Best transplant surgeons: TOP 162 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood

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
$5,366 - $7,421
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Alp Gürkan

  • 4.4 Good 10 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Okan University Hospital
  • Dr. Alp Gürkan is a surgeon with more than 33 years of experience in organ transplantation and general surgery. He has performed over 1,900 kidney transplants and more than 3,000 surgical procedures. This makes him one of Turkey’s most accomplished transplant surgeons.

    Dr. Gürkan founded Turkey’s first non-university organ transplant clinic. He also performed the country’s first laparoscopic kidney transplant from a live donor. He is known for leading Turkey’s first intestinal transplant. Dr. Gürkan has received several major honors, including the Turkish Department of Health Excellence Award of Renal Transplant and the Prime Minister Medical Honor Award.

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Kidney transplant
$16,000 - $16,000
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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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Sunil Prakash

  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • India, Delhi, BLK Super Speciality Hospital
  • Nephrologist, Transplantologist
Liver transplant
$36,000 - $36,000
Kidney transplant
$13,000 - $13,000
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Sandeep Attawar

  • 3.9 Good 7 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • India, Chennai, Global Hospital Chennai
  • Dr. Sandeep Attawar is famous cardiothoracic surgeon in India. Serves as the Director of the Cardiac Surgery&Thoracic Organ Transplant Program at Gleneagles Global Health City.

    Specialty

    Dr. Sandeep Attawar is a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery. He has participated in over 10,000 open and closed heart surgeries in adults and children.

    His expertise also covers heart and lung transplant with a 85-90% success rate.

    Work experience

    • Since 2017 – Director & Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Organ Transplantation & MCS Program at Global Hospital Chennai (Gleneagles Global Health City)
    • 2013-2017 – Head of the Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplant Department at Fortis Gurgaon Memorial Research Institute
    • 2012-2013 – Director of Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Organ Transplantation at Global Hospitals Group in Chennai
    • 2010-2012 – Vice President and Director of Cardiac Sciences Center at Narayana Health in Jaipur
    • 2005-2010 – Chief heart surgeon and Head of the Cardiosurgical Division at Apollo Dhaka
    • 2003-2005 – Senior cardiac surgeon consultant at the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Calcutta
    • 2000-2002 – Cardiac surgeon at Cardiac AJ Hospital and Research Center in Mangalore, Manipal Heart Foundation in Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bangalore.

    Education

    • The Medical Faculty Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology – Degree in general medicine, specialty in general surgery, specialty in cardiothoracic surgery.

    Membership in organizations

    • The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
    • The Minimally Invasive Robotic Association
    • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
    • The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
    • Being Human Foundation.
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Kidney transplant
$15,000 - $17,000
Heart transplant
$90,000 - $96,000
Heart and lungs transplant
$147,000 - $150,000
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Gülyüz Öztürk

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

  • New
  • 22 years of experience
  • Ukraine, Lviv, Myroslava Novosilska Clinic of Aesthetic Medicine
  • Dr. Myroslava Novosilska is a dermatologist, oncologist, trichologist, and cosmetologist at a top Aesthetic Medicine Clinic. She holds a Bachelor of Medical Affairs. As an Associate Professor, she has a strong academic background.

    Dr. Novosilska completed internships in internal diseases, dermatology, and oncology. She is known for her skills in hair transplantation, facial asymmetry correction, and labiaplasty. She also has advanced training in cosmetology and massage therapy. This allows her to provide thorough patient care and modern aesthetic treatments.

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Harun Alakaya

  • New
  • 14 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Gold City Hair
  • Dr. Harun Alakaya is a skilled hair surgeon who graduated from Istanbul University in 2011. He has over 11 years of experience and has performed thousands of hair transplant procedures. He specializes in the Sapphire (diamond) FUE technique and is known as a leading expert in Turkey and abroad.

    Dr. Alakaya is a certified member of the European Association of Hair Surgery (ESHRS) and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). He has trained many medical professionals and organized major conferences on hair loss and treatment. His work has helped advance the field of hair restoration.

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