İsmail Çalıkoğlu, MD

İsmail Çalıkoğlu, MD is a general surgeon at Acibadem Fulya Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery and General Surgery units. His subspecialty areas are the treatment of hemorrhoids and anorectal diseases and obesity surgery. With more than 16 years in medicine, his practice covers a broad range of general surgical conditions and procedures, from abdominal wall hernias and gallbladder inflammation to colorectal and oncological surgery.

Dr. Çalıkoğlu graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2010 and completed his residency training in General Surgery at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2016. He has been working at Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2018. His clinical interests include hernia surgery, hemorrhoid and anorectal disease treatment, colorectal surgery, obesity surgery, oncological surgery, and endoscopy.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Dr. Çalıkoğlu’s work is in obesity surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy. Patients who are considering a bariatric procedure are assessed individually; whether surgery is appropriate, and which procedure may be suitable, depends on the patient’s overall health, medical history and the findings of the pre-operative evaluation. He also treats hemorrhoids and other anorectal diseases, one of his subspecialty areas, and performs colorectal surgery.

Dr. Çalıkoğlu also treats abdominal wall hernias, including umbilical hernia and inguinal hernia, and manages patients with cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gallbladder. His practice further includes oncological surgery, mastectomy for patients who require breast surgery, and endoscopy, which may be used in the diagnostic evaluation of digestive complaints. In summary, his areas of expertise include:

• Umbilical hernia and inguinal hernia
• Hemorrhoids and anorectal disease treatment
• Colorectal surgery
• Obesity surgery and sleeve gastrectomy
• Cholecystitis
• Mastectomy and oncological surgery
• Endoscopy

Treatment recommendations are made after a review of each patient’s individual condition, and not every patient will be a candidate for every procedure.

How Dr. Çalıkoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Çalıkoğlu consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as ultrasound, CT or MRI reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options, including whether surgery is appropriate in the individual case. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Çalıkoğlu before traveling to İstanbul.