Best Gastric balloon bariatric surgeons: TOP 186 doctors

Education

• 1996 — graduated from Beypazarı High School
• 2002 — graduated from the Istanbul University Medicine Faculty, academic title: general surgery.

Work experience

• 2003-2004 — Yeşilyurt State Hospital, family physician
• 2005-2010 — Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital
• 2012-2016 — Çerkezköy Government Hospital
• 2016 — Private Optimed Hospital.

Membership in organizations

• The Turkish Surgeons Association
• The Turkish Medical Association.

Medical Doctorate in surgery

Consultant of laparoscopic and weight loss surgeries

Member of the Royal College Of Surgeons, England

Member and instructor At Alexandria Endoscopic Association (ALEXEA)

Member of the Egyptian Society for Obesity Surgery 

Member of the Egyptian Society for laparoscopic surgeons 

World renowned for his expertise in Obesity Surgery 

Reviewer in many international journals (Obesity Surgery, International journal of surgery, Surgical Endoscopy)

Whatclinic service award 2023 for serving patients from all around the world 

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.

• Dr. Michal Dyaczynski specializes in the non-surgical Gastric balloon procedure.
• Uses advanced techniques like the Orbera, Spatz, and ReShape Duo systems.
• Trained internationally, with experience in Poland and affiliations across Europe.
• Holds a Doctor of Medical Sciences degree, focusing on metabolic disorders.
• Member of IFSO and Polish Society for the Study of Obesity.
• Provides online consultations for Gastric balloon patients.
• Fluent in Polish, with medical publications in both domestic and international journals.

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. 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.

Dr. X is a board certified physician with over 25 years of experience in the fields of gastroenterology, internal medicine, and endoscopy. He has expertise in a number of endoscopic procedures, including esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, esophageal varicose band ligation, and achalasia balloon dilatation. He has also performed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, foreign body removal, and liver needle biopsy.

Professor Gerhard Prager is a highly experienced bariatric surgery specialist with over 3,000 operations for obesity treatment. He is the head of the Obesity Outpatient Clinic in Vienna General Hospital and head of the Metabolic Surgery Center in Confraternitaet Private Hospital. He is a member of several organizations such as the IFSO-European Chapter, the Austrian Obesity Association, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, the Austrian Society of Surgery, the Austrian Society of Bariatric Surgery, and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.