Best bariatric surgeons in Turkey: TOP 178 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood

Burcin Batman

  • 4.5 Good 156 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • 1000+ treatments performed
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
    • Specializes in Weight Loss Surgery, notably gastric sleeve and gastric balloon.
    • Internationally trained with experience across Turkey.
    • Performed over 1000 obesity surgery cases in 6 years.
    • Member of Turkish Obesity Surgery Society, enhancing his expertise.
    • Holds an Associate Professor title in General Surgery.
    • Member of World Obesity Association and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
    • Offers online consultations for patients seeking weight loss surgery options.
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Metabolic surgery
$3,900 - $3,900
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Abdulcabbar Kartal

  • 4.6 Excellent 487 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • 650+ treatments performed
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
    • Specializes in Weight Loss Surgery options: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy.
    • International training in Turkey, advancing skills in bariatric procedures.
    • Member of Turkish Association of Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery.
    • Completed a Bariatric Surgery masterclass in 2017.
    • European Society of Coloproctology member, relevant for post-surgical care.
    • Offers online consultations for Weight Loss Surgery candidates.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$11,000 - $11,000
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Kaplan Baha Temizgonul

  • 5 Excellent 10 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Lotus Bariatrics Clinic
  • Dr. Kaplan BahaTemizgonul is a highly experienced bariatric surgeon with extensive training and experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery, war surgery and bariatric procedures. He has been in practice since 2015 and graduated from Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. He has several published articles in medical literature. Patients find him easy to talk to.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,683 - $4,116
Stomach stapling
$3,683 - $4,116
Gastric bypass
$4,116 - $4,983
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Halil Coskun

  • 4.6 Excellent 314 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • 4000+ treatments performed
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
    • Renowned specialist in Weight Loss Surgery at Memorial Şişli Hospital.
    • Trained at Cleveland Clinic Institute of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, USA.
    • Expertise from Diabetes Surgery Center, Cornell Medical School.
    • Focus on gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric banding.
    • International practice in the USA and Turkey.
    • Proficient in advanced bariatric procedures for long-term weight management.
    • Active member of key obesity and metabolic surgery institutions.
    • Provides online consultations for patients seeking weight loss surgery.
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Gastric bypass
$3,391 - $3,391
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,750 - $3,750
Gastric balloon
$4,500 - $4,500
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Yasar Ozdenkaya

  • 4.5 Good 465 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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Ediz Altinli

  • 4.6 Excellent 118 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
  • 2018 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

    General Surgery Specialist

    2016 - 2017, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    FLORANCE NIGHTINGALE KADIKOY AND ATAŞEHİR HOSPITALS

    Director of the Surgery Center for Esophageal and Gastric Diseases

    2015 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    FLORANCE NIGHTINGALE KADIKOY HOSPITAL

    Director of Colon and Rectum Surgery and Gastrointestinal System Motility Unit

    2012 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    TC ISTANBUL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY GENERAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT

    Faculty Member, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

    2011 - 2012, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAYDARPASA NUMBER EA HOSPITAL

    Chief of General Surgery Clinic

    2008 - 2011, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAYDARPASA NUMBER EA HOSPITAL

    Deputy Chief of General Surgery Clinic

    2005 - 2008, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAYDARPASA NUMBER EA HOSPITAL

    Chief Assistant of General Surgery Clinic

    2003 - 2005, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    MINISTRY OF HEALTH SISLI ETFAL EA HOSPITAL

    Chief Assistant of General Surgery Clinic

    1997 - 2002, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

    TC ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CERRAHPAŞA MEDICAL FACULTY

    Clinical Chief Assistant of the Department of General Surgery

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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$6,000 - $6,000
Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve Surgery
$8,000 - $8,000
Gastric balloon
$3,500 - $3,500
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Halil Alis

  • 4.7 Excellent 46 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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Omer Avlanmis

  • 4.5 Good 227 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
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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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
$4,972 - $5,189
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,889 - $4,106
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Mirhan Tosun

  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Reyap Hospital
  • Dr. Mirhan Tosun is a renowned specialist in General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. His expertise includes procedures such as Gastric bypass, Gastric sleeve surgery, and Gastric balloon. He acquired his medical education and specialization training at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He has held various roles in medical institutions and academia throughout his career.
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Gastric bypass
$3,791 - $4,875
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Ahmet Turkoglu

  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Reyap Hospital
  • Dr. Ahmet Turkoglu is a specialist in general surgery with a focus on weight-loss procedures such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric balloon treatment. His contributions to the medical field, particularly in the area of obesity surgery, are recognized through his work in medically reviewing content and providing expert insights.
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Gastric bypass
$3,791 - $4,875
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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
$3,791 - $4,875
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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.
Stomach stapling
$3,100 - $3,100
Gastric band
$3,000 - $3,000
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Murat Sendur

  • New
  • 10 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Eren Hospital
  • Title:
    Op.Dr.

    Name-Surname: 

    Murat Şendur

    Education

    2009 - Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi – Medical Faculty
    2015 - Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi – Specialist as a Genral Surgeon

    Experience


    2015 - 2015 - Erzurum Hınıs Şehit Yavuz Yürekseven State hospital

    2015 - 2020 - Bahçelievler State hospital 

    1. 2021- Bahçelievler Medical park Hospital
    2. Eren Hospital

    Pursuits

    After completing his medical education in 2009, he has 12 years of general surgery experience and is an expert in Laparoscopic surgeries. Many surgeries can be performed with the Laparoscopic system, which is popularly known as the closed system. He has the most experience in Bariatric and Metabolic surgery.. In the field of obesity and diabetes, which can now be treated with surgery, such as Sleeve Gastrektomi(Tube stomach), Gastric By-Pass, Mini Gastric By-Pass(Diabetes surgery)  , he performs successfully. Endoscopic Botox treatment and gastric balloon are applied in patients who are not suitable for surgery..

    Courses and Certificates

    1) Cerrahpaşa surgical meetings: Current surgical treatments in inflammatory bowel diseases

    9-10 Ocak 2010 - İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak. 

     

    1. 2) Turkish Society of Surgery -Basic Surgery course 27.02.2010 İst. 

     

    3) Laparoscopic training program

    7-13 Nisan 2010 İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak. 

     

    4) Turkish Surgical Society - Satplers and its use course 

    22 Eylül 2012 İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak. 

     

    5)14. Ulusal Kolon ve Rektum Cerrahisi kongresi 

    15-19 Mayıs 2013 Antalya

     

    6) Turkish Society of Surgery - Current approaches to difficult wound management and applications course

    25 Mayıs 2013 İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak. 

     

    7)19. Ulusal Cerrahi  Kongresi 

    16-20 Nisan 2014 Antalya 

     

    8)15. Turkish-German Endoscopy days - Endosonography applications

    9 Haziran 2014 İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak.

     

    9) Turkish Society of Surgery - Vascular and other Interventional procedures course

    29 Kasım 2014  İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak.

     

    10) Cerrahpaşa surgery meetings - Minimally invasive Colorectal cancer surgery

    6-7 Aralık 2014

     

    11)27. Turkish-German Gastroenterology-Hepatology Congress

    4 Haziran 2015  İst. Cerrahpaşa Tıp. Fak.

     

    12) 16. Turkish-German Endoscopy days - Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Submucosal Dissection applications

    5 Haziran 2015 Marmara üniversitesi Pendik E.A.H

     

    13) Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair techniques and innovations course

    6 Haziran 2015 Acıbadem İst. 

     

    14) 34. National Gastroenterology Week

    1-6 Aralık 2017 Antalya

     

    15) European Resuscitation Council- Basit Life Support (BLS) certificate

    02.12.2017 ( ERC-253-627337)

     

    16) Turkish Surgical Association Board school participation

    24-25 Şubat 2018 ve 3-4 Mart 2018

     

    17) 21. National surgery congress

    11-15 Nisan 2018 Antalya

     

    18) Turkish Surgical Association Qualification Certificate

    05.05.2018 Ankara

     

    19)14. Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery congress &MMESa Spring meeting

    19-22 Nisan 2019 Kıbrıs

     

    20)6th National and 5th Mediterranean Morbid Obesity and Metabolic Diseases Congress

    17-20 Ekim 2019 Antalya

     

     

    21) 15.National &2. İnternational Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery congress

    28-30 Ekim Antalya

    Mesleki Üyelikler

    1. Türk Cerrahi Derneği (2018 den günümüze)

    2.Endoskpik ,Laparoskopik cerrahi derneği(2020 den günümüze)


     


    Araştırma ve Yayınlar

    1)  Evaluation  of systemic steroid response via Digital İnfrared Termal Imaging (DITI) in patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis.

    M Sendur, E Hatipoglu, V Celik

    Medical journal of Bakırköy 16(3), 2020/9/1 

     

    2)Laparoscopik kasık fıtığı onarımında TEP ve TAPP sonuçlarımızın karşılaştırılması, Sözlü bildiri

    Hüseyin Akyol1 , Murat Şendur2

    15.National &2. İnternational Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery congress

     

     

     



     

     

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Erkut Attar

  • 3 Good 2 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Yeditepe University Hospital
  • Dr. Erkut Attar is a renowned specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, with a focus on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and reproductive immunology. He has an extensive academic background with degrees from Istanbul University, Yale University, and Northwestern University. He has held significant positions in both clinical and academic settings and has been recognized with multiple awards like the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Reproductive Immunology Special Interest Group Prize and the American Society for Reproductive Immunology Travel Award. He is also the founder and current president of the Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Society of Turkey.
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Ibrahim Cenk Sogukpinar

  • New
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Eskisehir, Private Anadolu Hospital
  • Dr. Ibrahim Cenk Sogukpinar is a proficient bariatric surgeon, highly regarded for his expertise in procedures like gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery. He is lauded for his professionalism, patient care, and ability to address additional issues during surgeries.
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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,800 - $4,500
Gastric band
$4,500 - $5,000
Gastric bypass
$4,500 - $5,000
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Ali Seydi Ozgul

  • New
  • 17 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, PARKHAYAT
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Gülyüz Öztürk

  • 4.1 Good 7 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
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