Pagina 2 - I migliori gastroenterologi di Gastroenterologia - TOP-99 medici

Il medico si è laureato presso la Facoltà di Medicina dell'Università di Hacettepe nel 1980 e ha conseguito il titolo di Internista presso l'Università di Çukurova nel 1985. Completando una borsa di studio in Gastroenterologia presso l'Università di Marmara nel 1997, il medico è diventato Professore Associato presso l'Università di Fırat nel 1989 e Professore presso l'Università Abant İzzet Baysal nel 1998. Con un'ampia partecipazione a congressi locali e internazionali, il medico ha scritto numerosi articoli, articoli e capitoli di libri sia in lingua madre che in lingue straniere. Il medico ha lavorato in varie istituzioni, tra cui l'Ospedale Privato Camlica Medicana e l'Ospedale di Servizio Memoriale.<\/p>

2016 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2012 - 2016, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

BEZMIALEM FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Gastroenterology Specialist, Lecturer

2010 - 2012, Diyarbakir/Diyarbakir/Türkiye

DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2009 - 2010, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

1996 - 2006, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

HASEKİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Internal Medicine Specialist

EXPERIENCE

2018 - Present, Istanbul, Turkey

MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2017 - 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

ULUS LIV HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2013 - 2016, Istanbul, Turkey

MEDICAL PARK BAHÇELİEVLER HOSPITAL

Gastroenterology Specialist

2011 - 2013, Nevşehir, Turkey

NEVŞEHİR STATE HOSPITAL

Mandatory Service

EDUCATION

2008 - 2011, Izmir, Turkey

DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY

Gastroenterology Residency Training

2002 - 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Internal Medicine Residency Training

1994 - 2001, Istanbul, Turkey

MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Medical Degree

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Numerous national and international articles and publications

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Turkish Gastroenterology Association

• Turkish Endoscopy Association

• Turkish Liver Research Association

• Internal Medicine Association

PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, COURSES, AND CONFERENCES

Extensive participation in various professional training programs, courses, and congresses

2022 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Professor of Gastroenterology

2021 - 2022, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEDICANA ATAŞEHİR INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

Professor of Gastroenterology

2019 - 2020, /USA

CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATIONS

Invited Lecturer

2018 - 2021, Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL CIVILIZATION UNIVERSITY GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT

Professor of Gastroenterology

2016 - 2019, Ankara/Türkiye

PRESIDENTIAL HEALTH COORDINATORATE

2016 - 2016, Istanbul/Türkiye

BEZMIALEM FOUNDATION GUREBA HOSPITAL, GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT

2015 - 2016, /USA

CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATIONS

2014 - 2014, Istanbul/Türkiye

SISLI FLORANCE NIGHTINGALE LIVER TRANSPLANTATION UNIT

2013 - 2018, Istanbul/Türkiye

ISTANBUL CIVILIZATION UNIVERSITY GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT

Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

Dr. Zulfikar Polat is a gastroenterology and internal medicine specialist. He trained at Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy, where he completed his specialty and became an Associate Professor. He is a Professor at İstanbul Aydın University. His postgraduate experience includes Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy and İstanbul Aydın University. He also worked at Anadolu Medical Center, affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA).

Clinical focus includes gastroenterology, hepato-pancreatology, inflammatory intestinal diseases, and diagnostic and interventional endoscopic procedures. Professional memberships include the Turkish Gastroenterology Association (TGD), Turkish Endoscopy Society, TÜRK EUS, ESGE, EASL, and AASLD. He has 45 national and international publications.

Prof. Dr. Erdem Akbal is a Gastroenterology Specialist at Memorial Şişli and Memorial Bahçelievler Hospitals in Istanbul. He previously served at Liv Hospital Ulus, Medicana Ataşehir, Florence Nightingale Hospitals, and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. He became an Associate Professor in 2014 and a Professor in 2019.

He received advanced training in interventional endoscopy. He completed ESD at Jichi Medical University in Japan. He trained in POEM/ESD and gastrointestinal motility at Amsterdam Medical Center. He trained in EUS at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the USA. He continues to attend ESG, ERCP, EUS, ESD, and POEM courses and congresses.

He has authored more than 100 international indexed publications. His presentations have won awards. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society, the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatology Society, the Liver Diseases Association, the IBD Association, and the Turkish Liver Research Association.

