Prof. Ahmet Alponat is a seasoned surgeon and academic with a long-standing commitment to patient care, education, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine and advanced through the academic ranks to become a professor in 2003. Since 2008 he has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group, where he continues to practice and teach. His clinical interests focus on endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques, with a particular emphasis on hernia surgery and oncologic procedures. He is active in both national and regional professional communities, holding memberships in the National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Society, the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association of Turkey, and Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia. He also contributes locally through the Kocaeli Surgical Association, Kocaeli Medical Chamber, and Kocaeli Cancer Association, and is a member of the National Surgical Association and the Hernia Association. Prof. Alponat combines academic leadership with hands-on surgical expertise, mentoring the next generation of surgeons while maintaining high standards of clinical care.
Education
- 2003 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 1997 – 2003 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 1992 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine General Surgery
- 1985 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2008 Acibadem Health Group
- 1994 – 2008 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
- 2002 University of Hamburg, Germany, Endoscopy Center, Clinical Observer
- 1995 – 1996 Clinic of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endoscopy Center, National University Hospital
- 1992 – 1994 Elmadag State Hospital, Ankara
- 1986 – 1992 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Residency Training
- 1991 Clinic of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Clinical Observer
- 1989 Royal Free Hospital Department of Surgery, London, Clinical Observer
Memberships
- Kocaeli Cancer Association
- Hernia Association
- National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Society
- Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association of Turkey
- Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia
- Kocaeli Surgical Association
- Kocaeli Medical Chamber
- National Surgical Association
Publications
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria and splenic hemangiomas in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: a case report and literature review.
Turk J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar; 20 Kocaman O, Alponat A, Aygun C, Gürbüz Y, Sarisoy HT, Celebi A, Sentürk O, Hülagü S. - Degloving injury of pelvis treated by internal fixation and omental flap reconstruction.
J Trauma. 2006 Sep 6(3): 749-751 Şarlak AY, Buluç L, Alc T, Alponat A. - Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in adulthood:immunohistochemical profiles, clinical and histopathological features in two patients.
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. ,2005 Gürbüz Y, Turan G, Utkan Z, Alponat A. - Open tension free Cooper ligament repair for femoral hernias.
International Journal of Clinical Practice. 59 (9): 1008-10, 2005 Gönüllü N, Alponat A, Cubukcu A. - Carboxymethylcellulose coated on visceral face of polypropylene mesh prevents adhesion without impairing wound healing in incisional hernia model in rat.
Hernia. 7: 130-133, 2003 Yelimlieş B, Alponat A, Çubukçu A, Kuru M, Öz S, Erçin C, Gönüllü N. - Is minisite cholecystectomy less invasive? A prospective randomized study comparing minisite and conventional cholecystectomies.
World Journal of Surgery. 26: 1437-1440, 2002 Alponat A, Çubukçu A, Gönüllü N, Cantürk Z, Özbay O. - Prevention of adhesions by Seprafilm, an absorbable adhesion barrier: An incisional hernia model in rats
Short communication. American Surgeon. 9: 818-819, 1997 - Effects of physical barriers in prevention of adhesions: An incisional hernia model in rats
Journal of Surgical Research. 68: 126-132, 1997 - Early international results of laparoscopic gastrectomies.
Surgical Endoscopy. 11:650-652, 1997 - Expression of differential nitric oxide synthase isoforms in human normal gastric mucosa and gastric cancer tissue
Moochhala S. Alponat A. Carcinogenesis. 18 (9): 1841-1845, 1997
