Gastroenterology Doctors Abroad — Page 5

Prof. Selin Kapan brings 31 years of experience of expertise in gastroenterology and general surgery, with a focus on minimally invasive techniques.

• Specializes in laparoscopic procedures for hepatic and splenic conditions
• Member of Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association
• Extensive research published in Digestive Surgery and Hernia journals
• Currently practices at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı

Dr. Ozlem Koroglu is a rehabilitation specialist at Memorial Ankara Hospital. She specializes in physical medicine and musculoskeletal recovery. Dr. Koroglu served as an instructor for ultrasound at the ISPRM World Congress. She holds Ministry of Health certification in prolotherapy. Her expertise includes neural therapy and botulinum toxin for hand spasticity.

• Served as Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Elazığ Military Hospital.
• Trained at the Euro–Mediterranean PRM School in Italy.
• Instructs medical courses on PRP, knee prolotherapy, and spinal manipulation.
• Member of the Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Professor Doganay has 25 years of experience in gastroenterology, specializing in liver and digestive disorders with award-winning research at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital.

• Board-certified with subspecialty training at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital
• Editor for World Journal of Hepatology and other leading journals
• Recipient of multiple awards from Turkish Gastroenterology Association
• Board member of the Turkish Liver Research Association
• Former Clinic Chief at Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital

Specialist in gastroenterology for 14 years of experience with advanced training from Korea University – Dr. Binicier focuses on complex digestive disorders at Medicalpoint International Hospital.

• Expert in endoscopic techniques like ESD and ERCP for precise treatment
• Specializes in early detection of stomach and colon cancers
• Trained in advanced polyp removal methods (EMR/ESD)
• Performs therapeutic procedures for inflammatory bowel diseases

Professor Liang Xiaoxiao is the Department Director and Chief Physician in Neurorehabilitation. She holds a master’s degree in neurology. She is skilled in neuromodulation for disorders of consciousness, cognition, and movement. Her focus includes cases from cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions. She also performs ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, limb spasticity, sialorrhea, and neuralgia.

Accreditations and roles: Member of the Neurorehabilitation, Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation, and Craniocerebral Trauma Rehabilitation Committees of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Standing Member of the Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation Committee of the Fujian Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Vice Chair of the Dementia and Cognitive Disorder Committee of the Xiamen Preventive Medicine Association. Vice President of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Standing Member of the Neuromodulation Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Recipient of the Most Beautiful Physician of Xiamen City (2024).

Dr. Yu Yeonghun is a gastrointestinal surgeon with a Ph.D. in Medicine. He specializes in hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) diseases and cancers. His focus includes liver, pancreas, biliary tract, and gallbladder cancers, as well as cholelithiasis and other gallbladder diseases.

He completed his internship and general surgery residency at CHA Bundang Medical Center. He then finished an HPB surgery fellowship at Samsung Medical Center. He has served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Konkuk University Choongju Hospital and at Samsung Medical Center. He later became Professor of Surgery at Eulji University Hospital.

He is a Lifetime Member of The Korean Surgical Society and the Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (KAHBPS). He serves on the KAHBPS Planning Committee and Tumor Registry Committee.

PhD-qualified gastroenterologist specializing in complex conditions – Dr. Tuna leads the Gastroenterology Department at Medical Park Antalya's Organ Transplant Center.

• 29 years of experience of experience in gastroenterology and internal medicine
• Specializes in pancreatitis, cirrhosis, and Barrett's esophagus
• Trained at Hacettepe and Akdeniz Universities – top medical schools in Turkey
• Works at Antalya's only hospital with an Organ Transplant Center

Associate Professor Ferit Çelik specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCP and EMR, at Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital.

• Member of Turkish Gastroenterology Association's ERCP working group
• Expert in treating liver and digestive system diseases
• Performs endoscopic treatments for complex conditions like Crohn's disease
• Trained at Ege University's prestigious Gastroenterology Department

Professor Kyu Taek Lee is a top gastroenterologist specializing in pancreatic, bile duct, and gallbladder cancers at Samsung Medical Center.

• Trained at prestigious institutions including Stanford University School of Medicine
• Member of The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Expertise in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy techniques

Prof. Jong Kyun Lee is among the best gastroenterologists in South Korea and Asia, specializing in pancreatic, bile duct, and gallbladder conditions.

• Trained at Seoul National University College of Medicine and University of California
• Member of Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and other prestigious organizations
• Specializes in pancreatic diseases, pancreatitis, and complex gallstone cases

Dr. Fernando Azpiroz has 44 years of experience specializing in functional gastrointestinal disorders, with research focused on gut motility and visceral sensitivity.

• Trained at Mayo Clinic's Gastrointestinal Research Unit
• Past president of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology
• Recipient of Janssen Award for Clinical Research in Digestive Diseases
• Focuses on intestinal gas dynamics and gut-brain interactions

With over 36 years of experience dedicated to gastroenterology, Dr. Yonem brings extensive expertise in advanced endoscopic techniques and inflammatory bowel diseases.

• Trained in endoscopic ultrasonography at Izmir Ataturk Hospital
• Observer at Johns Hopkins Hepatology with a prestigious scholarship
• Member of the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Association
• Specializes in complex gastrointestinal diagnostics and treatments

Dr. Emiroglu specializes in gastroenterology surgeries, bringing over 29 years of experience of expertise to Memorial Bodrum Hospital.

• Member of the Turkish Society of Surgery and Colorectal Surgery Association
• Trained in proctologic and hemorrhoidal diseases
• Participated in Europe Senology Academia courses
• Specializes in endocrine and colorectal surgeries

Professor Trauner leads a specialized Liver Center and researches cholestatic diseases. He treats complex liver and bile duct conditions at Vienna General Hospital.

• 32 years of experience in gastroenterology and hepatology
• Founded the Liver Center at Medical University of Graz
• Head of Gastroenterology at Medical University of Vienna since 2010
• Published research on biliary tract pathologies and fatty liver
• Member of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Prof. Eitan Scapa heads the Gastroenterology and Liver Department at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, a leading center for digestive health in Israel.

• Over of experience in gastroenterology.
• Developed the 'video tablet' – a pioneering swallowable camera for digestive tract imaging.
• Member of the American and Israel Gastroenterology Associations.
• Author of numerous scientific publications in the field.

Dr. Kim Taegyun is a gastroenterologist. He focuses on pancreatobiliary diseases and cancers, including pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and cancer, cholecystitis, gallstones (cholelithiasis), and biliary tract cancer. He also performs advanced endoscopy, including ERCP. He treats gastrointestinal tumors, stomach and colon polyps, stomach cancer, and submucosal tumors (SMT).

Education and training: MD, Jeonbuk National University College of Medicine. MS in Medicine, University of Ulsan. Internship, Jeonbuk National University Hospital. Residency in Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center. Fellowships in Gastroenterology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital and Asan Medical Center.

Career: Attending physician and specialist at Gwangju Veterans Hospital and the Veterans Health Service Medical Center.

Dr. Pak Seongjin is a gastroenterologist. He focuses on endoscopy and advanced procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, and ESD. He also treats digestive and liver diseases, including cirrhosis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, and Helicobacter pylori infection.

He earned his M.D. and M.S. in Internal Medicine from Chung-Ang University. He completed his internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology fellowship at Chung-Ang University Hospital.

He is a clinical professor at Gachon University College of Medicine and Inha University College of Medicine. He is a full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Gastroenterology Association, and the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association.

Dr. Song Hwayeong is a gastroenterologist. Areas of focus include gastrointestinal cancers (stomach and esophageal) and advanced endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ESD, and polypectomy). Dr. Song also treats digestive and liver diseases, including GERD, gastritis, hepatitis, H. pylori infection, and liver disease.

Dr. Song completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital. Dr. Song has served as Clinical Professor at Inje, Gachon, and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. Dr. Song is Director of the Gastroenterology Center at Naeun Hospital.

Accreditations: full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Korean Gastroenterology Association. Doping Committee Member, WKBL.

Selected papers: cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma; primary biliary cirrhosis with overlap syndromes; therapy for lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B; and clevudine in HBV-related cirrhosis.

Dr. Kim Taekhyeon is a gastrointestinal surgeon and the Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Naeun Hospital. He received his M.D. and M.S. from Chung-Ang University College of Medicine. He completed an internship at Sungae Hospital and a general surgery residency at Chung-Ang University Hospital. He then finished a fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. He previously served as an attending surgeon at Gwangmyeong Sungae Hospital.

His research covers survivin and HSP90 in colorectal cancer, second primary cancers in patients with gastric cancer, and Borrmann type IV gastric carcinoma. He reported outcomes of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in 92 cases. His clinical practice includes cancers and diseases of the stomach, esophagus, and small bowel. He also treats hernias, gallstones and cholecystitis, appendicitis, anal disease, varicose veins, and burns.