Best Obesity doctors: TOP 188 doctors

• Specializes in obesity and metabolic surgery, including gastric sleeve and endoscopic gastric balloon.
• Has practiced at medical institutions in Turkey, including Firat University, Istanbul University, and LIV Hospital.
• Standard treatments: gastric sleeve, gastric balloon, metabolic surgeries, diet, and lifestyle changes.
• Member of the Turkish Obesity Surgery Society, World Obesity Association, and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
• Speaks Turkish and English, facilitating effective communication with patients.

• Dr. Carlos Ballesta López specializes in the treatment of obesity with over 30 years of experience.
• He utilizes laparoscopic surgery, gastric bypass, and metabolic surgery to manage obesity.
• He has trained and practiced at clinics in Spain and Latin America, contributing to his extensive international experience.
• He is the Director of Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center, which is accredited by IFSO for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
• He is a member of the Medical Board at Teknon Medical Center, committed to maintaining high medical standards.

Oncologist, Gastroenterologist

• Dr. Halil Coskun specializes in obesity treatment using gastric bypass, gastric sleeve surgery, and gastric balloon.
• He has performed over 5,000 treatments for obesity with a focus on metabolic surgery.
• He has international training experience at the Cleveland Clinic Institute of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, USA, and the Diabetes Surgery Center at Cornell Medical School.
• Member of the Turkish Obesity Surgery Association and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
• Chairman of the Education and Research Commission of the Turkish Bariatric Surgery Foundation.

• Specialist in obesity treatment through minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
• Expert in gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric banding, and metabolic surgery.
• Has experience practicing at medical institutions in Spain, focusing on advanced surgical techniques.
• Associate Clinical Lecturer at the University of Navarre School of Medicine (1996-2003).
• Member of the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery (SECO) and European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).

• Specializes in obesity treatment through advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric procedures.
• Utilizes methods such as sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and adjustable gastric banding.
• Has international practice experience at medical centers in Turkey and near the Syrian border.
• Founder of Lotus Bariatrics, serving patients worldwide since 2017.
• Member of the highest volume center in laparoscopic surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital.

• Prof. Piotr Major specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating morbid obesity, which include laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass.
• He has performed over 1,600 bariatric procedures, including revision surgeries.
• He graduated from the Medical Department of Collegium Medicum at Jagiellonian University and has specialized in general surgery since 2010.
• Prof. Major has experience in international practice, having worked at medical institutions in Poland, and has numerous publications in both national and international journals.
• He is a member of The Association of Polish Surgeons and The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.

Dr. Ozdenskaya has been practicing medicine since 1998, and has worked in several hospitals and clinics in the Istanbul area. Since 2012 he has been working as a general specialist in obesity surgery at Medipol Clinic, performing laparoscopic gastric sleeve resection, stomach resection with the da Vinci robot, gastric balloon and mini-gastric bypass operations.

• Dr. Grzegorz Kowalski specializes in the treatment of obesity, focusing on bariatric surgery and lifestyle interventions.
• Treatments for obesity include gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, and metabolic surgery.
• Dr. Kowalski has international experience practicing at medical institutions in Poland and has received training in advanced bariatric techniques.
• Awards: Best Bariatric Surgery Award from Covidien and Johnson & Johnson; Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery by Olympus.
• Member of the Polish Medical Society, the Society of Polish Surgeons, and the Metabolic and Bariatric Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons.

Dr. Antanas Mickevicius is a highly experienced Bariatric surgeon with 30 years of experience and qualifications from the Kaunas Medical University. He is trained in Sweden, the UK, and the Netherlands and performs over 200 bariatric surgeries in the UK and Lithuania every year. He specializes in Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Plication and other procedures, treating conditions such as Morbid Obesity and Being overweight. He is a member of the Lithuanian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO).

Dr. HE is a General Surgery Specialist and Associate Professor of Obesity and Metabolic Conditions. He has vast experience in the field, having worked in various hospitals in Turkey and having completed certificates and courses such as Anorectal Physiology Course, Laparoscopic Colon Rectum Surgery Course, and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Hands-On Course. He is a member of several organizations such as International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Turkish Surgical Association, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Endocrine Surgery Association, and Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Dr. Jaroslav Tvaruzek is a specialist in robotic surgery. Dr. Tvaruzek is a leading certified expert by Intuitive Surgical - the American produced of the original Da Vinci robots. The doctor is a member of Association of Aesthetic Medicine and Association of Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Tvaruzek heads the Center of Robotic Surgery located in the St. Zdislava Hospital (the Czech Republic). The doctor has performed over 3,500 robotic surgeries for his practice. Among them are:

• prostatectomy with preservation of the erectile function
• transoral surgeries (removal tumors of the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, mouth)
• thyroidectomy
• nephrectomy
• bariatric surgeries (surgical treatment of obesity).

• Dr. Plamen Staikov specializes in bariatric surgery, treating morbid obesity with advanced surgical techniques.
• Methods include gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and revision surgeries.
• Dr. Staikov has international experience practicing at clinics and medical institutions in Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and France.
• Medical Director at Sachsenhausen Hospital, Head of the Obesity Centre since 2014.
• Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders and the American College of Surgeons.