Gastroenterology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Yapalı
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Yapalı is a Gastroenterology specialist at Acibadem Dr.
Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul with 24+ years of experience. She treats chronic hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders, esophageal ulcer and stricture, and performs advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Yapalı
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Yapalı is a gastroenterologist with 24 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include cirrhosis, esophageal ulcer, esophageal stricture, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastrointestinal motility disorders, advanced diagnostic endoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy. She treats chronic hepatitis B and inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Yapalı graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in 2001. She completed Internal Medicine training at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine from 2002 to 2008 and was at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, from 2009 to 2012. In 2014, she held a Hepatology Research Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. She was at the same institution from 2012 to 2014. In 2017, she completed Advanced Endoscopy and Motility at Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dr. Yapalı joined Acibadem Health Group in 2008. She sees patients at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. The profile lists six professional bodies, among them the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the European Association for the Study of Liver Disease.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2012 and 2014. Their subjects include hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis; gastroesophageal reflux disease; and esophageal lipoma, esophageal ulcer and esophageal stricture. The profile names Dr. Yapalı as first author of publications on hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, esophageal lipoma and esophageal ulcer.
Dr. Yapalı speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with her before travelling.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2017Advanced Endoscopy and Motility, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Netherlands
- 2014University of Michigan, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA / Hepatology Research Fellowship
- 2012Ege University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology
- 2008Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
- 2001Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2012–2014University of Michigan, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 2009–2012Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology
- 2008–2009Department of Gastroenterology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
- 2008Acibadem Health Group
- 2002–2008Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Professional Memberships
- American Gastroenterology Association
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- European Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- Turkish Association for Liver Research
- Turkish Gastroenterology Association
- National Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Association
Selected Publications
- Management of Hepatitis B: My Practice and How it Relates to the Guidelines. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014;12(1):16-26. Yapali S, Talaat N, Lok AS.
- Outcome of chronic hepatitis B patients who do not meet criteria for antiviral treatment at presentation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014 Jul 17. pii: S1542- 3565(14)01048-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.07.019. Yapali S, Talaat N, Fontana RJ, Oberhelman K, Lok AS.
- The potential benefit of telbivudine does not outweigh its high rate of antiviral drug resistance and other adverse effects. Gastroenterology 2014;146(1)15-9. Yapali S, Lok AS.
- Does suppression of HBV replication by antiviral therapy confer the same benefit as host immune control of HBV? Gut 2014, Apr 1. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-306935. Yapali S, Lok AS.
- Should this patient be treated? Best practices in identifying cirrhosis and HCC in patients infected with HBV ? Role of prediction models. Johns Hopkins Medicine eViralHepatitis Review 2012, Volume 3, Issue 3. Yapali S, Lok AS.
- Giant esophageal lipoma presenting with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. J Gastrointestinal Liver Diseases 2013;22(1):8. Yapali S, Oruc N, Harman M, Aydin A.
- A severe case of esophageal ulcer causing a tight stricture despite long-term D-penicillamine treatment. Wiener Klin Wochenschr 2014 Yapali S, Turan I, Ozutemiz O, Tekesin O.
- Sexual activity does not predispose to reflux episodes in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. UEG Journal 2014 DOI: 10.1177/2050640614550851 Bor S, Valytova E, Yapali S, Yildirim E, Vardar R.
- Predictors of histologic progression and clinical outcomes for patients with chronic hepatitis C: A systematic review Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014;40(8):863-79. doi: 10.1111/apt.12921. Konerman M, Yapali S, Lok AS.
- Changes in the characteristics of Hepatitis C patients seen in a liver center in the United States during the last decade. J of Viral Hepat 2014 2014 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12343. Talat N, Yapali S, Fontana RJ, Conjeevaram H, Lok AS.
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