Ibrahim Karatas

The doctor’s areas of interest include obesity and metabolic surgery.

The doctor performs the following procedures:

• bariatric surgery;
• sleeve gastrectomy;
• cholecystectomy;
• weight loss;
• breast reconstruction.

Surgeon Ibrahim Karatas, with over 25 years of experience, sees obese patients for metabolic surgery at his office in Sisli, Istanbul, and also performs procedures at contracted clinics.

• 1994 – Graduated from the Medical Faculty of Çukurova University
• During his medical education, he did an internship at the University of Düsseldorf Medical Faculty and had the opportunity to follow many international developments in the field of health.

In his more than 25 years of practice, the doctor has performed:

• more than 2100 operations – LAPAROSCOPICAL BARIATRIC SURGERY (RUBBER GASTRACTOMY).
• more than 800 operations – SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES.

Clinical experience and advanced training:

• 1997-2001 – He specialized in General Surgery (Advanced Laparoscopy) at SSK Ankara Dışkapı Teaching and Research Hospital
• 2002 –  He received training in infrared photocoagulation and sclerotherapy in the treatment of hemorrhoids and varicose veins
• 2003 – he attended the Ege University General Surgery Advanced Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Nissen Funduplication training seminar.
• 2006 – He received training in the enteral parenteral nutrition unit at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine and SSK Ankara Teaching Hospital
• He also attended the Metabolic Surgery workshop training seminar held at Cerrahpaşa University Faculty of Medicine

He is a member of organizations such

• KEPAN (Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition);
• ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism);
• Turkish Surgical Association;
• Manisa Breast Surgery Association.

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