Best bariatric surgeons in Ankara: TOP 4 doctors

Prof. Ozkan brings 25+ years of surgical expertise, including leadership roles at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University and Memorial Ankara Hospital.

• Specializes in abdominal surgery with extensive academic experience
• Former Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Founding Dean at Aksaray University's Faculty of Medicine
• Trained at Ankara University – one of Turkey's top medical schools

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Köroğlu is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Memorial Ankara Hospital (2024–present). She previously served as a faculty member at Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital (2016–2024). She was Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Elazığ Military Hospital (2011–2015). She earned her MD in 2003 from the GATA Faculty of Medicine. She completed her PM&R residency in 2011.

Her credentials include Ministry of Health–approved certified prolotherapy training. She has taught Prolotherapy and PRP (2022) and Knee Prolotherapy and Campinject (2019). She also taught GETAT and Dextrose Prolotherapy (2018) and ISPRM Ultrasound (2009). She has additional training in musculoskeletal ultrasound, neural therapy, lumbar injections and manipulation, and botulinum toxin treatment for the spastic hand. She attended the Euro‑Mediterranean PRM School in Italy (2010). She is a member of the Turkish Society of PM&R, the Turkish Society for Research and Fight Against Rheumatism, the Association of PM&R Specialists of Türkiye, the Spinal Cord Diseases Association, and the Ankara Medical Chamber.

1,500+ robotic weight loss surgeries performed – Prof. Bedirli is a pioneer in robotic bariatric procedures at Private Koru Ankara Hospital.

• 35+ years of surgical expertise
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Specialized training in France and South Korea
• Published 61 international research papers

Pioneered laparoscopic diastasis recti repair in Turkey – Dr. Biri specializes in advanced minimally invasive weight loss surgeries at Private Koru Ankara Hospital.

• 10+ years experience in laparoscopic obesity surgery
• Performs Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve procedures
• Handles complex cases including surgeries during pregnancy
• Trained in advanced techniques at Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi