Dr. Kivanc Derya Peker

• Prof. Dr. Kıvanç Derya Peker is a highly experienced Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist with over 15 years of clinical and academic expertise in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery.
• He completed his medical education and general surgery specialisation at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (?apa).
• After specialising in General Surgery, he pursued further specialisation in Gastroenterology Surgery at Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, ranking in the top 3 in the minor exam.
• He was awarded a scholarship by the Turkish Surgery Association and worked at the prestigious Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA), specialising in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Obesity-Metabolic Surgery.
• Upon returning to Turkey, he was one of the founders of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery unit at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, a center recognised as a training unit by the Turkish HPB Association.
• Dr. Peker has contributed significantly to stem cell research, cancer biology, and aging through his doctoral thesis at Istanbul University, which focused on aging and stem cell treatments.
• He established the Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic at Başakşehir ?am and Sakura City Hospital, further advancing the field.
• Specialises in Pancreatic Diseases and Surgery, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Diseases Surgery, Liver Cancer Surgery, Stomach Cancer Surgery, Obesity-Metabolic Surgery, and Endoscopic Treatments.
• Has successfully performed over 400 pancreatic and gastric cancer surgeries, over 200 liver surgeries, and numerous obesity, metabolic, and biliary tract surgeries.
• He is highly skilled in kidney transplants and also has a keen interest in aging and stem cell treatments.

Conditions treated by Dr. Kivanc Derya Peker

• Pancreatic Surgery
• Gallbladder and Tracts Surgery
• Liver Diseases Surgery
• Stomach Diseases and Stomach Cancer Surgery
• Obesity – Metabolic Surgery and Endoscopic Treatments
• Kidney Transplant

Area of Interest

• Gastroenterology Surgery
• General Surgery

Qualification

• University: İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi
• Specialty Education: İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi AD
• Minor Specialization: İstanbul Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Gastroenteroloji Cerrahisi Kliniği
• Associate Prof.: İstanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
• Master: Mayo Clinic (Rochester, ABD) Hepatopankreatobilier Cerrahi Kliniğinde ve Obezite-Metabolik Cerrahi Kliniği
• Doctorate: İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi (Çapa) Tıbbi Biyoloji AD
• Renal Transplantation: Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Şehir Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Kliniği Böbrek Nakli Birimi

Work Experiences

• Previously worked at Bayburt Devlet Hastanesi and Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Kliniği.