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Murat Sarikaya
Gastroenterologist
20 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Murat Sarikaya

Gastroenterologist
20 years of experience

Experience:

2022 - 

Medipol Bahçelievler

2021 - 2022

MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY SEFAKÖY HOSPITAL

2018 - 2020

İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

2014 - 2020

TOKAT STATE HOSPITAL

2010 - 2010

BINGOL STATE HOSPITAL

 

Education:

2021

MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY, GASTROTEROLOGY

2018

İSTINYE UNIVERSITY, INTERNAL DISEASES USA

2014

ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, GASTROENTEROLOGY

2010

FIRAT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE/INTERNAL MEDICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT/INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

2004

FIRAT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

 

A. International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Title: Fatal fulminant hepatitis B after withdrawal of entecavir treatment in a patient with HBeAg seroconversion.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Koçak Erdem, Köklü Seyfettin, Babalı Ayşegül, Çakal Başak
  • Journal: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume/Issue: (Kontrol No: 1206043)

Title: Acute gastric obstruction resulting from gallstone-induced bezoar.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Koçak Erdem, Köklü Seyfettin, Akbal Erdem
  • Journal: The American Surgeon
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume/Issue: 78(12)
  • Page: 529
  • (Kontrol No: 1129707)

Title: Garlic-induced esophagitis.

  • Authors: Doğan Zeynal, Sarıkaya Murat, Filik Levent, Ergül Bilal
  • Journal: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 76(2)
  • Page: 262
  • (Kontrol No: 1131422)

Title: Association between Helicobacter pylori and liver-to-spleen ratio.

  • Authors: Doğan Zeynal, Sarıkaya Murat, Filik Levent, Ergül Bilal
  • Journal: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 25(1)
  • Pages: 107-110
  • Citations: 7
  • DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283590c10
  • (Kontrol No: 1131424)

Title: Crohn's disease masked by median arcuate ligament syndrome.

  • Authors: Bıyıkoğlu İbrahim, Sarıkaya Murat, Uysal Ramadan Selma, Ergül Bilal, Doğan Zeynal
  • Journal: Chinese Medical Journal
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 126 (14)
  • Page: 2798
  • Citations: 1
  • (Kontrol No: 1131477)

Title: Telaprevir and anemia: What we learned from the first three patients.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent
  • Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 45(7)
  • Page: 575-575
  • Citations: 2
  • DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.759271
  • (Kontrol No: 1129738)

Title: Magnesium and parathyroid hormone levels of patients using different proton pump inhibitors.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Filik Levent, Ergul Bilal, Doğan Zeynal
  • Journal: Gastroenterology Nursing
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 36 (2)
  • Pages: 145-148
  • DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e31828d3753
  • (Kontrol No: 1129715)

Title: Is topical pharyngeal anesthesia necessary in esophagogastroduodenoscopy in all unsedated patients?

  • Authors: Ergül Bilal, Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Filik Levent, Bıyıkoğlu İbrahim
  • Journal: Digestive Endoscopy
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 25(1)
  • Pages: 90-91
  • Citations: 2
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01383.x
  • (Kontrol No: 1129879)

Title: Inpatient Care Of Hepatitis C: Applying The Four Pillars Model To The Hospital Setting.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Filik Levent, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal
  • Journal: Gastroenterology Nursing
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 36(2)
  • Pages: 141-144
  • DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e31828d33db
  • (Kontrol No: 1129712)

Title: "The "Bouveret's Syndrome" Case Resolved Without Necrotic Changes."

  • Authors: Bilal Ergül, Murat Sarıkaya, Zeynal Doğan, Sevda İdil, Tarkan Karakan, Abdullah Çetin Köseoğlu
  • Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 725434
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/725434
  • (Kontrol No: 1131423)

Title: Severe acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent, Bıyıkoğlu İbrahim
  • Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 945902
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/945902
  • (Kontrol No: 1131425)

Title: Gallstone Ileus Caused by Cholecystoenteric Fistula Demonstrated on Computed Tomography.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent, Sevda İdil
  • Journal: Case Reports in Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 652960
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/652960
  • (Kontrol No: 1131426)

Title: Intestinal Perforation Due to Ingested Chicken Bone Mimicking Crohn's Disease.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent
  • Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 604820
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/604820
  • (Kontrol No: 1131427)

Title: Acute pancreatitis induced by hypertriglyceridemia: A case-based review.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent
  • Journal: Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 24(3)
  • Pages: 276-280
  • DOI: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0565
  • (Kontrol No: 1129727)

Title: An Unusual Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Severe Acute Pancreatitis Leading to Death.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent, Tarkan Karakan
  • Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 658370
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/658370
  • (Kontrol No: 1131475)

Title: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Mesenteric Panniculitis.

  • Authors: Sarıkaya Murat, Doğan Zeynal, Ergül Bilal, Filik Levent
  • Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume/Issue: 2013
  • Article ID: 925259
  • DOI: 10.1155/2013/925259
  • (Kontrol No: 1131476)

B. Contributions to Scientific Conferences:

Title: Suicidal poisonings in Turkey: demographic and clinical aspects.

  • Authors: Sarikaya M., Gunes A., Goksu E., Erdogan G., Ozen C., Kaya A.
  • Conference: 30th European Congress of Clinical Toxicology (EAPCCT)
  • Year: 2000
  • Abstract ID: P44
  • (Kontrol No: 1131478)

Title: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Aortoenteric Fistula.

  • Authors: Doğan Zeynal, Sarıkaya Murat, Filik Levent, Ergül Bilal
  • Conference: World Congress of Gastroenterology
  • Year: 2013
  • Abstract ID: P1367
  • (Kontrol No: 1131479)
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Omer Necip Aytug
Gastroenterologist
44 years of experience
4.5
144 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Omer Necip Aytug

Gastroenterologist
44 years of experience
This physician was born in 1956 and graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in 1980. He was awarded the title of Internist in 1985 and completed his Gastroenterology fellowship at Marmara University in 1997. He has been an Associate Professor at Firat University since 1989 and a Professor at Abant İzzet Baysal University since 1998. He has worked and taught at private hospitals, including Camlica Medicana Hospital and Memorial Service Hospital, as well as Duzce University Faculty of Medicine.Read more
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Miquel Sans Cuffí
Gastroenterologist
36 years of experience
4.7
403 reviews

Miquel Sans Cuffí

Gastroenterologist
36 years of experience
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Médico Teknon
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Ozlem Ozer Chakir
Gastroenterologist
10 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ozlem Ozer Chakir

Gastroenterologist
10 years of experience

Education

MD; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2001)

Residencies

Internal Medicine; Ministry of Health Ankara Diskapi Education and Research Hospital (2009)

Pathology; Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (2004)

Fellowships

Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine (2013)

Experiences

Demiroglu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (2019- currently)

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2017-2019)

Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea (2018)

Konya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology  (2014-2017)

Certificates

Advanced Endoscopy Certificate, Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 2018

Bariatric Endoscopy Certificate, Bariatric Endoscopy Global course, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2020

Awards

2019 Rising Star, 10th Digestive Disease and Endoscopy Symposium

Memberships

Turkish Society of Internal Medicine

Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

ERCP Study Group at Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Women in Endoscopy, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Ron Greenberg
Colorectal surgeon
33 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Ron Greenberg

Colorectal surgeon
33 years of experience
Dr. Ron Greenberg is an experienced abdominal surgeon with over 20 years of experience, specializing in open and minimally invasive and Whipple surgery. He is the Head of the Colorectal Surgery Department at Sourasky Medical Center.Read more
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Erwin Santo
Gastroenterologist
35 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Erwin Santo

Gastroenterologist
35 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Gastroenterological Association
European Association of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition

Dr. Erwin Santo is an Israeli top rated gastroenterologist, an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric and liver diseases. He has extensive experience in the field, including heading the Gastroenterological Department at Sourasky Medical Center and being a co-founder of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology, and the European Association of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition.

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Oren Shebolet
Gastroenterologist
59 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Oren Shebolet

Gastroenterologist
59 years of experience

accreditations:

The American Gastroenterological Association
The European Association for the Study of the Liver
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Dr. Oren Shibolet is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hematologist with over 50 years of practice. He is a leading expert in liver conditions and treatments, having served as the Head of the Liver Unit at Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. He has a degree in general medicine from the Hebrew University, a specialty in gastroenterology from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, and is a member of multiple medical organizations. He is also an author of over 60 publications and 100 conference reports.

