Op.Dr. Namık Yılmaz

Op.Dr. Namık Yılmaz

Expertise: General Surgeon, Bariatric Surgery

Education: Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty

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Highligts and Memberships

  • Turkish Association for Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Turkish Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques
  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesty and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
  • Turkish Obesity Surgery Society (TOSS)

Experience

I was born in 1972 in Antakya, Turkey. I studied English language at middle and high school and since I grew up in a multi-cultural environment in Antakya. In 1999, I graduated from Medical Faculty at Ankara Gazi University. Following graduation, I worked as an emergency physician for 1 year. Between 2000 and 2006, I did residency in surgery at General Surgery Unit of the Medical Faculty, Erciyes University.

In 2006, I qualified to be duly elected as an active member of the Turkish Surgical Association. In the same year, I passed all written and oral exams of the Turkish Board of Surgery with degree. In 2017 I have satisfied all requirements for Board of Surgery recertification and reaffirmed. During my professional career, I authored many scientific publications and built professional skills through especially advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery courses in Europe. Furthermore, to increase occupational exposure, I attended many international and national congresses.

Other Memberships:

  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • Turkish Medical Association
  • Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery