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Baris Akin

Transplant surgeon, General surgeon

30 years of experience

Prof. Baris Akin is a highly esteemed professor of surgery based in Istanbul, Turkey, with a specialization in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He received the 'Young Investigator Award' at the American Transplant Meeting in 2004 and has successfully conducted over 1200 kidney transplantations in Turkey. Prof. Akin has developed a new donor nephrectomy surgical technique and is certified as a transplant surgeon by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

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Turkey, Istanbul

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Birth: May 1972, Ankara, Turkey

Marital Status: Married, two daughters

LANGUAGE:

English

CURRENT POSITION:

Director of Kidney Transplantation Program, Istanbul Bilim University Florence Nightingale Hospital

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Center, Florence Nightingale Hospital (2005–2009)

Director of Kidney Transplantation Center, JFK Hospital (2009–2011)

Director of Kidney Transplantation Center, Medicana Hospital Çamlıca (2011–2013)

MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS:

DateCertification
December 2007Associate Professor of General Surgery
June 2004Advanced training in liver and pancreas transplantation and laparoscopic procedures, The Ohio State University Transplant Program, Columbus
May 2004Accredited transplant surgeon in kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, USA
June 2003Transplant Surgeon, The Ohio State University Transplant Program, Columbus
December 2000General Surgeon, Ankara University Medical School
July 20, 1999ECFMG Certification (Valid Indefinitely)
November 25, 1996ECFMG Certification, USMLE I (Score: 88), USMLE II (Score: 81)
June 1995Medical Doctor, Ankara University Medical School

MEDICAL AWARDS:

Young Investigator Award, American Society of Transplantation, 2004
"Five-year follow-up after steroid withdrawal demonstrates no evidence of worsening renal function."

EDITORIAL:

Türkiye Klinikleri, Journal of Medical Research
(Secretary of Editorial Board, April 1997–1999)

MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

Society of Turkish Nuclear Medicine (1993–1996)

Turkish Surgical Society (1998–Present)

The Zollinger Surgical Society (2003–Present)

American Society of Transplantation (2004–Present)

EDUCATION:

June 2003–2004: Advanced training in pancreas, liver, and laparoscopic procedures, The Ohio State University Transplantation Center, Columbus, Ohio

June 2001–2003: Transplant Surgery Fellowship, The Ohio State University Transplantation Center, Columbus, Ohio

1995–2000: General Surgery Residency, Ankara University Medical School

March–September 1999: Visiting Scholar, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Prof. Frederick A. Moore, Texas University General Surgery Department

1989–1995: Medical School, Ankara University

1978–1989: T.E.D. Ankara College

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Consultation with a hepatologist

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