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Andrey Kharkov

  • New
  • 35 years of experience
  • Czech Republic, Prague, My Clinic
  • SPECIALTIES

    General Surgery

    Plastic Surgery

    Oncosurgery

    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or Dental Surgery

    Otorhinolaryngology 

    Organization and Management of Health Care

     

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    May 2019               Head of the department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic          

                                      Surgery, Surgical cosmetology, Basis of Private Medical Practice  in   

                                      Kyiv Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

                                      President of Ukrainian Plastic Surgeons Association ( Kyiv, Ukraine)

    • Establishing new specialisation in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, creating regulatory and legal framework for initialisation of the specialisation in Plastic Reconsructive and Aesthetic Surgery for surgeons
    • Identifying criteria for surgical procedures certification and control
    • Formulation of new modern educational programs regarding to international practice in scientific and hands-on  workshops

    2017

    Head of Medical Center of Care, Education and Scientific Activity “Ukrainian Academy of Plastic Surgery”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

    - Initialization of new types of education process for doctors, who want to enhance their qualification in certain fields of plastic surgery 

          - Enhancing of UAPS cooperation with international plastic surgery societies to precise regulated system formation that  would perfome doctors' education monitoring and surgical practice regulation

    2017

    Head of Medical Center for aesthetic, wellness and spa “Perfecto Room”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

    - Effective clinical and technical basis management organization 

    - Strategy development, expansion of service market, involment of additional incomes, for projected economic growth and separation of competitive environment

    September 2006-September 2007

    Plastic surgeon-consultant, “Medical Club” Private Clinic of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine.

    • creation and implementation of new surgical methods and technics for reaching “non-operated-patient” result
    • implementation of evaluation system and analysis of quality of patients’ life after surgical treatment
    • formation of new professional surgical team
    • getting best rates in Ukraine among other clinics

    2001

    Plastic surgeon, the “Vizit-cosmetic” Clinic of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine.

    - Plastic surgeon-consultant 

    May 1999

    Resident Plastic surgeon, Center of Aesthetic Surgery, National Medical University, Kyiv Ukraine

    May 1997 

    Resident surgeon, the VIRTUS Clinic of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Odessa State University, Odessa, Ukraine.

    Plastic surgeon-consultant

    May 1996

    Resident Surgeon, Surgical Hospital, National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

     

     

     

     

    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    November 2019

    3P (Procedure Proficiency Program )- an advanced hands-on workshop for surgeons of the highest category on “Lipo-abdominoplasty”. Bangkok, Thailand

    September 2019

     The 8th Annual Congress of the World Association of Cosmetic Surgeons, Speaker on the topics: "Problems in correlation of real and visual effects. Personality Surgery / Rhinoplasty / Systemic Approach to Complex Facial Rejuvenation / Face-lifting /. London, UK

    24-28 Mar. 2017

    The 9th International Milano Masterclass, Milan, Italy. Prof. Paolo Castelnuovo, M.D., Prof. Pietro Palma, M.D. Auspices: European Academy Of Facial Plastic Surgery, European Rhino logic Society, Italian Academy Of Rhinology, Italian Association Of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Italian ORL Association Of Facial Plastic Surgery

    18-19 Mar. 2017

    Istanbul Hands-on-Cadaver Course organized by the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe, Istanbul, Turkey.

    9-11 Feb. 2017

    2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

    Nov.-Dec. 2016

    Thematic advanced training “Extremity Plastic Surgery”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    May-Jun. 2016

    Thematic advanced training “Truncal Plastic Surgery”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Sep.-Dec. 2016

    Specialty “Dental Surgery”, Ukrainian military-medical academy, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Nov.-Dec. 2015

    Thematic advanced training “Breast Plastic Surgery”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Oct.-Nov. 2015

    Thematic advanced training “Minimally Invasive Techniques in Plastic Surgery”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Apr.-Jul. 2014

    Specialty “Oncosurgery”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    20-21 Feb.  2014

    Extreme Live Surgery Arena Course, Prof. Paulo Castelnuovo, Prof. Pietro Palma, Varese, Italy.

    Sep. 2013 -Jan. 2014

    Specialty “Otolaryngology”, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Jan. 2012 

    Advanced Facial Rejuvenation, Prof. Peter Grossman, Los-Angeles, USA.

    Nov. 2010

    Individual professional improvement course «Esthetical breast surgery», Prof. Per Heden, Akademikliniken, Stockholm, Sweden.

    Jan. 2008

    4-th International Course of Septoplasty – Rhinoplasty, (Linz, Austria), organized by the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery.

    2005-2007

    International Institute of Business (IIB). President: Alexander V. Mertens, Ph.D., Program: Executive Business Administration Degree awarded Master of Business Administration (MBA).

    Apr. 2003-Nov.2006

    • Day-time doctoral-level program with the Institute of Surgery and Transplantology under the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
    • Plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery specialty (Director: Dr. V.F Sayenko, M.D., Associate Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Professor), Department of Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery (Chief: Professor N.F Driuk).

    Feb. 2000

    Course of Facial Plastic Surgery Techniques, London University College, Institute of Laryngology and Otiatric in association with The Royal National ENT Hospital; Gray’s Inn Road, London, England. Head of Department: Tony Wright.

    Feb. 2000

    Course of Nasal Plastic Surgery, London University College, Institute of Laryngology and Otiatric in association with The Royal National ENT Hospital; Gray’s Inn Road, London, England. Head of Department: Tony Wright.

    May 1999

    Course of Rhinoplasty by Prof. Monasterio; Course of Ageing Face Surgery by Prof. McKenny, Uagellonski University, Krakow, Poland.

    Jan.-Feb. 1999

    Professional Improvement Course “Dental Surgery”,Dept. of Maxillofacial Surgery, P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.

    Dec. 1998

    Rhinoplasty Update, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, England (Course Supervisor: Mr. Charles East).

    Jan. 1997

    Course of Modern Functional End nasal Surgery - by Profs. Kozlov & Pshenisnov; Center of Micro endoscopic Otorhinolaryngology, Yaroslavl, Russia.

    Feb. 1996

    1st Educational Course of Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (by Prof. Hinderer), EURAPS, ISPRAS, Moscow, Russia.

    Jun. 1997

    Internship in surgery at the Chair of Faculty Surgery No 1, the Bohomolets Ukrainian National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine

    Jun. 1995

    Honors Diploma in specialty “General Medicine” from the National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine

     

    ACADEMIC DEGREES

    Nov. 2006

    Degree of a Doctor of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.01.03 – Surgery) by the decision of the Highest Qualification Board of Ukraine. Dissertation: “Pathogenetic aspects of the age-related face and neck aesthetical changes, substantiation of comprehensive treatment and the methods of preventing complications”

    Feb. 1999

    Degree of a Candidate of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.01.03 - Surgery) by the decision of the Highest Qualification Board of Ukraine. Dissertation: “Criteria of diagnosing the degree of severity of endogenic intoxication and predicting the course of postoperative period in geriatric patients with acute cholecystitis”

     

    MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    Member of All-Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons 

    Physician Member in the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 

    Full Member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

    Full Member of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe

     

    SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

    87 personal journal publications

     

    4 monographs in co-authorship

     

    22 licenses for new methods of experimental surgery

     

     

    SURGICAL ACTIVITY ;

    14090  - successfully trained

    8 medical basis

     

     

     

    LANGUAGES

    Ukrainian, Russian, English, German

     

     

    PERSONAL FEATURES ;

    Focused, innovator, creativity, high personal organisation, sociability, responsiveness, rapid problem solution, stress sustainable, high imact, achieve the goals in short time, high personal motivation

     

     

       

     

    FAMILY

    Married, parenting 3 sons, spouse – top crisis manager 

     

     

    INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

    Reading, education, couching, travelling 

     

     

    PROFESSIONAL CREDO

    Not face, body correction, but recovery of patients’ psychological health and life quality improving – is primary aim of plastic surgery 

     

     

     

     

     

    APPLICATION

    THE LIST OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

    1. A.L. Kharkov. Patient’s pre-surgical processing with the peritonitis in old and elderly aged. //

    Clinical surgery. – 1996. №2

    1. A.L. Kharkov. Endointoxication’s diagnostic with the acute cholangitis in old and elderly aged. Work materials from the republic scientific and practical conference “Diagnostic and surgery treatment of diseases and injuries of anhepatic gall ducts”.  Kyiv – 1996.
    2. A.L. Kharkov, S.B. Frantsuzova, L.I. Antonenko. The indices penetration of red blood membranes in the endointoxication’s diagnostic with the pathology of gepatobiliary system. Materials V of the congress of world federation of the Ukrainian medical societies. Odessa. - 1996.
    3. A.L. Kharkov, O.I. Tolstikh, S.B. Frantsuzova. Definition of activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase for the prediction of gepatobiliary pathology.
    4. A.L. Kharkov. Endointoxication in surgery. Updated aspects of biology and medicine. Part 1, Genesis // Clinical surgery № 9-10, 1997.
    5. A.L. Kharkov. Endointoxication in surgery. Updated aspects of biology and medicine. Part 2, Diagnostic №12, 1997.
    6. A.L. Kharkov. Endointoxication in surgery. Updated aspects of biology and medicine.

    Part 3, Treatment // Сlinical surgery №1, 1998.

    1. A.L. Kharkov, V.F .Simonov, A.I. Kozhan, E.M. Zapolskaya. Ground of choice of methods of prophylaxis and treatment of complications in aesthetic surgery of face. Plastic and reconstruction surgery. – 2004. P.211
    2. A.L. Kharkov, V.F. Simonov, A.I. Kozhan, E.M. Zapolskaya. Basic links of pathogenetic violations at the age aesthetic changes of person. Plastic and reconstruction surgery. – 2004. P.210
    3. A.L. Kharkov, L.V. Kharkov, V.F. Simonov, L.N. Yakovenko. Problem of correlation of the real changes and visual effects taking into account optical    illusions in the estimation of efficiency of rhinoplasty. Plastic and reconstruction surgery. – 2004, №1, P. 23-30.
    4. A.L. Kharkov, V.F.Simonov, A.I. Kozhan, E.M. Zapolskaya. Rational algorithm of choice of testimonies and conducting of basic surgical interferences on face at age and aesthetic his changes. Plastic and reconstruction surgery. – 2004, P.209
    5. A.L. Kharkov, T.D. Zadorozhnaya, O.I. Illina. Morphological and immunohistochemical features of grenz bony frame of female person at their age changes // Health of woman. – 2005. №1. – P.220-222
    6. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Problems of primary and second prophylaxis and surgical treatment of deformations of tag of nose in time and after one-sided cheylorhinoplasty.// Stomatology news. – 2005. №1, P.- 12-17.
    7. A.L. Kharkov. Psychological types of women in plastic surgery. // The reproductive health of woman, 2005. № 4. – P. 241-243.
    8. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Second deformation of overhead lip after one-sided cheyloplasty, Stomatology news, 2005 № 1. – P. 63-67.
    9. A.L. Kharkov. Algorithm of surgical tactic of treatment of premature senescence of fabrics of person and neck on the basis of approach of the systems and his clinical estimation. Collection of the advanced studies of employees of NMAPO (Shupika), Kyiv – 2006. VIP. 15. Book1. – P. 749-756.
    10. A.L. Kharkov. Determination of degree of metabolic violations after classic, minimally invasive and combined plastic operations at the age-related changes of face and neck.“Clinical surgery”, Ukrainian Scientifically-practical magazine, Kyiv.–2006., P. 29-32.
    11. A.L.  Kharkov. Fibrin adhesive using at the face ritidektomy. // Scientifically-practical magazine “Liki”

    Kyiv. – 2006. – P. 125-127       

    1. A.L. Kharkov. Clinical efficiency of combined ritidektomy. Quarterly scientifically-practical magazine „Galitskiy likarskiy visnik”. Ivano-Frankovsk. – 2006. Т.13. – P. 66-67.
    2. A.L. Kharkov.  Combined cosmetic face operation. // Clinical surgery. – 2006. P. 55-57.
    3. A.L. Kharkov. Methodical approach to the study of quality of life at patients in plastic surgery. “Medical business”– 2006. – P. 39-45.
    4. A.L. Kharkov. Methodical approach to the estimation of results of cosmetic operations on face and neck. Kharkov medical school, medical scientifically-practical magazine, Kharkov. – 2006. № 2. – P. 76-79
    5. N.F. Driuk, A.L. Kharkov. Method of pulling up and fixing of the superficial sarcous aponevrotic system at the rejuvenating operations of person. Clinical surgery. – 2006. – P. 53-54.
    6. A.L. Kharkov. Modernized combined facial plastic surgery. – Collection of the advanced studies of employees of NMAPO (Shupika), 2006. VIP. 15. Book.2. – P. 608-613
    7. A.L. Kharkov. Determination of dependence of premature senescence from the exogenous and endogenous factors of risk with the use of discriminative analysis //

    Women’s health.   – 2006. № 3. – P. 211-215.

    1. A.L. Kharkov. Optimization of conduct of preoperative and postoperative periods.
      1. The reproductive health of woman. № 3. – 2006. – P. 8-10.
    2. A.L. Kharkov. Indexes of oxidization of peroxide lipids and antioxidant system after classic, preserving surgery and combined plastic surgeries. Ukrainian medical journal, 2006.№ 3. – P. 102-105.
    3. A.L. Kharkov. Prognostication of hemorrhagic complications, infecting of wounds and explants // the «Healthy men», official edition of association of sexpert and andrologist of Ukraine. – 2006. № 3. – P. 24-26
    4. A.L. Kharkov. Social aspects of esthetic and plastic surgeries. // “Medicine of Ukraine”, 2006. P. 2-3
    5. A.L. Kharkov. Method of determination of efficiency of cosmetic operative interference and quality of patient’s life after the operation. // Scientific news- type of newspaper of National medical University of O.O. Bogomolets. 2006. № 2. – P. 123-1
    6. A.L. Kharkov. Structure of complications in aesthetic surgery of face and neck // The reproductive health of woman, – 2006. № 2. – P. 201-202
    7. A.L. Kharkov. Endoscopic method of face rejuvenation. // Clinical surgery. – 2006. № 2. – P. 32-36
    8. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Reasons of remaining deformations of nose after primary cheylorhinoplasty, terms and methods of their removal.
    9. A.L. Kharkov. Fibrin adhesive using at the face ritidektomy
    10. A.L. Kharkov. Specific aspects of mutual relations between patient and doctor in the clinic of plastic surgery.
    11. A.L. Kharkov. Estimation of degree of metabolic violations after implementation of classic, preserving surgery and combined operations
    12. A.L. Kharkov. Some changes in social life of patients after plastic surgery on face and neck.
    13. A.L. Kharkov. Estimation of severity degree in general state and psychological types of patients according to aesthetic surgeons.
    14. A.L. Kharkov. Estimation of severity degree in general state of patients staying in clinics of aesthetic and plastic surgery.
    15. A.L. Kharkov. The psychological types of patients of plastic surgeon.
    16. A.L. Kharkov. Clinical description of patients of aesthetic and plastic surgery.
    17. A.L. Kharkov. Method of operation in bulging of auricles. // Surgical stomatology – 2001. P. 42-46

    Reasons, prophylaxis and treatment of deformations of overhead lip after one-sided cheyloplasty // Plastic and reparative surgery. – Kyiv. – 2004.

    1. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko, L.F. Korchak. Secondary deformation of overhead lip and nose after two-sided cheylorhinoplasty. Terms of operations and new methods. // Materials from the all-Russian scientific-practically conference innate and inherited pathology of head, face and neck for children: actual questions of complex treatment. – Moscow. – 2006. – P. 169-172.
    2. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N.  Yakovenko. Surgical and complex treatment of innate defects of jaw-facial area for children. Real achievements and unsolved problems.
    3. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov. Innate diseases of jaw-facial area for children. Modern strategy of treatment.
    4. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov V. Show, V. Semb. Review in the situation of helping children with the ununions of overhead lip and palate in the European countries.
    5. A.L. Kharkov. Secondary rhinoplasty. Materials from the Second all-Ukrainian scientific-practically conference. Standardization methods of treatment in plastic and reparative surgery”. Kyiv. – 2006. P. 102.
    6. A.L. Kharkov. Materials of the Second all-Ukrainian scientific-practically conference „Standardization methods of treatment in plastic and reparative surgery”. Kyiv. – 2006. p.102.
    7. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Method of removal of the second deformation of nose for children with innate unaccretions of overhead lip and palate //

    Materials of the first scientific-practically conference „Actual question of plastic, reparative and aesthetically beautiful surgery”. Kyiv. – 2002. P. 199–200

