Prof. Kıvanç Derya Peker completed his medical education and general surgery specialization at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa). After his major specialization, he got his Gastroenterology Surgery Specialization from the Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic of Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital by entering the top 3 in the minor examination.
During his sub-branch assistantship, he received a scholarship from the Turkish Surgery Association and worked at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA) Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Clinic and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery Clinic. After returning to Turkey, He was one of the founders of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery unit at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital. Peker provided Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery training to general surgery residents and gastroenterology surgery residents in this hospital, which is accepted as a training unit by the Turkish HPB Association.
On the other hand; In order to learn stem cells, cancer biology, cellular properties of obesity and aging, he did his doctorate and thesis on aging at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa), Department of Medical Biology. Then, he moved to Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital to establish the Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic.
Especially in his career; He is interested in Pancreatic Diseases and Surgery, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Diseases Surgery, Liver Cancer Surgery, Stomach Cancer Surgery and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery. Peker has carried out many successful operations. He has performed over 400 pancreatic and gastric cancer surgeries, over 200 liver surgeries, many surgeries related to gallbladder and biliary tract diseases, obesity – metabolic surgery and endoscopic treatments, and kidney transplants so far. He is also interested in aging and stem cell treatments.
Dr. Hilmi Aksoy received his medical education at Istanbul University, Çapa Medical Faculty, and his specialization training in Radiodiagnostics and Interventional Radiology at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty.
Since 2014, he has been actively working as a Supervisor radiology specialist at Affidea Group, which provides radiology services in 146 centers across 16 countries in Europe.
Dr. Hilmi Aksoy has published 56 articles in national and international journals and presented 20 oral posters and papers at national and international congresses. He is also a chapter author in two books.
Since 2002, he has reported an average of 15,000 CT and MRI examinations annually and performed between 120-160 interventional radiology procedures monthly for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Among the most common interventional procedures he performs are Biopsy, Drainage, Port Placement, TACE, Prostate Embolization, Thyroid Nodule Ablation, Calcific Tendinitis Treatments, RF Ablation Treatments, and Varicose Vein Treatments. He continues his academic career at Galata University as a lecturer and head of the Medical Radiology Technician Department.
Professor Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology 2003-
Associate Professor: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology 1996-2003
Nephrology Specialist: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology 1992-1996
Internal Medicine Specialist: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine 1987-1992
Doctor of Medicine Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 1987-1992
October 1995 - February 1996:
I worked in clinical nephrology and transplantation at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
December 2001 - May 2004:
I worked as an ISN fellow in diabetic nephropathy and podocyte biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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