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Expertise

Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine & Men Health Specialist

Graduated (M.D. From)

2012 Doctor of Medicine, Thammasat University

2019 Master of Science in Dermatology, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University

Certificates

2020 American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM), USA

2021 Certificate of Preventive Medicine Specialist, Medical Council

2021 Diploma in Clinical Sexology & Sexual Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

Current Positions

Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine & Men Health Specialist at Intrarat Hospital

Born in 1982 in Istanbul, Dr. Fatih Can Karaca completed his high school education at Bahçelievler Super High School in 2000 and then entered Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, graduating in 2006. During his medical training, he was a key player on the faculty's basketball team, winning the 14 March Medical Tournament twice.

In 2007, he began his residency in General Surgery at Istanbul University, developing a keen interest in laparoscopic surgery. He contributed to Turkey's first laparoscopic metabolic surgery for Type 2 diabetes at the Special Metabolic Surgery Clinic in 2009. He continued his education in metabolic surgery at Universal Hospitals’ Taksim German Hospital in 2011 and completed his residency in General Surgery in 2012.

From 2012 to 2014, Dr. Karaca worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, followed by a role at a Metabolic Surgery Clinic in Şişli from 2014 to 2017. He gained extensive experience in obesity surgery and the surgical treatment of diabetes during this period. In 2015, he became a lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University, sharing his knowledge and experiences with younger colleagues, and he was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2016 and Associate Professor in 2021.

Dr. Karaca has held various positions as a General Surgery Specialist in different hospitals, where he established obesity clinics and performed numerous successful surgeries. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and the Turkish Obesity Surgery Association (TOSS).

An avid sports enthusiast, particularly in basketball and soccer, Dr. Karaca encourages his patients to incorporate sports into their lives. He also enjoys chess and nature walks. He is proficient in English, married, and a father of two.

Dr. Karaca has participated in numerous national and international conferences on obesity surgery, where he has presented his findings and experiences. He has published numerous scientific articles in prestigious international journals in the field of obesity surgery.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 18.08.1968

Place of Birth: Konya – Cihanbeyli

Higher Education: Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine (1991)

Specialization: Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery

Specialization Graduation Thesis: Comparison of L-thyroxine Bromocriptine in Relation to

TSH Suppression After Total Thyroidectomy (19.02.1997)

Military Service: Sivas Military Hospital (1999-2000)

Foreign Language: English

WORK EXPERIENCE

- May 15, 1997-1999 – Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital, General Surgeon

- July 1999 – September 2000 – Sivas Military Hospital

- Since October 2000 – Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital, General Surgeon

Position:

Associate Professor ,

General Surgery Department

ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY PENDIK HOSPITAL General Surgery Department

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth Date: 14.05.1982 

Place of Birth      : Şanlıurfa, Türkiye

Married, father of one.

CITIZENSHIP:

Republic of Turkey

EDUCATION:

Specialization:

General Surgery Department

Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfü Kırdar Training and Research Hospital (2009- 2014)

University

Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (20022008)

Anadolu University Faculty of Business Administration - Administration of Health Institutions (2013-2015)

Anadolu University Faculty of Open Education Department of Law (2016-)

High school

Erzincan Science High School (1998-2002)

Working Experience:

ERZINCAN NEVZAT AYAZ SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL 1998-2002

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL FACULTY 2002-2009

GENERAL SURGERY ASSISTANT ISTANBUL KARTAL DR. LUTFI KIRDAR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL 2009-2014

SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL 2014-2015

CHIEF PHYSICIAN T.R.  MINISTRY OF HEALTH SILOPI STATE HOSPITAL 2015-2016

SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN T.R. MINISTRY OF HEALTH DERINCE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 2018-2020

SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN SANLIURFA MEHMET AKIF INAN TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL 2016-2018

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ISTANBUL KARTAL DR. LUTFI KIRDAR CITY HOSPITAL 2020-2023

İSTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY PENDIK HOSPITAL 2023-

PUBLICATIONS

National and International Articles

1 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2021). Inguinal hernia repair via laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) method: Our 2 years clinical results. Annals of Medical Research, 28(4), 812-815., Doi: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.05.443

