Best Liver transplant transplant surgeons: TOP 75 doctors

• Dr. Johann Pratschke specializes in advanced liver transplant procedures.
• Performs liver transplants using minimally invasive & robotic techniques.
• Expert in split-liver transplantation, living-donor liver transplant, and hepatocyte transplantation.
• International training and practice in Germany, Austria, and the United States.
• Holds certification in Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery for complex liver conditions.
• Member of the European Pancreas Society and the Transplantation Society.
• Conversant in German and English, offering consultations for international patients.

Dr. Vivek Vij is a renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon with 23 years of experience, having performed more than 500 liver transplants and credited with developing living donor surgery. He has attained the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<4%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide and is the founder of Liver transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in the Fortis group of Hospitals.

Liver transplant surgeon

Head of Liver Transplant Department

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.