Best Thyroid disease endocrinologists in Turkey: TOP 25 doctors

Assoc. Prof. Nuri Alper Şahbaz is an experienced doctor with medical education from Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, and scientific and clinical experience from Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical School. He is specialized in endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland and neuroendocrine tumors) and has performed over 2000 successful surgeries in this area. He also specializes in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries, as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal system endoscopy.

Specializations

Diabetes (Sugar)

Thyroid

Hypertension

cholesterol

stomach diseases

intestinal diseases

osteoporosis

Experience

Azerbaijan Gusar Central Hospital

Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics

Azerbaijan Göranboy, First Lieutenant Doctor

Hospital Park Darıca Hospital

BAH

Education

Azerbaijan Medical Faculty (2015)

Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital (2016-2020)

Vocational Trainings, Courses and Conferences Attended

Internal Medicine Congress

Gastro Academy

Endocrinologist

Specializations

Cancer Surgery

Pancreatic Surgery

Bile Duct Surgery

Bariatric Metabolic Surgery

Oncological Surgery

Breast Surgery

Gastric cancer

Colon cancer

Thyroid Cancer

Obesity Surgery

Diabetes Surgeries

Education and Experience

• 1992 - 1998, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2002 – 2015, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• 2015 – 2024, Bağcılar Medipol Mega University Hospital
• 2024 – Present, Medipol Acıbadem Hospital

Education:

• Degree: Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, 2009
• Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 2010-2014
• Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, 2014-2019
• Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Turkish Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Qatar, 2019-2020
• Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital Mega Hospital Internal Medicine Department, 2020-2024
• Associate Professor Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital, 2024-Present.

Roles in Projects:

Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the SOUL Study: Cardiovascular Outcome Research of Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetic Patients, approved by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency on May 22, 2019.

Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study “SCALE™ Insulin”: Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Basal Insulin (Study Code: NN8022-4272), conducted by Novo Nordisk A.Ş.

Subinvestigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study NN5401-4266 StepByStep Intensification conducted by Novo Nordisk.

Assistant Researcher in the study "A Research Study to Compare Semaglutide to Insulin Aspart, When Taken Together With Metformin and Insulin Glargine, in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 11)" (2019-2020).

Assistant Researcher in the PIONEER 1 study: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

NUTRITION AND DIET SPECIALIST 

Ezgi Sevic graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetic as Honor Student. During her education, she conducted studies on “'The Effect of Hedonic Eating Behavior on Obesity', 'Total Parenteral Nutrition in Children' and 'The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Obesity'.” During her education, she took part in the field in studies on determining the nutritional status of the society. She worked as intern dietitian in Hospitals of Hacettepe University (Oncology Hospital, Adults Hospital, İhsan Doğramacı Child Hospital), Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital and many Community Health Centres. 
She worked in Izmir Private Ekol Hospital. She successfully completed the 'Bariatric Nutrition Course' and the 'Innovations in Obesity Course'. She has participated in many training and seminar programs in her field. 

Interests: Post- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Nutrition, the Nutrition in Chronicle Diseases, Nutrition in Individuals with Diabetes, Nutrition in Cancer, Nutrition in Congenital Metabolic Diseases, Food Intolerances, Body Weight Control, Child and Adolescent Nutrition, Nutrition in Old Age, Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation.

Dietit. Ezgi Sevic knows advanced English. 

Medical Interests 

Obesity 

Insulin resistance 

Diabetes 

Hypoglycemia (low sugar) 

Growth retardation and short stature 

Anorexia 

growth hormone deficiency 

Puberty problems (early puberty, delayed puberty, excessive hair growth, menstrual irregularity, polycystic ovary syndrome) 

Turner syndrome 

Thyroid diseases (Goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease, thyroid nodule) 

Sexual development disorders (small penis, undescended testis, gender ambiguity, hypospadias) 

Adrenal gland diseases (Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Addison’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome) 

Bone and calcium metabolism diseases (rickets, vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis) 

Education 

Bachelor’s - Master’s: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (1998-2004) 

Ph.D. - Specialization in Medicine: Child Health and Diseases, Dr. Sami Ulus Gynecology and Childhood Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital (2005-2010) 

Ph.D. - Minor specialization: Pediatric Endocrinology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine (2010-2013) 

