Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
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Alper Celik

Biography

In 1993, Alper Celik started his medical education at the Ankara University Medical Faculty. He began his general surgery specialization in 2000 at the Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital and completed his specialty in 2004. In 2005, he became lecturer at Gaziosmanpasa University in Tokat, first as a teaching assistant and later as Assistant Professor Doctor. In 2007, he worked at the Saitama Medical Center of Jichi Medical University in Japan as clinical and research fellow upon invitation of Prof. Dr. Fumio Konishi. He completed two research projects during this term and found the opportunity to work and research with Dr. Kazunori Kasama. In 2008, he had the opportunity to work at the Sao Paolo Sao Camilio Hospital in Brazil, primarily with Dr. Ricardo Cohen and Dr. Louis Berti. Later, he worked together with Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala and Dr. Suren Ugale in India. During this time, he participated to the 1st ACMOMS (1st Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery) meeting as a voting member. In 2009, he completed his military service at the Ankara Gulhane Military Medical Academy. During his military service he attended Metabolic Syndrome Symposium held in Etimesgut Military Hospital, as speaker. In 2010 he trained in BPD (Biliopancreatic Diversion) with Prof. Nicola Scopinaro, who was the Chairman of the International Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association in Genoa-Italy and the Chief Editor of the periodical Obesity Surgery. In the same year, he left his position at Gaziosmanpasa University and began to work as Assistant Professor Dr. at Yeni Yuzyil University within the Universal Hospitals Group.

Research Interest

Bariatric Surgeon

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