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Best Diabetes type 2 endocrinologists: TOP 115 doctors

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Dr Turkan Ozer
General practitioner
45 years of experience

Dr Turkan Ozer

General practitioner
45 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Academic Hospital
Ezgi Sevic
Dietitian
5 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Prof. Cemal Kara's Private Practice/EGE CERRAHI

Ezgi Sevic

Dietitian
5 years of experience

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 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. 

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Yagmur Celikkaya
General practitioner
13 years of experience

Yagmur Celikkaya

General practitioner
13 years of experience
Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
Celikkaya Clinic
Lamiya Nabibayli
Endocrinologist
15 years of experience

Lamiya Nabibayli

Endocrinologist
15 years of experience
Azerbaijan, Baku
Biological Medicine-Integrative Health Center Baku
Volkan Kinas
General surgeon
9 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals

Volkan Kinas

General surgeon
9 years of experience

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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Muzaffer Al
General surgeon
14 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals

Muzaffer Al

General surgeon
14 years of experience

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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Mustafa Sahin
General surgeon
36 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals

Mustafa Sahin

General surgeon
36 years of experience

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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Esra Demir
General practitioner
15 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Esra Demir

General practitioner
15 years of experience

Education:

  • Degree: Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, 2009
  • Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 2010-2014
  • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, 2014-2019
  • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Turkish Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Qatar, 2019-2020
  • Specialist Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital Mega Hospital Internal Medicine Department, 2020-2024
  • Associate Professor Doctor: Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital, 2024-Present.

Roles in Projects:

Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the SOUL Study: Cardiovascular Outcome Research of Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetic Patients, approved by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency on May 22, 2019.

Sub investigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study “SCALE™ ”: Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Basal (Study Code: NN8022-4272), conducted by Novo Nordisk A.Ş.

Subinvestigator (Assistant Researcher) in the international study NN5401-4266 StepByStep Intensification conducted by Novo Nordisk.

Assistant Researcher in the study "A Research Study to Compare Semaglutide to Aspart, When Taken Together With Metformin and Glargine, in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 11)" (2019-2020).

Assistant Researcher in the PIONEER 1 study: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

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Gonul Catli
Endocrinologist
25 years of experience
5.0
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul

Gonul Catli

Endocrinologist
25 years of experience

Medical Interests 

Obesity 

resistance 

Diabetes 

Hypoglycemia (low sugar) 

Growth retardation and short stature 

Anorexia 

growth hormone deficiency 

Puberty problems (early puberty, delayed puberty, excessive hair growth, menstrual irregularity, polycystic ovary syndrome) 

Turner syndrome 

Thyroid diseases (Goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease, thyroid nodule) 

Sexual development disorders (small penis, undescended testis, gender ambiguity, hypospadias) 

Adrenal gland diseases (Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Addison’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome) 

Bone and calcium metabolism diseases (rickets, vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis) 

Education 

Bachelor’s - Master’s: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (1998-2004) 

Ph.D. - Specialization in Medicine: Child Health and Diseases, Dr. Sami Ulus Gynecology and Childhood Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital (2005-2010) 

Ph.D. - Minor specialization: Pediatric Endocrinology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine (2010-2013) 

Experience 

Child Health and Diseases Specialist Diyarbakır Children’s Hospital 2010 

Pediatric Endocrine Minor Assistant Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty Hospital 2010-2014 

Pediatric Endocrinology Specialist İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital 2014-2015 

Assistant Professor Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine 2015-2016 

Associate Professor Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Medicine 2016-2021 

Pediatric Endocrinology Associate Professor Ulus Liv Hospital 2021- Present 

Pediatric Endocrinology Associate Professor Vadistanbul Liv Hospital 2021- Present

Memberships 

Aegean Child Endocrine and Diabetes Association, Member, 2010 

Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Association, Member, 2010 

Growing Child Association, Member, 2014 

European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), Member, 2016

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Samir Safarov
Gastroenterologist
13 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals

Samir Safarov

Gastroenterologist
13 years of experience

Specializations

 

Diabetes (Sugar)

Thyroid

Hypertension

cholesterol

stomach diseases

intestinal diseases

osteoporosis

 

Experience

 

Azerbaijan Gusar Central Hospital

Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics

Azerbaijan Göranboy, First Lieutenant Doctor

Hospital Park Darıca Hospital

BAH

 

Education

 

Azerbaijan Medical Faculty (2015)

Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital (2016-2020)

 

Vocational Trainings, Courses and Conferences Attended

 

Internal Medicine Congress

Gastro Academy

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Bercem Aycicek
Endocrinologist
19 years of experience
5.0
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul

Bercem Aycicek

Endocrinologist
19 years of experience

Medical Interests 

Diabetes 

Thyroid Diseases 

Obesity 

Hyperlipidemia 

Secondary Hypertension (Resistant Hypertension) 

Pituitary Gland Diseases 

Adrenal Gland Diseases 

Hirsutism (Increased Hairiness) 

Irregular period 

Delayed Puberty (Delayed Puberty) 

Metabolic Bone Diseases 

Osteoporosis 

Menopause 

Gynecomastia 

Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis) 

Developmental Retardation

Education 

Ziya Gokalp High School / 1993 - 1996 

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine / 1997 - 2004 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / 2005-2009 / (Internal Medicine Clinic) 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / 2010-2013 / (Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Clinic)

