Best bariatric surgeons in Turkey: TOP 162 doctors

Dr. Abdulkadir Bedirli completed his medical education at Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty in 1988. He became a General Surgeon in 1997 and was appointed as Associate Professor in the Department of General Surgery at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. He became a Professor in 2010.

In 2011, Dr. Bedirli completed the Robotic Surgery Certification Program in Strasbourg and became a console surgeon. He performed his first robotic surgery in the Department of General Surgery at Gazi University in the same year. Since then, he has successfully applied robotic surgery to over 1500 patients, mostly for obesity, stomach cancer, and colon-rectum cancers.

In 2012, Dr. Bedirli became a Surgical Oncology Specialist and participated in training programs on Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Paris-France in 2014 and in Lyon-France in 2016. In 2018, he completed the Gastric Cancer Master Class program at Severance Hospital in Seoul-South Korea, and in 2019, he participated in the Bariatric Redo Surgery training program in Bruges-Belgium.

Dr. Bedirli was awarded the F.A.C.S. (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons) title by the American College of Surgeons in 2018. He has published 61 international and 47 national papers, presented 87 papers at international conferences and 68 papers at national conferences, contributed to 7 book chapters, and served as an editor for one book. Dr. Bedirli has an H-index of 18, with 1064 citations to his 72 publications.

Dr. Gökmen Öztürk - Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine
  • Completed doctoral education in Bursa in 1994.

Medical Departments:

• Obesity
• Cancer
• Hernia
• Hemorrhoid
• Laparoscopic Surgery

Specialization:

• General Surgery Specialist

Professional Experience:

Early Career:

• After completing his doctorate, Dr. Gökmen Öztürk returned to Istanbul and began his medical career as an assistant doctor at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.

Surgical Expertise:

• Obesity Surgery
• Cancer Surgery
• Hernia Surgery
• Hemorrhoid Surgery
• Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Endoscopy Services
• Digestive System Surgery

Advancement:

• Completed his assistantship and became a Specialist Doctor in 1998.
• In the early 2000s, served as Chief Assistant at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.

General Surgery Specialist and Deputy Chief Physician:

• From 2000 to 2006, worked at Trabzon Fatih Regional Hospital.

Academic and Clinical Roles:

• Since 2006, served at Medipol University and Nisa Hospital with the title of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökmen Öztürk.
• Joined MEDENLive Health Group.

Significant Achievements:

• Conducted numerous advanced training courses in the field of medicine.
• Successfully performed the first laparoscopic colon resection, laparoscopic reflux surgery, and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in the Black Sea region in 2002.

Dr. Öztürk is recognized for his dedication to medical excellence and has contributed significantly to advancements in laparoscopic surgery techniques.

Surgeon Ekrem Keskin was born in 1986 in Istanbul. He completed his education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2010, and was awarded the title of Medical Doctor. During his residency training he was instructed in nose, facial and breast aesthetics under the supervision of James Zins, MD and Raffi Gurunluoglu, MD, at Cleveland Clinic Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Cleveland, OHIO-USA in 2016. After 5 years of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery training, he completed his specialization and became a Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist.

Educational Status

• 1998-2004 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine
• 2008-2014 Mayıs University, Department of General Surgery

Institutions He Works For

• 2004 Gümüşhane Private Medical Center
• 2004-2006 Gümüşhane-Torul State Hospital Emergency Service
• 2006-2008 Torul Health Group Directorate
• 2014-2016 Van Erciş State Hospital (General Surgery Specialist)
• Büyükçekmece Kolan Hospital
• Özel Florya Hospital

Skills And Expertise

• Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
• Thyroid Diseases
• Gallbladder and Liver Diseases
• Oncological Surgery
• Anal Region Diseases
• Breast Diseases
• Stomach Botox and Gastric Balloon Applications