Prof. Dr. Nuran Türkcapar

I graduated from Ankara University School of Medicine in 1990. I completed my specialization training in Internal Medicine at Ankara Training and Research Hospital, and then in Infectious Diseases at Ankara University School of Medicine. Then, after studying immunology for 1,5 years at Ankara University School of Medicine, I began to receive side-branch specialty training in rheumatology at the same clinic. After my side-branch specialty training in rheumatology, I was granted the title of Associate Professor in 2006 and the title of Professor in 2011. In addition to my clinical studies in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at Ankara University School of Medicine, I was also appointed to administrative positions in the Faculty Administrative Committee, and the Student Education Boards. I retired from the faculty in 2014, and began to work as a freelance physician in Istanbul. I have written many articles in my field, published at home and abroad. I have given lectures at many congresses, and have memberships in associations of rheumatology, internal diseases, immunology, geriatrics and infectious diseases.
The World Health Organization defines obesity as a non-contagious epidemic. Obesity is a systemic disease; even a syndrome that adversely affects many organs and systems, and laves damages. It leads to comorbid diseases in many systems, including cardiovascular diseases developing in a germless inflammatory environment(such as high hypertension, paralysis, elevated cholesterol levels, heart attack, vascular occlusion or coronary insufficiency), diabetes and resultant organ damages (such as neuropathy, ocular involvement, organ damages caused by impaired vascular structure), respiratory problems (such as shortness of breath and apnea), gastrointestinal and hepatic problems (gastro-oesophageal reflux, other dyspeptic problems, fatty liver), rheumatic damages (such as osteoarthritis), hormonal disorders, and cancer development (such as polycystic ovary syndrome). In brief, morbid obesity is a disease, for which an internal medicine specialist should evaluate the condition of the patient as a whole.
I will try to solve your internal problems by following up you for years in the preoperative and postoperative periods, so as to enable you to avoid physical and spiritual fatigue that you might suffer from being sent to different physicians and medical centers at every turn.
In evidence-based medicine, bariatric surgery is the only way to permanently get rid of morbid obesity, an increasingly widespread disease.
As an internal medicine specialist, I will be a part of this nice team, and will serve you for years before your bariatric surgery journey and also in your new life after surgery, with the sense of responsibility of being a person serving in a “Center of Excellence”. Everything is intended to provide you with a healthier and happier future.