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Best Gastric balloon bariatric surgeons: TOP 189 doctors

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Toufic Ata
General surgeon
19 years of experience

Toufic Ata

General surgeon
19 years of experience
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi
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Mehmet Sadik Bingol
General surgeon
19 years of experience
4.8
7 reviews

Mehmet Sadik Bingol

General surgeon
19 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipunto Clinic
4.8
7 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Gastric balloon $1600
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Bogdan
General surgeon
14 years of experience

Bogdan

General surgeon
14 years of experience
Ukraine, Odesa
OMD clinic
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Vadym
Colorectal surgeon
40 years of experience

Vadym

Colorectal surgeon
40 years of experience
Ukraine, Odesa
OMD clinic
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Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez
Gastrointestinal surgeon
22 years of experience
Mexico, Tijuana
LIMARP Bariatric Surgery Center

Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez

Gastrointestinal surgeon
22 years of experience

accreditations:

Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  • Dr. Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez specializes in Gastric balloon procedures.
  • Methods include endoscopic placement, adjustment, and removal of balloons.
  • Innovative techniques: Orbera, Spatz3 Adjustable Balloon, Obalon.
  • Trained internationally in countries like Mexico, the United States, and France.
  • Certified by the Mexican Council of Surgery in general and bariatric surgery.
  • Member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
  • Offers online consultations for patients seeking Gastric balloon surgery.
  • Fluent in multiple languages, including English and Spanish.
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Jaydeep Palep
Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience
India, Nashik
HCG Manavata Cancer Centre

Jaydeep Palep

Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience

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.

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Doctor's visit price on request
Gastric balloon $2500 - $3000
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Mekhmet Gencturk
General surgeon
13 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Dr. HE Clinic

Mekhmet Gencturk

General surgeon
13 years of experience

Field of activity:

Surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders

Endoscopic procedures (gastroscopy, gastric balloon, gastric stent, gastric botox)

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Emin Ersoy
General surgeon
38 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Medistate Hospital Istanbul

Emin Ersoy

General surgeon
38 years of experience
Dr. Mugisha Markior Kyaruzi is a Cardiovascular surgeon with 12+ years of experience, having graduated from Dokuz Eylul University and post-graduated from Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, having served across multiple renowned medical institutions. He is specialized in Adult open heart surgery, Peripheral arterial system (arterial) surgery, Varicose veins surgery, Endovascular procedures, Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass, Heart Valve Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Entry, Interventional and Surgical Treatments of Vascular Diseases as well as having national and international publications and being invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDEs and worldwide conferences to talk Coronary Artery Disease.Read more
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Unal Sabanci
Colorectal surgeon
39 years of experience
5.0
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medicana Atasehir Hospital

Unal Sabanci

Colorectal surgeon
39 years of experience
Dr. X is an experienced general surgeon specializing in endocrine surgery, breast disease surgery, hemorrhoid and fissure treatment, laparoscopic surgery, and obesity surgery. He graduated from Gulhane Military School of Medicine in 1985 and completed his residency in 1992. He has had experience working as a general surgeon in various hospitals between 1992-2017.Read more
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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
Plastic surgeon
14 years of experience

Mehmet Onur Ozturk

Plastic surgeon
14 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Bewell Health Assistance
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Mehmet Yalim Uctum
General surgeon
14 years of experience

Mehmet Yalim Uctum

General surgeon
14 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Bewell Health Assistance
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Antonio Braun
Colorectal surgeon
25 years of experience
Italy, Bologna
Maria Cecilia Hospital

Antonio Braun

Colorectal surgeon
25 years of experience

Member of SICOB - Italian Society of Obesity Surgery and ACOI - Association of Italian Hospital Surgeons                                               

Dr Braun is a board-certified general surgeon with over 25 years of experience specializing in gastrointestinal surgery, particularly in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) through Fundoplication surgery. He has performed over 500 successful Nissen and Toupet Fundoplication procedures, with a focus on minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. His expertise extends to diagnosing complex cases of GERD and offering comprehensive treatment plans to improve patient outcomes.

He has carried out his main training experiences in various international institutions and specialization courses in general and digestive system surgery, including a two-year training internship at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery and numerous courses in Madrid, with Prof. E. Moreno Gonzales (Curso Internacional de Actualizaciòn en chirurgia General y del Aparato Digestivo) or in New Orleans (Medical Education at the 90th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons).

Dr. Braun has extensive expertise in the field of digestive surgery. He has focused on implementing advanced protocols and optimizing surgical techniques, while maintaining high standards of safety and patient care. He has collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated and personalized approach in the management of obese or digestive disorder patients, improving quality of life and reducing post-operative complications.

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Cemal Kara
General surgeon
26 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Prof. Cemal Kara's Private Practice/EGE CERRAHI

Cemal Kara

General surgeon
26 years of experience
Dr. Cemal Kara is a distinguished general surgeon specializing in cosmetic and weight-loss procedures. With 26 years of experience, he has performed over 6,200 treatments, co-founded the Aegean Medical Health Center, and contributed significantly to the medical field with 30+ publications and the invention of a laparoscopic surgical instrument.Read more
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Gokhan Yilmaz
Colorectal surgeon
13 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol University Pendik Hospital

Gokhan Yilmaz

Colorectal surgeon
13 years of experience

Was born in 1981 in Erzincan. After finishing Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu High School in 1999 entered Istanbul University Çapa, Faculty of Medicine. 

 

In 2005 I got his Master Degree and started as a practitioner at Yüksekova State Hospital. He got his Doctorate at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital in General Surgery department. As a General Surgery Specialist, he worked at Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital for 5 years and at Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital for 3 years. 

 

Worked as an Assistant Professor at Istanbul Medipol University, Department of General Surgery. Currently working at Medipol University Pendik Hospital. 

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Peter Vasas
General surgeon
19 years of experience
3.8
10 reviews
Hungary, Budapest
Liv Duna Medical Center

Peter Vasas

General surgeon
19 years of experience
Dr. Peter Vasas is a Consultant Bariatric Surgeon with a specialization in general, hepatobiliary, lower GI, and upper GI surgeries. He has performed over 800 bariatric procedures, including revisions, with remarkable safety results. His expertise includes gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repairs, gallstone surgery, gastro-oesophageal reflux surgery, and minimally invasive colo-proctology.Read more
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Serdar Kacar
General surgeon
30 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Odin Clinic

Serdar Kacar

General surgeon
30 years of experience

I was born in 1967 in Izmir.

I have a happy marriage. I am the father of 3 beautiful girls, more beautiful than each other.

I have a love for Altınordu,inherited from my father.

I speak English and French.

 

The education you have received describes you…

  • Izmir Necati Bey Primary School (1973-1978)
  • Izmir Private Saint-Joseph Secondary School (1978-1982)
  • Izmir Private Tevfik Fikret High School (1982-1985)
  • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1985-1992)
  • General Surgery Training at SSK (social insurance institution) Tepecik Training Hospital (1992-1996)
  • Liver Transplantation Training at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine (2002-2003)

Surgical Experience

After becoming a general surgery specialist in 1996, I served as a General Surgery and Organ Transplantation Specialist at SSK (social insurance institution), for a period of 9 years. In 2005, was granted the title of Associate Professor-General Surgery. Between 2005 and 2012, I established the kidney transplant centers in İzmir Private Kent Hospital, Istanbul Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, and Medicalpark Goztepe Hospital respectively, and served as the chief executive of these centers.

I have worked in İzmir Private Kent Hospital since 2013. I established Obesity Clinic at Gazi Hospital, and performed more than 200 gastric reduction operations.

Scientific Activity

More than 50 international publications

Approximately 100 national publications

Section authorship of 12 books

Editorship of 2 books

Serving as a lecturer, session moderator, science board member, and regulatory board member in many scientific congresses held both at home and abroad.

Serving as a referee and editor in domestic and international magazines.

Citation in approximately 100 international scientific publications

Awards

Certificate of Achievement granted by SSK General Directorate for the first kidney transplant operations performed at SSK Hospitals (1997).

Young Researcher Award in ONKKD (Turkish Organ Transplantation Centers Coordination Association) 2002 Congress held in Adana (2002).

Certificate of Appreciation granted by SSK General Directorate for the first small intestine transplant in Turkey (2003).

Young Researcher Award in the World Congress of Nephrology held in Berlin (2003).

The Firsts

Besides these, I have broken many new grounds in Turkey.

