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Best Crohn's disease gastroenterologists in Istanbul: TOP 25 doctors

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Tarik Akar
Gastroenterologist
21 years of experience
4.5
146 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Tarik Akar

Gastroenterologist
21 years of experience

Dr. Tarık Akar graduated from Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 2000 and was granted the title of “Internist” in 2004. He has published 19 international papers, 6 local papers, and 25 local and international congress presentations. His fields of medical interest include Achalasia, ESD, ERCP, Zenker’s Diverticulum, and Gastroparesis.

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Prof Dr Ozgur Kemik
Clinical oncologist
28 years of experience
4.4
14 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hermes Clinics

Prof Dr Ozgur Kemik

Clinical oncologist
28 years of experience
Dr. Prof Dr Ozgur Kemik is a senior oncologist specializing in cancer management using minimally invasive techniques. He is proficient in operations such as Removal of liver cancer, Liver transplant, and Gastric bypass among others. His expertise includes advanced laparoscopic surgery, lower gastrointestinal tract cancers, hepatobiliary cancers, cytoreductive surgery, and kidney transplantation. He is a member of several professional associations and has held significant leadership positions in his career.Read more
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Tülin Kendir Koçak
Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience
4.2
32 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Emsey Hospital

Tülin Kendir Koçak

Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience

Dr. X is a board certified physician with over 25 years of experience in the fields of gastroenterology, internal medicine, and endoscopy. He has expertise in a number of endoscopic procedures, including esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, esophageal varicose band ligation, and achalasia balloon dilatation. He has also performed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, foreign body removal, and liver needle biopsy.

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Omer Necip Aytug
Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience
4.5
146 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Omer Necip Aytug

Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience
This physician was born in 1956 and graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in 1980. He was awarded the title of Internist in 1985 and completed his Gastroenterology fellowship at Marmara University in 1997. He has been an Associate Professor at Firat University since 1989 and a Professor at Abant İzzet Baysal University since 1998. He has worked and taught at private hospitals, including Camlica Medicana Hospital and Memorial Service Hospital, as well as Duzce University Faculty of Medicine.Read more
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Akin Unal
General surgeon
15 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Sava clinic

Akin Unal

General surgeon
15 years of experience

He was born in Istanbul in 1982. He graduated from Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine. In 2012, he worked as an emergency medical assistant at Taksim First Aid EAH.

 

Between 2013-2018, he specialized in general surgery at Haseki EAH. Then, between 2018-2020, he completed his compulsory service at Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital. 

Since 2020, with Dr. Hasan Lice, they have worked with the Sava team for bariatric surgeries. He is married and has two kids.

He is also the deputy chief physician of the hospital.

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Erdem Akbal
Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Erdem Akbal

Erdem Akbal

Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience

Prof. Dr. Erdem Akbal was born in 1978 in Kırıkkale. In 2015, he received training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Advanced Endoscopy Unit, focusing on Endoscopic Ultrasonography and advanced endoscopic procedures. In 2017, he trained at the Amsterdam Academic Medical Center in techniques such as endoscopic submucosal dissection, endoscopic mucosal resection, diffuse esophageal spasm, and endoscopic full-thickness resection for treating early-stage gastrointestinal system tumors. He also received training in high-resolution manometry and POEM (Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy) for diagnosing esophageal diseases like achalasia. In 2018, he furthered his education in ESD and Balloon Enteroscopy at Jichi University.

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20 top ranked Crohn's disease doctors in the world are represented on this page. The list includes only verified specialists known for their experience and high success rates.

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Famous Crohn's disease doctors have vast experience, continue education constantly, participate in professional associations and have positive feedback from patients treated.

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