Assoc. Prof. Abdülhak Hamit Karayağız is a general surgeon with extensive clinical and academic experience. He completed his general surgery training at Haseki Training and Research Hospital in 2003 and has continued to develop his practice and expertise over the years. In 2025 he joined Acıbadem Health Group, where he contributes to patient care and multidisciplinary surgical services. M.D. Karayağız is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Turkish Medical Association, the Turkish Surgical Association, the Laparoscopic Surgery Association, and the Dialysis Physicians Association. His memberships reflect a commitment to advancing surgical standards, minimally invasive techniques, and the care of patients requiring dialysis. Known for a patient-centered approach, M.D. Karayağız combines clinical skill with evidence-based practice to deliver thoughtful surgical care. He remains engaged in professional development and collaboration within the medical community.
Education
- 2003 Haseki Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
- 1997 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2025 Acibadem Health Group
- 2024 – 2025 Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk State Hospital
- 2020 Istanbul Necmi Kadıoğlu Esenyurt State Hospital / General Surgery Specialist / Assoc. Dr.
- 2018 – 2020 Acıbadem Atakent University Hospital / Acıbadem International Hospital / General Surgery Specialist / Organ Transplantation (Kidney) / Dr. Assoc. Member
- 2016 – 2018 Acibadem International Hospital / General Surgery Specialist and Organ Transplantation (Kidney) / Dr. Assoc. Member
- 2014 – 2016 Acıbadem Family Hospital / Acıbadem International Hospital / Organ Transplant (Kidney) Responsible Specialist, Responsible Manager
- 2009 – 2014 Acıbadem Family Hospital / Acıbadem International Hospital / General Surgery Specialist / Organ Transplant (Kidney) Assistant Specialist in Charge
- 2005 – 2006 Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / General Surgery / Endoscopy Department (Assignment) / Op. Dr.
- 2003 – 2005 Çorum Mecitözü State Hospital / General Surgery Specialist (Compulsory Service) / Op. Dr.
- 1998 – 2003 Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital / Research Assistant
Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Surgical Association
- Laporascopic Surgery Association
- Dialysis Physicians Association
Publications
- Long-term outcomes of left versus right laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy with multiple renal arteries
European Surgical Research, 63, 46-54., Doi: 10.1159/000522315 (Quartile=Q3) KARAY AĞ İZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, BEŞLİ ŞEVVAL, YILMAZ GÜLAY, ÖZDEMİR EBRU, ÇAKIR ÜLKEM, BERBER İBRAHİM - Graft and Patient Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients Overthe Age of Sixty-Five
Cureus, 14(1), Doi: 10.7759/cureus.20913 YILMAZ GÜLAY, ÖZDEMİR EBRU, YILDAR MURAT, KARAYAĞIZ HAMİT, BERBER İBRAHİM, ÇAKIR ÜLKEM - Renal Arterial and Venous System Variations in 1,073 Kidney Donors in Turkey
Istanbul Medical Journal, 22(4), 257- 260., Doi: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2021.31957 KARAYAĞIZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, ULUKAN CENAL, ERTÜRK TÜRKER, ÖZDEMİR EBRU, POLATKAN SEYİT ALİ VOLKAN, YILMAZ GÜLAY, ÇAKIR ÜLKEM, BERBER İBRAHİM - Comparison of Long- Term Outcomes of Standard and Transvaginal Kidney Extraction in Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 31(11), 1309- 1314., Doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0949 (Quartile=Q3) KARAYAĞIZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, ÖZDEMİR EBRU, BEŞLİ ŞEVVAL, POLATKAN SEYİT ALİ VOLKAN, YILMAZ GÜLAY, ERTÜRK TÜRKER, ÇAKIR ÜLKEM, BERBER İBRAHİM - Transplantation of a Blue Kidney: A Case Report.
Transplantation Proceedings, 51(4), 1190-1192., Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.091 (Quartile=Q4) NOKAY ECE, ERTÜRK TÜRKER, KARAYAĞIZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, ÖZDEMİR EBRU, BABA ZELİHA FÜSUN, NOKAY HAMİT GÖKHAN, ÇAKIR ÜLKEM, BERBER İBRAHİM - Multifocal/multicentric breast cancer harbors higher metastatic potential: Is there a relation with tumor biology?
European Breast Cancer Conference, (Abstract paper) (2014) EREN BÖLER DENİZ, CABIOĞLU NESLİHAN, BOZDOĞAN ATİLLA, KARA HALİL, KARAYAĞIZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, TOPRAK FATMA, SAĞLICAN YEŞİM, URAS CİHAN - Surgical management of phyllodes tumors of breast.
Yeditepe Medical Journal, 7(26), 613-618. (2013) EREN BÖLER DENİZ, URAS CİHAN, GÜRLÜLER ERCÜMENT, KARAYAĞIZ ABDULHAK HAMİT, SAĞLICAN YEŞİM, GÜRKAN ALİHAN, CABIOĞLU NESLİHAN
