Assoc. Prof. Türkmen Bahadır Arıkan, MD

Assoc. Prof. Türkmen Bahadır Arıkan, MD is a general surgeon at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, Turkey. He works in the hospital’s General Surgery and Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery units, and his subspecialty is obesity surgery. He has more than 20 years of experience in medicine, and his clinical work covers abdominal, colorectal, hepatobiliary, oncological and breast surgery.

Dr. Arıkan graduated from İnönü University Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed his specialty training in general surgery at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2013. He holds the academic title of Associate Professor. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2026 and now sees patients at the Kayseri hospital, where he works in both of the units named above.

Clinical focus

Obesity surgery is a central part of Dr. Arıkan’s practice and is carried out within the Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery unit. Whether an operation is appropriate is assessed individually, taking into account the patient’s overall health and medical history, and the available surgical options, together with their possible risks and the expected recovery period, are discussed with the patient before any decision is made.

He also treats diseases of the pancreas, liver diseases and biliary tract diseases, and performs oncological surgery, including surgery for liver cancer. His colorectal surgery practice includes the management of rectal prolapse and juvenile rectal polyps. In breast surgery, he performs mastectomy and breast reconstruction, and he also repairs inguinal hernias. Treatment recommendations are made after a review of the patient’s history, examination findings and imaging, and the potential benefits and risks of each option are explained before a plan is agreed. Where a condition can be managed in more than one way, the alternatives are presented so that the patient can take part in the decision.

How Dr. Arıkan works with international patients

Dr. Arıkan consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. Patients who have already had surgery elsewhere are asked to provide their operative notes so that previous procedures can be taken into account. 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 options. Video consultations are available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Arıkan before deciding whether to travel.