Best Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve Surgery bariatric surgeons: TOP 35 doctors

Dr. is a highly experienced surgeon with a specialization from Istanbul University and experience from various hospitals in Turkey. He is a member of multiple surgical societies and has completed various courses and certifications in the field of surgery.

Dr. Plamen Straikov is a highly experienced surgeon specializing in bariatric and metabolic surgery. He is Medical Director at Sachsenhausen Hospital and has extensive experience in revision surgery before bariatric/metabolic surgery. He has held honorary professorship roles at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and Odessa National Medical University, and is a member of several medical organizations.

He specialized in General Surgery at Ankara Training and Research Hospital between 2001 and 2006. He worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Ankara Training and Research Hospital between 2006 and 2008 and later at Ordu State Hospital between 2008 and 2013. In 2016, he received the title of Associate Professor in the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University. In 2015, he received the Turkish Surgical Association Proficiency Exam (Board) Certificate of Achievement. He is a member of Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association, and Hepatobiliary Surgery Association. Between 2014 and 2016, he taught many undergraduate and graduate courses at Izmir University Faculty of Medicine.

He completed his medical education at Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 1990 and 1996, and his residency in General Surgery at Izmir Training and Research Hospital between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he received the Turkish Surgical Association's Qualification Exam (Board) certificate of success. He is a member of Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association. He worked as a lecturer at Istanbul Rumeli University between 2017 and 2020. He currently performs Laparoscopic Oncosurgery and Obesity Surgeries. He has many national and international studies and these studies have received many citations.   Having a good command of English, Opr. Dr. Özgür Kavak is married and has two children.

Dr. Palep is a highly experienced bariatric surgeon with 17 years of experience in upper GI and weight loss surgeries. He is well trained in the latest techniques, such as Robotic GI Surgery, Banded Bypass, Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy and Mini Gastric Bypass, and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in international journals. He is certified as a center of excellence by the IEF for providing comprehensive and high quality care, and is invited across the country and abroad to give talks in his fields of interest.