Experience 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Internal Medicine / Assistant / 2005 -2010 

Bala District State Hospital / Specialist / State Service Obligation / 2010 -2010 

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Minor Assistant / 2010- 2013  

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 2013 - 2014  

Kocaeli Darıca Farabi State Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 55th Term State Service Obligation / 2014 - 2015  

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Specialist / 2015- 2016

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Associate Professor / 2016-2017

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Associate Professor 

Diyarbakır Private Practice / Associate Professor / 2020-2022

Liv Hospital Vadistanbul 2022-

Memberships 

Turkish Endocrine and Metabolism Society 

European Society of Endocrinology

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Mehmet Fatih Kilicli
Reproductive endocrinologist
32 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Mehmet Fatih Kilicli

Reproductive endocrinologist
32 years of experience

Education and Experience

  • 1992 - 1998, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2002 – 2015, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  • 2015 – 2024, Bağcılar Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • 2024 – Present, Medipol Acıbadem Hospital
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Mehmet Celbay
Endocrinologist
20 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Adatip Hospital

Mehmet Celbay

Endocrinologist
20 years of experience

Specialization : Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases

Foreign Language: English

Education :

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / 1998

Specialization Training;
​Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases /2004
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases. Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases BD. / 2012

Areas of expertise :

Diabetes: Diabetes
Pump Application
Metabolic Syndrome: resistance syndrome, obesity, hypertension, high blood sugar
Obesity: Overweight
Bariatric Surgery: Surgical intervention for excess weight
Gestational Diabetes: High sugar in pregnancy
 
Goiter: Enlargement of the thyroid gland
Hyperthyroidism (toxic goiter ): Overactive thyroid gland
Hypothyroidism: Underactive thyroid gland
Thyroiditis: Thyroid gland inflammatory disease
Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy Thyroid diseases
with nodules
Hashimoto's Disease
Thyroid Cancers
 
PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome): amenorrhea, weight gain and hair growth
Hirsutism: Hair growth
 
Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis
Vitamin D deficiency
 
Hypopituitarism: Insufficient pituitary hormones
Prolactinoma: Prolactin-milk hormone excess
Cushing's Disease/Syndrome: Cortisol hormone excess
Acromegaly: Growth hormone excess
Gigantism
Diabetes Insipidus: Excessive urination
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Height Short for
 
Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid hormone excess
Hypoparathyroidism: Parathyroid hormone deficiency
 
Addison's Disease: Cortisol hormone deficiency
Hyperaldosteronism/Conn Syndrome: Aldosterone hormone excess
Pheochromocytoma: Catecholamine/Adrenaline hormone excess
 
Gynecomastia: Breast enlargement in men
Hypogonadism: Testosterone hormone deficiency/ Lack of testicular and penile growth and no beard
Erection problems and impotence
 
Hypercalcemia: Calcium excess Hypocalcemia: Calcium
deficiency
Hyperlipidemia: Cholesterol
Hypertriglyceridemia: High blood lipids

Experience:

Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases.
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases. Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases BD.
Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Diseases. Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases BD.
Private Medova Hospital / Konya

 

 

 

 

 

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Ralf Jung
3.9
14 reviews
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Sachsenhausen Hospital

Endocrinilogist

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Germany, Dusseldorf
St. Martinus-Krankenhaus Düsseldorf

accreditations:

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
European Hernia Society

Dr. Schlensak is the Chief Physician at St. Martinus-Krankenhaus and is ranked as one of the best weight loss surgeons in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is a member of several prestigious organizations, including the German Society of Surgery (DGCH), German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV), German Society for Treatment of Obesity (CAADIP), German Society for Bariatric Surgery, German Obesity Society (DAG), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), German Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIC), Hernia Surgical Association (CAH) and the European Hernia Society (EHS).

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Gontrand López-Nava
4.6
16 reviews
Spain, Madrid
HM Hospitales

Dr. Gontrand Lopez-Nava is a leading Spanish physician specializing in endoscopic techniques for obesity treatment and works as the Director of the Department for Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity at HM Hospital Universitario Sanchinarro, as well as an assisting physician of the emergency care unit. He is a Professor of Medicine at CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, and a member of several medical societies.

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Ahmad Asaliyah
5.0
1 review
Israel, Haifa
Rambam Medical Center

Surgeon. Laparoscopic and bariatric surgery specialist.

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India, Bengaluru
Manipal Hospitals

Surgeon, specialist in bariatric surgery

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Kiranmai Alla
4.7
3 reviews
India, Bengaluru
Manipal Hospitals

Endocrinologist

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Thomas Carus
Plastic surgeon
30 years of experience
4.5
118 reviews
Germany, Hamburg
Asklepios Hospital Barmbek

Thomas Carus

Plastic surgeon
30 years of experience

accreditations:

International Endohernia Society
American College of Surgeons

Dr. Thomas Carus is an endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, and surgeon at Asklepios Hospital Barmbek. He is a highly skilled tummy tuck surgeon and founding member of the International Endohernia Society (IHES). He has a degree in general medicine, a doctorate in general medicine and surgery and a specialty in visceral surgery. He is a member of several organizations including the Surgical Association for Minimally Invasive Surgery, the German Society for Bariatric Surgery, the German Society of Surgery, the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Hernia Association.

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