Prof. Dr. Kamil Yalçın Polat is a leading transplantology expert and Head of the Organ Transplantation Center at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. With over 30 years of surgical experience, he founded the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University (2003-2010) and completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Polat has authored more than 50 scientific publications and serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.

2021 - Present, Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL BAHCELIEVLER HOSPITAL

INTERNAL DISEASES AND GASTROENTROLOGY SPECIALIST

2014 - 2021, Gaziantep/Türkiye

GAZİANTEP UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE INTERNAL DISEASES DEPARTMENT/GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT LECTURER

2012 - 2014, Gaziantep/Türkiye

GAZİANTEP ŞEHİT KAMİL STATE HOSPITAL GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT (COMPULSORY SERVICE)

Dr. Suleyman Guray is a gastroenterology specialist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He previously worked at Medicana Izmir International Hospital (2025) and Izmir Katip Çelebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital (2018–2025).

He earned his MD from Ege University (1996–2002). He completed his specialization in Internal Medicine at Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital (2004–2009). He is a member of the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society.

His advanced endoscopy training includes CHA Bundang Medical Center. He also attended the Manchester Advanced Endoscopy Symposium and the International Congress of Gastroenterology Research, Endoscopy, and Training Society.

Education

MD; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2001)

Residencies

Internal Medicine; Ministry of Health Ankara Diskapi Education and Research Hospital (2009)

Pathology; Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (2004)

Fellowships

Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine (2013)

Experiences

Demiroglu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (2019- currently)

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2017-2019)

Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea (2018)

Konya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology  (2014-2017)

Certificates

Advanced Endoscopy Certificate, Bundang CHA Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 2018

Bariatric Endoscopy Certificate, Bariatric Endoscopy Global course, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2020

Awards

2019 Rising Star, 10th Digestive Disease and Endoscopy Symposium

Memberships

Turkish Society of Internal Medicine

Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

ERCP Study Group at Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Women in Endoscopy, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Prof. Dr. Aytaç ATAMER was born on January 31, 1964 in Adapazarı. He started his medical education at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1987. After completing his residency training at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Atamer worked as a specialist physician at the Social Insurance Institution (SSK) Diyarbakır Hospital. He then continued to work as a specialist physician at Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital.

In 2008, he completed his upper specialization at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and in the same year, he was named Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital. In 2011, he continued his duty with the duty of establishing Yalova State Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic and compulsory service and in 2013, he became a faculty member at Yalova University. Between 2017 and 2022, he worked as a Professor at Çamlıca Erdem Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic.

Since 2022, he has been working as a Gastroenterology Specialist and Internal Medicine Specialist at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital.

Education

2005 – M.D., Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2010 – Internal Medicine Specialization, Haseki Training and Research Hospital

2021 – Gastroenterology Subspecialty Training, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine

Academic & Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine

Head of Department, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine

Scientific Publications

Dr. Acar has authored over 20 international peer-reviewed articles in the fields of internal medicine and gastroenterology. Her notable contributions include studies and case reports on:

Gastrointestinal bleeding management in anticoagulant users

Rare GI cases such as bezoars, aortoesophageal fistulas, and massive hemorrhagic ascites

Liver transplantation complications, including graft-versus-host disease

The role of (pro)hepcidin in IBD-related anemia

Endoscopic interventions for acute GI bleeding

Covid-19 treatment agents and their GI implications in Turkey

(Full publication list available upon request)

Clinical Expertise

Gastrointestinal bleeding & endoscopic procedures

Hepatology & liver disease management

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)

Complex GI case diagnostics

Post-transplant GI complications

Diabetic GI and cardiovascular comorbidities

Pediatrician, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Specialist

Education

Yeditepe University School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics (Chair of the Department)

2004 - 2007

Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterology Sub-specialty

1995 – 1998

Hacettepe University School of Medicine

Pediatrics Instructor

1985 - 1987

Professional Experience

Ataşehir Florence Nightingale Hospital

Pediatrician, Pediatric Gastroenterology

2017 – Present

Kadıköy Şifa Ataşehir Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

2013 – 2017 

Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics

1994 – 2004

Publications

Cevik N, Buyukgebiz B. Interaction between human blood group (ABO) substances and enteropathogenic

bacterial agents. Turk J Pediatr. 1987. Link

Buyukgebiz B, Ozalp I, Oran O. Investigation of serum vitamin A levels of children who had a history of

recurrent diarrhoea. J Trop Pediatrics. 1990. Link

Languages

Turkish: Native

English: Advanced

Dr. Ayhan Levent is an internal medicine specialist and assistant professor at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. He has worked there since 2020. He graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 2011. In 2013, he passed the Medical Specialization Examination and began his internal medicine residency at Haseki Training and Research Hospital.

