Best Kidney transplant doctors in Turkey: TOP 14 doctors

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Huseyin Cagatay Aydin
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 4.5 Good 462 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Professor Aydin is a Turkish transplantologist with over 20 years of experience and expertise in kidney transplant surgery. He has held several positions in transplant departments and centers, and has written 35 scientific papers on the subject. He is a member of various transplant-related organizations.

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$18,120
Volkan Turunc
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 4.6 Excellent 303 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
  • A doctor with an MD from Istanbul University, specializing in general surgery and kidney transplants. Experienced in military, private, and university hospitals and a member of various medical associations.

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$18,000 - $18,000
Abuzer Dirican
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Prof. Dr. Abuzer Dirican is a renowned Transplant Surgeon and Minimally Invasive Surgery Specialist with over 26 years of experience. His primary focus is Oncology and General Surgery, particularly in the area of Liver and Kidney transplants. Dr. Dirican is a recipient of multiple awards for his significant contributions to his field.
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Kidney transplant
$17,000 - $18,500
Bulent Unal
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Bulent Unal is a distinguished oncologist and general surgeon specializing in organ transplant and treating an array of cancers. He has over 25 years of professional experience and has earned multiple awards for his work in the field. He is proficient in surgeries like kidney and liver transplant, resection of urinary bladder tumor, removal of ovarian cancer, gall bladder tumor removal, and mastectomy surgery.
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Kidney transplant
$17,000 - $18,500
Ayhan Dinсkan
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 4.3 Good 16 reviews
  • 21 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istinye University Liv Hospital Bahcesehir
  • Transplantologist

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Cemalettin Camci
  • New
  • 34 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Care in Turkey Clinic
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20 top ranked Kidney transplant 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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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
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Baris Akin
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 5 Excellent 29 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Prof. Baris Akin is a highly esteemed professor of surgery based in Istanbul, Turkey, with a specialization in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He received the 'Young Investigator Award' at the American Transplant Meeting in 2004 and has successfully conducted over 1200 kidney transplantations in Turkey. Prof. Akin has developed a new donor nephrectomy surgical technique and is certified as a transplant surgeon by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

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Umit Ozcelik
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Expertise

    1996-2002 – Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education

    2003-2009 – Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery – Specialization Training

     

    Experience

    2009-2011 – Yüksekova State Hospital, Compulsory Service

    2011-2012 – Van/Özalp, 6th Border Regiment, Military Service

    2012-2018 – Baskent University Istanbul Health Application and Research Center Hospital

    2018-2022 – Istanbul Aydın University Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center Hospital

     

    Courses and Certificates

    Selim Anorectal Diseases Course, Turkish Colon and Rectal Surgery Association, Istanbul, 17.12.2016 (National)

    Training Program on Istanbul Protocol, Practitioner Training, Van, 06.11.2009-07.11.2009 (International)

    Burn Course, Ankara Surgery Association, Başkent University, Ankara, 11.04.2009 (National)

    Gazi Hernia Days, Hernia Course, Gazi University, Ankara, 18.10.2008-19.10.2008 (National)

    Innovations in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Ankara Breast Diseases Association, Ankara, 22.03.

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Kidney transplant
$17,000 - $18,500
Dr Umit Ozcelik
  • Leading doctor for Kidney transplant
  • 4.4 Good 14 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hermes Clinics
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Prof Dr Abuzer Dirican
  • 4.4 Good 14 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hermes Clinics
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Mesut Pekmez
  • 4.5 Good 3 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Ankara, Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital
  • Education

    2002 –                 Eskisehir Osmangazi University        Faculty of Medicine

                                  Ankara Baskent University                 General Surgery

     

    Experience

    2022 – present      Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital   General Surgery

    2013 – 2022          Lokman Hekim Van Hospital                           General Surgery

    2011 – 2013          Yuksekova State Hospital                                General Surgery

     

    Memberships

      – Ankara Surgical Association

      – Ankara Breast Diseases 

     

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Kidney transplant
$13,675 - $14,222
Halil Er
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • **Associate Professor Halil Er**  

    **General Surgeon and Transplantologist**  

     

    **EDUCATION**  

    - 1991 – 1998: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Specialization  

    - 2001 – 2007: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery  

     

    **PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**  

    - 2007 – 2009: Erciş State Hospital, Van, Medical Doctor  

    - 2009 – 2009: Gölhisar State Hospital, Medical Doctor  

    - 2011 – 2012: Florence Nightingale Clinic, Şişli, Istanbul, Clinical Research Fellow  

