OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Yunus Yavuz, M.D.

General Surgery
General Surgery

Professor Yavuz studied laparoscopic surgery in France in 1997.
He was awarded diploma of School of Medicine in Oslo University.
His medical certificate is valid in Norway and countries of European Union.
He is member of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Turkish Society of Obesity Surgery, Turkish Surgical Association, European Association for Translumenal Surgery, National Association of Laparoscopic an Endoscopic Surgery, Istanbul Surgical Association and Istanbul Medical Association.
He was educated on single-incision laparoscopy in Rotterdam Erasmus University, the Netherlands.
He worked on obesity and metabolic surgery in New Jersey Bariatrics and Atlantic Health Group.

Education	Institution	Year
Bachelor’s Degree	Medical License valid in Norway and European Union, Education and Obligatory Services (Trondheim and Støren)	2001 - 2003
Minimally Invasive Surgery and Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Fellowship	National Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Trondheim, Norway	1997 - 2006
Medical Education	School of Medicine, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway	1997 - 2001
General Surgery Residency	School of Medicine, Marmara University	1992 - 1997
Medical Education	School of Medicine, Marmara University	1985 - 1992

Title	Institution	Year
Professor	Department of General Surgery, American Hospital	2013 - To date
Professor	Koç University Hospital	- To date
Lecturer	Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University	2011 - 2013
Lecturer	Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Marmara University	2007 - 2011
Attending Physician	Academic Hospital, Medical School Foundation, Marmara University	2006 - 2007
Consulting Physician and Director of Research & Education	National Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway	1997 - 2006