General Surgery · Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) Prof. Dr. Özgür Fırat
✓ Medically verified profileProf. Dr. Özgür Fırat
Prof. Dr. Özgür Fırat is a General Surgery specialist at Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) in İzmir, Turkey. His practice covers obesity surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, digestive system and colorectal surgery, oncological surgery for liver and small intestine cancer, hernia repair, cholecystitis, hemorrhoid and anorectal disease treatment, and robotic surgery. He consults in Turkish and English.
Accepting international patientsAbout Prof. Dr. Özgür Fırat
Prof. Dr. Özgür Fırat is a general surgeon practicing at Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir), where he works within the General Surgery unit. His subspecialty areas are digestive system diseases and surgery, obesity surgery, the treatment of hemorrhoids and anorectal diseases, and robotic surgery. He has more than 28 years of experience in medicine.
Dr. Fırat graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and completed his General Surgery training at the same faculty in 2005. He was an Associate Professor in the Department of General Surgery at Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital from 2011 to 2017 and held a Professorship there from 2017 to 2023. Between 2023 and 2025 he held a professorship at İzmir Ekonomi University Medikal Point Hospital, and in 2025 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. He is a Board Member of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association, a Founding Board Member of Stomach and Esophageal Surgery, and a member of KEPAN (Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Association), ESPEN (European Society of Enteral-Parenteral Nutrition), the Turkish Surgery Association, the Ege Surgery Association and the Hernia Association. His published work includes studies on single-incision laparoscopic intragastric resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, nonoperative management of leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with endoscopic stents, weight regain after bariatric surgery, and inguinal hernia repair in elderly high-risk patients.
Clinical focus
A substantial part of Dr. Fırat’s practice is obesity surgery. He evaluates patients for bariatric procedures, including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, and his research has addressed the management of complications and weight regain after these operations. Robotic surgery is among his listed subspecialties.
His digestive system surgery practice covers benign and malignant conditions. This includes the surgical management of cholecystitis, inguinal and umbilical hernia repair, colorectal surgery, and oncological surgery for cancers such as liver cancer and small intestine cancer. He also treats hemorrhoids and other anorectal diseases. The suitability of any given procedure depends on the individual patient’s diagnosis, general health and prior treatment, and is determined after clinical assessment.
How Dr. Fırat works with international patients
Dr. Fırat consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports and imaging before the visit, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital stay. 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. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their case with Dr. Fırat before deciding whether to travel to İzmir.
What Dr. Fırat treats and performs
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Areas of practiceDigestive system diseases and surgeryObesity surgeryTreatment of hemorrhoids and anorectal diseasesRobotic surgery
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2005Ege University Faculty of Medicine General Surgery
- 1998Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2025Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2023–2025İzmir Ekonomi University Medikal Point Hospital / Pröseförlük
- 2017–2023Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Department of General Surgery / Professorship
- 2011–2017Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Department of General Surgery / Associate Professorship
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- KEPAN (Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Association
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association (Board Member)
- ESPEN (European Society of Enteral-Parenteral Nutrition)
- Turkish Surgery Association
- Ege Surgery Association
- Stomach and Esophageal Surgery (Founding Board Member)
- Hernia Association
Selected publications
Selected Publications
- Long-Term Efficacy of Single-Incision Laparoscopic Intragastric Resection in Treating Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2024 Mar 4;35(3):193-203. Umman V, Kılınçarslan Ö, Temel R, Bağdat Y, Tunalı S, Ersin S, Sezer TÖ, Fırat Ö
- Comparison of Peritoneal Cytology Results Before and After Resection in Gastric Cancer Patients. Cureus. 2024 Jul 31;16(7):e65832. Hacıoğlu D, Guler E, Gümüş T, Ersin S, Fırat Ö, Özgür Sezer T.
- Role of Systemic Inflammatory Markers in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Transplant Proc. 2023 Jun;55(5):1152-1155. Taner S, Goktepe B, Zaman EI, Asci G, Bulut IK, Toz H, Sarsik B, Firat O, Kizilkaya AE, Kabasakal C, Keskinoglu A.
- The impact of the preoperative red blood cell distribution width on weight loss prediction after sleeve gastrectomy Ann Ital Chir. 2023;94:S0003469X23038836. Erozkan K, Firat O, Demir B, Vatansever S, Sezer TO, Ersin S.
- Tension free inguinal hernia repair with transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in elderly high-risk patients ANZ J Surg. 2022 Oct;92(10):2500-2504. Demir HB, Atalay A, Uc C, Firat Ö, Ersin S.
- Nonoperative Management of Leaks After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Endoscopic Stents in a Tertiary Referral Center. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jan;33(1):8-18. Firat O, Demir HB, Sezer TO, Bozkaya H, Ozutemiz O, Ersin S.
- Liettir to the editor Eur Surg. 2021;53(1):35-36. Sezer TÖ, Sertöz B, Fırat Ö, Ersin S.
- Weight regain after bariatric surgery. Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg 2021;6:50. Firat O.
- Incidence and risk factors for incisional hernia after abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic occlusive disease surgery Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2021 Oct 20;29(4):465-470. Sayur V, Güler E, Posacıoğlu H, Sezer TÖ, Fırat Ö, Ersin MS.
- Thromboelastography of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.Mar 2020.38-45. Güven DD, Ulukaya S, Sergin DY, DenizMN, Firat O.
