Best transplant surgeons: TOP 155 doctors

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Anna Lara
  • 5 Excellent 2 reviews
  • 9 years of experience
  • Mexico, Monterrey, Stem Solutions
  • Dr. Lara is a passionate Honduran-born medical doctor with a Mexican heart. She earned her MD at the Catholic University of Honduras and has an Obesity Medicine post-graduate degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. She continued into a Masters in Applied Nutrition with a focus on research at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City where her commitment to staying up-to-date and her passion for evidence-based medicine grew fonder.

    She is member of the International Society for Stem Cell Application, SCOPE certified by the World Obesity Federation, and certified for Sport’s and Exercise Nutrition.

    Besides her clinical experience within multiple hospital ER’s and private practice, Dr. Lara has vast experience within the Regenerative Medicine area, where her biggest determination is to positively impact lives of her patients. She has also experience in administrative areas within Mexico, where besides overseeing treatments, she is up-to-date with Mexican regulatory laws (COFEPRIS). Her passions involve medicine and sports where she has managed to combine both, in her professional world as well as within her personal life.

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Volkan Turunc
  • 4.6 Excellent 312 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
    • Specialized in kidney transplants and general surgery with high success rate.
    • International training includes Turkey, with practice in military and private hospitals.
    • Focused on Transplantology, particularly kidney transplants, with notable achievements.
    • Recognized for contributions in Transplantology within Turkey’s medical community.
    • MD from Istanbul University with specialization in general surgery and Transplantology.
    • Certified General Surgery Specialist, expert in kidney and liver transplant procedures.
    • Member of the Turkish Surgical Association, with focus on transplant surgery.
    • Offers online consultations for patients seeking transplant-related medical advice.
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Liver transplant
$50,000 - $50,000
Corneal transplant
$8,500 - $8,500
Kidney transplant
$18,000 - $18,000
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Koray Acarlı
  • 4.6 Excellent 312 reviews
  • 39 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
  • Professor Koray Acarlı is a highly experienced liver transplantologist and liver & biliary tract surgeon in Turkey. He has provided over 1,000 liver transplants, including 280 pediatric ones, and has written over 70 articles on liver transplantation, pancreatic surgeries, liver and biliary tract tumors. He has obtained degrees in general medicine and surgery, and is a lecturer at the Department of General surgery, Pancreas, Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery. He is the President of the Organ Transplant Center in Memorial Şişli Hospital and a member of the Turkish Surgical Association and the Turkish Society of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery.

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Liver transplant
$50,000 - $50,000
Corneal transplant
$8,500 - $8,500
Kidney transplant
$18,000 - $18,000
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Andreas Gross
  • 4.5 Good 124 reviews
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
    • Specializes in Transplantology, focusing on kidney and liver transplants.
    • Applies HIFU and laparoscopic partial resection for organ-preserving approaches.
    • International practice in Germany, recognized by leadingmedicineguide as a top specialist.
    • Utilizes minimally invasive techniques for improved transplant success rates.
    • Holds Chief Physician position at Barmbek Asklepios Hospital's Urology Department.
    • Certified in advanced urological therapies, contributing to transplant success.
    • Active member of urological associations with a transplantology focus.
    • Offers remote consultations for transplant evaluations and follow-up care.
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Corneal transplant
$8,626 - $10,783
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Naci Karacaoglan
  • 4.5 Good 465 reviews
  • 32 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
    • Specializes in transplantology, handling organ transplants such as kidney, liver, and heart.
    • International practice in Turkey and affiliated with multiple renowned hospitals.
    • Expertise honed at Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt and Haydarpasa Numune Hospitals.
    • Trained in transplant surgery during tenure at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine.
    • Professional memberships enhancing transplantology knowledge and standards.
    • Dr. Karacaoglan offers online consultations for transplant-related inquiries and evaluations.
    • Graduated from Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine in 1984.
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Liver transplant
$62,539 - $69,278
Kidney transplant
$20,000 - $25,000
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Yildiray Yuzer
  • 5 Excellent 32 reviews
  • 41 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Prof. Dr. Yıldıray Yüzer is a renowned General Surgeon with a specialization in Oncology and General Surgery, particularly interested in liver and bile duct surgery. With 38 years of experience, he has treated numerous patients and performed over 4500 liver transplants, primarily from healthy living donors.
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Find out about the best doctors here

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.

The ranking is composed according to the Bookimed patient reviews and considers the rating of hospitals where doctors practice.

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Famous Transplantology doctors have vast experience, continue education constantly, participate in professional associations and have positive feedback from patients treated.

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Huseyin Cagatay Aydin
  • 4.5 Good 465 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Professor Aydin is a Turkish transplantologist with over 20 years of experience and expertise in kidney transplant surgery. He has held several positions in transplant departments and centers, and has written 35 scientific papers on the subject. He is a member of various transplant-related organizations.

