Active Practice & Research

MD, Pathologist Associate Professor Computational Pathology

Doç. Dr. Serdar Balcı

Pathology Specialist at Memorial Healthcare Group · Former Postdoc Research Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine

Surgical pathologist specializing in Pancreatobiliary & Gastrointestinal Pathology, pioneer of routine Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) digital workflows, and creator of open-source clinical research tools (ClinicoPath Jamovi module, Patoloji Atlası). Bridging diagnostic anatomical pathology, biostatistical modeling, and AI-enabled diagnostics.

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Explore Publications Open Source Tools Memorial Pathology

Peer-Reviewed International Articles

High-impact journals (AJSP, Mod Pathol, Histopathology)

Scholarly Citations

International guidelines & WHO staging contributions

Open Source Scientific Modules

ClinicoPath, jsurvival, meddecide, jjstatsplot

Whole Slide Images (WSI) in Atlas

Patoloji Atlası — Turkey's 1st digital pathology atlas

Profile & Mission

Bridging Clinical Precision & Data Science

Core Professional Focus

Graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 2005 and completed pathology residency in 2010. Conducted advanced research on pancreatobiliary neoplasms at Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, USA) under Prof. Volkan Adsay. Contributions have helped refine international tumor classification and staging guidelines.

Currently serving as Associate Professor of Pathology at Memorial Healthcare Group in Istanbul, directing digital primary diagnosis workflows and advancing routine WSI adoption across clinical laboratories.

Motto & Ethical Principles

"In God we trust. All others must bring data."
— W. Edwards Deming

Data-driven ethical decision making in patient care and pathology management.
Open scientific education: Making histopathology accessible worldwide via digital whole-slide microscopy.
Reproducibility: Pioneering accessible statistical GUIs so clinicians can conduct robust survival & biomarker analyses.

Professional Pathway

Career Milestones & Academic Appointments

Academic Credentials

Education, Boards & Advanced Studies

Expertise & Skill Matrix

Clinical Diagnostics & Technological Domains

Anatomic Surgical Pathology

Subspecialty expertise with focus on high-complexity resection specimens and intraoperative frozen consultations.

Pancreatobiliary Pathology Gastrointestinal Biopsies Frozen Section Consultations AJCC/UICC Tumor Staging Immunohistochemical Panels WHO Tumor Classification

Digital Pathology & AI

Practical implementation of Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) workflows for routine primary diagnosis and telepathology.

Routine WSI Primary Diagnosis Digital Pathology QA/QC Virtual Slide Annotation QuPath & Aiforia Integration Digital Teleconsultation Scanner Integration & LIS

Biomedical Data Science

Statistical programming, survival analysis modeling, and development of open-source clinical research packages.

R / Tidyverse Programming Jamovi GUI Module Development Survival Analysis (Kaplan-Meier, Cox) Diagnostic Accuracy (ROC, DCA) webR & ShinyLive WebAssembly Bibliometrics (VOSviewer)

Open Science & Tools

Software Modules & Educational Resources

Pioneering accessible, open-source software tools used worldwide by clinicians, residents, and researchers.

Scholarly Work

Peer-Reviewed Publications & Research

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Community & Governance

Societies, Committees & Professional Memberships

Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society

Website & Membership Committee Member (2018 – 2025) · Journal Watch Editor

Digital Pathology Association (DPA)

Active International Member

European Society for Digital & Integrative Pathology (ESDIP)

Member & Digital Pathology Contributor

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)

International Member & Meeting Presenter

Patoloji Dernekleri Federasyonu (PDF)

Standardizasyon Komisyonu & HPB Çalışma Grubu

European Society of Pathology (ESP) & Asian Society of Digital Pathology