Dr. Palep is a highly experienced bariatric surgeon with 17 years of experience in upper GI and weight loss surgeries. He is well trained in the latest techniques, such as Robotic GI Surgery, Banded Bypass, Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy and Mini Gastric Bypass, and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in international journals. He is certified as a center of excellence by the IEF for providing comprehensive and high quality care, and is invited across the country and abroad to give talks in his fields of interest.
Read moreDr. Palep is a highly experienced bariatric surgeon with 17 years of experience in upper GI and weight loss surgeries. He is well trained in the latest techniques, such as Robotic GI Surgery, Banded Bypass, Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy and Mini Gastric Bypass, and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in international journals. He is certified as a center of excellence by the IEF for providing comprehensive and high quality care, and is invited across the country and abroad to give talks in his fields of interest.
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.
Read moreNUTRITION 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.
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
Read moreEducation:
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
Dr. Homayoon is a Specialist Gastroenterologist with more than 11 years of experience in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and colonoscopy, and more than 16 years of experience in the field of internal medicine. She has graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences which is one of the best universities in Iran, and has one of the most equipped and advanced transplant centres in the world (Abu-Ali Sina Hospital). Dr. Homayoon has vast experience in treating patients with all types of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders such as oesophageal motility disorders, all types of hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, gastric and duodenal ulcers, constipation, H pylori infection, irritable bowel syndrome, fatty liver, cirrhosis, gastroesophageal reflux disorders, occult blood in stool, melena, fresh rectal bleeding, celiac disease, acute and chronic diarrhoea, food intolerance, flatulence, liver cysts, liver abscess, pancreatitis, and abdominal pain. She has expertise in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, total colonoscopy, and liver elastography.
EXPERTISE:
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Dr. Homayoon is a Specialist Gastroenterologist with more than 11 years of experience in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and colonoscopy, and more than 16 years of experience in the field of internal medicine. She has graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences which is one of the best universities in Iran, and has one of the most equipped and advanced transplant centres in the world (Abu-Ali Sina Hospital). Dr. Homayoon has vast experience in treating patients with all types of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders such as oesophageal motility disorders, all types of hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, gastric and duodenal ulcers, constipation, H pylori infection, irritable bowel syndrome, fatty liver, cirrhosis, gastroesophageal reflux disorders, occult blood in stool, melena, fresh rectal bleeding, celiac disease, acute and chronic diarrhoea, food intolerance, flatulence, liver cysts, liver abscess, pancreatitis, and abdominal pain. She has expertise in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, total colonoscopy, and liver elastography.
EXPERTISE:
Dr. Julio Valle Muñoz has a degree in medicine and surgery, and is a specialist in the digestive system. Associate Physician of the Digestive System Service of the Virgen de la Salud Hospital in Toledo. In addition, he has worked for several years as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University Hospital of Helsinki (Finland), where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Read moreDr. Julio Valle Muñoz has a degree in medicine and surgery, and is a specialist in the digestive system. Associate Physician of the Digestive System Service of the Virgen de la Salud Hospital in Toledo. In addition, he has worked for several years as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University Hospital of Helsinki (Finland), where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
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
Read moreUNIVERSITY
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
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.
Title: Acute gastric obstruction resulting from gallstone-induced bezoar.
Title: Garlic-induced esophagitis.
Title: Association between Helicobacter pylori and liver-to-spleen ratio.
Title: Crohn's disease masked by median arcuate ligament syndrome.
Title: Telaprevir and anemia: What we learned from the first three patients.
Title: Magnesium and parathyroid hormone levels of patients using different proton pump inhibitors.
Title: Is topical pharyngeal anesthesia necessary in esophagogastroduodenoscopy in all unsedated patients?
Title: Inpatient Care Of Hepatitis C: Applying The Four Pillars Model To The Hospital Setting.
Title: "The "Bouveret's Syndrome" Case Resolved Without Necrotic Changes."
Title: Severe acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia.
Title: Gallstone Ileus Caused by Cholecystoenteric Fistula Demonstrated on Computed Tomography.
Title: Intestinal Perforation Due to Ingested Chicken Bone Mimicking Crohn's Disease.
Title: Acute pancreatitis induced by hypertriglyceridemia: A case-based review.
Title: An Unusual Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Severe Acute Pancreatitis Leading to Death.
Title: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Mesenteric Panniculitis.
B. Contributions to Scientific Conferences:
Title: Suicidal poisonings in Turkey: demographic and clinical aspects.
Title: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Aortoenteric Fistula.
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.
Title: Acute gastric obstruction resulting from gallstone-induced bezoar.
Title: Garlic-induced esophagitis.
Title: Association between Helicobacter pylori and liver-to-spleen ratio.
Title: Crohn's disease masked by median arcuate ligament syndrome.
Title: Telaprevir and anemia: What we learned from the first three patients.
Title: Magnesium and parathyroid hormone levels of patients using different proton pump inhibitors.
Title: Is topical pharyngeal anesthesia necessary in esophagogastroduodenoscopy in all unsedated patients?
Title: Inpatient Care Of Hepatitis C: Applying The Four Pillars Model To The Hospital Setting.
Title: "The "Bouveret's Syndrome" Case Resolved Without Necrotic Changes."
Title: Severe acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia.
Title: Gallstone Ileus Caused by Cholecystoenteric Fistula Demonstrated on Computed Tomography.
Title: Intestinal Perforation Due to Ingested Chicken Bone Mimicking Crohn's Disease.
Title: Acute pancreatitis induced by hypertriglyceridemia: A case-based review.
Title: An Unusual Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Severe Acute Pancreatitis Leading to Death.
Title: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Mesenteric Panniculitis.
B. Contributions to Scientific Conferences:
Title: Suicidal poisonings in Turkey: demographic and clinical aspects.
Title: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Aortoenteric Fistula.
Born in Trabzon in 1972, Dr. İzzettin Kahraman began his medical studies at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and earned his Medical Doctor degree in 1995. Following two years as a general practitioner, he embarked on his specialization training in 1997. He completed his residency at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, becoming a General Surgery Specialist in 2002.
Dr. Kahraman worked as a General Surgery Specialist in public hospitals, including Trabzon Numune Hospital and Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, for 13 years. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a Lecturer at University of Health Sciences. In 2019, he transitioned to the private sector, continuing his career in private hospitals.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kahraman has engaged in a wide range of training programs both in Turkey and abroad. In 2007, he earned a Surgical Endoscopy Certificate and furthered his expertise in laparoscopic hernia treatments in Hamburg, Germany, in 2008. He also completed a course on Nutrition Practices and Training at Ondokuz Mayis University and a specialized course in laparoscopic hernia repair in Istanbul in 2010.
In 2011, after completing the "Emergency Surgery" course in Istanbul organized by the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES), Dr. Kahraman received training in SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) Cholecystectomy at Gazi University in Ankara. Since then, he has specialized in advanced laparoscopic techniques, with a particular focus on endoscopy, gastric diseases, obesity, and metabolic surgery.
In 2021, Dr. Kahraman obtained certificates in Ozone Therapy and Mesotherapy from Medipol University.
Since 2023, he has been serving at Estexper Clinic, Istanbul.
Read moreBorn in Trabzon in 1972, Dr. İzzettin Kahraman began his medical studies at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and earned his Medical Doctor degree in 1995. Following two years as a general practitioner, he embarked on his specialization training in 1997. He completed his residency at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, becoming a General Surgery Specialist in 2002.
Dr. Kahraman worked as a General Surgery Specialist in public hospitals, including Trabzon Numune Hospital and Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, for 13 years. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a Lecturer at University of Health Sciences. In 2019, he transitioned to the private sector, continuing his career in private hospitals.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kahraman has engaged in a wide range of training programs both in Turkey and abroad. In 2007, he earned a Surgical Endoscopy Certificate and furthered his expertise in laparoscopic hernia treatments in Hamburg, Germany, in 2008. He also completed a course on Nutrition Practices and Training at Ondokuz Mayis University and a specialized course in laparoscopic hernia repair in Istanbul in 2010.
In 2011, after completing the "Emergency Surgery" course in Istanbul organized by the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES), Dr. Kahraman received training in SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) Cholecystectomy at Gazi University in Ankara. Since then, he has specialized in advanced laparoscopic techniques, with a particular focus on endoscopy, gastric diseases, obesity, and metabolic surgery.
In 2021, Dr. Kahraman obtained certificates in Ozone Therapy and Mesotherapy from Medipol University.
Since 2023, he has been serving at Estexper Clinic, Istanbul.
Education:
Specialized Education and Experience:
Academic Career:
Education:
Specialized Education and Experience:
Academic Career:
Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries
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Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries
Education
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (1991)
KTÜ Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital (Specialization.1998)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Surgery Training, 2002)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Training, 2006)
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (General Surgery Clinic Advance Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity and Oncological Cancer Surgery Training, 2010i)
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Education
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (1991)
KTÜ Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital (Specialization.1998)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Surgery Training, 2002)
Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Training, 2006)
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (General Surgery Clinic Advance Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity and Oncological Cancer Surgery Training, 2010i)
Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries
Read more
Specializations
Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Bile Duct Surgery
Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
Oncological Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gastric cancer
Colon cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Obesity Surgery
Diabetes Surgeries