Best Obesity doctors in Istanbul: TOP 39 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood
Burcin Batman
  • 4.5 Good 148 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • 1000+ treatments performed
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
    • Specializes in obesity and metabolic surgery, including gastric sleeve and endoscopic gastric balloon.
    • Has practiced at medical institutions in Turkey, including Firat University, Istanbul University, and LIV Hospital.
    • Standard treatments: gastric sleeve, gastric balloon, metabolic surgeries, diet, and lifestyle changes.
    • Member of the Turkish Obesity Surgery Society, World Obesity Association, and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
    • Speaks Turkish and English, facilitating effective communication with patients.
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Gastric bypass
$4,842 - $4,842
Gastric balloon
$1,313 - $1,641
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,859 - $3,975
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Halil Coskun
  • 4.6 Excellent 307 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • 4000+ treatments performed
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
    • Dr. Halil Coskun specializes in obesity treatment using gastric bypass, gastric sleeve surgery, and gastric balloon.
    • He has performed over 5,000 treatments for obesity with a focus on metabolic surgery.
    • He has international training experience at the Cleveland Clinic Institute of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, USA, and the Diabetes Surgery Center at Cornell Medical School.
    • Member of the Turkish Obesity Surgery Association and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
    • Chairman of the Education and Research Commission of the Turkish Bariatric Surgery Foundation.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,750 - $3,750
Gastric balloon
$4,500 - $4,500
Gastric bypass
$3,391 - $3,391
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Kaplan Baha Temizgonul
  • 5 Excellent 10 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Lotus Bariatrics Clinic
    • Specializes in obesity treatment through advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric procedures.
    • Utilizes methods such as sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and adjustable gastric banding.
    • Has international practice experience at medical centers in Turkey and near the Syrian border.
    • Founder of Lotus Bariatrics, serving patients worldwide since 2017.
    • Member of the highest volume center in laparoscopic surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,524 - $3,938
Gastric bypass
$3,938 - $4,767
Gastric balloon
$1,192 - $2,798
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Yasar Ozdenkaya
  • 4.5 Good 463 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Dr. Ozdenskaya has been practicing medicine since 1998, and has worked in several hospitals and clinics in the Istanbul area. Since 2012 he has been working as a general specialist in obesity surgery at Medipol Clinic, performing laparoscopic gastric sleeve resection, stomach resection with the da Vinci robot, gastric balloon and mini-gastric bypass operations.

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Gastric bypass
$10,000 - $10,000
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$10,000 - $10,000
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Omer Avlanmis
  • 4.5 Good 222 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Dr. Omer Avlanmis is a certified general surgeon with over two decades of experience, specializing in bariatric surgery. He has performed 4,400 treatments and applies minimally invasive surgery techniques. Dr. Avlanmis is an expert in Gastric bypass, Gastric sleeve surgery, Metabolic surgery, Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve Surgery, and Gastric balloon.
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Gastric balloon
$2,600 - $3,600
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Gastric bypass
$4,250 - $4,750
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Prof Dr Ozgur Kemik
  • 4.4 Good 14 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hermes Clinics
  • Dr. Prof Dr Ozgur Kemik is a senior oncologist specializing in cancer management using minimally invasive techniques. He is proficient in operations such as Removal of liver cancer, Liver transplant, and Gastric bypass among others. His expertise includes advanced laparoscopic surgery, lower gastrointestinal tract cancers, hepatobiliary cancers, cytoreductive surgery, and kidney transplantation. He is a member of several professional associations and has held significant leadership positions in his career.
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20 top ranked Obesity doctors in the world are represented on this page. The list includes only verified specialists known for their experience and high success rates.

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Halil Alis
  • 4.7 Excellent 42 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Halil Alis is a highly experienced general and laparoscopic surgeon specializing in colorectal surgery, obesity, and metabolic management. He has over 18 years of experience, treating a wide range of conditions related to the gastrointestinal tract. He has expertise in performing operations such as liver resection, appendectomy, gastric bypass, and many others. Dr. Alis is also a member of numerous international and local medical associations.
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Hasan Erdem
  • 4.8 Excellent 19 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dr. HE Obesity Clinic
  • Dr. HE is a General Surgery Specialist and Associate Professor of Obesity and Metabolic Conditions. He has vast experience in the field, having worked in various hospitals in Turkey and having completed certificates and courses such as Anorectal Physiology Course, Laparoscopic Colon Rectum Surgery Course, and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Hands-On Course. He is a member of several organizations such as International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Turkish Surgical Association, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Endocrine Surgery Association, and Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

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Gastric bypass
$4,757 - $4,964
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,720 - $3,928
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Asim Uslu
  • New
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Care in Turkey Clinic
  • Dr. Asim Uslu is a respected Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon, recognized for his personalized cosmetic procedures. He has been awarded as the 'Doctor of the Year' in Antalya and is a member of the Turkish Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association (TPRECD). He specializes in a range of operations including Rhinoplasty, Liposuction, Abdominoplasty, and more.
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Metehan Gumus
  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Reyap Hospital
  • Dr. Metehan Gumus is an experienced general surgeon with a focus on gastric procedures and breast surgery. He has contributed significantly to scientific research, with several publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
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Gastric bypass
$3,627 - $4,664
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Volkan Tümentemur
  • 4.8 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipunto Clinic
  • Volkan TUMENTEMUR is a specialist in General Surgery who obtained his medical education at KARADENİZ TECHNİC University Faculty of Medicine in 2005.
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Gastric band
$3,000 - $3,000
Gastric bypass
$3,100 - $3,100
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Isil Yurdaisik
  • New
  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Menfis Health Novimaj
  • Dr. Isil Yurdaisik is a radiology specialist with notable contributions to research on ionizing radiation exposure in covid-19 patients. She is also known for performing the gastric balloon procedure.
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Mustafa Sıtkı Yüksel
  • New
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medistanbul Hospital
  • Dr. Mustafa Sıtkı Yüksel is an experienced general surgeon specializing in obesity and metabolic surgery, advanced laparoscopic and oncologic surgery. He has performed over 2,000 bariatric surgeries and tens of thousands of successful general surgery operations, including procedures like umbilical hernia repair, nephrectomy, small intestine resection, and thyroidectomy. He has also received national board recognition in 2005 and 2016.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$2,500 - $2,500
Gastric balloon
$1,200 - $2,400
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Ahmet Ziya Balta
  • New
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Alfa.Health
  • Medical doctor with 23 years of experience in various positions, including Intern-Medicine Lieutenant, Infirmary Chief Surgeon, Deputy Chief Doctor, and General Surgery Specialist. Currently working as an Assoc. Prof. Dr. in SBU Hamidiye Medicine Faculty General Surgery PB.
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Cemalettin Camci
  • New
  • 34 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Care in Turkey Clinic
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Dr Gokmen Ozturk
  • New
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Vital Clinic
  • Assoc. Dr. is a General Surgery Specialist who has been practicing for 25 years since completing his medical degree in 1994. He specializes in a variety of diseases, including ankylostomiasis, bowel cancer, condyloma accumunata, spleen diseases, breast cancer, hypoechoic solid mass, liver enlargement, liver metastasis, colorectal cancer, stomach-intestinal infections, stomach enlargement, stomach diseases, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polyposis coke, gallbladder stones, obesity, thyroid goiter, thyroid diseases, and esophageal narrowing.
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Cenan Oktay
  • 4.7 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Asyaesthetic Clinic
  • Dr. Cenan Oktay was born in 1965 in Plovdiv-Bulgaria. He completed his primary school education in Istanbul in 1977. He completed his secondary and high school education at Istanbul Erkek High School, which provides education in German. He graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 1984.

     

    Due to his interest in surgery, he completed his General Surgery internship while he was a student, Heidelberg University Head of Surgery Clinics in Germany, Prof.Dr. ch. He did it with Herfarth.

    He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine with his 3rd degree in 1990 and started his General Surgery specialization training at SSK Okmeydanı Training Hospital in Istanbul in September-1991. He prepared congress publications as well as clinical and experimental studies during his residency training.

     

    In 1993, he received training on "Microsurgery Course" and "Valtrac" rings used in GIS anastomoses at Würtzburg University, Germany, and became the first user in Turkey and used them in his specialization thesis.

     

    He became a General Surgery Specialist at SSK Okmeydanı Training Hospital in 1996. In the same year, I.U. He completed the "Surgical Gastroenterology Endoscopy Training Courses" at Istanbul Medical Faculty. Due to his interest in Liver and Bile Tract surgery, he graduated from Istanbul University for 4 months in 1999. He worked actively in the General Surgery Department of Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery. During this time, he continued clinical and experimental studies.

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Op Dr Necdet Derici
  • 4.5 Good 4 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul EsteCapelli Clinic Medical Solutions
  • Op. Dr. Necdet Derici was born in Konya Beyşehir in March 1971. He completed his primary school in Beyşehir. Then, he moved to Konya, Ereğli for his secondary and high school education. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1995. Between 1995 and 1999, he worked as an assistant doctor at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital. In his next career step, he joined Istanbul Training and Research Hospital as a General Surgery Specialist and worked from 2000 to 2009. He specialized in Endocrine Surgery (Goiter, Surreal, Parathyroid Surgery), Laparoscopic Surgery (Laparoscopic Obesity, Colon Surgery, Stomach Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Appendectomy, Hiatus Hernia, cholecystectomy), Gastrointestinal Surgery (Stomach Cancer and Ulcers, Colon Cancers, Bile duct Surgery) and Endoscopy.

    In 2015, He worked with Dr. Bruno Dillemans on Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Belgium. In 2017, He worked with Dr. Phillipe Topart ve Dr Guillaume Becouarn on Obesity Surgery and Laparoscopy. He speaks advanced English and intermediate French. Necdet Derici is a member of the Turkish Surgery Association, Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association, Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Endocrine Surgery Association, Asian Endocrine Surgery Association and International Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Association (IFSO). Also, He is married and has 3 children

    Place and Birth Year of Birth: Manisa, 01.03.1971

    Education: University, Istanbul University - Istanbul Medical Faculty,

    High School: Cumhuriyet High School-Eregli

    Work Experience: 1995-2009 - Istanbul Education Hospital

    2009-2011- Avrasya Hospital

    2011-2022 : Atakoy Hospital

    Professional Interests: Gastric Surgery, Gastric Bypass , Gastric Baloon, Gastric Surgery Revision

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Huseyin Akyol
  • New
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Op.Dr. Hüseyin Akyol Clinic
  • Kiss. Dr. Lecturer Hüseyin Akyol presents the obesity and metabolic surgery processes of all his patients at the highest standards by using personalized treatment methods, his experienced team and high technology equipment. Operations and treatment follow-up processes are carried out in fully equipped and up-to-date A-plus hospitals.

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