GENERAL SURGERY · LIV BAHÇEŞEHİR
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Dinçkan, MD
Professor of General Surgery / Organ Transplantation · İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Dinçkan is one of Türkiye's leading transplant surgeons and serves as Chair of the Organ Transplant Center at İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir. A graduate of Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, he completed his general surgery and multi-organ transplant training at Akdeniz University, becoming Professor in 2014 and Director of the Akdeniz Organ Transplantation Center in 2011 — during his tenure the center performed Türkiye's first double-arm, face and uterus transplants. His clinical focus is adult and pediatric kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation, plus HPB cancer and benign disease surgery.
20+
years in transplant surgery
75
international publications
Liver TransplantKidney TransplantPancreas TransplantPediatric TransplantHPB SurgeryLiving-Donor Transplant
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TR Turkish
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EN English
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RU Russian
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UK Ukrainian
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ISTANBUL · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2007-2011
Faculty member
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Department
2011-onwards
Director
Akdeniz University Organ Transplantation Center and Institute (oversaw Türkiye's first double-arm, face, and uterus transplants)
interim
General Surgeon / Transplant Surgeon
Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Organ Transplantation Center
2017-present
Faculty member
İstinye University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Department
current
Chair, Organ Transplant Center
İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2008Anesth Analg«The effect of different crystalloid solutions on acid-base balance and early kidney function after kidney transplantation»· co-author · 319 citations
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2013Fertil Steril«Preliminary results of the first human uterus transplantation from a multiorgan donor»· co-author · 304 citations
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2007Transpl Int«Early and late urological complications corrected surgically following renal transplantation»· first author · 201 citations
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2016J Am Soc Nephrol«ADCK4-associated glomerulopathy causes adolescence-onset FSGS»· co-author · 127 citations
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2012Transplant Proc«Combination of epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia attenuates stress response to renal transplantation surgery»· co-author · 90 citations
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2007Int Surg«Analysis of risk factors predicting (affecting) mortality and morbidity of peptic ulcer perforations»· co-author · 49 citations
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