Best Gastric balloon bariatric surgeons in Turkey: TOP 87 doctors

Born in Ankara in 1978, Dr. Umut R. Gündüz began his medical career at the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.

Later, he became a General Surgery Specialist at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.

From 2011 onwards, they worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Antalya Training and Research Hospital.

In 2018, they became a Clinical Education Instructor. Dr. Umut Rıza Gündüz primarily focused on metabolic, breast, endocrine & other general surgeries.

In 2021, they worked as both a manager and a physician in the General Surgery department at Özel Termessos Hospital.

Since 2023, Umut R. Gündüz has been continuing to accept patients at their own clinic, mainly specializing in metabolic surgery and performing general surgery operations.

• Gastric Sleeve
• Bypass Surgeries
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Mini Gastric Bypass
  • SASI-S Bypass
  • Roux en-y Bypass
• Endoscopic Procedures
  • Gastric Balloon
  • Gastric Botox
• Revision Surgeries
• Diabetes Surgery
• Complication Surgeries

Some of Dr.Umut R. Gunduz’ Trainings;

• Neck Dissection Course (2019)
  
  – Da Vinci Xi System for Surgeons Training,
  Orsi Academy, Belgium (2018)
  
  – Advanced course in revisional
  bariatric surgery & the management of
  complex cases, Belgium (2017)
  
  – Advance Endoscopy Course, Turkish
  Surgical Association, Turkey (2017)
  
  – Turkish Society of Surgery Advanced Endoscopy Course (2016)

He was born in Istanbul in 1982. He graduated from Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine. In 2012, he worked as an emergency medical assistant at Taksim First Aid EAH.

Between 2013-2018, he specialized in general surgery at Haseki EAH. Then, between 2018-2020, he completed his compulsory service at Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital. 

Since 2020, with Dr. Hasan Lice, they have worked with the Sava team for bariatric surgeries. He is married and has two kids.

He is also the deputy chief physician of the hospital.

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.

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.

Dr. Hidayet Çatal is a Diabetes and Obesity Surgery Specialist born in 1963 in Yalvaç, Isparta. He has worked in various hospitals in Izmir, Turkey since 1992, and has had great success in bariatric and metabolic surgeries. He is also regularly invited to international channels to explain his surgical methods.

He completed his medical education at Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 1990 and 1996, and his residency in General Surgery at Izmir Training and Research Hospital between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he received the Turkish Surgical Association's Qualification Exam (Board) certificate of success. He is a member of Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association. He worked as a lecturer at Istanbul Rumeli University between 2017 and 2020. He currently performs Laparoscopic Oncosurgery and Obesity Surgeries. He has many national and international studies and these studies have received many citations.   Having a good command of English, Opr. Dr. Özgür Kavak is married and has two children.

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

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.