Personal Information
- Date of Birth: January 1, 1974
- Place of Birth: Kırşehir, Turkey
- Nationality: Turkish
Education and Training
- June 1998: Graduated as a Medical Doctor from Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine.
- May 1999 – December 2004: Served as a Resident in the Department of General Surgery at İstanbul Göztepe Teaching and Education Hospital (currently Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine).
- Thesis: Investigated the role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Stage Breast Cancer patients.
Academic Appointments
- April 2004: Became a General Surgery Specialist at Göztepe Teaching and Education Hospital, İstanbul.
- April 2010: Appointed Associate Professor of General Surgery at Göztepe Teaching and Education Hospital, İstanbul.
Hospital Appointments
- January 2004 – Present: General Surgeon at Göztepe Teaching and Education Hospital, İstanbul.
- September 2005 – Present: General Surgeon at Numune Teaching and Education Hospital, Erzurum.
- January 2007 – Present: General Surgeon at Bağcılar Teaching and Education Hospital, İstanbul.
- January 2009 – Present: General Surgeon at Numune Teaching and Education Hospital, Ankara.
- April 2011 – Present: General Surgeon at Esenyurt Government Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
- March 2012 – Present: General Surgeon at Taksim German Hospital’s Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinic.
- 2014-2017: Fellowship in General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
- Since April 2017: General Surgeon at the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, Turkey Hospital.
Professional Development Courses
- Attended various courses and workshops focused on obesity surgery, hepatogastroenterology surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, medical-endocrinologic surgery, obesity and metabolic disorders, and advanced laparoscopic surgery in locations including İstanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Ankara, Athens (Greece), and Strasbourg (France).
Clinical Interests
- Specializes in Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, and Transplantation Surgery.
- Fields of Interest:
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Revision Gastric Surgeries
- Gastric Botox Procedures
- Gastric Balloon Placement
Professional Society Memberships
- Member of the Turkish Surgical Society, Turkish Society of Colon and Rectum Surgery, Turkish Phlebology Society, and Turkish Obesity Surgery Society.
Dr. Erol Vural before and after Results
