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Tarik Akar
Gastroenterologist
20 years of experience
4.5
143 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Tarik Akar

Gastroenterologist
20 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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Camel Kopty
Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Camel Kopty

Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience

Prof. Kopty is a highly qualified specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, endoscopy, hepatology, and various liver diseases, with expertise and practical experience in more than 28,000 diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy specializations. He also has awards and publications in the fields of hepatology, hepatitis C and B, endoscopy, and best clinical endoscopy quality certificates.

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Nadir Arber
Gastroenterologist
42 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Nadir Arber

Gastroenterologist
42 years of experience

accreditations:

The American Association for Cancer Research
The American Gastroenterological Association
The European Association for Cancer Research
The European Society of Digestive Oncology

Prof. Nadir Arber is a top gastroenterologist from Israel with over 30 years of experience in the field. He is specialized in the prevention, early diagnostics, and treatment of GI cancers, with education from Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and NewYork-Presbyterian Center. He has written over 300 papers on his research and is a member of numerous organizations in the field.

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Siegbert Rossol
Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience
4.4
52 reviews
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)

Siegbert Rossol

Gastroenterologist
34 years of experience

accreditations:

German Association for the Study of the Liver
European Association for the Study of the Liver
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Alexander von Humboldt Scholarship

Dr. Siegbert Rossol is a highly experienced gastroenterologist with over 34 years of experience in the field. He is a member of various medical societies and has studied human medicine, health management, and interventional sonography. He has published numerous articles and has exceptional expertise in endoscopic therapy, endobarrier therapy, and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Nihat Okcu
Gastroenterologist
25 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol University Pendik Hospital

Nihat Okcu

Gastroenterologist
25 years of experience

Gastroenterology

 

Pendik Medipol University Hospital

 

 

Education

 

1999 Karadeniz Technical University, Gastroenterology

 

1997Atatürk University, Internal Diseases Professorship

 

1992 Atatürk University, Internal Diseases Associated Professorship 

 

1985 Atatürk University, Internal Diseases Specialist 

 

1981 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine

 

 

Publications

1- Nihat Okçu Gülçin Polat,Arif Yılmaz,Mehmet Koruk,The demographıc features of gastrıc cancers ın erzurum(Eurasian J Med 2000; 32: 63-65)

 

2- Üst Gastrointestinal Kanamalı Olguların Bir Değerlendirilmesi. Klinik Bilimler-Doktor.2000, - E.akarsu,N.Okçu, ve Ark.Kuzeydoğu Anadolu’da 6:4:435-438

 

3-N.Okçu, A.yılmaz. İ.kiki,M.D.onuk, C.gündoğdu, H.uzunismail. Tanısal Üst Gastrointestinal endoskopi Sonuçlarımız. Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi 1997,29 (2):486

 

4-N. Okçu, M.gündoğdu, M.D. onuk, İ.kiki, l.cerrahoğlu, k.yılmaz, i. çapoğlu. Nonsteroid Anti İnflamatuar İlaç (NSAİİ) Kullanan Hastalarda oluşan Gastroduodenal Lezyonların Önlenmesinde Misoprostolün Yeri. Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi 1997,29 (2):453-455.

 

5-N.Okçu, A. öz, m.d. onuk, e.akarsu, b. tekin, h.z. tonbul, h.kaya. Kronik Aktif Hepatit İle Dekopanse Karaciğer Parankim Yetmezliğinde Plazma Fibronektin Düzeyleri ve Karaciğerin Fonksiyon Durumu İle İlişkisi. Türk J. Gastroenterol 1995;27(4): 422-426.

 

6-N.Okçu, tahir buran,m.d. onuk,a. yılmaz, e.akarsu, g. akçay. Erzurum ve Çevresinde Duodenum Ülserli Hastalarda Helicobacter Pylori Prevelansı. Türk J. Gastroenterol 1995;27(4): 447-450.

 

7-N.Okçu, b.s. uyanık, e. akarsu, e. bakan, z. tonbul. Mide ve Kolorektal Kanserlerinde Karbonhidrat Antijenleri (CA-19-9, CA-125), Karsinoembriyonik Antijen (CEA) ve Alkalen Fosfatazın Önemi. Türk J. Gastroenterol 1995;6:467-471.

