Professor K. Koray Bas is a European Board Certified Expert in advanced minimally invasive surgery, non-surgical and surgical obesity and metabolic disorders treatments, surgical oncology, thyroid, breast, upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases, liver and pancreas problems, and other general surgery issues with an excessive 25 years of clinical and educator/ trainer experience in government university hospitals in Europe, Turkey and the USA. In his practice, Prof. K. Koray Bas uses state-of-the-art techniques and the latest technologies in minimally invasive treatment options such as non-incisional surgery, endoluminal surgery, advanced interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy, advanced laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery, for his patients' maximum safety, cosmesis and comfort.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Professor of General Surgery and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Expert in Surgical Oncology (cancer surgery), Obesity, Weight Loss and Metabolic Disorders (non-surgical, endoscopic and surgical solutions), Endocrine Diseases (hormone issues), Gastrointestinal Disorders, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advanced Endoscopy and General Surgery treatments (gall bladder, hernia, appendix etc.)
- 25+ years of clinical and surgical educator/trainer experience in government university hospitals in Europe, Turkey and the US
- 50+ scientific congress attendance as speaker and trainer around the world
- 130+ publications and proceedings with reviewer and editor duties for 20+ medical journals
- European Board-Certification on Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric, Advanced Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Chair of the General Surgery Department, Bakircay University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
- Fellowships in Colon & Rectum surgery, Bariatric surgery and Robotic surgery in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
- Fellowship in Advanced Cancer Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Fellowship in Colon & Rectum Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
- Fellowship in Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy, Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Endoluminal Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
AFFILIATIONS:
Ø American College of Surgeons - USA
Ø European Board of Surgery on Minimally Invasive Surgery - EU
Ø Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - USA
Ø World Obesity Federation - USA
Ø Turkish Surgical Association - TR
Ø Emirates Medical Association - UAE
Areas of Expertise:
1) OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME TREATMENTS
A) Non-Surgical Weight Loss:
· Capsule stomach balloons: Allurion / Elipse, Obalon
· Endoscopic weight loss (Endo-bariatric) solutions:
· Endoscopic stomach balloons: Orbera, Medsil, Endalis, SPATZ-3
· Stomach Botox Injection
· Endoscopic Stomach Procedures:
§ Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
§ Modified Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal (POSE-2)
· Medical treatments: Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic, etc.
· Endoscopic revisions after failed bariatric surgeries
· Personalized “combination treatments” for the best results
B) Surgical Weight Loss:
· Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
· Laparoscopic By-pass surgeries
· Revision surgeries after failed sleeve, by-pass or gastric banding surgeries
2) ADVANCED GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
· Diagnostic and Advanced Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopies (Gastroscopy & Colonoscopy)
· Advanced Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopies:
· Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
· Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
· Endo-laparoscopic Full Thickness Resection
· 24h pH monitor for reflux disease (GERD)
· Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
· Capsule Endoscopy
3) SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TREATMENTS
· Thyroid cancer
· Breast cancer (onco-plastic surgery)
· Stomach cancer
· Pancreas cancer
· Esophagus cancer
· Liver and gallbladder cancer
· Large intestine (colon & rectum) cancer
4) CANCER SCREENING for EARLY DIAGNOSIS
· Breast cancer screening
· Colon & Rectum cancer screening
· Thyroid cancer screening
· Esophagus (eating tube) and Stomach cancer screening
5) ENDOCRINE SURGERY TREATMENTS
· Thyroid diseases: Non-incision transoral thyroid surgeries
· Parathyroid diseases: Non-incision transoral parathyroid surgeries
· Adrenal (surrenal) gland diseases: Laparoscopic adrenal surgeries
· Endocrine pancreas diseases: Laparoscopic pancreas surgeries
6) MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES for GENERAL SURGICAL DISEASES
· Abdominal wall hernia: Laparoscopic repair of Groin, Ventral, Umbilical, Incisional (after a surgery), Diaphragm hernia, and Recurrent hernias after a primer hernia surgery
· Gallbladder diseases: Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal for stones, sludge or polyps
· Spleen diseases: Laparoscopic Spleen Removal (splenectomy)
· Hiatus hernia: Laparoscopic and Endoscopic (TIF-2) Repair for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux (GERD)
· Perianal diseases: Hemorrhoid, Anal Fissure, Fistula, and Pilonidal Sinus Surgeries with Laser treatment options
7) INDUSTRY CONSULTANCY for RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT on MEDICAL/ SURGICAL
SYSTEMS
· Consultancy for Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Equipment Development
· Consultancy for Robot-assisted/ Robotic Surgery Systems
· Consultancy for Medical/ Surgical Simulation Systems, Dry and Wet Labs
· Consultancy for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) Systems