Dr. Seckin works with patients to understand symptoms, diagnosis, and the best treatment options for endometriosis.
Tamer Seckin, MD
Dr. Seckin is an endometriosis specialist and women’s reproductive health advocate. He has been in private practice for over 30 years at Lenox Hill Hospital with a team of highly skilled personnel.
Dr. Seckin specializes in advanced laparoscopic procedures and is recognized for his expertise in complex cases of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the pelvis. He is particularly dedicated to performing fertility-preserving surgeries on cases involving the ovaries.
He has developed patented surgical techniques, most notably the “Aqua Blue Excision” technique for better visualization of endometriosis lesions. His surgical techniques are based on precision and microsurgery, emphasizing organ and fertility preservation, and adhesion and pain prevention.
Dr. Seckin is considered a pioneer and advocate in the field of endometriosis.
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Founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America
In 2009, Dr. Seckin, an endometriosis specialist co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound), the first advocacy foundation organized by a practicing physician to raise awareness and emphasize the critical value of early diagnosis and surgical excision treatment of endometriosis. Under his guidance as Medical Director, EndoFound strives to increase disease recognition, provide advocacy, facilitate expert surgical training, and fund landmark endometriosis research.
Dr. Seckin’s books
Issued Patents
Patent No. US10493171. Issued: December 03, 2019.
The instillation and hydrodistention of peritoneum with diluted methylene-blue in a specific concentration provides clearer visualization and identification of endometriosis due to elimination of the red-light spectrum and facilitates excision of endometriosis lesions. Used locally by Dr. Seckin’s teams at Lenox Hill Hospital and his trainees globally.
Patent No. US9345459 (European Patent EP2598039). Issued: May 24, 2016.
Endobag is a unique intrasurgical bag that is configured to be fixed to the inner parts of the body and does not necessitate being supported and carried by its own structures. The bag may be laid in the inside of the body around the operating region and fixed so that any spill to the surroundings is prevented, and makes use of the body itself for forming a bag shape, matching the surroundings so that a tight seal is formed between the bag and the body. Not yet commercially available.
- Surgical Method and Apparatus (Uterus Manipulator in Barrel)
Patent No. US9566050 (European Patent EP2598018). Issued: February 14, 2017.
This unique uterine manipulator has the feature and functionality that the uterus may be manipulated by the rotating part while another connected tool is guided in parallel by the channel (the Endobag). Such a configuration enables the surgeon to work at different regions on an exact flat line with both tools. Not yet commercially available.
Patent No. US18152788. Issued: January 11, 2023.
The present invention provides a method for surgical treatment of an ovary, wherein an incision is formed in an external wall of the ovary such that a supply path extends from the incision into the ovary, and wherein an insert is provided, and a distal portion of the insert is inserted through the incision, such that a proximal portion of the insert is arranged outside of the ovary to supply the ovary externally.
Seckin Endometriosis Center
Ranked among America’s top surgeons and gynecologists,
Dr. Tamer Seckin has established himself internationally as a leading specialist in advanced laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of the female reproductive system and other complex gynecologic conditions. Dr. Seckin is among a very limited number of accredited gynecologic surgeons in the United States who has advanced training for the deep excision of endometriosis. An active philanthropist and women’s health advocate for more than two decades, Dr. Seckin is also the co-founder, president, and medical director of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EnodFound). The EndoFound is dedicated to educating physicians, scientists, women, and the media about the disease and the need for early diagnosis and intervention. In addition to helping patients from around the world through his surgical, academic, and charitable endeavors, Dr. Seckin is also a faculty member and speaker on endometriosis and advanced laparoendoscopic surgery at various scientific and medical symposia worldwide, including the International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, and the American Association of Gynecologic Endoscopists.
Dr. Seckin’s Awards and Recognition
Honors and prizes
- May 2024, Super Doctors – New York Times Magazine
- May 2023, Super Doctors – New York Times Magazine
- May 2022, Super Doctors – New York Times Magazine
- May 2021, Super Doctors – New York Times Magazine
- 2020 Patients Choice Award Vitals
- May 2020 Super Doctors New York Times Magazine
- 2019 – Patients Choice Award – Vitals
- May 2017 – Outstanding Achievement Award, American Turkish Society
- June 2016 – Teacher of the Year – Lenox Hill Hospital Dpt. of Ob/Gyn
- April 2012 – Ellis Island Medal of Honor – Ellis Island Honors Society
- May 2012 – Super Doctors – New York Times Magazine
- 2011-2012 – Best Doctor Award – Best Doctors in America
- June 2009 – Silver Star Award – Lenox Hill Hospital Dpt. of Ob/Gyn
- 2008 – Patients Choice Award Vitals
- June 2006 – President’s Award – Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publications in Science Citation Indexed journals:
1. Seckin T, Kula H, Chu A, Hajiyeva S, Seckin T. Rare Broad Ligament Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking Advanced Endometriosis: A Case Report. Reproductive Sciences 2024;31(11):3351-3356. doi: 10.1007/s43032-024-01675-9. PMID: 39160421
2. Canis M, Abbott J, Abrao M, Al-Jefout M, Bedaiwy M, Benagiano G, Burns KA, Carmona F, Chapron C, Critchley H, deZiegler D, Falcone T, Fazleabas A, Ferrero S, Garcia-Velasco JG, Gargett C, Greaves E, Griffith L, Habiba M, Harada T, Hull M, Kaufman Y, Isaacson K, Khan K, Kim M-R, Konninckx P, Lessey B, Martin D, Matsuzaki S, Mishra G, Osuga Y, Petragilla F, Popov A, Roman H, Romano A, Seckin T, Saounders P, Somigliana E, Guo S-W, Taylor H, Vercellini P, Vigano P, Johnson NP (Endometriosis Initiative Group). Authors’ Reply. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2024;31(7):624-626. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2024.04.008. PMID: 38641049.
3. Abbott J, Abrao M, Al-Jefout M, Bedaiwy M, Benagiano G, Burns KA, Canis M, Carmona F, Chapron C, Critchley H, Falcone T, Fazleabas A, Ferrero S, Garcia-Velasco JG, Gargett C, Greaves E, Griffith L, Guo S-W, Habiba M, Harada T, Hull ML, Isaacson K, Johnson NP, Kaufman Y, Khan K, Khaleque N, Kim M-R, Konninckx P, Lessey B, Martin D, Matsuzaki S, Mishra G, Osuga Y, Petragilla F, Popov A, Roman H, Romano A, Seckin T, Saounders P, Somigliana E, Taylor HS, Vercellini P, Vigano P, (Endometriosis Initiative Group). A Call for New Theories on the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Endometriosis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2024;31(5):371-377. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2024.02.004. PMID: 38365066
4. Bar-El L, Chu A, Goldstein K, Seckin S, Seckin T. Isthmocele endometriosis: The relationship between cesarean section and endometriosis. Fertility and Sterility 2022;117(6):1334-1336. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.02.024. PMID: 35437146
5. Li L, Antero MF, Zhang M, Chu T, Seckin T, Ayhan A, Pisanic T, Wang TL, Cope L, Segars J, Shih IM. Mutation and Methylation profiles of ectopic and eutopic endometrial tissues. Journal of Pathology 2021;255(4):387-398. doi: 10.1002/path.5778. PMID: 34396532
6. Seckin T. Author’s Reply. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2020;27(7):1651. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.05.030. PMID: 32531339
7. Liu L, Seckin S, Goldstein K, Seckin T. Dual Compartment Surgery for Pulmonary Endometriosis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2020;27(3):559-560. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.07.019. PMID: 31362117
8. Qu H, Li L, Wang TL, Seckin T, Segars J, Shih IM. Epithelial Cells in Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Upregulate STING Expression. Reproductive Sciences. 2020;27(6):1276-1284. doi: 10.1007/s43032-019-00127-z. PMID: 32046461
9. Gupta J, Cardoso LF, Harris CS, Dance AD, Seckin T, Baker N, Ferguson YO. How do adolescent girls and boys perceive symptoms suggestive of endometriosis among their peers? Findings from focus group discussions in New York City. BMJ Open. 2018;8(6):e020657. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020657. PMID: 29866728
