Best Gastric band doctors in Turkey: TOP 54 doctors

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Muslum Tarkan

  • New
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Eskisehir, Klinik Mavi
  • Dr. Muslum Tarkan is a specialist in bariatric surgery with over 15 years of experience. He is proficient in numerous operations including but not limited to lumpectomy, mastectomy, thyroid resection, removal of colon and liver cancer, and various types of gastric surgeries.
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Volkan Tümentemur

  • 4.9 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipunto Clinic
  • Dr. Volkan Tümentemur is a General Surgery specialist. He completed his medical degree in English at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. He is known for his advanced surgical skills and dedication to patient care.

    Dr. Tümentemur has performed many successful surgeries. He is recognized for achieving high patient satisfaction. He works with top medical institutions and regularly updates his knowledge through ongoing training in general surgery.

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$3,000 - $3,000
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Doc Dr Ali Durmus

  • 4.5 Good 4 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul EsteCapelli Clinic Medical Solutions
  • Assoc. Dr. Ali DURMUŞ was born in the Fevzipaşa township of İslahiye, Gaziantep. Because his father worked at Tekel, he started his education at Malatya Derme Primary School and completed it at Adıyaman Atatürk Primary School. When his father was appointed to Amasya Taşova district, he attended secondary school at Taşova Atatürk Secondary School. He finished high school at Gaziantep Kilis High School, ranking 3rd.

    Since his uncle was in Çanakkale, he chose Çanakkale Education Institute as a university. Assoc. Prof. Dr. is a teacher. Ali Durmuş was appointed to Yukarı Tutak village in Ağrı's Diyadin district within the scope of compulsory service. After working as a teacher for a period, he took the university exam again.

    He was accepted to Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, one of the two medical faculties that taught in English at that time. He completed one year of English preparation and 6 years of medical education without any loss. He was a member of the ski team and basketball team at the university, and also managed social events such as the annual medical ball.

    He was assigned to Iskenderun State Hospital in compulsory service. Assoc. Prof. Dr., who served as the emergency manager. Ali Durmuş passed the General Surgery Department of Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital in the Medical Specialization Exam. Assoc. Prof. Dr. completed his specialization and became a specialist. Due to his success in his compulsory service, Ali Durmuş was appointed as assistant chief physician to the Oncology department at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.

    Later, he was appointed as a training officer in the Department of General Surgery and Gastroenterology. He helped develop laparoscopic stomach and intestinal surgeries (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, reflux, colon cancer, stomach cancer, etc.) in Turkey. Between 2002 and 2015, he trained dozens of assistants and helped them become general surgeons.

    In 2015, he left his job in Okmeydanı and worked as Assistant Professor. He started working as a faculty member at Nişantaşı University.

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Serdar Kacar

  • New
  • 31 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Odin Clinic
  • I was born in 1967 in Izmir.

    I have a happy marriage. I am the father of 3 beautiful girls, more beautiful than each other.

    I have a love for Altınordu,inherited from my father.

    I speak English and French.

     

    The education you have received describes you…

    • Izmir Necati Bey Primary School (1973-1978)
    • Izmir Private Saint-Joseph Secondary School (1978-1982)
    • Izmir Private Tevfik Fikret High School (1982-1985)
    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1985-1992)
    • General Surgery Training at SSK (social insurance institution) Tepecik Training Hospital (1992-1996)
    • Liver Transplantation Training at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine (2002-2003)

    Surgical Experience

    After becoming a general surgery specialist in 1996, I served as a General Surgery and Organ Transplantation Specialist at SSK (social insurance institution), for a period of 9 years. In 2005, was granted the title of Associate Professor-General Surgery. Between 2005 and 2012, I established the kidney transplant centers in İzmir Private Kent Hospital, Istanbul Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, and Medicalpark Goztepe Hospital respectively, and served as the chief executive of these centers.

    I have worked in İzmir Private Kent Hospital since 2013. I established Obesity Clinic at Gazi Hospital, and performed more than 200 gastric reduction operations.

