Best transplant surgeons: TOP 116 doctors

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Burak

  • New
  • 6 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, ERDEM HOSPITAL
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Leonardo Favio Chavez Gasque

  • New
  • 7 years of experience
  • Mexico, Mexico City, DR. LEONARDO FAVIO CHAVEZ GASQUE
  • Dr. Leonardo Favio Chavez Gasque is an experienced orthopedic specialist. He treats complex conditions such as Dupuytren's contracture, floating elbow, brachial plexus injuries, and humeral fractures. He is skilled in both surgical and non-surgical treatments. Dr. Chavez Gasque creates personalized care plans to achieve the best results for his patients.

    He has strong knowledge of biomechanics, especially of the wrist, hand, pelvic limbs, menisci, shoulder, hip, and spine. His work is guided by a thorough understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and injury patterns. He provides care based on the latest medical evidence for each patient.

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Sebastian Melchior

  • 4.3 Good 37 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Germany, Bremen, Bremen-Mitte Clinic
    • Specializes in Transplantology, particularly renal and liver transplants.
    • International training includes internships in the USA at Harvard and University of Washington.
    • Listed among Germany's best urologists by Focus in 2015, with a focus on robotic surgery.
    • Chief physician in Urology and Nephrology with over two decades of experience in tumor surgery.
    • Holds a professorship in urology, signifying extensive expertise and academic recognition.
    • Engages in scientific research with ten publications on genitourinary system treatments.
    • Offers remote consultations, beneficial for transplant patients requiring follow-up.
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Corneal transplant
$5,479 - $7,577
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Ertan Emek

  • New
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Biruni University Hospital
  • Education

    Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, May 2007
    Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, July 2001

    Experience

    2007-2008 Şırnak Military Hospital
    2008-2009 Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
    2010-2011 Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Organ Transplantation
    2011-2012 Başkent University Organ Transplantation
    2013-2017 Erciyes Universityniversity Organ Transplant
    2017-2019 Bilim University FNH Organ Transplant
    2019-2020 Yeditepe University Organ Transplant
    2020-2023 Biruni University Medicana Hospital Organ Transplant

     

    Scientific Memberships


    Istanbul Medical Chamber
    Turkish Surgical Association
    Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association
    ILTS

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Alp Gürkan

  • 4.4 Good 10 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Okan University Hospital
  • Dr. Alp Gürkan is a surgeon with more than 33 years of experience in organ transplantation and general surgery. He has performed over 1,900 kidney transplants and more than 3,000 surgical procedures. This makes him one of Turkey’s most accomplished transplant surgeons.

    Dr. Gürkan founded Turkey’s first non-university organ transplant clinic. He also performed the country’s first laparoscopic kidney transplant from a live donor. He is known for leading Turkey’s first intestinal transplant. Dr. Gürkan has received several major honors, including the Turkish Department of Health Excellence Award of Renal Transplant and the Prime Minister Medical Honor Award.

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Kidney transplant
$16,000 - $16,000
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Erkut Attar

  • 3.5 Good 2 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Yeditepe University Hospital
  • Dr. Erkut Attar is a renowned specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, with a focus on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and reproductive immunology. He has an extensive academic background with degrees from Istanbul University, Yale University, and Northwestern University. He has held significant positions in both clinical and academic settings and has been recognized with multiple awards like the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Reproductive Immunology Special Interest Group Prize and the American Society for Reproductive Immunology Travel Award. He is also the founder and current president of the Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Society of Turkey.
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20 top ranked Transplantology 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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Sandeep Attawar

  • 4 Good 7 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • India, Chennai, Global Hospital Chennai
  • Dr. Sandeep Attawar is famous cardiothoracic surgeon in India. Serves as the Director of the Cardiac Surgery&Thoracic Organ Transplant Program at Gleneagles Global Health City.

    Specialty

    Dr. Sandeep Attawar is a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery. He has participated in over 10,000 open and closed heart surgeries in adults and children.

    His expertise also covers heart and lung transplant with a 85-90% success rate.

    Work experience

    • Since 2017 – Director & Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Organ Transplantation & MCS Program at Global Hospital Chennai (Gleneagles Global Health City)
    • 2013-2017 – Head of the Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplant Department at Fortis Gurgaon Memorial Research Institute
    • 2012-2013 – Director of Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Organ Transplantation at Global Hospitals Group in Chennai
    • 2010-2012 – Vice President and Director of Cardiac Sciences Center at Narayana Health in Jaipur
    • 2005-2010 – Chief heart surgeon and Head of the Cardiosurgical Division at Apollo Dhaka
    • 2003-2005 – Senior cardiac surgeon consultant at the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Calcutta
    • 2000-2002 – Cardiac surgeon at Cardiac AJ Hospital and Research Center in Mangalore, Manipal Heart Foundation in Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bangalore.

    Education

    • The Medical Faculty Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology – Degree in general medicine, specialty in general surgery, specialty in cardiothoracic surgery.

    Membership in organizations

    • The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
    • The Minimally Invasive Robotic Association
    • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
    • The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
    • Being Human Foundation.
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Heart and lungs transplant
$147,000 - $150,000
Lung transplant
$90,000 - $97,000
Kidney transplant
$15,000 - $17,000
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Sunil Prakash

  • 4.6 Excellent 32 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • India, Delhi, BLK Super Speciality Hospital
  • Nephrologist, Transplantologist
Liver transplant
$36,000 - $36,000
Kidney transplant
$13,000 - $13,000
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Gülyüz Öztürk

  • 4.4 Good 7 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
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Myroslava Novosilska

  • New
  • 22 years of experience
  • Ukraine, Lviv, Myroslava Novosilska Clinic of Aesthetic Medicine
  • Dr. Myroslava Novosilska is a dermatologist, oncologist, trichologist, and cosmetologist at a top Aesthetic Medicine Clinic. She holds a Bachelor of Medical Affairs. As an Associate Professor, she has a strong academic background.