    - 2009 – 2013: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Associate Professor  

    - 2013: Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Organ Transplantation Center, Professor Tuncer Karpuzoğlu  

     

    **MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES**  

    - Coordination Association of Organ Transplantation Organizations of Turkey, 2011  

    - National Surgical Association, 2005  

     

    **SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS**  

     

    **Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals:**

     

    **1.** _Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive and -Negative Renal Transplant Recipients_  

    YILMAZ V.T., ÇETİNKAYA R., Akbaş H., Özdem S., ÜLGER B.V., Erbiş H., Bakirtaş M., Aliosmanoglu I., Süleymanlar G., Çolak D., et al. **INTERNATIONAL SURGERY**, vol. 104, no. 9-10, pp. 423-430, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **2.** _Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive and -Negative Renal Transplant Recipients_  

    YILMAZ V.T., ÇETİNKAYA R., AKBAŞ S.H., Özdem S., ÜLGER B.V., ERBİŞ H., BAKIRTAŞ M., ALİOSMANOĞLU I., SÜLEYMANLAR G., ÇOLAK D., et al. **INTERNATIONAL SURGERY**, vol. 102, pp. 126-132, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **3.** _Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction May Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients_  

    Özkul F., Arık M.K., Erbiş H., Akbaş A., YILMAZ V.T., BARUTÇU A., Osmanoğlu I.A., KOÇAK H. **RENAL FAILURE**, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1622-1625, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **4.** _Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction May Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients_  

    Özkul F., Arık M.K., Erbiş H., Akbaş A., YILMAZ V.T., Barutcu A., ALİOSMANOĞLU I., KOÇAK H. **RENAL FAILURE**, vol. 13, pp. 1-4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **5.** _Effect of Age on the Outcome of Renal Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience_  

    Özkul F., Erbiş H., YILMAZ V.T., KOÇAK H., Osmanoğlu I.A., Dinçkan A. **PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES**, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 827-830, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **6.** _Delayed Graft Function in Living-Donor Renal Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience with 1537 Patients_  

    Özkul F., Erbiş H., YILMAZ V.T., Öztürk B., KOÇAK H., Osmanoğlu I.A., Dinçkan A. **INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE**, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 6716-6719, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **7.** _The Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes in HBsAg Negative Renal Transplant Recipients Who Were Transplanted from HBsAg Positive Donors_  

    YILMAZ V.T., ÜLGER B.V., Aliosmanoglu I., Erbiş H., Tuna Y., AKBAŞ S.H., Özdem S., ÇETİNKAYA R., SÜLEYMANLAR G., KOÇAK H. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 233, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **8.** _Reconstruction of Segment 5 and 8 Veins in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Akdeniz University Experience_  

    Aliosmanoglu I., ÜLGER B.V., Erbiş H., Tuna Y., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 373, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **9.** _Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Classical Maple Syrup Urine Disease: Case Report_  

    Aliosmanoglu I., Erbiş H., Soyuçen E., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 461, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

    **10.** _An Unusual Cause of Biliary Obstruction After Liver Transplantation: Fasciola Hepatica_  

    Erbiş H., ÜLGER B.V., Aliosmanoglu I., Öztürk B., YILMAZ V.T., Dinçkan A. **TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL**, vol. 28, pp. 697, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)  

     

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Kidney transplant
$17,000 - $18,500
Halil Erdis
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 14 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Halil Erdiş graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and then completed his specialization training in the Department of General Surgery at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine in 2007.

     

    As for his work experience, he worked in various institutions in the field of general surgery. He worked as a Clinical Fellow at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital between 2011-2012.

     

    He continued his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2013.

     

    He received the Clinical Research and Good Clinical Practices Education Certificate in 2017 in the field of education. During this period, he specialized in organ transplantation and directed his career in the field of general surgery.

     

    Halil Erdiş's expertise in general surgery and especially organ transplantation has an important place in his career.

    Clinical areas of interest:

    You can list your clinical areas of interest as items:

    Liver diseases

     Bile ducts gallbladder diseases

     Hepatobiliary surgery

     Liver transplantation

     Kidney transplantation

    Pancreas transplantation

     Pancreatic diseases

    Laparoscopic surgery

     Oncological surgery

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Kidney transplant
$17,000 - $18,500
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