    Scientific Activity

    More than 50 international publications

    Approximately 100 national publications

    Section authorship of 12 books

    Editorship of 2 books

    Serving as a lecturer, session moderator, science board member, and regulatory board member in many scientific congresses held both at home and abroad.

    Serving as a referee and editor in domestic and international magazines.

    Citation in approximately 100 international scientific publications

    Awards

    Certificate of Achievement granted by SSK General Directorate for the first kidney transplant operations performed at SSK Hospitals (1997).

    Young Researcher Award in ONKKD (Turkish Organ Transplantation Centers Coordination Association) 2002 Congress held in Adana (2002).

    Certificate of Appreciation granted by SSK General Directorate for the first small intestine transplant in Turkey (2003).

    Young Researcher Award in the World Congress of Nephrology held in Berlin (2003).

    The Firsts

    Besides these, I have broken many new grounds in Turkey.

    Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (laparoscopic removal of the donor kidney intended to be transplanted) (2004)

    Kidney-transplant without tissue adaptation (2005)

    Cross-over (cross-donor) kidney transplantation (2005)

    Small intestine transplantation (2005)

    Social Responsibility

    I have worked in the management boards of many associations engaging in scientific and social activities, and served as a founding member in some of them.

    The most important one of these is that I have served as a coordinator in the project intended for providing 150.000 elementary school students and 5,000 adults with training on organ donation, for a period of 10 years, through various social activities.1

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Ibrahim Cenk Sogukpinar

  • Leading doctor for Gastric band
  • 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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Samed Gin

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Can Hospitals Turkey
  • Bachelor’s Degree:
    2003 – 2010, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir (Turkey)

    Training Education:
    2011 – 2017, Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery, Ege University, Izmir (Turkey)
    2013 - 2014: Liver and Kidney Transplantation Observership, Montefiore Medical Center Bronx – New York (USA)

    Professional Experience : 1. July 2020 - November 2021, Anadolu Cerrahi
    2. November 2018 - July 2020, İzmir Private Ege Şehir Hospital
    3. 05-07 2014, Liver and Kidney Transplantation Observership Montefiore Medical Center Bronx / New York / USA
    4. April 2017 - November 2018, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
    5. July 2011 - April 2017, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
    6. May 2010-August 2010, Kastamonu Pınarbaşı Family Health Center

     

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Omer Yoldass

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Ekol International Hospitals
  • He specialized in General Surgery at Ankara Training and Research Hospital between 2001 and 2006. He worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Ankara Training and Research Hospital between 2006 and 2008 and later at Ordu State Hospital between 2008 and 2013. In 2016, he received the title of Associate Professor in the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University. In 2015, he received the Turkish Surgical Association Proficiency Exam (Board) Certificate of Achievement. He is a member of Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association, and Hepatobiliary Surgery Association. Between 2014 and 2016, he taught many undergraduate and graduate courses at Izmir University Faculty of Medicine.

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Ozgur Kavak

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Ekol International Hospitals
  • Dr. Ozgur Kavak is an expert in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery. He specializes in bariatric procedures such as Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Full Gastric Bypass, Mini Bypass, and Type 2 Diabetes Surgery. He also offers non-surgical obesity treatments, including endoscopic gastric balloon and stomach filler procedures.

    Dr. Kavak is accredited by the Turkish Surgical Association and has held a board qualification since 2008. He is an active member of several national surgical societies. He has published many national and international studies that are widely cited. His surgical skills also include laparoscopic oncology for colorectal, stomach, pancreas, and adrenal conditions, as well as endocrine, hernia, and advanced laser haemorrhoid surgeries.

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Mustafa Kardaslar

  • New
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Happy Esthetic Clinic
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Abdukadir Bedirli

  • New
  • 37 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Ankara, Private Koru Ankara Hospital
  • 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.

     

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Mehmet Sadik Bingol

  • 4.9 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipunto Clinic
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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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