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Doç. Dr. Muhittin Yaprak

Associate professor at the Department of General Surgery · Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya
Associate professor at the Department of General Surgery, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya. Specialises in colorectal surgery, proctology, and surgical oncology — performs laparoscopic, robotic, and transanal procedures (TAMIS). Published a study in the Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology on the use of the STEP procedure (serial transverse enteroplasty) in adult patients with short-bowel syndrome — one of the first such case series in Türkiye (2021). Completed fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic (2008) and in Hamburg (2019).
Specialties: Oncology
22+
years of experience
5,000+
operations
Cleveland Clinic fellowship 2008da Vinci certificationSTEP pioneer in TürkiyeTAMIS
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professionally
ANTALYA · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    2020
    Awarded associate professorship
    Interuniversity Council of Türkiye (ÜAK)
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Doç. Dr. Muhittin Yaprak does

Colorectal surgery, proctology and surgical oncology — laparoscopic, robotic, and transanal procedures.

  • 01
    Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
    Minimally invasive colon procedures
  • 02
    TAMIS (transanal surgery)
    Organ-sparing procedures for rectal cancer
  • 03
    Da Vinci robotic surgery
    Colorectal oncological procedures
  • 04
    STEP — serial transverse enteroplasty
    For short-bowel syndrome
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

2020
Associate professor of general surgery
Akdeniz University, Department of General Surgery.
2019
Hamburg fellowship
Laparoscopic colon surgery.
2015
PhD
Akdeniz University.
2011
Completed residency
Akdeniz University, general surgery.
2008
Cleveland Clinic fellowship
Minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
2002
MD
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine.
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected publications in colorectal and surgical oncology (PubMed/Scopus).

  • 2021
    Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
    «Role of Serial Transverse Enteroplasty in the Management of Adult-Type Short Bowel Syndrome»
    · co-author
  • 2022
    Updates in Surgery
    «Learning-by-teaching coming into play as a reliable trick for lower GI procedures»
    · co-author
CLINIC

Where they practise

Direct contract with BergemHealth at every listed clinic.

PRIMARY CLINIC
Akdeniz University Hospital
The largest university hospital in Türkiye’s Mediterranean region. 218,348 m² of floor area, 33 specialised departments, 1,267 beds, 8 buildings. A global leader in transplantation — the world’s first uterus…
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