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Prof. MD. Mehmet Levhi Akın

Professor of General Surgery (Colorectal & Breast) · Liv Hospital Ulus
Prof. MD. Mehmet Levhi Akın is a senior general surgeon at Liv Hospital Ulus, with a military-academic background spanning Kuleli, GATA Medical School and a clinical fellowship at St. Mark's Hospital in London. He served as Professor of General Surgery and Department Head at GATA Haydarpaşa, where he led the Emergency Department from 2009 to 2011. His clinical focus is colorectal surgery, breast (mammoplasty) surgery and thyroid-parathyroid surgery, and he holds memberships in ACS, ASCRS, ESCP and EUSOMA among others.
35+
years in medicine
30+
years as a general surgeon
100+
peer-reviewed publications and bulletins
Colorectal SurgeryBreast SurgeryThyroid SurgeryACS MemberASCRS MemberESCP MemberEUSOMA Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

1986-1989
Chief Surgeon, 14th Mechanised Brigade Infirmary
Kars
1993-1995
General Surgery Specialist
Kyrenia Military Hospital, Northern Cyprus
1995-2000
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
GATA Haydarpaşa, Istanbul
2000-2007
Associate Professor, General Surgery
GATA Haydarpaşa
2007-2013
Professor of General Surgery
GATA Haydarpaşa
2009-2011
Emergency Department Chief
GATA Haydarpaşa
2011-2013
Department Head, Surgical Diseases and General Surgery Chief
GATA Haydarpaşa
current
Professor of General Surgery
Liv Hospital Ulus
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2006
    Clin Microbiol Infect
    «A possible role of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin in the aetiology of colorectal cancer»
    · co-author · 588 citations
  • 2002
    Surg Endosc
    «COLOR: a randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open resection for colon cancer»
    · co-author · 544 citations
  • 2014
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
    «Pretreatment neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic aid in colorectal cancer»
    · co-author · 101 citations
  • 2005
    Eur Surg Res
    «D-dimer in the early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia secondary to arterial occlusion in rats»
    · co-author · 71 citations
  • 2006
    Mil Med
    «Missed injuries in military patients with major trauma: original study»
    · co-author · 59 citations
  • 1997
    J R Army Med Corps
    «Prevalence of inguinal hernia in otherwise healthy males of 20 to 22 years of age»
    · first author · 58 citations
CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC
Liv Hospital Ulus
The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and the first SRC certificate in robotic surgery outside the United States. 60+ departments, three…
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