Best Thyroidectomy surgeons in Istanbul: TOP 32 doctors

Assoc. Prof. Nuri Alper Şahbaz is an experienced doctor with medical education from Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, and scientific and clinical experience from Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical School. He is specialized in endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland and neuroendocrine tumors) and has performed over 2000 successful surgeries in this area. He also specializes in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries, as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal system endoscopy.

Mustafa Solak, M.D. is a medical doctor who graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine and has completed residencies at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital and a fellowship at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute. He specializes in Breast Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Head-Neck Cancer, and Gastrointestinal Cancers. He has also worked at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hitit University Corum Training Hospital, and Medical Park Hospital.

Pakize EKER BALCIOĞLU, M.D., graduated from Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, and completed her residency training at the General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Marmara University. She has authored articles in local and international journals and has fields of medical interest in breast pain, hemorrhoid treatments, anal fissure treatments, pilonidal sinus treatments, and lipomas. She has worked at Marmara University Hospital, Atlas Hospital, Maltepe Ersoy Hospital, and Sultanbeyli Ersoy Hospital.

Experience

Hospitalpark Darıca Hospital

Çarşamba State Hospital (1987-2004)

Arapgir State Hospital

Incirli Hospital (1983-1985)

Education

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine General Surgery Specialization

Vocational Trainings, Courses and Conferences Attended

National Surgery Congress

Laparoscopic Surgery Course and Congresses

Professional Memberships

Laparoscopic Surgery Association

National Association of Surgery

Turkish Medical Association

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

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

Experience

• 2020

Istanbul Medipol University General Surgery Clinic

• 2019 - 2019

TURKISH COLON AND RECTUM SURGERY SOCIETY

• 2018 - 2018

İNÖNÜ UNIVERSITY

• 2018 - 2018

TURKISH OSTOMY SURGERY SOCIETY

• 2018

MALATYA GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY SOCIETY

• 2009 - 2009

DR.LÜTFİ KIRDAR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

• 2009 - 2009

10th NATIONAL BREAST DISEASES CONGRESS

• 2008 - 2008

TURKISH SURGICAL ASSOCIATION

• 2006 - 2012

Kartal Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Assistant

Education 

• 2012

ISTANBUL KARTAL DR.LÜTFİ KIRDAR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, GENERAL SURGERY

• 2003

KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Specializations

Obesity Surgery

Metabolic Surgery (Type 2 Diabetes Surgery)

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic Reflux Surgery

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Thyroid and Breast Surgery

Colon and Rectum Surgery

Stomach Surgery

Hemorrhoid Surgeries

Specializations

Liver and Gallbladder Diseases Surgery

Treatment and Surgery of Stomach and Small Intestine Diseases

Colon and Rectum Surgery

Treatment and Surgery of Anorectal Diseases (Hemorrhoids etc.)

Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Wall Hernias

Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Thyroid Diseases and Surgery

Breast Diseases and Cancer Treatment

Specializations

Obesity Surgery

Metabolic Surgery

Oncological Surgery

Breast Diseases and Cancer Treatment

Anorectal Diseases Surgery and Treatment

Treatment of Inguinal and Abdominal Wall Hernias

Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Treatment

Treatment of Stomach and Gallbladder Diseases

Specializations

Oncological Surgery

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Surgery

Anorectal Diseases Surgery and Treatment

Stomach Hernia Surgery

Colon and Rectum Surgery

Breast Diseases and Cancer Treatment

Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Treatment

Treatment of Stomach and Gallbladder Diseases

2017: Oticon Medical Scientific Center Copenhagen Denmark.
2016: ICLO Teaching Center New Endoscopic Approaches to Lateral Skull Base, Inner Ear and Cerebello-Pontine Angle, Verona Italy
2016: World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw,Poland
2015: Cochlear Science and Research Center Berlin Germany.
2014: Cochlear implant Center Medel Company Innsburck, Austria.
2014: Hannover Medical School. Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, Hannover, Germany
2014: Academy of Hearing Aid Acoustics (Akademie für Hörgerate-Akustik), Lübeck, Germany.
2013: International European Sialendoscopy Training Center, Geneva, Switzerland.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Bern, Switzerland.
2011: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2007: The Ohio State University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
2006: University of Würzburg, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Würzburg, Germany.
1999-2003 İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı
1993-1999 İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Turkish Rhinology Society

Tigris-Euphrates Basin Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Gaziantep Otorhinolaryngology Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board

Turkish Otology Association

Malatya Otorhinolaryngology Association

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology

International Vertigo Association

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.