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Liver transplant
$62,539 - $69,278
Kidney transplant
$20,000 - $25,000
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Murat Dayangac
  • 4.5 Good 465 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
    • Specializes in liver transplant, handling conditions like cirrhosis and liver cancer.
    • International experience includes training at Mayo Clinic, USA.
    • Authored over 70 articles on transplantology, especially liver-related diseases.
    • Director of the Center for Organ Transplantation at Medipol University Hospital.
    • Member of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS).
    • Affiliated with the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT).
    • Participates in the International Transplant Network for Developing Countries.
    • Holds degrees in general medicine, general surgery, and organ transplant.
    • Provides remote consultations for transplantology patients.
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Liver transplant
$62,539 - $69,278
Kidney transplant
$20,000 - $25,000
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Walter Klepetko
  • 4.6 Excellent 143 reviews
  • 47 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
  • Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon and head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, and Wiener Privatklinik. He is credited with initiating the Vienna Lung Transplant Program and co-developing the surgical technique of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In 2018, he successfully performed a lung transplant on three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda.
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Bulent Un
  • 4.7 Excellent 45 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Bulent Unal is a distinguished oncologist and general surgeon specializing in organ transplant and treating an array of cancers. He has over 25 years of professional experience and has earned multiple awards for his work in the field. He is proficient in surgeries like kidney and liver transplant, resection of urinary bladder tumor, removal of ovarian cancer, gall bladder tumor removal, and mastectomy surgery.
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Liver transplant
$44,000 - $48,000
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$17,000 - $18,500
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Halil Erdis
  • 4.7 Excellent 45 reviews
  • 14 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Halil Erdiş graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and then completed his specialization training in the Department of General Surgery at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine in 2007.

     

    As for his work experience, he worked in various institutions in the field of general surgery. He worked as a Clinical Fellow at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital between 2011-2012.

     

    He continued his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2013.

     

    He received the Clinical Research and Good Clinical Practices Education Certificate in 2017 in the field of education. During this period, he specialized in organ transplantation and directed his career in the field of general surgery.

     

    Halil Erdiş's expertise in general surgery and especially organ transplantation has an important place in his career.

    Clinical areas of interest:

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    Liver diseases

     Bile ducts gallbladder diseases

     Hepatobiliary surgery

     Liver transplantation

     Kidney transplantation

    Pancreas transplantation

     Pancreatic diseases

    Laparoscopic surgery

     Oncological surgery

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Liver transplant
$44,000 - $48,000
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$17,000 - $18,500
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Abuzer Dirican
  • 4.7 Excellent 45 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Prof. Dr. Abuzer Dirican is a renowned Transplant Surgeon and Minimally Invasive Surgery Specialist with over 26 years of experience. His primary focus is Oncology and General Surgery, particularly in the area of Liver and Kidney transplants. Dr. Dirican is a recipient of multiple awards for his significant contributions to his field.
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$44,000 - $48,000
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$17,000 - $18,500
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Baris Akin
  • 5 Excellent 32 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Prof. Baris Akin is a highly esteemed professor of surgery based in Istanbul, Turkey, with a specialization in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He received the 'Young Investigator Award' at the American Transplant Meeting in 2004 and has successfully conducted over 1200 kidney transplantations in Turkey. Prof. Akin has developed a new donor nephrectomy surgical technique and is certified as a transplant surgeon by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

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Baranov Ivan
  • New
  • 16 years of experience
  • Ukraine, Dnipro, Hair Med
  • Dr. Baranov Ivan is a specialized trichologist and hair transplantologist with over 14 years of experience. He has performed over 1300 hair transplant procedures and is a certified expert in the Regenera Activa technique. Notably, he is the only transplantologist in Ukraine who performs hair transplantation using a unique, author’s hybrid technique with the Trivellini system. Dr. Baranov is a member of several professional associations, including International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, European Hair Research Society, and Ukrainian Hair Reserch Society.
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Utkan Kızıltaç
  • New
  • 13 years of experience
  • 1000+ treatments performed
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, UnitedCare Clinic
  • Dr. X has extensive experience in Dermatology and Venereology, having studied and worked in various departments from 1999 to 2020.

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Andrey Kovalchuk
  • New
  • 18 years of experience
  • Ukraine, Kyiv, Coollaser Clinic
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Girish Badarkhe
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • India, Nashik, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre
  • Dr. Girish V. Badarkhe is an experienced hematology-oncologist at HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, with MBBS, MD, and DM degrees. He has 13+ years of expertise in leukemia, multiple myeloma, and bone marrow transplant, and has received awards for his professional and hard work.

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Michael Bartels
  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Leipzig, Helios Park Hospital Leipzig
    • Specializes in transplantology, focusing on liver and pancreas transplants.
    • Trained in Germany, with international exposure in transplant procedures.
    • Conducts clinical trials specifically in transplant surgery.
    • Recognized for high success rates in liver and pancreatic transplants.
    • Graduated from Hannover Medical School with a focus on transplant surgery.
    • Member of German and European transplant and oncology societies.
    • Offers remote consultations for pre and post-transplant care.
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Sebastian Melchior
  • 4.2 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
$5,068 - $7,009
Kidney transplant
$80,869 - $102,434
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Sumeyra Cekin
  • 5 Excellent 2 reviews
  • 12 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Antalya , Alara Health Group
  • Dr. Sumeyra Cekin is a board-certified family medicine doctor at Alara Health Group with experience in treating a variety of ailments and chronic diseases. She focuses on preventative care and lifestyle changes, providing personalized care plans to each patient, and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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