Best bariatric surgeons: TOP 294 doctors

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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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Ahmet Ziya Balta

  • New
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Alfa.Health
  • Dr. Ahmet Ziya Balta is a General Surgery Specialist with 23 years of experience. He has served as Infirmary Chief Surgeon and Deputy Chief Doctor. He is now an Associate Professor at SBU Hamidiye Medicine Faculty, General Surgery Department.

    Dr. Balta has worked in both military and civilian healthcare. He served at Şırnak Military Hospital and GMMA Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital. He is known for his skills in general surgery and his leadership in surgical departments. His career shows strong achievements in both clinical practice and academic medicine.

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Ismail Biri

  • New
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Ankara, Private Koru Ankara Hospital
  • Education

     

    İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi (ingilizce) 1995- 2002

     

    Work Experience

    Başbakanlık S.H.Ç.E.K. Genel Müdürlüğü Kurum Hekimliği (2003)

     

    Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi Uzmanlığı 2011

     

    Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Temel ve İleri Düzey Endoskopik Girişimler Eğitimi 2011

     

    İstanbul Hastanesi /Van 2011

     

    Özel Malatya Hastanesi / Malatya2012

     

    Bilgi Tıp Merkezi Keçiören /Ankara 2013

     

    Özel Koru Sincan Hastanesi Sincan/Ankara 2013

     

    Baş Tibb Mərkəzi /Baku Clinic Azerbaycan/Bakü 2013

     

    Yüksek İhtisas Üniversitesi Özel Koru Ankara Hastanesi 2019

     

    Özel Ankara Koru Hastanesi /Ankara 2019

    Medical Interests

    laparoscopic obesity
    Laparoscopic abdominal and inguinal hernia repairs (with the latest techniques)

    Postpartum laparascopic diastasis recti (the formation of a protrusion in the upper middle abdomen due to the separation of the muscles in the abdominal tissue) and abdominal hernias above the navel and and gobekustunde both diastasis recti repair and abdominal hernia repair from the skin with laparascopic scola method for the first time in Turkey laparascopic stomach hernia and antireflu surgery).  

    Laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries, including cleaning the bile duct with trans-cystic choledochal irrigation in patients with bile sludge and stones less than 5mm in the bile duct, performed in the same session

    Laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries in pregnant women during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, i.e., after 12 weeks of pregnancy

    Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Pregnancy

    Anal disorders, anal fissures, all types of internal and external hemorrhoid surgeries, anal fissure, and anal fistula surgeries

    Thyroid surgeries and cancers, parathyroid surgeries and cancers

    Breast diseases and breast cancer surgery

    Oncological surgery; liver and gallbladder and bile duct surgeries, stomach cancer surgery, colon cancer surgery, and liver resections for metastatic liver tumors

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Mustafa Kardaslar

  • New
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Happy Esthetic Clinic
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,900 - $4,500
Gastric bypass
$4,500 - $5,500
Gastric balloon
$2,500 - $2,900
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Ozgur Kavak

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Ekol International Hospitals
  • Dr. Ozgur Kavak is an expert in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery. He specializes in bariatric procedures such as Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Full Gastric Bypass, Mini Bypass, and Type 2 Diabetes Surgery. He also offers non-surgical obesity treatments, including endoscopic gastric balloon and stomach filler procedures.

    Dr. Kavak is accredited by the Turkish Surgical Association and has held a board qualification since 2008. He is an active member of several national surgical societies. He has published many national and international studies that are widely cited. His surgical skills also include laparoscopic oncology for colorectal, stomach, pancreas, and adrenal conditions, as well as endocrine, hernia, and advanced laser haemorrhoid surgeries.

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Mani Habibi

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , CatchLife
  • Dr. Mani Habibi is a general surgeon with over 21 years of experience. He specializes in minimally invasive bariatric and metabolic surgeries. He is skilled in gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y), mini-bypass, gastric balloon, and sleeve gastrectomy procedures.

    Dr. Habibi is a member of the European Society of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). He has published more than 40 scientific articles. His work focuses on improving surgical techniques and patient outcomes in obesity treatment.

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Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
$3,000 - $3,300
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Gülyüz Öztürk

  • 4.1 Good 7 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
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