Gastroenterology Doctors Abroad — Page 4

Assistant Professor Ayhan Levent serves as an internal medicine specialist at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, focusing on gastrointestinal health and metabolic disorders.

• Trained at the Haseki Training and Research Hospital internal diseases clinic
• Graduated from the Izmir Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine
• Member of the academic faculty at Uskudar University
• Provides expert care for complex internal medicine and gastric conditions

Professor Benal Buyukgebiz is a leading specialist in pediatric gastroenterology at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. She served as the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Yeditepe University, training the next generation of specialists.

• Focuses on digestive health for children from infancy through to adolescence
• Sub-specialised in pediatric gastroenterology at Dokuz Eylul University
• Manages complex cases of recurrent diarrhoea and chronic gut inflammation
• Investigates the link between childhood nutrition and long-term digestive health
• Fluent in English to assist families visiting from overseas

Assistant Professor Shencan Acar is a highly regarded gastroenterology subspecialist at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. She specializes in managing complex gastrointestinal conditions and rare clinical cases.

• Expert in treating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis
• Focuses on hepatology, managing liver diseases and post-transplant complications
• Uses endoscopic interventions to treat acute gastrointestinal bleeding
• Authored 20+ international peer-reviewed articles on rare GI conditions
• Former Head of Department at Giresun University Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Watcharin Wichapolchaiyakul is a board-certified gastroenterologist and internal medicine specialist at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok. He completed a gastroenterology fellowship and internal medicine board training at Siriraj. He received his MD from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. He graduated with First Class Honors (GPA 3.90).

His clinical expertise includes Helicobacter pylori infection, gastric mucosal disorders, and drug-induced liver injury. He has presented research at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago. His work covers gastric microbiota in CagA-positive and CagA-negative H. pylori. It also includes gene-guided N-acetylcysteine for prevention of anti-tuberculous drug-induced hepatitis. He is a member of GAT, the AGA Institute, the Medical Council of Thailand, and RCPT.

Dr. Ozlem Koroglu is a rehabilitation specialist at Memorial Ankara Hospital. She specializes in physical medicine and musculoskeletal recovery. Dr. Koroglu served as an instructor for ultrasound at the ISPRM World Congress. She holds Ministry of Health certification in prolotherapy. Her expertise includes neural therapy and botulinum toxin for hand spasticity.

• Served as Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Elazığ Military Hospital.
• Trained at the Euro–Mediterranean PRM School in Italy.
• Instructs medical courses on PRP, knee prolotherapy, and spinal manipulation.
• Member of the Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Navamin 9 Hospital is a private hospital accredited by JCI and Thailand Hospital Accreditation (HA). It is in Bangkok’s Min Buri district and was founded in 2008. The hospital treats about 30,000 patients each year. Its medical team includes 100 doctors across 10 departments.

Services include a center for cardiology and internal medicine. There is a 24-hour emergency and trauma center. The hospital offers advanced surgery. It provides mother and child care. It also runs wellness and check-up programs for preventive care.