2 SAĞIROĞLU ŞÜKRİYE JÜLİDE, ÖZDEMİR TUĞRUL, ATAK TUBA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ORHUN ERDOĞAN KIVILCIM, EREN TURGUT TUNÇ, ALİMOĞLU ORHAN (2016). Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Without Mesh Fixation: Report of Early Outcomes. SouthernPrint Date :22/10/2022 17:41:41 Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 27(3), 215-219., Doi: 10.14744/scie.2017.64872 

3 ÇİFTÇİ ALİ, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2022). Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis in Cholecystectomized Patients. Bezmiâlem Science, 10(4), 507-511. Doi: 10.14235/ bas galenos. 2021.6708

4 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, KOCAOĞLU AYTAÇ EMRE (2022). Gastrointestinal Stromal Tümörlerde İmmünohistokimyasal Markırların ve Tümör Boyutunun Prognoz Üzerindeki Rolü. Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi, 10(2), 101-104. M-784-1650 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of strangulated femoral hernia: Superiority of an unusual emergency surgical approach due to a case. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 36(1), 110-112.

5 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KARADAYI BÜYÜKÖZSOY AYŞEGÜL, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2022). The sensitivity of ultrasound in the clinical diagnosis of inguinal hernias in adults: a comparative study. Journal of Ultrasound, 1-4., Doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00641-4

6 KARADAYI BÜYÜKÖZSOY AYŞEGÜL, KARATAY EMRAH, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound Imaging and Perioperative Measurement in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Incisional Hernia. Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 1-5.

7 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, DEMİR MUSTAFA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, ŞENOL METİN, KOCAOĞLU AYTAÇ EMRE, AKIN EMRAH (2022). Endoscopic Intra-gastric Botulinum Toxin A for Obesity Treatment: IsIt Effective?. Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi, 11(2), 149-152.

8 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KARATAY EMRAH, ÇİFTÇİ ALİ (2022). İnguinal Hernilerde Balonsuz ve Mesh Sabitleyicisiz Laparoskopik Total Ekstraperitoneal Onarımın Cerrahi Deneyim ile Korelasyonu. Dicle Medical Journal, 49(3), 498-503., Doi: 10.5798/dicletip.1170263

9 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Effects of Carvedilol on Liver İschemiaReperfusion İnjury in Rats. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 28(7), 885-893.

10 ŞENOL METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Small Bowel Obstruction due to Phytobezoar. Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi, 11(2), 1-6.

11 KARATAY EMRAH, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, JAVADOV MIRKHALIG (2021). Measurement of hiatal surface area and other hiatus oesophageal diameters at computed tomography imaging in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and its relationship with hiatal hernia. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 17(4), 537-541., Doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_175_20

12 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2021). Perforated colorectal cancers; clinical outcomes \nof 18 patients who underwent emergency surgery. Gastroenterology Review, 16(2), 161-165., Doi: 10.5114/pg.2021.106667

13 YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2020). Comparison of Perioperative Standard and Immunomodulating Enteral Nutrition in Patients Received Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery: a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Indian Journal of Surgery, 82, 828-834., Doi: 10.1007/s12262-020-02114-0 

14 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2020). Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading on Preoperative and Postoperative Comfort in Patients Planned to Undergo Elective Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 22(11), 1-6., Doi: 10.32592/ircmj.2020.22.11.107

15 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2019). Comparison of negative-pressure incision management system in wound dehiscence: A prospective, randomized, observational study. Journal of Medicine and Life, 12(3), 276-283., Doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0033

16 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN, DADÜK YILDIRAY, SOYALP MURAT, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2018). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Situs Inversus Totalis: An Extraordinary Approach. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17(2), 82-84.

