Prof. Erkin Öztaş, MD

Prof. Erkin Öztaş, MD is a gastroenterologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, where he works in the Gastroenterology unit. He has more than 28 years in medicine. His subspecialty areas are the treatment of pancreas, liver and biliary tract diseases and the treatment of hemorrhoids and anorectal diseases. He has been working with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2021.

Dr. Öztaş graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and completed his internal medicine training at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He then served as responsible doctor in the emergency department of Ankara Özel Güven Hospital (2004–2005) and as a specialist doctor at Ankara University Department of Internal Medicine (2006–2007). He trained in gastroenterology at Ankara Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, where he became an Associate Professor in 2012, and worked at Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital between 2011 and 2013. In 2017 he completed a two-month advanced endoscopy training at CHA Bundang Medical Center in Seoul. From 2018 to 2021 he held the position of Professor at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology. He is a board member of the Endoscopy Association and a member of the Turkish Gastroenterology Association and the Turkish Liver Research Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Öztaş assesses and treats a range of digestive conditions. His work includes inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as diverticulitis and Barrett’s esophagus. He also manages pancreatic diseases, liver diseases and biliary tract diseases, and treats hemorrhoids and other anorectal diseases.

Endoscopy is a central part of his practice. He performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including ERCP for biliary and pancreatic conditions, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and balloon dilation. His published research covers topics such as endoscopic management of bile duct stones, endoscopic sphincterotomy, metal stent placement in the gastrointestinal tract, acute and chronic pancreatitis, Helicobacter pylori eradication, Barrett’s esophagus, and markers of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B and C. Which examination or treatment is appropriate is decided individually after a review of the patient’s history, findings and previous investigations.

How Dr. Öztaş works with international patients

Dr. Öztaş consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging, endoscopy reports and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their case before deciding whether to travel.