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Best gastroenterologists in Turkey: TOP 104 doctors

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Omer Uslukaya
General surgeon
22 years of experience
4.5
39 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Memorial Ataşehir Hospital

Omer Uslukaya

General surgeon
22 years of experience

EXPERIENCE*

 

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey

DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey

VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey

HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey

YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey

HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner

 

*EDUCATION*

 

2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Associate Professor

2015, Ohio/USA

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER

Neck Dissection Training

2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Assistant Professor

1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey

ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education

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Ozlem Ozer Chakir
Gastroenterologist
10 years of experience
5.0
19 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

Ozlem Ozer Chakir

Gastroenterologist
10 years of experience

Education

MD; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2001)

Residencies

Internal Medicine; Ministry of Health Ankara Diskapi Education and Research Hospital (2009)

Pathology; Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (2004)

Fellowships

Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine (2013)

Experiences

Demiroglu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (2019- currently)

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2017-2019)

Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea (2018)

Konya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology  (2014-2017)

Certificates

Advanced Endoscopy Certificate, Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 2018

Bariatric Endoscopy Certificate, Bariatric Endoscopy Global course, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2020

Awards

2019 Rising Star, 10th Digestive Disease and Endoscopy Symposium

Memberships

Turkish Society of Internal Medicine

Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

ERCP Study Group at Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Women in Endoscopy, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Binnur Simsek
Gastroenterologist
37 years of experience
4.5
215 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Liv Hospital Ulus

Binnur Simsek

Gastroenterologist
37 years of experience

Medical Interests and Activities 

Hepatic Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension 

Hepatic Cancer 

Viral Hepatitides (Chronic Hepatitis B, C and Delta Infections) 

Alcoholic Chronic Liver Disease 

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 

Stomach and Duodenal Ulcer 

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Ulcer and Varicose Vein Bleeding) 

Functional Digestive System Disorders (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Intestinal Obstruction and Diarrhea...) 

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease) 

Malabsorption Syndromes (Celiac Disease and Alike) 

Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies

Education and Experience 

Liv Hospital, Ulus, Gastroenterohepatology Department (2013 ...) 

Associate Professor of Medicine, Obligatory Service at Gastroenterology, Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital (2010-2012) 

Subspecialty in Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Gastroenterohepatology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University (2004-2010) 

Research Fellow, Physician, Department of Internal Diseases, 

İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University (1992 - 1998)

Memberships 

Turkish Association For The Study of The Liver 

Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Society 

Internal Diseases Specialty Association

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Yilmaz Bilgic
Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Yilmaz Bilgic

Gastroenterologist
23 years of experience

Professional Experience 

Institution/OrganizationDepartment/UnitPositionDuration
Verem Savaş DispanseriVerem SavaşGeneral Practitioner2001-2002
Atatürk UniversityInternal MedicineResearch Assistant2002-2007
Ministry of HealthInternal MedicineSpecialist Doctor2007-2009
İnönü UniversityGastroenterologyResearch Assistant2009-2012
Ministry of HealthGastroenterologySpecialist Doctor2012-2014
İnönü UniversityGastroenterologyAssistant Professor2014-2018
İnönü UniversityGastroenterologyAssociate Professor2018-2023
İnönü UniversityGastroenterologyProfessor2023-2024
Medipol Acıbadem  District HospitalGastroenterologyProfessor2024-…

Education:

Fellowship:

  • Institution: İnönü University School of Medicine
  • Specialization: Gastroenterology
  • Year: 2012

Residency:

  • Institution: Atatürk University School of Medicine
  • Specialization: Internal Medicine
  • Year: 2007

Medical Degree:

  • Institution: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
  • Year: 2001
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Mehmet Altan Kaya
General surgeon
34 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Grand Clinic

Mehmet Altan Kaya

General surgeon
34 years of experience

UNIVERSITY

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 

 

UNIVERSITY WHERE HE TAKES EXPERTISE

Göztepe Training and Research Hospital General Surgery

 

CONGRESSES ATTENDED

National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress

Cerrahpaşa Surgery Meetings Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association

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Abdulkerim Yilmaz
Gastroenterologist
33 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Abdulkerim Yilmaz

Gastroenterologist
33 years of experience
Turkey, Sivas
Medicana Sivas Hospital
Mustafa Sarioglu
Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience

Mustafa Sarioglu

Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Lokman Hekim Etlik 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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Benan Kasapoglu
Gastroenterologist
14 years of experience

Benan Kasapoglu

Gastroenterologist
14 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Lokman Hekim Etlik Hospital
Dr Gokmen Ozturk
Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Vital Clinic

Dr Gokmen Ozturk

Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience
Assoc. Dr. is a General Surgery Specialist who has been practicing for 25 years since completing his medical degree in 1994. He specializes in a variety of diseases, including ankylostomiasis, bowel cancer, condyloma accumunata, spleen diseases, breast cancer, hypoechoic solid mass, liver enlargement, liver metastasis, colorectal cancer, stomach-intestinal infections, stomach enlargement, stomach diseases, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polyposis coke, gallbladder stones, obesity, thyroid goiter, thyroid diseases, and esophageal narrowing.Read more
Erol Cakmak
Gastroenterologist
27 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Erol Cakmak

Gastroenterologist
27 years of experience
Turkey, Sivas
Medicana Sivas Hospital
Aisha
Hair transplant specialist
13 years of experience

Aisha

Hair transplant specialist
13 years of experience
Turkey, Antalya
Medpearl Group
Zekeriya Karaduman
General surgeon
9 years of experience