17 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, TEKER İBRAHİM, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, UĞURLU ESAT TAYLAN, ÇETİNKAYA ISMAİL (2018). Atraumatic splenic rupture secondary to abscess in a hemodialysis patient: a rare and fatal cause of acute abdomen diagnosed late. Journal of Surgical Case Reports,5, 1-3., Doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy103

18 KAYA FERUDUN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, KISMET KEMAL, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ERTAŞ ERTUĞRUL (2018). Congenital Transmesenteric Hernia Without Bowel Strangulation in a Young Adult. The Medical Bulletin Of Haseki, 56(4), 337-340., Doi: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2022.8361

19 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÜNEŞ ABDULLAH (2018). Laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid disease: Şanlıurfa-Turkey experience and early clinical outcomes. Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgical Science, 25(3), 98-102., Doi:14744/less.2018.4353171203046744-1078.03 Basım Tarihi 22/10/2022 17:41:41 Sayfa: 2

20 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL, YÜREKLİ TACİTTİN SEMİH, ARSLAN AYŞEGÜL İSAL (2017). intraparenchymal Leiomyoma of the Breast: A Rare Location for an Infrequent Tumor. intraparenchymal Leiomyoma of the Breast: A Rare Location for an Infrequent Tumor, 13(3), 156-168., Doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2017.3472

 21 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, ÖTER VOLKAN (2017). Early-term elective laparoscopic resection after endoscopic detorsion in cases with sigmoid colonic volvulus. Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 8(6), 492-495., Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.5231

22 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÖTER VOLKAN (2017). Late-diagnosed penetrating stab Wounds in diaphragm and herniation. Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 8(4), 367-369., Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.5103

23 ANADOLULU ALİ İHSAN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ANADOLULU ZEYNEP (2017). Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessel preservation for pancreatic pseudocyst in a 10-year-old boy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 34(1), 10-12.

Proceedings

National and International Proceedings

İnguinal Hernilerde Total Ekstraperitoneal Onarımda Balon Disseksiyonu ile Teleskopik Disseksyonun   Kıyaslanması, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). 22.. Ulusal Cerrahi Kongresi, 

İNSİZYONEL HERNİLERDE LAPAROSKOPİK VE KONVANSİYONEL ONARIM YÖNTEMLERİ ARASINDAPOSTOPERATİF AĞRI, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, JAVADOV MIRKHALIG (2021). 8.. Ulusal Fıtık Kongresi

Laparaskopık total ekstraperıitoneal (TEP) onarımında redükte edilemeyen keseler enerji

cıihazıyla lıigate edılebırlıir mı , KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2019). 7..

Ulusal Fıtık Kongresi

TEK İNSİZYON LAPARASKOPİK TOTAL EKSTRAPERİTONEAL İNGUİNAL HERNİ ONARIMI DENEYİMİMİZ, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, DEMİR MUSTAFA (2019). 14.. Endoskopik Laparoskopik Cerrahi Kongresi

Laparaskopik Sleeve Gastrektomide 3D Görüntüleme Sisteminin Etkiniliği , GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAYA FERUDUN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, AKSOY BAŞAR (2017). 2.. Bariatrik ve Metabolik Cerrahi Kongresi

İnsizyonel hernide laparaskopik preperitoneal onarım, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2017).. 9.. Cerrahi Araştırma Kongresi

ERCP Yapılan Kist Hidatikli Hastalarda Kist Küçülür mü, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2017).. 13.. Türk Hepatopankreatobilier Cerrahi Kongresi

İnsizyonel Hernilerde TAPP Onarım Mümkün mü, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, AKSOY BAŞAR, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN (2017).. 6.. Ulusal Fıtık Kongresi, (Özet bildiri)

HİATAL HERNİLERDE LAPAROSKOPİK YAKLAŞIM, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, YALÇIN METİN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YILMAZ TACETTİN SEMİH, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL (2017).. 13.. Endoskopik Laparoskopik Cerrahi Kongresi

KLİNİĞİMİZDE İNGUİNAL HERNİDE 3 TEKNİĞİN KARŞILAŞTIRLMASI, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÇEKİÇ TOLGA FARUK, KABALAK BİLAL, ÖTER VOLKAN, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL (2017). Ulusal Endoskopik Laparoskopik Cerrahi Kongresi

