Best surgeons in Ankara: TOP 26 doctors

Dr. Davut Demir, a General Surgery specialist, is skilled in laparoscopic surgery, oncological surgery, trauma surgery, and morbid obesity surgery. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and currently practices at Lokman Hekim Van Hospital. Dr. Demir has previously worked at Ağrı Patnos State Hospital and Istanbul Hospital, gaining extensive experience across various surgical disciplines. His expertise allows him to offer advanced and comprehensive surgical care, with a strong focus on minimally invasive techniques and complex procedures for optimal patient outcomes.

BRIEF SUMMARYOF WORK EXPERIENCE 

Including those I had transplanted during my fellowship at RUSH University in Chicago (n=86), I have performed a total of 705 liver transplants (%94 adult) both from living (%75) and cadaveric (%25) donors. And, additionally 340 kidney transplants which were mostly from living donors, too. Of these, 12 were combined liver and kidney transplantations either from cadaveric or living donors. Currently, I am the Director of Organ Transplant Program at GUVEN Hospital in Ankara. As of March 2018, here in GUVEN Hospital, we have performed 145 liver transplants (118 from living donors) with 1, 3 and 5 years patient survival of 91.2%, 86%and 83%, consecutively(ELTR data analysis). Since 1997, besides organ transplantation, I have also been operating on complicated hepato-pancreato-biliary patients

WORK EXPERIENCE    :

1989-1990    Internship, Gulhane Military Medical Academy
1990-1992    Physician, 13th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Seymen, Turkey 1996-1998    General Surgeon, Mobile Surgical Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey
1998-2001    General Surgeon, 600 Beds Mevki Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 1999    Brigade Surgeon, Stabilization Forces, NATO, Bosnia-Herzegovina
2001-2015    Gülhane Military Medical Academy
2015-    Özel Ankara Güven Hospital

Private Practice Experience

2009-2011    Özel Magnet Medical Center
2011- 2013    Özel Çağ Hospital
2013-2015    Özel İnternational Medicana Ankara Hospital
2015-    Özel Ankara Güven Hospital

Private Practice Experience for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

I have been involved in Obesity and Metabolic Surgery since 2011. Mainly in private practice. I have done over 2500 sleeve gastrectomy’s and more than 900 gastric bypass and metabolic surgery procedures with a total of over 3400 Obesity and Metabolic Surgery operations

Vahit Onur Gül graduated from the Gülhane Military Medical Faculty in 1998. He became a general surgeon specialist in 2009 and a general surgery associate professor in 2020. He served as a military doctor in almost every city in our country. He received training in robotic surgery in the USA and microsurgery in Switzerland. He participated in many advanced laparoscopic surgery courses both domestically and internationally. He presented numerous oral and written papers at conferences and meetings both domestically and internationally. He has extensive experience in robotic and laparoscopic colon, stomach, and rectal cancer surgery, thyroid and breast surgery. He is currently serving at Ankara Koru Hospital. His medical interests include:

Robotic Surgery

Obesity Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Breast Surgery

Endocrine (Thyroid-Goiter) Surgery

Oncologic Surgery

Laparoscopic Surgery

Anal Region Diseases

Hernia Surgery

Dr. Ali Kagan Gokakin is a skilled General Laparoscopic Surgeon. He specializes in advanced digestive surgeries such as inguinal hernia repair, hemicolectomy, appendectomy, laparoscopic gall bladder removal, and Whipple’s procedure. He has worked at top Turkish hospitals, including Gazi University, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, and the Florence Nightingale Hospital Liver Transplantation Center.

Dr. Gokakin has treated complex conditions like pancreatic head cancer, cholecystitis, and complicated appendicitis. He is known for his work in minimally invasive surgery and liver transplantation. He currently practices at Medicana INT Hospital Ankara. His clinic hours are Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm.