General Surgeon · Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Abuoğlu was born in Konya in 1977 and practices as a General Surgery specialist in Istanbul. In 2019 he received the title of Associate Professor of General Surgery from the Turkish Interuniversity Council. His clinical practice is focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery, and he has performed more than 10,000 laparoscopic operations over the course of his career. He is a member of the Turkish Surgical Association (TCD), the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association of Türkiye (BMCD), and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), among other national and international societies.

His clinical practice is focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery. The established surgical techniques he applies include sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass, metabolic surgery procedures for type 2 diabetes, and revisional bariatric surgery. Earlier in his career he also actively worked in advanced laparoscopic surgery, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, gastric and colon tumor surgery, adrenal surgery, and hernia surgery.

He graduated from Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and received the title of General Surgery Specialist in 2009. Over a surgical career spanning more than two decades, he completed his residency at Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, worked in transplantation and advanced abdominal surgery at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, and subsequently focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery. To date he has performed more than 10,000 laparoscopic operations and has contributed to 56 scientific publications in national and international journals.

Yes. In 2014, he spent six months as a research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Service in the United States. During the same period, he also worked with the renal transplantation team and took part in kidney transplantation procedures.

In 2019, while serving at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor of General Surgery by the Turkish Interuniversity Council. The title of Associate Professor is an official academic qualification granted after evaluation of scientific publications and academic work.

Each patient's process begins with a detailed initial evaluation. A multidisciplinary team approach is followed, including support from endocrinology, nutrition, and psychology. Surgical decisions are made jointly after evaluating the patient's full metabolic and clinical profile, and long-term follow-up is maintained after surgery. Outcomes of any surgical or interventional procedure may vary from person to person; a detailed consultation with your physician is recommended before the procedure.