Kolon Divertikül  Perforasyonlarında Hartmann Prosedürü veya Primer Anastomoz? , GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KEŞKÜŞ BRAHIM H. HÜDAVERDI, BÖZKURT AHMET ÇAĞLAR, YALÇIN METİN, YILMAZ TACETTİN SEMİH (2017).. 11.. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Kongresi, (Özet bildiri)

GASTROİNTESTİNAL PREKANSEROZ LEZYONLARDA ENDOSKOPİK MUKOZAL REZEKSİYONUN ROLÜ, ORMAN SÜLEYMAN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, EREN TURGUT TUNÇ, LEBLEBİCİ METİN, ALİMOĞLU ORHAN (2015). 12.. Ulusal Endoskopik Laparoskopik Cerrahi Kongresi

PİYES MAMAOGRAFİSİNDE KİTLE YOK! NE YAPILMALIM, ESER MEHMET, HATİPOĞLU HAYAT, GÜNDOĞAN ERSİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÇETİN KENAN, ACAR AYLİN, TAN SEDAT, BİLDİK NECDET (2014).. 19.. Ulusal Cerrahi Kongresi

LAPAROSKOPİK KOLESİSTEKTOMİ YAPILAN HASTALARDA TROKAR YERİ FITIĞI GELİŞİMİNDE ETKİLİ OLABİLECEK FAKTÖRLERİN ARAŞTIRILMASI, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KÜNDEŞ MUHAMMED FİKRİ, KEMENT METİN, ATICI ALİ EMRE, KAPTANOĞLU LEVENT, İLHAN NOYAN, CAN UĞUR, BİLDİK NEJDET, VURAL SELAHATTİN (2014).. 19.. ULUSAL CERRAHİ KONGRESİ 

Books

Written sections in international books

1)Genel Cerrahide Nadir Görülen Acil ve Elektif Vakalar, Bölüm adı:(Akciğere Fistülize Karaciğer Kist Hidatik Vakasına Acil Laparoskopik Yaklaşım) (2020)., COŞKUN MURAT, GÖK MEHMET ALİ,

Akademisyen Yayınevi, Editör: Ender ANILIR Mehmet BAYRAK Mehmet Tolga KAFADAR Mert TANAL Ali Emre NAYCI Hüseyin KILAVUZ Özlem Öndeş BAYAR, Basım sayısı:1, Sayfa Sayısı 655, ISBN:978- 625-7275-23-1, Türkçe(Bilimsel Kitap)

2)Gastrointestinal Sistem Kanserlerinin Cerrahisi, Bölüm adı:(Karaciğerin Primer Solid MalignNeoplazileri) (2020)., GÖK MEHMET ALİ, Akademisyen Yayınevi, Editör: Hüseyin Özgür AYTAÇ, Basım sayısı:1, Sayfa Sayısı 404, ISBN:978-605-258-949-6, Türkçe (Bilimsel Kitap)

3)Gastrointestinal Sistem Tümörleri-1, Bölüm adı:(ERKEN EVRE HASTALIKTA CERRAHİ TEDAVİ) (2019)., GÖK MEHMET ALİ, Akademisyen Yayınevi, Basım sayısı:1, Sayfa Sayısı 493, ISBN:978-605-258-551-1, Türkçe (Bilimsel Kitap)

Editorship

1) Minimal İnvaziv Cerrahi, Kitap, Editör, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 22.10.2020-15.07.2021

2. YENİ NESİLCERRAHİ, Kitap, Editör, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 15.06.2021-15.08.2022

3. Onkolojik Cerrahi, Kitap, Editör, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 05.04.2021-05.12.2021

4.. Fıtık Cerrahisi, Kitap, Editör, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 07.04.2020-07.11.2020

Certificates

Hernia A to Z Fundemantals Hands on Workshop, Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Experience Certificate in Cadaver was awarded by the European Hernia Society.

