Op.Dr. Namık Yılmaz

Education: Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty

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

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

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

Other Memberships:

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