Prof. Dr. Aziz Sumer

Education and further qualifications

• 2018 – 2022 – Training in liver and kidney transplantation at İstinye Üniversitesi Bahçeşehir Liv Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ayhan Dinçkan.
• 2015 – France, Strasbourg – IRCAD-EITS center:
  Educational Program in Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery - Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Procedures (Advanced Course).
• 2014 – France, Strasbourg – IRCAD-EITS center:
  Educational Program in Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery - Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Procedures (Advanced Course).
• 2011 – France, Strasbourg – IRCAD-EITS:
  Training Program „Da Vinci® Surgical System Off-Site Training Program for a Console Surgeon“. Obtains a certificate for operating the Da Vinci robotic system.
• 2010 Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, 2nd General Surgery Clinic:
  Advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery training.
• 2010 Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Clinic E:
  Training in advanced laparoscopic surgery, endocrine surgery, single-port access laparoscopy, and bariatric surgery.
• 2009 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Academy, Department of General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Clinic, Ward „E“:
  Training in endocrine and advanced laparoscopic surgery.
• 2005 Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Department.
• 2005 – Austria, Medical University of Vienna, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery (Medizinische Universität Wien, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery), AKH Hospital:
  Training in endocrine and laparoscopic surgery under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Bruno Niederle.
• 1997 Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University.

Professional experience:

• 2025 Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital.

• 2012 – 2013 – Faculty of Medicine at Acıbadem University, Organ Transplantation Center:
  Training on organ transplantation (kidney transplantation) under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Alihan Gürkan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Berber, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ülkeem Çakır.

• 2011 – Spain, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Department of „The Unit of Innovation in Minimally Invasive Surgery“:
  Work with Prof. Dr. Salvador Morales Conde in the field of advanced laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic hernioplasty (inguinal and ventral), and bariatric surgery.

• 2009 – Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Obesity Surgery.

• 2009 – Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery – Position: Associate Professor.

• 2009 Hungary, Semmelweis University, 2nd Department of Surgery:
  Collaboration with Prof. Dr. Pál Ondrejka and Dr. István Gábor in the field of laparoscopic colorectal surgery and laparoscopic hernioplasty (TEPP).

• 2009 – Italy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, The Unit of Surgery:
  Collaboration with Prof. Dr. Roberto Tacchino in the field of laparoscopic surgery for morbid obesity.