He began his career at the Sultanbeyli Community Health Center. He volunteered during the 2011 Van earthquake. In 2017, he was appointed an internal medicine specialist at Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital. He completed his state service obligation in 2020.

ACADEMIC CAREER SUMMARY

Degree: Bachelor's
Field: Medicine
University: Atatürk University
Year: 2001

Degree: Master's
Field: Medicine
University: Atatürk University
Year: 2001

Specialization/Doctorate: Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
University: İnönü University
Year: 2012

Associate Professorship: Gastroenterology
University: İnönü University
Year: 2018

Foreign Language: English, 67.5, 2007

H-index (WoS/Google): 8/10

Impact Factor: 8.1577

Key Research Work:
“Does apocynin increase liver regeneration in the partial hepatectomy model?” Yılmaz Bilgiç, Burhan Hakan Kanat, Onural ÖZHAN, Azibe YILDIZ, Zeynep AKSUNGUR, Mehmet Erman ERDEMLİ, Nigar VARDI, Yusuf TÜRKÖZ, Sami AKBULUT, Adem KÖSE, Hakan PARLAKPINAR. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 (53), 1-12 Q3.

Declared Project Title, Year:
K.3.6. “Investigation of the Effects of Vinpocetine in Sepsis Created by Cecal Ligation and Puncture in Rats” (Principal Investigator), 2023

International Experience:
Advanced Endoscopy Training, Anam Hospital, South Korea (3 months, 2016)
Advanced ERCP Course, Olympus Training Center, Hamburg (2017)

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

• Institution: İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center
  City: Malatya
  Position: Assistant Chief Physician
  Period: 2021 - 2024

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Education

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (1991)

KTÜ Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital (Specialization.1998)

Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Surgery Training, 2002)

Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Training, 2006)

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (General Surgery Clinic Advance Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity and Oncological Cancer Surgery Training, 2010i)

Prof. Selin Kapan has been a Professor of General Surgery since 2017. She is currently with Istanbul Aydın University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery (2022–present). She previously worked at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital as a Specialist and Associate Professor. She also served as Educational and Administrative Supervisor at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital. In addition, she was Medical Coordinator and General Surgeon at Istanbul Surgery Hospital.

She has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Her research covers hernia repair, perianal fistula, pilonidal disease, hepatic hydatid disease, laparoscopic surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery. Her work has been published in journals such as Digestive Surgery, Hernia, Techniques in Coloproctology, and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. She is a member of the Turkish Surgical Association, the National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association, the Hernia Society, the Turkish HPB Surgery Association, the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association, and the Gastroesophageal Reflux Association.

Dr. Seymur Aslanov is a specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He received advanced training at Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. Dr. Aslanov diagnoses and treats many gastrointestinal diseases. His expertise includes inflammatory bowel diseases, digestive system cancers, liver and pancreatic diseases, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

He is skilled in advanced endoscopic procedures. These include ERCP, colonoscopy, endoscopic polypectomy, and stenting for gastrointestinal stenosis. Dr. Aslanov has worked as a research assistant and subspecialist at Ege University. He has also served as an internal medicine specialist at Izmir Medical Point.

He is a member of the Izmir Medical Chamber.

Education and Expertise

• 2023 BAKIRÇAY UNIVERSITY ÇİĞLİ TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)
• 2021 EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT
• 2017 EGE UNIVERSITY INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
• 2010 EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Diseases

• Liver Diseases
• Digestive System Diseases

Treatment Methods

• Endoscopy
• Endoscopic mucosal resection – EMR
• Endoscopic Obesity Treatment (Intragastric Botox, Intragastric Balloon)
• Endoscopic Polypectomy
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP)
• Liver Transplant
• Colonoscopy
• Peroral Cholangioscopy

Experience

• Diyarbakir 112 Emergency Health Services Chief Physician (2010-2011)
• Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (2012-2017)
• Ayvalik State Hospital (2017-2018)
• Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology (2018-2021)
• Burdur State Hospital (2021-2022)
• Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital (2022-2024)

Professional Memberships

• 1.Turkish Gastroenterology Association (ERCP working group)
• 2. Turkish Liver Research Association
• 3. Turkish Medical Association