Abdukadir Bedirli

Abdulkadir Bedirli is a surgical oncology specialist at Private Koru Ankara Hospital. He has performed 1,500 robotic surgeries for obesity and gastrointestinal cancers. Bedirli holds the Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) title. This fellowship is a post-graduate designation for surgeons who meet rigorous standards of ethics and training.

Specialization and Robotic Surgery

Bedirli treats patients using minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic techniques. His work focuses on the surgical management of obesity and various cancers. He uses the Da Vinci robotic system to provide high precision during operations. This system allows the surgeon to perform complex procedures through small incisions using robotic arms.

• Obesity and metabolic disorders
• Stomach (gastric) cancer
• Colon and rectal cancers
• Bariatric redo (revision) surgery
• Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
• Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) – a non-surgical weight loss procedure that reduces stomach volume using sutures

Work Experience

• Since 2010 – Professor, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University, Turkey
• Since 2012 – Surgical Oncology Specialist
• 2005–2010 – Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University, Turkey
• 1997–2005 – General Surgeon

Education and International Training

• 1988 – Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty – Medical Degree
• 1997 – Specialization in General Surgery
• 2011 – Robotic Surgery Certification Program – Strasbourg, France
• 2014 – Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Training – Paris, France
• 2016 – Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Training – Lyon, France
• 2018 – Gastric Cancer Master Class – Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
• 2019 – Bariatric Redo Surgery Training – Bruges, Belgium

Research and Publications

Bedirli conducts research and has an H–index of 18. This metric measures the productivity and citation impact of his publications. His work has received 1,064 citations in medical literature. He contributes to surgical knowledge through international and national publications.

• 61 international and 47 national peer-reviewed papers
• 87 presentations at international medical conferences
• 68 presentations at national conferences
• Author of 7 book chapters
• Editor of one medical textbook

Memberships and Honors

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) – awarded in 2018
• Turkish Medical Association (TMA)