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Private Specialist Dr. Kaplan Baha Temizgönül – Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Specialist
Private Specialist Dr. Kaplan Baha Temizgönül is a highly experienced bariatric and metabolic surgery specialist based in Istanbul with over 20 years of medical experience. He graduated from Pamukkale University Medical Faculty in 2005 and completed his general surgery specialty at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Temizgönül has advanced training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery and specializes in procedures such as gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, diabetes surgery, reflux surgery, revision surgeries, and gallbladder surgery. He founded his own bariatric surgery team in 2017 and continues to provide expert care in his private practice, offering comprehensive weight loss and metabolic solutions.
Private Specialist Dr. Kaplan Baha Temizgönül - Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Expert
Dr. Kaplan Baha Temizgönül is a specialist in general surgery and bariatric and metabolic surgery with extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic procedures. Born in 1981, he has dedicated over two decades to medical practice, focusing on obesity and metabolic disorders.
Professional Journey
Dr. Temizgönül graduated from Pamukkale University Medical Faculty in 2005, one of Turkey's first bariatric surgery centers. He completed his general surgery specialty at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital from 2009 to 2014, with a focus on advanced laparoscopy, and his thesis addressed pain in laparoscopic surgery. He further received advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery training.
Career Milestones
After mandatory service at Kilis State Hospital from 2014 to 2016, where he performed war surgery, he worked with Prof. Dr. Koray Tekin on obesity surgery from 2016 to 2017. He founded his own bariatric surgery team in 2017 and has been running his private practice since then. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a faculty member at Altinbas University Medical Faculty, teaching general surgery in English to medical students.
Specialized Services
- Bariatric Surgery including gastric sleeve and gastric bypass
- Metabolic Surgery for diabetes
- Reflux Surgery
- Revision Surgeries
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Procedures
Professional Affiliations
Dr. Temizgönül holds multiple professional society memberships, including TTB, TCD, TOSS, IFSO, and TUGS, and has publications in peer-reviewed medical journals. He is proficient in English, with intermediate German and basic Russian and Spanish skills, and is married with children.
Educational Background
- Born: 1981
- Medical Degree: Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, 2005 - one of Turkey's first bariatric surgery centers
- General Surgery Specialty: Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital, 2009-2014
- Advanced Training: Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery
- Faculty Position: Altinbas University Medical Faculty, taught General Surgery in English, 2019-2020
Professional Achievements
- 1981: Born
- 2005: Graduated from Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, one of Turkey's first bariatric surgery centers
- 2006-2008: Private hospital physician while taking USMLE exams
- 2009-2014: General Surgery specialty at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital with advanced laparoscopy focus
- Thesis: On pain in laparoscopic surgery
- Training: Advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery
- 2014-2016: Mandatory service at Kilis State Hospital, performed war surgery
- 2016-2017: Worked with Prof. Dr. Koray Tekin on Obesity Surgery
- 2017: Founded own bariatric surgery team
- 2017: Own practice since
- 2019-2020: Faculty Member at Altinbas University Medical Faculty, taught general surgery in English
- Publications: Multiple in peer-reviewed medical journals
- Memberships: TTB, TCD, TOSS, IFSO, TUGS
- Languages: Advanced English, Intermediate German, Basic Russian and Spanish
- Personal: Married with children
- Specializations: Bariatric surgery, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, diabetes surgery, reflux surgery, revision surgeries, gallbladder surgery
- Experience: 20 years medical experience
- Bariatric Endoscopy
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Metabolic Surgery
- Post-Bariatric Nutrition
- Robotic Surgery
- Weight Loss Consultation
- 🇹🇷 Turkish
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- Bariatric Surgery
- Metabolic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Reflux Surgery
- Revision Surgery
- Gallbladder Surgery
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