Best Liver Transplant Doctors Abroad

Dr. Menahem Ben-haim is one of the top liver surgeons with over 32 years of experience, specializing in liver, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal cancers at Sourasky Medical Center.

• Performs complex procedures like the Whipple surgery
• Expert in managing oncological conditions of the liver
• Over 32 years of surgical experience

Dr. Umit Ozcelik specializes in liver transplants with extensive training in general surgery and years of hands-on experience.

• Trained at Baskent University – one of Turkey's leading medical schools
• Years of experience in high-volume transplant centers
• Completed specialized courses in surgical techniques

Dr. Fan Yu is the Director of Kidney Transplantation at Xiamen Humanity Hospital. He led a team that completed 112 kidney transplants within two years. His center has ranked first in Fujian Province for transplant volume three years running. Dr. Yu pioneered the diagnosis of chronic and subclinical rejection in China.

• Completed over 110 successful kidney transplants and one combined liver–kidney procedure.
• Served as Director or Deputy Director at major Shanghai transplant centers.
• Vice Chairman of the Transplant Surgeon Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
• Published over 30 SCI-indexed papers and led 10 national research grants.

Professor Lee Seok-gu is a leading liver transplant surgeon at Myongji Hospital. He has performed about 2,000 liver transplants. He achieved Korea’s first transfusion-free liver transplant. He performed hepatocyte transplantation in a one-month-old infant. He led the first clinical use of a bioartificial liver for acute liver failure. He also performed living-donor transplants in Egypt and trained teams in Vietnam.

He is Professor of Surgery at Myongji Hospital and former Director of the Organ Transplantation Center at Samsung Medical Center. He earned his MD and MSc from Seoul National University and his PhD from the Catholic University of Korea. He completed a fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard and transplant training at Johns Hopkins. He served as president of three national societies in transplantation and pediatric surgery. His honors include the Chong Kun Dang Award, the Pfizer Clinical Medicine Award, and the Astellas Investigator Award. He has 447 publications and 13 book chapters.

Dr. Ethan Mor specializes in liver transplants at Rabin Medical Center.

• Focuses exclusively on liver transplantation
• Works at Rabin Medical Center – a leading transplant center
• Dedicated to improving patient outcomes in liver surgery

Ass. Prof. Harun Çöloğlu specializes in liver transplant procedures at Istinye University Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir, bringing over 21 years of experience in complex surgeries.

• Trained in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery
• Worked at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in the USA
• Member of the Turkish medical community with extensive surgical training
• Holds a specialty in oral, facial and maxillofacial surgery

Dr. Sertkaya focuses exclusively on Andrology, with specialized training under world-leading professors in the field. He practices at his own clinic, Andro Expertise Men's Health and Aesthetics.

• Graduated from Gazi University Medical Faculty in 2008
• Earned the title of 'FEBU' from the European Association of Urology
• Achieved the rank of Associate Professor of Urology in 2020
• Specializes in urological and andrological surgeries

Over 33 years of experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery – Dr. Karacaoglan is based at Medipol Mega University Hospital.

• Specializes in procedures like hair transplants and facial surgeries
• Recognized as one of 'Top 10 Plastic Surgeons' by Harper's Bazaar and Elle
• Fellowship-trained at Onep Plastic Surgery Institute and Breast Surgery Center in the USA
• Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Prof. Murat Dayangac heads the Organ Transplant Center at Medipol University Hospital – a leading liver transplant specialist with extensive experience.

• Director of the Center for Organ Transplantation since 2017
• Visiting Surgeon at Mayo Clinic's Department of Transplantation
• Author of over 70 articles on liver disease and treatment
• Member of multiple international transplant societies

Specializes in liver transplants and hepatobiliary surgery at Biruni University Hospital, with extensive experience in complex cases.

• Over 19 years of experience in general surgery and transplants
• Fellowship at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
• Member of Turkey Organ Transplant Organizations Coordination Association
• Assistant Professor at Akdeniz University's Organ Transplant Center