Zekeriya Karaduman

General surgeon
9 years of experience
Turkey, Bartin
Aktip Hospital
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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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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Samet Yardimci
General surgeon
21 years of experience
5.0
47 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Health Point World Clinic

Samet Yardimci

General surgeon
21 years of experience

Education and Expertise Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital - General Surgery Specialization Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital - Gastroenterology Surgery Specialization MD Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology Unit, Houston, USA Texas University Memorial Herrman Hospital, Transplantation Center, Houston; USA Experience Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Assistant Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital - Gastroenterology Surgery Minor Marmara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital - Specialist Doctor Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professor Professional Memberships Turkish Surgical Association Association of Gastroenterology Surgery Turkish Bariatric Surgery Association Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery AssociationINTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Ozkan E, Yardimci S, Dulundu E, Topaloğlu U, Sehirli O, Ercan F, Velioğlu-Oğünç A, Sener G. Protective potential of montelukast against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Surg Res. 2010 Mar;159(1):588-94. Ibrahim Koral Onal, Gurel Nessar, Samet Yardimci, Nesrin Turhan, Mevlut Kurt, Aysel Ulker. RecentOnset Ulcerative Colitis Complicated By Colon Ischemia In An Elderly Patient. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume 58, Issue7, p1417-1418, July 2010 Yardimci S, Ulas M, Surmelioglu A, Bostanci E B Splenic recurrence of liver hydatid cyst and spleen preserving therapy Singapore Med J 2011; 52(11): e223 Samet Destek Letter to the Editor: Author's Reply: Recurrent Splenic Hydatid Cyst.. Singapore Med J 2012;53(2): 150 Yardimci S, Bostanci EB, Ozer I, Dalgiç T, Surmelioglu A, Aydog G, Akoglu M. Sildenafil Accelerates Liver Regeneration After Partial Hepatectomy in Rats. Transplan Proc. 2012 Jul-Aug; 44(6): 1747-50 Yıldız MK, Ozkan E, Odabaşı HM, Eriş C, Günay E, Abuoğlu HH, Kaya B, Yardımcı S, Müftüoglu MT, Topaloglu U. Analysis of 120 patients with abdominal stab wound focusing on diagnostic role of fast. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014 May 15;7(5):1386-90. Yardimci S, Uprak TK, Kombak FE, Kaya H, Yegen SC. Ruptured gastric stromal tumor into gastric lumen with an abscess. ANZ J Surg. 2014 Sep;84(9):687-9. Velioglu A, Aksu B, Asicioglu E, Arıkan H, Tinay I, Yardimci S, Yegen C, Tuglular S, Ozener C. Association of BK Virus Titers With Lymphocyte Count in Renal Transplant Patients. TransplantProc. 2015 Jun;47(5):1421-4. Yardimci S, Kara YB, Tuney D, Attaallah W, Ugurlu MU, Dulundu E, Yegen ŞC. A Simple Method to Evaluate Whether Pancreas Texture Can Be Used to Predict Pancreatic Fistula Risk After Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Sep;19(9):1625-31. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015- 2855-7. Epub 2015 May 16. Samet Yardimci, Mustafa Ümit Uğurlu, Mümin Coşkun, Wafi Attaallah, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Neutrophil - Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume Can Be a Predictor for the Severity of Acute Appendicitis. National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2016 Mar;22(2):163-8. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.89346. Dulundu E, Attaallah W, Tilki M, Yegen C, Coskun S, Coskun M, Erdim A, Tanrikulu E, Yardimci S, Gunal O. Simultaneous resection for colorectal cancer 

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Yusuf Serdar Sakin
Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Private Koru Ankara Hospital

Yusuf Serdar Sakin

Gastroenterologist
22 years of experience

Prof. M.D. Yusuf Serdar Sakin was born in Nevşehir in 1978. After completing his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 2002.
Following his graduation, he served in Gole/Ardahan for two years. He started his internal medicine training at the Department of Internal Medicine, Gülhane Faculty of Medicine.
After completing his training, he worked as an internal medicine specialist in Ankara. A year later, he began additional training in the Department of Gastroenterology at Gülhane Faculty of Medicine and completed his training in 2014.
After graduation, Yusuf Serdar Sakin continued to work in the same department. He also received advanced endoscopy and Motility training at AMC Center in the Netherlands in 2017.
After obtaining the title of Associate Professor in 2017, he became a Professor in 2023.
He currently provides medical services to patients at Koru Ankara Hospital. His areas of medical interest include:

-Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
-Push enteroscopy
-Endoscopic mucosal resection
-High-resolution manometry
-pH/pH-impedance metry analysis
-Advanced endoscopic procedures (stenting, dilation, etc.)
-Gastrointestinal motility disorders
-Gastroesophageal reflux disease
-Inflammatory bowel diseases
-Advanced endoscopic procedures and pancreatitis.

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Dr Alaattin Ozturk
General surgeon
31 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, İzmir
TWT Health Clinic

Dr Alaattin Ozturk

General surgeon
31 years of experience

accreditations:

Mediterranean Society of Coloproctology

Education

-1993 Uludag University, Bursa School of Medicine

-2007 Haydapasa Numune Hospital General Surgery Residency

 

Experience

 

  • - 1993-1998 Haydapasa Numune Hospital, General Surgery Assistant Surgeon
  • - 1998-2017 Private Hospitals , General Surgery Specialist 
  • - 2017-2022 Adatip Istanbul Hospital, Assistant Professor of General Surgery
  • - 2022 Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital, Assistant Professor of General Surgery

Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association 

• Turkish Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery 

• International Federation for Obesity Surgery 

• Mediterranean Societo of Coloproctology

 

Publications

  • - 34 International Publications 
  • - 35 National Publications 
  • - 45 National and International Congress
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