Experience 

Child Health and Diseases Specialist Diyarbakır Children’s Hospital 2010 

Pediatric Endocrine Minor Assistant Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty Hospital 2010-2014 

Pediatric Endocrinology Specialist İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital 2014-2015 

Assistant Professor Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine 2015-2016 

Associate Professor Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine 2016-2021 

Pediatric Endocrinology Associate Professor Ulus Liv Hospital 2021- Present 

Pediatric Endocrinology Associate Professor Vadistanbul Liv Hospital 2021- Present

Memberships 

Aegean Child Endocrine and Diabetes Association, Member, 2010 

Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Association, Member, 2010 

Growing Child Association, Member, 2014 

European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), Member, 2016

Medical Interests 

Diabetes 

Thyroid Diseases 

Obesity 

Hyperlipidemia 

Secondary Hypertension (Resistant Hypertension) 

Pituitary Gland Diseases 

Adrenal Gland Diseases 

Hirsutism (Increased Hairiness) 

Irregular period 

Delayed Puberty (Delayed Puberty) 

Metabolic Bone Diseases 

Osteoporosis 

Menopause 

Gynecomastia 

Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis) 

Developmental Retardation

Education 

Ziya Gokalp High School / 1993 - 1996 

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine / 1997 - 2004 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / 2005-2009 / (Internal Medicine Clinic) 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / 2010-2013 / (Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Clinic)

Experience 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Internal Medicine / Assistant / 2005 -2010 

Bala District State Hospital / Specialist / State Service Obligation / 2010 -2010 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Minor Assistant / 2010- 2013  

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 2013 - 2014  

Kocaeli Darıca Farabi State Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 55th Term State Service Obligation / 2014 - 2015  

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 2015- 2016

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Associate Professor / 2016-2017

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Associate Professor 

Diyarbakır Private Practice / Associate Professor / 2020-2022

Liv Hospital Vadistanbul 2022-

Memberships 

Turkish Endocrine and Metabolism Society 

European Society of Endocrinology

Specializations

Cancer Surgery

Pancreatic Surgery

Bile Duct Surgery

Bariatric Metabolic Surgery

Oncological Surgery

Breast Surgery

Gastric cancer

Colon cancer

Thyroid Cancer

Obesity Surgery

Diabetes Surgeries

Education

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (1991)

KTÜ Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital (Specialization.1998)

Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Surgery Training, 2002)

Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Training, 2006)

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (General Surgery Clinic Advance Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity and Oncological Cancer Surgery Training, 2010i)

Born in 1982 in Istanbul, Dr. Fatih Can Karaca completed his high school education at Bahçelievler Super High School in 2000 and then entered Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, graduating in 2006. During his medical training, he was a key player on the faculty's basketball team, winning the 14 March Medical Tournament twice.

In 2007, he began his residency in General Surgery at Istanbul University, developing a keen interest in laparoscopic surgery. He contributed to Turkey's first laparoscopic metabolic surgery for Type 2 diabetes at the Special Metabolic Surgery Clinic in 2009. He continued his education in metabolic surgery at Universal Hospitals’ Taksim German Hospital in 2011 and completed his residency in General Surgery in 2012.

From 2012 to 2014, Dr. Karaca worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, followed by a role at a Metabolic Surgery Clinic in Şişli from 2014 to 2017. He gained extensive experience in obesity surgery and the surgical treatment of diabetes during this period. In 2015, he became a lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University, sharing his knowledge and experiences with younger colleagues, and he was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2016 and Associate Professor in 2021.

Dr. Karaca has held various positions as a General Surgery Specialist in different hospitals, where he established obesity clinics and performed numerous successful surgeries. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and the Turkish Obesity Surgery Association (TOSS).

An avid sports enthusiast, particularly in basketball and soccer, Dr. Karaca encourages his patients to incorporate sports into their lives. He also enjoys chess and nature walks. He is proficient in English, married, and a father of two.

Dr. Karaca has participated in numerous national and international conferences on obesity surgery, where he has presented his findings and experiences. He has published numerous scientific articles in prestigious international journals in the field of obesity surgery.

Doctor of Medicine (1996-2003). Specialized in Hospital Internal Medicine (2004-2009), Endocrinology (2011-2015), and has professional experience at various hospitals in Turkey (2004-2019).