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (laparoscopic removal of the donor kidney intended to be transplanted) (2004)

Kidney-transplant without tissue adaptation (2005)

Cross-over (cross-donor) kidney transplantation (2005)

Small intestine transplantation (2005)

Social Responsibility

I have worked in the management boards of many associations engaging in scientific and social activities, and served as a founding member in some of them.

The most important one of these is that I have served as a coordinator in the project intended for providing 150.000 elementary school students and 5,000 adults with training on organ donation, for a period of 10 years, through various social activities.1

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Mehdi Deniz
General surgeon
16 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Aktif International Hospital

Mehdi Deniz

General surgeon
16 years of experience
Dr. Mehdi Deniz is a renowned specialist with over 11 years of experience in obesity and diabetes surgery, performing more than 4000 surgeries. He is adept in procedures like Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery, Sadi-S Surgery, Duodenal Switch Surgery, Loop Bipartition (Sasi), Sleeve Gastrectomy, Mini Gastric Bypass, Revision Surgery, Diabetes Surgery (Transit Bipartition), and R&Y Gastric Bypass. In addition to surgical treatments, he also offers non-surgical obesity treatment options such as the Gastric Balloon.Read more
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Gastric balloon $3905.21
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Ibrahim Agackiran
General surgeon
9 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Aktif International Hospital

Ibrahim Agackiran

General surgeon
9 years of experience
Dr. Ibrahim Agackiran is a specialist in Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, with proficiency in various treatments including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve surgery, and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. His medical career includes extensive experience in large hospitals in Turkey and participation in many seminars and congresses. He holds memberships in the Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Society of Bariatric Surgery, and Turkish Medical Association.Read more
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Gastric balloon $3905.21
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Onder Akkus
General surgeon
15 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Aktif International Hospital

Onder Akkus

General surgeon
15 years of experience
Dr. Onder Akkus is an experienced General Surgeon specializing in Obesity and Metabolism with over 16 years of experience. He is skilled in a wide range of procedures, including Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, Stomach Botox, Stomach Balloon, General Surgery Operations, Thyroid Surgery, Breast Surgery, Goitre, Reflux Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopy, Proctology, Laparoscopic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. He is known for his patient-centered approach and the use of advanced technology in diagnosis and treatment.Read more
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Gastric balloon $3905.21
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Ahmet Soykurt
General surgeon
10 years of experience
5.0
3 reviews
Northern Cyprus , Nicosia
Near East University Hospital

Ahmet Soykurt

General surgeon
10 years of experience

 

NAME: AHMET SOYKURT

TITLE: OP.DR. GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALIST

FACULTY OF MEDICINE GRADUATED FROM: HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE-2013

GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALTY: HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ANKARA NUMUNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL-2019

ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY AND ERCP TRAINING: ISTANBUL BAKIRKÖY DR.SADİ KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL-2022

AREAS OF INTEREST: ONCOLOGIC SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, BARIATRIC SURGERY, ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIST (ERCP, PH METER ANALYSIS, MANOMETRY MEASUREMENTS, GASTROSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY, STOMACH BOTOX, STOMACH BALLOON, ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC AND COLONIC STENT PLACEMENT AND MANY INVASIVE PROCEDURES)

OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT

LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

LAPAROSCOPIC NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION (REFLUX SURGERY)

LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER OSEPHAGOGASTRIC MYOTOMY (ACHALAZIA SURGERY)

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN COLON AND RECTUM CANCER SURGERY

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN STOMACH CANCER SURGERY

LAPAROSCOPIC & THORACOSCOPIC AND OPEN ESOPHAGUS SURGERY

PANCREAS CANCER WHIPPLE PROCEDURE

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN DISTAL SUBTOTAL PANCREATECTOMY

UMBILICAL AND INGUINAL HERNIA WITH OPEN AND CLOSED TECHNIQUE

INCISIONAL HERNIA

THYRODECTOMY (WITH A NERVE MONITOR TO PROTECT THE VOCAL CORD)

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

LAPAROSCOPIC CYST HYDATIC SURGERY

BREAST SURGERY (RADICAL MASTECTOMY, BREAST CONSERVATIVE SURGERY, BREAST PROSTHESIS PLACEMENT DURING/AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY)

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