Experience

2017
Private Nisa Hospital

2011 - 2017
Yenibosna Private Ilke Hospital

2007 - 2011
Gaziosmanpaşa Private Bilge Hospital

Education

2005
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

2005
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

2000
İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education

2000
İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education

Experience 

• 2016 - 2017

İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

• 2016 - 2017

Liv Hospital

• 2016 - 2017

Liv Hospital Ulus

• 2015 - 2016

Acıbadem Bodrum Hospital

• 2014 - 2015

Tatvan State Hospital

• 2013 - 2015

Tatvan State Hospital

• 2012 - 2013

CLEVELAND CLINIC

• 2007 - 2014

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

Education 

• 2013

DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE/DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES/DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY

• 2013

Dokuz Eylül University, General Surgery

• 2007

AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

• 2007

International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Title: The impact of sarcopenia on morbidity and long-term survival among patients with peritoneal metastases of colorectal origin treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a 10-year longitudinal analysis of a single-center experience.

• Authors: AĞALAR CİHAN, SÖKMEN SELMAN, ARSLAN ÖZŞAHİN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, ALTAY CANAN, BAŞARA AKIN IŞIL, CANDA ARAS EMRE, OBUZ FUNDA
• Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 24(4)
• Pages: 301-308
• DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02159-z
• Publication Number: 6776368

Title: Randomized controlled trial of 8 weeks’ vs 12 weeks’ interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer.

• Authors: Terzi Cem, Bingül Mustafa, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, ÖZTÜRK ERSİN, CANDA ARAS EMRE, IŞIK ÖZGEN, YILMAZLAR AHMET TUNCAY, OBUZ FUNDA, Görken Birkay, KURT MERAL, ÜNLÜ ŞADİYE MEHTAT, UĞRAŞ NESRİN, Kanat Özkan, ÖZTOP İLHAN
• Journal: Colorectal Disease
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 22(3)
• Pages: 279-288
• DOI: 10.1111/codi.14867
• Publication Number: 6012919

Title: The effect of fibrin glue in preventing staple-line leak after sleeve gastrectomy: an experimental study in rats.

• Authors: ÖZDENKAYA YAŞAR, OLMUŞÇELİK OKTAY, BASIM PELİN, SAKA BURCU, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM
• Journal: Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 34(8)
• Publication Number: 5242669

Title: Treatment of intraoperatively detected peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

• Authors: CANDA ARAS EMRE, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, YAVUZŞEN TUĞBA, Ozkardesler Sevda, Unlu Mehtat, OBUZ FUNDA, FÜZÜN MEHMET
• Journal: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 16(1)
• Pages: 70-74
• DOI: 10.1186/s12957-018-1369-7
• Publication Number: 4863133

Title: Magnetic resonance-based pelvimetry and tumor volumetry can predict surgical difficulty and oncologic outcome in locally advanced mid–low rectal cancer.

• Authors: Atasoy Gulsen, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Elibol Funda, SAĞOL ÖZGÜL, OBUZ FUNDA, SÖKMEN SELMAN
• Journal: Surgery Today
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 48(12)
• Pages: 1040-1051
• DOI: 10.1007/s00595-018-1690-3
• Publication Number: 4863005

Title: Is advanced age a hesitation for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal cancer?

• Authors: Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Ozkardesler Sevda, DURAL CEMIL, OBUZ FUNDA, CANDA ARAS EMRE, GÖKTÜRK ÜMIT KELEŞTEN
• Journal: International Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 51
• Pages: 156-160
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.01.010
• Publication Number: 4855751

Contributions to Conferences:

Title: Outcome of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A single-center experience.

• Authors: CANDA ARAS EMRE, Sokmen Selman, Terzi Cem, ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, OBUZ FUNDA
• Conference: European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Congress
• Year: 2018
• Location: Budapest, Hungary

Title: Predictive factors for conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

• Authors: ARSLAN NACİYE ÇİĞDEM, Terzi Cem, Sokmen Selman, CANDA ARAS EMRE, OBUZ FUNDA
• Conference: European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Congress
• Year: 2017
• Location: Frankfurt, Germany

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

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)