 

8-N. Okçu, m.d. onuk, e. akarsu, h. doğan, c. gündoğdu. Bölgemizdeki Hepatoselüler Karsinomlu Hastalarda Major Risk Faktörleri. Gastroenteroloji 1994;5(2):154-157

 

9-N.Okçu, m.d. onuk, e. akarsu, h. doğan, c.gündoğdu, tahir buran. Erzurum Bölgesinde Gastrik Karsinom Sıklığı, Endoskopik ce Histolojik Özellikler. Gastroenteroloji 1994;5(2):263-267.

 

10-N. Okçu, m.d. onuk, tahir buran, e. akarsu, m.a. çiftçioğlu. Erzurum İli Çevresinde Nonspesifik Gastritli Olgularda Helicobacter Pylori Sıklığı. Gastroenteroloji 1994;5(2):211-213.

 

11-N.Okçu, m.d. onuk, ö. ünal, e. akarsu, l. incesu, k. akgöz. Karın İçi Kitle Lezyonlarında Ultrason Rehberliğinde Yapılan İnce İğne Aspirasyon Biyopsisinin Tanı Değeri. Gastroenteroloji 1993;4(1):166-68.

 

12-N.O.kçu, m.d. onuk, m. polat, a. yılmaz, m. gündoğdu, m. paç. Budd-Chiari Sendromu (2 Olgu). Türk J Gastroenterhepatol 1993; 4(1):77-80.

 

13-N.Okçu, h. koçak, m.d. onuk, m. gündoğdu, e. bakan, a. yılmaz, a. başoğlu, a. ateş, f.a. paç. The Effect of Atrial Pressure Changes and Cardiac Nerves on Plasma Atrial Natriüretic Peptide (ANP) Levels. Vascular Surgery 1993; 27(2): 128-132

 

15-N.Okçu, m.d. onuk, a.yılmaz, m. gündoğdu, t. buran. Omeprozol ve Ranitidinin Peptik Ülser İyileşmesine Etkileri. Doğa-Tr.J. of Medical Sciences 1992;16:657-658.

 

16-N. Okçu, m.r. yiğitoğlu, b. adam, e. bakan. Konjestif Kalp Yetersizliği Olan Hastalarda Digıxin’in Plazma Atrial Natriüretik Peptik Düzeyine Etkisi. S.Ü. Tıp Fak. Dergisi 1991;7(2):243-247..

 

17-N.Okçu, a. yılmaz. Üst Gastrointestinal Sistem Kanamalarında Histamin H2 -Reseptör Antagonistlerinin Etkisi. Endoskopi Dergisi 1991;2(4):17-23.

 

18-N.Okçu, E. bakan, b. adam, a. yılmaz, m.r. yiğitoğlu. Kronik Hepatit ve Karaciğer Sirozlu Hastalarda Seks Hormanları ve Seks Hormon Bağlayıcı Globülin Seviyeleri (Editöre Mektup). Doğa-Tr. J. Of Medical Sciences 1991;15:1-2.

 

19-N.Okcu Ömer Yılmaz.Helıcobacter pylorı and related gastroıntestınal system dıseases Turkiye Klinikleri JMed Sci. 2013;33(3):806-13

 

20-Nihat Okçu , Ömer yılmaz, hakan dursun, gülçin polat. Dispeptik semptomlarla beslenme alışkanlıkları, endoskopik ve histolojik bulgular arasındaki ilişki (Eurasian J Med 2006; 38: 13-17)

 

21-Mehmet Bilici,1Nihat Okcu,1Kerim Cayır,1Ibrahim Pirim,2Salim B. Tekin,1andCemal Gundogdu3 - Distribuion of HLA Tissue Groups in Patients with Gastric Cancer Eurasian J Med. 2010 Apr; 42(1): 9.11.

 

22-Nihat Okcu,Abdulhalim Bak,Mehmet Sari,Mehmet Arslan,Sait Kapicioglu :The fibroblast proliferation,relationship of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and interferon-A2A Gastroenterology April 2000Volume 118,Issue 4, Part 2, PageA1404

 

23-Kubra Kaynar,Sait Kapicioglu,Mehmet Sarı,Nihat Okcu,Abdulhalim Baki. The effect of fish oil on stress ulcer prophylaxis GastroenterologyVolume 118, Issue 4, Part 2, PageA1255

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Massimo Falconi
Surgical oncologist
4.5
59 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Massimo Falconi

Surgical oncologist

accreditations:

The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
The European Society of Medical Oncology

Professor Massimo Falconi is a gastrointestinal oncologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in pancreatic diseases. He practices at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and has led 3,600 surgeries, including distal, total, middle pancreatectomies , pancreatic resections, and enucleations. He is the Director of the Pancreatic Surgery and the Pancreas Translational and Clinical Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele with international experience in Japan, Spain, Germany, and Sweden. Prof. Falconi has written over 330 articles and taken part in 350+ Italian and 220+ international conferences, and is a member of several organizations.

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Binnur Simsek
Gastroenterologist
37 years of experience
4.5
221 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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Omer Necip Aytug
Gastroenterologist
44 years of experience
4.5
143 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Omer Necip Aytug

Gastroenterologist
44 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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Yoram Bujanover
5.0
2 reviews
Israel, Ramat Gan
Sheba Medical Center

accreditations:

American Gastroenterological Association

Dr. Yoram Bujanover is a specialist in pediatric gastroenterology who has over 45 years of experience. He is a Senior Specialist at the Pediatrics Department in Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital at Sheba Medical Center and is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the Israel Gastroenterology Association. He has a degree from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv University (Israel).

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Oren Shebolet
Gastroenterologist
59 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Oren Shebolet

Gastroenterologist
59 years of experience

accreditations:

The American Gastroenterological Association
The European Association for the Study of the Liver
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Dr. Oren Shibolet is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hematologist with over 50 years of practice. He is a leading expert in liver conditions and treatments, having served as the Head of the Liver Unit at Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. He has a degree in general medicine from the Hebrew University, a specialty in gastroenterology from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, and is a member of multiple medical organizations. He is also an author of over 60 publications and 100 conference reports.

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Rafael Bruck
Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Rafael Bruck

Gastroenterologist
45 years of experience

accreditations:

American Medical Association
Israel Medical Association
Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases

Prof. Rafael Bruck is a highly experienced gastroenterologist and hepatologist with 40+ years of experience. He specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, gastrointestinal cancer, and biliary duct and liver abnormalities. He is a member of several medical organizations, including the American Medical Association.

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Ron Greenberg
Colorectal surgeon
33 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Ron Greenberg

Colorectal surgeon
33 years of experience
Dr. Ron Greenberg is an experienced abdominal surgeon with over 20 years of experience, specializing in open and minimally invasive and Whipple surgery. He is the Head of the Colorectal Surgery Department at Sourasky Medical Center.Read more
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Rifaat Safadi
Gastroenterologist
36 years of experience
4.5
12 reviews

Rifaat Safadi

Gastroenterologist
36 years of experience
Israel, Jerusalem
Hadassah Medical Center
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Zamir Halperin
Gastroenterologist
40 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Zamir Halperin

Gastroenterologist
40 years of experience

Gastroenterologist

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Shimon Reif
32 years of experience
4.5
12 reviews
Israel, Jerusalem
Hadassah Medical Center

Shimon Reif

32 years of experience

accreditations:

American Gastroenterological Association
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Medical Association

Doctor Shimon Reif is a highly experienced pediatric gastroenterologist in Israel, and is the Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Hadassah Medical Center. He has extensive experience treating liver and gastrointestinal tract illnesses in children, and is a WHO expert in the development of protocols for diagnosing and treating these conditions. Dr. Reif is the co-author of a novel method of non-malignant disease treatment and has published over 50 research articles on the subject. He is a member of various professional organizations such as the Israeli Pediatric Association, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

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Maharshak Nitzan
Gastroenterologist
26 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews

Maharshak Nitzan

Gastroenterologist
26 years of experience
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Erwin Santo
Gastroenterologist
35 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Erwin Santo

Gastroenterologist
35 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Gastroenterological Association
European Association of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition

Dr. Erwin Santo is an Israeli top rated gastroenterologist, an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric and liver diseases. He has extensive experience in the field, including heading the Gastroenterological Department at Sourasky Medical Center and being a co-founder of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology, and the European Association of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition.

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Bentov Amir
Gastroenterologist
19 years of experience
4.4
138 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Bentov Amir

Gastroenterologist
19 years of experience
Dr. Bentov Amir is a specialist in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology, with over 22 years of experience. His areas of interest include endoscopic procedures in children and various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases.Read more
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