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Dr. Assoc. Prof. Cigdem Arslan

Dr. Assoc. Prof. Cigdem Arslan

General Surgery ·
, Istanbul, Turkey

17 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English

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Specialises in:

Stomach resectionGastric bypassGastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve SurgeryDa Vinci Gastric Bypass Surgery

About Dr. Assoc. Prof. Cigdem Arslan

  • Dr. Arslan began her residency at Dokuz Eylul University's Department of General Surgery after graduating from Akdeniz University Medical Faculty in 2007.
  • she won the Turkish Surgical Association's Fellowship of Robotic & Endocrine Surgery Scholarship and paid a visit to the Cleveland Clinic, In 2012.
  • she graduated from her residency with a thesis on surgical site infections in pilonidal illness, In 2013.
  • She began working at İstanbul Medipol University in 2017. She has been teaching at Istanbul Medipol University's National and International Medical Faculties since being appointed Associate Professor of Surgery in 2019.
  • She was certified by ESCP as a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Coloproctology and by TSCP in 2021 as a Fellow of the Turkish Board of Surgery in Coloproctology.

Conditions treated by Dr. Cigdem Arslan

  • Stomach resection
  • Gastric bypass
  • Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
  • Da Vinci Gastric Sleeve Surgery
  • Da Vinci Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Gastric band
  • Gastric balloon
  • Stomach stapling
  • Umbilical hernia repair
  • inguinal hernia surgery
  • Hiatal hernia repair
  • Incisional hernia repair
  • Online consultation with a Surgeon

Area of Interest

  • Colorectal Cancer (Large Intestine Cancer)
  • Hemorrhoidal Diseases
  • Perianal Fistulas
  • Anal Fissure
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Appendicitis
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
  • Peritoneal Mesothelioma
  • Anal Dysplasia
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery
  • Breast Cyst
  • Breast Diseases
  • Nipple Discharge

Qualification

  • 2016 - 2017: İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • 2007 - 2014: Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine.

Memberships (1)

  • Turkish Medical Association

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Procedures Performed

Inguinal Hernia Repair
Thymectomy

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