10. Warren LA, Shih A, Renteira SM, Seckin T, Blau B, Simpfendorfer K, Lee A, Metz CN, Gregersen PK. Analysis of menstrual effluent: Diagnostic potential for endometriosis. BMC Molecular Medicine 2018;24(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s10020-018-0009-6.PMID: 30134794
11. Anglesio MS*, Papadopoulos N*, Ayhan A*, Nazeran TM, Noë M, Horlings HM, Lum A, Jones S, Senz J, Seckin T, Ho J, Wu RC, Lac V, Ogawa H, Tessier-Cloutier B, Alhassan R, Wang A, Wang Y, Cohen JD, Wong F, Hasanovic A, Orr N, Zhang M, Popoli M, McMahon W, Wood LD, Mattox A, Allaire C, Segars J, Williams C, Tomasetti C, Boyd N, Kinzler KW, Gilks CB, Diaz L, Wang TL, Vogelstein B, Yong PJ, Huntsman DG, Shih IM. Cancer-Associated Mutations in Endometriosis Without Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 2017;376(19):1835-1848. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614814. PMID: 28489996
12. Johnson NP, Hummelshoj L, Adamson GD, Keckstein J, Taylor HS, Abrao MS, Bush D, Kiesel L, Tamimi R, Sharpe-Timms KL, Rombauts L, Giudice LC; World Endometriosis Society Sao Paulo Consortium (Abrao M, Adamson GD, Advincula A, Allaire C, Andersson E, Arche J-C, Becker C, BushD, Chwalisz K, Condous G, Critchley H, de Bie B, D’Hooghe T, Dunselman G, Evers J, Farquhar C, Faustmann T, Ferriani R, Flores I, Forman A, Fourquet J, Fraser I, Giudice L, Guidone H, Guo S-W, Hull L, Hummelshoj L, Johnson N, Keckstein J, Kiesel L, Koninckx P, Lam A, Lessey B, Maher P, Marcellin L, Marriott J, Menakaya U, Missmer S, Mol B, Nisenblat V, Paredes D, Petta C, Reis F, Rolla E, Rombauts L, Seckin T, Timms KS, Soriano D, Stratton P, Tamimi R, Taylor H, Taylor R, Tsaltas J, Verhagen-Kamberbeek W, Zondervan K). World Endometriosis Society Consensus on the Classification of Endometriosis. Human Reproduction 2017;32(2):315-324. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew293. PMID: 27920089
13. Seckin TA, Newman NC, Seckin S. Histological Findings Following Excision of Peritoneal Endometriosis With and Without Using Aqua Blue Contrast Technique (ABCt™). Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2015;22(6S):S52. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.143. Epub 2015 Oct 15.PMID: 27679270
14. Vitonis AF, Vincent K, Rahmioglu N, Fassbender A, Buck Louis GM, Hummelshoj L, Giudice LC, Stratton P, Adamson GD, Becker CM, Zondervan KT, Missmer SA; WERF EPHect Working Group (Adamson GD, Allaire C, Anchan R, Becker CM, Bedaiwy MA, Buck Louis GM, Calhaz-Jorge C, Chwalisz K, D’Hooghe TM, Fassbender A, Faustmann T, Fazleabas AT, Flores I, Forman A, Fraser I, Giudice LC, Gotte M, Gregersen P, Guo S-W, Harada T, Hartwell D, Horne AW, Hull ML, Hummelshoj L, Ibrahim MG, Kiesel L, Laufer MR, Machens K, Mechsner S, Missmer SA, Montgomery GW, Nap A, Nyegaard M, Osteen KG, Petta CA, Rahmioglu N, Renner SP, Riedlinger J, Roehrich S, Rogers PA, Rombauts L, Salumets A, Saridogan E, Seckin T, Stratton P, Sharpe-Timms KL, Tworoger S, Vigano P, Vincent K, Vitonis AF, Wienhues-Thelen U-H, Yeung Jr. PP, Yong P, and Zondervan KT). World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: II. Clinical and covariate phenotype data collection in endometriosis research. Review. Fertility and Sterility 2014;102(5):1223-32. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1244. PMID: 25256930
15. Rahmioglu N, Fassbender A, Vitonis AF, Tworoger SS, Hummelshoj L, D’Hooghe TM, Adamson GD, Giudice LC, Becker CM, Zondervan KT, Missmer SA; WERF EPHect Working Group (Adamson GD, Allaire C, Anchan R, Becker CM, Bedaiwy MA, Buck Louis GM, Calhaz-Jorge C, Chwalisz K, D’Hooghe TM, Fassbender A, Faustmann T, Fazleabas AT, Flores I, Forman A, Fraser I, Giudice LC, Gotte M, Gregersen P, Guo S-W, Harada T, Hartwell D, Horne AW, Hull ML, Hummelshoj L, Ibrahim MG, Kiesel L, Laufer MR, Machens K, Mechsner S, Missmer SA, Montgomery GW, Nap A, Nyegaard M, Osteen KG, Petta CA, Rahmioglu N, Renner SP, Riedlinger J, Roehrich S, Rogers PA, Rombauts L, Salumets A, Saridogan E, Seckin T, Stratton P, Sharpe-Timms KL, Tworoger S, Vigano P, Vincent K, Vitonis AF, Wienhues-Thelen U-H, Yeung Jr. PP, Yong P, and Zondervan KT). World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: III. Fluid biospecimen collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research. Review. Fertility and Sterility 2014;102(5):1233-43. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1208. PMID: 25256929
