Gastroenterology Prof. Dr. Cem Aygün
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Prof. Dr. Cem Aygün is a gastroenterologist at Acibadem Dr.
Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul with more than 18 years of experience. He treats liver and gastrointestinal conditions including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, acute cholestatic hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, esophageal granular cell tumor, gastric foreign body, and gastric outlet anomaly, and performs gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, gastrointestinal motility testing, and endoscopic submucosal dissection. He consults…
About Prof. Dr. Cem Aygün
Prof. Dr. Cem Aygün is a gastroenterologist with 18 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include autoimmune hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, gastric outlet anomaly, gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, gastrointestinal motility testing, and endoscopic submucosal dissection. Dr. Aygün joined Acibadem Health Group in 2020 and practises at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
Dr. Aygün graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1996. He completed Internal Medicine at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and Gastroenterology at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He was an Assistant Professor at Firat University Faculty of Medicine from 2009 to 2011 and an Associate Professor at Firat University Faculty of Medicine from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, he was a Clinical Observer at University College of London, Endoscopic Ultrasound, London.
From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Aygün was Gastroenterology (EUS, ERCP, motility) Unit Founder and Responsible at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine. The profile lists 6 professional bodies, among them the European Association for The Study of The Liver, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Liver Research Society of Turkey.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2006 and 2008. Their subjects include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, acute cholestatic hepatitis and autoimmune hepatitis, and gastrointestinal topics involving ulcerative colitis, gastric outlet anomaly, esophageal granular cell tumor, and gastric foreign body.
Dr. Aygün speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Education
- 2011–2012Firat University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 2009–2011Firat University Faculty of Medicine / Assistant Professor
- 2007Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology
- 2001Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
- 1996Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2020Acibadem Health Group
- 2012–2015Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine / Gastroenterology (EUS, ERCP, motility) Unit Founder and Responsible
- 2012University College of London, Endoscopic Ultrasound / Clinical Observer
- 2009–2012Firat University Faculty of Medicine / ECTS and ERASMUS Exchange Program Faculty Representative
- 2009–2012Firat University Faculty of Medicine / Faculty Member
- 2008–2009Adıyaman State Hospital / Compulsory Service
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Gastroenterology Association
- Liver Research Society of Turkey
- European Association for The Study of The Liver
- Turkish Association for Liver Research
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Turkish Gastroenterology Association
Selected Publications
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Cell Biochem Funct. 2008 Apr;26(3):291-6. A.Sazci, E.Ergul, C.Aygun, G.Akpinar, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu.
- Endothelial dysfunction in Turkish patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Intern Med J. 2008 Mar;38(3):183-9. O.Senturk, O.Kocaman, S.Hulagu, T.Sahin, C.Aygun, T.Konduk, A.Celebi.
- Adiponectin: is it a novel treatment modality to alleviate liver injury in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? Med Hypotheses. 2008;70(2):457-8. C.Aygun, O.Kocaman, O.Senturk.
- A rare gastric outlet anomaly: pyloric ostium on incissura angularis. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Apr;52(4):1001-3. S.Uraz, C.Aygun, T.Konduk, A.Celebi, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu.
- Clindamycin-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Oct 28;13(40):5408-10. C.Aygun, O.Kocaman, Y.Gurbuz, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu.
- Granular cell tumor of esophagus removed with endoscopic submucosal dissection. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2007 Sep;18(3):188-91. S.Hulagu, O.Senturk, C.Aygun, Y.Gurbuz, O.Kocaman, A.Celebi, T.Konduk.
- Pieces of trash bag in the stomach. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2007 Sep;18(3):210-1. O.Kocaman, C.Aygun, T.Konduk, A.Celebi, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu.
- Burst of autoimmunity with the emergence of primary Sjogren’s syndrome, cholestatic autoimmune hepatitis and latent, autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA). South Med J. 2006 Sep;99(9):1014-5. O.Kocaman, C.Aygun, Y.Gurbuz, A.Cefle, T.Konduk, O.Senturk, A.Celebi, S.Hulagu.
- Endothelial dysfunction in patients with ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2006 Mar;12(3): 166-71. O.Kocaman, T.Sahin, C.Aygun, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu.
- Serum levels of hepatoprotective peptide adiponectin in non¬alcoholic fatty liver disease. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Feb;18(2):175-80. C.Aygun, O.Senturk, S.Hulagu, S.Uraz , A.Celebi, T.Konduk, B.Mutlu, Z.Canturk.
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