    1. A.L. Kharkov. Complex estimation of morfo-functional, aesthetic and psychological criteria of effective result of rhinoplasty.  Actual questions of plastic, reparative and aesthetically beautiful surgery”. Kyiv. – 2002. P. 201–203.
    2. A.L. Kharkov. Role of visual effects and factors, their determining in the estimation of result of rhinoplasty. Materials of the first scientific-practically conference „Actual question of plastic, reparative and aesthetically beautiful surgery”. Kyiv.–2002. P.203-205
    3. L.V. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Method of removal after the secondary deformation of nose with innate unaccretion of overhead lip and palate for children.

    License № 37070 А from April 16, 2001.

    1. Kharkov, A.L. Kharkov, L.N. Yakovenko. Method of removal of lop-earedness.

    License № 37071 А from October 12, 2000.

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  • 37 years of experience
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  • 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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  • Turkey, Istanbul, Arpanu Medical
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Ugur Yasar

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , CatchLife
  • Education:

    Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine (1998-2004)

    Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital (2005-2010 General Surgery

    Specialist Training)

    Institutions He Works for:

    Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital

    Malatya Darende Hulus Efendi State Hospital

    Malatya Private EGM Hayat Hospital

    Malatya Private Park Hospital

    Antalya Private Life Hospital Group

    Antalya Private ASV Life Hospital

    Publications and Articles:

    Extremely rare presentation of an omphalomesenteric cyst in a 61-year-old

    patient

    Recep Aktimur, Uğur Yaşar, Elif Çolak, Nuraydın Özlem

    Turk J Surg. 2017; 33(1): 43–44.

    Effects of preoperative nutritional support on colonic anastomotic healing in

    malnourished rats

    Rıza Haldun Gündoğdu, Uğur Yaşar, Pamir Eren Ersoy, Emre Ergül, Semra

    Işıkoğlu, Atilla Erhan

    Ulus Surgical Magazine 2015; 31(3): 113–117. Published online 2015 Sep.

    Master Thesis:

    The effect of preoperative nutrition on colonic anastomosis healing in

    malnourished rats.

     

    Certificates and Courses :

    Metabolic Surgical Procedures with Video Demonstrations Course (12-15

    October 2017)

    Obesity and metabolic diseases surgery winter school (26 February 2018)

    Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Symposium (3-4 December 2018)

    Nutritional support in Cancer (ESPEN Long-Life-Learning Programme,

    22/11/2009)

     

    Nutritional Support in intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patents (ESPEN Long-

    Life-Learning Programme, 01/04/2009)

     

    Nutritional Support in the Perioperative Period (ESPEN Long-Life-

    Learning Programme, 01/04/2009)

     

    Approach to Paranteral Nutrition (PN) (ESPEN Long-Life-Learning

    Programme, 22/11/2009) Thyroid Surgery Course (Ankara Surgery

    Association )

    Thyroid Cancer Surgery Course (Turkish Surgical Society 12 September

    2009)

    Akut Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Treatument Course (Ankara Surgery

    Association 10 January 2009)

    Abdominal Wall Hernias Course (Ankara Surgery Association 10 January

    2009)

    Burn Course (Ankara Surgery Association 11 April 2009)

    Experimental Surgery Course (5. Surgical Research Congress 10

    December 2009)

    Total Mesorectal Excision Course (Ankara Surgery Days 14-15 November

    2008)

     

    Professional assocations and organizations to which he is a

    member:

    Turkish Surgery Association

    BMCD (Association of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery)

    TOSS (Turkish obesity surgery society)

     

    Special Interests:

    Cancer Surgery,

    Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

    Laparoscopic Surgery

    Thyroid Surgery

     

    Awards Received:

     

    2011 KEPAN congress second best paper

    2019 Turkey East Awards; The most succesful General Surgeon

    of the year.

    2020 Altıntaç Awards; Best Obesity Surgeon of the Year Award

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Huseyin Ayhan Kayaoglu

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  • 25 years of experience
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  • Turkey, Bursa, PROF. DR. HÜSEYİN AYHAN KAYAOĞLU
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Assoc Prof Dr Ahmet Rauf

  • 4.4 Good 14 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hermes Clinics
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