Prof. Şafak Kıziltaş is a seasoned gastroenterologist with extensive clinical and academic experience. He completed his specialization at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital in 2010 and has since combined patient care with leadership roles in major healthcare organizations. Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group since 2020, he focuses on advanced endoscopic practice, liver disease, and metabolic disorders. He is an active member of numerous national and international professional societies, including the Turkish Association of Gastroenterology, Turkish Association of Endoscopy, Turkish Association for the Study of Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome Association, ECCO, and EASL. He has served on audit and specialty commissions such as the TKAD Audit Board, the Istanbul Medical Chamber SSK Commission, the Istanbul Medical Chamber Specialization Commission, and the Current Medicine Association Audit Board, contributing two years to each. His involvement with Current Medicine Association and multiple editorial boards—Turkish Clinics Journal of Gastroenterohepatology and Journal of Current Medicine—reflects his commitment to research, education, and quality standards in clinical practice. Prof. Kıziltaş combines a strong academic background with practical expertise, working to advance gastroenterology through patient-centered care, research, and professional service.
Education
- 2010 Göztepe Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor Doctor
- 1995 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology
- 1990 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
- 1985 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2020 Acibadem Health Group
- 2017 Acibadem Health Group
- 2015 – 2017 Baskent University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Gastroenterology
- 2004 – 2015 Goztepe Training and Research Hospital / Gastroenterology Department
- 1995 – 2004 Kartal State Hospital / Gastroenterology Clinic
- 1993 – 1995 Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1986 – 1990 Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Memberships
- TKAD Audit Board Membership (2 years)
- Istanbul Medical Chamber SSK Commission (2 years)
- Turkish Association of Endoscopy
- Turkish Association of Internal Medicine
- Metabolic Syndrome Association
- Current Medicine Association Audit Board Membership (2 years)
- Turkish Association Study of Liver Disease
- Current Medicine Association
- Editorial Board of Turkish Clinics Journal of Gastroenterohepatology
- Editorial Board of Journal of Current Medicine
- Turkish Association of Gastroenterology
- ECCO
- EASL
- Istanbul Medical Chamber Specialization Commission (2 years)
Publications
- Simultaneous Immunoglobulin G4-associated Autoimmune Hepatitis and Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology, January-June (2017; 7 (1): 95-96 Binnur Yilmaz, Safak Kiziltas, Semsi Yildiz, Burcak Gumus, Halime Cevik. - A Case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis Complicated with Brain Abscess Due to Nocardia.
JAREM 2016;6:126-8. Sevgi Sahin, Baran Balcan, Safak Kiziltas, Mehtap Aydinli. - The Relation of Presenting Symptoms with Staging, Grading, Postoperative 3-Year Mortality in Patients with Stage I-III Non-Metastatic Colon Cancer.
Turk J Gastroenterol 2016;27:239-45. O.Bedir, S.Kiziltas, O.Köstek, Ş.Özkanlı - A Diagnostic Dilemma: Pulmonary Involvement of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or Coexistent Sarcoidosis: Case Report Diagnostic Dilemma: Pulmonary Involvement of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or Coexistent Sarcoidosis.
Turkiye Klinikleri J doi: 10.5336/archlung.2015-43814 Emine AKSOY, Fatma TOKGÖZ AKYIL, Şafak KIZILTAŞ, - TLR-4 gene polymorphism in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in comparison to healthy controls
Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2014 Apr;12(3):165-170. Kiziltas S, Ata P, Colak Y, Mesci B, Senates E, Enc F, Ulasoglu C, Tuncer I, Oguz A. - Association Between Toll-Like Receptor 4 Polymorphism and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Endocrine Abstracts (2013) 32 P372 DOI:10.1530/endoabs.32.P372 B.Mesci, P.Eren, S.Kiziltas, A.Oguz, I.Tuncer,O.Kostek, Y.Colak - Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication on Serum Ghrelin and Obestatin Levels.
World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Apr 21;19(15):2388-94. Ulasoglu C, Isbilen B, Doganay L, Ozen F Kiziltas S, Tuncer I. - Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Behçet’s disease
Nobel Medicus 2013; 27 (9): 35-42. C.Ulaşoğlu, B.Mesçi, E.Karagöz, V.Karagöz, Y.Akın, H.Öztürk, B.İşbilen, F.İşman, M.Kavala, O.Köstek, S.Kiziltas, Y.Çolak, İ.Tuncer. - 774 Diagnostic AID of Additional Duodenal Bulb Biopsies in Adult Celiac Disease.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 77(5): AB170 ? May 2013. Celal Ulasoglu, Safak Kiziltas, Feruze Enc, Ilyas Tuncer - Clinical, Laboratory and Prognosis Evaluations of Our Mushroom Poisoning Cases
Turk Neph Dlal Transpl 2013; 22 (1): 45-51. Şafak Kızıltaş, Gözde Derviş Hakim, Elif Yorulmaz, Hülya Ergin Karadayı,Gülizar Manga Şahin, Sabahat Alışır Ecder, Gülçin Kantarcı