. DUBAİ/ U.A.E, 28.11.2018 

CADAVER TRAINING EVENT IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY, Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Cadaver training certificate was given.  STONY BROOK UNİVERSİTY / NEWYORK/ USA,.04.2016

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

1.. Turkish Society of Colon and Rectum Surgery, Member, 2020

2.. Turkish Surgical Association, Member, 2014

Op. Dr. Necdet Derici was born in Konya Beyşehir in March 1971. He completed his primary school in Beyşehir. Then, he moved to Konya, Ereğli for his secondary and high school education. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1995. Between 1995 and 1999, he worked as an assistant doctor at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital. In his next career step, he joined Istanbul Training and Research Hospital as a General Surgery Specialist and worked from 2000 to 2009. He specialized in Endocrine Surgery (Goiter, Surreal, Parathyroid Surgery), Laparoscopic Surgery (Laparoscopic Obesity, Colon Surgery, Stomach Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Appendectomy, Hiatus Hernia, cholecystectomy), Gastrointestinal Surgery (Stomach Cancer and Ulcers, Colon Cancers, Bile duct Surgery) and Endoscopy.

In 2015, He worked with Dr. Bruno Dillemans on Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Belgium. In 2017, He worked with Dr. Phillipe Topart ve Dr Guillaume Becouarn on Obesity Surgery and Laparoscopy. He speaks advanced English and intermediate French. Necdet Derici is a member of the Turkish Surgery Association, Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association, Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Endocrine Surgery Association, Asian Endocrine Surgery Association and International Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Association (IFSO). Also, He is married and has 3 children

Place and Birth Year of Birth: Manisa, 01.03.1971

Education: University, Istanbul University - Istanbul Medical Faculty,

High School: Cumhuriyet High School-Eregli

Work Experience: 1995-2009 - Istanbul Education Hospital

2009-2011- Avrasya Hospital

2011-2022 : Atakoy Hospital

Professional Interests: Gastric Surgery, Gastric Bypass , Gastric Baloon, Gastric Surgery Revision

• Dr. Gontrand López-Nava specializes in Gastric bypass surgery.
• Employs advanced methods: laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and single-incision surgeries.
• Internationally trained with practice in Spain and collaborations abroad.
• Director at HM Hospital Universitario Sanchinarro's Obesity Department.
• Certified as a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Professor in Spain.
• Member of American and Spanish societies focused on obesity and endoscopy.
• Offers online consultations, aiding international Gastric bypass patients.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, accommodating a diverse patient base.

Professor Gerhard Prager is a highly experienced bariatric surgery specialist with over 3,000 operations for obesity treatment. He is the head of the Obesity Outpatient Clinic in Vienna General Hospital and head of the Metabolic Surgery Center in Confraternitaet Private Hospital. He is a member of several organizations such as the IFSO-European Chapter, the Austrian Obesity Association, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, the Austrian Society of Surgery, the Austrian Society of Bariatric Surgery, and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. HE is a General Surgery Specialist and Associate Professor of Obesity and Metabolic Conditions. He has vast experience in the field, having worked in various hospitals in Turkey and having completed certificates and courses such as Anorectal Physiology Course, Laparoscopic Colon Rectum Surgery Course, and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Hands-On Course. He is a member of several organizations such as International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Turkish Surgical Association, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Endocrine Surgery Association, and Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

• Dr. Plamen Staikov specializes in Gastric bypass surgery.
• Performs laparoscopic gastric bypass, minimally invasive for reduced recovery time.
• Incorporates advanced techniques: robotic-assisted surgery, single-incision procedures.
• International practice in Germany, Switzerland, and training in France.
• Holds Certified Da Vinci Surgeon accreditation for robotic surgery.
• Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
• Consultations available in German, English, and Bulgarian for Gastric bypass patients.

Professor Burhan Mayir isespecially interested in metabolic and bariatric surgery, also. He performs single port (scarless) sleeve gastrectomy, gastric by pass procedures and revisional bariatric surgeries. He has experience about metabolic-bariatric surgery, gastro-esophagus reflux surgery, endoscopic thyroid surgery (scarless thyroidectomy), cancer surgery, hernia surgery, adrenal gland surgery, other gastrointestinal surgical procedures, liver surgery, spleen surgery, hemorrhoid surgery and anal fissure surgery. He has speeches in various congresses and meetings, over 60 articles published in national and international refereed journals, and over 100 abstracts presented at congresses.