GASTROENTEROLOGY · LIV ULUS

Prof. MD. Altay Kandemir

Professor of Gastroenterology · Liv Hospital Ulus

Prof. Dr. Altay Kandemir is a gastroenterologist at Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, specializing in advanced therapeutic endoscopy. He completed medical school at Ege University (2000), internal medicine at Ankara University (2005) and gastroenterology sub-specialty training in İzmir (2011). His clinical focus includes EMR/ESD for early gastric and colonic tumours, POEM for achalasia, ERCP, endoscopic reflux and obesity treatments, and inflammatory bowel diseases. He is a member of the Turkish Gastroenterology, IBD, and GI Endoscopy Associations.

Specialties: Gastroenterology

25+

years in medicine

10+

years in academic gastroenterology

Therapeutic EndoscopyEMR / ESDPOEM (Achalasia)ERCPEndoscopic Reflux TherapyIBDEndoscopic Obesity Treatment

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ISTANBUL · 05/2026

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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2022

1st Best Poster Presentation Award

39th National Gastroenterology Week (research on arbutin in experimental colitis)

GUIDES AND ARTICLES

Chronic hepatitis B A plain-language guide to chronic hepatitis B: symptoms, causes, diagnosis, antiviral treatment, outlook, prevention, and planning… Chronic hepatitis C A clear, compassionate guide to chronic hepatitis C: causes, symptoms, testing, and modern antiviral treatment that… Cirrhosis & portal hypertension A plain-language guide to cirrhosis and portal hypertension: symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options and how to… Crohn's disease A clear, compassionate guide to Crohn's disease: symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, living well, and how… Early gastric & colorectal cancer A plain-language guide to early gastric and colorectal cancer: symptoms, screening, diagnosis, treatment options and planning… GERD & Barrett's esophagus A plain-language guide to GERD (acid reflux) and Barrett's esophagus: symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, cancer…

EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2015-

Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğr. Üyesi), Gastroenterology

Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine

2020-

Associate Professor (Doçent), Gastroenterology

Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine

2025-present

Professor of Gastroenterology

Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul

PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

2018

Clin Mol Hepatol

«Clinical usefulness of psoas muscle thickness for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis»

· co-author
2018

Turk J Gastroenterol

«Therapeutic plasma exchange for hypertriglyceridemia induced acute pancreatitis: the 33 cases experience from a tertiary reference center in Turkey»

· co-author
2013

Hepatogastroenterology

«Hepcidin as a predictor of disease severity in acute pancreatitis»

· co-author
2012

Turk J Gastroenterol

«Simple non-invasive markers as a predictor of fibrosis and viral response in chronic hepatitis C patients»

· co-author
2012

Hepatogastroenterology

«Comparison of multidetector CT and endoscopic ultrasonography in malignant pancreatic mass lesions»

· co-author
2024

Turk J Gastroenterol

«Investigation of Possible Positive Effects of Arbutin Application in Experimental Colitis Model»

· co-author

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Liv Hospital Ulus

The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and a da Vinci robotic surgery programme. 60+ departments, three da Vinci robots, an MR…

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