Brain and Nerve Surgery Specialist
Foreign language: English
Date and Place of Birth: 11.11.1968 ANTALYA
- AREAS OF INTEREST
o Aneurysm surgery
o Cerebrospinal tumor surgery
o Lumbar hernia
o Neck hernia
o Spine surgery
o Cerebellum prolapse surgeries
o Hydrocephalus
o Pediatric neurosurgery
- Educational Background:
Undergraduate: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 1985-1991
Specialization SSK Göztepe Training Hospital 1994-1999
- Academic Titles:
Doctor of Medicine Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991)
Neurosurgery Residency : SSK Göztepe Training Hospital (1999)
- Places of Duty:
Erzurum Horasan Hasanbey health center 1991-1992
Karaman health center number 1 1992-1993
SSK Göztepe Training Hospital Assistant 1994-1999
Şanlıurfa State Hospital 1999-2002
(Neurosurgeon and Deputy Chief Physician)
Burdur State Hospital 2002-2003
Serik State Hospital 2003-2012
(Neurosurgery Specialist, Chief Physician)
Antalya Training and Research Hospital 2012- 2021
Private Anadolu Antalya Hospital 2021 - 2023
Private Medicalpark Antalya Hospital 2023 - Currently
- Medical Specialty Thesis: Genetic Absence model in Wag/rij rats
Effects of Nervus Vagus Stimulation 1999
Note: Istanbul Chamber of Medicine 1999 Dr. Cengiz Çetin thesis prize winner
Undergraduate Karadeniz Technical University 2001
PhD: Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery 2009
Konya Doğanhisar Başköy health center 2001-2002
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital 2004-2010
Agri State Hospital (Compulsory service) 2010-2011
Arnavutkoy State Hospital 2011-2012
Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk EAH 2012-2014
Istanbul Kanuni Training and Research Hospital 2015-2020
Başakşehir çam Sakura City Hospital 2020-2024
In 2009, I completed my specialty training in Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery at Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital and worked as a specialist doctor at Istanbul Bakırköy Sadi Konuk EAH, Kanuni EAH and Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital affiliated to the University of Health Sciences. I have been working in the field of pediatric neurosurgery for 9 years. In 2024, I started to work as a Faculty Member at Biruni University Department of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery.
Turkish Neurosurgical Society Membership
Pediatric Neurosurgery Group Membership
Turkish Medical Association
Prof. Kıvanç Derya Peker completed his medical education and general surgery specialization at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa). After his major specialization, he got his Gastroenterology Surgery Specialization from the Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic of Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital by entering the top 3 in the minor examination.
During his sub-branch assistantship, he received a scholarship from the Turkish Surgery Association and worked at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA) Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Clinic and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery Clinic. After returning to Turkey, He was one of the founders of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery unit at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital. Peker provided Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery training to general surgery residents and gastroenterology surgery residents in this hospital, which is accepted as a training unit by the Turkish HPB Association.
On the other hand; In order to learn stem cells, cancer biology, cellular properties of obesity and aging, he did his doctorate and thesis on aging at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa), Department of Medical Biology. Then, he moved to Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital to establish the Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic.
Especially in his career; He is interested in Pancreatic Diseases and Surgery, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Diseases Surgery, Liver Cancer Surgery, Stomach Cancer Surgery and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery. Peker has carried out many successful operations. He has performed over 400 pancreatic and gastric cancer surgeries, over 200 liver surgeries, many surgeries related to gallbladder and biliary tract diseases, obesity – metabolic surgery and endoscopic treatments, and kidney transplants so far. He is also interested in aging and stem cell treatments.