16. Fassbender A, Rahmioglu N, Vitonis AF, Viganò P, Giudice LC, D’Hooghe TM, Hummelshoj L, Adamson GD, Becker CM, Missmer SA, Zondervan KT; WERF EPHect Working Group (Adamson GD, Allaire C, Anchan R, Becker CM, Bedaiwy MA, Buck Louis GM, Calhaz-Jorge C, Chwalisz K, D’Hooghe TM, Fassbender A, Faustmann T, Fazleabas AT, Flores I, Forman A, Fraser I, Giudice LC, Gotte M, Gregersen P, Guo S-W, Harada T, Hartwell D, Horne AW, Hull ML, Hummelshoj L, Ibrahim MG, Kiesel L, Laufer MR, Machens K, Mechsner S, Missmer SA, Montgomery GW, Nap A, Nyegaard M, Osteen KG, Petta CA, Rahmioglu N, Renner SP, Riedlinger J, Roehrich S, Rogers PA, Rombauts L, Salumets A, Saridogan E, Seckin T, Stratton P, Sharpe-Timms KL, Tworoger S, Vigano P, Vincent K, Vitonis AF, Wienhues-Thelen U-H, Yeung Jr. PP, Yong P, and Zondervan KT). World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: IV. Tissue collection, processing and storage in endometriosis research. Review Fertility and Sterility 2014;102(5):1244-53. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1209. PMID: 25256928
17. Becker CM, Laufer MR, Stratton P, Hummelshoj L, Missmer SA, Zondervan KT, Adamson GD; WERF EPHect Working Group (Adamson GD, Allaire C, Anchan R, Becker CM, Bedaiwy MA, Buck Louis GM, Calhaz-Jorge C, Chwalisz K, D’Hooghe TM, Fassbender A, Faustmann T, Fazleabas AT, Flores I, Forman A, Fraser I, Giudice LC, Gotte M, Gregersen P, Guo S-W, Harada T, Hartwell D, Horne AW, Hull ML, Hummelshoj L, Ibrahim MG, Kiesel L, Laufer MR, Machens K, Mechsner S, Missmer SA, Montgomery GW, Nap A, Nyegaard M, Osteen KG, Petta CA, Rahmioglu N, Renner SP, Riedlinger J, Roehrich S, Rogers PA, Rombauts L, Salumets A, Saridogan E, Seckin T, Stratton P, Sharpe-Timms KL, Tworoger S, Vigano P, Vincent K, Vitonis AF, Wienhues-Thelen U-H, Yeung Jr. PP, Yong P, and Zondervan KT). World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: I. Surgical phenotype data collection in endometriosis research. Review. Fertility and Sterility 2014;102(5):1213-22. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.709. PMID: 25150390
18. Johnson NP, Hummelshoj L; World Endometriosis Society Montpellier Consortium (Abrao MS, Adamson GD, Allaire G, Amelung V, Andersson E, Becker C, Birna A´rdal B, Bush D, de Bie B, Chwalisz K, Critchley H, D’Hooghe T, Dunselman G, Evers JLH, Farquhar C, Faustmann T, Forman A, Fourquet J, Fraser I, Giudice L, Gordts S, Guidone H, Guo S-W, Healy D, Hedon B, Hulkkonen J, Hull L, Hummelshoj L, Johnson NP, Just M, Kiesel L, Lam A, Lynam C, Mettler L, Miller C, North H, Pai R, Petta C, Prentice L, Reilly S, Reis F, Rolla E, Rombauts L, Schweppe W, Seckin T, Sharpe-Timms K, Shepperson Mills D, Singh S, Soriano D, Stafford-Bell M, Stratton P, Taylor R, Tsaltas J, Veit J, Vercellini P). Consensus on current management of endometriosis. Human Reproduction 2013;28(6):1552-68. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det050. PMID: 23528916
19. Ayhan A, Mao TL, Seckin T, Wu CH, Guan B, Ogawa H, Futagami M, Mizukami H, Yokoyama Y, Kurman RJ, Shih IeM.
Loss of ARID1A expression is an early molecular event in tumor progression from ovarian endometriotic cyst to clear cell and endometrioid carcinoma. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 2012;22(8):1310-5. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31826b5dcc. PMID: 22976498
20. Singer T, Filmar G, Jormark S, Seckin T, Divon M. Rare case of ovarian cystic lymphangioma. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2010;17(1):97-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.09.005. PMID: 20129339
21. Caglar H, Tamer S, Hreshchyshyn MM. Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Obstet Gynecol. 1982;60(3):346-9.PMID: 7121915