Best Obesity bariatric surgeons: TOP 179 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. 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.

• 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.

Oncologist, Gastroenterologist

• 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.

• 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).

• 2021 - 2022, Tokat/Turkey
  TOKAT STATE HOSPİTAL
  General Surgeon
• 2015 - 2020, Samsun/Turkey
  ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNİVERSİTY, FACULTY OF MEDİCİNE, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY
  Research Assistant
• 2013 - Currently, İstanbul/Turkey
  MEMORİAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPİTAL
  General Surgeon
• 2013 - 2015, Erzincan/Turkey
  ERZİNCAN MENGÜCEK GAZİ TRAİNİNG AND RESEARCH HOSPİTAL
  General Practitioner

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.

Education and Expertise Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital - General Surgery Specialization Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital - Gastroenterology Surgery Specialization MD Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology Unit, Houston, USA Texas University Memorial Herrman Hospital, Transplantation Center, Houston; USA Experience Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Assistant Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital - Gastroenterology Surgery Minor Marmara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital - Specialist Doctor Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professor Professional Memberships Turkish Surgical Association Association of Gastroenterology Surgery Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery AssociationINTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Ozkan E, Yardimci S, Dulundu E, Topaloğlu U, Sehirli O, Ercan F, Velioğlu-Oğünç A, Sener G. Protective potential of montelukast against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Surg Res. 2010 Mar;159(1):588-94. Ibrahim Koral Onal, Gurel Nessar, Samet Yardimci, Nesrin Turhan, Mevlut Kurt, Aysel Ulker. RecentOnset Ulcerative Colitis Complicated By Colon Ischemia In An Elderly Patient. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume 58, Issue7, p1417-1418, July 2010 Yardimci S, Ulas M, Surmelioglu A, Bostanci E B Splenic recurrence of liver hydatid cyst and spleen preserving therapy Singapore Med J 2011; 52(11): e223 Samet Destek Letter to the Editor: Author's Reply: Recurrent Splenic Hydatid Cyst.. Singapore Med J 2012;53(2): 150 Yardimci S, Bostanci EB, Ozer I, Dalgiç T, Surmelioglu A, Aydog G, Akoglu M. Sildenafil Accelerates Liver Regeneration After Partial Hepatectomy in Rats. Transplan Proc. 2012 Jul-Aug; 44(6): 1747-50 Yıldız MK, Ozkan E, Odabaşı HM, Eriş C, Günay E, Abuoğlu HH, Kaya B, Yardımcı S, Müftüoglu MT, Topaloglu U. Analysis of 120 patients with abdominal stab wound focusing on diagnostic role of fast. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014 May 15;7(5):1386-90. Yardimci S, Uprak TK, Kombak FE, Kaya H, Yegen SC. Ruptured gastric stromal tumor into gastric lumen with an abscess. ANZ J Surg. 2014 Sep;84(9):687-9. Velioglu A, Aksu B, Asicioglu E, Arıkan H, Tinay I, Yardimci S, Yegen C, Tuglular S, Ozener C. Association of BK Virus Titers With Lymphocyte Count in Renal Transplant Patients. TransplantProc. 2015 Jun;47(5):1421-4. Yardimci S, Kara YB, Tuney D, Attaallah W, Ugurlu MU, Dulundu E, Yegen ŞC. A Simple Method to Evaluate Whether Pancreas Texture Can Be Used to Predict Pancreatic Fistula Risk After Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Sep;19(9):1625-31. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015- 2855-7. Epub 2015 May 16. Samet Yardimci, Mustafa Ümit Uğurlu, Mümin Coşkun, Wafi Attaallah, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Neutrophil - Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume Can Be a Predictor for the Severity of Acute Appendicitis. National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2016 Mar;22(2):163-8. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.89346. Dulundu E, Attaallah W, Tilki M, Yegen C, Coskun S, Coskun M, Erdim A, Tanrikulu E, Yardimci S, Gunal O. Simultaneous resection for colorectal cancer 

• 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. Michal Kazanowski specializes in obesity treatment using the Allurion gastric balloon.
• Methods: Allurion Programme, dietary counseling, lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, and minimally invasive surgery.
• Dr. Kazanowski has experience practicing at clinics in Poland and other European countries.
• Conducted a webinar on non-invasive obesity treatment with the Allurion gastric balloon.
• Member of the Polish Society of Surgeons, committed to maintaining high medical standards.

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. 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 Ahmed M. Ammar 

Consultant Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon

Lecturer of General and Laparoscopic Surgery 

Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

MB Bch, MSc Surgery, MD Surgery, MRCS England 

Member of the European Hernia Society 

Dr Ammar has a 10 year experience in practicing general and laparoscopic surgery. He is specialized in laparoscopic procedures involving laparoscopic repairs of different types of hernias, bariatric procedures, biliary procedures. 

Surgeries are performed in the best hospitals well known for its safety and hospitality standards, using the best laparoscopic instruments and setting. 

A lifelong follow up of our patients is always provided

• 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.

Both fields attracted me already at the high school. My enthusiasm also lasted during my studies at the 1st Faculty of Medicine at the Charles University. After graduating from the university, I joined the Institute of Endocrinology in Prague. At the same time I trained at the Third Internal Clinic of the General University Hospital in Prague. Both institutions are highly specialized centres with a wide range of diagnoses. I had the best teachers. I very much appreciate the two foreign experiences, the internship at the University Clinic in Düsseldorf and at the St. Barts Clinic in London. In 2013, I defended my Ph.D. and after a short maternity break, I successfully passed the attestation in 2015.

Work is also my hobby. I follow the latest trends and participate in both domestic and foreign congresses and seminars.

I assess clients individually, I rely on a calm and friendly approach, a thorough case history, the search for connections and a comprehensive view.

In endocrinology, I monitor the state of hormones (chemical messengers) that are produced by the endocrine glands and circulate in the blood to regulate a large number of bodily functions. The disease comes when the production of a particular hormone is too high or too low. Furthermore, the field of endocrinology includes the care of reduced bone density - osteopenia or osteoporosis.

When caring for diabetic patients, the most important thing for a diabetic is to understand what is going on in his/her body and what results a good lifestyle and treatment might bring. I am open to discussions about various dietary measures, I try to motivate positively and to find the right solution for everyone individually, so that we can reach the target glycemic range.

Education

2003 – 2009

Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, General Medicine 

2009 – 2013

Postgraduate study of the 1st Faculty of Medicine at the Charles University at the Institute of Endocrinology

Topic: Neurosteroids in Endocrine Regulation

Supervisor: prof.  Karel Vondra, MD, DrSc.

Trainer-consultant:  Michaela Dušková, MD, PhD.

2015

Attestation in the field of Diabetology and Endocrinology