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Tolga Sahin
Gastroenterologist
14 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Tolga Sahin

Gastroenterologist
14 years of experience

accreditations:

The International Liver Transplantation Society

Education: 

 

Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine 

 

Specialization Training: 

 

Baskent University Faculty of Medicine. Internal diseases 

Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Minor 

 

Worked Institutions: 

Tekirdag State Hospital (Compulsory Service) 

Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology 

 

Medical Interests: 

 

Endoscopy-Colonoscopy 

ERCP 

Hepatology 

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 

Liver Transplantation

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Bentov Amir
Gastroenterologist
19 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Bentov Amir

Gastroenterologist
19 years of experience
Dr. Bentov Amir is a specialist in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology, with over 22 years of experience. His areas of interest include endoscopic procedures in children and various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases.Read more
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Maharshak Nitzan
Gastroenterologist
26 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews

Maharshak Nitzan

Gastroenterologist
26 years of experience
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Tarik Akar
Gastroenterologist
20 years of experience
4.5
144 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Tarik Akar

Gastroenterologist
20 years of experience

Dr. Tarık Akar graduated from Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 2000 and was granted the title of “Internist” in 2004. He has published 19 international papers, 6 local papers, and 25 local and international congress presentations. His fields of medical interest include Achalasia, ESD, ERCP, Zenker’s Diverticulum, and Gastroparesis.

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Zamir Halperin
Gastroenterologist
40 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Zamir Halperin

Gastroenterologist
40 years of experience

Gastroenterologist

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Rafael Bruck
Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Rafael Bruck

Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience

accreditations:

American Medical Association
Israel Medical Association
Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases

Prof. Rafael Bruck is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hepatologist with 40+ years of experience. He specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, gastrointestinal cancer, and biliary duct and liver abnormalities. He is a member of several medical organizations, including the American Medical Association.

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Yilmaz Bilgic
Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Yilmaz Bilgic

Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience

ACADEMIC CAREER SUMMARY

Degree: Bachelor's
Field: Medicine
University: Atatürk University
Year: 2001

Degree: Master's
Field: Medicine
University: Atatürk University
Year: 2001

Specialization/Doctorate: Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
University: İnönü University
Year: 2012

Associate Professorship: Gastroenterology
University: İnönü University
Year: 2018

Foreign Language: English, 67.5, 2007

H-index (WoS/Google): 8/10

Impact Factor: 8.1577

Key Research Work:
“Does apocynin increase liver regeneration in the partial hepatectomy model?” Yılmaz Bilgiç, Burhan Hakan Kanat, Onural ÖZHAN, Azibe YILDIZ, Zeynep AKSUNGUR, Mehmet Erman ERDEMLİ, Nigar VARDI, Yusuf TÜRKÖZ, Sami AKBULUT, Adem KÖSE, Hakan PARLAKPINAR. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 (53), 1-12 Q3.

Declared Project Title, Year:
K.3.6. “Investigation of the Effects of Vinpocetine in Sepsis Created by Cecal Ligation and Puncture in Rats” (Principal Investigator), 2023

International Experience:
Advanced Endoscopy Training, Anam Hospital, South Korea (3 months, 2016)
Advanced ERCP Course, Olympus Training Center, Hamburg (2017)

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

  • Institution: İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center
    City: Malatya
    Position: Assistant Chief Physician
    Period: 2021 - 2024
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Mehmet Altan Kaya
General surgeon
34 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Grand Clinic

Mehmet Altan Kaya

General surgeon
34 years of experience

UNIVERSITY

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 

 

UNIVERSITY WHERE HE TAKES EXPERTISE

Göztepe Training and Research Hospital General Surgery

 

CONGRESSES ATTENDED

National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress

Cerrahpaşa Surgery Meetings Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association

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Camel Kopty
Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Camel Kopty

Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience

Prof. Kopty is a highly qualified specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, endoscopy, hepatology, and various liver diseases, with expertise and practical experience in more than 28,000 diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy specializations. He also has awards and publications in the fields of hepatology, hepatitis C and B, endoscopy, and best clinical endoscopy quality certificates.

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Nadir Arber
Gastroenterologist
42 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Nadir Arber

Gastroenterologist
42 years of experience

accreditations:

The American Association for Cancer Research
The American Gastroenterological Association
The European Association for Cancer Research
The European Society of Digestive Oncology

Prof. Nadir Arber is a top gastroenterologist from Israel with over 30 years of experience in the field. He is specialized in the prevention, early diagnostics, and treatment of GI cancers, with education from Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and NewYork-Presbyterian Center. He has written over 300 papers on his research and is a member of numerous organizations in the field.

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Peter Schenker
Pediatric surgeon
17 years of experience
4.6
56 reviews

Peter Schenker

Pediatric surgeon
17 years of experience
Germany, Solingen
Medical Center in Solingen
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Viktor Alexander Krol
Gastroenterologist
24 years of experience
4.0
1 review

Viktor Alexander Krol

Gastroenterologist
24 years of experience
Germany, Dusseldorf
St. Martinus-Krankenhaus Düsseldorf
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Ezgi Sevic
Dietitian
5 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Prof. Cemal Kara's Private Practice/EGE CERRAHI

Ezgi Sevic

Dietitian
5 years of experience

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. 

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