgraduate Studies in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · Hacettepe University

2005 – 2010 · Pathology Residency (Specialty Degree) · Hacettepe University Dept. of Pathology

1998 – 2005 · Medical Doctor (MD) · Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English)

Open-Source Scientific Software & Platforms

ClinicoPath Jamovi Module (github.com/sbalci/ClinicoPathJamoviModule): Full clinical survival analysis, ROC curves, and decision curve analysis for clinical investigators.
Patoloji Atlası (www.patolojiatlasi.com): Turkey's first open-access virtual microscopy digital pathology atlas with over 1,000 Whole Slide Images.
jsurvival & meddecide: Modules for medical survival statistics and diagnostic test accuracy.
webR & ShinyLive: Running zero-server R and interactive analytics inside web browsers.

Selected High-Impact Publications

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Selected Societies & Editorial Roles

Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society (Website & Membership Committee, Journal Watch Editor) · Digital Pathology Association (DPA) · European Society for Digital & Integrative Pathology (ESDIP) · United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) · European Society of Pathology (ESP) · Patoloji Dernekleri Federasyonu.