Koray Karabulut

Specialization: General surgeon
22 years of experience
Speaks:
English, Turkish
Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Research fellow in liver tumors and laparoscopic-robotic surgery (2010–2011).
Dr. Koray Karabulut is a general surgeon at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul. He specializes in liver transplantation and robotic HPB surgery. He completed a research fellowship in liver tumors at the Cleveland Clinic. He also trained in minimally invasive surgery at IRCAD in France.
- Served as the responsible specialist at Fırat University Liver Transplant Center.
- Completed specialized robotic HPB surgery training at Ageo Medical Center in Japan.
- Authored clinical guidelines for the Turkish Surgical Society.
- Published over 400 scientific papers in journals like Surgery and Surg Endosc.

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Radical Total Gastrectomy (Including Splenectomy and Minimum D2 Lymph Node Dissection)

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Qualifications

Dr. Koray Karabulut is a general surgery specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital. He specializes in robotic hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery and liver transplantation. He served as a research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic, where he focused on liver tumors and robotic techniques.

Specialization and Surgical Focus

Dr. Karabulut treats diseases of the liver, pancreas, and biliary system. He performs robotic and minimally invasive surgeries to help patient recovery. He also treats patients requiring organ transplantation. He authored the Turkish Surgical Society’s guideline for treating bile duct stones.

Work Experience

2025–Present — General Surgery Specialist, Memorial Göztepe Hospital, Turkey
2024 — Robotic HPB Surgery Specialist, Ageo Medical Center, Japan
2022–2025 — General Surgery Specialist, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Turkey
2019–2021 — General Surgery Specialist, Bahçelievler Medical Park Hospital, Turkey
2018–2019 — Organ Transplantation Specialist and General Surgery Specialist, Memorial Şişli Hospital, Turkey
2014–2018 — Responsible Specialist, Fırat University Liver Transplant Center, Turkey
2009–2018 — Faculty Member, Department of General Surgery, Fırat University Hospital, Turkey
2006–2009 — General Surgery Specialist, Sivrikaya Hospital, Turkey
2005–2006 — Medical Lieutenant, Ağrı Military Hospital, Turkey
2004–2005 — General Surgery Specialist, Memorial Şişli Hospital, Turkey

Education and Advanced Training

1991–1998 — Istanbul University — Medical Doctor degree, Turkey
1998–2004 — Istanbul University — General surgery residency, Turkey
2007 — IRCAD, France — Advanced laparoscopic surgery training
2010–2011 — Cleveland Clinic, USA — Research fellowship in laparoscopic–robotic surgery
2011–2012 — İnönü University Liver Transplant Institute — Liver transplant training, Canada/Turkey
2012 — Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands — Microsurgery training
2012 — Cleveland Clinic, USA — Liver transplant observer
2013 — Associate Professor title
2015 — IRCAD, France — Minimally invasive HPB surgery training

Research and Publications

Dr. Karabulut has published research in international peer-reviewed journals. This work appears in Surgery, Surg Endosc, and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He also contributed chapters to textbooks including Basic Surgery and Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Selected Scientific Papers

"Comparison of intraoperative time use and perioperative outcomes for robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy" (2012)
"Resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma" (2012)
"Multimodality treatment of neuroendocrine liver metastases" (2011)
"Hepatic atrophy-hypertrophy complex due to Echinococcus Granulosus" (2006)
"The effects of drainage on the rates of early wound complications and recurrences after Limberg flap reconstruction" (2011)
"The Diagnostic Value of D-dimer, Procalcitonin and CRP in Acute Appendicitis" (2012)

Professional Recognition

2011–2016 — Editorial Board Member, Fırat Medical Journal
Guideline Author for the Management of Choledocholithiasis, Turkish Surgical Society Virtual Academy