Op.Dr. Barış Gürcü

GENERAL SURGERY

He was born in 1977 in Denizli. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Denizli. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and completed his specialty training in the Department of General Surgery at Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2008 to become a General Surgery Specialist. He completed his training in endoscopy at Gazi University, Kafkas University and Ege University General Surgery Endoscopy Centers and obtained his certificate and started performing lower and upper gastrointestinal interventions. From 2011, he started to deal with obesity with numerous intragastric balloon applications. Between 2008 and 2009 he worked as a General Surgeon and Head Doctor at Kağızman State Hospital and between 2010 and 2013 he continued same positions in private hospitals. Between July 2013 and February 2014, he increased his experience by working as a fellowship in the team of Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çoker and Prof. Dr. Selman Sökmen.Between January 2024 and June 2024, he worked at Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Obesity Centre. In 2024, it was entitled to receive the Ministry of Health-approved obesity qualification certificate. During the same period, he worked as a specialist doctor in Prof. Dr. Oktay Banlı's team. He has many articles and studies published in Turkey and abroad. Since 2024 July, he started to work as a General Surgery Specialist at Private Lokman Hekim Hospital. He is married and has two children, one girl and one boy.