Best transplant surgeons in Turkey: TOP 110 doctors

Experience

1997 – 2002 Resident, General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University

2002 – 2006 General Surgeon, Bartın  State Hospital, Bartın

2006 – 2008 General Surgeon / Atatürk Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara

2008 – 2010 Assistant Professor / General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Rize University, Rize

2009 – 2010 Assistant Professor / Kidney and Liver Transplantation Unit, General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University

2010 – 2013 General Surgeon, Deputy Head, Turkish Public Health Agency Non-contagious Diseases, Programs and Cancer, Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey

2013 – 2014 General Surgeon / Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara

2014 – 2017 Associate Professor (General Surgeon – Lecturer), Liver and Bile Ducts Clinic, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara

2017 – To date Professor (Lecturer), General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Başkent University

Education

1996 Bachelor’s Degree / Master’s Degree / School of Medicine / Ankara University

2002 Residency/Doctorate, General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University

2009 Assistant Professor / General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Rize University

2014 Associate Professor / General Surgery Department, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara

2020 Professor / General Surgery Department, Başkent University Hospital, İstanbul

Awards

Study awarded the Best Article Prize in JCAM 2014

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine

The First Trocar Entry in the Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Which Technique Karaca, Çapar, Ali

Experience

1996 Medical Doctor, School of Medicine, Çukurova University

1998 – 2003 Resident, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara University

2004 General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Başkent University

2007 Assistant Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

2010 Associate Professor of General Surgery / Department of General Surgery, Başkent University

2010 Observer, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, U.S.A.

2015 – To Date Professor, Department of General Surgery, Başkent University Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center.

Awards

THIRD PRIZE, ORAL PRESENTATION, 17th TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2019

Karakayalı F., Gökçe A., Karaca A., Seven M.

Subject; The effect of combining perineal levatorplasty with laparoscopic ventral rectopexy on outcomes in obstructive defecation syndrome secondary to rectocele and intussusceptions; prospective clinical study

FIRST PRIZE, VIDEO PRESENTATION, TURKISH COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2015

Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Kırnap M, Moray G.

Subject: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery Combined with SILS Port in Local Excision of Rectal Tumors

SECOND PRIZE, SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS, 19TH NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS, 2014

Karakayalı F, Tezcaner T, Oktay B, Cenan S, Kırnap M, Moray G.

Subject: The Effect of Specimen Sampling Site on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resections Performed for Rectal Tumors.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 28th EUROPEAN FEDERATION CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2014

Kırnap M, Ayvazoğlu SE, Karakayalı F, Moray G, Haberal M.

Subject: Incidence and management of isolated bile leakage after pancreatic resection

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 14th NATIONAL COLON AND RECTAL CONGRESS, 2013

Tezcaner T, Arer İ, Karakayalı F, Akdur A, Moray G.

Subject: Conventional and Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 29TH NATIONAL RADIOLOGY CONGRESS, 2008

Başaran C, Öztürk A, Dönmez FY, Karakayalı F, Haberal N and Çoşkun M.

Subject: Findings of multi-slice computed tomography and histopathological correlation in xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

KarakayalıF, Hasırcı N, Akdur A, Haberal N, Tufan H, Başaran Ö, Sevmiş Ş, KızıltayA,Haberal M.

Subject: The evaluation of neointimal hyperplasia in Tranilast-coated synthetic vascular grafts; experimental study

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, 13th NATIONAL VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESS, May 2007

KarakayalıF, Başaran C, Sevmiş Ş, Ekici Y, Harman A and Haberal M.

Subject: The effects of pre-operative imaging methods on maturation and fasting period in basilic vein transposition fistula created for hemodialysis; prospective clinical study

SPECIAL AWARD BY TURKISH SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY, April 2002

KarakayalıF, Hazinedaroğlu S, Sancak T, Duman N and Yerdel MA.

Subject: The use of central veins in fistulas created for dialysis; prospective clinical study

Dr. Ali Kagan Gokakin is a skilled General Laparoscopic Surgeon. He specializes in advanced digestive surgeries such as inguinal hernia repair, hemicolectomy, appendectomy, laparoscopic gall bladder removal, and Whipple’s procedure. He has worked at top Turkish hospitals, including Gazi University, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, and the Florence Nightingale Hospital Liver Transplantation Center.

Dr. Gokakin has treated complex conditions like pancreatic head cancer, cholecystitis, and complicated appendicitis. He is known for his work in minimally invasive surgery and liver transplantation. He currently practices at Medicana INT Hospital Ankara. His clinic hours are Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm.