Bariatric Surgeries in Turkey are generally performed by “General” Surgeons. But Op. Dr. OKAY KOÇ is a “Bariatric” Surgeon which makes our bariatric surgeries more secure.
Education & Work Experience
Born in 1979, Dr. Okay Koc completed his medical education at Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine in 2002. From 2003 to 2008, he worked as a general surgery assistant at Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in Izmir where he received training in Obesity and Metabolic Surgery. From 2008 to 2010, he underwent specialised training in Gastroenterology surgery at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine. From 2011 to 2013, he did his compulsory military service at the Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital where he continued to practice obesity surgeries. From 2013 to 2014, he worked at Inonu University in Malatya in the fields of bariatric and hepatobiliary surgery.
After working at Aydin State Hospital from 2014 to 2019, he left to open his own private practice.