Prof. Dr. Samet Yardımcı

Prof. Dr. Samet Yardımcı is a General Surgery specialist at Kartal Hospital. His clinical focus includes pancreatic, liver and biliary tract diseases, anorectal conditions, endocrine surgery, obesity surgery, and digestive system diseases and surgery. His areas of interest also include reflux surgery, gastrointestinal oncology, colorectal surgery, rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, and oncological surgery.

He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2003, completed his General Surgery training at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2009, and completed subspecialty training in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Ankara Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital in 2011. In 2008, he was an observer physician at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, USA. He became Associate Professor at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2017 and Professor at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine in 2022. His career has included roles at Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Medical Park Pendik Hospital, İstinye University Faculty of Medicine, and Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2025.

International patients can expect care from a surgeon with experience across general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, bariatric procedures, and cancer-related surgery. He is a member of national and international professional associations including IASGO, IFSO, ELSA, the Turkish Surgical Association, the Gastrointestinal Surgery Association, and the Turkish Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery Association. His practice covers evaluation and surgical treatment planning for a wide range of digestive, hepatobiliary, colorectal, endocrine, and obesity-related conditions.