Best Weight Loss Surgery Doctors in Ankara for Australians

Professor Ozkan is a senior academic surgeon at Memorial Ankara Hospital who has shaped the next generation of specialists as a Dean of Medicine.

• Specialises in bariatric and abdominal surgeries to help patients manage weight and metabolic health
• Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Founding Dean of Aksaray University medical school – a testament to his clinical leadership
• Trained at Ankara University – one of Turkey's most prestigious medical institutions

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.

Prof. Dr. Oktay Banlı is a Professor of General Surgery. He has focused on laparoscopic bariatric surgery since 2006. His main procedures are sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass.

MD, Ankara University (1988). General Surgery Specialist, Erciyes University (1996). He worked for 11 years in the General Surgery and Kidney Transplantation Clinic at Etlik Specialized Hospital. He completed advanced laparoscopic training in France (2005–2006). He became an Associate Professor in 2007 and a Professor in 2013. He also served as Clinical Chief at Elazığ Education and Research Hospital. In 2014, he worked in bariatric and metabolic surgery clinics at Weill Cornell Medical College and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

He has published in international journals and is a member of professional societies. His interests include gastric balloon and band, sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), mini gastric bypass (MGB), duodenal switch/biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), advanced laparoscopy, hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, and transplant surgery and coordination.