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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 u0130zmir (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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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 06/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • 2022
    1st Best Poster Presentation Award
    39th National Gastroenterology Week (research on arbutin in experimental colitis)
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2015-
Assistant Professor (Dr. u00d6u011fr. u00dcyesi), Gastroenterology
Aydu0131n Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine
2020-
Associate Professor (Dou00e7ent), Gastroenterology
Aydu0131n 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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