Gastroenterology Doctors Abroad — Page 14

Ezgi Sevic is a nutrition and diet specialist at Medical Park İzmir Hospital who graduated as an honor student from Hacettepe University – one of Turkey's top medical schools.

• Specialises in managing chronic digestive conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis through personalised nutrition
• Completed advanced training in bariatric nutrition for patients following weight-loss surgery
• Provides therapeutic dietary plans for liver health and chronic pancreatitis management
• Conducted research into the relationship between insulin resistance, eating behaviour, and obesity

Professor Nihat Okcu is a senior gastrointestinal specialist at Medipol University Pendik Hospital who has published over 23 research papers on digestive cancers and ulcers.

• Specialises in managing complex liver cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis
• Focuses on Helicobacter pylori-related conditions and diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Performs endoscopic procedures to identify and treat gastric polyps and ulcers
• Served as a professor at Atatürk University, training the next generation of gastroenterology specialists

Associate Professor Alaattin Ozturk is a colorectal surgery specialist based at TWT Health Clinic. He holds prestigious memberships in both the Turkish Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery and the Mediterranean Society of Coloproctology.

• Treats surgical conditions of the colon, rectum, and digestive tract
• Specialises in obesity surgery and metabolics through the International Federation for Obesity Surgery
• Highly active in research with 69 national and international publications
• Lectures as an Associate Professor of General Surgery to train future specialists

Dr Murat Sarikaya is a gastroenterology specialist at Medipol Bahcelievler University Hospital with a prolific research background in complex digestive disorders.

• Specialises in managing advanced liver disease and severe acute pancreatitis
• Expert in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including duodenal polyp removal
• Extensively published on Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and biliary disorders
• Former specialist at Ankara Training and Research Hospital and Istinye University

Associate Professor Üçüncü is an academic surgeon at İstanbul Cerrahi Hospital specialising in advanced endoscopy and gastrointestinal disorders. He has published 17 studies on gastric conditions including H. pylori and digestive inflammation.

• Performs advanced endoscopy – allows for direct internal examination and precision removal of polyps without open surgery
• Specialises in managing H. pylori infections, gastric ulcers, and complex gastrocele cases
• Uses minimally invasive techniques – result in smaller incisions, less pain, and a faster return to daily activities
• Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

Professor Baykan is a premier oncological surgeon in Turkey with high-level training from the Mayo Clinic and St Mark's Hospital in London.

• Specialises in minimally invasive laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques for digestive disorders
• Performs keyhole surgery for faster recovery and smaller scars in colorectal cases
• Senior professor at Ankara University – one of Turkey's most prestigious medical schools
• Expertise in treating complex conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
• Published researcher on colon cancer outcomes in leading international medical journals