    Dr. Novosilska completed internships in internal diseases, dermatology, and oncology. She is known for her skills in hair transplantation, facial asymmetry correction, and labiaplasty. She also has advanced training in cosmetology and massage therapy. This allows her to provide thorough patient care and modern aesthetic treatments.

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Harun Alakaya

  • New
  • 14 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Gold City Hair
  • Dr. Harun Alakaya is a skilled hair surgeon who graduated from Istanbul University in 2011. He has over 11 years of experience and has performed thousands of hair transplant procedures. He specializes in the Sapphire (diamond) FUE technique and is known as a leading expert in Turkey and abroad.

    Dr. Alakaya is a certified member of the European Association of Hair Surgery (ESHRS) and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). He has trained many medical professionals and organized major conferences on hair loss and treatment. His work has helped advance the field of hair restoration.

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Ayhan Yilmaz

  • 4.6 Excellent 82 reviews
  • 17 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , SALUSS Medical Group
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Feza Yarbug Karakayali

  • New
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Başkent University Istanbul Hospital
  • Experience

    1996 Medical Doctor, School of Medicine, Çukurova University

    1998 – 2003 Resident, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara University

    2004 General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Başkent University

    2007 Assistant Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

    2010 Associate Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

    2010 Observer, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, U.S.A.

    2015 – To Date Professor, Department of General Surgery, Başkent University Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center.

    Awards

    THIRD PRIZE, ORAL PRESENTATION, 17th TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2019

    Karakayalı F., Gökçe A., Karaca A., Seven M.

    Subject; The effect of combining perineal levatorplasty with laparoscopic ventral rectopexy on outcomes in obstructive defecation syndrome secondary to rectocele and intussusceptions; prospective clinical study

    FIRST PRIZE, VIDEO PRESENTATION, TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2015

    Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Kırnap M, Moray G.

    Subject: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery Combined with SILS Port in Local Excision of Rectal Tumors

    SECOND PRIZE, SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS, 19TH NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2014

    Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Oktay B, Cenan S, Kırnap M, Moray G.

    Subject: The Effect of Specimen Sampling Site on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resections Performed for Rectal Tumors.

    BEST ORAL PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 28th EUROPEAN FEDERATION CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2014

    Kırnap M, Ayvazoğlu SE, Karakayalı F, Moray G, Haberal M.

    Subject: Incidence and management of isolated bile leakage after pancreatic resection

    BEST POSTER PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 14th NATIONAL COLON AND RECTAL CONGRESS, 2013

    Tezcaner T, Arer İ, Karakayalı F, Akdur A, Moray G.

    Subject: Conventional and Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

    BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 29TH NATIONAL RADIOLOGY CONGRESS, 2008

    Başaran C, Öztürk A, Dönmez FY, Karakayalı F, Haberal N and Çoşkun M.

    Subject: Findings of multi-slice computed tomography and histopathological correlation in xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

    YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

    KarakayalıF, Hasırcı N, Akdur A, Haberal N, Tufan H, Başaran Ö, Sevmiş Ş, KızıltayA,Haberal M.

    Subject: The evaluation of neointimal hyperplasia in Tranilast-coated synthetic vascular grafts; experimental study

    BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

    KarakayalıF, Başaran C, Sevmiş Ş, Ekici Y, Harman A and Haberal M.

    Subject: The effects of pre-operative imaging methods on maturation and fasting period in basilic vein transposition fistula created for hemodialysis; prospective clinical study

    SPECIAL AWARD BY TURKISH SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY, April 2002

    KarakayalıF, Hazinedaroğlu S, Sancak T, Duman N and Yerdel MA.

    Subject: The use of central veins in fistulas created for dialysis; prospective clinical study

     

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Banu Erkalma

  • New
  • 14 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Biruni University Hospital
  • Education

    Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine 2000-2006
    Internal Medicine Residency Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine 2006-20011
    Nephrology Subspecialization Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine 20014-2017

    Experience

    Internal Medicine Residency (2006-2012): Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

    State Service Obligation (March 2012- June 2014): Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, Diyarbakır.

    December 2017- 2022 : Istanbul Medeniyet University Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital (Formerly: Göztepe Training and Research Hospital) Nephrology Clinic

    2022-2023: Medipol Bahçelievler hospital

    2023-2024: Acıbadem international / Acıbadem fulya hospital

     

    Medical Intrests

    • Kidney Transplant
    • Hypertension
    • Diabetes
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Acute Renal Failure
    • Cystic Kidney Diseases
    • Glomerulonephritis
    • Haemodialysis
    • Peritoneal Dialysis
    • Genetic Diseases of the Kidney
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    Scientific Memberships
     

    Turkish Society of Internal Medicine Specialists (TİHUD)
    Turkish Society of Nephrology (TND)
    Transplantation Immunology and Genetics Association (TİGED)
    European renal association european dialysis and transplant association (ERA-EDTA)

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Sung-Gyu Lee

  • 4.5 Good 7 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Asan Medical Center
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Sonal Asthana

  • New
  • 28 years of experience
  • India, Bengaluru, Aster CMI Hospital
  • Hepatobiliary surgeon, transplantologist
Liver transplant
$42,000 - $55,000
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